Jobs Report by the Numbers
Juneau Smog
Here’s the rundown on the monthly employment report from the Department of Labor.
-647,000…the number of jobs created lost in state and local governments since August 2008.
-22,000…the average number of public sector jobs created lost each month in 2011, thanks to ongoing spending cuts at all levels of government which in turn continue to drive layoffs at the state and local level.
-14,000…the number of construction industry jobs created lost last month, something which could have been avoided and turned into a net positive for the economy if Republicans had not blocked the infrastructure investments in the American Jobs Act.
-6,000…the number of public sector jobs created lost last month, thanks to ongoing spending cuts at all levels of government which in turn continue to drive layoffs at the state and local level.
3…the number of consecutive months with more than 200,000 jobs gained.
24…the number of consecutive months of private sector job growth.
31,000…the number of manufacturing jobs created last month.
61,000…the additional jobs created during the months of December and January, according to revised figures released today.
61,000…the number of new health care jobs created last month.
227,000…the number of net new jobs created in February.
233,000…the number of private sector jobs created in February.
245,000…the average number of new jobs created over the past three months.
444,000…the number of jobs in durable goods manufacturing added since January 2010.
Obama's socialistic job-killing economic policies have helped create 1.5 million jobs in the last 6 months.
GOP Austerity in Action: Public Sector Job Losses Drag Down the Recovery
While Republicans are calling for tens or even hundreds of thousands more public sector workers to be axed, it’s clear that the public sector has already severely contracted even as the private sector recovers. Check out this chart (red is public sector employment, blue is private sector employment):
If Republicans had not blocked further aid to state and local governments and insisted on deep spending cuts, it’s almost certain that hundreds of thousands of public workers would still be gainfully employed and helping to fuel a strong recovery thanks to their own personal consumption. Instead, the 647,000 public sector jobs lost since August 2008 continue to provide a drag on the overall economy, in addition of course to creating untold hardship for those who lost their jobs.
(In case you’re wondering, that spike in public sector employment was due to the hiring of temporary census workers in 2010.)
Opposite Day: GOP Uses Improving Economy to Attack the President
When the news on jobs day was less encouraging than in recent months, the GOP had a singular strategy: blame Obama. And now in the face of months of solid job growth, the GOP’s strategy: ignore reality, find a way to blame Obama. Here’s a sample of some of the reactions to today’s good news on the economy:
Mitt Romney: “This president has failed.”
Speaker Boehner: “It is a testament to the hard work and entrepreneurship of the American people that they are creating any jobs in the midst of the onslaught of anti-business policies coming from this administration.”
RNC Chair Rience Priebus: “Today’s jobs report is yet another reminder that far too many Americans are out of work, and the situation is clearly not improving.”
Kyle Curtis
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Kyle Curtis
As for your list of statistics, I can only imagine how explosive the economic recovery under Obama would be if the Republicans didn't insist on public sector layoffs. And what is the national debt accumulated under Obama composed of? His stimulus package, which is less than $800 billion? Or the as-of-yet unpaid for health care reform? Or is it paying off the unpaid wars, Medicare expansion, and loss of revenues that occurred due to the economic implosion that occurred under the watch of his predecessor? I know you guys hate paying off your bills--as in the threat by Republicans to not raise the debt limit to pay off spending that has all ready occurred--but it sure would be nice if you would perhaps blame those who irresponsibly rang up the bills as opposed to those who are being responsible and paying them off.
I find it interesting that you didn't even bother to argue my point that the only way to not pay out the nose at the pump is to no longer have our economy enslaved to the oil companies. Its pretty hard to argue against facts, I know....
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
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Kyle Curtis
I heard something today on the radio that basically sums up Tea Party supporters. They've never struggled, they've reaped every benefit due to their position in society, they've never served in the armed forces, they've never relied on government support, they've never worked a $5/ hour job. And they wouldn't think twice to metaphorically push others off the road and into the ditch.
But they'll be damned if their gonna go down there with 'em.
Brent, I've noticed a lack of conservatives regarding the cold-blooded murder of Trayvan Martin from "pro-life" conservatives. Too bad he was only a 17-year old unarmed black kid and not, you know, a fetus.
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Alex Romero
Brent Wolters
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
Don't blame me Tubby, I had lunch with Captain Obvious, and we pointed out how obviously stupid Tea Party members actually are. We remembered how those liberal journalists would go in and interview folks that had no real idea why they were there other than they heard the word 'socialist' at church. We also remembered how obvious it was that these folks lacked certain grammar skills, apparent in their elaborate sign making. All this was Obvious and not anywhere near your poll....Buh Bye
Kyle Curtis
Daniel Curtis
Brent Wolters
Daniel Curtis
Alex Romero
With that said, what about the "equal or lesser force" rule when it comes to self defense? I realize Florida has different rules, but shooting a an unarmed kid, and claiming self defense is just not jiving with anyone right now....i don't care if he was a rent a cop.
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
"arming the innocent kid would have sealed the deal on the racist murderer getting away with it"
FACT: Rent a cop shot this unarmed kid and walked out of the police station.
FACT: Had he been armed he would have been given a medal on his way out.
There is no need to arm yourself against people targeting youth based on their race. I grew up where every black kid i knew was packing heat...they died too, just gave the shooters a reason to walk away. Black kids that want to defend yourself against racist murderers with badges have a tough time, and arming them is not the answer.
Kyle Curtis
Alex is just pointing out that if the black kid was armed, you'd be on here saying he deserved it and that defense that Zimmerman is using wouldn't be exposed for being as full of shit as it clearly is.
Once again, Brent displays his ignorance for all to see.
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
Anyone know if this douchbag was part of the NRA...my guess is he was, yet another armed douche off the streets.
Alex Romero
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jgG2mmvhU3MZ6o4GAE9HuW6K0FkA?docId=CNG.3563c0c8bcb14d5370bbd418163e59e6.b81
(AFP) – 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Fifty-four percent of Americans think churches should steer clear of politics, according to a Pew Research Center poll announced Wednesday during a presidential campaign tinged with faith issues.
Pew said it was the third consecutive poll in four years to reveal that Americans who favor churches speaking out on political and social issues are outnumbered by those who believe they should not.
Of the 1,503 adults it surveyed by telephone on March 7-11, Pew said 40 percent believed churches and other houses of worship "should ... express their views on day-to-day social and political questions."
Sixty percent of Catholic respondents said the church should keep out of political issues, according to Pew's findings.
Early this month, New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan, leader of the increasingly outspoken US Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the church was called upon to be "very active, very informed and very involved in politics."
With President Barack Obama up for re-election in November, the Catholic church is fiercely opposing his proposal for all employee health plans -- including those at religious-affiliated institutions, such as hospitals -- to cover the cost of contraceptives.
The Pew survey also found that 38 percent of Americans say there has been "too much expression of religious faith and prayer by political leaders." Another 30 percent said there has been too little.
"The percentage saying there is too much expression ... has increased across party lines, but this view remains far more widespread among Democrats than Republicans," said Pew in a summary of its findings.
Pew, which posted full details of its research on its website (www.pewforum.org), said its survey had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.
Juneau Smog
Juneau Smog
- He followed Trayvon because Trayvon was black.
- He called the police because Trayvon was black.
- He jumped out of his car because Trayvon was black.
- He got into a physical altercation with Trayvon because Trayvon was black.
- He shot Trayvon in the chest because Trayvon was black.
- He told police afterwards that he felt threatened by Trayvon because Trayvon was black.
- The veracity of George Michael Zimmerman’s account of how he came to murder Trayvon Martin wasn’t questioned by police because George Michael Zimmerman wasn’t black.
Brent Wolters
Kyle Curtis
Brent Wolters <brenton...@comcast.net> wrote:
>While the black community is angry about Zimmerman, perhaps they need to
>yank a little harder at pulling the following plank out of their own eye
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>"Blacks are 13% of the population, but commit 51.2% of the murders."
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>http://www.hhscenter.org/bonbstat.html
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>Let's just review some of the details about Zimmerman from the Trayvon
>Martin tragedy shall we?
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>* He followed Trayvon because Trayvon was black.
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>* He called the police because Trayvon was black.
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>* He jumped out of his car because Trayvon was black.
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>* He got into a physical altercation with Trayvon because Trayvon was
>black.
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>* He shot Trayvon in the chest because Trayvon was black.
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>* He told police afterwards that he felt threatened by Trayvon because
>Trayvon was black.
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>* The veracity of George Michael Zimmerman's account of how he came to
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Kyle Curtis
Alex Romero
They can commit 100% of the murders, still no excuse to stalk kill an innocent 17 year old with candy.
Kyle Curtis
Alex Romero
WHA???
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
If he was white and the shooter was black, you would defend the kid with the skittles. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR SHOOTING BLACK KIDS.
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
If i was being followed by a guy with a gun for no reason, I would also get the jump on him and start swinging. The boy was singled out and stalked by a mad shooter.
Juneau Smog
Kyle Curtis
Zimmerman committed murder, 'Nuff said. Oh, and he is a white Hispanic. If you don't know WTF I'm talking about, looking at a census form or EEOC application.
Brent, I am very impressed by the awareness of your whiteness and how you aren't immediately identified or judged when you walk into a room, and can still feel extremely glib passing on remarks about other races and people with different skin colors. Top notch, I say!
Juneau Smog
Alex Romero
Daniel Curtis
Kyle Curtis
Alex Romero
Brent's kind of people i guess.
Kyle Curtis
Alex Romero
Brent must be losing this argument...I can tell by the crickets.
Kyle Curtis
Alex Romero
That is the flaw with our current gun laws, and probably why it causes Captain Oblivious to defend Zimmerman. Florida's "intent of bodily harm" law, puts unwarranted and un documented rights into the minds of the Gun toters. I own guns, but i do not carry them around and call the cops every other day, this guy needs to go to jail, and put on trial.
Brent Wolters
Brent Wolters
are you defending the shooter again? No. I'm just reporting the facts. For the record I wasn't there and we don't know exactly how things went down and probably never will. Is there enough evidence to confict Zimmerman of being a total idiot? Yes. But that doesn't prove that he wasn't in self defense mode when he pulled the trigger.
Alex Romero
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
Juneau Smog
Police accepted Zimmerman's claim of self-defense and have charged him with no crime.
"This young lady connects the dots," said Crump. "Arrest George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin in cold blood, today.
"He said this man was watching him, so he put his hoodie on. He said he lost the man," Martin's friend said. "I asked Trayvon to run, and he said he was going to walk fast. I told him to run but he said he was not going to run."
Eventually he would run, said the girl, thinking that he'd managed to escape. But suddenly the strange man was back, cornering Martin.
"Trayvon said, 'What, are you following me for,' and the man said, 'What are you doing here.' Next thing I hear is somebody pushing, and somebody pushed Trayvon because the head set just fell. I called him again and he didn't answer the phone."
The line went dead. Besides screams heard on 911 calls that night as Martin and Zimmerman scuffled, those were the last words he said.
Trayvon's phone logs, also obtained exclusively by ABC News, show the conversation occurred five minutes before police first arrived on scene.
Juneau Smog
The city of Sanford this week quietly released a 47-page log of some of George Zimmerman's previous phone calls to 911 and police dispatchers. A written detailed report on the fascinating contents. Here's the lede:
At 9:02 p.m. on September 21, 2005, he called 911 about a stray dog on Skyline Drive. At 7:22 p.m. on St. Patrick's Day, 2005, he called 911 about a "pothole that is blocking [the] road." Then there was the pile of trash in the road near the local Kohl's, which he reported on Nov. 8, 2010. "[Complainant] states it appears recently dumped and appears to contain glass," the dispatcher dutifully reported...the newly released police calls paint Zimmerman as a man obsessed with law and order, with the minutiae of suburban life, and with black males.
The full story is kind of amazing, and you can read it here.
We're also learning more about Zimmerman's background: The Daily Beast has a pretty encompassing profile here, and a Fox affiliate in Northern Virginia, where Zimmerman's family lived before moving to Florida, interviewed some of his old acquaintances. George Hall, a former neighbor, tells the station he once wrote Zimmerman a letter of recommendation for the local police academy. "He just said he always wanted to be a policeman, Hall says.
Juneau Smog
That doesn't mean The Blaze doesn't take racism seriously. After all, it does offer a lengthy post, complete with photographs, on the threat by the New Black Liberation Militia (no, I haven't heard of them before, either) to take Zimmerman into custody and turn him over to federal authorities. Buried down towards the bottom of the post, following several slideshows of black people in uniforms holding guns, is the recognition that "Martin may have been attacked, rather than the reverse." It's a matter of priorities—acknowledging the possibility that a teenager might have been murdered because he was black just doesn't warrant the kind of urgency that mocking Al Sharpton or highlighting a publicity-seeking black militia does.
The black militia story is only the third most popular story on The Blaze at the moment, however. Ahead of it are two stories on Malia Obama's trip to Mexico.
Brent Wolters
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
Alex Romero
Juneau Smog
"I am aware that my role as a leader in this agency has become a distraction from the investigation," he announced from behind an outdoor podium this afternoon. "It is apparent that my involvement in this matter is overshadowing the process."
Lee announced that he was "temporarily removing" himself from the department's lead as it retraced its steps in an investigation that got off on the wrong foot.
In earlier updates, we explained how Lee's position had grown precarious after the police department failed to arrest or charge shooter George Zimmerman after the killing, and Lee defended that course. "[L]aw enforcement was PROHIBITED from making an arrest based on the facts and circumstances they had at the time," he had stated in response to questions about the case posed by Sanford's city manager.
A sergeant in the department, Scott O'Connor, will take over Lee's duties during the investigation.
Alex Romero
I always wanted to be one of those guys who tamed lions...lemme get my whip and hit the local zoos!
Kyle Curtis
Brent, why are you defending this murderous racist asshole?
Alex Romero
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
Kyle Curtis
Call me crazy, but standing over a dead body with a gun in your hand, that typically is more than enough evidence to arrest somebody for the murder they obviously committed.
For some reason, I doubt Brent would be saying the same thing if Trayvan was standing over Zimmerman's body with a smoking gun...
Alex Romero
Kyle Curtis
Alex Romero
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
Alex Romero
Brent Wolters
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Alex Romero
Do I want to keep my guns? Yes. Do I go around pretending im a cop? No, because I have been trained no to do so. You wanna argue guns...bring it Brent, I will put you down so fast your conceal permit will spin.
Kyle Curtis
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
Alex Romero
Brent Wolters
Alex Romero
What kind of training and exposure to gun traffic have you had? ever work with local law enforcement?....i expect crickets dip wad
Brent Wolters
Kyle Curtis
I can see how that is completely relevant to the subject of an unarmed 17-year old black kid getting gunned down in cold blood by a racist wanna-be cop.
Alex Romero
Alex Romero
If you need a gun in Chicago, you can simply drive to another state, have your buddy buy you a weapon, or go to a gun show and drive it back home....until the ATF cracks down on illegal FFL dealers, and cross state regulations are in place, we will see increasing amounts of stories like the innocent young man in Florida.
is the Midwest Chi-town?...im just asking?
Two years ago James M. Ryan was one of the 270,000 Americans with a Federal firearms license. The easy-to-obtain $30 license is good for three years and allows the person to buy and sell guns across state lines. The license holders are also subject to state and local laws, but some, like Mr. Ryan, use their Federal license to obtain weapons and then sell them illegally.
He had traveled the Midwest buying weapons from gun shops. He took them back to Chicago, where most handgun sales are illegal, and sold the guns in alleys and parking lots. He was tracked down after three pistols recovered in a gang shooting were traced to his home business in the Englewood section of the South Side, the neighborhood with the most homicides in the city last year. 600 Guns From One Man