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Don Dokken

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I can't believe people are arguing over this. Don't you people realize that whoever you vote for, at this point, it no longer matters. Do you think Obama or Romney care about labor or unions? It's all going to get interesting here real soon and there are just too many sheeple.
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Actually, one of them cares and it's not the flip flopper....
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Ryan/Romney/AntiChrist 2012:

Increase taxes for middle class Americans by $4,000/year in order to pay for Romney's 0.82% tax rate on $21 Million a year.

Do you pay a 0.82% tax rate?

Eliminate middle class benefits like Medicare (gone by 2016) and Social Security (gone immediately) in order to pay for Romney's UNLIMITED military buildup for war against Iran and ZERO tax rates for global corporations at the expense of small businesses.

Ryan/Romney/Antichrist 2012: undemocratic, unAmerican, inhumane, despicable.
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Wolverines wrote:
If I had children in public schools I would start a movement not to let union teachers back into the schools, as everyone is aware of union activists have a history of striking back at percieved wrongs, the snowstorm in new york where union plow drivers called in sick or slowed down plowing it eneded up with people dying because emergency vehicles couldnt get thru, all because of some union dispute with the city, what will be the reprecusions by union teachers, its your kids in front of them every day, be verry vigilant.
verry ?

Perhaps we should keep those unionized teachers.

“"GOD IS FAITHFUL."”

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Obama will continue to ignore court rulings
August 29, 2012
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Four strikes and you're out? Not if you're the Environmental Protection Agency, egged on by President Barack Obama.

Part of Obama's shotgun-like assault on reasonable energy prices in the United States is an EPA plan referred to as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule. If implemented, it will establish new penalties on use of coal in power plants and other industries.

The CSAPR is just part of the Obama administration's diversified war on coal. Using the EPA, Obama also has used other air pollution regulations, as well as rejection of surface mining permits and a plan to regulate coal ash as a hazardous waste.

Last week, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled the EPA exceeded its authority with the CSAPR.

As Sen. Joe Manchin pointed out, the decision marked the fourth time in four consecutive federal court rulings that the EPA has lost cases involving its war against coal. "The EPA has been told time and time again that it is acting outside its authority," the senator pointed out. U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., added that, "This is the fifth time in six months a federal court has ruled against overreaching regulations set by the Obama administration and the EPA."

Obama's attempt to wreck the coal industry and thus, the economies of states including West Virginia and Ohio, has enormous ramifications. If the war on coal proceeds, it will amount to the most successful government assault in history on reasonable energy prices.

Loss of coal-fired generating capacity will mean substantially higher electric rates for tens of millions of Americans - and for many businesses that simply will not be able to compete as a result.

A reasonable observer might conclude so many court rulings that the EPA must be reined in would prompt the agency and Obama to temper their assault on coal. But this is no ordinary president. This chief executive has launched what may be the most imperial presidency in history - ignoring the courts and even the will of the people as expressed by Congress in order to pursue his agenda.

No, four strikes in a row in the courts will not send the EPA to the bench. Obama will continue to thumb his nose at the umpire and, if anything, step up his war on coal. The only way Americans sick and tired of his campaign against our economy can obtain relief is to pull Obama out of the game on Nov. 6.
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GM tries to escape national politics, and... suspends Volt production

another ovomit failure

at least ovomit is good at something... failure
Smiley Slew

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Sure, in teabagger world GM ONLY produces the Volt, right ?? LMAOROTFu~! Poor teabagger, GM is doing well and your party is going to HELL !

“Why Is the Right Deranged?”

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NoBlamer 2012 wrote:
GM tries to escape national politics, and... suspends Volt production
another ovomit failure
at least ovomit is good at something... failure
Can't tell the whole truth - as always???????

"General Motors will temporarily close the Detroit-area plant that makes the Chevrolet Volt next month to control inventory and prepare to make a new model.

Spokesman Bill Grotz says the factory will be off-line to match supply with demand and prepare to build the 2014 Chevrolet Impala. He wouldn't say how long.

Grotz says GM is happy with its supply of electric Volts. The plant also makes Chevrolet Malibus.

GM has sold 10,666 Volts so this year, more than three times as many as last year.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/08/28/che...
slipper

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TonyT1961 wrote:
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Can't tell the whole truth - as always???????
"General Motors will temporarily close the Detroit-area plant that makes the Chevrolet Volt next month to control inventory and prepare to make a new model.
Spokesman Bill Grotz says the factory will be off-line to match supply with demand and prepare to build the 2014 Chevrolet Impala. He wouldn't say how long.
Grotz says GM is happy with its supply of electric Volts. The plant also makes Chevrolet Malibus.
GM has sold 10,666 Volts so this year, more than three times as many as last year.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/08/28/che...
After a taxpayer funded $7,500.00 rebate? Yah sure, you betcha!
Razors Edge

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NoBlamer 2012 wrote:
unions = organized crime
union dues = protection money
democrats = criminals
harry reid = liar
.Solar Trust of America: FAIL - Filed Bankruptcy in Oakland, CA, April 3, 2012 – On April 2, 2012

Bright Source: FAIL - Bright Source warned Obama’s Energy Department officials in March 2011 that delays in approving a $1.6 billion U.S. loan guarantee would embarrass the White House and force the solar-energy company to close. Lost Billions of dollars but Getting More Money To Keep Trying. Can you say,“This isnt working?”

Solyndra: FAIL - Obama gave Solyndra $500,000,000 in taxpayer money and Solyndra shut its doors and laid off 1100 workers in August 2011 After Billions in Losses due to failure to make a solar product that works!

LSP Energy: FAIL - LSPEnergy LP filed bankruptcy protection and a sale of its assets in Feb 2012

Energy Conversion Devices: FAIL – On February 14, 2012 Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. and its subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy

Abound Solar: FAIL - Abound Solar received a $400 million loan guarantee from Barack Obama announced in June, 2012 that it would file for bankruptcy

SunPower: FAIL – SunPower stopped producing solar cells last year at near bankruptcy restructured only with help of, get this, oil giant TOTAL who owns 60% stake. Irony! Still

Beacon Power: FAIL – Beacon Power Corp filed for bankruptcy Oct 2011 just a year after Obama approved $43 million loan Government loan guarantee

Ecotality: FAIL - ECOtality, a San Francisco green-tech company that never earned any money on the verge of bankruptcy after receiving roughly $115 million in two loan guarantees from Obama

A123 Solar: FAIL-A123 received $279 million from taxpayers thanks to President Obama’sDepartment of Energy loan guarantees and after Solyndra bankruptcy is getting another $500M from Obama and it has lost $400M

UniSolar: FAIL - Uni-Solar filed for Ch 11 bankruptcy in June 20 this year laid off hundreds got more Obama money still failing but still in business

Azure Dynamics: FAIL - Azure Dynamics files for bankruptcy in June ter millions in Obama “Stimulus”

Evergreen Solar: FAIL - Evergreen Solar received $527 Million in Taxpayer money from Obama filed bankruptcy

Ener1: FAIL received more than $100 million in government funding from the Obama administration filed for bankruptcy January 2012

Update: In May 2012 Obama visited a dusty, desert town 30 miles outside Las Vegas Wednesday to declare he’s doubling down on failed federal efforts to boost the solar industry which has NEVER proven to produce a single working product. Like Socialism, no evidence ot works, but they just keep doubling down on the failed ideals!.

Why are we all 16 Trillion in debt??????? LOL.

“Why Is the Right Deranged?”

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slipper wrote:
<quoted text>After a taxpayer funded $7,500.00 rebate? Yah sure, you betcha!
$7500.00 is a very far cry from the $100,000.00 write offf you got from Bush for buying SUV's weighing over 6000 lbs bimbo;

"Thanks to a generous tax credit, Karl Wizinsky is driving a very large vehicle these days — a 2002 Ford Excursion.

"It doesn't hurt to have a larger vehicle, but I wouldn't say it's a requirement of my business," he said on a cell phone while driving the Excursion. "But I ended up saving $32,000."

This year, the perks of buying a large SUV — if you're a small business owner — got even bigger.

Congress recently passed a tax bill, as proposed in President Bush's economic stimulus plan, that offers a $100,000 tax credit for business owners who purchase any vehicle weighing 6,000 pounds or more when fully loaded.

When Wizinsky's accountant told him about the credit last year, the amount was much less, at $75,000, but it was enough to encourage Wizinsky to trade in his Mercury Marquis for the Excursion."

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hybrid/story...

"The total cost of the loophole hasn't been calculated by the government, but Taxpayers for Common Sense, a non-partisan Washington watchdog group, estimates the SUV tax loophole could cost taxpayers between $840 million and $987 million for every 100,000 vehicles sold to businesses. "

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2002-12-1...

Forgot history already we see?
Smiley Slew

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Funny, you've forgotten the Bush family is responsible for 2/3 of it, too !!??
slipper

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TonyT1961 wrote:
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$7500.00 is a very far cry from the $100,000.00 write offf you got from Bush for buying SUV's weighing over 6000 lbs bimbo;
"Thanks to a generous tax credit, Karl Wizinsky is driving a very large vehicle these days — a 2002 Ford Excursion.
"It doesn't hurt to have a larger vehicle, but I wouldn't say it's a requirement of my business," he said on a cell phone while driving the Excursion. "But I ended up saving $32,000."
This year, the perks of buying a large SUV — if you're a small business owner — got even bigger.
Congress recently passed a tax bill, as proposed in President Bush's economic stimulus plan, that offers a $100,000 tax credit for business owners who purchase any vehicle weighing 6,000 pounds or more when fully loaded.
When Wizinsky's accountant told him about the credit last year, the amount was much less, at $75,000, but it was enough to encourage Wizinsky to trade in his Mercury Marquis for the Excursion."
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hybrid/story...
"The total cost of the loophole hasn't been calculated by the government, but Taxpayers for Common Sense, a non-partisan Washington watchdog group, estimates the SUV tax loophole could cost taxpayers between $840 million and $987 million for every 100,000 vehicles sold to businesses. "
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2002-12-1...
Forgot history already we see?
Deflect & divert. That's all you left wingnuts have.
Smiley Slew

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slipper wrote:
<quoted text>Deflect & divert. That's all you left wingnuts have.
Funny, the "actual" wingnut pretending a few failed companies is the debt problem, when bushwhacker left US the debt ... LMAOROTFu~!

“Why Is the Right Deranged?”

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slipper wrote:
<quoted text>Deflect & divert. That's all you left wingnuts have.
Having issues fighting the truth again? No logical retort I see.
Smiley Slew

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Want some reality, wingnut ???

"Wingnut" (sometimes "wing-nut") is used in United States politics as a political slur referring to a person who holds extreme, and often irrational, political views usually with a religious overtone. According to Merriam-Webster, it is "a mentally deranged person" or "one who advocates extreme measures or changes : radical."[1] In American politics, the term is more often aimed at members of the political right ...
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TonyT1961 wrote:
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Having issues fighting the truth again? No logical retort I see.
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It doesn't take much analysis to take Barack Obama's words at face value and conclude that he adheres to Marxist ideology. One cannot be a pro-free-market capitalist and assume that any success is built solely on exploitation of a lower class. Indeed, the assumption of the very existence of lower classes is un-American. Our society was built on the ideal of Liberty. That liberty is exactly what created our exceptional American society that has prospered like no other nation in history. One of the most important applications of Liberty is the ability of any individual to use their talents to prosper and rise up out of poverty, or to choose to stay right where they're at. In fact, the stats bear this out:

Completely Un American is 100% Correct!!
The Truth will set you free..Please inform
Wassername,and Cutter,Oblamers two trained
Pathological Liars..Thank You Comrade..
Razors Edge

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Smiley Slew wrote:
<quoted text>Funny, the "actual" wingnut pretending a few failed companies is the debt problem, when bushwhacker left US the debt ... LMAOROTFu~!
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It doesn't take much analysis to take Barack Obama's words at face value and conclude that he adheres to Marxist ideology. One cannot be a pro-free-market capitalist and assume that any success is built solely on exploitation of a lower class. Indeed, the assumption of the very existence of lower classes is un-American. Our society was built on the ideal of Liberty. That liberty is exactly what created our exceptional American society that has prospered like no other nation in history. One of the most important applications of Liberty is the ability of any individual to use their talents to prosper and rise up out of poverty, or to choose to stay right where they're at. In fact, the stats bear this out:

Completely Un American is 100% Correct!!
The Truth will set you free..Please inform
Wassername,and Cutter,Oblamers two trained
Pathological Liars..Thank You Comrade..
slipper

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TonyT1961 wrote:
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Having issues fighting the truth again? No logical retort I see.
Again? Really, no one cares what you "see". You're a brainwashed minion, a mouthpiece for the socialist left. Blinded by hate and easily connected to a wingnut's sense of entitlement. A mindless whine is what your given to. No one cares what you "see", drone. Well, except for your fellow clansmen.

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