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EBSB52

My, my, isn't the US a great place?

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Careful what you preach. Back in 2001 over $10 billion was given to the airline industry, your industry, in the form of Gov subsidised loans and over 5 billion in the form of grants



This is true. Not all of them were grants though. A lot of the money has to be paid back a lot of the time in the form of service I/E flight tickets for gov workers.


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Do you think Delta would've survived if goverment assitance wasn't handed out.



Were not making it as it is now, but thats not my part of the company. DoI know everything that the board of directors are doing. Not at all, I'm not in there meetings every morning, And I only have an Associate in Business man so I dont have all the answers.

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A few airlines would've filed for Chap 11, some would've gone under and others would've emerged stronger and leaner



A few did file! US Airways, United, ATA is gonna be gone forever, Atlantic Coast Airlines, and those are just the bigger companys. I have a complete list if anybody want to see them. But that's how it works, you either figure out a way to beat your competition or your done, and if Delta goes under people are still gonna fly and somebody has to be there to fix these things and I know with my determination and will power I will always have a job somewhere. I might have to move to another state to get it but I will be working.
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

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well, i found a way to get on the internet while out of pocket and i wanted to see if EBSB252 had taken me up on the offer to begin his new utopian society. i'm guessing he realized this country isn't as bad as he makes it out to be and it's not worth leaving. my neighbors girlfriend works for the local nbc affiliate and after i told her about this offer i have....she said no doubt she would pass it on to the station in his hometown and there would be t.v. cameras there if he takes me up on it. the offer still stands EBSB252....i will post it again just in case you missed it. if i had to make a prediciton here, we will not hear from ebs about this and he will sit behind his computer screen wondering how some ass hole capitalist pig like me called his bluff. boy it sure is tough to swallow your pride isn't it ebsb252? hell, i'm all about you seeing the light and coming around. i have seen the most hard core, lefty liberals come around and believe you can too. THIS IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

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and back to another topic. i posted a few days ago that is your disdain for this country is so great and your criticism so consistent.....why don't you leave? by reading your posts there is evidently nothing good happening in america....only a glutton would stay in an environment that is apparently as abusive as this country seems to be in your view.

again. i will buy you a first class ticket anywhere in the world AND give you $10,000 cash. the caveat is you can never return. i will accompany you to washington d.c. where i will watch you sign your citizenship away. this will give you what you want. a freebie----$10,000 bucks. you will also be rid of evil, capitalist pigs like me and free to pursue your utopian society where creativity, motivation and self-reliance are discouraged and frowned upon.

i will be the first to break this to you....you aren't going to find a better deal than this. free maket economies work and if you can't handle that then maybe you should take me up on the offer. remember though, when you cross the border that's it. i'm sure i will have a lot of people on this forum standing right there with me waving goodbye with a big smile. maybe we could get you an ever bigger money pot and start a going away fund for you.

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in so much self-congratulation about it.



I see less 'self-congratulation'. Rather defense of selves when others bitch about it. A bit of both You decide - chicken or egg.

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ok, that could be it. this could be great b/c it will give me time to work out the details on the t.v. coverage. i will PM him so he can read. i am like a kid at christmas now that i can provide him with t.v. coverage. he can sing like a bird!

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well, i have to pose a question to the moderator here and anyone else. i sent my proposal to EBSB252 and he sent me a very interesting response...no profanity so it's clean.

i would love to put his PM to me on here, b/c you won't believe it.

is this allowed?

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well, i have to pose a question to the moderator here and anyone else. i sent my proposal to EBSB252 and he sent me a very interesting response...no profanity so it's clean.

i would love to put his PM to me on here, b/c you won't believe it.

is this allowed?



You seem to have a personal problem with EBSB52. Why don't you clarify that with him via PMs instead building your one-man-show-stage on DZ.com?? [:/] Smells like low class.

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already done, no response. how is calling someone's bluff low class? please describe what you mean. i thought the forum was for discussion?

the reason i want to post is so his reply will be visible to all.

and yes, i do have a problem with what he represents.

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already done, no response. how is calling someone's bluff low class? please describe what you mean. i thought the forum was for discussion?

the reason i want to post is so his reply will be visible to all.

and yes, i do have a problem with what he represents.



Discussion is OK.
Private is private. Period.

He's banned. For what reason, is not my and not your
problem. You're trying to use this circumstance to play a kind of show (one-man-show), in which he cannot defend himself. That's just unfair.

Surprising, that you need an explanation on that....:S

If you have a problem with what he's representing, why don't you just avoid "meeting" him?


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Discussion is OK.
Private is private. Period.

He's banned. For what reason, is not my and not your
problem. You're trying to use this circumstance to play a kind of show (one-man-show), in which he cannot defend himself. That's just unfair.

Surprising, that you need an explanation on that....:S

If you have a problem with what he's representing, why don't you just avoid "meeting" him?


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you know christel, you are right. i am not going to post anything he sent me and you are dead on. discussion is discussion and private is private. i stand corrected.

if he has the guts to post what he wrote me then we will find out if his convictions are as strong as his words or if it's just a bunch of idle talk. if i posted what he wrote me i don't think anyone would believe it anyway....you'd have to see it to believe it.

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you know christel, you are right. i am not going to post anything he sent me and you are dead on. discussion is discussion and private is private. i stand corrected.

if he has the guts to post what he wrote me then we will find out if his convictions are as strong as his words or if it's just a bunch of idle talk. if i posted what he wrote me i don't think anyone would believe it anyway....you'd have to see it to believe it.



If you want to post it, it's simple. It's a PM, so you need to get his permission to post it. Have you asked?

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i asked him if he wanted me to go ahead and do the things he wants done before he is willing to leave and no response, but not for permission of the pm itself. i see he is sending pm's on here today and he isn't respoding to me. if i posted it people wouldn't believe what he said unless it came straight from him. it's unreal. i am just going to wait the two weeks until he's back and THEN if he denies it i will call his bluff and post it.

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i asked him if he wanted me to go ahead and do the things he wants done before he is willing to leave and no response, but not for permission of the pm itself. i see he is sending pm's on here today and he isn't respoding to me. if i posted it people wouldn't believe what he said unless it came straight from him. it's unreal. i am just going to wait the two weeks until he's back and THEN if he denies it i will call his bluff and post it.



IMO - Never ever post a PM without permission for any reason at all. No class. Don't you respect privacy?

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i stand corrected again. under no circumstances will i post his pm. bad idea on my part to even think it. i will just wait to see if he posts the same as his email....if it's the same i will be impressed and if not then i will delete him from my memory banks.

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It appears that you do not fully understand the meaning of "rights". All our rights have been violated by parts of this abomination of an Act. You don't need jackbooted thugs in your house for your rights to be violated.
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>Now I ask again - Who's rights have been so called violated by the patriot act?


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Published on Monday, July 21, 2003 by the New York Times
Report on USA Patriot Act Alleges Civil Rights Violations
by Philip Shehon

A report by internal investigators at the Justice Department has identified dozens of recent cases in which department employees have been accused of serious civil rights and civil liberties violations involving enforcement of the sweeping federal antiterrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act.

The inspector general's report, which was presented to Congress last week and is awaiting public release, is likely to raise new concern among lawmakers about whether the Justice Department can police itself when its employees are accused of violating the rights of Muslim and Arab immigrants and others swept up in terrorism investigations under the 2001 law.

The report said that in the six-month period that ended on June 15, the inspector general's office had received 34 complaints of civil rights and civil liberties violations by department employees that it considered credible, including accusations that Muslim and Arab immigrants in federal detention centers had been beaten.
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Very interesting. Now I ask again



Mike Maginnis - is one name I'll throw out. More to come if you decide that his rights were not violated under the Patriot Act for some odd reason.

We were talking about the lack of due process related to the Patriot Act right? There is your name

Remember, More than 140 cities and towns across the nation have passed resolutions critical of the Patriot Act.

And last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 309-118 to forbid certain funds from going to Justice Department agencies that use a provision of the Patriot Act that eases restrictions on "sneak-and-peek" search warrants

Such warrants allow agents to secretly enter a home or business to obtain evidence. Normally the subjects of sneak-and-peeks are notified within seven days of the search; the Patriot Act says only that notification must be within a "reasonable period."



I realize I'm leading this off topic a bit, but oh well. It might get moved :$

Have you researched this? You do not see the abuse of power - related to your rights?

  • The First Amendment
    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.


  • What does this do for you?!!

    The First Amendment guarantees us...
    - freedom of religion
    - freedom of speech
    - freedom of assembly
    - freedom of association
    - freedom of the press

    Where does the Patriot Act attack these rights?

    • Violates the First Amendment by effectively authorizing the FBI to launch investigations of American citizens in part for exercising their freedom of speech.


    • Violates the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech by prohibiting the recipients of search orders from telling others about those orders, even where there is no real need for secrecy..


    Creates a very serious risk that truly innocent individuals could be deported for association with

  • The Fourth Amendment
    The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized


  • The Fourth Amendment guarantees us freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.

    What it means too you?

    It ensures that government agents cannot search your house, office or other personal effects without probable cause that you have committed a crime (as verified by the issue of a warrant).

    Where does the Patriot Act attack these rights?

    • Violates the Fourth Amendment by allowing foreign intelligence searches for criminal purposes without probable cause of crime.


    • Violates the Fourth Amendment by failing to provide timely notice to persons whose home has been searched. Notice is also a key element of due process, which is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment.


    • Violates the Fourth Amendment by allowing the government to seize records in intelligence and Terrorism investigations without probable suspicion that the records pertain to a terrorist, spy or other foreign agent.


  • The Fifth Amendment
    No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.


  • What it means too you? 

    The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person can be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.

    Where does the Patriot Act attack these rights?

    • Allows indefinite incarceration of persons without judicial review thereby denying due process and equal protection of law.
      

    • Creates a very serious risk that individuals could be deported for association with political groups that the government later chooses to regard as terrorist organizations.
     

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    Who has a Fed in there house with no warrant or probable cause lookin at there computer? I really want to know a name of someone.



    Secrets are the key to this act. Records are sealed and it is an offence to release names in most cases. I read where the ACLU cannot name a person(patriot Act) they represent. The DOJ used the Patriot act to to keep it quiet even after it is the Patriot Act that is in question.
    http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/

    Read a bit about electronic privacy, or the lack of under the Patriot Act

    I really could go on and on, but I think you get my pointB|


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