I’ve just sent the following email to Seattle City Council President Jan Drago, officially putting my name into consideration for appointment to the seat being vacated by Councilman Jim Compton. Hmm. Re-reading it, I wonder if some of my prose was a tad indelicate? Aww, what the hell.
Dear Council President Drago,
As a woman of color I would add much needed diversity of experience and perspective to the Seattle City Council… that is, if I was a woman of color. Unfortunately, I’m just some middle aged Jewish guy… but then, you don’t have too many of those either, so I might as well offer my name anyway for consideration to fill the seat vacated by Councilman Jim Compton.
No doubt I would be a controversial choice. After all, I’ve never campaigned for office, I’ve never run a large, complex organization, and… well… as a blogger and four-letter-word aficionado I have produced a long and provocative paper trail of occasionally impolitic political commentary. (You know, like the time I told the Republican Governors Association to “eat me.”) But given the opportunity to serve on the Council I am confident you will find me thoughtful, intelligent, and respectful… and I promise never to use the words “fuck”, “shit”, “prick”, or “asshole” during Council meetings or in official communications such as this.
Now I know what you’re thinking: “Here’s a guy who wants to be appointed to the Seattle City Council, and yet, he just used the words ‘fuck’, ‘shit’, ‘prick’, and ‘asshole’… twice!” But please do not mistake my lack of solemnity for a lack of seriousness. In the unlikely event I receive the appointment, you will not find a more passionate, dedicated, hard-working member of your august body, and there will not be a substantive issue on which I do not obtain near encyclopedic expertise.
As an Ivy League educated generalist, the co-author of an Off-Broadway musical flop, and a self-taught software developer, I would bring to the Council a sharply analytical mind, well accustomed to quickly overcoming learning curves in a variety of disciplines. As both an entrepreneur and a progressive activist I am sensitive to the awkward balance the Council must sometimes strike between the legitimate needs of the business community and the moral obligations and utilitarian reality of our social contract. As a resident of South Seattle I am intimately familiar with the oft overlooked needs of our city’s neighborhoods, yet as a native Philadelphian and former New Yorker you will not find a stronger proponent of maintaining and promoting the urban downtown as a vibrant and thriving economic and cultural center.
But of course, most people are familiar with me as a progressive blogger and political provocateur, and I would bring that experience to the Council as well… experience that I believe would greatly benefit you and your colleagues. I have a passion for wonkishly wrapping my mind around complex policy issues in a search of creative solutions, but I also have a knack for summarizing and communicating these issues to the general public… a knack which sadly, the Council often seems to lack.
I imagine council members are often frustrated by criticism in the press (and on the blogs) that seems to misinterpret your decisions and actions. Well, that’s the Council’s fault. I would bring to the Council media savvy and a unique sense of showmanship that could be harnessed to communicate complex issues, and I would be happy to leverage my reputation for frankness and lack of personal political ambition to deflect criticism on controversial decisions. While I have earned a surprising degree of credibility with the local press corps, I must admit that I do have a handful of inconsequential detractors. (The Seattle Times editorial board comes to mind.) But think of this as a plus: just imagine Frank Blethen’s jaw dropping to the floor when you announce my appointment… it’s worth it just for that.
In drawing to a close, you may notice that the one thing I have not talked about are issues. Well, as a 14-year Seattle resident and the father of a child in the Seattle Public Schools, my issues are the same as those of most citizens: good schools, safe neighborhoods, clean streets, adequate transportation infrastructure, an attractive business environment, affordable housing, living wages, access to health care, and all the other essential services we expect from a functioning city government. It would be foolish to prioritize an agenda for what amounts to a ten-month term; rather, I am realistic enough to understand that whoever is picked to fill this seat must be focused on getting up to speed on an agenda that has already been set by current council members and circumstance. I am up to that task, and would relish the opportunity to make the Council stronger by contributing the passion and creativity only a political outsider like myself can bring to the job.
Finally, let me assure you that should I be given the honor of serving the citizens of Seattle, that ethics, collegiality, and professional courtesy would bar me from blogging critically about you and my fellow council members. Now I’m not saying that should I not be appointed to the Council, that you would suddenly become a primary target of my unique brand of muckraking journalism and blistering prose… but, well… you know… all bets are off.
Thank you for your time, and for considering this application in the spirit in which it is intended.
Sincerely,
David Goldstein
HorsesAss.org
Think I’ll get it? I could certainly use the money.
Yeah, but at least you’re funny. Wish I lived there.
Considering you are a bought and paid for political hack for Ron Simms, I’m surprised you even had to go hrough the formality of writing the letter.
Dosen’t say much for Seattle…………….
Re: #2 & #3—did those two ever get past 6th grade english?
re: goldy on the council—I don’t think there IS a middle-aged jewish guy on the council, YET. I hope you actually sent the email and I am curious to see if you get any kind of response, other than a form letter. But just remember this, Hunter S. Thompon WAS elected sheriff or something in his little burg in Colorado, so let’s not give up on the idea of an actual campaign, when the time comes. And please let me have the honor of being your first volunteer.
What Seattle City Council needs from a new member is complete inanity. You must only pretend to be serious, and these pretentions cannot be interpretable as serious by the council or general public. If your pretentions are taken as serious, the council will hamstring your honest efforts and the public will believe you are dishonest. Adopt some quirky mannerism that can become your calling card: shabby clothes, inoffensive oddball statements, funny walk, etc. Seattle is in deep shit. Be the court clown and you will not only be seen as wise, you will upset the apple cart, rock the boat, question business as usual.
David,
I think you had them, up to the comment about Frank Blethen. But, who knows, maybe the prospect of 10 months without HA commentary will be too good to pass up.
prr@ 2: Um, CITY council is a little different than COUNTY council and has nothing to do with the COUNTY executive. Even the paranoid righty trolls (like…you!) who visit this site haven’t expressed any fears of a vast left wing conspiracy cabal of the Seattle city council and the King county executive/council.
Oh, and I wish Goldy was on the take from someone, then I could scam all the hot babes and drugs. If you saw the lavish house (NOT) he lives in and the 24 hour party people in his neighborhood (really NOT), you’d laugh yourself silly over your claims
Idiot.
2, 5.
2,5.
(giggle)
Goldy—
You have occassional flashes of brilliance. This is one of them.
I also find you incredibly amusing at ALL times…..especially when you are trying to be serious.
If you need any letters of recommendation, count me in!
By God, Goldy has the support of the LEFTIST PINHEADED KLOWNS and even a token RIGHTY!!
ooh my wanna be boyfriend is back! Sorry, prr… Still not available (to you, anyways)
And for the record, howie… HST lost that election by like 29 votes, mainly because the Dems and the reps united against the ‘freak power’ movement. His laws were great tho! (fat city here we come!)
David Goldstein For Seattle City Council:
“Why Not Me?”
If Goldy can run for city council, maybe Steffy can run for mayor in Spokane? His standing as a log cabin republican would garner some votes in the Jim West crowd!
Just another thought on how to sell yourself to the Seattle City Council Goldy.
Point out to them the fact that they are seriously lacking on the intellect scale. The Council is currently fully manned and wo-manned with IGNORAMOUS’S. David Goldstein would add a new intellectual dimension to the Seattle City Council as David has consistently proven to be a GROSS IGNORAMUS!!!!!
And every knows, a GROSS IGNORAMUS is 144 times WORSE than a mere ordinary IGNORAMUS that the current Council is discriminatorily composed of!
The only thing Seattle is missing is a GROSS IGNORAMUS on the Council. David KLOWNstein ready to fill the slot!!!
I wonder if Mr. Cynicals “humor” is covered under the Geneva accords?
Mr. Cynical
RHAT: Boo-yaughhhhhhhhhh
$29.99 as of 12:38 pm PST. Another 3.17% gain TODAY. My 5,500 shares are looking pretty sweet right now consiering I bought at $25.10. That’s almost $27,000 to the good for me.
In your face! In your face!! In your FACE!!!
Did you buy NOV on the dip yesterday like I told you?
It’s on the way up right now @ 70.50, up over 3.8% today!!
How’s does that compare to your 8% gain all of last year??!!
Baaaaa Haaaa Haaaaa
You’re never going to move out of your mother’s basement at 8% per year.
GBS—
I am happy you are making money dude.
I never sold my National Oilwell Varco….but I did sell a bunch of oil stocks right before the last dip. Still have some Conoco.
GBS–unlike you, I enjoy seeing others make money. I get no thrill out of others losses. You seem like you would.
GBS has a knack for making STRANGERS immediately!!!
Think about it KLOWN.
Oh and GBS—
I bought 1,000 shares of Red Hat in June at $12.60/share thanks to my broker. It was a great play then and I plan on holding until $35…..maybe $33…see what my broker sez. I HATE short term capital gains so will not likely sell until June anyway. 5500 shares is pretty good. I don’t know how it will look in December of next year however.
GBS is probably stupid enough to take short-term capital gains!
Just another thought on how to sell yourself to the Seattle City Council Goldy.
Point out to them the fact that they are seriously lacking on the intellect scale. The Council is currently fully manned and wo-manned with IGNORAMOUS’S. David Goldstein would add a new intellectual dimension to the Seattle City Council as David has consistently proven to be a GROSS IGNORAMUS!!!!!
And every knows, a GROSS IGNORAMUS is 144 times WORSE than a mere ordinary IGNORAMUS that the current Council is discriminatorily composed of!
The only thing Seattle is missing is a GROSS IGNORAMUS on the Council. David KLOWNstein ready to fill the slot!!!
Ms Chickenhawk @ 17:
That’s in response to you telling me how dumb I am when I pointed out the Dow Jones averages under President Clinton vs. Bush and in general how much better the economy performs under Democratic leaderships.
Then, you went on to brag about your meager 8% return and said that I was a liar and foolish when I detailed my investing style on another thread. So I’ve been putting it out on HA to show you to be the hate-filled, dumb ass, pussy, conservative that you are.
Now that I’ve thoroughly rubbed your nose in the proverbial dog shit, I’ll stop giving out the stock picks that could make you a lot more money than your currently making.
You and MTR are numb-nut, yum-yums who have drank so much of the conservative kool-aid that you believe shit like republicans handle the economy better, Scooter Libby has a recollection problem and Bush can spy on Americans without warrant.
Moron.
I’ll say it again, Cynical
your posts come off like Word salad
Might wanna work on that
(for the lazy)
(word salad is) ….the symptom of confused, and often repetitious, language that is symptomatic of various mental illnesses. It is usually associated with a manic presentation…
Sounds like our resident cynical-troll to me!
Ms Chickenhawk,
You never go broke taking your profits. In my view of the world of investing there’s no such thing as short-, or long-term investing. I establish points where I will cut losses no matter what at a maximum of 7% and take profts while the stock is on the way up. Since the vast majority of my money is in a ROTH IRA, short term capital gains as a tax implication is of no concern, thus my therory of taking profits.
Mr. Cynical:
You should seriously find another broker.
Look at your RHAT comment.
GBS –
dont forget about the DELAYed ethics as well
Mr. Cynical
I’m just wondering out loud here, but you and Roger Rabbit talked a lot about your oil stocks last year. Oil stocks, did very well last year and it seems you sold at the right time.
You’re holding a 1,000 shares of a stock, RHAT, that gained over 140% sinced you bought it.
My question to you is, with an oil stock rich portfolio, RHAT up over 140% how is it you only gained 8% last year.
Did your broker recommend a lot of “dogs” last year?
That’s why I said you should get another broker, you’re getting shitty advice.
OR
You’re lying.
Which is it??????
GBS sez:
“You should seriously find another broker.
Look at your RHAT comment.
Comment by GBS— ”
Soooooooo…I bought at 12.60 in June. The target is $35 but I might sell at $33…..however, need to wait until June so it is Long-term.
So what?
Mr. Cynical @ 27
See my ?? at 26, that’s what.
GBS sez:
“I’m just wondering out loud here, but you and Roger Rabbit talked a lot about your oil stocks last year. Oil stocks, did very well last year and it seems you sold at the right time.
You’re holding a 1,000 shares of a stock, RHAT, that gained over 140% sinced you bought it.
My question to you is, with an oil stock rich portfolio, RHAT up over 140% how is it you only gained 8% last year.
Did your broker recommend a lot of “dogs” last year?
That’s why I said you should get another broker, you’re getting shitty advice.
OR
You’re lying.
GBS—
RHAT is a miniscule portion of my portfolio. I have a balanced portfolio with stocks, bonds and yes some cash. The bonds did fairly mediocre. Cash did virtually nothing. Stocks did well…but a few bummers to balance off the winners. 8% was my entire investment portfolio. Just the stock portion was up close to 15%. And I don’t like taking short-term capital gains….after all, you need to look at AFTER-TACX returns, right?
GBS—
2 of my Dogs last year were Fannie Mae (down almost 20%) and Conagra (down almost 24%). I sold them both on December 27th to offset a small part of my realized gains. I’m still paying lots of taxes for the Republicans to piss away….but 15% is better than 35%!
Are you going to tell us all your stocks are winners GBS??
@ 30
Don’t be silly Mr. Cynical, of course not all of my stocks are winners, but holy shit why would you lose 20 fucking % on a stock?? Cut your loses at 7% no matter what. Historically, whenever a stock loses more than 7% that losing trend almost always continues.
Winning picks rarely drop below the correct pivot point by more than 5%.
So why are you paying a broker to lose 20%?
29
My crap detector is starting to peg here.
You’re still holding:
NOV up 100% YTD
RHAT up 140% YTD
COP up 41% YTD
Plus you sold your oil stocks before the dip last fall.
Even in a “balanced” portfolio, you must have had some real fucking loser dogs to drag your blended rate of return to just 8%.
If RHAT was a miniscule part of your portfolio, why didn’t you pyramid up? THAT is a fucking winning stock. But you ride dogs down 20%?? Your broker must of had you big time in Fannie Mae and Conagra to have just two stocks in your portfolio offset the gains from the oil stocks you SOLD and the HUGE winners listed above.
I’ll be redundant here, but either your lying or your a conservative.
RED ALERT!! RED ALERT!!
It looks like Mr. Cynical just fell through the truth trap!!
Mr. Cynical as the old saying goes “figures don’t lie and liars don’t figure.”
Looks like you didn’t figure out the numbers before you spouted off about your “gains.”
Maybe Goldy can ask for the council job of overseeing the recycle program. He can go out in the field and audit.
Can we give the investment strategy seminar a rest and get back to beating Mr C about his political cocepts. Much more fun.
Larry @ 34
It’s not the “Wade Cook” seminar that’s important here. IT was just a means to an end.
Mr. C was led into truth trap once I realized he was lying. The old rake has whacked him in the face and me thinks he’s knocked out cold.
It’s sort of like lying in court, once you’ve been trapped by the attorney, the rest of your testimony is suspect at best. I’m sure Roger Rabbit can put it in legal terms, but for now. . . .The LYING RAT has been exposed and we can use that against him regarding his politics.
The liar.
I hope you included a resume; I’d hate for your application to be rejected on a mere technicality.
If you do get the appointment, will HA just become a series of “Drinking Liberallys” and “Open Threads”? After all, the Rightist bile spewed in the comment threads here is bile spared on the rest of us elsewhere.
GBS @ 34: Well, we all knew that to begin with, so let’s stop flogging that particular deceased equine, eh?
Another analogy: It’s like a street fight, the longer it goes on, the more each side gets bloodied. Even if you are assured of an eventual win, it’s just better to get it over with quickly. Best to get in a few good jabs, leave him with the bruises, then walk away before he can kick you in the nuts and ruin your Saturday night.
Pithy, aren’t I?
Well, Goldy, I don’t think you could hurt anything in that office. Maybe it would take your mind off of Tim Eyman.
I’ve just been posting on comment thread over at thinkprogress. The trolls here are much more entertaining, so I’m back. Also, it’s a more “target rich environment” here, as they say in the military
GBS—
$12.60/share X 1000 shares = $12,600
I realize you don’t have that many fingers & toes bonehead so I will pause while you double-check….OK??
PAUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE…..
Done yet GBS?
Now tell me, what % is $12,600 of $5.3 million???
Take your time……………………………
Putting a 7% stop loss limit is one reasonable strategy. I agree. In hindsight, it would have been a good move on those 2 dogs…I agree. But I think a lot of investors would have been happy with an 8% overall return last year. If you did better than that…more power to you. But you know what GBS, I peg you at one mere neuron short of a synapse!!!! I have seen KLOWNS like you pretend to be smarter than the average bear….when the reality is you haven’t done it consistently.
So GBS, what have you done the last 5 years???? 10 years????
What was your return last year?
Now take your time making up a lie!
“self-taught software developer” – Goldstein
Well, when you lie like that, you can expect to not get the job. Hell, you cannot even figure out how to keep your own blog, which is based upon publicly available source code, to filter out words.
Ok. Now feel free to entertain the other rabid so-cial-ist monkey’s here by throwing out fecal references and cuss words.
Comment on #34,
The investment seminar is much more interesting than the so-cial-ist bloviating.
Why do I feel like I’m in the middle of a circle jerk?
Moonbat Patrol & Pudster—
GBS is just like the other KLOWNS around here….they fantasize about what they MIGHT do, but live in total envy of those who actually take risks and are successful.
GBS is the kind of KLOWN who sets low, low personal standards…..and then consistently fails to achieve them!
GBS is also a trustfund loser who was born on third base, has managed to back up to second base…..and wants to convince us that he hit a DOUBLE!
Thank you GBS and Mr. Cynical for the investment seminar, but you know what they say, “you get what you pay for”. GBS may have been a bit unfair, since selling is generally the more difficult decision, and other factors come into play re the decision to cash out (kids college tuition, etc.). A 7% stop loss is fine for a savvy investor, but in a choppy market you might as well just write the check to your broker in advance. Doesn’t always work, but should be considered seriously. The worst thing an investor can do is ride a purchase into the basement. If it were easy, we’d all be millionaires, and don’t forget the most important question: “Where are all the customer’s yachts?”
Me? I’ve missed out on enough good opportunities to make all of you rich, but life is short and you can’t take it with you. Given my forlorn financial state, I ask Goldy if he would make me his chief of staff once he gets on the Council. A guy’s gotta’ make a living.
Off Topic: Roger Rabbit I don’t have your program to check if this quote is fot real or not, could you check it out for me?
Thanks fluffy little bunny.
I’m surprised CBS let him get away with this even though I think he is right.
AMEN ANDY ROONEY !
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Right on, Andy Rooney!
Andy Rooney said on “60 Minutes” a few weeks back:
I don’t think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens…Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.
Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.
I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, that is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?
I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.
I have the right “NOT” to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.
When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling, it is the Law of Probability.
I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English!
My father and grandfather didn’t die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours.
I think the police should have every right to shoot your sorry ass? if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can’t understand the word “freeze” or “stop” in English, see the above lines.
I don’t think just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business.
We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations.
I don’t hate the rich. I don’t pity the poor.
I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn’t stop you from watching them.
I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that’s better, and put your name on the building.
It doesn’t take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary, and say “NO!”
I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don’t pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don’t want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries!
I am sick of “Political Correctness.” I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they be “African-Americans”? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don’t go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else
And if you don’t like my point of view, tough…
DON’T PASS IT ON
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
I was asked to send this on if I agree or delete if I don’t. It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore I have a very hard time understanding why there is such a problem in having “In God We Trust” on our money and having “God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. Why don’t we just tell the 14% to Shut Up and BE QUIET!!!
If you agree, pass this on, if not delete. .
I AGREE !!!!
Off Topic: The filter is up so this is a repeat. Roger Rabbit I do not have that BS filter you have, would you please check out this Quote for me? Thanks fluffy little bunny.
I’m surprised CBS let him get away with this even though I think he is right.
AMEN ANDY ROONEY !
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Right on, Andy Rooney!
Andy Rooney said on “60 Minutes” a few weeks back:
I don’t think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens…Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.
Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.
I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, that is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?
I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.
I have the right “NOT” to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.
When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling, it is the Law of Probability.
I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English!
My father and grandfather didn’t die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours.
I think the police should have every right to shoot your sorry ass? if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can’t understand the word “freeze” or “stop” in English, see the above lines.
I don’t think just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business.
We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations.
I don’t hate the rich. I don’t pity the poor.
I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn’t stop you from watching them.
I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that’s better, and put your name on the building.
It doesn’t take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary, and say “NO!”
I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don’t pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don’t want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries!
I am sick of “Political Correctness.” I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they be “African-Americans”? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don’t go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else
And if you don’t like my point of view, tough…
DON’T PASS IT ON
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
I was asked to send this on if I agree or delete if I don’t. It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore I have a very hard time understanding why there is such a problem in having “In God We Trust” on our money and having “God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. Why don’t we just tell the 14% to Shut Up and BE QUIET!!!
If you agree, pass this on, if not delete. .
I AGREE !!!!
Folks does this reflect your view or not? Roger you are allowed to input on this subject matter.
The government today announced that it is changing its emblem from an Eagle to a CONDOM because it more accurately reflects the government’s political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you’re actually being screwed.Damn, it just doesn’t get more accurate than that!
Puddybud @ 43:
“Why do I feel like I’m in the middle of a circle jerk?”
Maybe it’s because some got in your eyes?
Sorry, cheap shot I know, but couldn’t resist. I’m just joking.
However, I did get some in Mr. Cynical and MTR eye’s and I’m not apologizing to them.
@46: All the more reason to run all republicans out of office on a rail. After all, they do control ALL THREE branches of government, do they not? And they truly are “a bunch of pricks”. Allow me to insert a couple of clarifications:
A condom allows for (reckless spending coupled with irresponsible tax cuts), halts (widely shared economic growth), (makes cynics of) the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you’re actually (screwing others).
Off topic here, but I’m currently watching Preznit Coke-Jaw spew his usual bullshit line about how we’ll achieve a “Brighter Future for America.” He seems now to think that community colleges are the way of the future, since they can provide vocational training. He also still seems to think that testing is the panacea for solving the problems of the public school system.
Picture that, an uneducated, anti-intellectual twerp lecturing us on how he’s going to improve the educational system in the US. Sort of like having an illiterate tell me how to write a novel.
@49: Well said, Doc. The latest job creation report from the BLS was also a real downer.
Off topic here, but I’m currently watching Preznit Coke-Jaw spew his usual bullshit line about how we’ll achieve a “Brighter Future for America.” He seems now to think that community colleges are the way of the future, since they can provide vocational training. He also still seems to think that testing is the panacea for solving the problems of the public school system.
Picture that, an uneducated, anti-intellectual twerp lecturing us on how he’s going to improve the educational system in the US. Sort of like having an illiterate tell me how to write a novel.
Comment by Dr. E— 1/6/06 @ 5:44 pm
Dr. E could you retranslate that last paragraph you are using words or speaking in tongues.
“Dr. E could you retranslate that last paragraph you are using words or speaking in tongues.”
Sure, how ’bout plain English:
Picture that, an uneducated, anti-intellectual twerp lecturing us on how he’s going to improve the educational system in the US. Sort of like having an illiterate tell me how to write a novel.
Sorry wrong Paragraph.
Picture that, an uneducated, anti-intellectual twerp lecturing us on how he’s going to improve the educational system in the US. Sort of like having an illiterate tell me how to write a novel.
Comment by Dr. E— 1/6/06 @ 6:07 pm
Off topic here, but I’m currently watching Preznit Coke-Jaw spew his usual bullshit line about how we’ll achieve a “Brighter Future for America.” He seems now to think that community colleges are the way of the future, since they can provide vocational training. He also still seems to think that testing is the panacea for solving the problems of the public school system.
Preznit Coke-Jaw?
I don’t recogniz the name?
Mr. Cynical @ 41
Previously, I would have believed you to have $5.3 million, but since you’ve been caught in a lie, I won’t. Now, that you’ve been exposed for the liar that you are you’re trying to cover your tracks by doing what neo-convicts do best: lie some more.
The issue wasn’t about how much RHAT represented in your portfolio, it was based on the other returns you had on your oil stocks that you said you sold in an earlier post BEFORE they dipped, plus you’re holding stocks that have 100% YTD increases and 41% YTD increases. Someone who has a “balanced portfolio” to use your words, won’t have their funds disproportionately allocated across stocks and bonds, and within particular investment vehicles inside of each of those categories. So your balanced portfolio line is bull shit, too. Nobody has those kinds of gains in their stocks, and mediocre gains in bonds and winds up with a blended ROI of 8%, the numbers just don’t pencil out.
Dr. E could you retranslate that last paragraph you are using words…..
Comment by klake— 1/6/06 @ 6:02 pm
Yes, moron, he is in fact using words. What is your point?
Mr. C.
Here’s another thing I don’t believe about your story. 8% on $5.3 milion is $424,000 per year income. Since you worried about short-term capital gains, you are not in a tax free growth account.
If that were the case I doubt very much you’d be so involved with construction. Seems to me you’d be doing something else besides working for a living.
Mr. C.
If you’d have paid attention to my earlier posts you’d know I was’t a millionaire. As I said, I’m an all in investor. 5,500 shares of RHAT at $25.10 with about $1,200 cash left over, puts me around $139,000 total account value.
After today’s close, however, my account value is just over $166,000. $27,000 in a about a month ain’t bad. But that’s because my tolerance for risk is greater than yours, much greater. Because I aggresively cut off ANY loss I can be wrong 2 out of 3 times and still not get hurt if I get a 20% return on the 3rd play.
GDP is the only stock I’ve hit for a true double in one play and it’s the one that put my account over $100,000. Bought in Sep of 2004 at just over $10 per share and sold in Feb 2005 slightly over $21 per share.
As I said before I only make 3-5 plays in a year. Buying correctly cuts out all the selling descions problems that Proud To Be An ASS talks about. Riding a stock down 20% or 24% only proves you’re indecisive and emotional about your stock plays.
Cynical: “And I don’t like taking short-term capital gains….after all, you need to look at AFTER-TACX returns, right?”
True. But what is better, a small short term capital gain or a loss of principle? And if you make a big gain on a really risky buy, why not take some short term profits, even if the tax bite is bigger?
Of course there are ways to hold the stock and protect against losses, thus enabling you to hold to the point where “short term” no longer applies, but you don’t mention them.
You’re in construction? What do you build? Castles in the air? Naw. You’re too “realistic”. You must be one of those scammer “spec. builders”. Well, at least you have the market for it, if you can find the lots!
GBS: What are your sell criteria? Further, if you make 3 to 5 “buy decisions” a year and put in a stop loss on each, and they are all bummers (not at all improbable with this small a sample), you are out at least 7% on the year, and you still have to find new dogs to hunt. Like I said, a choppy market eats this strategy up unless you hit for extra bases a good deal of the time.
But go for it. You appear to be doing well. Warren Buffet’s wisdom notwithstanding, my congratulations.
Goldy,
Thank you for your time, and for considering this application in the spirit in which it is intended.
Okay, I know you mean well. But ‘fuck’, ’shit’, ‘prick’, and ‘asshole’ kind of sets you down a peg, eh? It is all well and good here on your forum, but the prigs that vote for your favorite council members likely look upon it as a negative. Which is a good discussion point:
Why does “uncouth” language set people off in the negative? I suppose it depends on the delivery…
Dammit, Goldy, you’d do a stellar job as the conscience of the council, but there is no way your party will allow you to be there in such a capacity. But then, you knew that when you sent the email…
Goldy!!!!!
Where do I sign up to help!
Let’s go!!!!
GBS, Cynical, et al.
I did not post the Circle Jerk comment. Discussing circle jerks are not my style. While it was funny it was not me. Unlike others I am flattered someone would post as me.
Cynical, you have to give GBS more credit. He is not even college edumicated. He is much smarter and acts as an adult over windieASS and cluedinless&less. If he has made a killing I commend him.
Goldy before I give my support, I need to know where you stand or sit on the 4 foot rule for strip clubs? This seems to be the overriding issue.
He seems now to think that community colleges are the way of the future…
He’s absolutely correct, if this is actually 1982. Otherwise, he’s probably only partially correct at best.
Hey what’s the latest on the Patty Murray scandal? She got more tainted money from Abramoff than all FUWA GOP politicians COMBINED.
Where the fuck are her morals? Was there quid pro quo? When does the investigation start?
In the corporate world, just the “appearance of impropriety” is just cause for termination. So the question is… should a Senator be held to a lower standard than a greedy capitalist? Apparently….
I love it. Rakeface is the Wade Cook of HorsesAss. LMAO ! ! !
Wonkishly?
Goldy please release my comment. GBS I didn’t write the circle jerk comment.
Goldy For City Council!
I don’t think you’l get it, Goldy. They want someone with social graces, because of all the corruption, lying, stealing, and killing going on in politics today.
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“you need to look at AFTER-TACX returns, right?”
WTF??? I thought EVERYBODY had ALL of their portfolios in tax-sheltered retirement accounts? Isn’t that, like, what tax-sheltered retirement accounts are FOR??? Am I missing something???
“In the corporate world, just the “appearance of impropriety” is just cause for termination. So the question is… should a Senator be held to a lower standard than a greedy capitalist?”
I’d rather ask “should a President be held to a lower standard then a greedy capitalist?”
I invest all my money in pewter Dungeons and Dragons figurines and collectible Star Trek plates from the Franklin Mint.
GBS—
I am not an active trader like you. Most active traders that go “all in” into one stock are merely gamblers, not investors. I don’t have to gamble. I’m more than willing to admit I’ve have my share of individual losers. I try to stay with leaders in industry groups and guess what…it doesn’t always work out. Oh well.
And yes, my bonds are almost all muni’s (Tax-Free) as is my money market fund….so a lot of that 8% is tax-free! Hindsight says I would have done better having more of my liquid assets in the market but I have my strategy. And yes it’s pretty conservative in the long-run…..but I don’t need to and don’t desire to take reckless risks like you.
E – Apparently Yes. In the corporate world, if someone up the management chain is getting bjs or is fucking a subordinate they get fired. Happens all the time. It is known as violating the “3S” rule.
However, if you are a serial predator, say like Bill Clinton, you get a free pass.
DonnaG
I thought you gambled all your money in Vegas putting it all on the nose of Howard Dean for President!! A pile of shit like Howie usually attracks plenty of flies like you.
MTR
Well, then, I guess that suggests we’ll be holding GWB to a lower standard for his pattern of repeated violations of the law.
re: #11–turns out you are right. my internet search says he lost by 500 votes. it also said that since the republican candidate had a crew cut, thompson shaved his head and referred to him as “my long-haired opponent.” He ran on the Freak Power Ticket and announced he would spearhead several reforms:
1. rename Aspen to Fat City, Colorado
2. tear up the downtown streets and replace them with bike paths
3. decriminalize drug possession
4. decriminalize the sale of drugs (but only at cost)
5. reintroduce the stocks for drug dealers working at profit.
Maybe Goldy can get Norm Stamper to run on a ticket with him.
ALASKA AIRLINES: DENTED PLANE #3
“On Friday morning, as Alaska Flight 224 prepared to leave for Mexico, a Menzies employee spotted damage on the threshold of a cargo door and reported it.”
http://www.king5.com/localnews.....32ce4.html
Roger Rabbit is gambling $1 of his life savings on a raffle ticket to win a World Cruise!!! To wit, the “Gardens of the World” Cruise!!! yummy!!! If Roger Rabbit WINS the world cruise, RR will be gone for a loooooong time. yummy! yummy! :D :D :D
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“Patty Murray … got more tainted money from Abramoff than all FUWA GOP politicians COMBINED.”
Bullshit, you fucking liar.
MY LAI HERO DIES
Vietnam war helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson Jr., reviled by rightwing militarists for stopping the slaughter of Vietnamese villagers at My Lai by threatening to shoot the American troops who were killing the unarmed civilians, died today in a VA hospital of cancer at age 62.
Three decades after the incident, the Army grudgingly recognized Thompson’s principled stand against murder by reluctantly awarding him the Soldier’s Medal.
The bells rang in Heaven tonight as a man of peace entered.
DUKE CUNNINGHAM COOPERATED WITH PROSECUTORS
Time Magazine reported today that GOP ex-congressman Duke Cunningham cooperated with authorities to take down others involved in the bribery scandal that sent him to prison.
“Sources familiar with the situation say Cunningham … wore a wire …. The identity of those with whom the San Diego congressman met while wearing the wire … is the source of furious — and nervous — speculation by congressional Republicans.”
http://articles.news.aol.com/n.....&cid=
GOP MOVES TO REPLACE DELAY
The Associated Press reports that “House Republicans are clamoring for new election-year leadership, and indicted Rep. Tom DeLay’s hopes of returning to power as floor leader are dwindling.”
“‘I do not want Tom DeLay to return,’ Rep. Heather Wilson of New Mexico, a perennial election-year target of Democrats, said Friday.
“‘It’s clear that we need to elect a new majority leader to restore the trust and confidence of the American people,’ said Rep. Jim Ramstad of Minnesota, as two fellow Republicans circulated a petition calling for new elections.
“… Speaker Dennis Hastert … signaled he would not try to block the rank-and-file from acting.
…
“Other officials said an announcement on new elections could come within a few days … an Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that 49 percent of those surveyed said they would prefer to see Democrats in control of Congress, and 36 percent said Republicans.”
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/new.....5509990007
POLL: PUBLIC FAVORS DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF CONGRESS BY 49% TO 36%
Did you read that last sentence? I’ll repeat it:
“… an Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that 49 percent of those surveyed said they would prefer to see Democrats in control of Congress, and 36 percent said Republicans.”
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/new.....5509990007
Hey, in case any of you trollfucks missed it, here it is again:
“… an Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that 49 percent of those surveyed said they would prefer to see Democrats in control of Congress, and 36 percent said Republicans.”
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/new.....5509990007
Mr. Cyn-Irr @ 80
Another misfire by the King of Irrelevance!
RR @ 85 , MTR Lying? Surely you jest! MTR has an encyclopedia up his ass that he pulls all his “facts” from!
MTVYD @ 69 said “In the corporate world, just the “appearance of impropriety” is just cause for termination.” Then let it be known that MTVYD is hereby TERMINATED from this and all conversations on HA. LOL, no problem, his idiotic diatribe terminates him all the time.
cougar—
Naahh….the real SELF-TERMINATOR on this Blog is DonnaF*CKINGGEDDON!
DonnaG tried to impress us that he is so smart he actually has 2 BRAINS!!
That may be so, but unfortunately for DonnaG and the rest of us read around his crap is: One of DonnaG’s brains is LOST…and the other is out looking for it!
Mr Cyn-Irr seems to be irratated by the truth.
Good!
Goldy,
That was way ballsy. You go brother. Hopefully they won’t send you the cut-and-paste letter they’ve been sending to every other Seattle voter who has written regarding this appointment.
Everyone else, if you’re reading this Blog, you’re supposed to have a sliver, a smidgen at least, of a sense of humor. A good 2005 resolution, no?
MTR @ 69,
She got a few bucks, sure – but the thing that made what Abramoff did so absurdly and obviously illegal was that there was a clear quid pro quo between monies donated and votes taken.
BTW – Bush gave back $1k – but Abramoff was a $100,000+ Shrub fundraising Pioneer. Where’s the rest of the $$$$?
Better trolls, please.
reply@53,
“Picture that, an uneducated, anti-intellectual twerp lecturing us on how he’s going to improve the educational system in the US. Sort of like having an illiterate tell me how to write a novel.”
Well it is a good thing Kerry didn’t get in there because then you’d have someone who got even worse marks that President Bush! Funny how the Liberal Biased MSM suppressed that fact until well AFTER the election, isn’t it?
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITI.....index.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — A campaign fundraising group for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to a $35,000 fine for underreporting thousands of dollars spent on a lavish Hollywood fundraiser in 2000, the man who bankrolled the event said.
The organization, New York Senate 2000, agreed to a federal finding that it failed to report $721,895 spent on the fundraiser to boost the former first lady’s campaign for Senate.
from 99’s link:
“It’s a kind of vindication, but this is only one battle,” said Paul, a three-time felon who is suing both Sen. Clinton and her husband Bill Clinton, claiming he was led to believe the former president would later work for him in a private business venture.
LOL. Okay. I cry for him.
Misreporting the amount spent on a fundraiser isn’t exactly the end of the world. While misreporting itself is improper (and they were fined for it), it does not directly imply improper behavior. And there is no indication that spending 1.2 million instead of 500,000 violates some principle or ethical point.
In any case, the relevance of HRC to Washington politics is questionable at minimum.