tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post3278441141349379213..comments2024-03-05T19:50:31.497-08:00Comments on World O' Crap: And You Were There, And You Were There, And...Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02798340582589737829noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-65199014383999633752012-05-30T04:32:54.360-07:002012-05-30T04:32:54.360-07:00"In Lies and the Lying Liars who tell Them, A..."In Lies and the Lying Liars who tell Them, Al Franken demolishes those claims of an underprivileged childhood."<br /><br />I kind of feel like the fact that Papa O'Reilly's pet advice was "If you don't like your job, get a new one!" kind of demolishes those claims all by itself.<br /><br />Also, frankly, the fact that Papa O'Reilly's response to people who get screwed through no fault of their own was "Eh, somebody's gotta get fucked, no sense worrying about it" makes him sound like kind of an asshole. "Equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome" doesn't sound profound when you remember that the outcomes liberals are complaining about are things like "dying painfully from an easily preventable disease".Christophernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-29560605418677031592012-05-29T02:41:10.080-07:002012-05-29T02:41:10.080-07:00Kwill,
People who feel they've earned and des...Kwill,<br /><br />People who feel they've earned and deserve that money also feel its easy to get more. People who are insecure about it, want to hoard it.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-54216369431623333412012-05-25T15:28:27.672-07:002012-05-25T15:28:27.672-07:00speaks to me of a deep insecurity about their weal...<i>speaks to me of a deep insecurity about their wealth and whether they deserve it</i><br /><br />No, I can't agree. Not only do they believe they earned and deserve <i>all</i> their wealth, and shouldn't have to pay any taxes, they also want (and deserve) <i>everyone else's</i> money, too.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-41081722457593763032012-05-25T12:54:52.694-07:002012-05-25T12:54:52.694-07:00Aw, can't we forgive the guy wanting to edit h...Aw, can't we forgive the guy wanting to edit his childhood a wee bit before reliving it in public? I mean, if I want to tell people my mother was a German farm girl who got pregnant by an American paratrooper who was caught behind enemy lines, hidden in the barn, and never told that the war was over; that she traded me to some Gypsies for magic herbal formulas; and they in turn sold me to some Sherpa yak traders who left me in a monastery in Tibet, what's the harm? Which all goes to prove you should never text while driving. (I think that's what it proves.)trashfirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-84660758222268948192012-05-25T02:30:12.995-07:002012-05-25T02:30:12.995-07:00ZRM,
It's ok to hate the living. We understa...ZRM, <br /><br />It's ok to hate the living. We understand.<br /><br />It's just that the way the rich respond to even the mildest suggestion that they're not pulling their weight in society speaks to me of a deep insecurity about their wealth and whether they deserve itCarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-9516475587133603882012-05-24T10:51:42.702-07:002012-05-24T10:51:42.702-07:00No one hates the rich except the rich themselves.
...<i>No one hates the rich except the rich themselves.<br /></i><br />Well, I do. Fuckers.<br /><br />Until they hire me, of course. Then they're salt of the earth.<br /><br />I would say I was a whore, but my work is not as honest and is more degrading.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-36623157859204735892012-05-24T10:14:55.344-07:002012-05-24T10:14:55.344-07:00Yeah, he ate Hamburger Helper. And had a little d...Yeah, he ate Hamburger Helper. And had a little dog named Checkers WHO HE WOULDN'T GIVE BACK NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT IT! So there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-87401309892807578612012-05-24T02:40:42.662-07:002012-05-24T02:40:42.662-07:00NIce deconstruction of a straw-man, there, Billo! ...NIce deconstruction of a straw-man, there, Billo! Poor people hate the rich.<br /><br />No one hates the rich except the rich themselves. All we want is for the rich folks from, say, WESTBURY (not Levittown and Keith, you should know this) to acknowledge that they owe a debt to society for providing the opportunity and resources that allowed them to become rich and to pay back into that system.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-17105463456564710612012-05-23T21:45:37.694-07:002012-05-23T21:45:37.694-07:00Yeah, even "equal opportunity" is someth...Yeah, even "equal opportunity" is something I've given up on reviving in an age of "death taxes". I'd be happy with a consensus and policies directed at the premise that if you work forty hours a week, you should not be anywhere near the poverty line.<br /><br />And yes, Bill, technically the government can dictate salaries. It's called the minimum wage. They can dictate benefits, too. That's called the Family Medical Leave Act, among others. (You could possibly argue that not being sexually harassed by your pervert boss is also a benefit they dictate.)<br /><br />If Bill wants money in his pockets, he needs to think of ways to get other people to put money in the pockets of his listeners first. Fortunately, someone already has: minimum wage!<br /><br />Good thing Bill doesn't make policy.D. Sidhenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-9996792658041008512012-05-23T18:07:13.803-07:002012-05-23T18:07:13.803-07:00No one's pushing for "equal outcome."...No one's pushing for "equal outcome." The problem is "equal opportunity" is long a thing of the misty past. It's not just hard work to get a base-level college education; it's damn near impossible without putting oneself into lifelong debt. That's not by accident; certain parties want a general citizenry that's undereducated and desperate. Lord knows Bill O does his part to create it.<br /><br />So, how does Bill O feel about guys who make a mint off of America and then run for the border so they don't have to pay back? Lecture us upon this subject, oh mighty scourge!Tognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-279398467827270852012-05-23T11:08:16.336-07:002012-05-23T11:08:16.336-07:00Oh, I thought he kept changing jobs because of the...Oh, I thought he kept changing jobs because of the sexual harassment suits. Can you make falafel on a grill?D. Sidhenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-36033307839629726552012-05-23T10:27:08.479-07:002012-05-23T10:27:08.479-07:00In Lies and the Lying Liars who tell Them, Al Fran...In Lies and the Lying Liars who tell Them, Al Franken demolishes those claims of an underprivileged childhood. <br />And pretty much every thing Bill O ever said or says.<br />SuezbooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-82766751276693533102012-05-23T10:14:39.744-07:002012-05-23T10:14:39.744-07:00What a load of non-sequitirs in that last section....What a load of non-sequitirs in that last section.<br /><i><br />that wealthy Americans are not paying their "fair share," that somehow the fix is in, and the rich folk are gaming the system at the expense of working people.</i><br /><br />Yup. That's about the size of it. Nice job Bill.... Oh.<br /><i><br /> But for two years, Obama had an adoring Democratic Congress that did absolutely nothing to further the concept of "income equality."</i> <br /><br />Congress is in charge of concepts now? Might as well, actual legislation seems to be beyond them.<br /><br /><i>The reason? It's unconstitutional. </i><br /><br />Concepts are unconstitutional?<br /><br /><i>The feds cannot dictate salaries and benefits in the private marketplace. </i><br /><br />Maybe not, but they can legislate things like tax rates. You know, that whole 'paying their fair share' thing. The idea being, Bill, that if someone takes advantage of the society and infrastructure to make themselves wealthy, they should be obligated to return the favor by making sure those same advantages are available for the next guys to come along, not to pull up the ladder behind them.<br /><br /><i>Obama care is an attempt to breach that constitutional wall. <br /></i><br />Ummm. the PPACA really doesn't say anything about salaries or the wealthy. In fact, it's revenue neutral and when fully implemented, actually will reduce the deficit.<br /><br /><i>We'll soon see what the Supreme Court says. <br /></i><br />Yes, I am sure we will.<br /><br />six sentences, six different subjects. Well done, Billo! Your high school English teacher gives your essay a C-, and notes you should apply yourself.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-36818553069938482532012-05-23T04:55:58.595-07:002012-05-23T04:55:58.595-07:00Facts roll off the Falafel Bills of the world like...<a href="http://www.econdataus.com/inccha05.jpg" rel="nofollow">Facts</a> roll off the Falafel Bills of the world like water off duckies.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com