Jason Gooljar: The Working Families Party Man - Latest Comments

Re: Will we all miss The New York Times when it’s gone?

wfpman — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:45:50 -0000

Thanks. It's all quite interesting but I guess it's just changes newspapers have to make to continue to exist. Good to know The New York Times is doing well however.

Re: Will we all miss The New York Times when it’s gone?

robelroy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:59 -0000

And I might point out that people are reading more newspapers than ever, they just dont know it. Go onto yahoo news or google news. See that byline AP or UPI? That means that the story you just read was a licensed story from a newspaper that has been slightly changed (not rewritten like the huffpo) for a national audience. The story was given to the AP or UPI on license and distributed, but was originally written by the Times-Leader, Daily Gazette, Post-Dispatch or whatever. The AP and UPI are collectives owned equally by all newspapers. There has been talk of disbanding them so that all stories link to the original stories.

Re: Will we all miss The New York Times when it’s gone?

robelroy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:32:16 -0000

Actually, the flagship paper is fine. Their profits and revenues are up. Techies haven't been reporting this cause they dont understand financial statements. The NYT company is many papers, in AGGREGATE their revenues were slightly down. Actually the worst performer was their internet property About.com. So... Dont worry about thr NYT paper itself. The paywall saved the paper. I would be happy to elaborate.

Re: Ugly: Aveda has some labor issues

Brutonetto — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:18:29 -0000

Management only cost money (geld for dutch people). If we fire the ugly management and also the beautiful ones, then the economy will be a lot better!
http://brutonetto.net for the salary of management...just absurd

Re: Occupy China?

Snake Wu — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:33:34 -0000

Really?

Re: Is Susan G. Komen Republican hire responsible for Planned Parenthood cuts?

wfpman — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:18:19 -0000

Well, considering Planned Parenthood just raised 400k off of this; I'd say Susan G. Komen's reputation as a right wing organization is cemented.

Re: Is Susan G. Komen Republican hire responsible for Planned Parenthood cuts?

Phil Perspective — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:59:07 -0000

It's not like Susan G. Komen is FreedomWorks or etc.

It's closer than you realize!! Research Brinker and other board level officials at Komen. You'd be surprised.

Re: Is Susan G. Komen Republican hire responsible for Planned Parenthood cuts?

wfpman — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:27:53 -0000

Yes, they hired Ms. Handel to run the advocacy program for federal and state governments. I have to wonder how effective she would really be honestly. When you're that polarizing of a figure people remember that. It's not like Susan G. Komen is FreedomWorks or etc.

Re: Is Susan G. Komen Republican hire responsible for Planned Parenthood cuts?

Phil Perspective — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:19:25 -0000

And elsewhere I read that out of approximately $300 million raised in 2009, they only spent 17% of that money on cure activities. And it doesn't speak very well of the SGK org. that they'd hire a known RWNJ to begin with, unless they are a RWNJ organization in sheep's clothing.

Re: Social Workers: Healing the World

Roonie — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:26:14 -0000

El Revolution!!

Re: The problem with (and working in) retail

Daniel Waite — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:29:53 -0000

You forgot about the "downsell" on the human dignity - retail SUCKS!

I woke up after working for nearly ten years in different retail environments. It's *horrible* for the disabled when the shiny new managers cannot understand the meaning of "reasonable accommodations." Then they get mad when the disabled are, well, "disabled" from doing their jobs without the accommodations. The Department of Labor does not really track the jobless rates of abled vs. disabled - I've seen a ratio of 50% in the DoL lobby time after time.

The dot-com era "Action Man" managers who think it's all about LOOKING like you're accomplishing something make me want to roll my eyes.

They have no idea how fast they are really burning the bottom line when around half the store is turning over less than a year after they arrive, and they have the stupidity to claim that they're changing things for the better :(

Re: Retail Sucks: Forced to work off the clock and not getting paid for it

DailyMan — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:19:35 -0000

.. And what about supervisors' pay for the ninety seconds that they spend locking up the store at the end of the night (after they clock out, of course?)

Re: Harrisburg, PA the little #Occupy that could

Stephen Conklin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:04:29 -0000

We have compressed the Fraud Documentation (affidavits and exhibits of Lynn Szymoniak) from 16mb to 1mb here for anyone on mobile or slower connections:

http://judicial-corruption.net...

Re: Fighting Whaling: One instance where drone use is welcome

wfpman — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:08:49 -0000

Thanks for the clarification!

Re: Fighting Whaling: One instance where drone use is welcome

Jprouty — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:04:06 -0000

Nope, wrong drone. That's a copy of the Vector P that I designed for Intellitech Microsystems. The Osprey on the Sea Shepherd is at www.hangar18uav.com/osprey.htm I designed it as well,

Re: Montana state law banning corporate money in elections upheld

taxiaufsendung — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:11:58 -0000

The guy with the megaphone in today´s America would get beat up and arrested. Just look at what happened in NYC: First, the Occupy Movement was not allowed in Wall Street, and was forced to go to Zuchoti Park. Then, people were forced to leave Zuchoti Park. Now, on January first, dozens were arrested when they tried to go back to Zuchoti Park. In other words: "You can voice your opinion" - but not where anybody could hear it, or where it would matter. Whereas those who bring the american society down can afford billboards everywhere, can even afford their own fake news outlets to indoctrinate the masses. No police brutality there, and no arrests.

Re: Montana state law banning corporate money in elections upheld

Sunsangnim — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:39:15 -0000

Why does the guy representing the public even get a megaphone? The occupy protesters weren't even allowed to have that.

Re: Pacifica Radio raided workers’ pension fund. Shame

wfpman — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:10:21 -0000

Anytime!

Re: Pacifica Radio raided workers’ pension fund. Shame

KPFAWorker.org — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:08:27 -0000

If you would like to see the links in the article above, try this version:
http://www.kpfaworker.org/2011...

You can also sign up for updates on this situation at www.KPFAWorker.org. Thanks for your solidarity!

Re: DOL recovers 8 million from USProtect Corp

wfpman — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:55:59 -0000

That's horrible did you go to the DOL with that?

Re: DOL recovers 8 million from USProtect Corp

Michaeljones8323 — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:13:23 -0000

Actually, there was nothing paid for MORE than 2 1/2 weeks. I worked for US Protect at this time and we were not paid for all hours from 2/16/08-03/14/08...

28 days is 4 weeks-not 2 1/2

Re: Want to buy a gun? With no background check? Go to a gun show!

wfpman — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:20:15 -0000

I'm not going to delete your comment as I welcome all input whether positive or negative. However there was no need for you to use the faux email handle by the name of "faggot@yahoo.com." Was that necessary? It is a derogatory name used to degrade gay people. It is shameful that you would use it.

Re: Want to buy a gun? With no background check? Go to a gun show!

Faggot — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:41:51 -0000

We have a right to own guns... It is not the guns that hurt people but the people who purchase a gun with the intent to use them in an inappropriate manor. This is a bullshit video and is trying to prevent people from obtaining a gun that can provide enjoyment on the shooting range, protection and peace of min from criminals, and as collectors items for ones wealthy enough to do so.

Re: In China workers go on strike – The world is not flat

wfpman — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:30:23 -0000

That's how it works unfortunately. I was thinking Singapore too.

Re: In China workers go on strike – The world is not flat

NoBigGovDuh — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:24:41 -0000

The want to head to India. They are pressing the government to loosen the liability laws there as we speak.