tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post2454909785412593522..comments2023-10-22T04:57:07.468-04:00Comments on <center>WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?</center><center> (J.D. Rhoades' Blog)</center>: THANKS, RICK AND RUSH!JD Rhoadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-75333247336903326452012-03-12T16:19:28.429-04:002012-03-12T16:19:28.429-04:00This is a perfect opportunity to add a third post ...This is a perfect opportunity to add a third post to go with that accidental double-post.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-45733255147320132302012-03-12T12:37:24.535-04:002012-03-12T12:37:24.535-04:00This is a perfect opportunity to a my return at ba...This is a perfect opportunity to a my return at baiting Rhoades by calling him a misogynist. I have not done that in a long time. Sadly, I do not have the energy right now to fake those accusations.<br /><br />Deb, I had not heard Rush's "jokes" about Fluke as a middle school kid. That is both despicable and unsurprising.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-7651332610938097522012-03-12T12:36:57.183-04:002012-03-12T12:36:57.183-04:00This is a perfect opportunity to a my return at ba...This is a perfect opportunity to a my return at baiting Rhoades by calling him a misogynist. I have not done that in a long time. Sadly, I do not have the energy right now to fake those accusations.<br /><br />Deb, I had not heard Rush's "jokes" about Fluke as a middle school kid. That is both despicable and unsurprising.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-59955284319471082362012-03-12T11:35:05.815-04:002012-03-12T11:35:05.815-04:00the employee basically has no say in the plan ...
...<i> the employee basically has no say in the plan ...</i><br /><br />Or anything else. That is one of the effects of the no-strings attached bailout (thank you, Presidents Bush & Obama). If the American worker has ever been a slave to wages, it’s now. Whether it’s the net effect of outsourcing or the Too Big To Fail theory, the one thing this government (both parties) was very clear about in their $700 billion gift to Wall Street was that the worker is their collective last concern. White collar workers now more than ever are “grateful” for their jobs and don’t expect wage increases and welcome (for the sake of keeping their jobs) cuts in benefits (as do many union workers--because, don’t you know, it’s teachers and other union workers who are bankrupting America): <i>The average starting salary is $39,000; the average ending salary — after 25 years in the profession — is $67,000. This prices teachers out of home ownership in 32 metropolitan areas, and makes raising a family on one salary near impossible.</i><br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/opinion/01eggers.html<br /><br />The fact Republicans killed the Wisconsin public workers union right to collectively bargain AND President Obama AND Richard Trumka were hiding safe from having to perform during that particular union war with that state’s lunatic Governor speaks volumes to both parties concerns for workers and workers rights.<br /><br />This start to a crawl out of the economic abyss (the so-called free market put us in) we’re now seeing should be put in proper prospective. Of course people are happy to find jobs and work for much less than they used to (they have to survive) but don’t ignore how upper management (and investors) have thrived since the bailout ... roughly translated, too big to fail meant ten for them (the already wealthy) and tough noogies on us (what was once considered the middle class and everybody unfortunate enough to fit the tax brackets below middle class) ... when 23-28% of what was the middle class drop to a poverty level, their voices fade even further into the abyss.<br /><br /><i> Thank you, fellows. And enjoy the second Obama term.</i><br /><br />American workers (and those graduated from colleges with mortgage payments that come in the form of student loans) can hardly wait ... this government (both parties) is there to protect corporate America. The bones either party tosses those doing the actual work that generate the actual profits (profits the workers get an ever declining pittance of) gets smaller and smaller.<br /><br />Capitalism no longer works. Playing the Rep. vs. Dem game for another four years is nothing short of absurd. Unless, of course, you’re “invested” in the game.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-49309903750390654732012-03-12T09:25:12.810-04:002012-03-12T09:25:12.810-04:00I'm hoping this latest escapade from Rush fina...I'm hoping this latest escapade from Rush finally shows the emperor has no clothes. There are not 20 million people who are glued to their AM radios between the hours of 12 and 3 pm every day. That's just a figure his staff came up with and it's been quoted ever since. His demographic is cranky old white guys, a fairly small group to begin with and even they have better things to do than listen to Rush for three hours a day. <br /><br />I expect Limbaugh will soon join fellow shock jock Howard Stern in satellite radio. Let's see how many dittoheads are willing to pony up $10 a month to hear Rush pontificate, ad free.Judy5centshttp://www.judy5cents.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-70683324398150455772012-03-11T19:35:27.741-04:002012-03-11T19:35:27.741-04:00But Chris, as Celine pointed out, the employee bas...But Chris, as Celine pointed out, the employee basically has no say in the plan. Your plan would centralize all power in the hands of the employer, and none in the worker. Unless they unionize, which I'm guessing you'e not a fan of either.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-59986113840358394352012-03-11T19:29:17.569-04:002012-03-11T19:29:17.569-04:00Celine, I don't think the Federal government s...Celine, I don't think the Federal government should be dictating what employers must include in health insurance. I don't think that's appropriate.Chris the misogynist pinheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-79451083747349387872012-03-11T16:03:13.906-04:002012-03-11T16:03:13.906-04:00I've thought for years that Rush was a damaged...I've thought for years that Rush was a damaged individual who would eventually run off the rails. No one can maintain the level of venom and malice he has for decades without being unhinged in a serious way. However, I figured what would finally do it would be an accidental uttering the n-word on the air. He'd be completely radioactive (pardo the pun) at that point. With this hateful misogynistic rant, he's coming close, but there are still cretins like Brent Bozell and his "I stand with Rush" campaign. Could we really see Bozell running to his aid if Rush had said "n----r" instead of "slut"?<br /><br />Also, the media has been so caught up in words like "slut" and "prostitute," they aren't paying attention to what else Rush said. Things like, Fluke had so much sex in junior high it's a wonder she can walk straight. Read the entire transcript. If we lived in saner times, Rush would be committed. Sadly, this oaf can still command an audience of millions. As von Schiller said, "Against stupidity the very gods strive in vain."DiscoDollyDebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-20383134772016744622012-03-11T13:19:31.299-04:002012-03-11T13:19:31.299-04:00Chris, I don't know how you can talk about ins...Chris, I don't know how you can talk about insurance coverage being "between the employer and the employee" when employees are generally not given ANY voice in what their health insurance does or does not cover. Are you sure that was how you intended to phrase it? Because as stated, it doesn't make sense.Celinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-9656687031409418662012-03-11T11:13:48.927-04:002012-03-11T11:13:48.927-04:00As someone who thinks what's covered in health...As someone who thinks what's covered in health insurance should be between the employer and the employee (and I include vasectomies in that mix, too), Rush and Santorum have done a magnificent job obscuring that issue. <br /><br />Then again, as someone who believes that, in part because of Rush and Santorum's response, I am by definition a misogynist who is part of the war on women. Thanks guys. <br /><br />The 1919 White Sox have nothing on you.chris the fascist bastardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-10736058510457444572012-03-11T11:09:30.409-04:002012-03-11T11:09:30.409-04:00Dusty, I read yesterday that now nearly 100 sponso...Dusty, I read yesterday that now nearly 100 sponsors have pulled out. (There's a joke there somewhere, don't you think?)<br /><br />My biggest problem with the hullabaloo is that hardly anyone defends the ruling by pointing out that all OTHER prescription drugs are covered, except this one, which is only used by women. Presideht Obama is trying to end a pretty serious example of discrimination. He deserves to get way more credit for this than the grief the right has dished out.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.com