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		<title>By: Ben Shapiro&#8217;s Guide to Winning Elections :: SOTUblog</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-1300756</link>
		<dc:creator>Ben Shapiro&#8217;s Guide to Winning Elections :: SOTUblog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] I think it is important to note that while the economy is &quot;up,&quot; as Ben says, when real wages are actually down and federal regulations are gutted or largely ignored by corporate cronies. At this rate, the leadership of this country is turning America into a third world nation of low-wage earners. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] I think it is important to note that while the economy is &quot;up,&quot; as Ben says, when real wages are actually down and federal regulations are gutted or largely ignored by corporate cronies. At this rate, the leadership of this country is turning America into a third world nation of low-wage earners. [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1300756', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Great Society :: Ben Shapiro&#8217;s Republican Election Strategy: Just Bash &#8216;Em :: April :: 2006</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Great Society :: Ben Shapiro&#8217;s Republican Election Strategy: Just Bash &#8216;Em :: April :: 2006</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Oh you are good, young Jedi.  First, I think it is important to note that while the economy is &#8220;up,&#8221; as Ben says, when real wages are actually down and federal regulations are gutted or largely ignored by corporate cronies. At this rate, the leadership of this country is turning America into a third world nation of low-wage earners.  Secondly, Shapiro is only providing half the story on Iraq War deaths. American deaths are down but Iraqi deaths are up. Ben would have his readers believe that the reduced American deaths are a sign of improvement on the ground when the reality is that the crosshairs were just placed elsewhere. Ben is either intellectually dishonest or non-American deaths are not as important. Both explanations are disgraceful.  Thirdly, building up the &#8220;zero terrorist attacks&#8221; talking point is just silly. Despite a number of convenient false alarms, the authorities thwarted the plot to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge with a blow torch and a recycled claim that terrorists planned to crash a plane into a Los Angeles tower in 2002, of which some have questioned the illogical details of the plot. Ben is poppin&#8217; the collective conservative collar for protecting America from threats that have not come to forition. If there were legitimate terrorist plots planned for within the United States that were stopped, Bush would be on television in a flight suit faster than you can say &#8220;rock bottom poll numbers.&#8221; The fact is that his numbers are so low that Bush needs a major thwarted terrorist plot to reverse the trend. The Democratic Party cannot be trusted with national security. This is a party more concerned with health care than terrorism, more concerned with global warming than Al Qaeda. They complain about President Bush&#8217;s use of wartime powers to order wiretapping on domestic to international phone calls between suspected terrorists, complaining that civil liberties are being violated. Democrats are more worried that the government will monitor calls between a mother and her daughter backpacking in Europe than that the government will ignore calls between deputies of Osama bin Laden and terrorists like Mohammed Atta. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) attempts to have President Bush censured for protecting the American people. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Oh you are good, young Jedi.  First, I think it is important to note that while the economy is &#8220;up,&#8221; as Ben says, when real wages are actually down and federal regulations are gutted or largely ignored by corporate cronies. At this rate, the leadership of this country is turning America into a third world nation of low-wage earners.  Secondly, Shapiro is only providing half the story on Iraq War deaths. American deaths are down but Iraqi deaths are up. Ben would have his readers believe that the reduced American deaths are a sign of improvement on the ground when the reality is that the crosshairs were just placed elsewhere. Ben is either intellectually dishonest or non-American deaths are not as important. Both explanations are disgraceful.  Thirdly, building up the &#8220;zero terrorist attacks&#8221; talking point is just silly. Despite a number of convenient false alarms, the authorities thwarted the plot to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge with a blow torch and a recycled claim that terrorists planned to crash a plane into a Los Angeles tower in 2002, of which some have questioned the illogical details of the plot. Ben is poppin&#8217; the collective conservative collar for protecting America from threats that have not come to forition. If there were legitimate terrorist plots planned for within the United States that were stopped, Bush would be on television in a flight suit faster than you can say &#8220;rock bottom poll numbers.&#8221; The fact is that his numbers are so low that Bush needs a major thwarted terrorist plot to reverse the trend. The Democratic Party cannot be trusted with national security. This is a party more concerned with health care than terrorism, more concerned with global warming than Al Qaeda. They complain about President Bush&#8217;s use of wartime powers to order wiretapping on domestic to international phone calls between suspected terrorists, complaining that civil liberties are being violated. Democrats are more worried that the government will monitor calls between a mother and her daughter backpacking in Europe than that the government will ignore calls between deputies of Osama bin Laden and terrorists like Mohammed Atta. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) attempts to have President Bush censured for protecting the American people. [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=511493', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Williams</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-503353</link>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Williams</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think the Goverment wages and benifits and retirements should be comensurate tothe middle class americans. or based upon performance.

But since this will never happen. We are most likely seeing a prelude to the end of once a great country.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the Goverment wages and benifits and retirements should be comensurate tothe middle class americans. or based upon performance.</p>
<p>But since this will never happen. We are most likely seeing a prelude to the end of once a great country.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=503353', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: L.GEORGE POPOFF</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-384752</link>
		<dc:creator>L.GEORGE POPOFF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 06:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I APPREICATE ANY WRITINGS THAT INCLUDE STATS THAT ARE TRUE PICTURE OF CURRENT CONDITIONS NOT JUST UNEMPLOYEMNT IS 4.9% WOW ALL TIME LOW ETC ETC AD NAUIUM
JOHN Q PUBLIC IS OBGVIOUSLY PRETTY SIMPLE MINDED AND NEEDS AN EDUCATION ON WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HIM 
YOUR ARTICLES HOPEFULLY WILL ACCOMPLISH THEI IF DISTRIBUTED WIDELY ENOUGH
IF I WOULD HAVE DEBATED BUSH INSTEAD OF KERRY I WOULD HAVE BURIED THE POOR DUMBBELL WITH FACTS KERRY JUST &quot;FORGOT&quot;
I EMAILED HIS AIDES AND REMINDED THEM OF THEIR SHORTCOMINGS IN THE DEBATES ( AWS I DID GORES AIDES WHO DID NOT MENTION ANY OF BUSH TEXAS A\GENDAS WHICH HE SUPERIMPOSED ON THECOUNTRY ASSOON AS HE GOT IN

L.GEORGE POPOFF RETIRED
SR. VP CREDITSUISSE/FIRST BOSTON
TUCSON AZ. CHICAGO ILL</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I APPREICATE ANY WRITINGS THAT INCLUDE STATS THAT ARE TRUE PICTURE OF CURRENT CONDITIONS NOT JUST UNEMPLOYEMNT IS 4.9% WOW ALL TIME LOW ETC ETC AD NAUIUM<br />
JOHN Q PUBLIC IS OBGVIOUSLY PRETTY SIMPLE MINDED AND NEEDS AN EDUCATION ON WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HIM<br />
YOUR ARTICLES HOPEFULLY WILL ACCOMPLISH THEI IF DISTRIBUTED WIDELY ENOUGH<br />
IF I WOULD HAVE DEBATED BUSH INSTEAD OF KERRY I WOULD HAVE BURIED THE POOR DUMBBELL WITH FACTS KERRY JUST &#8220;FORGOT&#8221;<br />
I EMAILED HIS AIDES AND REMINDED THEM OF THEIR SHORTCOMINGS IN THE DEBATES ( AWS I DID GORES AIDES WHO DID NOT MENTION ANY OF BUSH TEXAS A\GENDAS WHICH HE SUPERIMPOSED ON THECOUNTRY ASSOON AS HE GOT IN</p>
<p>L.GEORGE POPOFF RETIRED<br />
SR. VP CREDITSUISSE/FIRST BOSTON<br />
TUCSON AZ. CHICAGO ILL<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=384752', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: BriMan</title>
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		<dc:creator>BriMan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Trolls always crack me up because they cant wait to prove to the Progressive community that there really are idiots who will buy this party line crap without question, consideration, or imagination; AND by their trolling, we will somehow come to our senses. I for one always ask the blind man for directions! &quot;Just close your eyes, take 20 steps to your right, and believe!&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trolls always crack me up because they cant wait to prove to the Progressive community that there really are idiots who will buy this party line crap without question, consideration, or imagination; AND by their trolling, we will somehow come to our senses. I for one always ask the blind man for directions! &#8220;Just close your eyes, take 20 steps to your right, and believe!&#8221;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=384431', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Roger</title>
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		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unfortunately for bubble boy, the CTA did not have a bus long enough to block the black, smoked glass, gas guzzlers passing by on Balbo Ave. from seeing my sign Support our Troops. Bring them home now! 
The high that I felt was enough to make me forget how frozen I was.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately for bubble boy, the CTA did not have a bus long enough to block the black, smoked glass, gas guzzlers passing by on Balbo Ave. from seeing my sign Support our Troops. Bring them home now!<br />
The high that I felt was enough to make me forget how frozen I was.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=384428', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Cy Pombier</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cy Pombier</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Bush-Cons&lt;/strong&gt; lookout...if the voters come to know reality,&lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; and the Spin-Liars will never win again!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Bush-Cons</strong> lookout&#8230;if the voters come to know reality,<em>you</em> and the Spin-Liars will never win again!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=384257', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: big papa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-382896</link>
		<dc:creator>big papa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Trashing an economy with less than 5% unemployment shows you just how out of touch the left is. 

Comment by Tetracycline King #21

Trichomonas King,

Shutthefu*kup and grab a bucket, that trickle&#039;s comin&#039; down any minute...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trashing an economy with less than 5% unemployment shows you just how out of touch the left is. </p>
<p>Comment by Tetracycline King #21</p>
<p>Trichomonas King,</p>
<p>Shutthefu*kup and grab a bucket, that trickle&#8217;s comin&#8217; down any minute&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=382896', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-379376</link>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2006 03:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#63, Thanks for the additional info.  That has been my understanding -- the govt. figures present a rather distorted picture of unemployment in the country.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#63, Thanks for the additional info.  That has been my understanding &#8212; the govt. figures present a rather distorted picture of unemployment in the country.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=379376', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: unbelievable</title>
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		<dc:creator>unbelievable</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 20:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Additionally, it is my understanding that 2million jobs need to be created anually or around 200,000 monthly just to cover new workers entering the work force. [correct me if i am off].&lt;/em&gt;

Out of several resources, I&#039;ve heard that this will change when the boomers retire because they number 78 million while X only has about 35 million, and that this vacuum will create a serious worker shortage in the coming years.  Don&#039;t know if it&#039;s true, but the math makes sense...  Since the generation after X won&#039;t yet have the experience level to replace retiring senior level workers...  In a big way, I hope this is true in part.  Because if there are more jobs than employees, it will help get salaries and benefits to a respectable level, while teaching employers to respect and value employees, who will be rare and precious to them.   And it might lend a hand to some reform in Washington...  But, like most rumors, I guess time will tell...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Additionally, it is my understanding that 2million jobs need to be created anually or around 200,000 monthly just to cover new workers entering the work force. [correct me if i am off].</em></p>
<p>Out of several resources, I&#8217;ve heard that this will change when the boomers retire because they number 78 million while X only has about 35 million, and that this vacuum will create a serious worker shortage in the coming years.  Don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s true, but the math makes sense&#8230;  Since the generation after X won&#8217;t yet have the experience level to replace retiring senior level workers&#8230;  In a big way, I hope this is true in part.  Because if there are more jobs than employees, it will help get salaries and benefits to a respectable level, while teaching employers to respect and value employees, who will be rare and precious to them.   And it might lend a hand to some reform in Washington&#8230;  But, like most rumors, I guess time will tell&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=378007', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mmcfarren</title>
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		<dc:creator>mmcfarren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 17:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;#52 You are basically correct&lt;/strong&gt;, as far as i understand Unemployemnt is basically reported as tabulated figures by the unemployment office. They then use statistical formulas. the one thing that concerned advocates, economists, democrats, et.al. have been complaining about since at least &#039;02 is that once they are dropped form unemployment rolls they are no longer counted. that does not mean they have a job or are &quot;employed&quot; to the same level as before. this is a great example of where numbers only show a small part of the picture.
Additionally, it is my understanding that 2million jobs need to be created anually or around 200,000 monthly just to cover new workers entering the work force. [correct me if i am off].

#43&amp;44 Excellent points!! though Iran and Syria have been on the list for quite some time, there is no justifiable reason to engage either country militarily. The evaluations i have heard from officers in the millitary is that an engagement with either nation will be much bloodier than Iraq.
As for the China thing.. yeah if they take too much of their investment away from us. our economy will virtually collapse. then we can be like Russia, a millitary superpower with bread lines and despair, but we will have nukes.
sigh... so saddened and frustrated with the state of my country.

BTW.. is anyone else disturbed by the Admin&#039;s insistance on refering to the USA as the homeland, and the incessant display of millitary presence and every possible opportunity i.e sporting event flyovers, etc. [though it has seemed to dicrease a little since the 04 elections]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>#52 You are basically correct</strong>, as far as i understand Unemployemnt is basically reported as tabulated figures by the unemployment office. They then use statistical formulas. the one thing that concerned advocates, economists, democrats, et.al. have been complaining about since at least &#8216;02 is that once they are dropped form unemployment rolls they are no longer counted. that does not mean they have a job or are &#8220;employed&#8221; to the same level as before. this is a great example of where numbers only show a small part of the picture.<br />
Additionally, it is my understanding that 2million jobs need to be created anually or around 200,000 monthly just to cover new workers entering the work force. [correct me if i am off].</p>
<p>#43&amp;44 Excellent points!! though Iran and Syria have been on the list for quite some time, there is no justifiable reason to engage either country militarily. The evaluations i have heard from officers in the millitary is that an engagement with either nation will be much bloodier than Iraq.<br />
As for the China thing.. yeah if they take too much of their investment away from us. our economy will virtually collapse. then we can be like Russia, a millitary superpower with bread lines and despair, but we will have nukes.<br />
sigh&#8230; so saddened and frustrated with the state of my country.</p>
<p>BTW.. is anyone else disturbed by the Admin&#8217;s insistance on refering to the USA as the homeland, and the incessant display of millitary presence and every possible opportunity i.e sporting event flyovers, etc. [though it has seemed to dicrease a little since the 04 elections]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=377662', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Flying Scotsman</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Flying Scotsman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When Blair does get impeached and I think its coming soon ..Thats will be the weak link in the chain broken ..American can follow suit

There was a certain euphoria when Blair finaly got rid ob the Conservatives ...He showed hope by invited the Likes of Oasis round to 10 downing street But that was a ploy ...Hes turned out worse than the Conservatives Im ashamed of Him as he is a liar and a Mass Murderer ..

http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=29437&amp;SESSION=875

if you sort by Party here you will see even 20 of his own Party labour want him impeached ....... the day will be here soon</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When Blair does get impeached and I think its coming soon ..Thats will be the weak link in the chain broken ..American can follow suit</p>
<p>There was a certain euphoria when Blair finaly got rid ob the Conservatives &#8230;He showed hope by invited the Likes of Oasis round to 10 downing street But that was a ploy &#8230;Hes turned out worse than the Conservatives Im ashamed of Him as he is a liar and a Mass Murderer ..</p>
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<p>if you sort by Party here you will see even 20 of his own Party labour want him impeached &#8230;&#8230;. the day will be here soon<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=377572', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Debtonator</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Debtonator</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh and by the way, the figures NEVER demonstrated the number of jobs that were lost. I would venture to say that figure is well over the figure for jobs created.

Once again, this time in Chicago MY hometown, bushy rolls in and vomits his lies to a select group of people. Meanwhile, the people HIS lies hurt, protest outside. Only causually mentioned by mainstream media.

I will be broadcasting a rather surreal audio (hopefully today) that will paint a more realistic picture of January 6, 2006 - the day more bullshit was shoveled in Chicago since the stockyards.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh and by the way, the figures NEVER demonstrated the number of jobs that were lost. I would venture to say that figure is well over the figure for jobs created.</p>
<p>Once again, this time in Chicago MY hometown, bushy rolls in and vomits his lies to a select group of people. Meanwhile, the people HIS lies hurt, protest outside. Only causually mentioned by mainstream media.</p>
<p>I will be broadcasting a rather surreal audio (hopefully today) that will paint a more realistic picture of January 6, 2006 &#8211; the day more bullshit was shoveled in Chicago since the stockyards.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=377452', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Debtonator</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-377440</link>
		<dc:creator>The Debtonator</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Responding to yesterday&#039;s government report showing paltry job creation in December, Treasury Secretary John Snow urged Americans not to overreact to one month&#039;s snapshot, but to focus on the bigger picture. &lt;strong&gt;But that picture is not so pretty.&lt;/strong&gt;

In 2005, the economy added about 2 million jobs. At this point in the last recovery, the yearly job-gain total was 3.5 million.

The longer view is even uglier. Job growth in the current period is the worst by far of the four comparable economic upturns since the 1960&#039;s: 2.7 percent versus the 7.8 percent tallied in the weakest of those earlier recoveries.

It&#039;s little wonder, then, that Bushy cherry-picked his way through the latest economic figures in his speech yesterday before the Economic Club of Chicago, rattling off numbers without context, as usual.

Dickhead&#039;s prescription - more tax cuts - has failed in the past to create a robust job market and is still not the right answer.

For the past two years, average hourly wages and weekly salaries have been flat or falling. &lt;strong&gt;Americans&#039; borrowing binge has masked the decline in earning power, but good jobs and rising wages are essential for widespread prosperity. Without them, economic growth has become increasingly concentrated among corporations, shareholders and the top 20 percent or so of earners.&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Responding to yesterday&#8217;s government report showing paltry job creation in December, Treasury Secretary John Snow urged Americans not to overreact to one month&#8217;s snapshot, but to focus on the bigger picture. <strong>But that picture is not so pretty.</strong></p>
<p>In 2005, the economy added about 2 million jobs. At this point in the last recovery, the yearly job-gain total was 3.5 million.</p>
<p>The longer view is even uglier. Job growth in the current period is the worst by far of the four comparable economic upturns since the 1960&#8217;s: 2.7 percent versus the 7.8 percent tallied in the weakest of those earlier recoveries.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s little wonder, then, that Bushy cherry-picked his way through the latest economic figures in his speech yesterday before the Economic Club of Chicago, rattling off numbers without context, as usual.</p>
<p>Dickhead&#8217;s prescription &#8211; more tax cuts &#8211; has failed in the past to create a robust job market and is still not the right answer.</p>
<p>For the past two years, average hourly wages and weekly salaries have been flat or falling. <strong>Americans&#8217; borrowing binge has masked the decline in earning power, but good jobs and rising wages are essential for widespread prosperity. Without them, economic growth has become increasingly concentrated among corporations, shareholders and the top 20 percent or so of earners.</strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=377440', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Susan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-376141</link>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh yeah, #46

Yeah, I read it in yesterdays paper.  Kerry got 44% of Dupage County in 04...guess thats &lt;em&gt;too close for comfort&lt;/em&gt; for the criminals.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh yeah, #46</p>
<p>Yeah, I read it in yesterdays paper.  Kerry got 44% of Dupage County in 04&#8230;guess thats <em>too close for comfort</em> for the criminals.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=376141', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Susan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-376139</link>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Marie #45 &amp;#46

First number 45...&lt;strong&gt;I wish you could have been there.&lt;/strong&gt;  It was awesome.  Bubble boy did everything he could to not have to face the crowd. &lt;strong&gt; When he came out of the backdoor he had to make a left on Balbo and Michigan ave to avoid us&lt;/strong&gt;.  The very moment the cops closed traffic for his motorcade, a CTA Bus pulled along and stopped in front of the protest area.  Everybody was in position so it didn&#039;t matter but what they did is cut off the area so narrow it just made the crowd look larger.
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No violence other than a mock public execution.&lt;/strong&gt;
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You&#039;ve got to hear the tape of the protest, it is awesome.  Its primal, its American.&lt;/strong&gt;  We&#039;ll have it up on the show soon. The pix should be up tomorrow too. 

I&#039;m glad you asked about it.  I had a great time.  Wait till you see the Code Pink pix.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marie #45 &amp;#46</p>
<p>First number 45&#8230;<strong>I wish you could have been there.</strong>  It was awesome.  Bubble boy did everything he could to not have to face the crowd. <strong> When he came out of the backdoor he had to make a left on Balbo and Michigan ave to avoid us</strong>.  The very moment the cops closed traffic for his motorcade, a CTA Bus pulled along and stopped in front of the protest area.  Everybody was in position so it didn&#8217;t matter but what they did is cut off the area so narrow it just made the crowd look larger.<br />
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No violence other than a mock public execution.</strong><br />
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You&#8217;ve got to hear the tape of the protest, it is awesome.  Its primal, its American.</strong>  We&#8217;ll have it up on the show soon. The pix should be up tomorrow too. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m glad you asked about it.  I had a great time.  Wait till you see the Code Pink pix.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=376139', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Lisa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-376132</link>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good luck with your impeachment of Blair; maybe it will ignite this country to follow suit.  Your welcome on the article.  It&#039;s good to share perspectives, especially when great minds are thinking alike!

Sort of liked the Blair bloke, though.  He seemed to be a likeable guy that was severely duped by Bush.  Maybe it&#039;s that elite generation that believes loyalty before reality/integrity.  Let us pray they&#039;re the exception and not the rule (relatively speaking that is!  Our legislative branch is imploding as we speak!)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good luck with your impeachment of Blair; maybe it will ignite this country to follow suit.  Your welcome on the article.  It&#8217;s good to share perspectives, especially when great minds are thinking alike!</p>
<p>Sort of liked the Blair bloke, though.  He seemed to be a likeable guy that was severely duped by Bush.  Maybe it&#8217;s that elite generation that believes loyalty before reality/integrity.  Let us pray they&#8217;re the exception and not the rule (relatively speaking that is!  Our legislative branch is imploding as we speak!)<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=376132', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Flying Scotsman</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-376095</link>
		<dc:creator>The Flying Scotsman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>56 Lisa ....thanks for that info it was nice to read

Thanks again</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>56 Lisa &#8230;.thanks for that info it was nice to read</p>
<p>Thanks again<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=376095', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Flying Scotsman</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-376080</link>
		<dc:creator>The Flying Scotsman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://www.impeachblair.org/article26.shtml

or follow from this link</description>
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<p>or follow from this link<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=376080', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Flying Scotsman</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/06/low-wages-standards/comment-page-2/#comment-376077</link>
		<dc:creator>The Flying Scotsman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=29437&amp;SESSION=875


check above link Tony Blair will get impeached  as soon as we get a few more votes

also work through the site and see theres stuff on Guantanomo to go though</description>
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<p>check above link Tony Blair will get impeached  as soon as we get a few more votes</p>
<p>also work through the site and see theres stuff on Guantanomo to go though<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=376077', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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