Puterbac News Network and Political Discussion Thread

[Toemeesleather]

So, the war on poverty was lost?

[sardis]

An article about the study I mentioned above.

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/arc ... th/283313/

[10ac]

Upward mobility has stayed the same the past 50 years despite skyrocketing inequality. But it's lower in the South (and Ohio) than anywhere else in the U.S.—or the rest of the developed world.

Wait? "and Ohio"? I don't recall DSL mentioning this...

[10ac]

Despite what you are told, upward mobility of poor is still alive and well.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101359248

Interesting. Did you notice that the region that's hardest to make your way out of poverty is the South?

And Ohio.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Despite what you are told, upward mobility of poor is still alive and well.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101359248

Interesting. Did you notice that the region that's hardest to make your way out of poverty is the South?

And Ohio.

And the ENTIRE South.

[Professor Tiger]

The Clampetts made their way out of poverty. Couldn't be too hard.

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[10ac]

Are you saying the ENTIRE South is as bad as oHIo?

[Professor Tiger]

Speaking of the South, is anybody else feeling all that global warming outside?

And for those of you in the upper Midwest, are any of you feeling all that global warming outside?

[aTm]

[Professor Tiger]

This is hardly a case of routine cold in St. Louis. This is extreme cold in areas where it is very rare.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01 ... south?lite

By M. Alex Johnson and Erin McClam, NBC News

The Deep South is the next target for a brutal winter freeze, with much of the region in the crosshairs of a storm that forecasters called "potentially paralyzing" and "crippling."

Tom Niziol, a winter weather expert for The Weather Channel, said the South was in for weather "that many parts have not seen in years" — perhaps the biggest winter weather event in a generation.

Nearly 60 million people are affected by a cold weather warning or watch Monday night. By Friday, however, temperatures will rise above normal for much of the country. NBC News' Al Roker reports.

It was too early to say just how much snow could fall overnight and into Tuesday, but forecasters were warning that if all of the precipitation falls as snow — instead of sleet — more than 6 inches was possible in a region that rarely sees it.

"We're very concerned about a potentially crippling snowstorm for southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina," Wiltgen said.

At the same time, the Great Lakes shivered yet again under wind chills that approached 50 degrees below zero. School officials in major cities across the region — Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Chicago; Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.; Detroit; Minneapolis and Duluth, Minn.; and Indianapolis — said classes would be canceled Tuesday.

The University of Michigan said it would be closed Tuesday — the first time that's happened because of weather in 35 years.

"We're going to be talking about some seriously cold mornings," with temperatures as much as 35 degrees below normal for what is already historically the coldest time of the year, Weather Channel meteorologist Alex Winter said.

According to the global warming religion, they should be windsurfing on the Great Lakes these days.

[Dr. Strangelove]

This is hardly a case of routine cold in St. Louis. This is extreme cold in areas where it is very rare.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01 ... south?lite

By M. Alex Johnson and Erin McClam, NBC News

The Deep South is the next target for a brutal winter freeze, with much of the region in the crosshairs of a storm that forecasters called "potentially paralyzing" and "crippling."

Tom Niziol, a winter weather expert for The Weather Channel, said the South was in for weather "that many parts have not seen in years" — perhaps the biggest winter weather event in a generation.

Nearly 60 million people are affected by a cold weather warning or watch Monday night. By Friday, however, temperatures will rise above normal for much of the country. NBC News' Al Roker reports.

It was too early to say just how much snow could fall overnight and into Tuesday, but forecasters were warning that if all of the precipitation falls as snow — instead of sleet — more than 6 inches was possible in a region that rarely sees it.

"We're very concerned about a potentially crippling snowstorm for southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina," Wiltgen said.

At the same time, the Great Lakes shivered yet again under wind chills that approached 50 degrees below zero. School officials in major cities across the region — Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Chicago; Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.; Detroit; Minneapolis and Duluth, Minn.; and Indianapolis — said classes would be canceled Tuesday.

The University of Michigan said it would be closed Tuesday — the first time that's happened because of weather in 35 years.

"We're going to be talking about some seriously cold mornings," with temperatures as much as 35 degrees below normal for what is already historically the coldest time of the year, Weather Channel meteorologist Alex Winter said.

According to the global warming religion, they should be windsurfing on the Great Lakes these days.

What you posted does not conflict with the cartoon above. It implied that the weather was in fact much colder in the 80's- which corresponds to the 'generation ago' of your article

Why do you not get equally excited about stories of record heat in the summer? Do those say anything about global warming?

[Dr. Strangelove]

This is a few days old but was 'overlooked' by the Tea Party faithful on this board

Former VA Governor and his wife were officially indicted on corruption charges. Bribes began right from inauguration...the article paints his wife in a really negative light, but you can't tell me he didn't know this was going on when his wife's coming back from NYC with $40,000 in designer dresses.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politic ... -1.1586861

This guy was once considered a rising star in the Republican Party and in early 2012 was even talked about as a potential running mate for Romney. Maybe they vetted him and found this dirty laundry

[aTm]

Who fucking cares?

"Gotcha! Your politician was crooked!"

"What? My god crooked politicians!? What is this country coming to!"

[Toemeesleather]

Why do you not get equally excited about stories of record heat in the summer? Do those say anything about global warming?


Citing cold snaps in the winter or heat waves in the summer as evidence of global warming/not global warming is of course silly....unfortunately for the Algore/envirowhacko progressives, the whole anthropogenic warming cant is based on anecdotal evidence,(AND changeable computer models) whether it be one summer, one or two hurricanes, ten year trends or 100 year trends....All is anecdotal in a billion(s) year old system that is the earth's climate....I use it too, just so you get a taste of how absurd sounding the AGW, science-is-settled religion is.

[sardis]

This is a few days old but was 'overlooked' by the Tea Party faithful on this board

Former VA Governor and his wife were officially indicted on corruption charges. Bribes began right from inauguration...the article paints his wife in a really negative light, but you can't tell me he didn't know this was going on when his wife's coming back from NYC with $40,000 in designer dresses.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politic ... -1.1586861

This guy was once considered a rising star in the Republican Party and in early 2012 was even talked about as a potential running mate for Romney. Maybe they vetted him and found this dirty laundry

Because, DSL, this thread is about issues and ideas, not political mudslinging and the politics of hate.

Please, don't bring us down...

[Dr. Strangelove]

I remember hearing about this place a couple years ago...it's an old Florida reform school for boys that opened in the late 19th century and wasn't shut down completely until 2011. Stories about it depict a real horror show with constant abuse of inmates, particularly black inmates, with some even being murdered. A research team has been digging up graves and recently revealed that they've uncovered at least 55 bodies and expect to find more. The number they have already found is double what official records claim.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns- ... 5322.story

[Jungle Rat]

Another Ohio State Penitentiary story?

[10ac]

Watched the SOTU tonight with the sound off. A bobble head on the his right and a guy who obviously fell asleep in a tanning bed on his left. Watched it on ABC. Does anyone know if that was the average for applause lines? Seemed a bit much. Who was that ugly, skinny gal with the purple hair?

[DooKSucks]

Someone who still wouldn't sleep with you?

[Dr. Strangelove]

Classic Biden