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To: bentway who wrote (607127)	4/8/2011 1:05:36 PM
From: TopCat	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1583684

Sorry you weren't more successful in your own career.

To: bentway who wrote (607127)	4/8/2011 1:23:24 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583684

Bentway, > What you're hearing from the people I make fools of EVERY DAY? None of whom KNOW anything about my financial structure? You have it backwards. They're the ones making you look like a fool. Especially if you're using the Ted defense, "You don't KNOW me!" We know enough about you. You can't resist bragging about being your own corporation just to dodge taxes on whatever break-even income you make. Also, we would have heard about it if your two entrepreneurial projects actually amounted to anything, or else you wouldn't have revealed the existence of said projects in the first place. > Whereas, I can know quite a bit about YOUR situation: Big deal, I'm already a member of Glassdoor.com, which is a similar web site. > You'll NEVER get those pre-IPO stock options from Intel. Well duh, Intel's IPO was decades ago, before I was even born. Like most other tech companies, Intel doesn't give out stock options anymore for its rank-n-file engineers. It's all RSOs now. If you were actually caught up with the times, you would know that. Tenchusatsu

To: bentway who wrote (607127)	4/8/2011 1:24:30 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1583684

MCCOTTER PUMMELS DEMS WITH LED ZEPPELIN ON HOUSE FLOOR (UPDATE: ZEPPELIN SONG INCLUDED) breitbart.tv

To: bentway who wrote (607127)	4/8/2011 1:37:39 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1583684

Thats hilarious. You make liberals look like sleazoids.

To: bentway who wrote (607127)	4/8/2011 6:51:31 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1583684

The Democrats told me that if I voted for McCain, I was voting for Presidential War Powers and secret detention Posted by Rodney Graves Published: April 8, 2011 - 4:25 PM The Democrat's Candidate, Senator Obama, had of course promised to close the secret detention centers and, as regards Presidential war powers, had stated: The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. And I did (well, voted for Palin anyhow and the bozo who headed that ticket), and --Wonder of Wonders-- They Were Right! Taking the war powers issue first: DOJ's bogus case for war By: Conn Carroll The Washington Examiner Online The Obama Justice Department produced a 14-page document Thursday justifying President Obama's war in Libya. The document claims: "The President had the constitutional authority to direct the use of military force in Libya because he could reasonably determine that such use of force was in the national interest." The Justice memo fully embraces the President Bush administration view of Executive Power and directly contradicts then-Senator Obama's 2007 statement that: "The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." On March 27th, Obama's Defense Secretary admitted that Libya did not pose an actual or imminent threat to the United States and "was not a vital national interest to the United States." While I agree, and always have, with the Bush Administration's views of the President's war powers, Senator and Candidate Obama clearly did not. More importantly, President Obama has not explained to his employers (the People of the United States of America) why the war in Libya is in our vital national interests nor what factors led him to this road to Damascus change of heart. Nor, when it comes down to the actual policy question, do I have any particular objections to the ongoing practice of secret detention and interrogation for terrorists and other illegal combatants: AP Exclusive: Terror suspects held weeks in secret (AP) - 12 hours ago KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- "Black sites," the secret network of jails that grew up after the Sept. 11 attacks, are gone. But suspected terrorists are still being held under hazy circumstances with uncertain rights in secret, military-run jails across Afghanistan, where they can be interrogated for weeks without charge, according to U.S. officials who revealed details of the top-secret network to The Associated Press. The Pentagon has previously denied operating secret jails in Afghanistan, although human rights groups and former detainees have described the facilities. U.S. military and other government officials confirmed that the detention centers exist but described them as temporary holding pens whose primary purpose is to gather intelligence. The Pentagon also has said that detainees only stay in temporary detention sites for 14 days, unless they are extended under extraordinary circumstances. But U.S. officials told the AP that detainees can be held at the temporary jails for up to nine weeks, depending on the value of information they produce. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the program is classified. What I want to know is why these changes in policy came about. I want an explanation from our employee as to why he has altered his position so radically. I also wonder why the rubes progressives who helped elect him are not demanding these answers of him. wizbangblog.com