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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 03:42 PM
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Mort Zuckerman was on McLaughlin this week and said that the stimulus was a big fat failure because there was so much pork and they had given way too much money to the states. He mentioned in particular a high speed rail line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, which he characterized as a boondoggle for Harry Reid. When asked what the money should have been spent on, he replied: "infrastructure."

The Villagers are dumber than usual right now. Why is that?
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imdjh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 03:46 PM
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1. On Right Wing Radio, as they rant about stimulus, they run commercials urging listeners...
.... to be scammed in the name of it. "President Obama has authorized a blah blah blah mortgage program, and you should call us right now about refinancing...."

Last month it was, "President Obama's first time buyer program is for everyone actually, call us about investing in real estate..."

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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 03:50 PM
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2. Single stupidest thing Zuckerman's EVER said-
Shows how little he and his fellow no nothing Republicans understand about economics.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 03:52 PM
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3. Unless he was referring to infrastructure REPAIRS, in which case I agree with him
Let's take care of the crumbling bridges before we build new stuff.
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:01 PM
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5. Stimulous signs everywhere up here on new paving and road expansion projects (including bridges)
Not sure when Zuckerman got his head stuck up his ass, but it's permanently lodged there now.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:52 PM
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12. I know, but not enough of that money went to crumbling bridges and levees
Maybe it's my pet peeve, but Sacramento's levees could turn into NOLA's.
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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:28 PM
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7. I'm referring to his statement re: federal revenue sharing
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:54 PM
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14. Oh, I got that, hon. I was trying to figure out what he meant by federal infrastructure
as opposed to state level stuff. I thought of interstate bridges and levees and wondered if that was the kind of infrastructure he meant.

Your serve.
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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 05:25 PM
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16. I guess he means the places where he sees these signs:
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 03:57 PM
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4. Zuckerman is as predictable as taking a crap after my morning coffee
He has no credibility, 'ol shark jumper.
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:05 PM
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6. What is between Los Angeles and Las Vegas? Who would the line serve?
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:41 PM
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9. Actually I think that is a made up story. Last I heard the LA to Vegas
line was a pugs wet dream. They used that talking point against the stimulus plan.
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 07:48 AM
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18. Yup, right-wing talking point being taken as fact and even believed here
We're a nation of ignorant ass holes.
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:48 PM
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10. Nothing. Me.
And every other person in Southern California who would like an alternative to sitting in traffic or sitting in an airport whenever we want to go to Vegas.
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 05:34 PM
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17. So it's a gambling shuttle for LA.
:shrug:
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:38 PM
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8. Who pushed for the high speed rail?
Reid or Ensign?? Could have been either, or both. They want to bring people in to Las Vegas to spend all their money there. Why does he assume that it was Reid alone?
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:48 PM
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11. A little off topic, but that rail between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, will probably
be used by the permanent residents of Las Vegas who are leaving because their jobs are drying up. I seem to run into one ex-Las Vegas resident in my doctor's practice every week, as they are relocating their medical as well as their residence, and I live 200 miles north of Los Angeles. They have left permanently and have moved here. If I'm seeing what would amount to a straw poll in numbers up here, I can't imagine how many are moving into Los Angeles.

So that really would be a boondoggle for Harry Reid as probably most of his constituents are flying the coop.
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Nikki Stone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:55 PM
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15. Lordy, it if they're moving HERE it must be really bad in Vegas.
Despite all those radio and TV commercials that tell businesses to relocate there because of the great business conditions.
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 04:53 PM
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13. Please quit teasing me.
A high-speed rail connection between LA & Vegas would be very cool. In fact a RAIL connection between LA & Vegas would be cool.
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