SodaHead - Plantgypc's Questions

May I wish everyone a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving?

2009-11-22T12:18:49Z

May I wish everyone a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving?

3 answers, +1 raves

No matter what religon, political party you belong to, or even if you don't live in the United States, I wish you a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving. This time of year we come together to remember family here and past, pray for those not with us, working in other parts of the world, and rejoice in new family members. I pray we can come together as one united human race and give thanks.

100% (3 answers)

Is Obama trying to be the last president?

2009-11-15T14:10:59Z

Is Obama trying to be the last president?

17 answers, +2 raves

Just a question, not a snipe.

Yes I think ......	53% (9 answers)
No I think .....	35% (6 answers)
Undecided	12% (2 answers)

Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?

2009-10-07T16:37:59Z

Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?

7 answers, +2 raves

Because	100% (7 answers)
I don't know	0% (0 answers)

This is what Budweiser did to American haters, what do you think?

2009-09-18T13:58:01Z

This is what Budweiser did to American haters, what do you think?

7 answers, -1 raves

This was sent to me from a former marine and I cheered to know it. The Budweiser Story (not a joke) This is TRUE! How Budweiser handled those who laughed at those who died on the 11th of September, 2001... Thought you might like to know what happened in a little town north of Bakersfield , California After you finish reading this, please forward this story on to others so that our nation and people around the world will know about those who laughed when they found out about the tragic events in New York , Pennsylvania , and the Pentagon. On September 11th, A Budweiser employee was making a delivery to a convenience store in a California town named McFarland. He knew of the tragedy that had occurred in New York when he entered the business to find the two Arabs, who owned the business, whooping and hollering to show their approval and support of this treacherous attack. The Budweiser employee went to his truck, called his boss and told him of the very upsetting event! He didn't feel he could be in that store with those horrible people. His boss asked him, 'Do you think you could go in there long enough to pull every Budweiser product and item our beverage company sells there? We'll never deliver to them again.' The employee walked in, proceeded to pull every single product his beverage company provided and left with an incredible grin on his face. He told them never to bother to call for a delivery again. Budweiser happens to be the beer of choice for that community. Just letting you know how Kern County handled this situation. And Now The Rest Of The Story: It seems that the Bud driver and the Pepsi man are neighbors. Bud called Pepsi and told him. Pepsi called his boss who told him to pull all Pepsi products as well!!! That would include Frito Lay, etc. Furthermore, word spread and all vendors followed suit! At last report, on June 26, 2009, Fareed Katib closed the store and filed bankruptcy! Good old American Passive-Aggressive A$$ Whoopin! Pass this along, America needs to know that we're all working together! If you can read this. Thank a teacher... If you are reading it in English.... THANK A SOLDIER!!! If you do not send this you have no soul !!!!

I think	57% (4 answers)
I think	43% (3 answers)

Obama could shut down cyberspace, what do you think?

2009-08-28T19:33:33Z

Obama could shut down cyberspace, what do you think?

5 answers, +1 raves

A Senate bill would offer President Obama emergency control of the Internet and may give him a "kill switch" to shut down online traffic by seizing private networks -- a move cybersecurity experts worry will choke off industry and civil liberties. Details of a revamped version of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 emerged late Thursday, months after an initial version authored by Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., was blasted in Silicon Valley as dangerous government intrusion. "In the original bill they empowered the president to essentially turn off the Internet in the case of a 'cyber-emergency,' which they didn't define," said Larry Clinton, president of the Internet Security Alliance, which represents the telecommunications industry. "We think it's a very bad idea ... to put in legislation," he told FOXNews.com. Clinton said the new version of the bill that surfaced this week is improved from its first draft, but troubling language that was removed was replaced by vague language that could still offer the same powers to the president in case of an emergency. "The current language is so unclear that we can't be confident that the changes have actually been made," he said. The new legislation allows the president to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" relating to "non-governmental" computer networks and make a plan to respond to the danger, according to an excerpt published online -- a broad license that rights experts worry would give the president "amorphous powers" over private users. "As soon as you're saying that the federal government is going to be exercising this kind of power over private networks, it's going to be a really big issue," Lee Tien, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, told CNET News. A Senate source familiar with the bill likened the new power to take control of portions of the Internet to what President Bush did when he grounded all aircraft on Sept. 11, 2001, CNET News reported. Spokesmen for Senator Rockefeller and the Commerce Committee did not return calls seeking comment before this article was published. But Rockefeller, who introduced the bill in April with bipartisan support, said the legislation was critical to protecting everything from water and electricity to banking, traffic lights and electronic health records. "I know the threats we face," Rockefeller said in a prepared statement when the legislation was introduced. "Our enemies are real. They are sophisticated, they are determined and they will not rest." The bill would also let the government create a detailed set of standards for licensing "cybersecurity professionals" who would oversee a single standard for security measures. But many in the technology sector believe it's a job the government is ill-equipped to handle, said Franck Journoud, a policy analyst with the Business Software Alliance. "Simply put, who has the expertise?" he told FOXNews.com in April. "It's the industry, not the government. We have a responsibility to increase and improve security. That responsibility cannot be captured in a government standard." Clinton, of the Internet Security Alliance, praised President Obama's May science policy review, which he said would take cybersecurity in the right direction by promoting incentives to get the private industry to improve its own security measures. But he faulted the Senate bill, which he said would centralize regulations for an industry that is too varied to fall under the control of a single set of rules without endangering the economy and security. "We think a lot of things need to be done to enhance cybersecurity," he told FOXNews.com, but this bill is "not something that we could support."

I think Obama is wrong ......	80% (4 answers)
I think Obama is right ......	20% (1 answers)

Social Security announced that there will be no cost of living increase for at least two years. Does this make Obama look worse?

2009-08-26T13:57:57Z

Social Security announced that there will be no cost of living increase for at least two years. Does this make Obama look worse?

73 answers, +17 raves

Sunday, August 23, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Millions of older people face shrinking Social Security checks next year, the first time in a generation that payments would not rise. The trustees who oversee Social Security are projecting there won't be a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for the next two years. That hasn't happened since automatic increases were adopted in 1975. By law, Social Security benefits cannot go down. Nevertheless, monthly payments would drop for millions of people in the Medicare prescription drug program because the premiums, which often are deducted from Social Security payments, are scheduled to go up slightly. "I will promise you, they count on that COLA," said Barbara Kennelly, a former Democratic congresswoman from Connecticut who now heads the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. "To some people, it might not be a big deal. But to seniors, especially with their health care costs, it is a big deal." Cost of living adjustments are pegged to inflation, which has been negative this year, largely because energy prices are below 2008 levels. Advocates say older people still face higher prices because they spend a disproportionate amount of their income on health care, where costs rise faster than inflation. Many also have suffered from declining home values and shrinking stock portfolios just as they are relying on those assets for income. "For many elderly, they don't feel that inflation is low because their expenses are still going up," said David Certner, legislative policy director for AARP. "Anyone who has savings and investments has seen some serious losses." About 50 million retired and disabled Americans receive Social Security benefits. The average monthly benefit for retirees is $1,153 this year. All beneficiaries received a 5.8 percent increase in January, the largest since 1982. More than 32 million people are in the Medicare prescription drug program. Average monthly premiums are set to go from $28 this year to $30 next year, though they vary by plan. About 6 million people in the program have premiums deducted from their monthly Social Security payments, according to the Social Security Administration. Millions of people with Medicare Part B coverage for doctors' visits also have their premiums deducted from Social Security payments. Part B premiums are expected to rise as well. But under the law, the increase cannot be larger than the increase in Social Security benefits for most recipients. There is no such hold-harmless provision for drug premiums. Kennelly's group wants Congress to increase Social Security benefits next year, even though the formula doesn't call for it. She would like to see either a 1 percent increase in monthly payments or a one-time payment of $150. The cost of a one-time payment, a little less than $8 billion, could be covered by increasing the amount of income subjected to Social Security taxes, Kennelly said. Workers only pay Social Security taxes on the first $106,800 of income, a limit that rises each year with the average national wage. But the limit only increases if monthly benefits increase. Critics argue that Social Security recipients shouldn't get an increase when inflation is negative. They note that recipients got a big increase in January -- after energy prices had started to fall. They also note that Social Security recipients received one-time $250 payments in the spring as part of the government's economic stimulus package. "Seniors may perceive that they are being hurt because there is no COLA, but they are in fact not getting hurt," said Andrew G. Biggs, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank. "Congress has to be able to tell people they are not getting everything they want." Social Security is also facing long-term financial problems. The retirement program is projected to start paying out more money than it receives in 2016. Without changes, the retirement fund will be depleted in 2037, according to the Social Security trustees' annual report this year. President Barack Obama has said he would like tackle Social Security next year, after Congress finishes work on health care, climate change and new financial regulations. Lawmakers are preoccupied by health care, making it difficult to address other tough issues. Advocates for older people hope their efforts will get a boost in October, when the Social Security Administration officially announces that there will not be an increase in benefits next year. "I think a lot of seniors do not know what's coming down the pike, and I believe that when they hear that, they're going to be upset," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who is working on a proposal for one-time payments for Social Security recipients. "It is my view that seniors are going to need help this year, and it would not be acceptable for Congress to simply turn its back," he said.

Yes	84% (61 answers)
No	16% (12 answers)

Obama lovers Why can't you handle peoples' negative views about this man?

2009-07-31T19:59:48Z

Obama lovers Why can't you handle peoples' negative views about this man?

3 answers, +2 raves

I am not pulling punches anymore. I am no longer being other peoples' punching bag. I have been attacked and blocked by liberals such as Bob and Sister Jean along with their cronies. I never blocked anyone because of their political views. I just want to know why you can attack conservatives and yet can not handle negative views on Obama. Why can you hand it out and not take it.

I am liberal and think this	33% (1 answers)
I am conservative and think this	67% (2 answers)

Why did you block me?

2009-07-28T15:43:15Z

Why did you block me?

5 answers, +1 raves

This is a question for all the liberals who chose to block me after attacking me. I never called names, or isulted anyone. All I ever did was not support Obama. Yet these people chose to act like children. I think the lack of answers from these people will show what children they are.

I think this	100% (5 answers)
I did this	0% (0 answers)

Since when have the Kennedy's been a barometer for Catholics in this country?

2009-07-21T12:11:03Z

Since when have the Kennedy's been a barometer for Catholics in this country?

6 answers, +1 raves

Kathleen Kennedy Attacks the Pope Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland, has sparked controversy — and outrage — by writing that President Barack Obama reflects the views of American Catholics better than the Pope. In a column for Newsweek magazine's Web site, Kennedy Townsend — eldest of Robert Kennedy's 11 children — asserted: "Obama's pragmatic approach to divisive policy . . . and his social-justice agenda reflect the views of American Catholic laity much more closely than those vocal bishops and pro-life activists." She noted that while Obama and Pope Benedict XVI "disagree about reproductive freedoms and homosexuality," American Catholics "know Obama's on their side. In fact, Obama's agenda is closer to their views than even the Pope's." Among the voices decrying Townsend's column is Judie Brown, president and co-founder of the American Life League, a pro-life organization. Writing for CNSNews, she calls Townsend's views "misguided" and states: "'Reproductive freedoms,' for those unfamiliar with the culture of death's propaganda, is a code phrase for abortion on demand, sex instruction in schools, birth control for kids, and all manner of bizarre propositions that help the purveyors of smut to define the human person as an animal incapable of self-control . . . "One can easily tell that her thought process has little to do with Catholic identity and, in fact, is contrary to all that is Catholic. There is no other explanation for her inane claim that President Obama is somehow more in tune with American Catholics than the Pope." Townsend goes on to say that the Church hierarchy "ignores women's equality and gays' cry for justice because to heed them would require that it admit error and acknowledge that the self-satisfied edifice constructed around sex and gender has been grievously wrong." She also cites the Pope's recent encyclical "Charity in Truth," claiming it gives "moral credence to Obama's message." But Brown counters, "In fact, the encyclical's message is something else entirely . . . "Without respect for the human person, it is impossible to bring about a just society, and in a just society, there is no room for heinous crimes such as abortion. This is the underlying theme of the entire encyclical, which Kennedy Townsend apparently overlooked entirely."

I think this	67% (4 answers)
I think that	33% (2 answers)

Do you think David Letterman has nothing to brag about when it comes to a wife?

2009-06-13T22:34:28Z

Do you think David Letterman has nothing to brag about when it comes to a wife?

10 answers, -1 raves

He makes fun of Sarah Palin, yet his wife is plain and nothing special.

I think	70% (7 answers)
I think	30% (3 answers)