A timely e-mail that's going around:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41221369/ns/business-us_business
Subject: Wal-Mart vs. The Morons
Wal-Mart vs. The Morons
1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart every hour of every day.
2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!
3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.
4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target +Sears + Costco + K-Mart combined.
5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people, is the world's largest private employer, and most speak English.
6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the world.
7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger and Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only fifteen years.
8. During this same period, 31 big supermarket chains sought bankruptcy.
9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.
10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 2,906 are Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had five years ago.
11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur at Wal-Mart stores. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)
12. 90% of all Americans live within fifteen miles of a Wal-Mart.
13. Wal-Mart has gross sales that total more than the total revenue of all the countries in the world, except 6.
You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the ground work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys who run Wal-Mart to fix the economy.
This should be read and understood by all Americans Democrats, Republicans, EVERYONE!!
To the President and all 535 voting members of the Legislature, both parties. It is now official you are ALL corrupt morons:
a.. The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775. You have had 234 years to get it right and it is broke.
b.. Social Security was established in 1935. You have had 74 years to get it right and it is broke.
c.. Fannie Mae was established in 1938. You have had 71 years to get it right and it is broke.
d.. War on Poverty started in 1964. You have had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor" and they only w ant more.
e.. Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. You have had 44 years to get it right and they are broke.
f.. Freddie Mac was established in 1970. You have had 39 years to get it right and it is broke.
g.. The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. It has ballooned to 16,000 employees with a budget of $24 billion a year and we import more oil than ever before. You had 32 years to get it right and it is an abysmal failure.
You have FAILED in every "government service" you have shoved down our throats while overspending our tax dollars.
AND YOU WANT AMERICANS TO BELIEVE YOU CAN BE TRUSTED WITH A GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ?? YOU THINK YOU CAN RUN THE AUTO INDUSTRY.... THE BANKING SYSTEM?????
MAYBE WE OUGHT TO KICK YOUR EGG-HEAD BUDDY BUMS OUT OF OFFICE AND HIRE WALMART TO RUN THE GOVERNMENT ???
WALMART SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS.......WHY DON'T YOU GUYS JUST ADMIT IT'S WAY BEYOND YOUR PAY GRADE, AND QUIT?
"You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out."
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Federal agency to spearhead new drug-development center
Federal agency to spearhead new drug-development center - The Denver Post
"The Obama administration has become so concerned about the slowing pace of new drugs coming out of the pharmaceutical industry that officials have decided to start a billion-dollar government drug development center to help create medicines."
"The Obama administration has become so concerned about the slowing pace of new drugs coming out of the pharmaceutical industry that officials have decided to start a billion-dollar government drug development center to help create medicines."
The Left’s Piggy Bank?
The Left’s Piggy Bank? [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"New report shows the National Education Association to be a cash cow for many liberal causes"
"New report shows the National Education Association to be a cash cow for many liberal causes"
Saturday, January 22, 2011
The Left's Tucson Strategy: Stage Two
Power Line - The Left's Tucson Strategy: Stage Two
"This is Orwellian on several levels.
It is Ms. Piven, not Glenn Beck, who explicitly defends violence, and comes perilously close to advocating it:"
Read this and see the future!
"This is Orwellian on several levels.
It is Ms. Piven, not Glenn Beck, who explicitly defends violence, and comes perilously close to advocating it:"
Read this and see the future!
Scots attempt to overturn US ban on haggis
Scots attempt to overturn US ban on haggis - Telegraph
"Richard Lochhead, the Scottish Government's Rural Affairs Secretary, has invited a delegation of American politicians to Scotland in the hope of persuading them to overturn the ban."
"Richard Lochhead, the Scottish Government's Rural Affairs Secretary, has invited a delegation of American politicians to Scotland in the hope of persuading them to overturn the ban."
Snowshoeing on Lake Michigan!
Oh my golly!
But is was cold, windy and snowy.
Who'd of guessed?
Instead of trekking between the soft and cozy mounds of fluff at Hoffmaster, we trudged along the beach at Pier Marquette Beach and even waved to the 3 Muskegon snowplowers that zipped by us as we crawled back to our car.
It was 20 degrees out, windy as heck and at least -269 degrees wind-chill-for-weenies.
A lovely day in our winter paradise that the wussies will only see in a "global warming" video.
Bummer dudes.
Turning on the Faculty - Inside Higher Ed
public_college_faculty_fear_loss_of_public_support
'The amount of populist resentment against public employees has magnified unbelievably in the last few years,'"
'The amount of populist resentment against public employees has magnified unbelievably in the last few years,'"
Vallejo Bankruptcy Plan Offers Unsecured Creditors 5-20%; JPMorgan CEO Forecasts More Municipal Bankruptcies; Bernanke Will Not Rescue Cities
Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis Financial Discussion Blog:
Vallejo Bankruptcy Plan Offers Unsecured Creditors 5-20%;
JPMorgan CEO Forecasts More Municipal Bankruptcies;
Bernanke Will Not Rescue Cities
"Vallejo is using federal bankruptcy laws to stick it to unsecured creditors. Please consider Vallejo Plan Would Give Unsecured Creditors 5 to 20 Cents on the Dollar"
Vallejo Bankruptcy Plan Offers Unsecured Creditors 5-20%;
JPMorgan CEO Forecasts More Municipal Bankruptcies;
Bernanke Will Not Rescue Cities
"Vallejo is using federal bankruptcy laws to stick it to unsecured creditors. Please consider Vallejo Plan Would Give Unsecured Creditors 5 to 20 Cents on the Dollar"
Wal-Mart In Unions' Cross Hairs
Wal-Mart In Unions' Cross Hairs - Investors.com
"Organized Labor: The union idea of civil discourse is to protest outside opponents' private homes.
Now union supporters are targeting a developer , with fliers showing a bull's-eye and his home address.
Cue the chirping crickets.
That will be the soundtrack for mainstream media reaction to the latest example of thuggery perpetrated by Wal-Mart opponents who are not happy that the non-union retailer wants to build a Wal-Mart-anchored development on the site of an abandoned Chevy dealership in Washington, D.C.
The development would employ up to 1,200 people in a city with 10.2% unemployment."
"Organized Labor: The union idea of civil discourse is to protest outside opponents' private homes.
Now union supporters are targeting a developer , with fliers showing a bull's-eye and his home address.
Cue the chirping crickets.
That will be the soundtrack for mainstream media reaction to the latest example of thuggery perpetrated by Wal-Mart opponents who are not happy that the non-union retailer wants to build a Wal-Mart-anchored development on the site of an abandoned Chevy dealership in Washington, D.C.
The development would employ up to 1,200 people in a city with 10.2% unemployment."
What The Heck Happened to the Anti-War Movement?
What The Heck Happened to the Anti-War Movement?
"Remember those hoary days of raucous protest when anti-war protesters sent thousands of people into the streets sometimes with only a days notice?
Now consider this: have you seen any of these giant protests since 2008 presidential election?"
"Remember those hoary days of raucous protest when anti-war protesters sent thousands of people into the streets sometimes with only a days notice?
Now consider this: have you seen any of these giant protests since 2008 presidential election?"
Obama's Internet passport
"The White House cybersecurity adviser joined Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Jan. 7 to announce what amounts to a national ID card for the Internet.
....Their plan is straightforward.
Instead of logging onto Facebook or one's bank using separate passwords established with each individual company or website, the White House will take the lead in developing what it calls an "identity ecosystem" that will centralize personal information and credentials.
This government-approved system would issue a smart card or similar device that would confirm an individual's identity when making online credit-card purchases, accessing electronic health care records, posting "anonymous" blog entries or even logging onto one's own home computer, according to administration documents."
Imagine if this was the Bush administration.
What is with libs who scream bloody murder at imagined swat teams in libraries but not a peep when the current regime wants into every computer and phone in the land?
It is not so frightening that Omama and his henchmen would concoct such a plan.
We've read their books and listened to their speeches.
What is terrifying is the entire MSM and all the usual free speech/privacy voices who went postal with the mild in comparison, Patriot Act are totally silent.
Does the left really prefer totalitarian government if it's run by Obama?
The perfect merge of the IRS and the thought police.
1984 anyone?
Friday, January 21, 2011
Olbermann gone!
Twitter / HowardKurtz: It is true. MSNBC contract ...
"It is true.
MSNBC contract has ended.
Olbermann is outta there.
Lawrence O'Donnell moves to 8, the Ed Show to 10"
Interesting in that Krazy Keith has the best non-Fox numbers of any cable host:
NEWS RACE
THURS. JAN. 20, 2011
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,918,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,079,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 1,940,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 1,786,000
FOXNEWS BECK 1,780,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 1,460,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,106,000
CNN PIERS 1,025,000
MSNBC MADDOW 976,000
MSNBC O'DONNELL 855,000
MSNBC SCHULTZ 760,000
CNN COOPER 740,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 700,000
"It is true.
MSNBC contract has ended.
Olbermann is outta there.
Lawrence O'Donnell moves to 8, the Ed Show to 10"
Interesting in that Krazy Keith has the best non-Fox numbers of any cable host:
NEWS RACE
THURS. JAN. 20, 2011
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 2,918,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,079,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 1,940,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 1,786,000
FOXNEWS BECK 1,780,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 1,460,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,106,000
CNN PIERS 1,025,000
MSNBC MADDOW 976,000
MSNBC O'DONNELL 855,000
MSNBC SCHULTZ 760,000
CNN COOPER 740,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 700,000
Accounting Tweak Could Save Fed From Losses
"'Any future losses the Fed may incur will now show up as a negative liability as opposed to a reduction in Fed capital, thereby making a negative capital situation technically impossible,'"
Sort of like saying a 300 pound man is now "thin"?
What color of clothes is our new emperor now wearing?
Muskegon weenies rule!
"The Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park in Muskegon is offering guided snowshoe hikes on Saturdays, beginning Jan. 15 through Feb. 26, with a special moonlight hike offered Friday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m."
Honeybunch and I have been cruising the eastern Caribbean the last few weeks and just returned so we were really excited to go on our first snowshoe trek this year.
Well, we checked it out and it's cancelled tomorrow because it's gonna be....cold!
Gimme a break!!!!
What a bunch of pussies!
I guess they're worried they'll be in some lib lawyer's crosshares! (bunny speak-we don't want to offend sensitive libs with "crosshairs")
We're goin' tomorrow anyway.
Good golly....
Grand Rapids not just sick, it's dying
Newsweek: Grand Rapids not just sick, it's dying MLive.com
"Grand Rapids landed in tough company Friday, as one of the top 10 dying U.S. cities.
The No. 10 rank was a blow for a city trying hard to be cool.
The latest massage of census data came from Newsweek magazine.
Who did we beat?
No. 9 Flint, No. 8 South Bend, and No. 7 Detroit.
No, duh."
So I guess it's a good thing Muskegon has less than 100,000 residents?
"Grand Rapids landed in tough company Friday, as one of the top 10 dying U.S. cities.
The No. 10 rank was a blow for a city trying hard to be cool.
The latest massage of census data came from Newsweek magazine.
Who did we beat?
No. 9 Flint, No. 8 South Bend, and No. 7 Detroit.
No, duh."
So I guess it's a good thing Muskegon has less than 100,000 residents?
A bunch of new posts at MuskegonTaxpayersAlliance
Lotto winner, Senate poll, new Irish bar and more!
http://muskegontaxpayers.blogspot.com/
http://muskegontaxpayers.blogspot.com/
USDA Approves Green, Bio-Based Product Label
USDA Approves Green, Bio-Based Product Label : NPR
"SHOGREN: Companies already have introduced thousands of products made from plants or animals instead of petroleum.
That's because of a law that requires the federal government to buy such products if they exist and are affordable.
Mr. STEPHEN CENSKY (Chief Executive Officer, American Soybean Association): We probably would not see the growth of these products without this program.
......SHOGREN: Using bio-based products is supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil.
But, of course, lots of petroleum goes into fertilizers, tractors and irrigation machines.
The government isn't taking that into account when it decides whether a product qualifies for its new label."
"SHOGREN: Companies already have introduced thousands of products made from plants or animals instead of petroleum.
That's because of a law that requires the federal government to buy such products if they exist and are affordable.
Mr. STEPHEN CENSKY (Chief Executive Officer, American Soybean Association): We probably would not see the growth of these products without this program.
......SHOGREN: Using bio-based products is supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil.
But, of course, lots of petroleum goes into fertilizers, tractors and irrigation machines.
The government isn't taking that into account when it decides whether a product qualifies for its new label."
State visit by China's President Hu Jintao yielded little in the way of trade concessions or commitment to human rights
State visit by China's President Hu Jintao yielded little in the way of trade concessions or commitment to human rights - NYPOST.com
"Yes, those were white bird feathers sticking out of the tiger's mouth at the lavish state dinner hosted by President Obama at the White House this week."
"Yes, those were white bird feathers sticking out of the tiger's mouth at the lavish state dinner hosted by President Obama at the White House this week."
Kidman, Urban have 2nd child through surrogate
My Way News - Kidman, Urban have 2nd child through surrogate
"Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have added a second daughter to their family, born through a surrogate mother."
Seriously, this new trend of "mothers" on the left to "experience" the gift of "motherhood" is sickening.
"Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have added a second daughter to their family, born through a surrogate mother."
Seriously, this new trend of "mothers" on the left to "experience" the gift of "motherhood" is sickening.
Mitt Romney keeps away from Tea Party
Mitt Romney keeps away from Tea Party - The Boston Globe
"As the former Massachusetts governor lays the groundwork for a possible second presidential run, he has largely shunned Tea Party activists in key primary states"
"As the former Massachusetts governor lays the groundwork for a possible second presidential run, he has largely shunned Tea Party activists in key primary states"
Michigan Item Pricing Regulations Among Nation's Most Strict
Michigan Item Pricing Regulations Among Nation's Most Strict [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"Snyder called the “Item Pricing Law” an undue burden on retailers.
The law requires that most items on store shelves being sold be individually priced.
He asserted that the item-pricing law cost Michigan’s economy $2 billion dollars a year.
His office didn’t respond to a message left asking how they computed that $2 billion figure.
Tom Scott, senior vice president at the Michigan Retailers Association, said Michigan has the most restrictive item pricing law in the country."
"Snyder called the “Item Pricing Law” an undue burden on retailers.
The law requires that most items on store shelves being sold be individually priced.
He asserted that the item-pricing law cost Michigan’s economy $2 billion dollars a year.
His office didn’t respond to a message left asking how they computed that $2 billion figure.
Tom Scott, senior vice president at the Michigan Retailers Association, said Michigan has the most restrictive item pricing law in the country."
Study: Michigan left turns are the right way to go
Study: Michigan left turns are the right way to go MLive.com
"Considering the study's findings that this traffic design results in a “20 percent overall reduction in travel time compared to similar intersections that use conventional traffic designs,”"
Maybe time to expand this idea?
"Considering the study's findings that this traffic design results in a “20 percent overall reduction in travel time compared to similar intersections that use conventional traffic designs,”"
Maybe time to expand this idea?
Old media now asking about birth certificate
Old media now asking about birth certificate
"The New York Daily News apparently found the interview published Tuesday by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reason to declare final victory over 'conspiracy theorists,' but ABC News featured a story on its website pointing out Abercrombie has not delivered the promised proof."
"The New York Daily News apparently found the interview published Tuesday by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reason to declare final victory over 'conspiracy theorists,' but ABC News featured a story on its website pointing out Abercrombie has not delivered the promised proof."
France faces fine for neglecting its Great Hamster
France faces fine for neglecting its Great Hamster - Telegraph
"France is failing in its duty to protect the Great Hamster of Alsace, a cute fur-ball facing extinction with fewer than 200 remaining, the advocate-general of Europe's top court said on Thursday."
"France is failing in its duty to protect the Great Hamster of Alsace, a cute fur-ball facing extinction with fewer than 200 remaining, the advocate-general of Europe's top court said on Thursday."
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Climate change study had 'significant error': experts
Climate change study had 'significant error': experts - Yahoo! News
"A climate change study that projected a 2.4 degree Celsius increase in temperature and massive worldwide food shortages in the next decade was seriously flawed, scientists said Wednesday.
The study was posted on the website of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was written about by numerous international news agencies, including AFP.
But AAAS later retracted the study as experts cited numerous errors in its approach."
"A climate change study that projected a 2.4 degree Celsius increase in temperature and massive worldwide food shortages in the next decade was seriously flawed, scientists said Wednesday.
The study was posted on the website of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was written about by numerous international news agencies, including AFP.
But AAAS later retracted the study as experts cited numerous errors in its approach."
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Deep layoffs hit struggling N.J. city
Deep layoffs hit struggling N.J. city - Washington Times
"Some firefighters turned in their helmets and police officers their badges Tuesday as part of deep municipal layoffs destined to further erode the quality of life in Camden, already one of the nation's most impoverished and crime-ridden cities.
About 335 workers, representing one-sixth of the local government work force, lost their jobs, according to Mayor Dana Redd.
It was worst in the public safety departments, where nearly half the police force and close to one-third of the city's firefighters were laid off."
"Some firefighters turned in their helmets and police officers their badges Tuesday as part of deep municipal layoffs destined to further erode the quality of life in Camden, already one of the nation's most impoverished and crime-ridden cities.
About 335 workers, representing one-sixth of the local government work force, lost their jobs, according to Mayor Dana Redd.
It was worst in the public safety departments, where nearly half the police force and close to one-third of the city's firefighters were laid off."
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