Thread: This Is Not A CraigsList Notice
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05-05-2012 02:00 PM #346
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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05-05-2012 02:22 PM #347
Good one Charlie...........I was going to "Like" the post to commend your posting it, but then it seemed weird to "like" something so infuriating.
Glenn, while not all current military personnel may share the sentiment of the young lad you referenced, there appears to be considerable angst in the SEAL community. It began at a low rumble a year ago with the announcement by the President that had more I's than a potato field, with only scant acknowledgement of the personal risks of the team members directly involved. But they bit their tongues as good military practice requires of a team that operates in tight secrecy, and rode it out. However, this week's actions have rubbed the scab off. Not just the self agrandizement, but also the revelation that a memo had been written prior to the OBL mission that essentially stated the position that if the mission was successful, the Pres would take full credit, while if it had failed in some way, the turd was in Adm. McRaven's pocket (he being the SEAL commander who took charge of mission planning). It's bad enough to motivate many former SEALs to join together to voice their disgust. The dishonest media will portray their actions as another "Swift Boat" operation, and dismiss it as partisan driven. Just as they never acknowledged (or understood?) that John Kerry/Dems bragging up three purple hearts that never required a minute of hospital time was unintentionally demeaning to deserving casualties who may have suffered significantly more. That testifying to some degree of falsehood against the individual soldiers was seen as betrayal, especially to a group of vets who felt they were the scape goats for poor political decisions. The current crop of vocal SEALs will be attacked and demeaned as well. Sad, but predictable. This time around though, there may be an even more significant backlash. Time will tell.Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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05-05-2012 02:24 PM #348
Irony.......................I just had to spend a few hundred to "prove" to them that I didn't owe $15000 additional on my 2010 return............a return that did in fact include the documentation they claimed was missing. However, with them, you're guilty until you prove you're innocent if you're in the wrong politcal classification (apparently......does being half Italian qualify me as Latino?).Last edited by Bob Parmenter; 05-05-2012 at 02:56 PM.
Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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05-05-2012 05:02 PM #349
Italian??? My grandmother was from Vibo Valentia.Charlie
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05-05-2012 05:57 PM #350
Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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05-07-2012 08:15 AM #351
Old news, but saw a poster of this recently and it kicks butt for me - Dana Perrino (Fox News) in an interview with a Navy SEAL discussing all of the countries he had been sent to: "Did you have to learn several languages?"
"No Ma'am, we don't go there to talk."
How's that for straight talk, and a cool head!! Go SEALS!!
Verification - Dana Perino Navy SEAL Interview | Right Now AmericaRoger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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05-07-2012 08:44 AM #352
Well to me this means you were indeed undocumented when you were snuck into the country, IMO you would then be an illegal, a minority, and possibly a victim of discrimination because of your origins and ancestry!!!!!!! I'd say contacting the right agency in our government would grant you the free ride with all the fringe benefits, bells and whistles that other illegals so graciously accept!!!!!! Congrats Uncle Bob, you be on the dole in no time now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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05-07-2012 10:25 AM #353
Just think of the extra hot rods you could build!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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05-07-2012 10:54 AM #354
I liked this one, too - the little *itch who wrote the Dear John letter tangled with more man than she knew!!
Dear John.jpgRoger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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05-07-2012 06:38 PM #355
That is a classic, took part in one of those myself. That is having the last laugh.I have two brains, one is lost and the other is out looking for it
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05-07-2012 07:21 PM #356
Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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05-07-2012 07:33 PM #357
Bob I was thinking the same thing, I was born here, but my dad's from a village just outside Naples, thus the last name." "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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05-11-2012 07:53 AM #358
I couldn't pass this one up and felt like some of you folks "needed" to read the entire article:
"The largest tax hike in history is due to strike the United States on January 1, 2013. Known as “Taxmageddon,” it would impose $494 billion in higher taxes on the American people in the first year. So terrible would be its impact that yesterday Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Senate Democrats that the country is headed toward a “fiscal cliff” and that Congress must deal with the impending tax nightmare."
These are some of what will hit you next year:
- Income tax rates shoot up,
- The child credit is cut in half,
- The marriage penalty roars back,
- The capital gains tax rate goes up,
- The dividend tax rate soars,
- The payroll tax rate jumps two percentage points,
- The death tax is restored to its punitive past,
- The Alternative Minimum Tax relief expires, and
- A uniquely pernicious additional payroll tax hike from Obamacare takes effect.
Read and weep: Stopping the Largest Tax Hike in HistoryDave W
I am now gone from this forum for now - finally have pulled the plug
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05-11-2012 10:51 AM #359
Good thing to post Dave. Some have already been aware of this, others it will be a news flash.
As it becomes more well known the responses will be predictable. For those who don't give it much thought there will be the usual calls to "tax the rich" as if they are a bottomless pit of available money. Of course the "rich" (the definition is flexible depending on what the subject matter is, in some cases the "rich" is anyone who has property, savings, or a regular paying job) who earned the money in the first place by doing something of value to their fellow man, have the ability to do something about the situation as well. Here's one example: FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER GIVES UP U.S. CITIZENSHIP BEFORE IPO « Investment Watch Blog
The French will see this sort of thing too if the new President there does what he says he intends to. You can call these folks greedy, unpatriotic, or some other blather that gets ginned up by those who choose to criticize the productive. Yawn! Is greed doing something of high value to others that they freely exchange value for (most often money, though it could be something else), or demanding that someone who actually earns what they have give it up to those who don't provide value to their fellow man?Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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05-11-2012 11:14 AM #360
How about another tidbit? The National Association of REALTORS is all over this and working to get it repealed before it takes effect, but don't hold your breath. I am very pleased we aren't the only ones who know about this ploy to steal billions from unsuspecting homeowners.
Did you know that if you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8% sales tax on it? That's $3,800 on a $100,000 home, etc. When did this happen?
It's in the health care bill and goes into effect in 2013. Why 2013? Could it be so that it comes to light AFTER the 2012 elections? So, this is "change you can believe in"? Under the new health care bill all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax. If you sell a $400,000 home, there will be a $15,200 tax. This bill is set to screw the retiring generation who often downsize their homes.
Does this make your November and 2012 vote more important?
Oh, you weren't aware this was in the Obamacare bill? Guess what, you aren't alone. There are more than a few members of Congress that aren't aware
of it either < http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/04/08/obamacare-flatlines-obamacare-taxes-home>Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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