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But Obama's closest adviser, Valerie Jarrett, received the harshest criticism. Politico writers Ben White and Maggie Haberman note that early in his presidency, Obama chose Jarrett to be his liaison with corporate America, even though she had no knowledge or experience to help her understand the concerns of those with whom she was dealing. Worse, these financial leaders found that all she was interested in was "pushing the administration’s agenda, rather than engaging in any kind of dialogue about how to foster better economic growth in the wake of the financial crisis." Politico goes on to say: “Valerie immediately designated herself as business liaison in the White House, and there is no one I know who respects her as a businessperson or thinks she knows anything about business,” said one prominent Democrat on Wall Street who is otherwise very sympathetic to the Obama administration. “You would have these meetings with her, and then absolutely nothing would happen. So people just stopped having them.” Naturally, Jarrett and other White House officials reject this characterization, claiming it is just sour grapes from a financial sector that needed reigning in by Obama and his anti-business policies. However, one might give these unnamed financial sector leaders a bit of credence when noting that the economy has struggled since the day Obama took office and none of his policies have brought relief. Still, whoever you side with, the business and financial sector or the anti-business White House, it is clear that the Obama administration has shown little interest in working with the business sector. The Obama White House wants no input--just obedience. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/11/Dems-Slam-Valerie-Jarrett-Lacks-Any-Knowledge-About-Business

George soros is a piece of shit. He selected his own countrymen to be executed by the nazi's to save his own hide and he feels no sorrow. Yet you want to defend him? Of course jon stewart making fun of glenn beck's conspiracy theory totally debunks what soros did to the jews. Not. I cannot speak of what soros does behind closed door because I dont know, but from what he has done to his own people says enough for me. He has done it before and will do it again. History always repeats itself.

http://digg.com/video/inside-the-400-000-pocketwatch

You despise the koch brothers but valerie jarrett and george soros are just as corrupt and controlling as the koch brothers.

You KNOW, and we KNOW you can do better. Meh. I'm not going to hold my breath or anything.

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Who says they only have sex with 9 year old girls?

Settler I think there is still plenty of Pioneering left to do in this great place. Besides...just because someone else has done a particular thing before you doesn't mean you can't try yourself. And all of this talk about pioneers and settlers brings me back to elementary school and the first ever video game I played. Man I miss those times. Every now and then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)

kvak. i just got to this thread that's just plain funny I couldn't agree more.

As if obama has ever accepted responsibility for any of his long list of screw ups. But instead he just blames the previous president.

Yeah....here's mine....you were in school a LONG time ago? (j/king) Kallend ran a business, he claims it was successful and I have no reason to doubt him.... he's never explain why he sold it and went back to (or started teaching) but he certainly leans left.... Personally I think the teachers get into the fresh part of youth, they see it all the time and hope the world is a better place and they want to make it (what they consider) better. But that's just a guess. I believe that Kallend is a master at baiting people, and it took me YEARS to understand.....that he really believes the left shit. But I like him cause he's a pilot, and has NEAT toys So you are saying kallend is a master baiter?

I knew you would attempt to disarm this thread as a misnomer. I know many teachers in Texas and all of them minus one are staunch liberals. It begins in the most prestigious colleges and universities and filters down to all forms of education like a virus. Do you think school administrators with a conservative background would have suspended this kid for something so stupid?

(CNN) -- Ten-year-old Nathan Entingh doesn't understand why he got suspended from school for three days. According to his father, Paul Entingh, one moment the boy was "goofing off" with his friends in fifth grade science class, and the next the teacher was taking him out of the classroom invoking Ohio's zero-tolerance policy. The offense? Nathan was "making his fingers look like a gun, having the thumb up and the pointed finger sticking out," said Entingh, describing the February 26 incident. "He was pointing it at a friend's head and he said 'boom.' The kid didn't see it. No other kids saw it. But the teacher saw it," he said. "It wasn't threatening. It wasn't hostile. It was a 10-year-old kid playing." The next morning Paul Entingh escorted his son Nathan to the principal's office, where they met with Devonshire Alternative Elementary School Principal Patricia Price. "She said if it happened again the suspension would be longer, if not permanent," said Entingh, who also received a letter explaining the reason for Nathan's suspension as a "level 2 look alike firearm." The letter, which Entingh shared with CNN, read, "Nathan put his fingers up to another student's head, simulating a gun, and said, 'BOOM,' " Price's office referred CNN's call to Columbus City Schools spokesman, Jeff Warner. Price "has been warning the students for some weeks," said Warner. "We've had a problem at this school. The boys have gone around fake shooting and making paper guns at class. It's inappropriate. She has sent notes to parents for the past three weeks alerting them of the problem." Entingh said he never received a notice, but was aware of school authorities telling students, including Nathan, that any gun-related behavior would have serious consequences. "I don't know if it's to the point it happened so much they needed to punish somebody to set an example, I don't know, it blows my mind," said Entingh. Warner acknowledged there was likely no ill-intention in Nathan's actions, "I know he (Nathan) felt it was funny and in jest, but the teacher felt it was inappropriate given the warnings that were given." Warner said Nathan wasn't singled out as an example, but that he was the first incident after Pierce gave "her final notice last week." Common sense? Ohio's "zero-tolerance" rules in public schools came under attack in January when state Sen. Charleta Tavares introduced bill SB 167 to reverse or reform the original 1998 law introduced as part of SB 55. The 1998 bill mandated schools "adopt a policy of zero tolerance for violent, disruptive, or inappropriate behavior, including excessive truancy." SB 55 also called for schools to "establish strategies to address such behavior that range from prevention to intervention," but Tavares believes schools have opted for punishment strategies instead. "We have moved away from common sense, ensuring that the punishment fits the infraction," said Tavares. "We should maintain the highest form of punishment which is expulsion or suspension to those cases that cause the most harm." Ohio Department of Education statistics show Nathan isn't alone. According to state disciplinary figures for the 2012-2013 school year, a total of 419 statewide students, from various grade levels, were suspended because of an incident in the category of "firearm look-a-likes," and an additional 38 students were expelled. In the Columbus City Schools District, where Nathan goes to school, 12 students were expelled because of incidents in the "firearm look-a-likes" category, while 69 students were suspended. Contrast that with categories such as harassment and intimidation, in which zero students were expelled, though 1527 were suspended district-wide. Tavares has been trying to build consensus for her bill arguing that the current law is outdated because it doesn't take into consideration other factors like behavior and mental health. "The bigger issue is that we need more behavior health and counseling at school so we can look at the root cause of why this child is acting out and being disruptive," said Tavares. Entingh agrees and said he is planning to reach out to Tavares. He has struggled to help Nathan make sense of what happened. "How much of a threat can it really be for a 10-year-old to hold up his fingers?" said a frustrated Entingh. "I would like for somebody to explain this to me because apparently I don't get it. This is way over the boundary. A teacher could have talked to him and sat him down, given him detention, but a three days suspension?" Entingh is the father of five children, including Nathan, and he says none of them have ever gotten in trouble at school. Until now. When asked what has Nathan learned from this incident, Entingh paused, then scoffed: "He's learned never to make his fingers like a gun a school again. I don't know if you consider that a life lesson." http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/04/us/ohio-boy-suspended-finger-gun/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Thank you captain obvious. Ironic how Obama says as americans we can't judge all muslims because of the actions of a few bad ones...yet all law abiding gun owners get lumped together for the actions of a few. Liberal hypocrisy at its best.

Actually firearms would be bad in the zombie apocalypse. Dem things are LOUD!....Shhh! Use a nice katana and start severing heads.

I live in south texas. We had one of those situations when the last hurricaine hit here. You should have tried to evacuate with the rest of the people. SHTF can and does happen. Always better to be prepared.

And then again, your own partner may just shoot you with it. FBI data show consistently, year after year, that more people are shot dead by family or acquaintances than by strangers breaking in to their home. No. YOUR parter would shoot you with it. Your argument is so stupid its funny. I'm very sure my wife can shoot circles around YOU. Much less your significant other.

Do you feel the same about when the SWAT and Boston PD went door to door raiding peoples homes looking for the boston bombers? I do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MezLoczjfY

I'll take violent freedom over peaceful slavery any day.

Dear Piers, Get the fuck out and don't come back!

Ah yes...the first gun control survey you run across and now it's a proven fact. If someone buys a gun with the purpose for defense and it sits in a drawer until the time comes...then it won't be nearly as effective. However if the owner is proficient with their weapon and practices often then they have much better chances at defending themselves.

Only doubling it? What a piker - he'll never catch Reagan and G.W. that way. I was waiting for someone to blame bush or reagan for The current state of affairs. He's been out of office for what 5 years now and still can't stop getting blamed for things. Liberal win. If you want to call it that. Pesky ole ARITHMETIC for thems folks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiCFdWeQfA

FNC dominating the rating just tells you one glaring thing. Less and less americans align themselves with liberal beliefs every day. So...if you like your plan you can keep it? That's what you want to align yourself to? Your pinnacle legislation that keeps getting pushed back? But yet here you are basically saying it was bush's fault all over again. Just a matter of time before you blame Sarah Palin for FNC's ratings. Just accept responsibility for your political party being a miserable failure and you can move on with your life.

Because every person who doesn't agree with your liberal agenda is a bigot to you. Instead of trying to find what a person is made of you simply slap a label on them. Sounds just like a redneck calling someone who doesn't dress like them a FAG. Your liberal hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Only doubling it? What a piker - he'll never catch Reagan and G.W. that way. I was waiting for someone to blame bush or reagan for The current state of affairs. He's been out of office for what 5 years now and still can't stop getting blamed for things. Liberal win. If you want to call it that.