Look At You - Obama

[Penny Lane]

craigslist and monster.com are full of recruiters, not lucrative jobs.

well, I just saw a piece of FoxNews showing a job fair in New York City with 92 perspective employers hiring for over 1,000 positions.

Look, all I am doing is debunking the myth that NO ONE but the federal government is hiring. The Republicans want you to think that so they can frown on big government and the Libs want you to think that b/c they like more government.

It's simply just not true.

done

yes i know the job fair you're talking about. i hope you're right. 1000 positions is nothing, though. i guess it's something

[ycartrob]

craigslist and monster.com are full of recruiters, not lucrative jobs.

well, I just saw a piece of FoxNews showing a job fair in New York City with 92 perspective employers hiring for over 1,000 positions.

Look, all I am doing is debunking the myth that NO ONE but the federal government is hiring. The Republicans want you to think that so they can frown on big government and the Libs want you to think that b/c they like more government.

It's simply just not true.

done

yes i know the job fair you're talking about. i hope you're right. 1000 positions is nothing, though. i guess it's something

it is. In fact, it's 1,000x greater than none.

[pawpaw]

Well, it's 1,000 times greater than 1, and either infinitely or indeterminately greater than none, depending on who you ask.  ;)

But yeah, job fairs right now with hiring employers are a great thing...

[ycartrob]

Well, it's 1,000 times greater than 1, and either infinitely or indeterminately greater than none, depending on who you ask.  ;)

I wasn't speaking mathematically, I was speaking romantically.

[CC]

it could be about obama:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwV5-jJwNjE[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwV5-jJwNjE

it could be about unidentified flying objects:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEzVrA-52kc[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEzVrA-52kc

it could be about that "are you gonna be that tall for the entire show?" guy in the front row:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5i8WCziMc[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5i8WCziMc

it could be about people going "whhhooohhhhooooooooooo!!!!"
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Ufu-ysIEQ[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Ufu-ysIEQ

[Vadie Stark]

it could be about obama:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwV5-jJwNjE[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwV5-jJwNjE

it could be about unidentified flying objects:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEzVrA-52kc[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEzVrA-52kc

it could be about that "are you gonna be that tall for the entire show?" guy in the front row:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5i8WCziMc[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5i8WCziMc

it could be about people going "whhhooohhhhooooooooooo!!!!"
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Ufu-ysIEQ[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Ufu-ysIEQ

More like:
Look at youtube.
:P

[pawpaw]

Well, it's 1,000 times greater than 1, and either infinitely or indeterminately greater than none, depending on who you ask.  ;)

I wasn't speaking mathematically, I was speaking romantically.

;D Oh, I see...so THAT'S why my heart fluttered when I read that. I was speaking smartass...  ;D

[goose]

it could be about that "are you gonna be that tall for the entire show?" guy in the front row:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5i8WCziMc[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5i8WCziMc

Hey, I know that guy!

[Love Dogg]

it could be about obama:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwV5-jJwNjE[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwV5-jJwNjE

[highlight]it could be about unidentified flying objects[/highlight]:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEzVrA-52kc[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEzVrA-52kc

it could be about that "are you gonna be that tall for the entire show?" guy in the front row:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5i8WCziMc[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5i8WCziMc

it could be about people going "whhhooohhhhooooooooooo!!!!"
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Ufu-ysIEQ[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Ufu-ysIEQ

Those glowstick throwing assholes...

[Penny Lane]

craigslist and monster.com are full of recruiters, not lucrative jobs.

well, I just saw a piece of FoxNews showing a job fair in New York City with 92 perspective employers hiring for over 1,000 positions.

Look, all I am doing is debunking the myth that NO ONE but the federal government is hiring. The Republicans want you to think that so they can frown on big government and the Libs want you to think that b/c they like more government.

It's simply just not true.

done

yes i know the job fair you're talking about. i hope you're right. 1000 positions is nothing, though. i guess it's something

it is. In fact, it's 1,000x greater than none.

tracy-first of all, YOU are watching Fox News LOL? that doesn't add up.

also, just got this email from my friend who attended the job fair at Grand Central yesterday:

I even waited 2 hours in the freezing cold not too long ago for a job fair that over 5,000 people attended & generally they told everyone to just go online to their website. (copied and pasted word for word)

just saying, it's deceiving.

[ycartrob]

tracy-first of all, YOU are watching Fox News LOL? that doesn't add up.

I gather everyones point of view b/c everyone's point of view has meaning, IMO.

[Penny Lane]

tracy-first of all, YOU are watching Fox News LOL? that doesn't add up.

I gather everyones point of view b/c everyone's point of view has meaning, IMO.

nah, i agree. that just caught me off guard! lol

[searchinbig]

Politics suck in general but I found this an interesting read about both sides:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090305/pl_mcclatchy/3182084

[Cameron]

this thread reminds of me of the morons that walk out of pearl jam shows when eddie gets political.  it's like they didn't know the songs were political before they got to the show.

if you don't want political messages or personal viewpoints in your songs then listen to the fucking wiggles!

[ycartrob]

if you don't want political messages or personal viewpoints in your songs then listen to the fucking wiggles!

Whatever. You obviously haven't hear The Wiggles song that is a direct "in your face" respone to the US government's bail out of these billion dollar corporations that are running the country in the first place!  >:(

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV6nJxg7mM0&feature=related[/media]

[BH]

if you don't want political messages or personal viewpoints in your songs then listen to the fucking wiggles!

Whatever. You obviously haven't hear The Wiggles song that is a direct "in your face" respone to the US government's bail out of these billion dollar corporations that are running the country in the first place!  >:(

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV6nJxg7mM0&feature=related[/media]

Ahhh fuck, now that's going to be in my head all day.  I finally purged my brain of the wiggles about 2 years ago.  Thanks alot!

[searchinbig]

if you don't want political messages or personal viewpoints in your songs then listen to the fucking wiggles!

Whatever. You obviously haven't hear The Wiggles song that is a direct "in your face" respone to the US government's bail out of these billion dollar corporations that are running the country in the first place!  >:(

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV6nJxg7mM0&feature=related[/media]

Ahhh fuck, now that's going to be in my head all day.  I finally purged my brain of the wiggles about 2 years ago.  Thanks alot!

Someone gave my kid a wiggles tape a few years back. I almost strangled her.

Luckily the boy suffered no permanent damage from viewing this.

I guess on the positive side it was a learning experience as he now listens to kick ass rock n' roll along with Dad.  :)

[Cameron]

i have a strict vinyl only policy for my daughter!

[Soulshine]

[Penny Lane]

this is good/headed in the right direction

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090318/D970N6VO1.html

Attorney general signals shift in marijuana policy


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WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder signaled a change on medical marijuana policy Wednesday, saying federal agents will target marijuana distributors only when they violate both federal and state law.

That would be a departure from the Bush administration, which targeted medical marijuana dispensaries in California even if they complied with that state's law.

"The policy is to go after those people who violate both federal and state law," Holder said in a question-and-answer session with reporters at the Justice Department.

Medical marijuana advocates in California welcomed the news, but said they still worried about the pending cases of those already in court on drug charges.

California law permits the sale of marijuana for medical purposes, though it still is against federal law.

Holder did not spell out exactly who no longer would face the prospect of raids by the Drug Enforcement Administration. But he was quick to add that law enforcement officers will target anyone who tries to "use medical marijuana laws as a shield" for other illegal activity.

"Given the limited resources that we have, our focus will be on people, organizations that are growing, cultivating substantial amounts of marijuana and doing so in a way that's inconsistent with federal and state law," the attorney general said.

Advocates and government officials had been waiting since President Barack Obama was sworn into office for a clear signal on what the new president's drug policy would be toward medical marijuana. As a candidate, he repeatedly promised a change in policy in situations in which state laws allow the use of medical marijuana.

Yet shortly after Obama took office, DEA agents raided four dispensaries in Los Angeles, prompting confusion about the government's plans.

Thirteen states have laws permitting medicinal use of marijuana. California is unique among them for the presence of dispensaries, which are businesses that sell marijuana and even advertise their services. Legal under California law, such dispensaries are still illegal under federal law.

Kris Hermes, a spokesman for national medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access, said he welcomed Holder's perspective.

"It signals a new direction and a more reasonable and sensible direction on medical marijuana policy," he said.

Still, Hermes said his Oakland-based organization was concerned about the fate of more than two dozen California medical marijuana cases currently pending in federal court.

"There remains a big question as to what the federal government's position is on those cases," Hermes said. He pointed specifically to the case of Charles Lynch, who was federally convicted for running a medical marijuana dispensary collective in San Luis Obispo County last year.

Hermes said Lynch could face decades in prison when he is sentenced Monday even though his clinic had been compliant with state law.

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