Thursday, December 8, 2011

NJ Governor Christie's attack on Sick Time

Here we go again Big Tough Bully Chris Christie attacking Public Workers negotiated and agreed to benefits. And a minority of New jersey citizens that think he is doing a bang up job and make no mistake they are a minority. It may be time for those Public Service workers to stand up and get in the governor’s face they way he likes to against in any one that opposes his stance on issues. The New Jersey State workforce needs to take a page from our Government workers across Europe and pull some job actions a strike may be under current Civil Service laws a difficult thing to do . But if the entire New Jersey Public Service Workforce from top to bottom were to all come down with Christie-Flu something that is going around the state and takes a 3 day bed rest to get over maybe then and only then will he and his fellow Republican overreaching Governors (Perry in Wisconsin -Scott in Florida - Kasich in Ohio - LaPage in Maine) get the message You are not going to kick us around if you choose to sit down and renegotiate benefits packages with sensible and fair back and forth compromise you might find that those workers and there representatives would be more than willing to do that but if you chose to dictate and make changes on your own as you did with the COLA in NJ something that was done with your office and the Legislators did those currently collecting a NJ State Pension have a say in that change who represented us. Nobody so in this case if you keep pursuing this attack the way you are I wish the entire state workforce brings in a doctor's note showing they were affected with Christie Flu.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Songs for the Occupy Wall Street Movement

Protest Songs have always backed Liberal Political Movements it seems to be they are lacking in the Occupy Wall Street Movement here are some suggestions
Song Suggestions for the Occupy Wall Street Movement
1- We will not be Divided - Dan Bern
2-The Revolution Starts Now-Steve Earle
3-This Land is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
4-Hard Times in America- Willie Nile

Friday, October 7, 2011

Occupy Wall Street

I was at the Support the Occupy Wall Street March on October-5th some thoughts
It's not all rich kids that have no clue it's (Union Members - Retired people White, Black and everything in between

It is a movement to stop and protest many things a small list might look like

1-Corporate Greed (a CEO getting a 20M Bonus then telling a Secretary & Custodian we can't afford a 2% raise for you

2-Lack of Government Provided Healthcare for all that cannot afford it
3-Jobs
4-Union Busting
5-Bank Bailouts
6-College Tuition
7-Cuts to Teachers, Police, Firemen
8-The minimum wage
9-The Cost of Gas
10-Blaming the financial problems on Public Service workers
11-The US Supreme Court Citizens United Ruling
Now if you want to refer to these demands as "Socialism" So be it remember as Captain Kirk said to Mr. Spock "The Needs of The Many outweigh the Needs of the Few or the One"

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Governor Chris Christie for President? Maybe

Governor Chris Christie for President Maybe if he 1) Apologizes to Teachers, 2) Apologize to Firemen 3) Apologize to Policeman 4) Apologize to the residents of NJ for cancelling the ARC Tunnel 5) Apologize to all those people he berated at Town Halls 6) Apologize for allowing The Port Authority to raise Hudson River and PATH Tolls 7) Apologize to Retired NJ workers (including me) for Stopping COLA payments. 8) Agrees to pay the $95,000,000 back to the Federal Government out of his salary that NJ has to pay back for the canceled tunnel. Screw Him and the Horse he rode in on.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

The England Riots & the US Economy are linked

Are you paying attention to what is happening in England ? Massive Riots , Looting, Autos and buildings being set on Fire. If not you better start paying attention because if the assault on the middle class and workers, seniors and the poor continues here at home in the US we will be seeing the same and possibly worst . The proposals put forth by the Republican Party more specifically The Paul Ryan Plan will destroy this country and we cannot allow that to happen. A good place to start will be the Wisconsin recall elections being held today if the Democrats retake control of the Wisconsin Senate it may show political shift to the left which also could be the momentum start to the 2012 National elections where Democrats could retake the US House of Representatives and up there majority in the Senate because if the Republicans gain seats, State Houses and the White House the riots in England and throughout Europe and the Middle East will look like children’s backyard party’s next to the civil unrest that will take place in the United States

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Thank You Wisconsin Governor Walker

It was not his intention but by threatening to end collective bargaining rights of Public Service Workers. Followed by now threatening massive layoffs Wisconsin Governor Walker has did something President Obama has not been able to do since his historic campaign and election to the White House and that is to get us Liberals off our Asses and to fight for what we believe in. We grew complacent and lazy going starting back during the invasion of Iraq when we had some small street protest none of which rose to the levels of the Vietnam protest when we helped stop a war. Governor Walker started not only a disagreement between the Wisconsin State House and Public Service workers but a nationwide fight between Republicans vs Democrats / Conservative vs Liberals / Rich vs Poor / Tea Party vs Progressives . And there is a possibility of it being a long nasty and bloody war

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

The Mid Term Elections Nov-2-2010

It’s 4 Weeks to Election Day usually Mid Terms are laid back affairs nothing much matters that is not the case this time around. The Extreme Wing Nut Right which this time includes the entire Republican Party is out to stop every step forward we made in the last two years those steps are nowhere near as far as I believe they should have been. All Troops for the Mideast should have been brought back home. The prison camp at Guantanamo Bay Cuba should have been closed by now I would like to have had President Obama told Congress “We are Closing it now and bringing the prisoners there to trial in US Courts with all Miranda rights or I am setting they all free you got That” same with Healthcare I think there President Obama should have pushed hard for a Public Option he should have gotten into the Face of Republicans and said “We are having a Public Option or I am not going to sign on piece of Legislation” Right now the Republican party is being lead by as we call them for good reason “Wing Nuts” There are 5 candidates running for congress or Governorship that are so Anti Abortion they are against it even in cases of Rape meaning if a Women is assaulted and raped they my law want to force the Women to carry the baby to term. This group wants to abolish Social Security, Medicare and the Department of Education. They want to do away with Minimum Wage Laws they want to repeal the new Healthcare legislation that they refer to as Obamacare . If they were going to replace it with Universal Healthcare I would back they all the way but they want to go back to the way it was where only Rich and working people would be able to get Healthcare. Do you want people like that in our Government ?I don’t want people like that picking up dog shit in the park.. I cannot believe it’s come to this A big part of the problem is FOX News who claim to be Fair and Balanced but in reality there motto should be We Make it Up and You Fools Believe It Then distort every story with a Right Wing Slant and both Staff and Guest belong to that Wing Nut Crew. There Big Star is Glenn Beck who’s followers look upon at the second coming of Christ they believe he has a direct line to Heaven and God is speaking to directly to lead the Nation lead the Nation to what I don’t know. He had a Giant Rally on the National Mall in Washington DC in August called “Restoring Honor” that drew a hundreds of thousands of people consisting primarily of White Christian Scared People what they are scared of seems as they say want “Our Country Back “ by this I believe they mean “White Christian anti Black anti Muslim anti Gay anti foreign anti choice anti adult film and magazine” These were people that want to go back to the Twentieth Century in thinking and living When it was Walt Disney, Rev. Billy Graham, Pat Boone led them and non whites and Hispanics knew there place. These people like there leader see Socialist around every corner the same way in the 1950’s Sen. Joe McCarthy seen Communist around every corner. A Good number of these people may not admit it but it comes down to they cannot accept that a Black Man is the President of the United States. On November 2nd 2010 We have to Stop these people and elect Democrats across the Board we cannot allow the Republicans to gain the upper hand in Congress WE MUST STOP THEM