tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post8476948402206064335..comments2024-02-24T11:50:55.413-08:00Comments on Lydia Cornell: Talk RadioFans and Friends of Lydia Cornellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512357844572930333noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-54263252216897733852007-04-30T10:43:00.000-07:002007-04-30T10:43:00.000-07:00Bush, Dems Fight Over Lost JobsHARRISBURG, Pa., Fe...Bush, Dems Fight Over Lost Jobs<BR/><BR/>HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 13, 2004<BR/><BR/><BR/>A resolution backed by Clinton would commit the Senate to develop and adopt legislation to provide "a manufacturing tax incentive to encourage job creation in the United States and oppose efforts to make it cheaper to send jobs overseas." <BR/><BR/>As she chided the Bush administration, Clinton noted that 2,900,00 private sector jobs have been lost since January of 2001, including 2,800,00 manufacturing jobs - in an economy with the fewest jobs created since the days of the Great Depression. <BR/><BR/>Daschle - who is Senate Minority Leader - and Sen. Edward Kennedy meanwhile are proposing new protections for workers whose employers send their jobs overseas. Their bill would require outsourcing companies to tell employees and the federal government where the jobs are being sent, how many and why. <BR/><BR/>Democrats have seized on the Mankiw remark as an opportunity to criticize the economic policies of the Bush administration. <BR/><BR/>"In a report President Bush sent to Congress this week, he says sending jobs overseas is good for America and good for our economy," said Kennedy. "All I can say is, 'Mr. President, what planet are you living on?' Americans want and need good jobs to support their families - not in Asia or Europe or Latin America or Mars."Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956882396669105125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-73072418723172534732007-04-30T10:37:00.000-07:002007-04-30T10:37:00.000-07:00New thread is up. I will post photos from the Bur...New thread is up. I will post photos from the Burbank event soon.<BR/><BR/>Had a blast and did "Good Morning Hawaii" with Deborah Van Valkenburgh and Branscombe Richards<BR/><BR/>Michael Beck from The Warriors was there too.Fans and Friends of Lydia Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512357844572930333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-36094726718838348522007-04-30T10:17:00.000-07:002007-04-30T10:17:00.000-07:00The Bush adfministration are a bunch of criminals ...The Bush adfministration are a bunch of criminals cooking and manipulating, Intelligence, inflation and economic statistics and anything else to benefit themselves and push along their corrupt self serving agenda and cheat the working class.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956882396669105125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-84189157931396362782007-04-30T10:14:00.000-07:002007-04-30T10:14:00.000-07:00the Bush Administration proposed reclassifying ham...the Bush Administration proposed reclassifying hamburger flipping as “manufacturing."<BR/><BR/>Building Blue-Collar … Burgers?<BR/>Bush Report: Fast Food Work A Form Of Manufacturing?<BR/><BR/>NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2004<BR/><BR/>CBS) Manufacturing jobs making things like airplane engines, cars and farm equipment are disappearing from the American economy. <BR/><BR/>Or are they? According to a White House report, new manufacturing jobs might be as close as your nearest drive-thru. <BR/><BR/>The annual Economic Report of the President has already stirred controversy by suggesting the loss of U.S. jobs overseas might be beneficial, and predicting that a whopping 2.6 million jobs will be created in the country this year.<BR/><BR/>As first reported by The New York Times, the fast food issue is taken up on page 73 of the lengthy report in a special box headlined "What is manufacturing?" <BR/><BR/>"The definition of a manufactured product," the box reads, "is not straightforward." <BR/><BR/>"When a fast-food restaurant sells a hamburger, for example, is it providing a 'service' or is it combining inputs to 'manufacture' a product?" it asks. <BR/><BR/>Manufacturing is defined by the Census Bureau as work involving employees who are "engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products." <BR/><BR/>But, the president's report notes, even the Census Bureau has acknowledged that its definition "can be somewhat blurry," with bakeries, candy stores, custom tailors and tire retreading services considered manufacturing. <BR/><BR/>"Mixing water and concentrate to produce soft drinks is classified as manufacturing," the president's report reads. "However, if that activity is performed at a snack bar, it is considered a service." <BR/><BR/>The report does not recommend that burger-flippers be counted alongside factory workers. <BR/><BR/>Instead, it concludes that the fuzziness of the manufacturing definition is problematic, because policies — like, for example, a tax credit for manufacturers — may miss their target if the definition is overly broad or narrow. <BR/><BR/>But reclassifying fast food workers as manufacturing employees could have other advantages for the administration. <BR/><BR/>It would offset somewhat the ongoing loss of manufacturing jobs in national employment statistics. Since the month President Bush was inaugurated, the economy has lost about 2.7 million manufacturing jobs, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. That continues a long-term trend. <BR/><BR/>And the move would make the growth in service sector jobs, some of which pay low wages, more appealing. According to government figures, since January 2001 the economy has generated more than 600,000 new service-providing jobs. <BR/><BR/>The annual economic report — most of which consists of charts and statistics — has been the focus of unusual scrutiny this year, perhaps reflecting the presidential campaign and concern about the lack of job creation despite an ongoing recovery. <BR/><BR/>The report first touched off a furor with a statement regarding the "outsourcing" of U.S. jobs overseas, where wages are lower. <BR/><BR/>"When a good or service is produced at lower cost in another country, it makes sense to import it rather than to produce it domestically. This allows the United States to devote its resources to more productive purposes," the report read. <BR/><BR/>The statement, which reflects standard economic theory about the efficiencies of trade, was denounced by Democrats and Republicans alike. <BR/><BR/>"These people, what planet do they live on?" asked Democratic presidential candidate and North Carolina Sen. John Edwards. <BR/><BR/>Even Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert wrote to the White House protesting at the claim. <BR/><BR/>The president's top economic adviser and the lead author of the report, Gregory Mankiw, replied to Hastert that "My lack of clarity left the wrong impression that I praised the loss of U.S. jobs." <BR/><BR/>Critics of the White House also seized on a chart in the report that suggested the administration expects 2.6 million new jobs by the end of the year. <BR/><BR/>"I've got a feeling this report was prepared by the same people who brought us the intelligence on Iraq," said Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, a Massachusetts senator. <BR/><BR/>The White House insisted the figure was just an estimate.<BR/><BR/>©MMIV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956882396669105125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-49460952036809990322007-04-30T08:30:00.000-07:002007-04-30T08:30:00.000-07:00Jolly Roger said... Come back to us when you have ...<I>Jolly Roger said... <BR/>Come back to us when you have something important to say, Tex.<BR/><BR/>If he takes your advice, you've seen the last of him. </I><BR/><BR/>That's fine. The first of him turns my stomach.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-20485363820981105712007-04-30T08:29:00.000-07:002007-04-30T08:29:00.000-07:00Lydia Cornell said... Jack has been to 8 Bar Mitzv...<I> Lydia Cornell said... <BR/>Jack has been to 8 Bar Mitzvahs this year. I wish our culture had a custom like this. It's so touching and exciting.</I><BR/><BR/>We do, Lydia. It's called "first communion".Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-41035046702052219342007-04-30T07:20:00.001-07:002007-04-30T07:20:00.001-07:00HI everyone, I have been gone all weekend at an au...HI everyone, I have been gone all weekend at an autograph signing, and our good friends daughters had their B'not Mitzvah on Saturday night, which was wild! Both daughters were called to the Torah at the same time, though one is 12 and the other 14. <BR/><BR/>Jack has been to 8 Bar Mitzvahs this year. I wish our culture had a custom like this. It's so touching and exciting.<BR/><BR/>When I got home I got a message from Worf that he could hear Doug Basham and me in the pauses on our radio show. <BR/><BR/>Turns out, Doug uploaded the raw, unedited "chat" session we were having (an unscripted experiment anyway.) AFter an 18-hour day on Friday I had to pretape the show and after Paul Waldman we decided to not use our scripts and do a spontaneous chat. But I was so tired I couldn't do more than one hour. So Doug edited both portions and forgot to upload the edit!<BR/><BR/>Sorry. <BR/><BR/>The edited version is up now. <BR/><BR/>We discuss the debate and the Bill O'Reilly meltdown. <BR/>xoxoFans and Friends of Lydia Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512357844572930333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-40565051974051005932007-04-30T07:20:00.000-07:002007-04-30T07:20:00.000-07:00Come back to us when you have something important ...<I>Come back to us when you have something important to say, Tex.</I><BR/><BR/>If he takes your advice, you've seen the last of him.Jolly Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386411633471396349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-74582912038951270912007-04-30T06:30:00.000-07:002007-04-30T06:30:00.000-07:00Tall Texan said... Hope Rides AloneUSA Sgt. Eddie ...<I>Tall Texan said... <BR/>Hope Rides Alone<BR/><BR/>USA Sgt. Eddie Jeffers, USA (Iraq)</I><BR/><BR/>YAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN<BR/><BR/>Come back to us when you have something important to say, Tex.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-23226108283518602472007-04-30T06:29:00.000-07:002007-04-30T06:29:00.000-07:00Larry said... I read an article in paper today he ...<I>Larry said... <BR/>I read an article in paper today he was going to drill off Alaska also and I thought that was protected. <BR/></I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13573049/" REL="nofollow">Back in early 2006</A>, as a sop to his brother Jeb, Congress signed a Bush initiative allowing for offshore drilling in some regions of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's ANWR region, as well as both seaboards. You'll notice the beneificiary states all had Republican senators at that time. This was a pork appropriation.<BR/><BR/>Sucks to be Republican, you have to ruin your environment to be elected.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-17509068153604044082007-04-30T05:31:00.000-07:002007-04-30T05:31:00.000-07:00The number of U.S homes now vacant has risen to 2....The number of U.S homes now vacant has risen to 2.8%. This is the tenth straight increase in vacant homes.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-46354553261194881852007-04-30T05:24:00.000-07:002007-04-30T05:24:00.000-07:00Paul Wolfowitz goes before World Bank officials to...Paul Wolfowitz goes before World Bank officials today to plead his case for keeping his job, after promoting his mistress and giving her a lavish salary.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-39008151197904163082007-04-30T05:02:00.000-07:002007-04-30T05:02:00.000-07:00Afganistan:One U.S soldier was killed today in fig...Afganistan:<BR/><BR/>One U.S soldier was killed today in fighting in Afganistan.<BR/><BR/>Didn't Bush say he already won that war?Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-46808555917303808942007-04-30T04:47:00.000-07:002007-04-30T04:47:00.000-07:00The Stephanie Miller show is being shown in the ol...The Stephanie Miller show is being shown in the old Imus time spot on MSNBC this week.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-8976737119697179222007-04-30T04:44:00.000-07:002007-04-30T04:44:00.000-07:00ABC News:Abc News is reporting that the DC Madam's...ABC News:<BR/><BR/>Abc News is reporting that the DC Madam's list of names include many in the Bush administration and in the Pentagon.<BR/><BR/>Don't you just love those Bush moralist?Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-9999687861161559512007-04-30T04:41:00.000-07:002007-04-30T04:41:00.000-07:00It has been ten years since the minimum wage has b...It has been ten years since the minimum wage has been increased for low wage workers.<BR/><BR/>That wait will continue as Congress has the Iraq war has pushed the minimum wage on the back burner.<BR/><BR/>While more money is wasted in Iraq, low wage workers still are without a decent wage.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-55968698892971031192007-04-30T00:18:00.000-07:002007-04-30T00:18:00.000-07:00Wait till the economy enters recession and unemplo...Wait till the economy enters recession and unemployment creeps up that will doom the repug party farther..........remember "its the economy stupid" that did in Bush senior.<BR/><BR/>I think they key issues for 2008 will be <BR/><BR/>Iraq, The Economy, The Energy Crisis, and Global warming.............along with the Bush admin treason and war crimes and repug corruption of course.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956882396669105125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-71428896169052470412007-04-29T22:26:00.000-07:002007-04-29T22:26:00.000-07:00Baghdad:Four more U.S soldiers were killed in a bl...Baghdad:<BR/><BR/>Four more U.S soldiers were killed in a blast near Baghdad.<BR/><BR/>This brings the total number of deaths in the month of April 2007 to 103.<BR/><BR/>Party day for Bush.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-52005859372165178312007-04-29T22:13:00.000-07:002007-04-29T22:13:00.000-07:00Gas prices has risen 36 cents this month and const...Gas prices has risen 36 cents this month and construction and housing sales are lows never experienced in 40 years.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-7805712047856708432007-04-29T22:11:00.000-07:002007-04-29T22:11:00.000-07:00If the Repugs lose those areas they will be a mino...If the Repugs lose those areas they will be a minor blimp.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-84868245400248457882007-04-29T22:10:00.000-07:002007-04-29T22:10:00.000-07:00If he is as smart as Dolty is stupid he must be a ...If he is as smart as Dolty is stupid he must be a genious.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-15447262787587754192007-04-29T22:09:00.001-07:002007-04-29T22:09:00.001-07:00You think after Bush is out of office the repugs w...<I>You think after Bush is out of office the repugs will be finished for about 30 years just like after Hoover..........or do you think the repug party will go down the road to oblvion just like the whig party...............my bet is the party will fracture and there will be a libertarian party and a regional redneck party like Jolly has said.</I><BR/><BR/>Look at it. They have to realize what they are doing to the Republican Party as a national franchise. The only answer that makes any sense is "they've written off the Northeast, Upper Midwest, and Pacific Coast."Jolly Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386411633471396349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-78316654574331703642007-04-29T22:09:00.000-07:002007-04-29T22:09:00.000-07:00The church goers will be deserting the Repugs so t...The church goers will be deserting the Repugs so the "religious right" will lose their clout.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283557503536810926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-36596959141341237172007-04-29T22:08:00.000-07:002007-04-29T22:08:00.000-07:00He sounds morbid.Anyone who posts Chimpy stories i...<I> He sounds morbid.<BR/><BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Anyone who posts Chimpy stories is going to sound morbid-I'm quite sure I do most of the time :) Scab is as smart as Dolty is stupid-he's been a great addition and a major reliever of pressure.Jolly Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386411633471396349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102706.post-43563586858131152442007-04-29T22:07:00.001-07:002007-04-29T22:07:00.001-07:00You think after Bush is out of office the repugs w...You think after Bush is out of office the repugs will be finished for about 30 years just like after Hoover..........or do you think the repug party will go down the road to oblvion just like the whig party...............my bet is the party will fracture and there will be a libertarian party and a regional redneck party like Jolly has said.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956882396669105125noreply@blogger.com