TheJibreelaMonsters's Comments (129)

“There are more progressives in American than conservatives.
60% of Americans want single payer health care.
59% of American doctors want single payer health care.
Nothing is more progressive than single payer health care.
Ergo, progressives are the American Majority.
It is only the lies of the media and the corruption of the political process that keep us down.
If Democrats would actually act like Democrats, they would win a permanent majority.

It stands to reason that if one party really does fight to protect the interests of the lower 99% of Americans, while the other party fights only for the interests of the top 1%, the first party will win. That's why the plutocrats have seeded the Democratic party with Republicans (i.e. "Blue Dogs," "DLC," "New Democrats," etc.). Because so many Democrats are actually agents of the plutocrats, voters aren't that enthusiastic about Democrats, and think they're just about as bad as the GOP--which, as far as the Centrists are concerned, is basically true.. But end that corruption and the GOP would implode.”

“okay, that's funny”

“This is not about left or right you silly person, this is about our country. We have people in the field of battle at present that come from all groups, they do not need htis osrt of crap when they return home. Vietnam all over again. You people will not learn a damn thing.”

“The report is final, it is on the internet. Palin knew about this report a week ago and is still collecting money! Palin lies and her spokesperson lies.
And to the people that say forget Palin, she is in the news all the time, she was just in Newsweek or Time, she is resigning Sunday, yes this is a story.
We Dems suffered with Bush for 8 long years, now we have Sarah the Pinata twisting in the breeze. She is the one tweeting every 5 minutes, she is the one breaking the law, she brought all this on herself. And 70% of Republicans say they will vote her for Prez in 2012. Go Sarah!!!”

“Meghan is as cracked as Sarah is, she's bloody immature and inefficient in her role too. I wish the pair of them would take a long walk off a short dock.”

“On your knees?
Isn't that where Republican senators and governors prefer their mistresses?
Or are you trying to tell us something?
;-)”

“Hell, I don’t want to pay for my own health insurance.

Let me explain, I pay $170 a week for family health insurance. It sill costs me a $30 co-pay to see my doctor. It is too expensive, and it covers less and less every year. The profit driven portions of health care such as Big Insurance, Big Pharma and Big Medical are the problems. We have groups that provide little real benefit yet demand and get a large share of the health care dollar.

Do you have insurance? Does it cost you? If not where do you get your insurance?”

“Earth to Jibreela . . . you obviously have not had a catastrophic illness in your immediate family and should get out more to see what is really happening in this country. Healthcare reform is not a political ploy to make the Democrats look good. If the Republicans cared more for their constituents than the lobbyists big checks then they would be seriously trying to help craft a bill that fixes the ills rather than just saying NO to everything.

When we do get reform forced through and decades from now when history shows that reform had as important an impact as Social Security has had on peoples lives, there will be lots of naysayers like you pretending that you supported it back at its inception. Everyone loves a winner, so get on board now.”

“What an insipid pile of talking points. We pay for each others roads. We pay for each others Police and Fire Coverage. We pay for each others Libraries. We pay for each others Armed Forces. We pay for each others National Parks If you don't recognize this you must be from outer space or something and it might be time for ET to Phone Home.

What we need is what works successfully in other civilized nations ... Comprehensive Universal Single Payer Health Care. I don't care if the Democrats or the Republicans get the credit for implementing it but for the good of the United States it must be implemented. It's not rocket science, ET.”

“They already have moved.

11 million jobs worth since 1999.

Don't let Oklahoma hit you in the a$$ on the way out.”

“No need to mess with Texas, Texas has already messed itself.”

“So you think we as creative, industrious people can only make sh it with processes involving stinky smokestacks? Think big my brother.”

“You mean the industries that have already packed up and left so they could enjoy the huge tax breaks offered by you Cons?

Oh, and F#%K Texas.”

“Look up tenure law before you shoot off your mouth.”

“Tenure from going to jail?”

“Tenure will not protect her if she is prosecuted for warcrimes, or if Stanford feels her presence is too much of a distraction for the school, which it may become. She obviously lied to the American people about the (nonexistent) threat from Iraq, as it's clear the 43rd administration purposefully created false intelligence to warrant invasion. The purpose appears three-fold, to control Iraqi oil resources, send a warning to other countries that seek to change the trade of oil into other currencies, and to create a permanent hegemony in the region via 50+ military bases.

History will judge Rice accordingly, and it will not be pretty. It's up to Stanford, as an institution of higher learning, to decide what side they want to be on. You can bet their will sacrifice her tenure if it means they may lose funding and/or attendance.”

“Condi not only has tenure, she has an oil tanker named after her! I suppose that's some dubious honor.
Although they can't fire her, maybe if students and faculty made a big enough fuss, she might quit. If I lived closer I'd be willing to hold up a "War Criminal" sign.”

“Sorry, no comparison there.

Try again, apologist.”

“No, actually it's not.”

“Jibreela, the south is what the repubs have. Do you really think your party can win anything with just the south. It's been tried and failed. But everyone has a right to dream.”

“IT DOES NOT MATTER what party is on the label when the rep is a confederate.”

“Oh my god, them soshilist are educating the public and opening their eyes to the real the world! We can't have that. Quick we got to stop them.

ummm, other than that, what is your rebuttal to Sander's assertions?”

“I didn't realize Sanders had that much power!

(BTW, my avatar is of the founder of Canada's socialist movement, whose call for nationalizing the banks was 70 years ahead of its time!)”

“60%”

“Why don't you also ask a frat boy what he thinks of Miss June. I bet that Miss June would also get a high approval rating.”

“What you would expect from a state full of old, horny men.”

“What does it take to finally convict her so she we don't have to read about her anymore?”

“It takes someone who violates laws like Sarah Palin clearly does. She likes to call them frivolous complaints, but if you read them, they are NOT all frivolous at all. I am sure the procedure does not vary that much from state to state, but there is a reason Sarah Palin has so many filed against her.”

“By the way, I'm also assuming that your "Is there mayors in Alaska" query is a sincere question, posed with the intention of actually getting factual information.
I don't know why I make such a charitable assumption. Nothing you have written in the past indicates either any understanding of Alaska or any sincere desire to understand Alaska's unusual conditions, circumstances and what is really happening here.
For example, you have in the past insisted that Alaska's economy is in great shape (?!?), that Alaska is recession-proof (?!?!?!?), both assertions that any economist here, or any long-term resident, can tell you are flat-out wrong. As a state inordinately dependent on commodities prices that are beyond our control, particularly oil prices, Alaska's economy has always been very, very vulnerable, and goes through many deep busts as well as booms.
Frankly, your assertions about Alaska seem to be just Lower 48 Palinista fantasies.”

“I'm assuming you are wondering whether the problems in the villages could and should have been addressed by those villages' mayors.
To answer, with all due respect: Yes, there are mayors in Alaska, but not in many of these villages. Many Native villages lack the funds or resources to support a local government under the state system. The villages most affected by the fuel/food crisis this winter are in the Wade Hampton census area, which is not organized into any borough and lacks any local government in the middle-America sense.
There are tribal councils, but the Palin administration is extremely adamant about refusing to recognize tribal sovereignty. The Palin administration, unlike the feds, does not engage in any government-to-government relations with tribes, and as there are no city governments in many of the villages, that leaves no one in charge but the state government. (The federal government DOES recognize tribal authority, and long has, even in Republican administrations. Some BIA aid for western Alaska was secured by Senators Begich and Murkowski, so perhaps future problems could be eased if the state recognized tribes and allowed them to govern locally.)
The situation of rural Alaska is very complex and unlike that in most of the Lower 48. Especially in western Alaska, there's not really much of a cash economy or tax base in the mainstream dominant American culture sense, though people do work very hard maintaining a traditional Native lifestyle.”

“Or for that matter, CNBC?”

“What do you people call Fox? News???.....Joke!”

“LOL. Vote rushpublican! Oh Jib, you're too funny.”

“Probably not.”

“I would rather drop d e a d .”

“You don't get a secret ballot if left to the employer. You get squat. Read the article before you pop off like a bad champagne.”

“This doesn't do away with the secret ballot. It just gives a second option.”

“Try getting into Tampa at rush hour where traffic runs at about 15 mph on all the major highways An off hours 1 hr commute into Tampa will run 2 hrs to 2 and a half hours during rush hour on a good day (I know because I have missed flights out of TIA), or Orlando at rush hour where siting in traffic for 30-60 minutes is not uncommon (I have no personal experience with Miami).”

“You obviously don't live in Florida! I4 goes up to max 4 lanes, and in some areas is only 1, likewise for the turnpike and I95.

High speed rail from Miami to Tampa or even to the panhandle would be great and a welcome relief for salespeople who have to drive from Miami to Tampa or Tampa to Gainseville, or even for families going from one end of the state to the other for holidays or weekends to visit family, etc.

I went from Orlando to Plant city on Saturday and because traffic was heavy on I4 all the way up, it took me almost an hour and a half for a normally 45minute ride. Where's your backup for your preposterous idea?”