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February 9, 2008 at 06:43:26

Headlined on 2/9/08:
Flying a Chinese-Made American Flag to Stimulate the Economy

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“Even if the bosses buy cheap cloth and 10-year-olds are paid pennies an hour to make shirts that the stitching falls out in two months?”

“So you buy two more shirts. No big deal. Stimulates the cash registers. More times the drawers open, the better it is for business. Now, do you have any more dumb comments or questions?”

“Just one. Why are you wheeling everything home? Is your car in the shop?”

“That’s two questions, but since reporters are math-challenged, I’ll answer both of them with one question.” His one question made far more sense than anything else he said this cool, windy afternoon. “With gas prices over three bucks a gallon, who can afford to drive?” [Walter Brasch, an award-winning journalist, is professor of mass communications at Bloomsburg University. His latest book is Sinking the Ship of State: The Presidency of George W. Bush, available at amazon.com and other bookstores. You may contact Brasch through his website, www.walterbrasch.com]

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Walter Brasch is an award-winning journalist and university professor. His current books are America's Unpatriotic Acts: The Federal Government's Violation of Constitutional and Civil Rights, and 'Unacceptable': The Federal response to Hurricane Katrina, both available at amazon.com, borders.com and most major on-line bookstores.

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My goal at this point in my life is to wake up the sleeping American public. Am a lowly public servant who'll likely be working til I'm 65 since universal healthcare doesn't seem to be on its way to our nation any time soon. My spare time is spent speaking out for Peace and an end to war as the solution to any problem our country sees as affecting it.
paz loveMy goal at this point in my life is to wake up the sleeping American public. Am a lowly public servant who'll likely be working til I'm 65 since universal healthcare doesn't seem to be on its way to our nation any time soon. My spare time is spent speaking out for Peace and an end to war as the solution to any problem our country sees as affecting it.

I think he's got it!

Wow! You've got the "murrican" people figured out quite well. How much longer will our citizenry continue to believe the drivel from Congress and the so-called President?

by paz love (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 70 comments) on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 11:57:30 AM

retired and loving it
dave stanleyretired and loving it

People

Look out for themselves not the country,in the end it will be them wondering what happened.

Do not accept the refund checks they are just a loan against next years taxe refund.

by dave stanley (5 articles, 1 quicklinks, 7 diaries, 286 comments) on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 6:18:19 PM

Aging bleeding heart liberal who continues to believe in justice and the goodness of some people. I always have hope in a better fairer tomorrow. I do not understand the greed motivation,but I know it is seductive and pervasive.
cluelessflAging bleeding heart liberal who continues to believe in justice and the goodness of some people. I always have hope in a better fairer tomorrow. I do not understand the greed motivation,but I know it is seductive and pervasive.

Stimulating Monetary Self -Gratification

If they really wanted to stimulate the economy Give every American citizen $1,000,000 and boy would it stimulate us. Homes, cars, education, all produced here and maybe some savings. I think if the Federal Reserve is printing worthless paper we all should benefit. That would be just $350 000,000, less than half of what we spend in Iraq in one day. Where is the bulk of the 150 billion going?Not to US citizen's who need it. It would be monetary self gratification. Cannot use the M word.

by cluelessfl (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 184 comments) on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 10:08:39 PM

Stanimal is ???

I hear cries for freedom elsewhere, while the US becomes less so. I hear support for free markets, then demanding a bailout due to incompetence.
I roll my eyes at those that accuse others being oppressed while the US has and still continues to the same and much worse. Laughing at pinheads who purchase and profit from those they curse.

Every time I return to visit I see a country I no longer recognize. A shredded Constitution, a spineless Congress ...

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StanimalStanimal is ???

I hear cries for freedom elsewhere, while the US becomes less so. I hear support for free markets, then demanding a bailout due to incompetence.
I roll my eyes at those that accuse others being oppressed while the US has and still continues to the same and much worse. Laughing at pinheads who purchase and profit from those they curse.

Every time I return to visit I see a country I no longer recognize. A shredded Constitution, a spineless Congress ...

to see more of bio, click on member name

Just add this to the trillions of dollars,

republican administrations have been spending recklessly for the past 25 years. This your children and grandchildren will have to bear, do you really love them?

What does the U.S. have to show for this? Over-priced under preforming military programs and nonexistent veteran care, for the illegal occupations conjured up on lies by chicken-hawks, who profit at the deaths of the innocent.

There is massive unemployment or low pay no benefits work at company's whose products sell mostly non American made items. The middle class has not seen its economic standing increase since the early 70's.

By a world that grows more dis-trusting and spiteful of U.S. foreign policy, and the imperialist agenda it has spawned around the world.

by Stanimal (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 18 diaries, 493 comments) on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 1:02:25 AM

10 year Navy veteran,former Federal employee with various agencies,
Gallaher10 year Navy veteran,former Federal employee with various agencies,

OH! how true.

I've been telling this to everyone I know for the last year. They don't under stand that if people are not making things to earn money here in America they will soon run out of money or the money will run out of value.

The U.S. Dollar has dropped over 30% to the Canadian dollar in less than a year.

by Gallaher (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 608 comments) on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 10:12:42 PM