StreetScooby

+1 I grew up in Louisiana. Every encounter I've ever had with a LEO has been with the utmost respect (Yes, Sir. No, Sir). You do not want to mess with LEOs in Louisiana, or other deep south states. That can, and will, prove hazardous to your health. ;-) We are all engines of karma

I work at Bloomberg in NYC. About a week ago, I was coming up from my desk to get some breakfast around 7am (...I'm in the office around 6am). In one of the main conference rooms, there were 10 people in the room, all of them wearing suits and ties, with a camera guy taking pictures. They were clearly political operatives going over Mike's bid to run for president. I've seen Mike several times now in my 10 months with the company. He's a guy who has complete command presence. The first few times I saw him was when he was winnowing out his media business (...a long time money losing operation, but important to his brand). There were clashes going on between the NYC office and the Washington office, and he set about to clear matters up. Every time I saw him during this period, he was talking to someone and laying down the law. Calmly, laying down the law. That matter has been sorted out now, and widely published for those who read those kind of articles. If he runs, and wins, things will be different. And, for the most part, better than they are now. I don't agree with him on all of his issues. But, he is a guy who gets it done. In my 22 years on the street, there are very few people I've come across who has what he has (...he's not the first billionaire I've come across). If he decides to run, it won't be a Ross Perot run. He'll be in it to win it, and will walk the walk. Like he does every day, and has done every day of his life. We are all engines of karma

Are you saying that drop in unemployment is due to people getting $15/hour jobs? We are all engines of karma

I'm assuming you meant to say can't, kallend. Part of the process of getting back up and persevering is learning from your mistakes and actually making decisions that fit within your skill set. On top of never stopping when it comes to expanding your skill set. We are all engines of karma

Are you keeping up with current news? What real data are you referring to? We are all engines of karma

Yes, we can agree on that. My take/estimate on that is in the single digit percentage. We are all engines of karma

What and how is brenthutch doing that? We are all engines of karma

Tell that to the unemployed ex-WalMart workers. And there is more to come. You're quoting an article from the Department of Labor, for this administration. And you expect us to take that seriously? Seriously? We are all engines of karma

Oh, Jesus. Social constructs? WTF is that? It's a collection of words that don't necessarily translate into anything of value in a civilized society. Trying, getting up again, and working hard doesn't have anything to do with living in a cave and looking out for yourself. You're one of those people that think government should take care of you, in whatever measure that may be. That's not a civilized society, IMO. We are all engines of karma

I could not disagree with you more. You're wrong, IMO. Couldn't be more wrong. If you get you're dick knocked in the dirt, you lay there for a minute, catch your breath, and get the fuck back up. The only thing that's going to keep you from getting back up is yourself. We are all engines of karma

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Define wealthy society for me, please. We are all engines of karma

These people need to persevere, learn how to pick themselves up, shake the dust off, and get back in the saddle. It is that simple, and it's their responsibility to do so as responsible citizens in a civilized society. And, I'm speaking from experience. We are all engines of karma

I just watched this whole video. Stunned... It's not only her, but Kerry and Obama as well. We are all engines of karma

No, I don't have a link. Had no reason to doubt what he was saying. I'll keep my eyes and ears open for any further info on this. I googled this morning, also, and didn't see anything about this. We are all engines of karma

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I was talking to a guy I know on the train platform this morning, who hunts (bow/gun). He mentioned New York State is trying to pass a law where ammunition will "expire". Unbelievable. We are all engines of karma

Came across a good article about how raw temperature data is processed. It's a bit long, but covers a lot of ground. It's not as straight forward as one might think: Thorough, not thoroughly fabricated: The truth about global temperature data We are all engines of karma

A gun could have stopped the car bomber from entering your country. We are all engines of karma

This premise is utter nonsense. How would someone's right to own a guy impact TK's right to life? Seriously, your premise is absolute nonsense. You can't even have a relevant conversation around it. We are all engines of karma

+1 I live in the NYC area. Cannot count the number of times the Daily News has shown a City Councilman holding a shotgun over the phrase "One More Automatic Gun off the streets". You can't have a conversation with someone who doesn't know the words. We are all engines of karma

Are you referring to state/local courts, or federal courts? If it's federal courts, it sounds like you've acquiesced to the current lack of respect for our Constitution that's evident in all of our government branches today. That raises the question - what is a right? My understanding of that is it's an activity you take in your life that doesn't impact on others' lives. Our Constitution guarantees a right to own firearms. The vast majority of gun owners can do that , and have zero impact on others lives. We are all engines of karma

Stop hanging out with idiots. We are all engines of karma

That was great! The Yankees play that Sinatra song at the end of every game at home. Even though I'm a redneck from the deep south, that song has absolutely grown on me as I've lived here for 20+ years. We are all engines of karma

I just read both this week. Good reads. And, yes, very different perspectives. Made me wonder how well 'Twardo knew those guys ;-) We are all engines of karma