My God! Have you ever witnessed such wining?

[fumsm]

They can't take away the bonuses. It illegal. 1st, amendment, or second amendment, or one of the amendments. These people are so blatantly ignorant, and completely out of touch with the rest of the country, it is quite unbelievable.

People are living in the streets, lost their jobs, lost their homes and life savings, and all the repukes (and talking tv bubble-heads) can talk about is whether it is fair or unfair to take our fucking money, millions of it, off millionaires who stole it.

This country will not recover until they are defeated. It is as simple as that.

[taterguy]

1. Please spell-check your posts before complaining about ignorance

Thank you

[Sultana]

4. bitchy

tsk, tsk :eyes:

[Cirque du So-What]

6. Actually, spell-check is quite satisfied with 'wining'

but if DU ever puts in a syntax-checker or punctuation-checker in place, a lot of people are gonna be S.O.L.

[SoCalDem]

38. yup..spellcheck knows that wining is a word:)

I have to edit a lot, because I type "of" instead of "to" or some other dumb thing, and then when I preview it, I miss it..then notice it AFTER I hit post message :rofl:

[notadmblnd]

9. has it ever occured to you that perhaps the OP has a learning disability?

I know people with Masters and PHD's that have trouble spelling. Being a competent speller has nothing to do with ignorance. However, being a nit-picker about it......

[Dreamer Tatum]

16. Actually, that was the first thing that occurred to me nt

[sally jo]

20. Should nit-picker be hypenated?

Mmm...I shall Google it.

[notadmblnd]

40. here's a copy of an article that has it hyphenated

The Nit-Picker helps others in their fight against lice. Her manual skill with lice and nit removal, her knowledge and common-sense approach have benefited schools, summer camps, childcare centers and over 2,000 individuals. The Nit-Picker assists families in their homes in the Boston area and consults to others nationwide.

Whether consulting or engaged in lice and nit removal, Helen takes charge with a calm and structured approach. Her sensitive guidance and support with head lice management empowers others to regain control of their lives.

The Nit-Picker offers the following services:

http://www.thenit-picker.com/

I don't think it really matters. There are pages on "the google" where it is spelled as two words, nit picker, there are pages where it is spelled as one word nitpicker and there are pages where it is hyphenated nit-picker.

don't ya just love the English language?

[SoCalDem]

39. My husband's a TERRIBLE speller, but his secretary is not

so he never bothers to even try anymore :grr:.. I've been his proofreader too..he knows it would embarrass ME to have people think I;m married to a guy who can't spell :)

[fumsm]

10. I did

Please advise what spell check couldn't find?

[northernlights]

19. wining versus whining

The first has to do with sour grapes.

The second has to do with....wait a minute....er

The first has to do with fermented grapes.

The second has to do with sour grapes, self pity, etc.

[sally jo]

21. Oh, so you mean 'wining,' like 'wining and dining?'

Okay, check...

[NorthernSpy]

25. I wish I could be wining right now.

But there's none in the house.


:cry:

[sally jo]

26. Hee hee...I haven't checked yet to see if 'wining' is indeed a legit word

I know the expression, but it could be slang.

[mitchum]

30. Good advice,potatoguy...

you do know I'm just messing with you, don't you?

:)

[CTyankee]

2. The wining is bad, but I think the dining is worse. Women and song stink, too.

n/t

[x-g.o.p.er]

3. Don't take this the wrong way,

but in tghe broader sense, this legislation that taxes these bonuses at 90% is chilling.

What's basically happened is that the government has said, in effect, if they feel you're making too much money, they can confiscate it. Granted, I think these AIG bonuses are ridiculous, but it was the congress that wrote the law that allowed it in the first place, and no one seems to care about the incompetence eminating from Washington.

I think if they can take from AIG today, they can take from us tomorrow, if they so choose, and that's absolutely terrifying.

[lunatica]

8. The difference is that this is our money being used

They're entitled to their bonuses. That's their prerogative. But this is tax payer money they're using which isn't providing some sort of service to the country. There can easily be a bill written that no one gets bonus money out of taxpayer funds

[fumsm]

11. Thank you!

But I guess the fact that we have so many Mr. Obvious on this forum (not) doesn't come into play. Maybe they use the possession is 90% of the law rule, whereas they now have our money, so it must be theirs. Some people will never get it.

[x-g.o.p.er]

12. I absolutely agree with the last part...

In general, if a company accepts government money or cedes a portion of control to the government, then the government can set the rules however they see fit.

But to do it after the fact is tyrannical, especially if congress was ignorant enough to write in the allowance of the bonuses to begin with.

[lunatica]

24. They must do it after the fact this time

The fact is, since this bailout is unprecedented then it's new legal territory. There must be adjustments made now, not ten years from now or for some future offense. It's unethical, at the very least, to take taxpayer money in the first place right now. It can become illegal now too.

[old guy]

13. When you're right, you're right.

Keep repeating it. Taxpayer money!

[Dreamer Tatum]

17. Constitutionally, that makes no difference whatsoever

Unless you can show me the asterisk in the Constitution that refers to taxpayer-supported entities.

[Skittles]

14. it would be chilling if it was their money and they earned it

but it wasn't and they didn't - this is just plain theft - what is chilling to me is that the government put no restrictions on our money BEFORE they handed it out

[SammyWinstonJack]

18. They DID TAKE FROM US! And they gave to AIG, OUR money!

TAX $$$ shouldn't be used for bonus monies. :grr: But don't take that the wrong way? :eyes:

[Arkana]

35. The difference with this money is that they took it from US.

They got taxpayer money to dig themselves out of the hole they were in and instead distributed it to their fucking executives as bonuses. You honestly don't see anything wrong with that?

[x-g.o.p.er]

41. Yeah, a lot wrong with that...

but to tax them after the fact when the law was written to allow it is even more asinine.

My point is that Congress is so fucked up right now they don't even know what laws they are passing, and then they sit on high and point fingers at everyone but themselves when they are just as culpable as anyone else.

[DS1]

36. If you're taking 5 or more billion from the Gubmint to keep your company alive

then you obviously aren't earning enough money on your own, and you certainly don't deserve a fucking bonus from tax dollars.

[WhiteTara]

37. you must be very young

I remember when the tax rate was 90% and we prospered as a nation. those guys did too...maybe not FILTHY rich, but damn comfortable.

[lunatica]

5. They live in a bubble at the top of an Ivory Tower

They're so high that we're like mere ants to them as they gaze down.

[LWolf]

7. Yes, I have. Elegant, isn't it?

[Odin2005]

15. Out of touch with REALITY is what they are.

Somebody kick these nimrods in the nads.

[BR_Parkway]

22. Pay them in CDO shares instead of dollars - they're the idiots who

said they had value - and since their ability is so important to the companies - they should reap the rewards of the superior knowledge

[formercia]

23. The JSOC solution

Make sure there isn't a hole in this Solar System deep enough for them to hide in.

These are the real terrorists.

[Aviation Pro]

43. The Joint Special Operations Command?

...sheesh, go run the O-course a couple of times.

[formercia]

44. Time to rendition some of these overseas bankers.

We had plenty of practice on little brown people, now it's time to roast some white fat cats.

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. two points

it is not an ammendment issue

but this will end in the USSC for many valid legal reasons....

That said, nu'thing to do with the bill of rights

[lilyreally]

28. See, that's the crux of why dems never

seem to be able to get anything done. In this thread alone, the first twelve posts were wasted on a spelling/grammar argument. By the time the point is reached the interest and focus has gone out of the game. I've been a democrat forever and it's always been this way. Herding cats.

[formercia]

29. The Syntax Secret Service.

Those who can do. Those who can't criticize, others' spelling.

I was a Chemistry/Forensic Science major. I admit that I should have taken more touchy-feely oriented courses, but I was trying to graduate so I could pay my bills. I leave that stuff to the trust-fundies who can afford to piss away their time.

[Bluebear]

31. To say nothing of the dining!

[formercia]

32. Even winning isn't good enough for some people.

:rofl:

[Arkana]

33. I concur, my good man!

I for one believe Obama should drink more Merlot! His obvious and disgusting bias towards the White Zinfandel and Chardonnay sickens me!

Wait, what?

[TWiley]

34. here ..... take a look at this ...

[timtom]

42. Never mind.

You've already been punishied for your "sin".