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

To: gronieel2 who wrote (119321)	12/7/2011 10:04:43 AM
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Obama voters, what is wrong with you people ? Dean College Students Expelled After Beating Video Surfaces Online December 6, 2011 5:56 PM Share this 51 113 comments A still image of the beating video at Dean College. (Image courtesy: worldstarhiphop.com) FRANKLIN (CBS) – Nine students at Dean College have been expelled after a student was beaten up in an attack that was recorded on video. WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey reports It happened on the campus in Franklin Friday. The disturbing video posted online shows a young man confronting another man. Moments later, the first man punches the other, knocking him to the ground and the beating continues. While the attack goes on, a group of men yell and laugh at the victim as he is knocked to the ground and pummeled with his own sneakers. WBZ-TV’s Karen Anderson reports The victim was treated for injuries. He was back on campus Tuesday. “We’re working with our own security folks, as well as Franklin police, to determine the cause of the events,” Dean College Director of Communications Gregg Chalk told WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Tuesday. Franklin Police are still investigating what led to the fight and expect to file criminal charges soon. Students say the altercation was over sneakers that the attacker believed the victim had stolen from him. They are limited edition Nike sneakers that sell for $200. The victim’s roommate tells WBZ that the victim did not steal the sneakers from his attacker and that he brought them from home. He says the victim is not an aggressive person and never fights, and is now recovering from the one sided attack. He asked for privacy during this difficult time. “We have a zero tolerance policy as it relates to this type of thing and anybody that’s involved will be dealt with strictly and swiftly as possible,” Chalk said. The college issued a statement saying student safety is a top priority. “The safety of all members of our community has always been and will continue to be our first priority, and Dean has zero tolerance for conduct that is detrimental to the safety and well-being of its students, faculty and staff. I know that we are all deeply saddened by what has transpired.” Dean College president Paula Rooney said in a statement. WBZ-TV’s Karen Anderson contributed to this report.

To: gronieel2 who wrote (119321)	12/7/2011 10:33:16 AM
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Obama Declares That 1 Percent Tax Rates on Billionaires are the Height of Unfairness, Not That He Has Any Evidence That Such Rates Exist from Hit and Run by Peter Suderman During yesterday's big-hug-to-Teddy-Roosevelt speech on the economy, President Obama declared that “Some billionaires have a tax rate as low as 1 percent—1 percent. That is the height of unfairness.” Billionaires who pay just a single percent of their ginormous incomes in taxes? Can you believe it?!?! Better question: Should you? Glenn Kessler, who writes The Washington Post's Fact Checker column, decided to look into the source of the data point about billionaire tax rates. Turns out there isn't one. Here's Kessler: This is a striking statistic. But the only evidence that the White House could offer for it was a TV clip of a conversation on Bloomberg TV, in which correspondent Gigi Stone made this assertion during a discussion about the tax strategies that the very wealthy use to avoid paying taxes. The TV clip was promoted by the left-leaning website Think Progress. Stone quoted from a Bloomberg News article last month that reported on such tax strategies, which mostly involve complicated ways to defer paying capital gains taxes. But the article never made the one-percent claim. It also noted that the IRS had gotten more hostile to such transactions in recent years. An administration official conceded the White House had no actual data to back up the president’s assertion, but argued that other reports showed that some of the wealthy pay little in taxes. [bold added] To put it in terms Obama might use: There are some who say that that billionaires pay tax rates as low as 1 percent, but they [are just making shit up] don't have have any evidence for the claim.