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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 (114931)	10/7/2011 1:12:19 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

Obama has gotten us into 2-3 more wars

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (114931)	10/7/2011 1:14:52 PM
From: tonto	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224749

Absolutely. We must look at the situations and consider the facts. It is also fair to look at Obama's economy and unemployment results after his decision to spend so much money and not having the results he told us we would have even though people warned against it...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (114931)	10/7/2011 1:26:02 PM
From: joefromspringfield	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

"It is fair to judge Obama's performance in not getting us into any new Trillion dollar wars." Excuse me Ken. When Obama took office we were engaged in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today we are waging war in four countries Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Yemen.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (114931)	10/7/2011 1:54:02 PM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

IBOPE Zogby Poll: Cain Expands Lead Over GOP Field & Leads Obama, 46%-44%Obama Approval Steady at 41% Oct 6, 2011 By Corry Schiermeyer ibopezogby.com UTICA, NY--Herman Cain has opened up a 20 percentage point lead among likely Republican primary voters in the race for the Presidential nomination, and also holds a narrow lead among all likely voters over President Barack Obama. Cains share of the GOP primary has jumped 10 percentage points since Sept. 26 and is now at 38%. Mitt Romney is second with 18%, followed by both Rick Perry and Ron Paul, at 12% each. The Oct. 3-5 IBOPE Zogby interactive poll also matches Cain, Romney and Perry against Obama. Cain led Obama, 46%-44%, while Obama is one-point ahead of Romney, 41%-40%, and leads Perry, 45%-40%. As for President Barack Obama, both his job approval (41%) and the percentage who believe he deserves re-election (38%) are virtually unchanged from recent polls. More... ibopezogby.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (114931)	10/7/2011 2:42:52 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (114931)	10/7/2011 2:51:21 PM
From: lorne	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

ken...maybe you can pick up a few extra tax payer bucks defending the enemy to a free society...I would never ever get int a cab driven by someone dressed like this...that would be promoting the destruction of a free American society...they want to be here let then assimilate to American norms rather that the other way around America assimilate to their ways.! Hertz suspends praying Muslim shuttle drivers Thirty-four Somali Muslims who drive airport shuttle buses for Hertz were suspended Friday over a dispute over praying on the job By Lornet Turnbull Seattle Times staff reporter October 7, 2011 seattletimes.nwsource.com In the three years she's worked as a shuttle driver for Hertz at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Zainab Aweis, had always taken time out of her shift each day to pray. An observant Muslim, she prays five times a day — with one, sometimes two of those prayer times falling during her shift. "That was the one benefit of the job," the 20-year-old said. On Friday, she and 33 other drivers — all of them Somali Muslims — were suspended indefinitely from their jobs after they took religious breaks to pray while at work without first clocking out. A spokesman for Teamsters Local 117, which represents the workers, said it is trying to get the workers back on the job. Both the company and the union late Thursday said they were waiting to hear back from the other. While the drivers were allowed two, 10-minute breaks during their work shifts during which they could pray, Teamsters officials said managers had agreed in negotiations that workers would not have to clock out and in, though the contract itself does not address the matter. And the workers and their union said Hertz had previously not required that workers clock out for prayer. The union said it has filed an unfair-labor-practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against Hertz for failing to notify the union in advance of what it called a policy change. But Hertz said the rules aren't new; that it had been trying for some time to enforce the terms of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settlement it reached with the workers two years ago that required them to clock out. A Hertz spokesman said the workers had been repeatedly told they needed to clock out and that the 34 suspended workers had not complied. "We felt it was reasonable for our Muslim employees who need to pray a couple times during the workday to clock in and clock out," said Rich Broome, spokesman for Hertz. Broome said it's not about pay — break time is paid time — but to ensure that workers were staying within the 10-minute time slots, which has been a problem. He pointed out that Muslim workers who clocked out were not suspended. On Wednesday, a few dozen people from area labor and faith organizations protested on behalf of the workers outside the Hertz counter at the airport, waving signs saying, "Respect me, Respect my religion." The Teamsters represents about 79 drivers at Hertz — about 70 percent of whom are Muslim — earning between $9.15 and $9.95 an hour. They receive no health benefits, vacation or sick leave. Aweis said she was not aware the rules had changed until she arrived at work on Friday and managers told her and six other women who were about to pray that several other workers had been sent home that day for praying. "He said, 'If you guys pray, you go home,' " Aweis recalled. "I said, 'Is that a new rule?' And he said, 'yes.' " They prayed anyway, she said, contending that managers stood over them taunting and disrupting them. "I like the job," Aweis said. "But if I can't pray, I don't see the benefit." Mohamed Hassan, of the Somali Community Services Coalition, said the workers cannot afford to be away from their jobs. "They need to pay rent and buy food for their children."

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (114931)	10/7/2011 3:40:37 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

Democratic Senator Harry Reid just instituted the "nuclear option" Vice President Biden worried about six years ago. As Vice President, one of Mr. Biden's constitutional duties is to preside over the US Senate as its President. Mr. Biden has not commented on Sen. Reid's action. Biden In 2005 On Senate ‘Nuclear Option’: ‘I Pray To God’ Democrats Do Not Do This When We Have Power

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (114931)	10/7/2011 4:03:31 PM
From: FJB	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

Kenny, Another record low on Gallup for Obama - 38%. gallup.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (114931)	10/7/2011 4:18:27 PM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

kenny ...bet you just love this lib judge? Judge Grants Illegal Immigrant Work Privileges in Jail Sentence for Drunken-Driving Incident By Edmund DeMarche Published October 06, 2011 \| FoxNews.com foxnews.com Read more: foxnews.com A Wisconsin sheriff is protesting a recent “slap-on-the wrist” court ruling that allows a man in the country illegally to seek employment as he completes an 11-month jail term from driving drunk in the wrong direction on an interstate. "Why would we let an illegal immigrant out on work release to look for a job he's not supposed to have? He's in the country illegally," Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. said, according to a report by The Journal Sentinel. Clarke told his office staff Thursday to inform the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and ask that the man be deported, the paper reported. On July 21, Armando Rodriguez-Benitez, 35, was pulled over by authorities for driving with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit while headed in the wrong direction on the I-43, the paper reported. An oncoming car was forced to intentionally crash into the median wall to avoid a head-on collision with the intoxicated man's car, according to the report. The paper, citing online court records, reported that a county judge sentenced him to 11 months at a county jail with so-called Huber work release privileges, under a statute that allows some inmates to leave jail to maintain their employment while serving out their sentence. Rick D. Steinberg, Benitez’s lawyer, told FoxNews.com that his client has a "high degree" of character and education that makes the work release appropriate. "This is not your normal criminal," Steinberg said, adding that he has a supportive family and deep roots in the community. "Bottom line is that he made a mistake, and he apologized to the court in a better way than I could have." Steinberg didn't dispute that Benitez is in the country illegally, though he declined to discuss Benitez's employment status. Christine Neuman-Ortiz, from Voces de la Frontera, an immigration rights group, told a local radio station that the sheriff is stereotyping immigrants. "I think the sheriff should know he's not an immigration judge," she said reported WTMJ. "The decision was in regards to driving violations and not related to immigration issues." Benitez pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering safety, a felony, according to court documents. He was fined for drunken driving as a first offense, which is a traffic violation in Wisconsin. The sheriff, meanwhile, criticized the sentence, considering Benitez had faced up to 10 years in prison and, in Clarke's view, should have been deported immediately. A phone call to the judge's office was not immediately returned. "If the judge didn't find this incident serious enough to send him to prison for an extended period of time, then an 11-month bed-and-breakfast stay at the county jail is a waste of taxpayer resources," Clarke said. "The deportation process should start today, not 11 months from now.”

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (114931)	10/8/2011 11:02:13 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	6 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224749

Cain mops floor with illogical O'Donnell: ask.blinkx.com Your lack of posts makes it clear, Ken, that you finally realize Obama's economic policies are wrong-headed and simply don't work. The crucial difference between liberal left politicians and the more level-headed politicians of the right - first are simply theorists(no practical experience) while latter are practitioners. Proving yet again that practice does make perfect. You might find it difficult today to admit you had been politically brain washed, but switching your support to Herman Cain would make it clear you've finally seen the light. Changing ones mind is the sure sign of an intelligent person - you can do it!