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Why Tip?

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:35:57 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: This is a subject near and dear to my heart. Both my daughters worked as waitresses throughout high school and college. I saw and heard what they went through and I always tip at LEAST 20 percent.
And on a personal note, I love the flirt for pay system

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

“How do you feel about eliminating tipping?” he asked them.

Porter’s question strikes at the very heart of the American dining experience.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Opposition to tipping was not limited to the media. In 1904, the Anti-Tipping Society of America sprang up in Georgia, and its 100,000 members signed pledges not to tip anyone for a year.

Ultimately, even those who in principle opposed the practice found themselves unable to stiff their servers.

Typically, waiters receive an hourly wage — as little as $2.13 in some states, though California law mandates at least $8 — plus tips, some of which they may pass on, or “tip out,” to their support staff.

Porter considered raising the prices of each item on the menu and simply increasing the wages of his employees. But that would have penalized the restaurant’s many takeout diners

Palin's Foreign Policy Experience - 20 Meetings for a total of 12 hours

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:11:46 GMT

clipped by: BobbyRutan
clipper's remarks: Examples:

March 10, 2007 -- Palin hosts the annual Fur & Ice reception in Fairbanks for about 30 diplomats and international tourism representatives. A Palin press release issued before the event noted, "Governor Sarah Palin will welcome members of Alaska's diplomatic corps to Fairbanks to view the ice carvings of Ice Alaska's 2007 World Ice Art Championship." Following the afternoon reception, Palin attends the NCAA rifle championships.

March 19, 2007 -- Palin meets with 10 foreign exchange students.

May 15, 2007 -- Palin holds a "brief courtesy" meeting with Martin Uden, then the head of the British consulate in San Francisco. The calendar notes, "He'll be visiting Juneau today off of one of the Cruise Ships."

Clip Source: www.motherjones.com

Calendars Show Gov. Palin's Foreign Policy Experience: About 20 Meetings for About 12 Hours

after John McCain picked her to be the GOP's vice presidential nominee, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin claimed that her foreign policy credentials were enhanced because "you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska." She also pointed out that she had experience dealing with trade delegations

Later, asked by CBS News' Katie Couric if she had ever participated in negotiations with Russia, Palin said, "We have trade missions back and forth. We—we do—it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia

the calendars tracking Palin's official meetings

as governor contain not one listing indicating she ever met with a Russian official.

the 562 pages of her daily schedules

indicate that Palin had few meetings at all with any foreign representatives and rarely dealt with any topic related to foreign policy

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Clip Source: www.motherjones.com

Palin spent

12 hours over the course of 19 months on these meetings

Tags: stunning foreign policy experience

Clear Republican Voter & PR Machinations

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:48:45 GMT

clipped by: citizenbfk
clipper's remarks: New Yorkers have a chance to vote for Barrack Osama.

Having the State Elections Office spelling the names of the candidates correctly is a rather important thing. Three proof readers apparently missed this; we told.

My Point is really about another claim of so-called Voter Fraud mentioned frequently on clipmarks: The dastardly ACORN conspiracy to steal the elections by submitting phony names on voter registration cards.

Phony names, like: Barrack Osama.

The best description of the ACORN accusations, I now realize, is that the Republicans were trying to "make a mountain out of a molehill." -- deliberately whining about this and every stupid thing under the sun, like Obama using the words: "lipstick on a pig," or the bad photo of Palin in Newsweek and Nothing of Substance.

I've seen voter fraud. It was a whole voting booth found in the town dump one week after elections.

This stuff? Mountains out of molehills to distract and rile up ignorant emotions.

Barrack Osama?

Clip Source: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

New York county prints ‘Barack Osama’ on ballots

This absentee ballot was sent out to voters in Rensselaer County in New York state. Photo credit: Albany Times Union newspaper
(CNN) — Some are calling it a Freudian slip. Everyone’s calling it a big mistake.

County elections officials tell the newspaper that it was a typo that made it by three rounds of proof-readers

Why the rescue plan had to happen

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:29:18 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: "the single best explanation I’ve seen from anyone"

Clip Source: gowest.blogs.fortune.cnn.com

Tuesday night’s “town-hall” meeting from Nashville had all the hallmarks of what voters have come to dislike about these non-debates

And yet, for one moment, Barack Obama showed why he is ahead in the polls. He did it by giving the single best explanation I’ve seen from anyone

of why the rescue plan Congress passed last week is good for the American people

Well, Oliver, first, let me tell you what’s in the rescue package for you. Right now, the credit markets are frozen up and what that means, as a practical matter, is that small businesses and some large businesses just can’t get loans. If they can’t get a loan, that means that they can’t make payroll. If they can’t make payroll, then they may end up having to shut their doors and lay people off. And if you imagine just one company trying to deal with that, now imagine a million companies all across the country. So it could end up having an adverse effect on everybody, and that’s why we had to take action.

Nailed it

Tags: obama, bailout, economy

Hey Sarah Palin..!

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:09:47 GMT

clipped by: TJColatrella
clipper's remarks: Man this is scary..but good..well done..!

Clip Source: video.stumbleupon.com

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Tags: sarah palin, music, song, art, humor, mccain, republcans, nspd-51, martial law, election fraud

Palin "a fatal cancer to the GOP"

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:40:16 GMT

clipped by: kmcolo
clipper's remarks: I agree with David Brooks yet again. I hope that one day the GOP will recover from this cancer so that I can once again call it my political home.

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Sarah Palin] represents a fatal cancer to the Republican party. When I first started in journalism, I worked at the National Review for Bill Buckley. And Buckley famously said he'd rather be ruled by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone book than by the Harvard faculty. But he didn't think those were the only two options. He thought it was important to have people on the conservative side who celebrated ideas, who celebrated learning. And his whole life was based on that, and that was also true for a lot of the other conservatives in the Reagan era. Reagan had an immense faith in the power of ideas. But there has been a counter, more populist tradition, which is not only to scorn liberal ideas but to scorn ideas entirely. And I'm afraid that Sarah Palin has those prejudices. I think President Bush has those prejudices.

Tags: brooks, politics, palin, gop, republicans, election08

AP: Palin attack "exaggerated" or "outright false"

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:01:44 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: No evidence shows Ayers and Obama were "pals" or even close when they worked on community boards years ago

Clip Source: ap.google.com

In her character attack, Palin questions Obama's association with William Ayers, a member of the Vietnam-era Weather Underground. Her reference was exaggerated at best if not outright false. No evidence shows they were "pals" or even close when they worked on community boards years ago and Ayers hosted a political event for Obama early in his career.

Obama, who was a child when the Weathermen were planting bombs, has denounced Ayers' radical views and actions.

"Our opponent ... is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country," Palin told a group of donors in Englewood, Colo. A deliberate attempt to smear Obama, McCain's ticket-mate echoed the line at three separate events Saturday.

Obama isn't above attacking McCain's character with loaded words

but not on the level of suggesting that a fellow senator is un-American and even a friend of terrorists.

Tags: palin, lies

'Tis the Season of Election Dirty Tricks: Scaring Student Voters

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:53:37 GMT

clipped by: ratilfar
clipper's remarks: Other underhanded tactics seek to confuse voters about their voter registration. In 2006, voters in Virginia reportedly received fake voicemail messages from the state elections commission claiming that the voters were registered in another state and could be criminally charged if they cast their vote in Virginia.

Clip Source: abcnews.go.com

Election officials and watchdog groups are bracing for the wave of sneaky or suspicious phone calls, leaflets and emails that typically hit battleground states in the final 30 days of the presidential campaign.

Young voters at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Penn. have already been targeted, with students reporting that flyers have been posted around campus warning that undercover police will be at the polls on Election Day looking to make arrests.

Political experts say the Drexel flyer is a classic example of voter suppression – a practice that involves scaring, angering, or confusing voters so that they stay at home on Election Day.

Tags: ditry, politics, elections, democracy, scummy, gop

Elisabeth Hasselbeck To Leave “The View”

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:57:56 GMT

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Clip Source: tvshows.brainbloggers.com

One of “The View’s” leading ladies - Elisabeth Hasselbeck - is reportedly upset over the political discussions that have taken place during the shows recent episodes. She is the only Republican on the show and she feels that she is not able to get her point across over the her liberal co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar.

Happy Birthday to our favorite Congressman

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:38:05 GMT

clipped by: kkcapricorn
clipper's remarks: Happy Birthday Dennis! Thank you for caring and never giving up.

Clip Source: mail.google.com

Happy Birthday to our favorite Congressman

Today, October 8th, is Congressman Dennis Kucinich's birthday, and all of us in the campaign are pausing for just a moment to say "Happy Birthday, Dennis. Thank you for all that you've done over the years and all that you continue to do."

There won't be any big, lavish parties today. No champagne corks popping. No fireworks and no glitz. Not his style. Not ours. And most likely, not yours either.

Instead, it’s a day filled with the joy of knowing him, the smiles and laughter that come from sharing priceless stories about his younger years, and the gratitude we have for his service to our nation and his commitment to our people. Plus, a chance to offer our best wishes for MANY more years.

If you'd like to say "Thank You" too, consider supporting his campaign as a way to do that.

Tags: kucinich

Sarah Palin just makes up stuff, instead of admitting she doesn't know

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:41:51 GMT

clipped by: bbittner

Clip Source: whatbillthinks.blogspot.com

It's one thing when you don't know the answer. It's another when you won't admit you don't. And it's yet another thing when you just make up answers. (We all know somebody like that, right? Would you want them to have their finger on the button?)

After Gov. Palin was asked whether she had met any heads of state, she ays many VPs never met a head of state before they took office. Not true. Here's a small list of VPs that did: Cheney, Gore, Quayle, H.W. Bush, Mondale.

Thinks the Bush Doctrine equals fighting Islamic extremists. Wrong again. The Bush Doctrine is the belief that America is just in pre-emptively attacking a sovereign nation if we believe they are a threat to us.

Remember, Governer. Not choosing an answer on the SAT gives you a zero on the answer. Answering incorrectly, gives you a minus 1.

Attempt to Breed Last of Species Turtles Fails

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:03:38 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken
clipper's remarks: The turtle alliance is optimistic. Despite their advanced ages, the two turtles "should be in top form" next year, its statement said.

Clip Song

Clip Source: www.620ktar.com

Elderly turtle pair fails to produce offspring

SUZHOU, China (AP) - She's around 80 years old. He's 100. Breathless scientists watched as the world's most endangered turtles successfully mated.

But the attempt to breed the species' last known female with the last known male in China has failed because the eggs didn't hatch, disappointed conservationists said Saturday.

The only female was found in a Chinese zoo just last year after a long and desperate search. She was quickly protected with a surveillance camera, a guard and bulletproof glass, and given the nickname "China Girl."

the female and male finally were introduced, nudged each other curiously and slowly got down to business. Artificial insemination was deemed too risky.

Within weeks, dozens of eggs were found

While more than half of the eggs seemed fertile, the embryos died early

Just four known Yangtze giant soft-shell turtles are left and three are male.

The elderly pair can try again next year

Senate passes bill to bailout rescue Las Vegas gamblers

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:16:27 GMT

clipped by: kkcapricorn
clipper's remarks: Unconfirmed Sources political satire and news story parodies as represented above are written as satire or parody. They are, of course, fictitious.

Clip Source: www.unconfirmedsources.com

U.S. Senator Harry Reid speaks in favor of the economic rescue plan for Las Vegas casinos

Senators debated a $3 trillion ~~bailout~~ rescue package for Las Vegas gamblers

Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) read a letter from a Las Vegas casino ~~executive~~ cashier, who was ~~fired for embezzling corporate funds~~ laid off due to the economic ~~recession~~ slowdown

The ~~bailout~~ rescue plan calls for the U.S. Treasury to buy up gambling debt certificates from insurance companies, investors, and the casinos

"Over the years, I have amassed huge gambling debts. My wife left me, and I had to stop paying my mortgage payments on my mansion," explained a well-known former NBA basketball star who at one time played with the Phoenix Suns, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Thanks to lawmakers in Washington, I won't have to worry about making my mortgage payments, nor paying my gambling debts. For a while, I really thought the ~~mafia's~~ casino's collection agents were going to ~~have me killed~~ make me pay up."

Tags: satire, unconfirmedsources

Out pours a waterfall of GOP buzzwords ...

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:48:51 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: "The American people are asking of the candidates a serious question: how will you put our country back on track? Rather than provide a direct answer, the McCain campaign has exhibited a wholesale embrace of the tactic that Palin has made legend: it is attempting the change the subject to distract from the fact that it has no acceptable answer"

Clip Source: www.dailykos.com

When Palin is presented with a question she either does not understand or that she does not want to answer truthfully, she opens her mouth and out pours a waterfall of GOP buzzwords, cascading haphazardly from her lips and leaving listeners drenched in the horrific realization that this small-town mayor turned newbie governor from Alaska is, quite simply, both an idiot and a liar.

Palinizing is above all the art of distraction, with the goal of diverting attention away from a fault (in Palin’s case, ignorance) and towards the glittering veneer of hollow talking points which dazzle but do nothing in terms of answering the question presented. For Palin’s most ardent fans, the evasiveness is perceived as a much-deserved slap in the face to the "mainstream" media. For her detractors and even those who are ambivalent towards her, Palin’s verbal hopscotch is infuriating.

Tags: palin

Why CIA Veterans are Scared of McCain

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:01:05 GMT

clipped by: BobbyRutan
clipper's remarks: McCain is influenced by a circle of hardline Republican legislators and congressional staff as well as disgruntled former Agency officials "who all had these long-standing grudges against people in the Agency," the former senior intelligence officer said. "They think the CIA is a hotbed of liberals. Right-wing, nutty paranoia stuff. They all love the military and hate the CIA. Because the CIA tells them stuff they don't want to hear."

Clip Source: www.motherjones.com

Why CIA Veterans Are Scared of McCain

These critics point especially to the McCain campaign's top national security adviser Randy Scheunemann—who ran a front group promoting war with Iraq and the fabrications of controversial Iraqi exile politician Ahmad Chalabi, the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, and who has lobbied for aggressive NATO expansion. Scheunemann's record, they argue, encapsulates everything wrong with the past eight years of Bush leadership on intelligence issues, from a penchant for foreign policy freelancing and secret contacts with unreliable fabricators, to neoconservatives' disdain for the perceived bureaucratic timidity of the CIA and State Department, to their avowed hostility for diplomacy with adversaries. If McCain wins, "the military has won," says one former senior CIA officer. "We will no longer have a civilian intelligence arm. Yes, we will have analysts. But we won't have any real civilian intelligence capability."

McCain would be an absolute disaster

Tags: mccain would be an absolute disaster