The Obama Years- A GOP love story

[JoeRedskin]

... but yes, it was a good thing he did not involve in Syria when their was substantial pressure to do so.

[CRedskinsRule]

Maybe BRICS and the Russia/China/US dynamic deserves it's own thread, but I guess I'm not there yet.

Sept 26th will mark the opening of the Shanghai Gold Exchange International Board. Why is that noteworthy? Well, as was stated earlier, there is a huge push by the BRICS nations to break the US Dollar's position in the world. From a May 27th article, here are a few key developments:

Shanghai Gold Exchange International Board Another Blow To US Dollar

As we can see power shifting from West to East on a daily basis at the current time of writing, in the fourth quarter of this year the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) will launch an international board in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) for investors worldwide to trade gold spot contracts denominated in renminbi. The purpose being is becoming not only the world’s primary physical gold market but also increase pricing power and internationalize the renminbi.

Shortlist of recent developments regarding the rising powers in the East:

Russia’s central bank bought 28 metric tonnes of gold in April
Russia set up a Euarsian Economic union with Belarus and Kazakhstan
Russia dumps record amounts of US treasuries
Russia closes an energy deal with China worth $400 billion (amongst 40 other business contracts)
Putin says Russia and China need to secure their gold and currency reserves
China openly calls for de-Americanization of the world
China, Russia, Iran and 21 other countries bolster cooperation to promote peace, security and stability in Asia
China is buying assets all over the globe and investing in infrastructure in Africa and West Asia
China is importing unprecedented amounts of physical gold

The SGE international board will be another blow to the US dollar hegemony, as more people around the world will hold renminbi, use the renminbi for trading gold and China wil have more power in pricing gold, though the international board’s pricing power can only be wholly exploited when the renminbi is fully convertible.

This twitter feed sums the idea up:
DJ Rubiconski ‏@Rubiconski 28m
GOOD-BYE USD, hello PETROGOLD! #BRICS gold exchange standard currency starts Sept 26 w/ the SHANGHAI GOLD EXCHANGE opening to foreigners!

(that feed is pretty much pure propaganda but I am always interested to hear the opposing side of things)

[NC_Skins]

https://movies.yahoo.com/news/michae...211803862.html

Michael Moore dropping the bombs on Obama.

"When the history is written of this era, this is how you'll be remembered: he was the first black president," Moore said during a discussion at The Hollywood Reporter's video lounge at the Toronto Film Festival.

"OK, not a bad accomplishment, but that's it," the director said. "That's it, Mr. Obama. 100 years from now, 'he was the first black American that got elected president' and that's it. Eight years of your life and that's what people are going to remember. Boy, I got a feeling, knowing you, that -- you'd probably wish you were remembered for a few other things, a few other things you could've done."

"So, it is, on that level, a big disappointment," Moore said.

[CRedskinsRule]

This speech, while it has some nitpicks, is what I was saying he needed to do. I am not going to go bonkers and say it was amazing, but I did think he did a good job.

[NC_Skins]

I hate Bible thumping assholes.

Ted Cruz booed off stage while defending Israel - The Week


The ignorance of this country is astounding.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I hate Bible thumping assholes.

Ted Cruz booed off stage while defending Israel - The Week


The ignorance of this country is astounding.

That is the response Ted wanted, its a strategy. Gets him in the papers, people talking.

[NC_Skins]

Sotloff's parents told they could be prosecuted for paying ransom to IS


Obama's administration is straight clown. What kind of jacked up shit is this? Threaten to prosecute the family if they paid the ransom? WTF has gone wrong with our country and government?

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I hate Bible thumping assholes.

Ted Cruz booed off stage while defending Israel - The Week


The ignorance of this country is astounding.

If he is a no on the Redskin name change thing......I like him

[NC_Skins]

Boehner says unemployed ‘don’t really want’ jobs. How bad a gaffe for GOP?


Why is it that unemployed people are viewed as lazy? It's this myth that's perpetuated over and over, with people passing along anecdotal stories they've heard.

What do they want when they continue to allow jobs to be shipped overseas?

[NC_Skins]

I'm still dumbfounded by how so many ignorant dumbasses can wind up on the Committee of Science, Space and Technology. Oh, I know how.....they are paid to deny it. You want to know why our government is a waste of oxygen, space and money.....this is a prime example why.


Burn Noticed - The Daily Show - Video Clip | Comedy Central

[tshile]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Boehner says unemployed ‘don’t really want’ jobs. How bad a gaffe for GOP?


Why is it that unemployed people are viewed as lazy? It's this myth that's perpetuated over and over, with people passing along anecdotal stories they've heard.

What do they want when they continue to allow jobs to be shipped overseas?

Because it often seems like they are? There are jobs out there, you just have to want to get a job.

It seems like the problem is that they don't want to do the work that is available, or they don't want to work for the pay that's being offered.

I wouldn't allow myself to go 99 weeks without a job. I find it absurd so many people do. I'd be working at a restaurant if I couldn't find a job within 30 days. I wouldn't enjoy it... but I'd do it...

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by tshile

Because it often seems like they are? There are jobs out there, you just have to want to get a job.

It seems like the problem is that they don't want to do the work that is available, or they don't want to work for the pay that's being offered.

I wouldn't allow myself to go 99 weeks without a job. I find it absurd so many people do. I'd be working at a restaurant if I couldn't find a job within 30 days. I wouldn't enjoy it... but I'd do it...

There are jobs but we also need to realize that we continue to shed jobs via robosourcing and outsourcing. Robosourcing in particular is why we have an increase in productivity by companies and increase in revenue generation but continue to shed jobs. Coal mining is a great example. In 2002 the wording of the Clean Water Act to allow mountain top removal mining we increased coal output till around 2009 (it started receiving competition from natural gas at that point) but at the same time decreased the work force by 40,000 jobs due to less need for labor.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by tshile

Because it often seems like they are? There are jobs out there, you just have to want to get a job.

It seems like the problem is that they don't want to do the work that is available, or they don't want to work for the pay that's being offered.

I wouldn't allow myself to go 99 weeks without a job. I find it absurd so many people do. I'd be working at a restaurant if I couldn't find a job within 30 days. I wouldn't enjoy it... but I'd do it...

Just curious. Exactly what percentage of the unemployed do you see as lazy?

Also, exactly what kind of jobs? Minimum wage jobs? Good paying jobs?

What's the difference in them getting unemployment as compared to them getting a minimum wage job that has to be supplemented by welfare?

[CRedskinsRule]

Armed contractor with criminal record was on elevator with Obama in Atlanta - The Washington Post

Some of the stories about the Presidential detail make you wonder how seriously they take to protecting him. I am very positive that the one salute with a Latte in hand angered the more military minded on any detail.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Armed contractor with criminal record was on elevator with Obama in Atlanta - The Washington Post

Some of the stories about the Presidential detail make you wonder how seriously they take to protecting him. I am very positive that the one salute with a Latte in hand angered the more military minded on any detail.

Its a sad world we live in where the media and folks want to talk about something as meaningless as a latta salute and are too incompetent to have a conversation about the failure of the administration to see the isis threat materialize. The slow isis approach already cost thousands of lives, what did the latte saluate cost?

our country is a joke