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Ian @ November 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Last night’s so called fireworks is really nothing but media hype, least as far as I feel. The whole Romney - Guiliani tiff over Illegal Immigration plays well, but these two are far from being Staunch Immigration Defenders. Both of them supported ‘Sanctuary‘ programs, and let’s face it, they didn’t get where they were by [...]
Ian @ November 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
There really is a simple solution to the growing product recalls, whether from shoddy workmanship to high levels of lead. The first solution is to simply BAN all products from CHINA, until the Chinese Government takes action to eliminate lead paint. The second step is to actually JAIL the Corporate Executives for each tainted product they have imported, and allowed on the store shelves. Whether they know or not, they SHOULD be testing the products to insure their product is safe. IT is THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, so if the product is unsafe, throw the bastards in jail.
Until then, as consumers we should make it known that we value our safety over Corporate Profits. BOYCOTT ANY & ALL PRODUCTS that carry the MADE IN CHINA label. Hit these Corporate Greed Merchants where it hurts, in their Fat Wallets.
Ian @ November 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Seems impossible, but this whole mess with Brian Mulroney might be deeper than anyone imagines. And while some don’t believe it has anything to do with Stephen Harper, it sure is starting to look like Mr Harper is doing his best to cover up something. Is it because of his friendship for Mulroney, or does he owe Mulroney for perhaps putting pressure on Peter McKay to get him to turn over the Conservative Party to him and his Alliance Party? Something is smelling pretty bad, and given how Mr Harper campaigned so vehemently on honest, transparent government, it just seems odd at how he is attempting to cover up this whole Mulroney Airbus Affair.
Ian @ November 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
It amazes me that given the attention being paid to recalls, that companies aren’t being more responsible, and testing the items as they come in. Instead they wait until there is reported incidents, injuries, before issuing a recall. I suppose the concept being that as recalls aren’t well publicized, that not everyone who bought a defective product will return it, thus the company will still make money.
How considerate of them.
Ian @ November 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Simple truth is that the Media have their own agenda, when it comes to reporting the News. They are out to boost circulation, not to inform the people. They make up headlines that barely resemble the actual story, all in an attempt to become the story, rather than to be reporting it. Truth in Advertising is long gone, and Truth in Journalism is rapidly disappearing as well. It is more about the advertising dollar, than about telling the truth, or at least reporting it.
Ian @ November 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Does experience really make you better than a rookie? Look at how some rookies excel when they enter the big leagues, so why can’t that also be the case in being President? It is the skills they have, the ability to think out of the box, and yes, their innocence as well. If they aren’t jaded, aren’t weighted down with outdated and outworn solutions, they might actually be able to solve problems, rather than egg them on. And frankly, just what ‘experience’ does Hilary Clinton have that no other candidate has? That she was the wife of a President?
Ian @ November 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Okay now this recall just pisses me off. To begin with, its the use of an ingredient in a so called ‘dietary supplement‘ that may pose risks to some people. What gets me, is that the risk is based on this ingredient reacting with some medications people might take.
Bodee LLC is conducting this [...]
Ian @ November 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The other day is was nearly 96,000 pounds of beef, today it is sausage meat. I don’t understand how so much of this is slipping through. I mean are there no quality assurance tests being done at any of these processing plants?
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2007 - Double B Foods, Inc., a Meridian, Texas, firm, is [...]
Ian @ November 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Will the defeat of long time ally John Howard in Australia have any repercussions elsewhere? Will it make Stephen Harper re-examine his love affair with Bush and Bush Policies, or will it have no effect, until after he gets defeated? There is an anger among the electorate, yet I don’t see the Politicians seeing that. They are still using the same lines, the same mantra, and I wonder, are they too tied with their Corporate Masters to do anything different?
Ian @ November 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Another round of beef recalls, for possible E.Coli contamination. Makes you wonder if these companies know the meaning of the word ‘cleanliness‘ or if its a language problem. It really makes you nervous when shopping, what with the food and product recalls.
The beef products by American Foods Group include coarse and fine ground beef chuck, [...]
Ian @ November 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The simple notion that if you apologize for part of what you did wrong, makes everything okay seems to be the goal of former Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney. The same man who several weeks earlier blasted the morals of Pierre Trudeau, claiming he more ethical than Trudeau. Kind of puts all that into perspective now that Mr Mulroney admits to taking cash payments from a lobbyist, then lying under oath about it.
Kind of also puts things into perspective about how greedy Mr Mulroney is, when he took the settlement from his lawsuit against the Department of Justice, where he withheld evidence, and lied under oath as well. All so he could get his hands on over 2 million dollars of taxpayer money.
Ian @ November 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Despite all the talk about a government needing a majority, to conduct business, I am kind of enjoying having a Minority Government. The idea that no matter who sits in the Prime Minister’s office can be turfed at a moment’s notice is rather attractive. I like the fact that the combined forces of the opposition [...]
Ian @ November 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
11 Years in prison, for refusing to testify before a Grand Jury.
A former associate professor is sent to Jail for 11 years, because he refused to discuss his role in Hamas, a supposed Terrorist Group, that just happens to be the elected government of Palestine.
For myself, I believe they are terrorists, that they use tactics [...]
Ian @ November 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
It is slick, how the moderators of the mainstream media manage to cut out the fringe candidates in the debates. Take how Ron Paul has been virtually ignored, and yet he is about the only candidate actually giving solid answers to the questions. He is really the only one who clearly states his plans, and how he plans to achieve them. Now if Mitt Romney or Huckabee did that, they might win, or even a Fred Thompson or Rudy Guiliania.
For now, seems only Ron Paul has the guts or courage to speak out. Wonder what’s holding the other’s back?
Ian @ November 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
44 Years ago John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and that loss still haunts the world today. The loss of his leadership, of his inspiration has been sorely missed. His death maybe the turning point, where America lost it’s bid for greatness, lost its drive and way. Today we have George W. Bush instead, and America has gotten the short end of the deal on that deal.
