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ParticipantYou didn’t buy any AAMRQ when it was below $3 in August? Up to $12 yesterday. How about SPWR that was at $5 a year ago and is now at $33? Piker.
ParticipantCrashing is seldom planned. Who knows what the gentle nudge will be this time. Maybe a war in the Middle East causing an oil shock (Iranian talks just broke down). Maybe a Katrina-type event hitting the right part of the US, causing an oil shock. Maybe QEx simply becoming old news, causing interest rates to rise (aka Fedheads losing control). Maybe an economic crisis elsewhere like China. In any case, it will be extremely fucking amusing to watch when it happens.
November 15, 2013 at 11:46 AM in reply to: OT: The “Radical” Gay Agenda in California Public Schools #767968ParticipantWhat about foreign-born or 1st-gen kids who may not have family or close family friends who are vets?
(I’d have probably put my grandfather’s name, who died fighting the Nazis as part of the Polish resistance.)
ParticipantFortunately, even state run economies collapse eventually, and create tremendous opportunities (“Lord of War” is a great fictional account of this.)
ParticipantExcept that she still only has one vote and the rotation of voting members on the Board of Governors is actually making it more conservative next year. Any effect of the Berkeley Bat will be balanced by this fact.
Also, we saw Dow 15725 when Summers resigned from consideration in Sept, and now we’re seeing barely 200 points higher in two months with us sitting in the low 15k’s for much of that period.
Also, interest rates are creeeeeeping back up despite the crazy old bat’s squeaking — we’re at 4.38% this week, I believe. Here’s hoping that the Fedheads lose control and we see 5.5% by next year. Housing market in NJ and NY suburbs has stalled out nicely this fall *phut* — here’s hoping that rising rates will have even more effect here.
November 15, 2013 at 11:09 AM in reply to: OT: The “Radical” Gay Agenda in California Public Schools #767961ParticipantEnvironmental responsibility needs to be slapped into Americans’ heads, since we are sorely lacking in that department.
November 15, 2013 at 10:40 AM in reply to: OT: The “Radical” Gay Agenda in California Public Schools #767959ParticipantCE, I hear you. Frankly, the environmental agenda being pushed in the schools is much heavier handed, IMO.
We only have one planet — what’s wrong with teaching children to be responsible stewards of it?
November 15, 2013 at 9:46 AM in reply to: OT: The “Radical” Gay Agenda in California Public Schools #767956ParticipantIt’s not a question of ideals. It’s a question of facts — people of the same sex are allowed to marry and adopt.
You do realize that people in the Deep South in 1965 would probably be have been extremely appalled if students had to read a novel where a Black man married a White woman, right?
November 15, 2013 at 9:36 AM in reply to: OT: The “Radical” Gay Agenda in California Public Schools #767954ParticipantThere are strong genetic reasons to prohibit incestuous hetero relationships.
ParticipantThe purpose of foreclosure isn’t necessarily to make money. It’s as an enforcement and deterrence mechanism to punish losers/thieves who buy homes and then fail to make payments. Foreclosure prevention should be confined to cases where there’s genuine hardship, not “WAAAAAH! WAAAAAH! I BOUGHT DURING A BUBBLE WITH 0% DOWN AND MY HOME IS NOW WORTH 30% LESS! WAAAAAAH! WAAAAAH! HEEEEEEEELP!”
November 15, 2013 at 5:27 AM in reply to: OT: The “Radical” Gay Agenda in California Public Schools #767943ParticipantI think I knew about people getting married by 1st grade, since I was even at a family friend’s wedding. Thought it boring, liked the food 🙂
What’s the huge problem with kids learning that some men get married to men, some women get married to women? We’re not talking about the mechanics of the process or casting a moral judgement, just that such weddings happen sometimes.
If anything, the school would be casting more of a moral judgement by omitting information.
November 14, 2013 at 11:25 PM in reply to: OT: The “Radical” Gay Agenda in California Public Schools #767938ParticipantAgain, what the heck do images of horribly disfiguring injuries have to do with the fact that two people of the same gender can get married or form couples? Is this your idea of trolling?
Do you really not get the difference between an image of two men holding hands and sitting with a child, and mustard gas casualties?
If anything, if kids grew up with more images of love and fewer images of violence, this country would be a better place.
November 14, 2013 at 11:08 PM in reply to: OT: The “Radical” Gay Agenda in California Public Schools #767935ParticipantYou’re really equating a same-sex couple with a horribly maimed person? Really?
As far as appropriateness, I doubt the “mechanical aspects” of health-ed are introduced till 5th or 6th grade. This is more like “Mikie has two dads, Jenny has a mom and a dad. Both are called ‘families.'”
November 14, 2013 at 10:58 PM in reply to: OT: The “Radical” Gay Agenda in California Public Schools #767933ParticipantYou decide that for your kids and yours alone. The state of CA should not have that right. Unfortunately we have left it up to our schools to feed our kids and teach them thier sense of morality.
And I see FACTS as independent of morality.
The schools are not requiring the kids to have homosexual intercourse, just to know that homosexual couples exist. Fact. Same deal with kids learning how the plumbing works. Facts.
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