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Bobby Jindal: " GOP needs to stop being the stupid party"
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2013 Jan 25, 12:34am 38,435 views 108 comments
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Thedaytoday
2013 Jan 27, 4:15am
Bobby Jindal: " GOP needs to stop being the stupid party"
Which is why Jindal should leave the party of fools.
Thedaytoday
2013 Jan 27, 4:16am
Let's take the case of Jon Huntsman. Bobby Jindal is irrelevant.
Neither of them are future leaders of the GOP. They have no political power.
Thedaytoday
2013 Jan 27, 4:18am
Dead people can't be disgusted.
"In History I'll be dead..." GWB
10 seconds ago is history, yesterday is history, does that mean he is dead? No, typical GW.
big-money and corporate donors to the curb.
laughable once again.. you prefer they get their donations from professors of the UC system like Berkeley and Davis as was the case with Obama.... or how about his friends from GE, Citicorp, JP Morgan, Berkshire, etc.. or how about them big shots in silicon valley..Oracle, Google, Apple and many more big stinky democrats.... how about all of the big shots in Hollywood...
which big money and corporations you talking about ?
count the number of mega-millionaires and billionaires in this picture...
Paradoxically I think Citizens United has doomed the GOP. They undoubtedly see the money as an asset to run expensive media campaigns I believe it's a huge albatross. Teabaggers are microcosm of that, it turned from a "movement" into a corporate-run widely-despised machine in only a few years.
donations made by 100s of millions of Americans... something you want shut down... not going to happen.
Yes, Obama has some wealthy supporters in silicon valley (and hollywood). None of them was donating tens of millions of dollars to his campaign, though:
http://www.opensecrets.org/overview/topcontribs.php
I hope Adelson got his money's worth.
Yes, Obama has some wealthy supporters in silicon valley (and hollywood). None of them was donating tens of millions of dollars to his campaign, though:
like some above .. your trying to confuse individuals vs corporations...
political donations made BY Corporations are not deductible expense per IRS rules
so.. so all this talk about Corporations is just nonsense.. just who exactly would
but their neck out to make such a request for payment CEO or one of the VPs maybe?
Those who have money certainly did give plenty to Obama..
http://www.businessinsider.com/donations-obama-romney-tech-yahoo-google-facebook-2012-9?op=1
Vicente
2013 Jan 27, 3:58pm
count the number of mega-millionaires and billionaires in this picture...
I don't know who those folks are, except I think one is Steve Jobs, and he's dead. As I understand it he lent his opinion on some things, I don't find any references to him being a donor in the tens of millions range.
Plain and simple, the GOP optics as "bought". Grassroots is at the "kid table" at this point. You know, that's the card table at Thanksgiving where they stuff all the toddlers. How many folks at that table does it take to equal one Sheldon Adelson? Maybe the Democrats are just as bought, but if so they pull it off without getting a rap for it.
Per the OpenSecrets chart referenced by another poster of big donors, you have to go all the way down to #14 to find a Democratic donor.
The problem with GOP is, they thought enough buckets of money burned in ads and stuff would win them the election. Some big GOP donors are still ticked off it didn't. I suppose when you're a big player and you rub shoulders with Big Money, it never occurs to you that in the end that might turn some of the general public off. I'm not explaining it very well perhaps, sorry!
the GOP optics as "bought".
because you say so.. right ! and you mention one person ! was all this from Corporations or Employees employed by the named corporation.. do anyone of these employees disclose to their employer who they provided political funding ( a personal matter ) ?
Per the OpenSecrets chart referenced by another poster of big donors, you have to go all the way down to #14 to find a Democratic donor.
you skipped more than a few between 1-14...
6 National Education Assn
7 United Auto Workers
8 Newsweb Corp
9 Service Employees International Union
10 Carpenters & Joiners Union
12 American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees
14 AFL-CIO
Vicente
2013 Jan 27, 4:12pm
you skipped more than a few between 1-13...
Oh right you are, I was misreading.
However the first 5 total over $115 million straight conservative.
I know everyone likes the giant cartoony check, however it just invites envy.
However the first 5 total over $115 million straight conservative.
employees of the corporation or corporation it self ?
12 American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees
you think it was the city state or muni that gave to Obama from the Govt funds ?
authorized by the mayor or city/county elected officials.. or just employees of the
city/state/county and muni ?
I dont see any corruption here.. do you ? would anything else be different from the list ?
The stupidest thing the Republican party does is fund not only their own party but also fund the other party as well.
You didnt need Bush, Good ol Al Gore was talking about WMD and terrorists links long before the 2000 election..
If you can't tell the difference between talking about threats and sending in troops then you aren't qualified to participate in this discussion.
Vicente
2013 Jan 28, 3:59am
The more important point about Jindal, is WHAT IS GOP GOING TO CHANGE?
Other than calling for their LOON wing to keep it's mouth shut, what of substance?
It's like keeping David Duke in the party but asking him to "tone down" his racism. It just doesn't wash, you need some ACTIONS not words and PR claims. Was he calling to jettison the Loon Wing entirely? No he was not, it's more like stay in the closet but stay on our side and keep giving us money.
Y
2013 Jan 28, 5:11am
This is about as ignorant as it gets....
North Korea isn't a threat to anybody but North Korea.
As Kevin mentioned, we're talking about taxable income in the upper bracket only, after a small business owner has deducted expenses from his income.
yes.. i know that.. but as i suggest you actually look around your town and city and talk to a small business owner.
tatupu70
2013 Jan 28, 5:51am
yes.. i know that.. but as i suggest you actually look around your town and city
and talk to a small business owner
What good would that do? If he makes over $400K in taxable income, why is anyone worried about him???
He can tell you how "hard" he works and how many people he employs.
Talking about small business owners is an emotional way yo shield criticism for bad policy.
What good would that do? If he makes over $400K in taxable income, why is anyone worried about him???
expansion on current business..new capital purchases, new hiring and facility leases dont grow on trees or come out of nothing.
this should be obvious to you ! think of 7-11 or any chain store/restaurant you see everyday... started with one and doubled and kept doubling creating jobs.
Talking about small business owners is an emotional way yo shield criticism for bad policy
when you take your first MBA class be sure to wear some diapers.. your going
to learn something on how business is done: created and grown...
no emotions ... just facts any business major can talk about..
tatupu70
2013 Jan 28, 6:59am
expansion on current business..new capital purchases, new hiring and facility
leases dont grow on trees or come out of nothing.
this should be obvious to you ! think of 7-11 or any chain store/restaurant
you see everyday... started with one and doubled and kept doubling creating
jobs.
Again--what does that have to do with the point at hand? By all means, he has most likely earned his success. And I'm sure if he makes over $400K/year TAXABLE income, he is enjoying the fruits of his labor. Why in the world should anyone be worried about him?
Why in the world should anyone be worried about him?
so emotional you are...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmgP266RPYA
Cost of Capital.. Debt or equity financing higher than internal Retained Earning IRR... go figure it out..
Vicente
2013 Jan 28, 7:14am
when you take your first MBA class
Yeah MBA will give you the real scoop.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlVDGmjz7eM
NOT!
Y
2013 Jan 28, 7:18am
No one 'earns his success' with this administration.
It's always a 'community effort'...
Again--what does that have to do with the point at hand? By all means, he has most likely earned his success. And I'm sure if he makes over $400K/year TAXABLE income, he is enjoying the fruits of his labor. Why in the world should anyone be worried about him?
NOT!
MBA, 4 year BA/BA or even 2 year Community College.. pick one.
either way, it just illustrates the hate by the left of anyone being successful.
your world view is a twisted Utopian fantasy..
isnt that what No. 6 fought against in the village ?
or am i talking to schizoid man ?
Vicente
2013 Jan 28, 7:22am
illustrates the hate by the left of anyone being successful.
My Dad was a very successful businessman, now retired. He didn't need an MBA to do that. The only people who think you need an MBA to run a small business, are people who've been brainwashed about the value of MBA degree.
he only people who think you need an MBA to run a small business, are people who've been brainwashed about the value of MBA degree.
skip the MBA and take a few night classes at the Community College..
or just pick up a $20 text book..it doesnt matter either way..
its the same info/facts for internally growing a business.
You can see every day down main street.. some guy/gal owns
a beauty salon, coffee shop, restaurants, etc etc...
tatupu70
2013 Jan 28, 7:31am
so emotional you are...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmgP266RPYA
Cost of Capital.. Debt or equity financing higher than internal Retained
Earning IRR... go figure it out..
Very good Thomas. Care to actually make an argument or will you keep mentioning business terms of which you appear to have a very limited understanding?
tatupu70
2013 Jan 28, 7:34am
either way, it just illustrates the hate by the left of anyone being successful.
so emotional you are...
You appear to be one talking about emotions....
Very good Thomas. Care to actually make an argument or will you keep mentioning business terms of which you appear to have a very limited understanding?
only you have the limited understanding..else
go talk to guy who grew McDonalds or StarBucks to what it is today.
You appear to be one talking about emotions....
i have a better one for you....
"[I]f you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters," he proclaimed, "If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from."
tatupu70
2013 Jan 28, 7:46am
only you have the limited understanding..else
go talk to guy who grew
McDonalds or StarBucks to what it is today.
Thomas--seriously, what is your point?
either way, it just illustrates the hate by the left of anyone being successful.
Why would anyone " Hate" anyone that is successful? That's a fairly gross assumption. Clearly people on the left like music just like those on the right. They also like various companies that make the products they like. And of course many on the right Like President Obama who is a success as well.
Why would anyone " Hate" anyone that is successful?
oh no... you continue.. tell me why YOU or anyone else deserves a little more from that pie.. and what will you do with a little more of that pie for yourself..
better off the business owner keeps greater portion and grows his business which has shown to employ and give incomes to more people than paying higher taxes to fund govt hand out programs. In such extremes.. Socialism failed.
Time to pull yourself by the bootstrap if you want to make it.
oh no... you continue.. tell me why YOU or anyone else deserves a little more from that pie.. and what will you do with a little more of that pie for yourself..
better off the business owner keeps greater portion and grows his business which has shown to employ and give incomes to more people than paying higher taxes to fund govt hand out programs. In such extremes.. Socialism failed
I do very well financially and I started making $4.25 an hour, working my way up the ladder to the point where I am probably within the upper 10% earning bracket for the Bay Area. So if you think I'm going to whine and complain, well again- it just comes to show that its a misrepresentation to assume that ALL liberals are
A: Socialist
B: Don't like people who have lots of money
Interesting because some of the world's richest people also happen to be very wealthy.
David Losh
2013 Jan 28, 11:17am
Time to pull yourself by the bootstrap if you want to make it.
OK, alrighty then, bootstraps huh?
If you are talking about business owners that make, or keep, $400K per year, yes they can afford to pay more in taxes, but that isn't the point at all.
Anybody can make as much money as they want, it's just that most people don't want to make money. That is just a fact.
When you ask people about goals, and ambitions most people have a long list of helping others, before they think to build wealth.
I have had this conversation with hundreds of hot shots over the years that talk about all kinds of stuff before they ever get around to building wealth.
Most guys want fancy cars, fancy clothes, and fancy women. Most women want fancy houses, fancy cloths, and fancy retirement programs.
Rich is much different than wealth, but to be rich, or to be wealthy is very simple, and anyone can do it.
This class warfare myth that the Republican Party tries to project is a diversion from the true problems that face our country, and global financial markets.
We are way past a full employment eutopia. There will need to be more quality to life than just what one individual can provide for a family.
So, yes, we need to raise taxes, yes we need to cut spending, and yes we need to Provide more for the Public Welfare.
It's in the Constitution, one of the greatest documents ever written, if you don't like it there are plenty of other places to go.
either way, it just illustrates the hate by the left of anyone being successful.
Nobody hates anybody for being successful.
What I do *hate* is the moronic misunderstanding of progressive taxation. When you take your first economics class (MANDATORY if you're trying to get an MBA), you'll learn all about why progressive taxation has proven to be the most successful model in the world, and how it saved capitalism in the 20th century.
If a guy makes $400k a year, that's fantastic. Good for him. But yes, he should be paying a higher tax rate than the guy making $200, and the guy making $200 should be paying a higher rate than the guy making $50.
It's just sound economic policy.
By the way -- I am successful. I didn't quite hit $400k last year, but I came really close. I've started, run, and sold my own business more than once. Don't give me this bullshit lie.
Unless you live in a state with a B&O tax (I'm guessing you don't even know what that is), taxes come on your profits. As a result, taxes have fuck-all to do with the success or failure of a business or what you invest in it. If you want to invest to grow your business, that's called an "expense", and you DON'T PAY TAXES ON IT. All taxes impact are, at most, the disposable income of the person receiving the profits.
No real business owner makes any real business decisions based on what his tax rate is going to be (other than, perhaps, figuring out how to avoid paying taxes). They hire based on demand. They grow based on revenue. They succeed or fail not because of their tax rate, but because they figure out how to make a profit to be taxed in the first place.
If you want to talk about government policy that helps or harms small businesses, you can legitimately gripe about regulations, business license fees, etc. Taxes don't mean shit.
This is yet another one of those
"Lazy hippies!" diatribes: Another cliche where any and all liberals are deemed to be not only lazy, but probably also incapable of working hard , love anything that smells like socialism, and detests anyone with money.
All part of the ongoing influence of right wing entertainment.
Wait, We're Winning the War on Poverty? A New Study Says: Absolutely
"It sounds disastrously wrong to claim that we're winning the war on poverty 24 hours after the Census reported more people living in poverty than the combined populations of California and Missouri.
this is what happened after you go after all the dirty air and dirty water as you call it.
congratulations for winning the war on polluters and thus put many Americans out of job.
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I thought this was rather interesting: A rising star in the GOP at a major RNC convention not only said of the GOP "stop being the stupid party" but he also said:
"It’s time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults,†“We had a number of Republicans damage the brand this year with offensive and bizarre comments. I’m here to say we’ve had enough of that.â€
OMG. I think this is actually one of the few times I've totally agreed with a Republican politician.
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