Rush Limbaugh Advertiser Exodus Continues With Kohler Pulling Content

As the advertisers all leave - this gives Rush-blo a good reason & of course something to blame if he needs to turn to drugs again. But then again; who cares.
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Bank Locally.... Smaller is better....

It is amazing that with all the bad press that banks have been getting that some still have the nerve to abuse the consumer. And the banks that are bleeding the people dry are the big mega-banks; some of which were the cause of the mortgage debacle.

Wells Fargo an huge national bank and a major mortgage lender (at one time) now wants to charge "a monthly $7 fee" on your checking account; well unless you have a "a minimum balance of $1,500 or direct deposit of at least $500 won’t have to pay. The fee will be lowered to $5 for customers who opt to go paperless.

Great options for those who at this time may have a job and some discretionary money available. But what about the many of families living paycheck to paycheck. The money goes out of the account as quickly as it comes in. Guess a mega-bank like Wells Fargo or BofA or Citibank doesn't want the blue collar (and some white collar) accounts anymore. So be it since it was some of their fault for destroying the middle class.

The way to remedy this callus action is to bank locally. This was something that we all did about 20 years ago. We all had our neighborhood banks or S&L's that we went to because they were true "community bankers" before the term got abused. You could go into the neighborhood bank and actually be recognized by the tellers, manager and bank president.

It is time to forge those relationships again. Local banks, S&L's and now Credit Unions serve a purpose locally. They are our neighbors and friends. They lend back into the community and to small locally businesses. The higher ups are usually visible members of the community; not stealth leaders.

If we don't support the local financial institutions; and of course in return they are to take care of the consumer the right way; then we will loose them. The mega-banks with all their money that should have been used to loan, will only use that money to buy up the smaller banks,making their higher ups all the more richer, and then screw the consumer again.

Let's not be a community of people who only remember when there were local banks. Let's make sure they are thriving institutions who are a benefit to the local community. That's right - let them know that if you the consumer are willing to scratch their back, they (local banks) have to do in return.

Get out there and revolt against the big greedy banker and make the legend of George Baily of "It's a Wonderful Life" live on. We don't need anymore Mr. Potter's.

Mary Franson, Minnesota State Representative, Compares Food Stamp Recipients To Wild Animals

As 1 out of every 6 families goes hungry every night in this the greatest country in the world, here we have another callous conservative mocking the poor. I wonder how many of those working poor may have voted for her because she was someone who they thought cared. It is amazing that she sits there with a silly grin on her face; with pictures of her children facing the camera; and compares those who are hungry to animals in a park. I would like to see if one day a family friend or a relative falls into the classification of working poor, will her thought pattern change. Heck for that matter what makes her so sure she is safe from the poverty line. In this day and age it is way easier to go from riches to rags....
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Ann Coulter CPAC Speech: In Support Of Romney, 'Let's Try Square For A While'

Could working class people really believe a guy like Romney; a child of privilege, of ever feeling their pain. I don't care if his father could spit nails, he is not his father. When was the last time he had a bill collector call his house or had to file for unemployme­nt or had to worry if he would make that months mortgage payment. I give him credit for nothing... Just another rich boy wanting to buy his way into the White House. He definitely makes George W. look like the compassion­ate conservati­ve he wanted to be - and that's not a good thing.
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Alan Colmes, Fox News Contributor, Criticizes Rick Santorum For 'Crazy' Behavior, Then Apologizes (VIDEO)

Sometimes strange behavior must be called just that, strange behavior. Being from Pa. I can say the Santorum is king of strange behavior. He lost his Senate seat partly because of his strange behavior and ideals and a good candidate in Bob Casey. Once the national media delves into his weirdness the people will see that he is on the verge of insane at times. This is not to play down the lose of a child; and awful thing to happen to any parent; but again this isn't the only questionab­le action by Mr. Santorum. The other issue is that the remark was made innocently by wimpy Fox token liberal Alan Colmes; who apologized immediatel­y like a gentleman. I would love to have seen if this was Fat Drugie Limbaugh who made the comment, he would wear his comment like a badge of honor.
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How much did you make this year?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2011/12/16/america-s-highest-paid-ceos.html

Wow it is amazing that of the top 10, 4 are of the health care industry. Also of the total compensation amount $770 million almost half $370.5 million is earned by these four men. One man John Hammergren, McKesser Corp, Health Care makes a whopping $145.3 million. Unbelievable that in a country where 1 in 2 families goes hungry nightly there is a man making $145.3 million in an industry that has no control in bilking the public. And there are people in this country who claim there is no need for health care reform. Tell that to that one family who is going hungry; hungry because they need to pay for health care and part of the $370.5 million that goes to pay 4 of the top 10 health care executives. This is just the top ten - imagine all the other smaller earners earning a $1million or more...

U.S. Poverty: Census Finds Nearly Half Of Americans Are Poor Or Low-Income

There was a time when the middle class was proud to be the backbone of America. Today the middle class just continues to have its back broken.
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