Politics & Government - 11 April 2007

The media will have a field day. The Duke matters likely to be dropped today.
Sharpton and the gang all over it before anything was proven.....
Black on white.
Now its the Imus matter. Imus and the gang grossly insult a team of Black (and 2 white) team members.
Sharpton and gang all over it =- ah, but nothing had to be proven.
White on Black.
I'm a white female and I have a lot of Black female friends. From the beginning, they told me they "did not believe the girl in the Duke case, but that of course no one would know how they felt, because "Al would take it and run with it no matter what [they] thought".
Now today they are telling me how embarrassed they are; for THEMSELVES AND THE GIRL.

I would offer that everything comes to the forefront sooner or later. But the media will have to make a choice. After the announcement in the Duke case this afternoon, I would further offer that the Imus matter will "fade" away into the sunset.

Your thoughts?

2007-04-11 03:46:03 · 9 answers · asked by rare2findd 6 in Law & Ethics

and shirking responsibility by whining LIIIIBS, LIBS ARE THE SAME! WHAT ABOuT LIBS!!!!!??? LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIBS!!!!

isnt and answer!

2007-04-11 03:43:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

My employer is changing our Sick Leave Policy, including reducing the maximum accrued sick time. Our current maximum accrual is 480 hours (which I've accumulated) and it is being decrease to 120! My employer is revoking 360sick hours that I have earned! Can he do that???

2007-04-11 03:43:30 · 7 answers · asked by MagsG78 1 in Law & Ethics

Comparing the latest versions of each

2007-04-11 03:43:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

About the conflict between India and Pakistan.

2007-04-11 03:37:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-04-11 03:37:01 · 12 answers · asked by omkara 2 in Military

Too bad for the GOP that the few remaining BUsh supporters are all here posting on Yahoo

2007-04-11 03:36:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

My husband got out of the army last month after the stop loss was lifted. He missed a call yesterday from a staff sergeant w/ the National Guard and the message just stated that he had important information for him and asked him to return the call. My husband is not the pessimistic/ negative type but he is convinced they are calling him to call him back to active duty. I tried to tell him to return the call and it's probably nothing more than someone trying to recruit him (again) to the National Guard?
What do you think?

2007-04-11 03:35:25 · 16 answers · asked by Nina Lee 7 in Military

2007-04-11 03:34:44 · 10 answers · asked by the lord 1 in Military

The news has told us that funding for terrorist is through drug traffic. Have we, Americans given up our responsibility to terrorist by keeping drugs illegal? Never used , never bought and don't care if you choose to, it has to do with your choices. I think if drugs were legal less would be used by the so-called rebellious, for sure the profit is gone and would go the way of prohibition. So if drugs were legal what would be the next profit for terrorist and choice of rebellion aganist society?

2007-04-11 03:33:38 · 7 answers · asked by edubya 5 in Politics

Do you think that tax and spend Democrats will ever propose a tax on assets?

Examples:

Sweden has a .75% tax on individuals who have assets of over ~$215,000 in assets.

France's tax is between .8% and 1.5% for assets over ~$1 million

Spain's tax is between .2% and 2.5% for assets over~$223,000.

Do you think it will ever be proposed in the states, or are we Socialistic enough already?

2007-04-11 03:33:25 · 20 answers · asked by Time to Shrug, Atlas 6 in Other - Politics & Government

The public is apparently voting for the ones that get the worst insults not for whom is the best signer. What is wrong with this picture? Last week the critics voted for either Phil or Haley to leave and who leaves but Ginia. The only comfort I have to realize is - even if you get booted - you can still have a career.

2007-04-11 03:33:01 · 7 answers · asked by horn04@sbcglobal.net 1 in Elections

Or will they peacefully abide by whatever the new reform mandates?

2007-04-11 03:32:30 · 10 answers · asked by ferengifighter 3 in Immigration

it's HUGE because he's kept it in deferment for 7 years.....it also includes his school loans from before we were married. do the rules on this vary from state to state?

2007-04-11 03:32:09 · 8 answers · asked by Ninja Nicole 4 in Law & Ethics

1. Ya `Aahad O One and Only (take that HIllary)
2. Ya Mu`idd O Restorer (`A-D-Y deliver, payment) re:bribes
3. Ya Mumeed O Slayer (`A-M-D Limit, end)
4. Ya Mubdee O Beginner
5. Ya Batin O Hidden
6. Ya Baseet O Uncloser
7. Ya Manee' O Withholder (M-N-`A, Impregnable)
8. Ya Qayyoom O Self Sustaining, Straight
9. Ya Wasi' O Abundant (W-S-'A Vast)
10. Ya Wahhab O Bestower, Giver

2007-04-11 03:30:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I just read the Yahoo News story about the bombings in Algeria .
Within that story it noted that Algeria had been enjoying relative calm after years of Islamic killings. . . . .Over 200,000 of them to quote the story !!
And considering that the Radical Islamists are waging war in dozens of countries , I dread to think what the total would be .

Who can provide a list of all the countries where the Radical Islamists are waging terror ? And how many have they killed ?

When will this madness ever stop ?

2007-04-11 03:29:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

That speak English and have beaches?

2007-04-11 03:27:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I mean with respect to the love he received from his people. (or am i wrong for stating such?)

2007-04-11 03:26:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

i heard that it operates at 70,000 feet while the corona satellite works on 100,000 miles. how many times was the latter?

2007-04-11 03:25:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

oil companys make 5 cents off a gallon of gas after production cost the U S goverment makes $1.00 off that gallon the oil companys have made record profits off of that 5 cents so what does that make the U S goverment??

2007-04-11 03:25:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I know some servicemembers don't do this but I am just curious to know if anyone has and if they know where the habit of naming your weapon comes from. The first person to answer the second part of the question gets the ten points. (BTW I know the answer. ) Good luck!
Oh and just so you know my rifles have been named:
M-16s in the Marine Corps- All of them were Jules- 1st, 2nd etc
In the Army my M-4 while in the 82nd was Meridius and the 50 cal on our truck was Decimus.

2007-04-11 03:24:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

My bf is 17 and wants to know if his mom has to sign the papers, and if she has to be present at the hearing?

2007-04-11 03:23:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

2007-04-11 03:22:31 · 7 answers · asked by lance b 1 in Military

I am doing a project and I need to find out how many escapees there are worldwide! Is there a credible source, a database of some kind? Or can i just find out the statistics for the UK and US?

Please help!

2007-04-11 03:22:17 · 3 answers · asked by cookie dough 2 in Other - Politics & Government

Does the color of your skin have to be really dark to be black? obama is a mixed race black and people are not calling him black what does it take??

2007-04-11 03:20:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

Is it because they realize they can't touch anything Hayek or Friedman said?

We economic conservatives are on this board ripping not only Lou Dobbs but Paul Krugman, John Kenneth Galbraith, even historical wrong-thinkers like Marx, Malthus, Veblen and Keynes, apart almost daily.

We don't sit here and find something stupid that a radio personality like Al Franken said and rip that to try to sound superior - we know we're superior because we routinely show the problems inherent in the ideas themselves - - we go right to the source and show why collectivism is a failure and why it's the opposite of what it holds itself out to be.

No Leftist on this board has ever even endeavored to take on Smith, Ricardo, Schumpeter, Say.

Is that because our friends on the Left are intellectual wussies?

2007-04-11 03:19:11 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i just don't know

2007-04-11 03:18:35 · 15 answers · asked by mormondude 2 in Politics

2007-04-11 03:14:44 · 11 answers · asked by RICHARD T 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

Yahoo's supposed "liberal" bias? Romney's about as conservative as they come...

2007-04-11 03:14:41 · 10 answers · asked by Bush Invented the Google 6 in Politics

I have a few question- Does your parent have to sign the papers?

Does parent have to be present at hearing?

2007-04-11 03:14:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics