cavanami Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 The upper crust of the USA were all wiggling to get out of the draft. Nothing special here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_unit During the Vietnam War, serving in the Army and Air National Guard or the military Reserve components was generally regarded as a guaranteed way to avoid the dangers of combat. Although National Guard and Reserve units had been called to active duty in every war since they were founded, the risk was extremely low in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Only 8,700 of these servicemen were ordered to South Vietnam, a tiny 0.3% of the total American military personnel who actually served there. Furthermore, a greatly disproportionate number of famous, wealthy, or politically connected young men received hard to get places in the National Guard or Reserves during Vietnam, including 360 professional athletes such as Bill Bradley and Nolan Ryan. Commenting on this disparity, General Colin Powell wrote in his autobiography, "I am angry that so many sons of the powerful and well placed and many professional athletes (who were probably healthier than any of us) managed to wrangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units. Of the many tragedies of Vietnam, this raw class discrimination strikes me as the most damaging to the ideal that all Americans are created equal and owe equal allegiance to our country." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 How about something nice ! http://youtu.be/xquWx05Sx30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Life in America ... East Chicago councilman sworn in from behind bars http://abc7chicago.com/news/east-chicago-councilman-sworn-in-from-behind-bars/1173224/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Life in America ... East Chicago councilman sworn in from behind bars http://abc7chicago.c...d-bars/1173224/ So! You gotta problem wid dat...Guido, make dis guy an offer he can't refuse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flashermac Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I'm surprised they haven't hired a hitman yet. "Wall Street billionaires are freaking out about the chance that Bernie Sanders could be elected President. Stephen Schwarzman, one of the wealthiest and most odious people in the world, told the Wall Street Journal that one of the three principal causes of the recent global financial trauma was 'the market’s' fear that Sanders may be elected President. Schwarzman is infamous for ranting that President Obama’s proposals to end the 'carried interest' tax scam that allows private equity billionaires like Schwarzman to pay lower income tax rates than their secretaries was 'like when Hitler invaded Poland.â€' ... http://neweconomicpe....html#more-9920 Just How Much Would Bernie Sanders Tax Me? There are a lot of misleading and false rumors being spread about democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders’s tax plans. With the recent release of his final tax plan, Medicare for All, Bernie has now described in detail precisely how each of his programs would be paid for. With this information, I have completed a comprehensive analysis of the impact that Bernie’s plans would have in the incomes of American families. The result is that more than 70% of families would save money under Bernie’s plans. The greatest savings would be for a family with an annual income of $34,000 or 140% of the Federal Poverty Level. This family would have $9,657 more in their pockets each year. The median family, with an income of $65,210, would save $8,889 per year. ... http://datatitian.com/bernie-tax/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 > The result is that more than 70% of families would save money under Bernie’s plans If he gets elected...if the congress/senate pass his measures...if he is not shutdown like Kennedy was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 'The Onion' can't run satire on Hillary Clinton anymore. Readers have this man to thank Political supporters pool in resources and funds to back their candidates in elections. And with the US election race gathering speed, more details about such supporters is making its way into the public fora. Hillary Clinton's biggest supporter is a rather smart entrepreneur who has investments in the media and think tanks. Oh, and he wants her to win, no matter what the cost. The US Presidential elections are drawing near, and how. All the candidates involved have been attending debates, visiting constituencies and making strong political statements. (Except Trump, of course. He makes vilified remarks) And, of course, when you talk about candidates, how can supporters be left behind? Look at Indian PM Narendra Modi's legion of NRI supporters who are known to raise funds for his election campaigns. Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has used tact to navigate her way through most of the controversies surrounding her - including the 'e-mail server' incident. But staff at the parody side Onion may no longer be able to run any satire pieces on Hillary Clinton and get away with it. All thanks to one of their high-profile investors, Haim Saban. Saban, who is known to be a rather sharp businessman, believes that Hillary has what it takes to be the next President. Prior to this, he has had a run in with Bill Clinton and has used his influence for his business deals. According to NPR, Saban's Univision has bought a 40 per cent controlling interest in The Onion, and also acquired the option to buy the remainder in the future. Saban and his wife, Cheryl, are Hillary Clinton's top financial backers. They have given $2,046,600 to support her political campaigns and at least $10 million more to the Clinton Foundation, as reported by The Intercept. They are also strong supporters of the overall Democratic Party infrastructure. They have donated - according to the Center for Responsive Politics - a total of $16.1 million since 1989 to Democratic and liberal candidates, party committees, leadership PACs, and federally focused 527s. Here's what Saban thinks about Hillary being the 45th US President: "She would be great for the country and great for the world... On issues I care about, [Clinton] is pristine plus." Saban's strategy of remaining relevant in US politics is simple. Here's what he told the New Yorker about it: "One is political donations. Another is establishing think tanks (he founded the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution in 2002). And the third is controlling media outlets." And that's exactly what he is doing by purchasing The Onion. Manufacturing consent, anyone? http://www.catchnews...1453989681.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 “MIAMI — The country's most popular Spanish-language TV network is growing its brand with an unlikely purchase: The country's most popular English-language satirical website. Univision announced Tuesday that it is acquiring a 40% controlling stake of The Onion, the humor site founded as a small newspaper in Madison, Wis., 28 years ago.†LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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