THE DEATH OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURING

This is a portion of a post by Michael Kilgus:


THE DEATH OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURING

If we don't start forcing our elected officials to pay attention to the people of this country, if we don't start using our heads and learning about our leaders and their policies, we will head our country down the road to financial ruin, and destroy the safety factor for every single American. We need to protect our borders, build up our own resources, and end our reliance upon nations who care little about the US, other than as a "Shopping Center" for outside interests' wealth! Pay attention to who is running for office, learn all you can about them, and vote for the person who truly wants to stand up for us, the citizens of this country, and make our lives better. Stop voting for looks and promises; both will fail with time. Vote for sincerity and honesty, vote for past accomplishments, not promises, and vote for those who have the experience, not the "shadow" of experience, to run this country for the people, not foreign interests who pay for their influence. Vote to rebuild our manufacturing base, not to force it overseas, and to rebuild the pride that once made this country strong.

Michael J. Kilgus


Visit Mike's web site at: http://michaelkilgus.com/

FOOD FOR MY SOUL

The blog that I read everyday is the one by Jon Taplin. I consider it "Food For My Soul"



http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/


My favorite posts are :

America Since Reagan
The Fascist Impulse
Liberal fascism

ARE BIG CORPORATIONS CANCELLING THEIR ENDORSEMENTS

GM has cancelled their endorsements with Tiger Woods. Woods was representing the Buick line. The contract was for 8 million dollars a year. The endorsement has lasted for 9 years.

I wonder what's in store for the other athletes ? Are there endorsements spared or will they be cancelled.

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE OBAMA ELECTION NIGHT RIOT.

This is another account of the goings-on in Jonesboro,Arkansas at the University of Arkansas.




http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/2008/11/the_obama_riot_at_asu.aspx

MORE THAN 200 WHALES ARE TRAPPED IN THE CANADIAN ARTIC

There are more than 200 Narwhal Whales in Canada's Artic trapped by winter ice and they face starvation or suffocation. Hunters from the village of Pond Inlet on Baffin Island discovered them near Bylot Island on November 15th.

Local hunters are allowed to harvest only 130 whales each year for food. These are the standards by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans.Hunters have been given authorization to cull them because it's unlikely they will survive the winter according to Keith Pelley, department spokesman.

There were over a dozen areas where they could come up for air but they weren't large enough for them to squeeze through.

ARNOLD SCHWARZNEGGER STILL TRYING FOR PRESIDENCY

Arnold Schwarznegger is willing to work for Barak Obama's Admimistration. He says he would be available when his term as governor of California ends in February 2011.Since politicians know that Obama is appointing people across the aisle, everyone is elbowing each other to get the prize.It's like stepping on the head of a drowning man to promote yourself.

G M PLAYING GAMES WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS

General Motors Acceptance Corporation, which is an arm of General Motors, is playing games with their customers. Persons who are paying mortgage payments to GMAC Mortgage are in limbo.

The company has been sold to Midland Mortgage Company. A letter was sent out that explained the situation. The people have been told to make their payments payable to Midland Mortgage Company . The letter stated the address would be enclosed when it was not.

There was a phone number for Midland, but the recording said not to call and do not send them mail because it will take two weeks to get all information on new customers. They said they do not take checks or credit cards. What are the customers to do ? By the time the customers know where to send their payments, there will be a late fee to pay.

ARGENTINA PROPOSING TO NATIONALIZE PRIVATE PENSION PLANS

President Cristina Kirchner of Argentina is proposing to nationalize private pension funds. She has justified spending the proposed seizure of $30 billion dollars in pension assets. Kirchner is accusing the funds of having instrumental "Policies of Plunder". She said Argentina was setting an example of how to deal with the global financial crisis.

U S GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE FARMERS AND RANCHERS $ 77 MILLION

The U S Department of Agriculture will give farmers and ranchers $77 million dollars in Emergency Conservation funds to repair farmland damaged by natural disasters in 2008.

The recipients can use the money to remove debris, restore fences and other structures damaged by floods,tornadoes, hurricanes, storms, wildfires and to correct any emergency water conservation issues after severe drought.

“These funds will allow farmers and ranchers to repair the severe damage to conservation systems caused by disaster conditions from hurricanes Ike and Gustav, as well as the 2008 Midwest floods,” said Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer.

NEWSPAPER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE BARAK OBAMA AS PRESIDENT

On November 5th, 2008 ,the Petit Jean Country Headlight News in Morrilton, Arkansas did not print in their weekly edition the winner of the Presidential Election. The headline was "Voters Go For McCain".

The only mention of Barak Obama was that the Obama/Biden ticket received 3,144 votes in Conway County, Arkansas. When their subscribers reacted against it , the next week they put an article and picture in a small corner of the first page.

Arkansas is a red state. The paper chose not to let their readers on Wednesday morning know who the president was. This is a disgrace, that they did not recognize Barak Obama because he is black. I now know that the world knows that the Petit Jean Country Headlight News will not acknowledge President-Elect Barak Obama.

And to think I was going to spend the Christmas Holidays in Morrilton doing my genealogical research. Now I will have to make other plans. I will not contribute to their economy. I could spend less money if I went to Hawaii or Mexico.