- On 24 May 2013
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Republicans are easily mocked by who?,
thomaswong.1986 said:
"I call my new invention the Cigdo, it's half cigar, half dildo" Buba Clinton
all good ones captain.. might include hilary the other clinton meat...
“I remember landing under sniper fire, There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.”
Kind of reminds me Benghazi but instead they added the snipers/gunmen
when there was none.No one was found guilty of "adding those talking points" into her speech. Ironic!
- On 24 May 2013
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Republicans are easily mocked by who?,
thomaswong.1986 said:
The GOP is always easy and fun to poke fun of. They make it so easy!
up to the point you actually start to have a job in your early years and hope to start a savings account for college and later a career.. you look at your pay stub and wonder about the taxes your paying for and why.....
18 was so long ago... then you make it big time... fuck me!
- On 24 May 2013
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So how would Tim Cook poll with Patnet Liberals,
thomaswong.1986 said:
Businesses deal with product/profit, (via meeting people's wants) government deals with people and meeting their needs. That's a big leap for many to make
Before they went into politics... or being called founding fathers...
John Adams, John Jay.. for profit Lawyer
Benjamin Franklin.. for profit newspaper publisher and printer services
Thomas Jefferson .. for profit lawyer and plantation owner
James Madison - for profit plantation owner
George Washington - The GE of his time .. diversified industry..
Plantation - Tobacco, Wheat, Flour milling, fishing, horse breeding, spinning, weaving and whiskey production.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States#Occupations_and_finances
- On 24 May 2013
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Obama hates the press,
thomaswong.1986 said:
I just don't get his reasoning-what is the purpose?
Go back to bed.. its just a bad dream..
- On 24 May 2013
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Obama hates the press,
thomaswong.1986 said:
I haven't seen this level of paranoid press hatred in a president since Nixon.
there is a good side to all this.. at least the Comedians and Cartoonist are getting jobs again being employed and earning a living..
after all they actually do have a reason to poke fun and be sarcastic at the government.
- On 23 May 2013
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Wonderfully Diverse Individual Shares Differing Worldview in London,
thomaswong.1986 said:
How many women, children, and elderly Iraqi's were incinerated or blown to bits during the Iraq War 2 invasion? 500,000?
So who should go home?
iraq war death toll officially around 100,000 of which
16k Iraqi military and police killed by insurgents.
26K Iraqi insurgents were killed.
5K US and Coalition deaths.there were also many sectarian deaths unrelated to US
and Coalition forces based on various ethnic groups...
see the Balkan War in early 90s were we had no hand
in the ground war wage.in addition criminals ran a mock with killings on their own Iraqi citizens.
so your numbers are way off and many are not attributed to US forces.
If you bother to pick up the paper even today with NO US FORCES Iraqi continue
to kill each others...From the AP article:
In Baghdad, a city of about 5.6 million, 4,279 people were recorded killed in the 12 months through April 30, [2004], according to figures provided by Kais Hassan, director of statistics at Baghdad's Medicolegal Institute, which administers the city's morgues. "Before the war, there was a strong government, strong security. There were a lot of police on the streets and there were no illegal weapons", he said during an AP reporter's visit to the morgue. "Now there are few controls. There is crime, revenge killings, so much violence." The figure does not include most people killed in big terrorist bombings, Hassan said. The cause of death in such cases is obvious so bodies are usually not taken to the morgue, but given directly to victims' families. Also, the bodies of killed fighters from groups like the al-Mahdi Army are rarely taken to morgues.
Moreover, other sources at the time were coming in with numbers that were a tiny fraction of the 98,000 figure that the Lancet settled on. From a New York Times article on the Lancet study:
“The 100,000 estimate immediately came under attack. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw of Britain questioned the methodology of the study and compared it with an Iraq Health Ministry figure that put civilian fatalities at less than 4,000. Other critics referred to the findings of the Iraq Body Count project, which has constructed a database of war-related civilian deaths from verified news media reports or official sources like hospitals and morgues.That database recently placed civilian deaths somewhere between 14,429 and 16,579, the range arising largely from uncertainty about whether some victims were civilians or insurgents. But because of its stringent conditions for including deaths in the database, the project has quite explicitly said, ”Our own total is certain to be an underestimate.”
- On 23 May 2013
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Tea Party Congressman Chews Out IRS Official Who Pleaded The Fifth [VIDEO] - Bus,
thomaswong.1986 said:
You can't be a non profit organization named the Tea Party and have a Tea Party congressman.
as in ..." You can't be a non profit organization named the "progressive movement" and have a Progressive Party congressman.
Of course they get their nonprofit status approved ASAP.. while Tea Party gets delayed months on end.
- On 23 May 2013
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First Lady: I Could Take Up A Whole Afternoon Talking About Obamas Failures,
thomaswong.1986 said:
I wish there was a party that looked out for the middle class . The immigrtaion bill shows the extremity of the two party system. Dems will legalize the 12 million illegals and to support it, repubs like Orrin Hatch want 350k H1B visas to come in every single year-instead of 60k annually. A big giveaway for the corporations. Republicans satisfy their base and dems theirs. But the curious thing is, I wonder why folks vote republican, when they cater to the corporations??
some of our problems are home grown... not many people want to be geeks and those who go STEM get shot down very easily...
Why would-be engineers end up as English majors
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/17/education.stem.graduation/index.html
Undergraduates across the country are choosing to leave science, technology, engineering and math programs before they graduate with those degrees. Many students in those STEM fields struggle to complete their degrees in four years, or drop out, according to a 2010 University of California, Los Angeles, study.
The study, conducted by UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute, found students in science, math and engineering take longer to complete their degrees than students who start out majoring in other fields. The study tracked thousands of students who entered college for the first time in 2004.
"Many students want to be in science, but very talented people are choosing other fields. That shouldn't be the case," Hurtado said. "It's important to understand how we close this gap."
Poor scientific literacy among college students is one reason students pursuing science and math are less likely to graduate from those programs. High school graduates aren't prepared for first-year science classes in college, Hurtado said.
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But there's another problem, too: Higher education, itself. Science and math programs are designed and taught to winnow down the number of students. University tenure systems often reward professors who conduct research and publish their work, but not those who teach well. - On 23 May 2013
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First Lady: I Could Take Up A Whole Afternoon Talking About Obamas Failures,
thomaswong.1986 said:
How about the critical infrastructure updates included in the stimulus package?
You mean to say all these years taxes havent been used to updated roads and bridges.. so where has it gone.. where did the billions go ?
govt pension and perks maybe... why raise taxes if its going to NOT go to road construction.
- On 23 May 2013
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Peninsula Experts Get in Here Please,
thomaswong.1986 said:
as a native Californian, SV tech worker for the past 30 years and homeowner, the perception of homes has changed. But certainly focus on career and keep your expenses low. when i was 1-9 years out of college it was about work and getting out on the weekends. Many of us were from the area and few if any came from outside so we were not trapped in needing to live next to some down town coffee shop. Frankly, our thinking too much like a New Yorker.
- On 23 May 2013
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Republicans are easily mocked by who?,
thomaswong.1986 said:
Woodward said the scrubbing of administration talking points in the days after the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, reminded him of Watergate.
“I have it to go back 40 years to Watergate when Nixon put out his edited transcripts of the conversations and he personally went through them and said, ‘let’s not tell this, let’s not show this,’ ” Woodward said. “I would not dismiss Benghazi. It’s a very serious issue. As people keep saying, four people were killed.”Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/300365-woodward-irs-controversy-not-yet-watergate#ixzz2U66MbUCK
Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook - On 22 May 2013
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Benghazi Backfires on Republicans as Democrats Eviscerate Issa and the GOP,
thomaswong.1986 said:
When I get pinned down by a Benghazi theorist, I like to ask them "what were the names of the 4 DEAD AMERICANS, what can you tell me about them?" This stumps them everytime, they know that these 4 DEAD AMERICANS are a key talking point and symbol, but they don't really know why beyond.....4 DEAD AMERICANS!
what can you tell me about any of the 3,000 who were killed in the Sept 11 2001 world trade attack ?
yet, your side is quick to label and know every American who fought against terrorist as some Baby Killers. typical of you!
- On 21 May 2013
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Reagan was Great president.,
thomaswong.1986 said:
The opinion of someone who is pro-torture and for the killing of innocent children in Afghanistan means absolutely nothing to me or to anyone with intelligence or a moral backbone.
LOL! sounds like a pro Al-Qaeda statement to me. Of course we killed lots of innocent civilians as we bombed Germany and Japan. And so did they.. You rather see dead Americans first ?
- On 20 May 2013
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The Size of the Bank Bailout: $29 Trillion,
thomaswong.1986 said:
The only result would have been lots of incompetent banksters rightfully in the unemployment line while responsible banks took over their former employers business.
thats 100% right.. as it happens everyday in other industries.
- On 20 May 2013
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Taxing Vacant Property,
thomaswong.1986 said:
If interest on a mortgage is deductible than why not the interest on a motor home loan or a boat loan?
Interest deductions were made as 'tax relief' measures when rates were higher.
but with rates so low, it should have been removed or suspended for several years.
I would have done it without hesitation... there is no need anymore.
- On 20 May 2013
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Taxing Vacant Property,
thomaswong.1986 said:
Taxing Vacant Property
Santa Clara County commercial Tech R&D vacancy is around 20-25%.
They continue to pay both real and personal property taxes. These are fairly
large and many well be several million sq ft. And from what i see recently with
new development and upgrades, there will be more property put out on the market. - On 19 May 2013
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IRS approved liberal groups while Tea Party in limbo,
thomaswong.1986 said:
and Im still waiting for proof that Tea Party were a bunch of white racists !
- On 19 May 2013
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Benghazi Backfires on Republicans as Democrats Eviscerate Issa and the GOP,
thomaswong.1986 said:
I hope Republicans burn for this one. You people deserve to be flushed big time.
good thing you dont work for the IRS.
- On 19 May 2013
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The Most-Corrupt Administration Ever?,
thomaswong.1986 said:
Although I think in 2008, the country came together for Obama and he gave us the Affordable care act, extended the Patriot act, NDAA, signed FATCA and now everybody has gone back to their partisan bickering-because they realized it is futile and both sides are just crap.
How did any of this better our economy and jobs ?
yes we talked about Universal Health Care, gay marriage, constitutional rights for illegal immigrants (foreign citizens) and terrorists, legalizing drugs to becoming better addicts, extending welfare programs, forgiving/reducing mortgages while expecting market values to recover to prior highs ...
complaining ... Na ! what would anyone complain about !
how will the next 4 years of progressive policies feel ?
- On 19 May 2013
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Benghazi Backfires on Republicans as Democrats Eviscerate Issa and the GOP,
thomaswong.1986 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDFzwYGc1Ag
CBS finally releases footage showing Obama refusing to call Benghazi a terrorist attack
- On 19 May 2013
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Benghazi Backfires on Republicans as Democrats Eviscerate Issa and the GOP,
thomaswong.1986 said:
Lets create a scandal out of errant talking points shall we????? Maybe a press conference is a high crime or misdemeanor!
I hope Republicans burn for this one. You people deserve to be flushed big time.
another poor SOB who doesnt want to take responsibility. move along nothing to see here.
- On 19 May 2013
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Benghazi Backfires on Republicans as Democrats Eviscerate Issa and the GOP,
thomaswong.1986 said:
You and the other retards have this wet dream that you've caught Obama red handed.
OBama called it a terrorist attack the day after it happened. You're flying your moron flag higher than ever thomas.
why else are you here but to protect your lord and master... admit it .. he screwed up
and bleeds like a mortal being.. he is no god ... so stop acting like he is. - On 19 May 2013
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Benghazi Backfires on Republicans as Democrats Eviscerate Issa and the GOP,
thomaswong.1986 said:
marcus.. you are one desperate SOB Obamatron stooge if you really think you can shift blame from Obama to the GOP.. was it the GOP that waterdowned the attack by Al Queda and blamed some YouTube Video.
look at what you wrote so far... you cant even admit it was a Al Queda Terrorist attack...as if it never happened... Chicago politics!
- On 19 May 2013
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Reagan was Great president.,
thomaswong.1986 said:
Ask what? If Khmer Rouge was a beacon on the hill for democracy?
The Khmer Rouge period (1975–1979) refers to the rule of Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen, Khieu Samphan and the Khmer Rouge Communist party over Cambodia, which the Khmer Rouge renamed as Democratic Kampuchea.Cambodia is another failed communist nation.. I never mentioned Cambodia.. as I stated, Thailand, Singapore, and South Korea did become successful. The communist nations become a killing field.
- On 19 May 2013
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More optimistic view given to California's fiscal future,
thomaswong.1986 said:
. A forecast is not a what-if scenario--it's a best guess of what will happen in the future.
Your a good example of someone with no experience mearly acting as if they know anything......
a typical FPA department runs several scenarios (i have seen up to a dozen) tracking them differently against actuals every month/quarter into 1-3-5 years into the future.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_modeling
In corporate finance, investment banking and the accounting profession financial modeling is largely synonymous with cash flow forecasting. This usually involves the preparation of detailed company specific models used for decision making purposes and financial analysis. Applications include:
Business valuation, especially discounted cash flow, but including other valuation problems
Scenario planning and management decision making ("what is"; "what if"; "what has to be done")
Capital budgeting
Cost of capital (i.e. WACC) calculations
Financial statement analysis (including of operating- and finance leases, and R&D)
Project finance.
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What some use as their Planning tool...http://www.adaptiveplanning.com/products/planning/Rolling Forecasts
Continuously optimize decision-making with frequent rolling forecasts
Use event-driven planning to adapt to changing business climates
Automatically and frequently import actual data from other systems
Use multiple versions to analyze performance and what-if scenarios
Combine bottom-up and top-down planning.
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The states current forecast, one of many, is most Rosy forecast they are willing to discuss with the public.