“Al Sharpton On Morning Joe: Rick Perry No ‘Wizard’ On Job Creation”

It is truly mind blowing that the left can claim Perry deserves no credit for job creation in Texas while in the same breath say Obama has NO fingerprints on the present economy.
 

“Al Sharpton On Morning Joe: Rick Perry No ‘Wizard’ On Job Creation”

It is truly mind blowing that the left can claim Perry deserves no credit for job creation in Texas while in the same breath say Obama has NO fingerprints on the present economy.
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawana_Brawley_rape_allegations

Half of the jobs created or “saved” were in Texas, that means the rest of the country must be complete idiots.  At least that’s true of the states like New York, California and Illinois that are run by Democratics.

“Sharpton also argued that “you couldn’t have a better candidate” for
energizing the base of Obama voters to support the president than Perry.”

And there is NO irony noted that it is SHARPTON stating this. A man that is as radioactive as they get. KKK members a taken more seriously when they appear on the Jerry Springer Show that this @sshat.

“Sharpton also argued that “you couldn’t have a better candidate” for
energizing the base of Obama voters to support the president than Perry.”

And there is NO irony noted that it is SHARPTON stating this. A man that is as radioactive as they get. KKK members a taken more seriously when they appear on the Jerry Springer Show that this @sshat.

The Rev. Mr. Sharpton has a point.

Many of the jobs “created” in Texas are minimum wage. Carl’s Jr., for example, has recently moved in.

Many of the jobs “created” in Texas are from companies moving in to Texas, bringing with them key, highly paid employees and leaving minimum wage jobs to Texans. While that doesn’t benefit Texas workers, it arguably increases tax revenues. However, these companies moving in are provided lavish property tax abatements and counties, cities, school districts and various special districts have increased infrastructure burdens, without off-setting revenues for the abatement period.

Many of the jobs “created” are as the result of the military complexes heavily placed throughout Texas and have much more to do with federal spending than actual job growth.

Some of the jobs “created” are the result of federal stimulus money, at first rejected by and then greedily claimed by Tollbooth. That money has run out.

Some of the jobs “created” are a result of violence and political instability in Mexico which have driven enterprises across the border.

Jobs “created” have not kept pace with growth. A full 25 states have lower unemployment rates than Texas.
 
There is an off-set to this jobs “created”. Thousands and thousands of jobs are lost at the end of this month. These are teaching and public sector jobs slashed as a result of Tollbooth’s botched property and business tax reform measure which have created a US $27 Billion deficit/shortfall.

Why hasn’t Sharpton paid any of his civil fines and penalties?

Typical as well as predictable Democratic talking points/blather.

I can not believe COMCAST or ANY self respecting Corporation in
this country could even consider hiring that Race Pimping Buffoon for any position.Hosting a
TV Comment show?  This clown is worse than Fat ED Schultz and Tingle Matthews combined if that is at all
possible.
And they wonder why their ratings suck!

I can not believe COMCAST or ANY self respecting Corporation in
this country could even consider hiring that Race Pimping Buffoon for any position.Hosting a
TV Comment show?  This clown is worse than Fat ED Schultz and Tingle Matthews combined if that is at all
possible.
And they wonder why their ratings suck!

I’m not sure the “left” claims that. Certainly, I don’t. President Obama’s conservatism has stifled economic growth.

So Perry get no credit and Obama takes no blame. Nice racket…..

Like Grand Wizard? We get what your going after Rev. Al.

What’s so funny is that Joe thinks anyone gives a damn what the racist Al Sharpton says or what Joe says.

You do realize a lot of the same arguments could be made for the Clinton “boom” 90′s. The internet just happen to develop on his watch and created a lot of high paying jobs. Jobs that were lost when the bubble burst 6 months before he left office.

Yes of course Al Sharpton is worse than the KKK. You should say more things. You’re really very celever

Higher taxes, more regulation, shutting down more drilling operations, more union control of private business, etc. in your mind would IMPROVE business and hiring in America?

See Wiki link.

“And to give his expert insight on matters of the economy and job creation we turn to your guest…..Al Sharpton.”

Does anyone see how funny that reads.  Al Sharpton doesn’t know anything about job creation.  However he does know, that if you firebomb a clothing store in Harlem and shoot up the employees, those jobs will probably leave the area.

President Obama’s conservatism?  Would you elaborate please..

Seems to me talking about jobs “creation” when the state creating the jobs has as poor an unemployment rate as Texas is itself a talking point. And, not a persuasive way. Too bad Turd Blossom, Baker and the W spinners don’t like Perry. He needs some professional help, some better talking point writers and spinners.

Almost as bad as O’Hannity and O’Van Susteren. I agree.

Just think how low the people at MSNBC have fallen since they allow this guy to come on their show

Yeah and what? I don’t have to like Sharpton to know that a claim that he is worse than the Klan is utterly ridiculous.

Has any of this happened?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Sharpton#Controversy

Conservatism? You mean like spending $830 billion on a failed stimulus bill that saw unemployment increase by 2 points and GDP shrink to 0.8% in the first half of this year? Like ramming a multitrillion dollar health care law down our throats that’s already causing increases in premiums and scaring employers and business owners from hiring anyone? Like increase federal spending by 30% and running up $1.5 trillion deficits in each of his first 3 years? Like getting the debt ceiling increased by another $2.4 trillion? Like adding 13 million people to food stamps? Like extending unemployment benefits for up to 99 weeks?

Obama is definitely stifling economic growth, but not because of any right wing agenda. If that’s your idea of conservatism, I don’t wanna know what a liberal President would look like to you.

Yet, all of Texas’ neighbors and a total of 25 states, including New York, have lower unemployment rates.

The Perry Economic Miracle: “Firing Teachers and Hiring Fry Cooks since 2000.”

To each their own. I hate ALL bigots. I don’t make excuses for one and condemn another. I’ll let your statements and mine stand and let the chips fall where they may. I’m comfortable with that.

Joe is on vacation.

Well Al, so far as I am able to determine thus far, Perry has the best jobs record of anybody running for President. One of the best analysis I’ve found so far is linked here.
http://www.politicalmathblog.com/?p=1590

Would you like to speculate as to who has the least viable jobs plan and record?

Do you live in Texas? I’ve been here for 27 years and I can tell you that everyone I know who’s gotten a new job over the last few years is being paid well above minimum wage. Even a buddy of mine who’s a lazy piece of crap that didn’t work for the better part of 5-6 years and has no college education was able to find a contract gig that paid 25-30 bucks an hour recently.

Are some of the jobs created in Texas paying minimum wage? Of course. We’ve got fast food joints, supermarkets, and restaurants(although tips are the main source of income there) just like any other state. But to act like that’s the majority of the jobs here is beyond disingenuous. Texas has the energy sector, medical field, and technology and all of those industries are doing fine because of the stable regulatory climate and low taxation. Believe me, businesses ain’t flocking here because of the weather.

I gave you a “Like”. You must be terribly embarrassed by your comment. Hope this helps.

So, he’ll criticize Perry for not making jobs, but he wont criticize the sitting president in power for a 9% unemployment rate? REALLY? 

Your statement was that Obama was not “liberal” enough. Or to quote you directly…..

 ”President Obama’s conservatism has stifled economic growth.”

My question lists several liberal economic positions. Some of which he has gone with… ie shutting down gulf drilling. Some he WANTS to implement in the near future. My question is simple. If these liberal economic positions (Keynesian) are implemented would they in your mind improve the economy. Or to put a better way… IF they had been inplamented would we be in a better economic posion to compete globally for jobs and improve our economic standing.

President Obama didn’t ram anything down anyone’s throat. Perhaps, you’re thinking of Mad Michelle and the unfortunate sausage incident. Congress passed HCR.

As for the rest of your comments, I read the RNC Talking Points, too. Repetition is neither necessary nor desired.

And Obama is?

And a health care plan written by Democrats and their doners.

People are leaving NY and California. Check the last census report.

Higher taxes? Yes. Obamacare levels about $400 billion in new taxes over the next decade.

More regulation? Yes. Obamacare. Dodd-Frank. The EPA with their backdoor cap-and-trade policies.

Shutting down drilling? Yes. Getting a permit is nearly impossible these days thanks to the EPA.

More union control? Yes. They haven’t gotten card check through, but they’re allowing the TSA to unionize. They’re allowing the NLRB to block Boeing from hiring 1000 workers in South Carolina. And no one has had more access to this White House than Andy Stern of the SEIU or Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO.

Who is making excuses for Sharpton? You said something very silly and then hide behind some ludicrous false equivalancy “everything is the same therefore it’s the same” statement. World War Two wasn’t worse than the Anglo-Zanzibar war because all wars are bad. Pol Pot was no worse than Mussolini because all dictators are bad blah blah blah

His fealty to Wall Street and banking interests.
His fealty to corporate America.
His refraining from letting the W Tax Cuts for the Wealthy©

expire.
His unwavering support for W’s Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 

Calling Perry the best Republican on jobs is like being called the skinniest kid at fat camp, to borrow from Jon Stewart. (And Perry’s record rests entirely on minimum wage jobs, cuts to health care and riding a wave of oil money.) None of these people have a realistic plan to increase jobs that doesn’t involve more and deeper tax cuts. Enough! We learned our lesson in the 2000s that this is voodoo economics. It’s trickle UP income redistribution and calling the wealthy “job creators” doesn’t change this.

Indeed, much blame is assigned to President Obama.

I’m merely stating the self-evident: If you want an economic miracle, you won’t find it with Tollbooth.

So Obama is in a better position politically to tout “Job Creation” than Perry. I’m not saying the guy is an economic genius. But it seems the height of intellectual dishonesty to NOT lay ANY blame on Obama for the decisions of the last 3 years, or the Dems for the last 5 years (2 with a supermajority) and in the same breath say a Govener can take NO credit for creating half of the jobs in the US in his state.

Obama’s record is not a talking point. As usual, you don’t refute a single thing I said. Instead you make a perverted joke about Michele Bachmann and a corn dog. Is recess over yet or do you still have 5 minutes til social studies?

As for “Congress” passing Obamacare, yes they did. On a strictly party line vote. Using reconciliation and bribery. If that’s the kind of “hopenchange” Obama wants to run on, he can keep it.

Almost yes…. but Hannity didn’t do this…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Sharpton#Controversy

Hannity is not my cup of tea (so to speak) but he does not incite riots.

There were unique factors at work in the 90′s, to be sure. However, it is abundantly clear we moved from an economic downturn into an economic boom as we transitioned from Raygun and Poppy to President Clinton, and from economic boom to economic apocalypse as we transitioned from President Clinton to W and Big D*ck.

The Clinton Years: Peace and Prosperity Reign in America.

You may want to ask the family members of the seven people that died in the store fire help helped to incite. I think the term he used was interloper.

I think he might have been referencing the show as a whole (Joe the show… not Joe the person). Willie is doing a fine job as stand it. And the absence of Mika is a Gawdsend. 

I liked Willie better with Tucker anyway.

This is what is so hypocritical about the complaints about Sharpton. I agree that he’s an A-hole, an ideologue and gets his facts wrong repeatedly. But what about Hannity, Beck and Limbaugh? These idiots suffer from the EXACT SAME FAILINGS, but conservatives won’t say a word against these jerks.

Ask them what?

It was a corn dog. And HCR was passed the same way as the WI union bill. I remember several liberals using some salty language to describe that when it was done.

So HCR was NOT “rammed down throats” but the WI union bill was??? I’m confused. Is it only “ramming” when you don’t like it?

What else can they do? Give an honest assessment of Obama’s record?

If I was Sharpton I’d be happy with Perry. My guess is some of those new jobs being created are going to minorities.The jobs liberals like to thumb their nose at, entry level positions at minimum wage for people that have taken it on the chin in this economic downturn.
He’s anti Perry for creating jobs for blacks, he’s pro amnesty that will kill jobs for blacks, unemployment for blacks is at an rate that’s totally unacceptable, so this moronic race baiter is the chosen one from MSNBC to represent black American views. What a shame. 

I too live in Texas and even our fast food joints are posting “Help Wanted: Starting at $12/hr +” Here in Austin, we have tech companies flocking in from California.

Wave of oil money? Then why isn’t California booming? They have tons of oil reserves they’re not tapping.

If Obama is living with the decisions that Bush made. What can’t the same argument be made that Clinton got the easy road and “lived with the decisions that Raygun (as you call him) and Bush I made?

It works both ways don’t you agree. If you going to make the argument that the previous president his entirely to blame for the economy Obama is living with than logic would dictate you give the same standard to the Clinton years and say HE was living with the economic situation created by his predecessor.

Right? I’m using your logic here. Am I not?

Sharpton used wizard over and over again to tie Perry to the Klan.  Come on, Mediaite.  Do your job.  Sharpton is the greatest race baiter in the world.  As soon as I heard him use Wizard to describe perry it was clear.

I suppose I have two concerns with your post.

Gulf drilling was shut down due to a clear environmental imperative. It was akin to the FAA shutting down air traffic during the week of 11 September. Moreover, the BP spill has devastating economic consequences. Protections needed to be put in place to guard against a recurrence.

If Keynesian economic principles are liberal, we have little to discuss. These principles are institutional and by definition conservative. That matter was decided long ago. Keynesian economic principles are not going to get us out of this mess, at least not alone. We have to accept that Nixonian globalism, as effected by Raygun and carried on by each of his successors altered economic realities in America. Even if the return to a manufacturing base were possible, which I seriously doubt, the reality cannot be ignored. 1935 solutions will not work. The premises have changed. The new reality requires a paradigm shift, and President Obama’s conservatism and Republican reactionary policies and obstruction prolong the agony we must endure until this inevitable shift finally occurs. Technology. Innovation. Creativity. Investment. All underpinned by education. All despised by the rightists. Until this changes, we move into slow starvation mode.

12 bucks for a fast food joint? I wonder if those are managerial positions. Regardless, one other point I forgot to make was the low cost of living in Texas. So a minimum wage gig down here is not the same as one in California or New York.

Al Sharpton belongs in jail for murder.

“Higher taxes? Yes. Obamacare levels about $400 billion in new taxes over the next decade.”

No, it doesn’t.

Lard Limbaughesque Talking Points. Each and all. Move on.
 

Not strictly speaking. Do some research and identify the Republican who voted for House passage and the Republicans who allowed the vote to be called in the Senate.

Why, Sharpton’s a racist scum bag that causes riots and in some cases indirectly murder. He lies, distorts and celebrates causes that create race based strife. And the difference is? And what makes him worse is he does these things for self promotion, not because he really cares about the cause. Worse than KKK, think about it. Not that the KKK doesn’t completely suck, they do, but they do their awful things for hatred, not self promotion.

I don’t like them… there. You have it in writing. What sets me over the top is people who incite violence and hate for profit. Read about the riots Al helped fan the flames of and got people killed. People have actually died due to Al’s race baiting. If you want a “conservative” equivalent than i will give you Fred Phelps… can’t stand him and he is as nuts as Al… with less followers. I

I get your point about not forgiving the right for what someone on the left does. But I don’t see Hannity fanning the flames in a volatile situation that gets people killed and hurt physically. If he did let me know. But I can’t find it. THAT is what sets them apart in my eyes. Both jerks… but one has a history of inciting riots and race baiting to the point it get people hurt and ruins lives ( like the NY cops how will never get thir lives back).

Sorry about the sausage/corn dog error. That was certainly a deeply browned/burned corn dog wasn’t it?

Parenthetically, did you see Tollbooth eating the Pork Chop on a Stick. Straight out of Lucy’s Vitamitavegamin ad. I think the worst thing about running for president must be all the krappy food shoved at you?

Did I ever say the Wisconsin union-busting, anti-worker bill was rammed down anyone’s throat? I don’t recall saying that. I don’t think it was. Ill-advised. A terrible slap for hard-working American men and women trying to support their families and themselves and to reclaim a piece of the American Dream, but ramming, I don’t think so.

Sorry about the sausage/corn dog error. That was certainly a deeply browned/burned corn dog wasn’t it?

Parenthetically, did you see Tollbooth eating the Pork Chop on a Stick. Straight out of Lucy’s Vitamitavegamin ad. I think the worst thing about running for president must be all the krappy food shoved at you?

Did I ever say the Wisconsin union-busting, anti-worker bill was rammed down anyone’s throat? I don’t recall saying that. I don’t think it was. Ill-advised. A terrible slap for hard-working American men and women trying to support their families and themselves and to reclaim a piece of the American Dream, but ramming, I don’t think so.

People have been leaving California for years. Texas is lousy with Californians and their krappy  caffè latte, sushi and oak-laden Chardonnay. 

I don’t like Sharpton at all, but he’s right. There’s nothing special about Perry and the jobs in Texas. They have just as many unemployed as other states: http://j.mp/n0xXDM

But tat, obama “saved” 2.5 million jobs. How can you compare job creation to actual “saved” jobs. By the way, do they put an asterisk on your job when it becomes saved, maybe on your paycheck, note at the bottom, this job was saved by the president. I’m still looking at how to find those saved jobs. I think saved jobs should count more than jobs created by “new businesses, government jobs(except in Washington for Obama’s staff), military jobs(except  for Obama’s family vacations that required teams of CIA and secret service), and jobs from foreign countries like Mexico (because that brings more of those despicable illegal aliens who vote democrat), because, well The Emperor says so. And, Obama likes it that way. Royal, , you’re becoming schizophrenic, dude.

But tat, obama “saved” 2.5 million jobs. How can you compare job creation to actual “saved” jobs. By the way, do they put an asterisk on your job when it becomes saved, maybe on your paycheck, note at the bottom, this job was saved by the president. I’m still looking at how to find those saved jobs. I think saved jobs should count more than jobs created by “new businesses, government jobs(except in Washington for Obama’s staff), military jobs(except  for Obama’s family vacations that required teams of CIA and secret service), and jobs from foreign countries like Mexico (because that brings more of those despicable illegal aliens who vote democrat), because, well The Emperor says so. And, Obama likes it that way. Royal, , you’re becoming schizophrenic, dude.

Let’s see. Bush took over in a recession. Economy started coming back, 9/11, basic crash. Economy started coming back, unemployment at 4-5%, housing boom, 06 Dem;’s take over congress and the house, crash. Damn that George Bush.

Please, all you Texans, quit posting facts here. Progessive’s don’t need no stinkin’ facts. The jobs are all minuimum wage that Perry created, and the jobs that are paying well are all part of the jobs Obama saved, so just shut up.

I was born in Texas. The People’s Republic of Austin.

With the exception of time in boarding school, in university, the Navy, a short stint in New York, two (2) longer stints in Germany, I have lived in Texas continuously. Twice as long as you have.

More specifically, I live in the People’s Republic of Austin. About 15 minutes from the capital, if MoPac is not too backed up. On a clear day, I can see Texas from my deck.

And, you’re right, we have vibrant economic sectors. We long have. Here before Tollbooth put on his cute little cheerleader uniform at A&M. By the grace of God, here after he’s a bad memory.

You got the weather right. Parts of north Austin finally got rain on Sunday. About a 1/4″. And, how many 100°+/F days? I’ve lost count. Over 60.I resented W, and I resent Tollbooth even more. Their faux images and their policies have invited a great deal of scorn of and contempt for Texas. That is unforgivable in my view.

The People’s Republic of Austin is by far the most desirable city in Texas, and it is not an inexpensive place to live.

Well, those are the popular claims from the left, but they just don’t add up when you look further into it. On the surface they sound plausible, but fall apart with more analysis.

True, but the Rev. Mr. Sharpton didn’t do that on MSNBC, did he?

I guess Obama’s admin cry of “more regulation” creating jobs for “regulators” for the u.s. government is a plan, but I’m just not convinced.

California has other issues, but the oil and gas industries are booming.

Indirect murder? What the hell is that? And you’re seriously suggesting that an organization that systematically murdered thousands upon thousands of people and violently enforced a system that brutally oppressed millions is somehow superior to Al Sharpton. Really?

MSNBC is so lucky to have the good rev al on their staff now.  They are stuck with him.  So funny.

:)

I thought the cost of living was lower in Texas than it’s more liberal sister states and cities? Say California or NY or a city like Chicago?

I thought the cost of living was lower in Texas than it’s more liberal sister states and cities? Say California or NY or a city like Chicago?

no

So based on that logic, they should be running Obama out of office. 

So based on that logic, they should be running Obama out of office. 

So based on that logic, they should be running Obama out of office. 

On MSNBC… no. Did David Duke spout KKK talking points while running for office… no. But I still hold his past words against him.

wow, adam.  

you mean industry insiders…..health care lobbyists, et al

people have been leaving/coming to california for years….

you forgot two little things:

1.  two unnecessary trillion dollar wars

2.  two egregious rounds of tax cuts

both 1 and 2 are the primary reasons for our structural deficit

I hardly see anything in your response that I would ascribe to conservative values, It has been demonstrated time and time again that parties, democrats and republicans have sold their parties out to both Wall Street and to corporate America, you may want to consider such action as conservative in nature but I assure you that they are not. 
 
Taxes? If you think that conservatives are happy about our tax codes in this country you are mistaken, the problems are much more complex than the simple response of allowing the Bush Tax cuts to expire, if Obama were truly conservative he would be pushing for more and more spending cuts found in waste, duplication, and ineffective programs.  Our government and elected officials have become far too lax in their approach to legislating for the future of this country. 
 
Conservatives do not support the codes that allowed GE and Exxon Mobil to pay no taxes on multi-billion dollar profits, nor do they support the obscene excesses of Wall Street managers who are rewarded by favorable tax status that rewards their activities that often are against the interests of everyday working Americans. Conservatives support even less simple solutions that do not put this country back onto a prosperous path.  It should be apparent to all that we are becoming less and less competitive in the global markets, yet our government is doing nothing to bring international business back into America.  We cannot compete on wages as Americans will not work for non-living wages, that much is clear, so what is the answer?  I see nothing in the Democratic platform that addresses these issues, to the contrary, the Democratic platform only further frustrates business in America. As a person who managed budgets all my professional life I can tell you that business looks to their controllables to maximize profits or to steer them through difficult times.  Unfortunately labor is one of the most easily controlled lines on an income statement, and apparently because of the complexity of our tax codes business has found the taxing environment to be a large controllable as well.  Now that we have enjoined our economy into an international economy we see that our large corporations have much more to consider as they address factors which determine their profitability and return on investment.  We have not only labor costs but also the overall costs of doing business in a different countries which involves many factors, the costs of establishing their plants, taxing situations, regulatory environments, mandatory benefit packages imposed by government, these are all major considerations for international business.  Instead of taking the simplistic approach of fixing our deficit problem with “taxing the rich” which has been so deluded by the political environment that now we are only talking about setting new marginal rates on those earning $1,000,000/$10,000,000.  Why are we not asking congress to write new codes that address the larger issues of making our country more competitive on an international scale? 
 
Our government must realize that the world stage is greatly changed and we as a nation are on a losing track.  The government must address conditions in this country to improve our competitiveness in the world and must see its necessary in providing a favorable environment.  Just as labor is a major consideration for corporations in competing, the business environment, taxing and regulation must be seen as a major consideration in creating an environment that will help business grow in America.  This does not mean that we cannot increase revenue to the Treasury, it means to get rid of all the BS that has accumulated in our tax codes over the years, flatten the taxes and reduce the rates… 
 
Republicans will have to concede that they will not win anybody’s support with an unrealistic hard line on purely cutting costs.  American’s opposed to new taxes on anybody are more opposed to government waste and our governments unwillingness to address its own wasteful spending.  They are very much opposed to allowing our government an easy out that does not properly address governmental graft and corruption.  The governments  easy solution of  simply raising marginal rates is unacceptable.  Our tax codes and regulatory systems must be updated to address our economy’s and our government’s needs into the 21st century…  Washington must get to work on the hard work of putting America back to work, our government to easily accepts the dominance of the Chinese and Asian economies, yet does nothing to improve our own…  Where is an energy policy, and please do not start with me about the green economy as that will cripple our entire economy.  We need to stop calling each other commies and terrorists and look to our government for real reform and solutions.     

…another lib lie exposed. Need more? I have plenty Howie nut yank,

…another lib lie exposed. Need more? I have plenty Howie nut yank,

do you, or do you not, want the bush tax cuts to expire in 2012?

it would save 800 billion over 10 years.  

do you, or do you not, want the bush tax cuts to expire in 2012?

it would save 800 billion over 10 years.  

san francisco is the 3rd most expensive in the country.

san jose is #2.  new york is #1.

austin is a fantastic city and reminds me of my hometown, SF

in fact, my austin friends visit me all the time cuz they love it here….

and i love it there….

The Emperor Has No Clothes, I’ve lived in Texas longer than you and I’m fifth generation Texan, so big deal.

I’ve never before read ANYONE who’s from Texas describe their time in college as “in university”- except those who are trying to be pretentious by using the British term for matriculating.

In the sixties and seventies, Austin was a nice “town,” cheap to live in and oriented solely towards THE University and state politics. The old “hippies” stayed on after college because they couldn’t stand having to go to a “real” job and giving up swimming naked at Hippie Hollow. The real Austinites put up with them and went about their business- a big mistake. Whole Foods (founded by a Libertarian) and Dell Computer sparked business development in Austin outside of apartment building (catering to students) and services for legislators and lobbyists. There is still an “old Austin” society, but it is hidden away from people like you.

If you really DO teach at UT, you are the beneficiary of all the interests you want to destroy.

The University of Texas is a very rich school, second only to Harvard, I believe. The money that pays your salary comes from OIL ROYALTIES first- Texas public lands are leased out for drilling and a lot of the money is designated for the university. (Of course, recently, the University put several BILLION dollars into gold bullion, held at institutions in NY.) 

Also, where do you think the names that are on buildings in Austin came from? Joe Jamail, the Blanton Family, Red McCombs?  They sure as heck didn’t make money in “green” energy or any of the other b.s. the Dems are touting. 

People like you are the pigs feeding at the trough of people who worked hard to make money and gave lots of it to endowments like the University of Texas. 

What will you do when you’ve killed off the golden goose? Just sit down and whine and moan about how “unfair” life is? I guess so…

Not as embarrassed and as abashed as you must be by your very existence!

We should listen to Al. I mean think how many jobs he has created!

You really ARE pretentious, Emperor, but, then, your “handle” says it all.

You really ARE pretentious, Emperor, but, then, your “handle” says it all.

You really ARE pretentious, Emperor, but, then, your “handle” says it all.

You really ARE pretentious, Emperor, but, then, your “handle” says it all.

You really ARE pretentious, Emperor, but, then, your “handle” says it all.

Austin is an ever-shrinking island of liberalism surrounded by a sea of conservatism. The more people and companies flooding in to escape progressive states, the less influence old hippies, deadbeats and 60′s radicals have. Weather’s great here, plenty of jobs, see you around.

Austin is an ever-shrinking island of liberalism surrounded by a sea of conservatism. The more people and companies flooding in to escape progressive states, the less influence old hippies, deadbeats and 60′s radicals have. Weather’s great here, plenty of jobs, see you around.

Hysterical that you are using a GEORGE H.W. BUSH talking point! 

I believe that it was towards REAGAN that Mr. Bush directed his comments- and we know how the Reagan presidency turned out! 

yeah, those hippies, deadbeats and 60s radicals SURE have A LOT of
influence, lol

I’m not reading all the comments to answer this but has anyone picked up on the wizard reference as being a possible reference (backhanded) to the KKK?

Are we misquoting and misreading a white man’s words yet letting a black man off the hook here?If one guy can be misinterpreted to fit an agenda why can’t the other guy?

and texas balanced the budget with federal stimulus money while simultaneously
railing against it…..

The riots he was involved in starting in crown heights where a store owner was murdered would be “involved and indirect”, wouldn’t it? I would be very careful being an apologist for this pos, farnsworth. Okay, the KKK is worse, but self promoting pieces of shit like this that get involved for their own good, that’s is pretty despicable, don’t you think. Or is it okay if you’re black.

ok, great, old rich white racist families started everything, and we should all
just shut up and thank them for it.

war not good, tax cuts okay at the time, tax reform much better in the future.

and they’re even discussing fracking in monterey county

bad idea

Yes. Vastly increased regulation. Increased healthcare expenditures in ObamaCare. Moratorium on drilling in the Gulf and slow-go on granting leases in the Gulf and within the US. His NLRB placing Boeing under investigation for opening a plant in a non-union state. Forcing GM to increase union ownership while screwing other investors. All this, and he is constantly complaining that he wants to do much much more.

At Darladoon

No I do not want the tax breaks to expire, I want DC to do better than that…  For me that is just a cop out.  These guys need to do the hard work that is called for…  Our legislators work something like 32/weeks a year…  they need to do more than what they are doing…  I have a question for you Darla, what would allowing the Tax Cuts expire do in terms of Exxon Mobile and GE not paying taxes…  Would it be fair to long term holders of capital when they sell their properties or holdings that have actually lost value in real dollars over the years?  The expiration of the Tax cuts is an easy way out that does little to build the economy or address the unfairness built into the Tax Codes…  Yes that may help the deficits but we could do much better, why settle for less than we need?

The federal judge who struck down the Obama administration’s moratorium
on deepwater drilling after the Gulf oil spill held the Interior
Department in contempt Wednesday, and ordered the federal agency to pay
attorneys’ fees for several offshore oil companies.

U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman chided the department for its
“dismissive conduct” after he overturned the agency’s decision to halt
any new permits for deepwater projects and suspend drilling on 33
exploratory wells after the Deepwater Horizon blast, which killed 11
workers and triggered the massive spill.

After Feldman overturned the government’s moratorium in June, the agency issued a second nearly identical suspension.

“Such dismissive conduct, viewed in tandem with the reimposition of a
second blanket and substantively identical moratorium and in light of
the national importance of this case, provide this court with clear and
convincing evidence of the government’s contempt of this court’s
preliminary injunction order,” he wrote.

http://tinyurl.com/63q9z64
That’s not conservative, Kook. That’s malicious.

http://www.politicalmathblog.com/?p=1590

Check out before disparging Texas jobs or Perry’s credit for Texas economy.

If three-term Perry does not deserve credit for the Texas creating more jobs since 2008 than almost all the other states combined, then NO GOVERNOR or PRESIDENT should ever take credit for the economy again. Additionally, the President should stop promising that his policies will create jobs or that he has “created or saved X amount of jobs”.

I don’t think a President or Governor CAN create jobs. But they CAN screw up job creation. Perry stayed out of the way in Texas. Obama stuck his hands into the US economy up to his shoulders.

One of the first things Obama did was sign a tax hike on middle class and poor people.

http://tinyurl.com/bt9c32

“Higher taxes? Yes. Obamacare levels about $400 billion in new taxes over the next decade.”

No, it doesn’t.

It did until the mandate was found unconstitutional, Kook.

That sounds great, except that the actual numbers show you to be delivering another Kart o’ Krap.

Rick Perry and Texas Job Numbers

Read ‘em and bleat, Kook.

Darlin,

Aside from the fact that the families I mentioned are NOT racist, I suggest that you expand your horizons and read some of Thomas Sowell’s work. 
http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2011/08/17/social_degeneration_part_2“Although much of the media have their antennae out to pick up anything that might be construed as racism against blacks, they resolutely ignore even the most blatant racism by blacks against others.”snip”Yet blacks have no monopoly on these ugly and malicious episodes. Remarkably similar things are being done by lower-class whites in England. Anybody reading “Life at the Bottom” by Theodore Dalrymple will recognize the same barbaric and self-destructive patterns among people with the same attitudes, even though their skin color is different.”"Anyone reading today’s headline stories about young hoodlums turning the streets of London into scenes of shattered and burning chaos, complete with violence, will discover the down side of the brotherhood of man.”"While the history and the races are different, what is the same in both countries are the social policies and social attitudes long promoted by the intelligentsia and welfare state politicians.”"A recent study in England found 352,000 households in which nobody had ever worked. Moreover, two-thirds of the adults in those households said that they didn’t want to work. As in America, such people feel both “entitled” and aggrieved.”

Since when does Al not-so Sharpton have any credibility in economics?  If there’s a Jew to denigrate or a race riot to stir up, sure, call Al.  But when talking about job creation?  I don’t think he’s the leading authority. 

Then again we’re talking about MSNBC so accuracy, relevancy and credibility aren’t really considerations.

Man, Al reminds me of a big black cloud!

Right.  “Black Cloud” can be immediately pinned on Perry as racist (erroneously).  But nobody says a word about Tawanna’s use of “wizard”.  Is today Tommy Christopher’s day off? 

I’m sorry, higher taxes happened when?  If I remember correctly, the Bush tax cuts were extended and the debt ceiling was raised with no new taxes.

I’m sorry, when did the unions become more powerful in the last couple of years?  My recollection was that the protests in Wisconsin were held because of the stripping away of union rights.

Riding a wave of oil money huh?  I live in Texas genius and have family members LAID OFF by companies in the oil industry due to the drilling ban in the gulf.  Don’t give me the crap about there is no ban.  There is a defacto ban in place.  It takes months of planning and tons of investment during the planning to even begin a new drilling endeavor.  No companies are willing to risk losing those funds when 1) permits aren’t being granted 2) the very threat of a new regulation or the threat of a new moratorium are present.  You’re talking out of your ass again.

Riding a wave of oil money huh?  I live in Texas genius and have family members LAID OFF by companies in the oil industry due to the drilling ban in the gulf.  Don’t give me the crap about there is no ban.  There is a defacto ban in place.  It takes months of planning and tons of investment during the planning to even begin a new drilling endeavor.  No companies are willing to risk losing those funds when 1) permits aren’t being granted 2) the very threat of a new regulation or the threat of a new moratorium are present.  You’re talking out of your ass again.

Yes, a bit of gratitude for the gifts they bestowed would be appropriate.

Headline:  Al Sharpton On Morning Joe: Rick Perry No ‘Wizard’ On Job Creation

But we all know that…
Al and the White House are wizards on destroying jobs and keeping people poor and in the hood, where they can be controlled.

This is in response to your post below…

You may find this as interesting as I did, it is a discussion on GPS between Paul Krugman and Former IMF Chief Economist and Harvard Econ Professor Ken Rogoff.  In my asscessment Rogoff does not buy into the Keynesian solution, and warns about the dangers associated with the additional debt as should interest rates rise the costs would further limit the governments ability to manage future budgets.  Rogoff does support some infrastructure projects if they are done reasonably as he considers such investments to be beneficial in the long run, but he does not support spending just for the sake of sparking the economy as he notes that the associated risks of such policies do not justify their short term benefits.  IMO not only are the risks noted by Rogoff a real concern, but also it just creates another bubble that eventually will have to burst. 

The Keynesian efforts of FDR did not get our economy out of the Depression as even Krugman admits that it was the war effort and build up to WWII..  IMO Krugman’s error in his calculation that if we employed a war type economy that all would be well and fine in 18 months is that we would not be building anything that we could sustain into the future as we did in the post WWII economy..  Europe and Japan were devastated, we were the only modern industrial economy left intact after WWII… 

At any rate Krugman and Rogoff pick up at about 4:30 of this video,

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/12/gps-this-sunday-krugman-calls-for-space-aliens-to-fix-u-s-economy/?iref=allsearch

This is in response to your post below…

You may find this as interesting as I did, it is a discussion on GPS between Paul Krugman and Former IMF Chief Economist and Harvard Econ Professor Ken Rogoff.  In my asscessment Rogoff does not buy into the Keynesian solution, and warns about the dangers associated with the additional debt as should interest rates rise the costs would further limit the governments ability to manage future budgets.  Rogoff does support some infrastructure projects if they are done reasonably as he considers such investments to be beneficial in the long run, but he does not support spending just for the sake of sparking the economy as he notes that the associated risks of such policies do not justify their short term benefits.  IMO not only are the risks noted by Rogoff a real concern, but also it just creates another bubble that eventually will have to burst. 

The Keynesian efforts of FDR did not get our economy out of the Depression as even Krugman admits that it was the war effort and build up to WWII..  IMO Krugman’s error in his calculation that if we employed a war type economy that all would be well and fine in 18 months is that we would not be building anything that we could sustain into the future as we did in the post WWII economy..  Europe and Japan were devastated, we were the only modern industrial economy left intact after WWII… 

At any rate Krugman and Rogoff pick up at about 4:30 of this video,

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/12/gps-this-sunday-krugman-calls-for-space-aliens-to-fix-u-s-economy/?iref=allsearch

The Real Royal Emperor 2 hours ago in reply to Adam “Higher taxes? Yes. Obamacare levels about $400 billion in new taxes over the next decade.”

No, it doesn’t.

Lard Limbaughesque Talking Points. Each and all. Move on.

This is not from Limbaugh, and although you may not be found of the source until you present a credibile argument as to why these conclusions are false then you should maybe take a moment to consider the effect that PPACA has on job creation in this country. 

“Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actwill cost more than $2.7 trillion over its first10 years of full operation, and add more than$823 billion to the national debt. And thisdoes not even include more than $4.3 trillionin costs shifted to businesses, individuals,and state governments”

“The legislation also imposes more than$569 billion in new or increased taxes, thevast majority of which will fall on businesses.Many of those taxes, especially those onhospitals, insurers, and medical-device manufacturers,will ultimately be passed alongthrough higher health care costs. But othertaxes, in particular new taxes on investmentincome, are likely to reduce economic andjob growth. Businesses will also face newadministrative and record-keeping requirementsunder this legislation that will alsoincrease their costs, reducing their ability tohire, expand, or increase compensation.”

Source; CATO institute.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/wtpapers/BadMedicineWP.pdf..

Obama’s NLRB blocked Boeing aircraft plant in Charleston S.C. to help his union supporters.

Wow, hypocritical politicians, knock me over with a feather.

Al, speaking of no wizard.

Al, speaking of no wizard.

It’s not ‘Obama’s NLRB’.  They are not part of his administration.  The NLRB is an independent government entity.  Obama’s appointed three members of the board, but that’s all.

Good job putting words in other people’s mouths.

That’s not what he’s saying at all and you know it.  The whole ‘wizard/man behind the curtain’ comparison means that the man largely has little control over what he’s being claimed to have done. 

I like Willie.  Joe’s a jerk, especially when it comes to Mika.  Every time Mika has the opportunity to speak about her public health initiative Joe just talks over her with inane banter. 

I’ve actually looked at Texas’ labor statistics and they back up these ‘leftist’ claims.  A vast majority of the created jobs are minimum wage service positions and nearly all of them do not offer insurance.  The tech jobs he speaks fondly about were transferred from other states, so they don’t count as ‘created’ jobs. 

Oh, yes he did. Obamacare AKA “death panels”

shogan83 “Obama appointed three members of the board” Like I said Obama’s NLRB.It’s political payback for their appointments. 

You’re referring to that Vietnamese House Republican who voted for it and the Maine sisters who allowed it to come up for a vote in the Senate. But the final votes in the House and Senate were strictly down party lines.

Correct. Obama allowed lobbyists to help craft the health care bill when he promised they’d be kept out of his administration. Another campaign lie.

Why not accept Porkulus funds? The taxpayers are paying for that $830 billion(plus interest) regardless of whether the state legislatures and governors take the money or not. If Perry turned down that money, another state would’ve gotten it.

What Perry was railing against was the whole premise of Keynesian economics. And given that Porkulus has been a complete failure, he’s been vindicated on that.

Why not accept Porkulus funds? The taxpayers are paying for that $830 billion(plus interest) regardless of whether the state legislatures and governors take the money or not. If Perry turned down that money, another state would’ve gotten it.

What Perry was railing against was the whole premise of Keynesian economics. And given that Porkulus has been a complete failure, he’s been vindicated on that.

Resist we much!

Talking about the man behind the curtain, has Sharpton ever wondered who the man behind Obama’s teleprompters is?

If those are Obama’s words and thoughts, then why does he have to recite them from a teleprompter?

Who is the Wizard behind Obama’s teleprompters? Why isn’t the media curious as to who is the person who crafts what Obama recites?

Hasn’t Texas provided a work environment that has created more jobs than the Federal government during Obimbo’s administration? It doesn’t take a wizard, only commonsense. Maybe that’s why Sharpton’s boy, Obimbo, is on his “blame everybody else, bus tour”.

There is actually no logic involved in my statement. I simply presented evidence that Sharpton was being factual. Logic requires that there be at least one step between evidence and conclusion; none were present.

But thanks for magically tying that statement to the president. Did you get any video of the General Lee jumping over The Broken Bridge of Reality?