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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (62646)	4/7/2009 4:15:21 PM
From: DizzyG	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224715

Wrong again, Kenneth... When calculating real incomes, however, nominal increases in wages and benefits are reduced by total inflation, including higher energy prices. This would seem to put the last four years at a big disadvantage, given the spike in energy prices. Yet it turns out "wage growth" in the first Clinton term was nothing to brag about. Even after including benefits, real compensation per hour fell by 0.5 percent in 1993, by 0.4 percent in 1994 and by another 0.3 percent in 1995. Real hourly wages and benefits increased by 1.2 percent a year from 2003 to 2006, but fell by 0.1 percent a year from 1993 to 1996. cato.org Stop reading the DNC talking points and do a little research. Diz- PS: Please note that the author is comparing the Clinton years with the Bush years.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (62646)	4/7/2009 5:14:22 PM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224715

Well..what you think ken, is next step opening borders to all moslums... would that make you proud to see the USA like briton and europe...getting close to islamic rule?? Obama ends Europe trip with tour of Istanbul mosque Apr 7 06:23 AM US/Eastern breitbart.com US President Barack Obama visited a landmark mosque in Istanbul on Tuesday, following strong messages of US reconciliation with the Islamic world on his maiden trip to a mainly Muslim country. Taking off his shoes as tradition requires, Obama stepped into the 17th-century Sultanahmet Mosque in the ancient heart of Istanbul, accompanied by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid tight security in the area. Two Muslim preachers guided Obama inside the grandiose edifice -- better known as the Blue Mosque for its blue tileworks -- and the president smiled when they showed him a dome scripture mentioning the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein, Obama's middle name, Anatolia news agency reported. In a major speech at the Turkish parliament in Ankara Monday, Obama declared that the United States "is not and never will be at war with Islam" and called Turkey a "critical ally," earning himself much praise in a country where his predecessor left the US image in tatters. "Obama conquers hearts," the popular Vatan newspaper trumpeted on its front page, while the liberal Taraf said the speech marked the end of "the bellicose spirit of September 11." Following up on his appeal for dialogue and inter-faith understanding, Obama met on Tuesday with Muslim, Christian and Jewish spiritual leaders based in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city and the meeting point of Europe and Asia. He combined his visit to the Blue Mosque with a tour of the 6th-century Hagia Sophia church, a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture across the Islamic edifice. The church was converted to a mosque when the Ottomans conquered Istanbul in 1453, and was finally transformed into a museum in the 1930s, still featuring both biblical paintings and Islamic scriptures. Obama also met with university students before wrapping up his two-day visit to Turkey and his d?t trip to Europe later on Tuesday. A Turkish security official said a man was detained in Istanbul last week on suspicion he plotted to kill Obama. But police then established the man was mentally disturbed and released him. Since his election, Obama has already won significant popularity in Turkey, a NATO member and a key Muslim ally of the United States, and is keen to improve ties that chilled over the US invasion of neighbouring Iraq in 2003 and former president George W. Bush's policies in the Middle East. A public opinion poll found in February that 39.2 percent of Turks had confidence in Obama, making him "the most trusted leader" in Turkish eyes. In 2005, only 9.3 percent said they trusted Bush, giving him only a slight lead over Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who had the confidence of 4.6 percent. On Monday, Obama hardened his message in support of Turkey's bid to join the European Union, despite French and German opposition. Turkey and the United States, he said, could set an example to the world by building a "model partnership" based on democratic values, including respect for religious diversity. In more pointed messages, Obama called on Turkey to step up EU-demanded democracy reforms and broaden the freedoms of non-Muslim minorities and the restive Kurdish community. He urged normalisation of ties with Armenia, while signalling that Washington would not interfere in their dispute on whether the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century was genocide. Obama's decision to include Turkey in his first trip to Europe is largely seen as an effort to keep the country firmly anchored in the West. Turkey's Islamist-rooted government has recently given rise to fears that it is drifting away from the West, forging closer ties with countries such as Iran and Sudan and welcoming leaders of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas in Ankara.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (62646)	4/7/2009 5:17:50 PM
From: DizzyG	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224715

Here is another issue you are suddenly silent about, Kenneth... MSM Now Ignores American War Casualties April 07, 2009 Lee Cary During the Bush administration, the MSM often and somberly reported the deaths of American military personnel. Today they’re largely silent. The death of American service personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan was big news during the Bush administration. For example, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer once followed the body count with accountant-like specificity, particularly as round numbers approached. Two-thousand dead, three thousand killed, now thirty-five hundred…went his tabulation, always delivered with appropriate solemnity. Since February 1, 2009, 85 U.S. military personnel have died in the Iraq (29) -- Afghanistan (56) theater of war. Occasionally, we’re told of casualties, but certainly not with the drum-beat, repetitive regularity employed by the MSM before Obama was elected. Before the election, news outlets lobbied for permission to take photos of flag-draped coffins on their way back to the States. They’ve seem to have lost interest in that issue. So what do we make of this sudden diminution of interest on the part of the MSM in our honored dead soldiers, Marines, sailors and Air Force personnel? It’s a mystery. americanthinker.com So not only have you gone silent about outrageous deficit spending, but you have also turned a deaf ear to the death toll in Iraq and Afghanistan. The only change? There is now a Democrat in the White House. It's so obvious where you get your marching orders from, Kenneth. You are the eternal useful idiot. LOL! Diz-