New Haven Independent

posted by: HhE on September 4, 2012  10:47pm

I hate infomercials; regular TV ones, GOP ones, Democratic ones.

posted by: Threefifths on September 4, 2012  10:51pm

So anybody seen a copy of the African American platform at the DNC Convention.

posted by: Christopher Schaefer on September 5, 2012  6:36am

DeLauro: “America’s women still make just 77 cents for every dollar men earn.” REALITY: “The Paycheck Fairness Act… is based on a misapplied statistic, that women earn 77 cents on a man’s dollar. This is true when comparing all women’s wages with all men’s wages, but not when comparing men and women with the same experience in the same job. The 77 cent statistic combines men and women who work in different jobs with different numbers of hours.” http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/should-the-senate-pass-the-paycheck-fairness-act/paycheck-fairness-act-is-based-on-a-misapplied-statistic

posted by: Christopher Schaefer on September 5, 2012  8:33am

Threefifths: “So anybody seen a copy of the African American platform…” Wayne Winsley is African American—and running on the GOP ticket (against long-time incumbent Rosa DeLauro). So, after you’ve recover from the automatic gag reflex, just listen to what Mr. Winsely has to say in the first 8 ½ minutes of this interview—particularly the insight he had as a youth growing up in the Cleveland housing projects:  http://ct-n.com/ondemand.asp?ID=8108

posted by: AgentRose on September 5, 2012  9:51am

Black called DeLauro’s speech “fantastic.” She said if the Republicans beat President Obama in November, women will be at risk—especially seniors like her who rely on Medicare and Social Security.

“I don’t want no voucher to get my medicine,” she said. “I can’t afford to pay a whole bunch of money” for medications.

BLACK, like most Democrats is totally misinformed. This is a lie! The Republicans don’t want to take Social Security and Medicare away from you! Moreover—the DEMOCRATS, like DELAURO already did!!! OUT THE TRUTH!  Obama and DeLauro, through Obamacare took $700 billion away from Medicare.

ROSA DELAURO IS AGAINST SENIORS!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!! Against seniors “Oh I get it. We pay for Sandra Fluke’s birth control and give up the hip operation—-because Fluke’s is “preventive health,” and there won’t be enough money for the hip operation. So the board of bureaucrats will say—NOT PHYSICANS—in Washington. Paid for by taxpayers. Do you know about the “QOL’S”? “QOL’S: refers to quality of life scores. An “independent” board IPAB will look at a patient’s “QOL’S” and will cap total sums Medicare recipients can receive for care, and thus make decisions based purely on cost rather than need options. It basically will “balance” needs of seniors with “low quality of life” prospects by DENYING ESSENTIAL CARE TO SENIORS—in order to give Fluke her pills. The government takes primary responsibility for deciding what health care services its citizens are allowed to consume. The government, then, decides whether each individual’s health care is worth the price. This is why the concept of the government “death panel” expresses a fundamental truth about Obamacare. WAKE UP SENIORS!”

22 YEARS IS ENOUGH!! DUMP DELAURO!! WE WANT WAYNE HE WILL KEEP SOCIAL SECURITY!

posted by: MaleMatters on September 5, 2012  9:54am

Christopher Schaefer made good points. I can only add.

See “Will the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Help Women?”
http://tinyurl.com/6qdq5t3

Excerpt:

An example showing why women average less pay even in the same profession:

“In 2011, 22% of male physicians and 44% of female physicians worked less than full time, up from 7% of men and 29% of women from Cejka’s 2005 survey.” -http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/03/26/bil10326.htm

On the “plight” of women, see also:
http://www.she-conomy.com/facts-on-women

“Over the next decade, women will control two thirds of consumer wealth in the United States and be the beneficiaries of the largest transference of wealth in our country’s history. Estimates range from $12 to $40 trillion. Many Boomer women will experience a double inheritance windfall, from both parents and husband.”

posted by: Curious on September 5, 2012  10:03am

Maybe Congresswoman DeLauro can also help bring her own salary back down to earth.  She currently ears four times as much per year as the average New Haven citizen, and that’s not accounting for her generous benefits.

posted by: AgentRose on September 5, 2012  10:20am

DELAURO IS AGAINST SENIORS—-FIND OUT THE TRUTH!
Against seniors “Oh I get it. We pay for Sandra Fluke’s birth control and give up the hip operation—-because Fluke’s is “preventive health,” and there won’t be enough money for the hip operation. So the board of bureaucrats will say—NOT PHYSICANS—in Washington. Paid for by taxpayers. Do you know about the “QOL’S”? “QOL’S: refers to quality of life scores. An “independent” board IPAB will look at a patient’s “QOL’S” and will cap total sums Medicare recipients can receive for care, and thus make decisions based purely on cost rather than need options. It basically will “balance” needs of seniors with “low quality of life” prospects by DENYING ESSENTIAL CARE TO SENIORS—in order to give Fluke her pills. The government takes primary responsibility for deciding what health care services its citizens are allowed to consume. The government, then, decides whether each individual’s health care is worth the price. This is why the concept of the government “death panel” expresses a fundamental truth about Obamacare. WAKE UP SENIORS!”

posted by: Threefifths on September 5, 2012  11:32am

@ posted by: Christopher Schaefer on September 5, 2012 8:33am

Threefifths: “So anybody seen a copy of the posted by: Christopher Schaefer on September 5, 2012 8:33am

Threefifths: “So anybody seen a copy of the African American platform…” Wayne Winsley is African American—and running on the GOP ticket (against long-time incumbent Rosa DeLauro). So, after you’ve recover from the automatic gag reflex, just listen to what Mr. Winsely has to say in the first 8 ½ minutes of this interview—particularly the insight he had as a youth growing up in the Cleveland housing projects.

This is one person.I am talking about a African American platform for all.In fact I heard none talked about at the RNC.I saw at the RNC people throwing peanuts at a Black camera women from cnn.

posted by: Threefifths on September 5, 2012  11:41am

@Christopher Schaefer

Both parties have been selling Black people dreams.

Both political parties have betrayed the cause of justice. The Democrats have betrayed it by capitulating to the prejudice, and undemocratic practices of the Southern Dixiecrats . The Republicans have betrayed it by capitulating to the blatant hypocrisy of the right wing reactionary Northerners.
DR.KING

posted by: Christopher Schaefer on September 5, 2012  11:59am

Curious: “Maybe Congresswoman DeLauro can also help bring her own salary back down to earth.  She currently earns four times as much per year as the average New Haven citizen”. Actually her income is considerably more than “four times as much per year as the average New Haven citizen”. During the recession, when most of us were LOSING money, her personal wealth GREW by over $2 MILLION per year: http://www.conntact.com/government/11691-rosas-not-in-the-red.html  How? The self-dealing relationship with her husband, whereby campaign contributions ultimately end up in her own pocket:  http://www.humanevents.com/2011/10/04/delauro-campaign-finances-raise-questions/ But as long as DeLauro can continue to fool voters into believing that she “feels their pain” she’ll continue to be re-elected. Of course, it’s easy for Rosa DeLauro to theorize about solving hunger, poverty & jobs issues as she sits in her $1 Million home in New Haven (well, when she isn’t eating gourmet meals from Schneider’s & Federal City Caterers http://www.publicintegrity.org/2010/10/05/2460/political-inaction-committees-how-political-action-committees-are-spending-your ). Wayne Winsely stands for a fluid society in which EVERYONE has the possibility of becoming successful. Rosa DeLauro stands for cronyism—the substitution of political influence for free markets. By shifting power to government, cronyism makes political power more important and increases the competition for that political power via campaign contributions.  Thus, to stay in power Rosa DeLauro must continue to make unsustainable promises to her supporters. For example, see Rosa DeLauro’s major contributors: http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/pacs.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00000615&type=I She supports government created jobs—and her biggest supporter is Big Labor. She supports government-funded healthcare—and her 2nd biggest supporter is the healthcare industry. The way to reduce or end cronyism is to reduce or end that government power. Wayne Winsley understands that, if govt. will stop giving political paybacks to ALL industry—and only provide a safety net to those who truly need it—we finally can get this country back on its feet. And the way to accomplish this is for voters to dump crony, lifetime, self-serving career politicians—like Rosa DeLauro.

posted by: HhE on September 5, 2012  12:20pm

AgentRose, I salute you.  Finally someone has said something I find positive about Rosa Delora.  Yes, we ought to apply our limited resources where they will do the most good.