The Peacock has no feathers and other stuff
Donald Trump has been pushed to explain how he intends to pay for the cost of deporting the more than 11 million illegal immigrants in the U. S. Estimates at the cost of deporting all of the illegal immigrants range from $80 billion to $600 billion and Trump won't give any specifics on how he will pay for this. When pressed on the subject by ABC's George Stephanapolousall Mr. Toupee...er Trump could come up with was "...management."
He also made a highly specious claim that by removing all of the illegals in this country it will cut current federal spending by $130 billion and that will pay for his program to deport all illegal immigrants. That's simply ridiculous. Just like his program to pay for a wall along the U. S./Mexico border.
He has promises. He can't keep them. How does that make him any different than the current crop of politicians he is blasting for breaking their promises? It doesn't.. He's old news in a smelly, racist and xenophobic wrapper.
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Remember that very opulent engagement bit that Kanye West threw at AT&T Park in San Francisco? Everyone attending had to sign a confidentiality agreement, but one guy took video and posted it on the web. Well, that guy, one Chad Hurley was just ordered by a court to pay Kimye $400,000.
At the same time the Kardashian Klan of fame-whores are taking a lot of flack because residents in and around Marina del Rey were awakened by a weeknight fireworks display that Khloe Kardashian arranged for her boyfriend, pro basketball player James Harden.
Apparently no permit was needed for the fireworks which resulted in dozens and dozens of 911 calls from frightened local residents. L. A. County Supervisor Don Knabe, one of the most powerful and influential politicians in the state says that the law will be changed to prevent this from happening again.
Here's a thought. Donate the $400K from the lawsuit to a suitable charity and apologize for the noise. Naw, that makes way too much sense for them to go for that idea.
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McDonald's and other companies that use a franchise model suffered what could be a major setback in a National Labor Relations Board decision. The board ruled, in a 3-2 vote along partisan lines, that companies that franchise or outsource qualify as "joint employers" alongside the franchisee or subcontractor.
That would mean that all of the employees of one franchisee could force McDonald's to join them and their direct employer to the bargaining table. It might well make it easier for such employees to form unions.
Good news for those toiling away at minimum wage jobs. Bad news for those who exploit them.
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That's actor Cameron Thor in 1993's Jurassic Park. He also had a small role in A Few Good Men. Now he's been convicted of one count of a lewd act with a minor, a 13 year old girl. She was a student taking private acting lessons from Thor in his home. He drove her to the mountains and sexually assaulted her. He's going to jail.
38 years ago director Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to a similar charge in a case involving allegations that he drugged and raped a 13 year old girl. He's still a fugitive from justice and will probably never be held to answer for his crime.
Is this because he's an A-lister and Mr. Thor is at best, on Kathy Griffin's famous D-list? Or is it because this is the attitude of the rest of Hollywood toward what he did?
Whoopi Goldberg's famous "...it wasn't rape rape..." which I still can't grasp the meaning of. A 13 year old child is legally incapable of giving consent. Sex with her is rape by definition. He belongs in jail to serve the appropriate sentence.
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Random Ponderings:
Lucy Liu named her baby Rockwell. I suspect the kid will someday get teased a lot about that name because of this:
I don't blame Jimmy Kimmel for being flustered when Miley Cyrus walked onto the set of his show wearing only pasties to cover her nipples. It's a fair reaction. At least he didn't drool.
How dumb do the idiot men who were caught using AshleyMadison.com feel now, since it has been revealed that almost all of the 5.5 million female profiles on the site weren't really women? A lot dumber than before I'd wager.
Luigi Brugnaro is the mayor of Venice, Italy and he's made it clear that Gay Pride parades are not welcome in that city as long as he's in charge. Bet tourism takes a serious dip.
A judge has ordered the mother of a 20 year old man to pay him the $5,000 Bar Mitzvah gift he was promised by his mother's mother. With interest he will get more than $10,000. Stubbornness doesn't always work.
Hillary Clinton is comparing the GOP to terrorists. Funny thing is, she and terrorists have something in common, both maintain lists of their enemies.
He also made a highly specious claim that by removing all of the illegals in this country it will cut current federal spending by $130 billion and that will pay for his program to deport all illegal immigrants. That's simply ridiculous. Just like his program to pay for a wall along the U. S./Mexico border.
He has promises. He can't keep them. How does that make him any different than the current crop of politicians he is blasting for breaking their promises? It doesn't.. He's old news in a smelly, racist and xenophobic wrapper.
* * *
Remember that very opulent engagement bit that Kanye West threw at AT&T Park in San Francisco? Everyone attending had to sign a confidentiality agreement, but one guy took video and posted it on the web. Well, that guy, one Chad Hurley was just ordered by a court to pay Kimye $400,000.
At the same time the Kardashian Klan of fame-whores are taking a lot of flack because residents in and around Marina del Rey were awakened by a weeknight fireworks display that Khloe Kardashian arranged for her boyfriend, pro basketball player James Harden.
Apparently no permit was needed for the fireworks which resulted in dozens and dozens of 911 calls from frightened local residents. L. A. County Supervisor Don Knabe, one of the most powerful and influential politicians in the state says that the law will be changed to prevent this from happening again.
Here's a thought. Donate the $400K from the lawsuit to a suitable charity and apologize for the noise. Naw, that makes way too much sense for them to go for that idea.
* * * *
McDonald's and other companies that use a franchise model suffered what could be a major setback in a National Labor Relations Board decision. The board ruled, in a 3-2 vote along partisan lines, that companies that franchise or outsource qualify as "joint employers" alongside the franchisee or subcontractor.
That would mean that all of the employees of one franchisee could force McDonald's to join them and their direct employer to the bargaining table. It might well make it easier for such employees to form unions.
Good news for those toiling away at minimum wage jobs. Bad news for those who exploit them.
* * *
That's actor Cameron Thor in 1993's Jurassic Park. He also had a small role in A Few Good Men. Now he's been convicted of one count of a lewd act with a minor, a 13 year old girl. She was a student taking private acting lessons from Thor in his home. He drove her to the mountains and sexually assaulted her. He's going to jail.
38 years ago director Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to a similar charge in a case involving allegations that he drugged and raped a 13 year old girl. He's still a fugitive from justice and will probably never be held to answer for his crime.
Is this because he's an A-lister and Mr. Thor is at best, on Kathy Griffin's famous D-list? Or is it because this is the attitude of the rest of Hollywood toward what he did?
Whoopi Goldberg's famous "...it wasn't rape rape..." which I still can't grasp the meaning of. A 13 year old child is legally incapable of giving consent. Sex with her is rape by definition. He belongs in jail to serve the appropriate sentence.
* * *
Random Ponderings:
Lucy Liu named her baby Rockwell. I suspect the kid will someday get teased a lot about that name because of this:
I don't blame Jimmy Kimmel for being flustered when Miley Cyrus walked onto the set of his show wearing only pasties to cover her nipples. It's a fair reaction. At least he didn't drool.
How dumb do the idiot men who were caught using AshleyMadison.com feel now, since it has been revealed that almost all of the 5.5 million female profiles on the site weren't really women? A lot dumber than before I'd wager.
Luigi Brugnaro is the mayor of Venice, Italy and he's made it clear that Gay Pride parades are not welcome in that city as long as he's in charge. Bet tourism takes a serious dip.
A judge has ordered the mother of a 20 year old man to pay him the $5,000 Bar Mitzvah gift he was promised by his mother's mother. With interest he will get more than $10,000. Stubbornness doesn't always work.
Hillary Clinton is comparing the GOP to terrorists. Funny thing is, she and terrorists have something in common, both maintain lists of their enemies.
posted by me at 9:57 PM
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