2011

Music Club w/ Jack Steadman & Jack Logan (H/T – MDR)

Not everyone’s cup of tea, but kinda like a Broken Social Scene solo artist, fun stuff.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDuffrIDb_8&feature=related[/youtube]

Of course this will be my favorite ‘Jack’ of all time. Mr. Jack Logan.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOoI16FMo5Y[/youtube]

Here’s a more poppy piece

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZsulsHhs_w&feature=related[/youtube]

Nepotism or Standard Operating Procedure? (H/T – Alice15)

So how does the daughter of the SF school district’s super get a job with SE Tech? (who is also in charge of SE TECH) Just curious?

I’m all for family members helping each other out in private industry, but when it comes to public money, this kind of crap is unacceptable.

Is her daughter qualified? Sure. Maybe. Who knows? Doesn’t matter, it stinks, and Pam should know better, or maybe she doesn’t?

I encourage everyone to email Betsy and her mother and ask them how this deal works?

Camo, the new Rainbow

Do you like the new gay pride colors?

WASHINGTON – Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has decided to end the ban on gays serving openly in the armed services and certify that repealing the 17-year-old prohibition will not hurt the military’s ability to fight, officials said Thursday.

This actually is great news. Every industrialized nation in the world allows openly gay soldiers to serve. And our country is no different, only now, they don’t have to hide in the closet.

Do NOT SIGN THIS PETITION!

Here we go again, the bleeding heart liberals want education funding while the Repugs don’t want to pay for it. Their compromise? A sales tax increase;

A group of advocates for health care providers and public schools is moving forward with plans to initiate a ballot measure that would permanently raise the state sales tax by 1 cent.

Motivated by deep cuts in state spending during the past legislative session, the coalition polled likely voters on their appetite for a sales tax increase to pay for state services.

This is misguided for a number of reasons, and I will give you the basics;

• The money exists to fund education already. Over $800 million sits in an investment fund specifically for rainy day situations, but the Repugs in the state would rather give massive tax cuts to corporations instead of spending that money on education. It is idiotic to raise taxes when we simply just need the legislature to authorize spending these funds.

• Sales taxes are regressive, they affect the working class and poor more then the rich. It is NEVER a good idea to raise sales taxes, especially to fund education (which is traditionally funded by property taxes).

• Let’s say the investment fund did not exist. Fine. Why not start a petition drive to have a state income tax on households making over $100,000 a year? Or taxing advertising, or even better yet, a corporate income tax? People say any of these things are job killers. Bullshit. Corporations set up shop in SD because they can get away with paying shit wages. It has nothing to do with taxes.

• Healthcare costs are over the top. There needs to be healthcare reform instead of continuing to feed this monster with more tax increases.

Instead of tax increases, a more prudent thing to do is to encourage legislators and the governor to tap into the investment fund. I would also suggest we do some house cleaning in Pierre.

DO NOT SIGN THIS PETITION!