Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

Second, I could argue that the very much higher wages are not why my roads and bridges suck? 

There's no mystery about it Mel, most roads and bridges in America are decades old and in need of repair or replacement. Prevailing wages occur in a capitalistic society and not in a socialist and marxist one. We don't have wage and price controls, now do we?... 

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

We might differ on this. In a capitalistic system huge jobs like these should be put out to bid. I don't see why the government should say, "These construction jobs are special and some special people asked for close to double wages so that's what it has to be." I have been out of this for 20 years so I am open to hearing a new reality.

They are out for bid:
https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/real-estate-services/for-businesses-seeking-opportunities/bidding-on-federal-construction-projects
Specific to prevailing wages, again what you expect in a capitalistic society, is explained by:
"The Davis-Bacon Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay laborers and mechanics employed on federal construction contracts no less than the locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits for corresponding work on similar projects in the area. Many federal laws that authorize federal assistance for construction projects, such as through grants, loans, loan guarantees, or other similar funding mechanisms, require funding recipients to comply with the prevailing wage and labor standards requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act. Such laws are generally known as Davis-Bacon “Related Acts,” or Davis-Bacon Related Acts."
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/66a
Note the top of the link that states "Bipartisan infrastructure Law"...

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

I have no illusions that it did not happen in the past and certainly more so than in modern times......However, dredging up old water long ago passed under the bridge accomplishes only one thing of import.....divisiveness. Of course that seems to be the goal of the left, use it as a tool to keep their power. Racism only has power if you feed it and politicians overfeed it 24/7.......

Fortunately, more and more people see it for what it is, desperation and virtue signaling.

" more and more people see it for what it is, desperation and virtue signaling."
Boy that's rich, coming from someone who believes in the big lie that the election was stolen and Biden didn't really get more than 6 million votes than Trump did...

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

You keep saying I believe the election was stolen...... I suppose that is because I have stated a couple times that I dont believe for one second Biden hid in his basement and got 81 billion votes. I still dont. As to whether the election was actually stolen I cant say that for sure. I just dont for a second believe in the 81 million votes.

What a bunch of equivocal BS. If you believe Biden didn't get the official vote count and you can't say for sure if the election was stolen, then you're in the same camp as those who believe in the big lie...

"The Kremlin said Tuesday that there had been a "mix-up" over its reply to the United States on the Ukraine crisis, as diplomatic efforts to deter a Russian invasion picked up pace."
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/europe/ukraine-russia-news-tuesday-intl/index.html
So, there's no formal set of demands to be met at least for now and that allows more room for diplomatic negotiations to proceed. Given the right wing media's penchant for defending their comrade's actions in Russia, it'll be interesting to see how they might spin a successful Biden administration effort to peacefully resolve the crisis. My guess is that they'll ignore it and replace it with more illegals at the border or some such thing. Other the other hand, if Russia does invade, I expect to see more of the same in support of their efforts from MAGA media as they clearly back Putin's effort in assaulting a democracy in the Ukraine... 

And more judeo-christian cooperation!
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-695222

"The IDF will begin using the laser interception system in the next year, first experimentally and later operationally, starting in the South."
“This will allow us, in the medium to long term, to surround Israel with a laser wall that will defend us from missiles, rockets, UAVs and other threats that will essentially take away the strongest card our enemies have against us,”
"The Defense Ministry successfully intercepted drones with the powerful airborne laser system, installed on light aircraft, in June. The system downed several UAVs at a range of one kilometer with a 100% success rate"
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-695206
Photon torpedoes, fire!

Malone's bogus claims debunked:
https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/robert-malones-statements-on-the-dana-show-about-vaccine-safety-virus-variants-inaccurate-unsupported-dana-loesch/
and:
"Leaning on his early contributions to research around the mRNA vaccine technology now used in the COVID-19 vaccines, Malone has billed himself as the “inventor” of mRNA vaccines. In reality, the development of the vaccines and the technology they rely on involved countless scientists and several other breakthroughs."
"Malone has promoted several false and misleading claims about the COVID-19 vaccines and pandemic. His claim of being the mRNA vaccine inventor and his ability to speak fluidly in scientific terms have given him great appeal to anti-vaccine audiences."
"Malone has a medical degree. He bills himself as the "inventor" of mRNA vaccines and has leveraged that title to push one false claim after another"
"He’s a legitimate scientist, or at least was until he started to make these false claims," said Dr. Paul Offit, chair of vaccinology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine."
"Malone admitted to Logically in July that he did not invent the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines of today, and instead claimed credit for creating the "vaccine technology platform."
"On the one hand, he argues, ‘I’m the inventor of this technology.’ On the other hand, he's telling you that the technology is doing an enormous amount of harm,"
"Malone has said he got both doses of the Moderna vaccine, although he has also claimed the shots worsened the prolonged symptoms he experienced from a previous COVID-19 infection."
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/jan/06/who-robert-malone-joe-rogans-guest-was-vaccine-sci/
The poop just keeps just keeps on coming from the cons...

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Ha ha ha! So True Greg  

Lol!
" In 2012, D’Souza resigned as president of a Christian college amid charges of adultery and deception. In 2014, D’Souza pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign-finance laws. He was sentenced to eight months of confinement followed by 52 months probation."
"D’Souza’s latest movie, Death of a Nation. The movie compares Donald Trump to Abraham Lincoln, and his Democratic opponents to Nazis."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/08/dinesh-dsouza-is-making-a-comeback/567233/
If anybody believes that crap of supposed evidence in a video, then all one can say is: PT Barnum "There's a sucker born every minute"...

Originally Posted by Brian McFarland

They all conduct advertising research in similar ways, with focus groups being a big part of it. Not really surprising they all come up with similar approaches to advertising.

It must be a nefarious way of introducing CRT to the masses. Perhaps Darian should inform Steve Bannon of his observations so Steve can start a campaign theme against that, too...