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The CEO's compensation is frequently determined by the shareholders and their board of directors. You and I and most of the other folks here are about to become major shareholders in these companies...are you saying you DON'T want your representatives to limit your expenditures? Blues, Dave you are in the trap. Care to give more control to gov just cause your pissed? If so, how is that different from freedoms taken under the pretense of security? I think you have agrued that point. Question is, which way do you go to be consistant? Accounting for the expenditure of dollars is simply good sense. Would you prefer to hand out 700 billion dollars with nothing more than a "Have fun, and don't spend it all in once place"? Why should there be less oversight on the spending of these companies than we give people in the middle of a bankruptcy repayment plan? There is no reasonable parallel between expecting accountability in exchange for a massive bailout and expecting innocent citizens to give up their rights for nothing. Blues, Dave Oversite untl we get our money back is one thing. You are talking about wage controls. Big difference. Actually, no, that's not what *I* am talking about. I'm talking about being able to control how our dollars are spent. In the article you linked, I saw stuff about excluding "golden parachutes" and excessive compensation for the executives who got the companies into the position of needing our help. I didn't see anything about what limitations might exist if and when these companies return to a free market state. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The CEO's compensation is frequently determined by the shareholders and their board of directors. You and I and most of the other folks here are about to become major shareholders in these companies...are you saying you DON'T want your representatives to limit your expenditures? Blues, Dave you are in the trap. Care to give more control to gov just cause your pissed? If so, how is that different from freedoms taken under the pretense of security? I think you have agrued that point. Question is, which way do you go to be consistant? Accounting for the expenditure of dollars is simply good sense. Would you prefer to hand out 700 billion dollars with nothing more than a "Have fun, and don't spend it all in once place"? Why should there be less oversight on the spending of these companies than we give people in the middle of a bankruptcy repayment plan? There is no reasonable parallel between expecting accountability in exchange for a massive bailout and expecting innocent citizens to give up their rights for nothing. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

For me, in the flare. What he said. I train all my students for a sliding landing rather than a standing landing, because it's easy to switch them at the last second from a slide to a stand, but not so easy to switch them from a stand to a slide that late in the game. And I slide in every landing on which I'm not 99% sure at 5' that we can stand it up without running a step or two. If I have a student who thinks they know better than me, I'd rather they take a FJC instead of doing a tandem, because I most certainly don't want them strapped to the front of me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Maybe not in the grand scheme of things, but I'd argue it most certainly makes me better at doing tandems, which is kind of the point of this thread. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That's what I'm doing, and it sounds like you're halfway there. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The CEO's compensation is frequently determined by the shareholders and their board of directors. You and I and most of the other folks here are about to become major shareholders in these companies...are you saying you DON'T want your representatives to limit your expenditures? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Utter BS. I have NEVER seen somone text just 2 or 3 words to someone. And why do you have 3hr phone calls? Can you not tell someone that youre finished talking to them and hang up? Again on urgency, if its urgent enough to text me RIGHT NOW then you better fucking call me RIGHT NOW because if it is truly urgent I want to hear it from you and gather details rather than recieve a text saying "car crash gtg". I have a couple guy friends I can talk to properly (succinctly), and I call them when I need to. I don't think there's been a woman born who can routinely carry on conversations like that without getting all butt-hurt. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

LOL - How do you text back to the 'what are you thinking' question? "2 much 2 txt...will call l8er" :-| Then say or do something mildly wrong to make them forget they asked that. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Texting has some benefits over calling. I can say something brief to someone when I don't want to expand on it, and when someone wants to say something to me, I can wait till it's convenient to reply. For this reason, I can understand why women would hate texting (and why I like it)...Texting reduces 3 hour phone conversations about everything under the sun to 5 or 6 important sentences, often with simple yes or no answers.

Apparently you didn't read the verses about casting the beam out of one's own eye... I've not noticed Jews, Hindus or Buddhists trying to get their morality enshrined in US law. Just Christians. I've not noticed Jews, Hindus or Buddhists lecturing others about their values. Just Christians. If you choose to throw stones, you should first ensure your house isn't made of glass. So, you can show all that legislation proving your point, then? Or is this just your normal smears against anyone that doesn't agree with your view? It seems to me the laws against polygamy could be considered "Christian" laws. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I don't think most people would consider me "the far left." I'm ready for a leader who acts like one. A leader who doesn't say stupid shit like, "Bomb, bomb, bomb...bomb, bomb Iran" on camera. A President who makes me proud rather than embarasses me. Obama ain't perfect for me on policy stuff, he's just less unattractive than McCain. But on character and leadership ability, I'd consider him FAR better than McCain. Remember what McCain did to his first wife? How's that for character? On the leadership end of things, I'll admit that I don't think McCain would be as awful as Bush, but does ANYONE believe that fake smile of his?! It's almost as bad as that smirk of Bush's. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Let's examine your claims. "Fighting big oil....and winning" You mean by raising taxes on the oil companies? Like Obama wants to do and McCain doesn't? "[fighting] government corruption...and winning" You mean by using her personal email to conduct state business so that it didn't become a part of the official record? Or by stonewalling an ethics investigation into her own conduct after she said she'd cooperate? Yeah, she's a big fucking hero against government corruption. If elected, I predict even less transparency and more "executive privilege" crap from Palin than we get right now from Cheney & his simian pal. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I don't see that at the bars or parties I go to. Maybe they're just trying to look busy so you don't talk to them. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

More than likely, and yes they are.

Unfortunately, I think *some* of them are after the fringe benefits. It'll be a relief to see this thread go to Speaker's Corner. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I can't believe that STILL hasn't happened. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ack!! Bill?? He speaks the truth. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Unfortunately, I think *some* of them are after the fringe benefits. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

All my best

:1:0 Shitty weather. Did one tandem on Saturday and went for an airplane ride Sunday to check the cloud base. We had 50 scheduled this weekend and only got 3 of 'em jumped. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The change she brought to Wasilla was more than doubling their annual spending and taking on substantial debt. That's not something I'd brag about. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Have you seen the level of incompetence exhibited by some "official" investigations? If I had video of an incident, I would most certainly keep either the original or a copy of that video. I might use it to shorten the time-frame in which the family didn't understand what happened, but I certainly wouldn't prolong it. At worst, neither I nor my peers would be able to conclude anything from the video, which wouldn't harm the timing of the official investigation in the least. Also, I don't see anywhere in the original post anything creepy or suggesting the guy wants to air such a video on youtube. There may have been such an insinuation that you deleted, but without it, I'm not going to assume he's creepy like that. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Awesome! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I don't think teachers are supposed to teach religion in public schools. If they are, it seems they'd have to teach ALL religions, leaving no time for math, reading, writing, science, history, etc...you know, the stuff that we're actually paying them to teach. If you want your kids biology teacher to explain the wonders of creationism, you don't get to bitch when he also teaches them about karma, reincarnation, and the reasons why cows should be revered as holy rather than eaten. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yeah, because graduating from college requires no effort or ability. I'm sure you could breeze through med school in your spare time without breaking a sweat. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That's funny. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)