Posted on 07/19/2007 7:33:24 AM PDT by pissant
I'm not sure I see that as an answer to my question. Parental notification laws are on the books in many states, and taxpayer-funding of abortion is illegal at the federal level. AGAIN: In what way does Fred Thompson disagree with the current availability of abortion? As far as I can tell, not a whit.
I'm sure you've noted, by the way, I haven't slammed Mr. Hunter.
Never said you did slam Hunter.
And considering that a majority of the posts about Hunter are about clarifying his record, that’s the conclusion I drew.
BULLCRAP. I know far too many out of work experienced roofers, siders, and other construction workers to believe that in the least. Many of them used to work with my husband, but he saw what was happening and changed careers 10 years ago after 25 years in construction.
Blame the aforementioned welfare for that. There are plenty of American poor that are happier sitting down than working.
I don't disagree with that. So I guess we need to change our welfare laws to do away with the problem, don't you?
A close friend of mine recently had to go back to work because her husband had a heart attack and they have no health insurance through his job. They have 2 children under the age of 10 and she has been a stay at home mom. She got her old job back, in a chicken processing plant, but even though she had previously worked there she went through all kinds of scrutiny to make sure of her legal status.
More than 300 people applied for something like 25 jobs, and those were just the eligible citizens or legals. I live in a rather poor county with a population of less than or about 40,000. Line work at a poultry processing plant is far from glamorous, in fact it is a rather nasty job. So please, don't get on your high horse about jobs that Americans won't do. For a fact I do know better.
Yawn...................
there are plenty of popular hunter posts, just as there are many fred duds.
Duncan:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1863769/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1863078/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860339/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859752/posts
Fred:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868468/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1868188/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1867577/posts
Thanks. You didn’t need to go to all that trouble.
I don’t care for some of your tactics, as you know, but I certainly respect your dedication to Mr. Hunter.
Well, frankly, I’ll be very happy when Hunter reaches top tier and receives the slings and arrows that Fred and Rudy are getting. LOL
I am sure that there are localized variables. I have seen it here as well but it does not change the fact that unemployment is at an historical low. I too have friends, ones with businesses that are screaming for both skilled and semi skilled labor especially on the coast. Where are the job seekers? The contracts lay open and they turn to the ones who come looking so they too can get paid.
I will grant that at the national level construction has been the most impacted industry. I don’t have numbers but I can see that.
Yes indeed we need to trash welfare except for real need and also lock down the boarders so we never face these choices again.
Last thing, no high horse. I have many good friends who work in plants and industrial settings doing some of the hardest jobs. But in a lot of areas finding Americans with that work ethic is getting tough. Where in your area you have 300 applying for 25 slots, they will have 10 apply for 30. Or even worse they do have enough but after the first week half no longer show up. It truly is a strange world right now.
Yeah be nice to join the club. Better Hunter than some of the rest.
You were doing great until your last sentence.
Circular logic: “If Thompson’s memory is now refreshed” yet you admit as a lawyer you couldn’t name your clients from 16 years ago much less what you did for them.
If I told you that 16 years ago you did some work for so and so would that be considered as “refreshing your memory” and if it were a “refreshing” would you be compelled to talk plainly and not spin? Any inuendo here? Any? Any at all?
Regardless of who Alter Kaker is supporting, AK is a nanny-state lover, onerous tax supporter, and private property rights despiser.
Sure doesn’t sound like a conservative to me.
Localized? I live in a three state region. Your basic minimum wage job is hard to come by, regardless of the unemployment rate.
The unemployment rate figure is based upon the new claims for unemployment checks, it does not take into account those that have been dropped off the unemloyment rolls for whatever reason.
Yes indeed we need to trash welfare except for real need and also lock down the boarders so we never face these choices again.
You will never get an argument from me about either.
It truly is a strange world right now.
Indeed it is.
I read the help wanted ads in the local papers every week. Unless you are a rocket scientist, an RN or LPN, have a CDL or an electrician or plumbers license, you're pretty much SOL around here.
The local farmers hire by word of mouth and the corporate "farmers" import their help
The jobs are moving up the scale. Like you said there are plenty of RNs and the like. Does not mean there are no jobs. In some areas there are more labor based jobs than others. However I will agree that in the hard hit areas it sucks, and it is damned hard to move else where. If it was easier maybe thing could balance out more.
About 90% of my students were career/job changers, and about 98% of those were on federal grants and the like. The nature of employment is changing, and to be honest for the better in most cases. People whom one would never think of being in the skilled/professional labor force are joining it’s ranks daily. The resources are there, trust me, I have seen people who could barely fog a mirror get full pop grants for 2 year votech programs.
Brody is a smarmy backstabber I would be careful using his stuff he is a master in dichotomy!
That's exactly right! You also won't see me commenting on a Romeny thread or a Giuliani thread or on any thread about any other candidate. My time is precious to me so I chose not to waste it reading/commenting on things that don't interest me.
btt
I’m guessing they will repsond friday or monday.
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