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No one has ever looked at the bloated infrastructure of the MTA and claimed that it was "too well managed". As if to prove everyone’s point, the MTA has inked a $40,500 contract with a verbal judo instructor. Yes, that’s right. A verbal, judo instructor who teaches verbal judo. George Thompson, the new verbal judo instructor also known as "Rhino" will be teaching MTA officers "martial arts of the mind and the mouth."
In other words, a "Woosha!"
That’s what cops are taught to exclaim after sweet-talking a vexing or volatile civilian.
Unfortunately, I don’t think any lawyers are going to be the beneficiaries of the "Woosha!" chant. Rhino has a special place in his heart for attorneys.
Take the one that casts lawyers as the enemy: "He’s that three-piece, shark-skinned, tassel-shoed, alligator-belted, four-eyed, Gray Poupon sucking S.O.B."
Listen, I don’t want to tell the MTA how to spend their money, but I would have taught them to say "Woosha!" or something similar for a couple hundred bucks and a 30 day metrocard.
I guess they have to find a way to get rid of their new found surplus in order to have a reason to raise the fares again.
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It’s understandable that a lot of people probably weren’t really paying attention in middle school, but somebody had to be listening to the importance of maintaining a food chain/ecosystem. Apparently no one in our government even went to middle school.
By a vote of 229 to 193, the House of Representatives moved Thursday to
undo some of the central provisions of the 32-year-old Endangered
Species Act and to require that agencies enforcing the law reimburse
property owners if the law’s impact reduces the value of their land.
Environmental groups expressed dismay at the measure, which, if
enacted, would represent one of the most far-reaching reversals of
environmental policy in more than a decade. Leading House Democrats
also said it created an unlimited financial entitlement for landowners.
Are we living in the twilight zone? The guy sponsoring this bill is a former rancher, I’m guessing he wasn’t a small time do it yourself kind of rancher either:
Under his bill, the process of putting a species on the federal list of
threatened or endangered species would become more difficult, with a
new requirement for economic analysis of such decisions.
Well, we could try and save land for these bears and stuff, but you know it might cost Johnny Q Richguy a few bucks that he could be making raping the land. Fuck the bears.
The measure passed in the house and will now be going to the senate. Please go to http://senate.gov and find your senators. E-mail them or call them and tell them to vote against this bill. Tell them you want them to keep the endangered species bill intact. It’ll only take five minutes out of your day and it’ll give you something to feel good about it.
Here are the two Senators for New York:
Hillary Clinton
(202) 224-4451
Chuck Shumer
(202) 224-6542
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After more than two years of working without a contract New York City teachers have finally reached a deal with the city. The contract, among other things, includes a 15% raise spread out over the next few years and is retroactive back to June of 2003.
The new contract is expected to effect more than just NYC teachers, bartenders who work the Friday shift at neighborhood bars celebrated the announcement too. "We’re going to be rich!", exclaimed Tommy Hitchens a bartender at The Gate in Park Slope, Brooklyn. "These teachers always come in on Friday’s and party it up, but with this new raise, I’m expecting some big ass tips."
BlogNYC sends its congratulations to NYC’s finest, public school teachers. If it were up to us you’d be making six figure salaries.
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If I had to guess, I would guess that most of 60 Minutes’ viewers are older and conservative. I know my parents never missed it and one of my father’s favorite parts was always the Andy Rooney segment at the end. Well last night Rooney unloaded on the war in Iraq and even played an Eisenhower quote about the danger of allowing the military industrial complex to become bloated and take over the government with the "rise of misplaced power".
I’d love to hear what middle America thinks about that.
Click here to watch a Quicktime clip of Rooney’s editorial.
Here’s another Eisenhower quote Rooney could have included:
"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security,
unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you
would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a
tiny splinter group, of course, that believes that you can do these
things. Among them are a few Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or businessman from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid."
If only we had listened to Eisenhower’s prophetic warnings. And it’s not like these are wild stabs in the dark, these are spot on predictions of exactly what we are allowing to take place. Where’s our new Eisenhower?
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Since I’ve moved to this city, I’ve always had to make sure not to walk by the high-class fashion stores in Manhattan immediately after I’ve eaten. I just don’t have the stomach for it. I can hardly stand to look at the grotesquely obese mannequins they have the audacity to display in their windows. I don’t usually have a weak stomach but seeing those enormous size 3 mannequins is more than I can bear.
At long last Stella McCartney has answered my prayers of bringing emaciated mannequins en vogue. I, for one, applaud her for her bravery. It takes a true visionary to realize the beauty in protruding collar bones and the sexy sleek curvature of the rib cage. Nothing turns me on more than a woman who looks like she may have endured forced labor and a 200 calorie a day diet for the past year.
via feministing
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Republican ethics.
A Texas grand jury today indicted U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on a new charge of money laundering.
A different grand jury whose six-month term ended last week indicted
him on a conspiracy charge, forcing DeLay to temporarily step down as
House majority leader.
After 10 years of ethics charges we finally have an indictment. It’s almost like justice or something.
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