- The rumble of the thunder echoed through the room
”Boy, that was a close one”
“Sounded like it hit the building.”
The rain continued to pelt the building as George and Paul continued staring through the heavy tempered glass to the storm outside.
“Will it ever end?”
“It has to end sometime, George”
It had been storming in the area for a couple of weeks now. The forecast was for continuing stormy weather for at least another two weeks. The rain was needed. It had not rained like this in years.
“We needed rain, that’s for sure”
“Yeah, George, but not all this rain at one time.”
“Did you hear who he is appointing to Secretary of State?”
“Yeah, and I’m not surprised, Paul. He is going to try to run this country just like it’s a business. It is all he knows. It is what has worked for him.”
“But is it going to work for us...the common people? More like us working for them.”
“We are born into a world that is under such heavy corporate influence. We are not as free as we like to think we are, as we say we are, like we like to tell each other we are.
We confuse ourselves with our personal freedoms, Paul. We chant like a herd of sheep for smaller government, and every time the government backs up, the corporations step in and fill the void. I may not want the government running my life, telling me what to do, but I would prefer the government over a corporation. At least with the government, there is some accountability, we have a voice, we can detect some sense of fair play, but with corporate control, we lose all of our influence. It is no longer government of “We the people”. It’s more like corporations running our lives and we either like it or starve. It’s a corporotocracy more than a democracy.”
“But the American government isn’t chartered as a corporation.
We the people are not a corporation.
We the people charter corporations.
Why do we charter corporations that ultimately enslave us? “
“Good Question, Paul. I think the corporations should be working to enrich the population and the community rather than enrich themselves and their shareholders.
The government is a buffer between the people and the corporations. With strong government, we are able to regulate these corporations.”
“We the people haven’t done a very good job sustaining a strong government. Now, the corporations are becoming or have even become the government.
George, if we run the country like a business, we become more like a business and less like a country. Everything is a business decision. The general welfare of the people is no longer the primary consideration.
“Same with the Union, dude! I’ve heard so many times that we need to run the Local like a business. The trouble with that is the more that we operate like a business, the less we look like a union.
“Talk about deregulation, Paul, if only workers were free and unregulated to form unions.
“Workers should be free and even encouraged to organize, not just for the sake of organization, but because they need the power of numbers to demand accountability. Wages and working conditions should be free and unregulated to seek their own natural level through the use of good faith collective bargaining.
After all, George, history reminds us that capitalism never thrives without a healthy and well paid working class.
It was now raining harder than ever.
“The best way I think to sustain our unions in these times is the same thing that sustained them through the early days, and that is our willingness to show “kindness generosity, consideration, affection, honesty, hospitality, compassion and charity” toward each other, regardless of what the world thinks of us.”
The sheets of rain battered the plate glass, seeming to drown out everything except for the rising voices down the hallway. They couldn’t help but listen. As the storm thundered outside the unknown just around the corner loudly expressed his point of view.
“Newt is an arrogant self-righteous intolerant ex everything that still doesn’t get the message that he is nothing more than a court jester looking for attention. Well paid, court jester no doubt which is due to the fact that the brain dead, red eyed, GOPers who elected junk like Trump don’t understand that in a perfect GOP world, the rich get richer and the poor, well they just stay poor, dumb and robo-pathically hate Obama and always vote Republican, even if it means starving to death for another four years. These NASCAR, NFL, tattooed tea drinkers don’t even understand that Trump did not win a democratic election. He lost! Arithmetic! Hilary got 3 million more votes than the yellow hair piece. But they don’t know or don’t care. If they don’t care, it’s because they can’t stand democracy and hate freedom. Democracy means the guy who gets the most votes! That would be Hilary.
They can’t stand freedom because they don’t want anybody to be free to vote who hasn’t been brainwashed with red paint like them.”
He drew a breath and continued
“When these tattooed tea drinkers get their way, they don’t know when to quit, celebrating victory about winning the Electoral College, when it’s like winning a pool game when somebody else scratches. It’s a win by default. The iron heads don't understand that we all lose, not just poor ripped off democrats who were force fed Hilary. Keep on playing your silly two party games and pretending like you understand”
Another breath, he sucked in.
“This time next year, we will still have Obama Care. There will be no wall. Immigrants, legal or illegal will still be the primary benefit free work force, still stealing the jobs from the US citizens who want to work for US wages. We will still have the Iran Deal and Putin will still be playing Trump like a violin with broken strings as the pseudo President still continues to lead from behind. “
“Jesus Christ and Merry Christmas, Paul, I’m booking. I hope we don’t have to listen to those rants for the next four years! He needs to know that everybody, including democrats, have tattoos and they watch NFL games, too.
© Michael Acree
Friday, June 30, 2017
There is so much false info about the IRAN DEAL, especially concerning the 150 Billion that Obama gave to Iran.
The USA along with 5 other counties are involved in this deal.It is not just between the USA and Iran.
Another thing to know and perhaps the most important is that the US Senate voted 98-1 and the House had over 400 yes votes out of 435 to authorize Obama to make the Iran Deal..
The US participation in the Iran Deal is only possible due to overwhelming support from the GOP.
A quote from Fact check
"Trump said: “the Iran deal … gave back to Iran $150 billion and gave us absolutely nothing.”
It’s possible to argue, as many have, that the Iran deal is bad -- but it’s simply not the case that the U.S. "gave" Iran $150 billion for nothing.
For one, the U.S. did not transfer any of its own money to Iran, although the word “gave” might make it sound that way. The U.S. and world powers agreed to unfreeze Iranian assets by lifting international sanctions. Non-nuclear-related sanctions remain in place.
The $150 billion figure is at the high end of estimates. The U.S. Treasury has put the figure closer to $56 billion.
When the deal was implemented the IAEA verified that Iran had:
Disabled its Arak heavy-water reactor, filling its core with concrete
Removed centrifuges from other reactors
Drastically reduced its stock of low-enriched Uranium
Submitted to a monitoring regime
Those measures increased the time it would take Iran to build a bomb.
The value of what the U.S. got is arguable, and criticism has been raised about monitoring requirements and Iranian procurement activities."
The USA along with 5 other counties are involved in this deal.It is not just between the USA and Iran.
Another thing to know and perhaps the most important is that the US Senate voted 98-1 and the House had over 400 yes votes out of 435 to authorize Obama to make the Iran Deal..
The US participation in the Iran Deal is only possible due to overwhelming support from the GOP.
A quote from Fact check
"Trump said: “the Iran deal … gave back to Iran $150 billion and gave us absolutely nothing.”
It’s possible to argue, as many have, that the Iran deal is bad -- but it’s simply not the case that the U.S. "gave" Iran $150 billion for nothing.
For one, the U.S. did not transfer any of its own money to Iran, although the word “gave” might make it sound that way. The U.S. and world powers agreed to unfreeze Iranian assets by lifting international sanctions. Non-nuclear-related sanctions remain in place.
The $150 billion figure is at the high end of estimates. The U.S. Treasury has put the figure closer to $56 billion.
When the deal was implemented the IAEA verified that Iran had:
Disabled its Arak heavy-water reactor, filling its core with concrete
Removed centrifuges from other reactors
Drastically reduced its stock of low-enriched Uranium
Submitted to a monitoring regime
Those measures increased the time it would take Iran to build a bomb.
The value of what the U.S. got is arguable, and criticism has been raised about monitoring requirements and Iranian procurement activities."
About the US Congress et al. Latest rant from BWI
The Iran Deal went into effect because the US Senate authorized Obama to make it 99-0.
They willl not vote on the TPP until after the elections and it will pass, because Obama and Hilary are in favor of it. , despite what Hilary says. They could have voted on it in February, but the people dont like it and they fear political liability.
Obama sends nominees and they dont get hearings, so he appoints recess members just to keep government functioning. By allowing Obama to make recess appointments, they are letting him appoint anybody he wants,rather than somebody that must be a consensus of the US Senate. He could have appointed a Supreme Court justice the same way.
They enable Obama to make these appointments and then like to criticize him as they avoid all political liability and then get to criticize hime for their inaction.
As far as anything else, you name the issue, Mitch McConnell , the Chinese ambassador in the Senate, will only do what China tells him.
Obama, a Harvard graduate, understands Constitutional law better than most, you or me for sure. So do many Senators who went to Harvard and other prestigios universities and learned from the same law books. You can call him anythng you want, but you cant call him dumb , unless you want to sound stupid..
The gun issue. OBama doesnt get what he wants there either. He can only get what the NRA wants. The bought and paid for congress will only do what the NRA tells them. They cant afford to think independently.
Quiet as its kept, the 2nd amendment is alive and well and did not and does not need the NRA to protect it. They appointed themselves as the guardian of the 2nd about 1977 as they become one of the biggest lobbies in Washington, something many consider whats wrong with DC ( lobbyists). The 2nd amendment is safe without them and they even present an existential threat to the 2nd as they promote gun sales for manufacturers to make money, money, money for their shareholders and they will continue to do so as long as they have enough suckers that. believe their bullshit
I believe in the 2nd Amendment and I see the NRA as a threat to it and the rest of the constitution and I dont want the NRA or any of its psycho psychophants "protecting" it for me. Why dont they worry about the 3rd amendment or some other harmless pursuit. The suckers wouldnt know the difference anyway.
The Iran Deal went into effect because the US Senate authorized Obama to make it 99-0.
They willl not vote on the TPP until after the elections and it will pass, because Obama and Hilary are in favor of it. , despite what Hilary says. They could have voted on it in February, but the people dont like it and they fear political liability.
Obama sends nominees and they dont get hearings, so he appoints recess members just to keep government functioning. By allowing Obama to make recess appointments, they are letting him appoint anybody he wants,rather than somebody that must be a consensus of the US Senate. He could have appointed a Supreme Court justice the same way.
They enable Obama to make these appointments and then like to criticize him as they avoid all political liability and then get to criticize hime for their inaction.
As far as anything else, you name the issue, Mitch McConnell , the Chinese ambassador in the Senate, will only do what China tells him.
Obama, a Harvard graduate, understands Constitutional law better than most, you or me for sure. So do many Senators who went to Harvard and other prestigios universities and learned from the same law books. You can call him anythng you want, but you cant call him dumb , unless you want to sound stupid..
The gun issue. OBama doesnt get what he wants there either. He can only get what the NRA wants. The bought and paid for congress will only do what the NRA tells them. They cant afford to think independently.
Quiet as its kept, the 2nd amendment is alive and well and did not and does not need the NRA to protect it. They appointed themselves as the guardian of the 2nd about 1977 as they become one of the biggest lobbies in Washington, something many consider whats wrong with DC ( lobbyists). The 2nd amendment is safe without them and they even present an existential threat to the 2nd as they promote gun sales for manufacturers to make money, money, money for their shareholders and they will continue to do so as long as they have enough suckers that. believe their bullshit
I believe in the 2nd Amendment and I see the NRA as a threat to it and the rest of the constitution and I dont want the NRA or any of its psycho psychophants "protecting" it for me. Why dont they worry about the 3rd amendment or some other harmless pursuit. The suckers wouldnt know the difference anyway.
I remember.
It was many moons ago, more than 30 summers to be sure. The public school teachers were hanging around the bars in Prince Georges County trashing the students and the system, taking about striking for their next raise.
I remember one in particular who said she was a math teacher and thought it was a joke that she had never took a math class in college and would probably fail the class that she was teaching..
"For the right money, I would teach brain surgery. As long as they're signing the checks " she giggled as they all laughed hysterically at me, the dumb tax payer.
I thought she was joking, but all of the rest of the teachers were nodding in agreement.
Little did I realize that this wasn't just a local problem.
Now, here we are 30 years later and all of their students have grown up to be climate scientists, economists and constitutional scholars, at least second amendment scholars, anyway.
I suppose there was a method to their madness.
Their students, all voting age adults now, never miss an opportunity to display their wits at election time
Saturday, June 24, 2017
About the US Congress et al. Latest rant from BWI
The Iran Deal went into effect because the US Senate authorized Obama to make it 99-0.
They willl not vote on the TPP until after the elections and it will pass, because Obama and Hilary are in favor of it. , despite what Hilary says. They could have voted on it in February, but the people dont like it and they fear political liability.
Obama sends nominees and they dont get hearings, so he appoints recess members just to keep government functioning. By allowing Obama to make recess appointments, they are letting him appoint anybody he wants,rather than somebody that must be a consensus of the US Senate. He could have appointed a Supreme Court justice the same way.
They enable Obama to make these appointments and then like to criticize him as they avoid all political liability and then get to criticize hime for their inaction.
As far as anything else, you name the issue, Mitch McConnell , the Chinese ambassador in the Senate, will only do what China tells him.
Obama, a Harvard graduate, understands Constitutional law better than most, you or me for sure. So do many Senators who went to Harvard and other prestigios universities and learned from the same law books. You can call him anythng you want, but you cant call him dumb , unless you want to sound stupid..
The gun issue. OBama doesnt get what he wants there either. He can only get what the NRA wants. The bought and paid for congress will only do what the NRA tells them. They cant afford to think independently.
The Iran Deal went into effect because the US Senate authorized Obama to make it 99-0.
They willl not vote on the TPP until after the elections and it will pass, because Obama and Hilary are in favor of it. , despite what Hilary says. They could have voted on it in February, but the people dont like it and they fear political liability.
Obama sends nominees and they dont get hearings, so he appoints recess members just to keep government functioning. By allowing Obama to make recess appointments, they are letting him appoint anybody he wants,rather than somebody that must be a consensus of the US Senate. He could have appointed a Supreme Court justice the same way.
They enable Obama to make these appointments and then like to criticize him as they avoid all political liability and then get to criticize hime for their inaction.
As far as anything else, you name the issue, Mitch McConnell , the Chinese ambassador in the Senate, will only do what China tells him.
Obama, a Harvard graduate, understands Constitutional law better than most, you or me for sure. So do many Senators who went to Harvard and other prestigios universities and learned from the same law books. You can call him anythng you want, but you cant call him dumb , unless you want to sound stupid..
The gun issue. OBama doesnt get what he wants there either. He can only get what the NRA wants. The bought and paid for congress will only do what the NRA tells them. They cant afford to think independently.
Quiet
as its kept, the 2nd amendment is alive and well and did not and does
not need the NRA to protect it. They appointed themselves as the
guardian of the 2nd about 1977 as they become one of the biggest lobbies
in Washington, something many consider whats wrong with DC (
lobbyists). The 2nd amendment is safe without them and they even present
an existential threat to the 2nd as they promote gun sales for
manufacturers to make money, money, money for their shareholders and
they will continue to do so as long as they have enough suckers that.
believe their bullshit
I believe in the 2nd Amendment and I see the NRA as a threat to it and the rest of the constitution and I dont want the NRA or any of its psycho psychophants "protecting" it for me. Why dont they worry about the 3rd amendment or some other harmless pursuit. The suckers wouldnt know the difference anyway.
I believe in the 2nd Amendment and I see the NRA as a threat to it and the rest of the constitution and I dont want the NRA or any of its psycho psychophants "protecting" it for me. Why dont they worry about the 3rd amendment or some other harmless pursuit. The suckers wouldnt know the difference anyway.
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