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Jan 14, 2018 16:09:07   #
Y'all who agree with the President's remark to the effect that we ought not to let people from "shithole countries" into the good ol' USA are perfectly entitled to your opinion, as long as you acknowledge that it represents a distinctly unchristian point of view. Jesus pretty clearly condemned to eternal damnation (see Matt 25: 31-46) the nations of the world that showed no compassion for the poor, the hungry, the sick, the victims of injustice--in other words, nearly every single inhabitant of the countries so crudely denigrated by Mr. Trump.

Don't know about you, but I'd prefer the Kingdom of Heaven to eternal damnation. With that in mind, I'll continue urging my Senators, Congressman, President, and anyone else who'll listen to respect citizens of impoverished nations and do whatever we can to lift them up.

Mercy, love, and peace to all and God bless us, every one.
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Jan 14, 2018 13:49:32   #
cold iron wrote:
Greedy liberal California rips off pot smokers.


https://conservativetribune.com/cali-libs-love-legal-weed-but/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=romulus&utm_campaign=can&utm_content=2018-01-13


I used to smoke a lot of weed, but I quit in 1999. When I did smoke, I probably would have chafed at the idea of a 25%+ tax on the stuff, but I still would have considered it a bargain, compared to the price I might have had to pay otherwise, i.e. getting arrested and going to prison.

Personally, I think we should dispense with income taxes and rely entirely on sales taxes to support govt at all levels, on a scale from 0% on low-priced food, clothing, and other necessities, all the way up to 100% on yachts, private jets, $50,000 necklaces, and million-dollar homes. In other words, the more profitable an item is/the more it is a luxury, the higher it would be taxed. (Cigarettes, liquor, and marijuana might come in at around 50%.) That way, the people at most risk of starvation, homelessness, etc. would pay the lowest taxes, and the people with the most money to burn the highest. Most people would fall somewhere in the middle. Seems pretty fair to me.

Of course, I know that's never gonna happen--but a girl can dream, can't she?
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Jan 14, 2018 13:01:23   #
lindajoy wrote:
That’s a true statement you make... I do not know anyone who works in DC..

But I have a client that does a lot of government business and I have had occasion to speaek with any number of people within a couple departments that have to ask you three times what your name is and what company is this?? That’s a sure sign they aren’t paying attention... I could go on and explain incomplete bidding contracts or failure to submit signature pages or for them to return signed contracts etc.. Or how they have their own “ buddy system” on contractor they want you “ to consider” and how their blue prints to a job are often modified even after jobs have started etc.. and return a call??? Ha that’s the biggest joke..

And where did I say they are lazy or incompetent or both??? Please don’t add comments to my posts that were not said to begin with..

Very disingenuous of you to do so..
That’s a true statement you make... I do not know ... (show quote)

You said they were used to having nothing to do. That = lazy. You said they don't know what they're supposed to be doing or how to do it. That = incompetence. And apparently, you're speaking mostly about the govt employees who work with contractors. I've no doubt there is a lot of sleazy business that goes on around contracts, on the part of govt employees and contracters, both. However, most civil servants have nothing to do with the exchange of money between govt and private, for-profit corporations. I remain convinced that that the majority of these men and women are honest, hard-working people who deserve our praise more than our censure.
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Jan 14, 2018 11:31:35   #
lindajoy wrote:
It’s also because they are so used to not having to do anything they don’t know what they are suppose to be doing or How to do it..Those in charge want the number of persons reporting to them so it looks like he/she is doing something impirtant..

I read President Trump reduced government jobs by 16,000.. A start but alot more need to go!!!


How many Federal employees do you know personally? I lived in the DC metro area for 45 years. Many of my friends were government workers, and most of them worked their butts off. It's ridiculous to say that the majority of a workforce numbering 2 million--most of whom you know nothing about--are lazy or incompetent or both.
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Jan 14, 2018 08:55:38   #
Voice of Reason wrote:
Do I have evidence? Yes, math. I know math is hard but try to follow here. For over 30 years the government has been prioritizing identity over job qualifications in hiring. The average government worker retires after about 20 years due to, let's say 'generous' (because that sounds better than 'brazenly corrupt'), retirement benefits. That means that by now over 99% of government workers are performing (literally) jobs for which their major qualification is their identity, or minority status. So, while nothing is impossible and I could be wrong, the odds are overwhelmingly in my favor. It's unfortunate that this basic common sense needs to be explained to you. Unthinkingly parroting your leftist professors' lunatic ravings doesn't substitute for intelligence, despite what they taught you.

So, obviously, it was the word 'minority' that triggered you. Are you too uninformed to know that race is just one of many diverse qualifications for minority status? Or are you so obsessed with race that you view everything through a racial lens, because you foolishly believe that makes you a 'not-a-racist', somehow?
Do I have evidence? Yes, math. I know math is hard... (show quote)


I shouldn't have assumed you were among the many folks I've heard use the word 'minority' as code for 'non-white.' Again, I'm sorry. I question your data, however. According to the Federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM), minorities make up a little more than a third of the approximately 2 million federal workers, and their average span of employment (2013) is 27.8 years. Do you have a data source that tells you differently?
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Jan 13, 2018 21:20:47   #
Voice of Reason wrote:
While this is likely contrary to what your leftist professors taught you, holding an opinion with which you disagree does not make one a racist. It makes them smarter than you.

Please point out what I wrote that made you call me a racist. Quickly. Because I've just reported your unjustified personal attack to the administration of this site and you'll probably be suspended shortly.

Meanwhile, maybe you can march someplace demanding more incompetence in government.


Perhaps racist was too strong a word. I apologize for going overboard. The statement I find strongly biased is "This is what happens when hiring is based on minority status rather than qualifications." Do you have some evidence that the person or people responsible for the error is/are members of a minority, or that he was/they were hired on that basis?
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Jan 13, 2018 20:01:16   #
JoyV wrote:
That might be democracy, but I have news for you. The United States of America always was and is a Republic. Not a Democracy.


A republic is a form of democracy.
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Jan 13, 2018 18:25:05   #
Voice of Reason wrote:
This morning the Hawaiian Civil Defense issued an alert to the entire state warning of incoming ballistic missiles. It read, 'Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.'

Turns out some government drone "pushed the wrong button". After sending every resident in the state into panic mode, they waited over half an hour to issue a retraction.

This is what happens when hiring is based on minority status rather than qualifications. Typical government incompetence.
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Evidently you will use any excuse, however lame, to justify your racism.
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Jan 13, 2018 10:59:37   #
lindajoy wrote:
Right you are and even with that demonstrable need the court will follow its original ruling adding perhaps a modification to the previous ruling.. They have only done this 10 times in their entire existence.. Never abrogating the original decision but adding to it as the need required..

Further, once precendent has been achieved in their ruling cases of similar context are rejected out of hand as the parties can read the ruling knowing the court is not going to change it..

I’m still waiting for a reply though so I can read the case...
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I accidently wrote my reply to crazylibertarian's "I disagree" comment.
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Jan 13, 2018 10:51:13   #
crazylibertarian wrote:
I disagree.


1962 Baker v. Carr, 1963 Gray v. Sanders, 1964 Reynolds v. Sims, 1964 Wesberry v. Sanders, 1968 Avery v. Midland County, 1989 Board if Estimate of the City of New York v. Morris, 2016 Evenwel v. Abbott.

Sorry it took me so long to reply. I lost my phone for a couple of days.
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Jan 12, 2018 08:26:07   #
crazylibertarian wrote:
"One man, one vote" is nowhere in The Constitution. The Electoral College was instituted to filter the election from the people. The assignment of votes to each state doesn't even require an election.


I never said it was in the Constitution. It's what's fair. The Supreme Court has so stipulated a number of times.
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Jan 11, 2018 20:28:16   #
Oldsailor65 wrote:
Why The Electoral College Makes Sense


The following list of statistics has been making the rounds on the Internet. It should finally put an end to the argument as to why the Electoral College makes sense.

There are 3,141 counties in the United States.
Trump won 3,084 of them.
Clinton won 57.
There are 62 counties in New York State.
Trump won 46 of them.
Clinton won 16.
Clinton won the popular vote by approx. 1.5 million votes.
In the 5 counties that encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond & Queens) Clinton received well over 2 million more votes than Trump. (Clinton only won 4 of these counties; Trump won Richmond)
Therefore these 5 counties alone, more than accounted for Clinton winning the popular vote of the entire country.
These 5 counties comprise 319 square miles.
The United States is comprised of 3,797,000 square miles.
When you have a country that encompasses almost 4 million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous to even suggest that the vote of those who inhabit a mere 319 square miles should dictate the outcome of a national election.
Large, densely populated Democrat cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, etc) DO NOT and SHOULD NOT speak for the rest of our country


Do share this.
It needs to be widely known and understood.

In their infinite wisdom, the United States founders created the Electoral College to ensure the STATES were fairly represented. Why should one or two densely populated areas speak for the whole of the nation?
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Are you suggesting we replace the principle of "one person, one vote" with something like "one acre, one vote?" The reason small, densely populated areas should have more say in who wins elections than larger, sparsely populated areas is because the smaller areas HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN THEM.

It would have been a logistical impossibility, in the days of our founding fathers, and so inconceivable to them, to collect and count the votes of every citizen all at the same time. I have no doubt they would have instituted direct elections of the President and Vice President, had they had the means to pull it off. (Or maybe they wouldn't have. That issue's not really relevant here.) Today we have the ability to apply the same standard of fairness--the aforementioned principle of one person, one vote--to the election of our Exective Branch officials as we do to our Legislators. I see no reason why we shouldn't do so. And the sooner the better.
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Jan 7, 2018 20:30:15   #
JFlorio wrote:
Before you lecture somone on educating themselves why don’t you learn how to spell. At least put the Gin bottle down and type with both hands.


Really? Your rebuttal to that post is to insult the writer because he made some typos? Nothing to say about the content?
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Jan 7, 2018 20:00:15   #
JFlorio wrote:
Because that statement is a lie you sheeple lap up like milk.


Again: What conceivable motive could all these scientists--and the scientists who compiled the studies showing they were overwhelmingly in agreement--have to lie?
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Jan 7, 2018 19:11:17   #
Blade_Runner wrote:
Rush kicked his addiction to painkillers 15 years ago. His audience has grown by leaps and bounds since then. Even liberal news reporters have stated their admiration for Rush's courage in kicking his addiction. So, why don't you grow up, Kevyn, be a man rather than a whiney sniveler.


Thank you for citing facts rather than hurling insults.
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