Well, elections do have consequences, I guess. Let's see, where we are one week-ish later since the improbable re-election of Barack Obama:
- The Dow has dropped about 6% since October 15, most of that since November 7. That is about 800 point as of 12:00pm today.
- More layoffs are being announced every hour.
- More and more service-related companies are announcing cuts in employee hours to under 30 hours a week to stave off pending Obamacare mandates and other taxes/penalties. These same companies* are being harassed by angry liberals who think that it is not fair to penalize employees while owners get richer (or who are trying to keep the doors open - whatevs!).
Hey, but take heart, Conservatives - Men who occupy our highest political, military, and corporate offices are no longer allowed to cheat on their wives and get away with it (but only if you have information that runs contrary or might taint to our present Adminstration). Having affairs with subordinates (or biographers) is out of favor again. That's a least a small step in the right direction, but someone should warn Bill Clinton that he is on the hook for cheating again.
Here is a quote from Cindy Adams, humor/society columnist for the New York Post -
"Pain in the brass Petraeus: A) The FBI not only devoted substantial resources, but B) as a personal favor for a friend of one of its agents also engaged in highly invasive surveillance solely to learn who was harassing her by e-mail.
Nobody knew nothing [sic] about Benghazi and killing our ambassador, but everybody checked everything relating to our four-star general's cheating. All of which our commander-in-cheat [sic] knew zippo about until the day after his election..."
I think that about says it all.
*BTW - One company - Papa John's - have become a big target to the lefties who think that they are mean and are demanding a boycott. This seems a bit counter intuitive if one wants a company to stay in business. However, to counteract the wrong-headed boycotts, November 16 (tomorrow) has been deemed National Papa John's Appreciation Day. Please feel free to buy their pizza to show your appreciation for the hard decisions that have to made, and to support the workers who will be affected.
Also, weekly jobless claims have risen to 439,000. Anyone wanna take odds on whether this number shot up by itself, or Dept. of Labor's no longer feeling pressure to suppress the figures?
ReplyDeleteBev, It is wrong-headed, but leftists are stupid. They are also fighting the reorganization plan of Hostess, which means they will have no jobs instead of less well-paying jobs. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteBy the way...
ReplyDeleteThis is from Patti's site: LINK.
It tells you which companies donated to which parties and it's got a TON of quality information.
T-Rav - I'm shocked at you! Do you really think that OUR government officials would play fast and loose with critical unemployment numbers JUST to make Obama look better before a crucial election where they may or may not get to keep their jobs?? Shame on you!
ReplyDeleteT-Rav,
ReplyDeletePerhaps, but my theory is that a bunch of employers facing the reality that Obamacare won't be repealed before it goes into full effect are firing people (as some of them promised to do) to get their companies into the shape they need to be to weather it.
I agree with Anthony. I don't think the Dept of Labor is faking the numbers, I think the fact is that companies are looking at (1) Obamacare and firing people (or making them part time) and (2) we are looking at a second recession here and abroad, so businesses are cutting back.
ReplyDeleteAlso, some companies are responding to the coming tax hikes and are moving offshore -- medical equipment makers in particular.
Denny's is actually being pro-active and will begin adding 5% Obamacare surcharge to their customers' bills.
ReplyDeleteBev, I just hope they label it that on the menus. "Obamacare surcharge."
ReplyDeleteI remember when gas stations in New Jersey did that with a gas tax Clinton passed and the democrats went after them and sued them to stop them from putting a label on the tax. The Democrats were furious that their actions were being pointed out to gas station customers.
Yes, of course, business owners and corporations have to protect what they have otherwise they will go bankrupt and NO ONE will have jobs.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, the Hostess strike is just astounding. It seems that all but the Bakers' union signed on to the re-structured wage/compensation deal. Unfortunately without the bakers they've go no Twinkies to sell. Hostess has already permanently closed 3 factories and may have to shut down altogether. So I guess the bakers union would rather have 1000s of unemployed bakers than slightly lower wages for 3 yrs. Makes no sense at all.
Bev, It's the 1970s all over again. Union leaders (who don't feel the pain of losing jobs) are willing to make companies die to try to force concessions, even when companies can't afford those concessions.
ReplyDeleteI think they are trying to build up muscle before states like California start going bankrupt.
Oh, and did you hear the one about how Obama's Middle East policies are panning out? Well, it looks a lot like "peace" to me.
ReplyDeleteLet's see - this week Syria "accidently" bombed Israel repeatedly as Hamas has for months. Yesterday, Israel targeted and killed one of Hamas' top "leader/terrorist" and issued a warning via Twitter "We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead". Egypt's new President and Muslim Brotherhood member has warned that they will join in the fun if Israel does not stop their aggressive bombing.
And Obama has stated we are unequivalently...not saying anything until an investigation can be done by the FBI, CIA, DOD, and DMV, then he went to play golf for the 110th time.
Can I have permission to date-shift my appreciation for Papa John's to tonight? I'm going out tomorrow, so it just won't work. LOL!
ReplyDeleteNot that it makes a difference. I'm probably paying at least one guy's wages all by myself at the location by my place.
If Hostess goes under, I'm seriously considering ending it all.
ReplyDeleteOur Papa John's got flooded during Hurricane Sandy and hasn't reopened yet. :(
ReplyDeletetryanmax, Maybe there's a Mexican equivalent we can sneak across the border? El Hostesso or something? The maker of the Twinkie El Grande!
ReplyDeleteI'd say tonight is as good as tomorrow for helping Pappa's Johns. I'm thinking about it tonight.
Yes, Tryanmax, you have my permission to eat at Papa John's anytime you want.
ReplyDeleteAnd as for Hostess - the good thing about Hostess products is that if you buy them up now, they will last at least 100 years. And you will be able to pass them on to your great grand children like a fine wine cellar or art work!
Bev, With the DMV on the case, I'm now very, very confident that our enemies will be brought to heel. First, they will be forced into a long, never-ending line. They will be photographed (poorly), made to pay huge amounts of money, made to get forms they did not know they needed and then get back in line, and will ultimately die of extreme frustration. Problem solved.
ReplyDeleteOMG, if Hostess goes under where will they get the fried Twinkies for the Texas State Fair?? First Big Tex burning up and not this??? The Mayan calendar is getting more clearly right with each passing day!
ReplyDeleteOk, it's time for a West By God Virgina story. In WbGodVa, you can go to Hostess and they will give you as much expired crap as you can carry as long as you agree not to eat it. It's meant to feed animals, and it's free.
ReplyDeleteSeveral of the locals would go get pickup trucks full of this stuff and then sell it at flee markets for 25 cents a package. A client of mine once dumped a garbage bag full of these things on me for free. Like over 100 pages of stuff.
They were all still pretty tasty.
I'm seriously stressing about his Hostess thing, guys. I don't know what I would do if I could never have another Sno-Ball. And I've never even had a Chocodile! This is all too much.
ReplyDeleteI love Chocodiles. :)
ReplyDeletea friend has a bakery in Austin (and hers is VERY Austin-ish) and makes her own twinkie and poptart type pastries. They will not, however, last past their natural expiration date.
ReplyDeleteas for the leftists, yeah, I've already seen the fb meme about the mean ole millionaire business owners punishing their workers by cutting their hours... on the bright side, I have more conservative fb friends than liberal, so I have seen lots of folks who see the idiocy in these reactions.
and sorta off topic: a fellow-student and I were talking last night about a former friend of hers, and how the end of the friendship wasn't that surprising since they are so different. Then she says, "aren't liberals supposed to be tolerant?" I wasn't sure if this was a trick question, so I mumbled as she continued telling how this friend was dismissive of any opinion that didn't align with her liberal one. It was kind of funny to watch the epiphany...
I want to see real Obama voters laid off and hurting. Am I being petty. Well, yes. Boycott liberal businesses. Sounds like Papa John (who is kind of an ass from what I hear) is my new best friend.
ReplyDeleterlaWTX, the moment is probably past, but you could have told your friend that liberals are tolerant of various skin tones, genders, languages, sexual practices, modes of dress, and any multitude of superficial differences, but they have absolutely no tolerance when it comes to differences of substance.
ReplyDeleteYou know what, I'll just say it. Twinkies are overrated. There. They're so bad for you even I won't touch them, and I've had cakes/pastries a lot more tasty than them, anyway. (And I wouldn't feed them to my farm animals, either, because dude.) I honestly don't care about Hostess.
ReplyDeleteI'll switch to the Ralph's/Kroger's brand pastries, but in you want the Mexican equivalent, Andrew, you may want to look into Bimbo (insert joke here, not her).
ReplyDeleteWell, T-Rav, I guess you told us! 8-p
ReplyDeleteT-Rav obviously has no joy in his life. *tear*
ReplyDeleteI'm buying Papa John's pizza for my department tomorrow, and letting every last Obama-voting one of them know why.
ReplyDeleteGood for you Eric! Bravo!!
ReplyDeleteI think I've heard of Bimbo actually. I would assume the Mexican equivalent would be pretty decent... probably cheaper, unless you get the donuts with the "special" white powder. Those are like $1,200 a box.
T-Rav is tempting fate... the wrath of the Twinkie Gods.
ReplyDeleteAs for not feeding Twinkies to your animals, you probably don't take meth either or have sex with your kids... so you really would be a poor West Virginian.
rlaWTX, They are "very Austin-ish"? Does that mean: Gluten-free, transfat free, taste free, animal free, rainforest safe, percentage of profits donated to help children buy boats to stop whalers....
ReplyDeleteOr does it just mean they suck?
Oh dear, looks like I've upset some people. I really am a joyless person, I guess. (Andrew, I thought "poor West Virginian" was a redundancy.)
ReplyDeleterla, how's that movement in Austin to secede from Texas going? Pretty popular in and out of the city, I would guess?
ReplyDeleteCan the unparalleled Austin music scene secede from the hippy-drippy dipshits' secession? I'd still like the option to visit again and not have to worry about any special passports. Take the Stevie Ray statue and move all the tunes a little south, please.
ReplyDeleteSo, one week into the Obama re-election unemployment is about to go up , stocks are going down, a war hero is disgraced, and the Middle East is about to go up in flames. . . again.
ReplyDeleteKit - That's about it in a nutshell!
ReplyDeleteT-Rav, I'm with you on the Twinkies, etc. I can live without 'em (homemade cakes, pastries, breads, pies, etc. are w-a-a-a-a-a-y better, providing that the person making them is any good at baking). Those pumpkins have been calling my name for a while now, and Thanksgiving is next week. Gotta get crackin'.
ReplyDeleteFood stamps are being doled out in record numbers, but as Nancy Pelosi told us, that's a big boost to the economy... And why not have everyone working permanent part-time. It means that there will be more jobs if everyone only works half time. Of course it also means that millions will need two jobs to survive -- and they can make their ObamaCare payments c/o 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue. It's a brave new world.
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't see the latest from Bill Whittle, this is good for what ails ya:
ReplyDeleteLINK
Darn, K, I really thought it was gonna be a puppy...;-)
ReplyDeleteOh, don't tell Tryanmax, but Hostess announce they were closing for good today because of the striking workers. They will cease to exist by Tuesday. Make a run for the stores and buy up their shelves! Hurry.
ReplyDeleteAre you happy now, T-Rav, you, you, you, Twinkie-hater!
sorry, wasn't online last night:
ReplyDeleteAustin-ish: totally natural ingredients, stress-free chicken eggs, holier-than-thou
secession: out in the sticks, we like the idea in theory. some out here have been proponents of this in actuality for years. Most of us realize that it isn't actually viable...
tryanmax: "absolutely no tolerance when it comes to differences of substance." Excellent point!!!!
ReplyDeleterlaWTX - my favorite "Austin"-ish food category is "humanely raised" animals. Yes, they were treated really nicely right up to the time when they were led to the abbatoir (aka "slaughterhouse"). If we don't call it what it is, it can't possibly be as cruel, right? ***eye-roll**
ReplyDeleteWith Hostess going under, has anyone accounted for tryanmax? Do you think he's killed himself... or taken hostess-ages?
ReplyDeleteAndrew - Let's hope he's out stocking up!
ReplyDeleteBTW - I took a page from EricP and bought my co-workers Papa John's pizza today. Only one person guessed what it was for..., but she ate it anyway. Which just proves what I always have known, Libs just want free stuff and they will compromise their principles for stuff as long as it's free.
Turns out, I didn't have to off myself when Hostess announced they are closing. The shock to my system did me in. I would have popped in sooner, but the transition to incorporeal being takes a little getting used to.
ReplyDeleteActually, I may not be dead. There's a seminar here in a few minutes for the "new arrivals." Apparently the Hostess thing took a lot of people at once and they'll be turning some of us back. I should know by the end of the day whether it's "official."
Unfortunately, afterlife bureaucracy is just like what we're all used to. So while I'll probably know my fate by 5 pm local time, I may not get reincorporated for several day. I sure hope I don't miss Thanksgiving.
Bev, I am happy to report that I went out and bought some Papa John's for lunch a little while ago. And it was so yummy--so artery-clogging yummy.
ReplyDeletehave I mentioned lately that I love this Commentarama-Crew!!!! y'all are GREAT and make me laugh!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteA long long time ago
ReplyDeleteI can still remember how
Cream filling used to make me smile
And I knew for a buck or two
That I could have my Susie Q
And maybe we’d be happy for a while
But mid-November made me shake
I knew I’d eaten my last Cup Cake
Gone now, once and for all
The bad news seemed to Sno Ball
I can't remember if I blinked
When Chocodiles went extinct
But I felt hungry deep inside
The day the Twinkie died
So, bye, bye Chocolate Pudding Pie
Union ding dongs killed the Ding Dongs and that ain’t no lie.
And them Wonder Kids are in the unemployment line
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
*apologies to Ho Hos and Zingers, I just couldn't work everything in.
ReplyDeleteNicely done. I miss the noble Chocodile. Those were good.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to miss the Ho Ho too.
I know what you mean. Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls just don't cut it.
ReplyDeleteGlad to inspire, Bev! I also only had one co-worker deduce my MO, but his mini-rant about how all the companies like Papa John's were out to get Obama by cutting workers' hours/benefits (and a side rant how Republicans have wanted the President to fail from day one, and only the GOP's divisive) was followed by his enjoying the pizza (and cheese-bread), in the name of bipartisanship. At least some civility as a result of my "Up yours!!!" to nationalized healthcare.
ReplyDeleteLOL!! yay, tryanmax!
ReplyDeleteone Papa John's pizza pre-ordered for after work delivery!
BTW: my friend's Austin bakery's "twinkie-type" & other pastries:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flourbakery.net/offerings-reminiscents
Love it, tyranmax! Been awhile since I recorded a parody tune, but would be honored if you wouldn't mind my running with this. I'll need to find room for the mighty Ho Hos and Zingers, though. ;-)
ReplyDelete"Ding Dong, yo. Yo, Ding Dong, Ding Dong, yo."
Eric, I have no qualms whatsoever. Mclean's song is pretty hefty, but if you're planning to hit the studio, I just may have to adapt a couple more verses. Good rule for parody is to keep it short than the original, anyway.
ReplyDeleteThanks and indeed on the brevity. A lesson learned when I did my "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" parody. Fortunately, Jaz McKay (KNZR Bakersfield) threw in a bunch of Obama audio clips in the lengthy solo section (blisteringly done by Army You Have's Gary Eaton).
ReplyDeleteLink plz.
ReplyDeleteSadly, Jaz never sent me his re-mix version, but here's me and Gary: http://www.popmodal.com/video/4870 .
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Here is your LINK
ReplyDeleteMany humble thanks, t-max. I'll let you know if my guitarist can find some time to jam something out this weekend with your lyrics.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Tryanmax, that's pretty brilliant. I feel your pain.
ReplyDeleteThese bozos who decided to strike against Hostess are no different than the rest of their kind (mind-numbed union sheeple). They don't want to do with less, even if it means they are out of a job. Little babies who throw a temper tantrum whenever they don't get their way.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of what some children do when they lose a game--a do-over until they win, and another player better not have more, because they want that too.
The brats just need to grow up already.
Was out of town but has anyone heard the news about Hostess?
ReplyDeleteEvidently the company told the Union not to strike or they would have to liquidate. The Union decided to strike at one plant and they shut it down.
Last I heard they were going to liquidate entirely.
Remeber the joke about Twinkies lasting forever..... well evidently this is no longer so...
Sad