Saturday, April 23, 2016

COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE: Why Progressives and Liberals Shoot Themselves In the Foot.

    It's now coming down to the wire.  All of you progressives and liberals who think that the Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the worst president in the world think about this one thing; President Donald  J. Trump, or President Ted Cruz.
    If you stay home and do not go to for Hillary Clinton if she is the nominee or Bernie Sanders, if he is the nominee then by default you are voting Republican.
    This is what happens when you don't vote.   You also have the problem of the down ballot. That pesky little thing that will lose the Senate and the House of Representatives for the Democrats.
   I  will not bore you again with why the Democrats lost  in 2012. You Democrats who stayed home in 2012 gave away the Senate and gave way the House of Representatives to the Republicans. You by not voting handed Congress to the Republicans in 2012.
     I will not tell you what to do.  I will however, explain to you, what will happen, should you stay home and be a little child pounding your little feet on the floor like a two-year-old in a temper tantrum.
    If Hillary is nominated as the presidential candidate for president of the United States, and it looks like she is going to be the nominee,  you had better vote for her.   Do you really as a progressive, and as a liberal really think that Donald J. Trump  would be the best president ever for the progressive movement in the United States? Do you really think that?  Do you really think that Ted Cruz will be the best president for the progressive and liberal movements in the United States?  Do you really think that?
  As I shared just now, it does look like Hillary will win the nomination.  The question is, will we have a Democrat in the White House, along with the down ballots of Democratic Senators and House of Representatives, or will we have Donald J. Trump and Ted Cruz, and totally lose the Senate and the House of Representatives to the Republicans again like in 2012?
   Think people think.  Hold your nose and vote the Democratic nominee if you are a liberal or a progressive.  If you don't, you have just defaulted in switching your party to Republican by not voting.
 
   
    

    

Friday, April 22, 2016

MSPA: Mystery Shopping Providers Association

I joined MSPA to day and at the moment I am not impressed with their customer service, their web site nor their attention to detail. If this was a Mystery Shop company the would have no clients. 
I paid $25.00 to join then paid $25.00 for Professional Responsibility & Ethics. I do not even have a link in the welcoming email and the email was a boiler plate along with the invoice for the PR&E.

I am also trying to get the silver certification however evidently that is even hidden some where deep in their web site. 
Oh yes I went to their Facebook page and sent what is in "My Two Cents Worth". However there is a small problem. My post must be viewed before it is posted. What do you want to bet the $50.00 I paid that the post will never appear on their Facebook page? I would rather see a post like this then some one contacting me and after clearing up all the confusion have me the author revise the post.
"Intro to Mystery Shopping Certification (formerly silver certification)
This is your introduction to mystery shopping. This certification course will teach you the basics and serve as a foundation for your future in the industry. (Must be completed on a PC or Mac)

*ATTENTION: The Intro to Mystery Shopping Certification course is included in your first year membership dues, a link is provided in your welcome email to take the course. All sales are final, no refunds."
Notice it states a link is provided in my welcoming email to take the course. No it wasn't, no link nothing about the PR&E nor the Intro to Mystery Shopping Certification course was in the email.
You will also notice there is no recourse for you if you purchase the wrong courses.  
All sales are final, no refunds

I sent an email to them but I have very little hope in that since I sent one to them on 4/16/2016. This is the first paragraph of the auto response I got on 4/16/2016 and have not received a reply yet:

"Thank you for your recent inquiry with the MSPA-NA. Due to high volume of inquiries MSPA-NA receives daily, this is an automatic response that answers a few general questions we receive from shoppers. If your question or request is answered below, you will not receive a follow up response from the MSPA-NA team. If your question is a unique one, we will respond to your e-mail directly."

A unique one? Really? Come on. I cannot in good conscious recommend MSPA for any one seriously considering joining MSPA. Instead I would take some of the courses that are offered by the individual Mystery Shop companies. Some are free and others are less expensive than what is being offered by MSPA. 
I do hope I am wrong, I really do for I have heard a lot of good things about MSPA, however hearing good things and experiencing what I have experienced are two different things.

If you become a member of MSPA be ultra cautious in your purchases you can spend a lot of money on courses that will not get you your MSPA certification.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Okay all you progressives, liberals and other like minded individuals, take a deep breath and walk away from the water cooler.  I know there are some that cannot stand Hillary Clinton and think she is an anathema to the progressive movement and all it stands for. There are others that are just as passionate and are against Bernie Sanders.

If you are in that category welcome to Politics 2.0.  It's messy, confusing and guaranteed to raise your blood pressure. However if you decide to stay home and not vote if Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders gets nominated, then you elect Donald Trump or Ted Cruz. You will in effect empower the two nominees in a presidential election the guarantees a Republican president.

Do any of you progressives, liberals or others remember when you stayed home during the mid-term elections and elected Mitch McConnell and Rick Scot again, not to mention other House and Senate republican members and how much every one of you boo hood about that election?

Well, I have news for you, if you stay home and not vote you will give more seats in the senate and house to to the Republicans. If you stay home and don't vote for the Democratic parties nominee you will only have yourself to blame when President Donald J Trump or President Ted Cruz stands and places their hands on the bible and takes the oath for President of the United States and are stuck with either of them for the next 8 years. Now think about that all you who hate the thought of Hillary Clinton as President or Bernie Sanders of President. If you stay home you will elect for the next 8 yrs either Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.

You will also give control of both houses, House of Representatives and the Senate to the Republicans.  A worse scenario than the mid term elections in 2008.

Take a look at the rural vote in 2012 

"The lesson seems to be that there are a lot of Democrats living in rural communities who just don’t vote — or they don’t vote unless they have a good reason."

Okay how about not having Donald J. Trump or Ted Cruz for president. Think people think!

Why Democrats Lost the House to Republicans in 2010

Again and again, Democrats, Progressives and Independents shoot yourselves in the foot.  If you want to stay home in 2016 if Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders is the nominee do so. If you do stay home don't tell your friends because your absence at the voting booth was a vote for Donald Trump or Ted Cruz. I don't want to hear a sound from any one who does stay home.

Vote either one who gets the nomination Hillary or Bernie. It's your only choice.


Thursday, December 17, 2015

Tis the silly season it seems. From those who think its Obama's fault that the sun sets too early in the winter to it's Obama's fault that the wind blew a tree into a car.

Lets review shall we? Gas prices low. Very low. [✔]

Stock market on a high (you have a retirement account?) [✔]

US automakers doing a booming business? [✔]

A lot of people having health care and not going bankrupt over their healthcare? [✔]
 *Are there problems yes. Are they solvable, yes. I still have not heard from the conservative republicans about passing their own health care. They have not brought any thing up for a vote to replace Obama Care. (Oh and while I am on it, I have spoken to some people on 'Obama Care'. Interestingly enough their insurance card does not have Obama Care on it but only the insurance companies name. Wow. You would have thought it it was Obama's and not a Republican idea it would have Obama's name on the insurance card.

Is any one on social security retirement. Hows that COLA working out for ya all? And all you have to do is look at what the Republican's have in mind for your Social Security. Privatize it turn it over to the banking industry. How did that work out with the housing sector? Raise the retirement age? Wow really? If you are a white senior citizen male and look forward to retiring know that if the Republicans get a shot at it they will raise the retirement age.


Remember when  Mitch McConnell stated he would make sure Obama was only a one term president. How did that work out Mitch? He was elected for a second term and oh how you howled. Remember the melt down of Karl Rove in Fox?

And to this day the Republicans still cannot stand to say that Obama has done well. Not excellent, not awesome but done well.

The next thing you need to consider is Ben Carson. Do you really think that the Republicans will elect another black president? Really? And what is a Log Cabin Republican? That sounds like an oxymoron. Good luck guys. When was the last time any of the Republican candidates asked you to support you publicly.

What is a Muslim Republican? Really. Wow. Good luck with that. Any Republican Muslims been invited to support any of the Republican candidates?

While we're at it. All of you people in college, how's that debt going with you. You do know you cannot discharge this though bankruptcy? And Obama is the one who made a slight change to cut out the middle man. Think about it people.

Any Hispanics here? I know some of you love Rubio who is Cuban. However there is a small price that most of you Hispanics pay for being Hispanic here and not Cuban Hispanic. That is the Wet Foot Dry Foot loophole. Say you are Cuban and you come through Mexico and happen to arrive in Texas. Guess what!! Welcome mi amigo. However if you are from the lower parts of South America we have a wonderful detention center waiting for you.  So a double standard for all.

The we have the 'Green Eggs and Ham' Ted Cruz.  Wow. I thought for a moment he was Speaker of the House. Oh wait he's a senator? Machiavelli should be so proud.

President Obama has deported more illegals than any other president.

And ladies. Hello (bows formally to the women. Remember a woman can prevent from becoming pregnant in the case of rape. August 2012 Tod Akin stated his absolute opposition to abortion (no exceptions for rape) by claiming that the victims of “legitimate rape” have biological mechanisms in place to reject and prevent pregnancy. Im sure that most of the OBGYN's were wondering where Mr. Akin's obtained his medical degree.









There are only two front runners in the Democratic field, Berni Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Sometimes the electorate shoots themselves in the foot.

Look I know we are afraid. I know that. But when you see people saying they will shoot down Russian aircraft in a Syrian no fly zone, remember the Russian's have subs capable of and willing to fire at the US. Most of the Republican pack were not alive during WWII. The Soviets were invaded by Hitler. To this day they are a paranoid nation.  China is loosely allied with Russia. Not to mention what North Korea would do.

I am sorry conservatives and republicans but the world does not revolve around the United States. Countries will agree with us sometimes and sometimes not. Take Iraq? The UK pulled out. The Aussies pulled out. Who did the heavy lifting? We did. And for what? Don't say to bring about regime change. The worst word President Bush used was 'crusade'. Not understanding what that word meant.

Lord I really miss a real Republcian General and President like Dwight Eisenhower.  A real leader and a real compassionate conservative. Who, if he were to run today would not even be on the lower tier of CNN or Fox Business.

So when you vote, remember, if you vote Republican you get what you voted for.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

What's wrong with Texas.

As I sit here typing I have wondered what in the world is wrong with the state of Texas. I think I have found out what is really wrong. Texas never really was ready for state hood. Even after Santa Ana Texas was their own 'country'. Fast forward to today and Texas still thinks it is better than the United States of Merica (yeah I spelled it that way on purpose.

The paranoia exhibited by Texas today is amazing. Spending tax payers money for the Texas National Guard to 'keep an eye' on Governor asks Texas State Guard to monitor SOCOM exercise. 

The other area that astonishes me is the number of Texans without health insurance. According to the Texas Medical Association, in Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states, Texas has Texas   15,678,700 of those 4,969,600 are uninsured. Health Insurance Coverage of Children 0-18, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states, Texas has 6,252,600 children uninsured.

Of course this would be okay if it was just after the Alamo but its not. Its now these figures are 2012 figures not 2015 figures. Texas Medical Association

Some of you may or may not know about what a Hospital Emergency Room is required to do. Federal law mandates that hospitals treat sick patients who come to the emergency room regardless of their ability to pay — whether or not those hospitals get uncompensated care funding. 


President and CEO George Masi of Harris Health System is in a conundrum. Using Medicaid waiver funds is what is helping President and CEO George Masi of Harris Health System.

Lets get back once more to the independence streak Texas has. Even Sam Houston was perplexed as he raised taxes and fees on the new Republic of Texas. If you want to understand Texas you have to understand the history of Texas and how as the first President of the Republic of Texas Houston was much like General Washington.

During a vote to accept Texas as a State,  former United States President John Quincy Adams, now a member of the House of Representatives, blocked its passage. Adams, an avowed abolitionist, was determined not to admit any state that supported slavery.

So what is it about Texas? Texans are indepedent. If they are that independent then an act of Congress should be passed to allow Texas again to become a Republic with all financial ties to the United States of America cut. Every government agency, FBI, NSA, CIA, Coast Guard, FAA and any other government alpha bet soup gone. No more FEMA. You see it was was bandied about by some Texan's that FEMA was a waste of good tax payer money.

On August 26, 2011, Ron Paul decided to trash FEMA just before hurrican Irene came ashore.  He went on to cite the deadly hurricane of 1900 that leveled Galveston, Texas and killed more than 6,000 people as an example of a better life before FEMA. “I live on the gulf coast, we deal with hurricanes all the time,” said Paul.

According to the Houston Chronicle, September 16, 2011Texas was on fire and the volunteer firefighers were "...outmatched, underfunded and ill-equipped to fight the unprecedented onslaught of fires fueled this year by unceasing drought."

According to an article in the Christian Science Monitor, September 7, 2011 (not a very liberal news paper), it's headline was, Texas wildfires: Is Rick Perry being hypocritical asking for federal aid?


So there you have it. Lets give Texas what it wants, complete and total independence from the United States of America. If you have a disaster, oh I don't know, like wild fires or hurricanes or tornadoes or flooding, have your churches hold a bake sale and leave the United States alone. 

Time for Texas to become a Republic again.











Texas
 15,678,700
4,969,600  
32%  
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- See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Texas
 15,678,700
4,969,600  
32%  
1
- See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states  - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states  - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states  - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states  - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states  - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states  - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states  - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states  - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states   - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states   - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states   - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf
Health Insurance Coverage of Adults 19-64, 2011-2012, U.S. and four largest states   - See more at: http://www.texmed.org/uninsured_in_texas/#sthash.S0FpYAtY.dpuf

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

What Is Wrong With Texas?

What is wrong with Texas? Well let me think a moment. Ouch, that hurts my head. Will some one any one please who is in Congress please write legislation so Texas can secede from the Union?  After all, this is what they have wanted a long time.

The governor just signed a law prohibiting any municipalities from passing any laws restricting fracking.  What happened to less government? (Texas Gov signs bill against cities that ban fracking)

And Texas isn't the Lone Start State for nothing. So if its a Lone Star State its time to give Texas it's long desired wish.

Let Texas be the Country of Texas. Once that happens take the FAA, FBI, DEA, CBE (customs Border Enforcement), TSA. All military and close the bases of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. No more FEMA funds since it is from the 'bad Federal government'.  Any federal agency in Texas out of Texas.  I am sure they can just get along without the United States of America.

So what happens if a hurricane, tornado, summer fires or flooding happen? Have them organize a bake sale at their local church. Remember local control is the buzz word here.

You can't have it both ways Texas. I am so tired of all the moaning and grubling about Obama did this Obama did that. And another thing, what is a Log Cabin Republican? Isn't that an oxymoron? And the women in Texas. What is wrong with you girls. Good grief. I guess you need to be kept barefoot and pregnant and in the kitchen where you belong.

Time to give Texas its wish to secede. Let them print their own money and leave them alone.