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Thursday, May 1. 2008

Thursday Links

Economy slows; government hires. Is their goal to get everyone on their payroll? (Not that we aren't already working for them, for the first third of each year.)

You saw this already: Bill O'Reilly terms Hillary socialist.

Broder: GOP needs a new southern strategy

Nice boat show in the Persian Gulf

Kill the fatties?

No wonder Obama is running for Pres: Smoking rooms removed from Senate Office Building

Tax on fast food? I favor special taxes on Chardonnay and Brie.

Does limited liability make any difference? Cowen says no.

Are the collectivist trends of Western democracies reversible? No, says Mediocracy

The Swiss government focuses on the really important matters - like whether your goldfish is lonely.

eBay feedback:

NEGATIVE: Though you did nothing wrong, I am giving you this negative feedback to teach you that the universe is arbitrary and unfair.

More of them here.

Posted by The News Junkie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 11:06 | Comments (12) | Trackbacks (0)

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Don't actually kill the fatties, and certainly not before making fun of them. Give them stenuous work in the heat and humidity of New Orleans cleaning up. Enough will drop dead from "natural" causes.

I must inject here a note of congratulations on the marvelous picture provided with the thread on Recreational sex, as she has simply the finest bum one could hope to dance with at "the hop", doing the bop! Do wop, yeah...
#1 Jeb on 2008-05-01 11:33 (Reply)
Aw, we used to study Bio together
#1.1 The NJ on 2008-05-01 11:44 (Reply)
"Is their goal to get everyone on their payroll?"

Well, yes. Especially in places where one party (usually, but not always Democrats) has no competition.

Here in Hoboken, the Dems swooped in to "save" an ailing hospital in Hoboken, which really needed to be privately downsized. The Hudson County Democrats stuffed council meetings on the matter with hospital workers who might otherwise lose their jobs, opponents were shouted down, and the town bonded a takeover.

Now, Corzine is making headlines, saying 'sorry, we'll have to cut back on hospital funding. Several state-supported hospitals already have new ownership. If Hoboken (where Corzine) cannot make ends meet, they'll be left $10-20 million (probably the latter) in the hole, in addition to losing the property the hospital is on. If Corzine shows favoritism in supporting Hoboken's scheme, they'll be hell to pay from other municipalities.

WHY do the Dems do this kind of thing? The more people on the state payroll, the more leverage the Dems have in pushing their agenda du jour, whether it be an election or a spending boondoggle (the Newark sports arena comes to mind).

If you want to see how this sort of Ponzi scheme ultimately collapses, keep your eye on New Jersey.
#2 Mister Snitch (Link) on 2008-05-01 11:38 (Reply)
The fatties need to work. Plain and simple. Kick out the Mexicans and put fat people into jobs that skinny Americans won't do. Just don't let them pick food.
#3 Phil on 2008-05-01 12:06 (Reply)
Heard this idea someplace. Think it might really work....

Put a big scale up right in front of city hall. Everyone has to sit on it on their birthday and pay a big fat tax on every pound that is over the limit. And then put the results in the newspaper too.
#4 Patina on 2008-05-01 16:29 (Reply)
Sheesh, people. It's a free country. Let 'em be fat if they want.
#4.1 BD on 2008-05-01 17:38 (Reply)
Just kidding BD. Never want to see a public scale. Guess it is best to be careful about such jokes. Do not want to give nanny staters any new ideas.
#4.1.1 Patina on 2008-05-01 19:05 (Reply)
Patina I liked your idea.I also like stockades,caneing's, and public hangings; why not we let everything else fly.
#4.1.1.1 jappy on 2008-05-01 19:15 (Reply)
It's great to have fat people around. Makes one feel morally superior.
#4.1.1.1.1 BD on 2008-05-01 20:05 (Reply)
Speaking of fatties and flying. Ever get stuck in a window seat next to a fattie? I'm thinking a "Drop" button on your hand rest would be good. Hit it, the floor opens, seat and fattie fall out of the plane, and then you can spread out and have a snooze. The chair has a parachute and some water and carrot sticks in a Zip-Lock bag for survival.
#4.1.1.1.2 Meta on 2008-05-01 20:05 (Reply)
better make it a cargo parachute
#4.1.1.1.2.1 buddy larsen on 2008-05-01 20:14 (Reply)
Meta and Buddy I thought I was cruel. You guys make me look like I'm in kindergarden. Nice work comrades.
#4.1.1.1.2.1.1 jappy on 2008-05-01 20:48 (Reply)

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