Guest lazyphil Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 if all the greedy euro garbage including swedes kept their thieving grubby mitts out of the north american continent it would be a land of non university educated peaceful natives making their living hunting and farming. its europes frankenstiens monster europe founded!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 if all the greedy euro garbage including swedes kept their thieving grubby mitts out of the north american continent it would be a land of non university educated peaceful natives making their living hunting and farming. its europes frankenstiens monster europe founded!!!! Could you repeat this in English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Dear Ruth Gagnon, DIRECTV is here for you. We sincerely hope you and your families are safe and your home has been spared any serious damage. If you're unable to receive DIRECTV® service after the storm passes, please be assured that we have brought in additional technicians to help bring service back to all our customers as soon as possible. However, due to the size and severity of the storm, some areas may experience a delay. Visit directv.com for updates & troubleshooting tips. Above was sent by email to all Direct TV customers in storm regions. From the CEO of Direct TV. He must be an idiot too as how could anyone read this if they have no electricity? Doesn't the CEO of Direct TV know that people without electricity cannot use their home computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Back to the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 That's a pretty stupid index then. And why is it a stupid index? Because it is not putting the US at 1? Maybe you should look around you and see that us no longer nr 1.... Or maybe it is just you that is stupid? W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 PBS newsman sees danger in fragmented nation BELLINGHAM - A fragmented nation and a fragmented audience for news is making the country more difficult to govern, PBS News Hour co-anchor Jeffrey Brown said during a weekend talk at Western Washington University. A generation ago, before cable news channels and internet news sources, most people got their news from the same small collection of sources: three major TV networks and a hometown newspaper or two, Brown said. People gathered around their televisions for the assassination of a president, a walk on the moon, and other major events. "It was an age of mass media news, one audience sharing a common experience," Brown said. "For the most part, the mass audience experienced such things together." Brown, featured speaker for the university's Fall Family Open House Saturday, Oct. 27, contrasted that world with the one we live in today, in which Americans can restrict themselves to cable news stations and internet news sources they find most congenial. "For the most part, we now live in the world of niches," Brown said. He acknowledged that the availability of more choices was a good thing, but also noted that the change seems to be part of a far more divided and bitter political atmosphere. "If we only connect with like-minded people, how do we hear other views?" Brown asked. "It's hard not to feel it has some relationship to the divisions around us." Brown said he has interviewed departing members of Congress from both parties who have told him they no longer want to be a part of an institution where compromise has become impossible and political parties are intent on scoring points rather than addressing national crises. Brown cited polling data that seems to show fear and bitterness transcending political and ideological boundaries. Pollsters have found that both Democrats and Republicans fear the loss of what they have and see their values as under siege. "Each side sees itself as under siege," Brown said. "Each side sees itself as losing ground. They can't both be right. Or can they?" Brown also observed that most people probably are moderate rather than left-wing or right-wing, and are less than obsessed with political issues and the public sector. Most people devote their energies to their jobs, their families, their churches, their hobbies and their sports. He called for some way of enabling people to have civil discussions of public issues. "We need better places and spaces to connect with one another," Brown said. "I simply ask that all of us ... find ways to expand our universe a bit. ... We must seek out today's public square and public voices." He offered no specific ideas to that end, but did suggest that public broadcasting has a role to play. Brown also observed that all things "public," including public schools, public parks, public universities and public broadcasting, seem to be under some degree of attack. In his own work reporting for the PBS News Hour, Brown tries to give some attention to the arts and humanities. He believes those things are just as important to the human race as economic issues. To make that point, he quoted from an interview with Israeli novelist David Grossman, whom Brown said tries to keep a focus on basic human problems in a place where it is all to easy to be overwhelmed by political issues and security problems. "We are now in danger of becoming like a suit of armor, but without the knight inside," Brown recalled Grossman saying. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 dont ya love smug euro types .....bring on the chinese organ harvesting industry to the west and mobile execution facilities yeeeah, usa not number one, china number one and i for one cant wait!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 "Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said at a GOP primary debate last June that he would "absolutely" shut down FEMA and transfer its responsibilities to the states. "If you can go even further, and send it back to the private sector, that's even better," Romney added." LINK What, another flip flop by Romney? “I believe that FEMA plays a key role in working with states and localities to prepare for and respond to natural disasters,†Romney said in a statement. “As president, I will ensure FEMA has the funding it needs to fulfill its mission, while directing maximum resources to the first responders who work tirelessly to help those in need, because states and localities are in the best position to get aid to the individuals and communities affected by natural disasters.†LINK "Everyone that votes for me stated Romney will get a new puppy" LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 For a Republican, the New Jersey Governor does have on redeeming feature. The governor is known for his devotion to rock star Bruce Springsteen, a New Jersey native, despite Springsteen's liberal politics and active campaigning for Obama. Maybe there is hope after all. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 And why is it a stupid index? Because it is not putting the US at 1? Maybe you should look around you and see that us no longer nr 1.... Or maybe it is just you that is stupid? W Did you start the day without coffee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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