Posted on July 11th, 2008 by Dig ad veritas
Gramm: We need more leadership, less whining - CNN.com
(CNN) — Phil Gramm, a top adviser to Sen. John McCain, on Thursday stood by his comment that the country is in a “mental recession,” and said he was trying to say the nation’s leaders, not its people, were “whiners.”
Democrats blasted Gramm, who advises presumed Republican nominee McCain on economic matters, for saying Americans who have named the economy as a top concern this campaign cycle were “a nation of whiners.”
Sorry, I don’t buy it. If he had been talking about the nation’s leaders that wouldn’t have been the quote.
The nerve of us for thinking we should be able to eat, drive to work and pay for health care all at once. The reason people say the economy is the most important thing to them isn’t because of negative news, as Gramm asserts, but because we know our dollar just isn’t going as far as it should.
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Posted on July 4th, 2008 by Dig ad veritas
Time to break out that copy of 1776, the musical, not the book.
Amazon.com: 1776 (DIRECTOR’S CUT) (DVD MOVIE):
Once you get over the fact that John Adams is the voice of Kit from Knight Rider it is always a fun little show.
Fireworks are banned in Bexar County so there is always the chance this will be my first 4th of July since living here not chained to my inhaler because of my allergy to sulphur. I am betting that no one cared and there will still be quite the fireworks display outside my house since they were banned on New Years Eve and a field not far from my house burned through the next day after a night of almost nonstop fireworks.
Happy 4th of July everyone. I will leave you with this because it is never a bad idea remember how we started.
We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed,
That whenever any Form of Government
becomes destructive of these ends,
it is the Right of the People
to alter or to abolish it,
and to institute new Government
laying its foundation on such principles
and organizing its powers in such form,
as to them shall seem most likely
to effect their Safety and Happiness.
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Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by Dig ad veritas
The video was bad enough. Watching someone fall to the floor, convulse, die and not be noticed until 63 minutes later while in a hospital is horrifying. Seeing this today had just about the same effect.
Six hospital employees disciplined in ER death - CNN.com
In addition, the organization said, hospital staff falsified Green’s records to cover up the time she had lain there without assistance.
“Contrary to what was recorded from four different angles by the hospital’s video cameras, the patient’s medical records say that at 6 a.m., she got up and went to the bathroom, and at 6:20 a.m. she was ’sitting quietly in waiting room’ — more than 10 minutes since she last moved and 48 minutes after she fell to the floor.”
So the hospital employees went back and lied on the medical records. I am not sure that anyone should really be surprised. You would think they realized there was video but I know the attitude, she’s just another patient with no insurance so who will bother to watch the video. Don’t think this can’t happen anywhere else. University ER has outrageous wait times and they aren’t checking on the people in the waiting room. I would hope that if a patient hit the floor at University Hospital someone would raise an alarm and something would be done but don’t be too sure. Being uninsured definitely relegates you to second class citizen in the eyes of the medical community and when the choice is food or insurance who chooses insurance.
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Posted on June 30th, 2008 by TechDigger
AT&T Moving Headquarters to Dallas - NYTimes.com
AT&T, the nation’s largest telecommunications company, said Friday it is moving its corporate headquarters to Dallas from San Antonio for easier access to customers and operations around the world.
Does anyone else find it ironic that a communication company that is in the business of bringing people closer together electronically is moving because of physical access to certain places? So teleconferencing is okay for the masses but not the 700 or so executives?
I think the move shows two things. First, it’s important for executives to shmooze personally with Congressmen in Washington, one of the cities that they wanted more direct flights for. Hey, amnesty for illegal spying takes some serious face to face time.
Second, I suspect San Antonio could have dozens of daily non-stops to Washington DC and it wouldn’t have mattered (don’t they have a corporate jet or something?) I imagine the 700 executives don’t find the quality of life amenities competitive with those of Dallas. I’m not just talking about pro sports, schools, and symphonies. Have you ever been to Plano’s public recreation center? After all, AT&T may have it’s building in downtown Dallas but I’m pretty sure it’s executives will be making the commute from Plano, Frisco, The Colony, and Carrollton.
Maybe this is a good thing. After all, we’re more interested in taxing outsiders than ourselves to pay for development. But can you really create a city where AT&T executives would want to live in just by taxing them when they come down for Fiesta? Technorati Tags: AT&T, economic development, San Antonio
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Posted on June 29th, 2008 by Dig ad veritas
A month ago Brave Citizen gave me a No McBush sticker and my 12 year old put it into one of the side windows of my car. I figured what the heck and got another and so I have one on each side of my car right now. I went through the McDonalds drive thru yesterday and when I got to the first window to pay there was a young guy who really quickly asked “So, you don’t like McCain or Bush?” while pointing to the sticker. While I am still trying to figure out what he has just said because it isn’t every day the McDonald’s cashier is asking you about politics he adds “two months after I graduate I am going to Iraq.” Now, I am not a dumb person but at this point I am still trying to understand what this kid is trying to say to me and I said “I’m sorry” to which he really got angry and replied with well, I am not sorry, nothing is better than this country. This of course fell into me explaining that I was saying I was confused by his statement not that I am sorry he is going to Iraq. Now that I think about it I am sorry he is going to Iraq, I am sorry anyone is over there and I am sorry we are sending more troops. I wish that the protests we took part in before and after we went to Iraq would have had any impact on the decision and that all our kids would come back but that isn’t what I meant at the time. I was truly confused that the kid that looked 12 taking my money was angry at me because of a sticker that says no McBush. He answered with “it doesn’t matter, people like you should just move to another country because you don’t deserve this one.” At that point I was laughing a bit while I told him I was not sure what my voting for Obama had to do with him going to Iraq but that maybe he was listening to too much right wing propaganda if he believed that somehow my choice of candidate made me love this country any less than him and to be safe in Iraq. Now, I must have really had him flustered at this point because he said he would NOT be safe in Iraq (yes, he really emphasized the not) and I could just go to hell. At that point he had given me back my credit card so I just smiled at him and moved to the next window. His face was bright red and awfully angry when I moved forward and the kids in the backseat were giggling because mommy had made someone that mad. I am incredibly happy that I have politically savvy kids and they weren’t frightened by the exchange at all. I feel sort of bad because I ruined the kid’s day but politics aren’t black and white and he truly must be drinking the koolaid if he thinks voting against McCain is anti-American but what can you do. Hopefully if it happens again I will have better comebacks but I did get in the words right-wing propaganda so all and all I wasn’t terribly upset by my choice of responses.
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Posted on June 28th, 2008 by Dig ad veritas
AT&T is moving its headquarters from San Antonio to Dallas - San Antonio Business Journal:
AT&T Inc., the world’s largest telecom company, is moving its corporate headquarters from San Antonio to Dallas.
In a statement released this afternoon, AT&T says the move is meant to help it gain better access to its customers and operations throughout the world, and to the key technology partners, suppliers, innovation and human resources needed as it continues to grow, domestically and internationally.
I remember what a big deal AT&T putting their headquarters in San Antonio was and that the city bent over backwards for them. Now, if memory serves they were given tax breaks beyond belief that all had a shelf life. Aren’t those tax breaks about to expire? I remember the thinking was that it would be great for the city because they would stay beyond those deadlines and the city would rake in the taxes after that. Hmmmm, being close to two airports really does sound like an enormous bit of garbage doesn’t it? Mr. Dig was quick to ask after the news reported AT&T needed to be in Dallas to have better access to their global customers, “Haven’t they heard of the telephone?”
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Posted on June 24th, 2008 by TechDigger
Evangelist accuses Obama of ‘distorting’ Bible - CNN.com
In the comments to be aired Tuesday, Dobson said Obama should not be referencing antiquated dietary codes and passages from the Old Testament that are no longer relevant to the teachings of the New Testament.
So does the New Testament explicitly state “ignore the abomination thing about shellfish?
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Posted on June 21st, 2008 by Dig ad veritas
XMySA.com: Metro | State
The Zen Center will hold a grand opening celebration at 3 p.m. today at 1442 W. Woodlawn Ave., and teachers from the Austin and Houston Zen Centers will be present to dedicate the new site.
For more information and schedule visit San Antonio Zen Center.
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Posted on June 20th, 2008 by TechDigger
Unbelievable, Ciro Rodriguez voted for the FISA Amendments.
Final Vote Results for Roll Call 437
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 437
For some reason, I expected more from a Representative that voted against the Iraq war.
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Posted on June 20th, 2008 by BraveCitizen
The vote on the FISA bill is today. It’s not too late to call - vote is projected for later today. Use the ACLU site to input your address and it will give you the names of your senators and representatives with their Texas phone numbers as well as their Washington DC numbers.
For those of you who have never called a congressman - it’s not hard to do. I was very nervous the first time and I still get butterflies in my stomach. And I don’t know why. An intern or an aide answers the phone. You let them know why you called. You give any reasons. They ask for your zip code. And you’re finished. About a two minute phone call, at the most. Unless you have lots of reasons!
Please take the time to do this small thing - it may have big results.
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