Comments on: Three Out Of Five New Jersey Bears Prefer Blackberries Over Blueberries http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2008/09/22/three-out-of-five-new-jersey-bears-prefer-blackberries-over-blueberries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-out-of-five-new-jersey-bears-prefer-blackberries-over-blueberries Black Bear Blog - The Politics of Hunting, Fishing and the Outdoors. Protecting our American Heritage. Sat, 26 May 2012 03:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mike L. http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2008/09/22/three-out-of-five-new-jersey-bears-prefer-blackberries-over-blueberries/#comment-10161 Mike L. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:32:40 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=4108#comment-10161 George, I guess I didn't read the article exactly right, I scanned through it and assumed where they were going, and you know what happens when we assume. I am always for helping people less fortunate than others and always have been. However I believe that they should also strie to better themselves also. I have my own business and you would not believe how hard it is to find good employees.It's almost impossible at times.I grew up next to a viet-nam vet that was put into a wheel chair from friendly fire. I would help him with things around the house not that he needed help but we lived out of town so I needed someone to hang out with. One summer he hired me to help him put in a sprinkler system. I dug all the trenches and he would just scoot around the entire yard, which was huge on his butt laying pipe and putting on the sprinkler heads. One day I noticed his garage door open so I went inside and yelled his name, he said hey I'm under the hood. He did all his own mechanic work also. He talked me into playing wheel chair basketball too. He never gave up and any situation that came up he found a way to overcome. I learned a great deal from this man and every time I start feeling sorry for myself I think of what he had to overcome just to get out of bed. What I meant by normal was the normal people I know or have known. I can't see how most of the lifetime polititions can know what it's like to scrimp and wonder what bill might be unpaid this month for groceries.There's no way that anyone who grew up poor or middle class would pay the outragious price for materials that our government seems to do. George,
I guess I didn’t read the article exactly right, I scanned through it and assumed where they were going, and you know what happens when we assume. I am always for helping people less fortunate than others and always have been. However I believe that they should also strie to better themselves also. I have my own business and you would not believe how hard it is to find good employees.It’s almost impossible at times.I grew up next to a viet-nam vet that was put into a wheel chair from friendly fire. I would help him with things around the house not that he needed help but we lived out of town so I needed someone to hang out with. One summer he hired me to help him put in a sprinkler system. I dug all the trenches and he would just scoot around the entire yard, which was huge on his butt laying pipe and putting on the sprinkler heads. One day I noticed his garage door open so I went inside and yelled his name, he said hey I’m under the hood. He did all his own mechanic work also. He talked me into playing wheel chair basketball too. He never gave up and any situation that came up he found a way to overcome. I learned a great deal from this man and every time I start feeling sorry for myself I think of what he had to overcome just to get out of bed. What I meant by normal was the normal people I know or have known. I can’t see how most of the lifetime polititions can know what it’s like to scrimp and wonder what bill might be unpaid this month for groceries.There’s no way that anyone who grew up poor or middle class would pay the outragious price for materials that our government seems to do.

]]> By: George http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2008/09/22/three-out-of-five-new-jersey-bears-prefer-blackberries-over-blueberries/#comment-10160 George Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:26:11 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=4108#comment-10160 What is your definition of normal? ‘As a Non-abled person, I can’t be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them,’ God Help Us All!!!! What is your definition of normal?

‘As a Non-abled person, I can’t be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them,’

God Help Us All!!!!

]]> By: Mike L. http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2008/09/22/three-out-of-five-new-jersey-bears-prefer-blackberries-over-blueberries/#comment-10159 Mike L. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:03:55 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=4108#comment-10159 Seems to me most of congress and the senate could qualify for the AWNAA. Instaed of lifetime polititions deciding our fate what if we had normal people as advisors. You know, people that wonder, gee hun, should we pay the electric bill or buy groceries this month, or maybe the normal person might say no way in hell are we paying 5 dollars for a pencil, or I'll tak that 25 dollar hammer instead of the one for 500.00. They live in a different world than most of us so how can any of them know what it's like to be a normal american. Seems to me most of congress and the senate could qualify for the AWNAA. Instaed of lifetime polititions deciding our fate what if we had normal people as advisors. You know, people that wonder, gee hun, should we pay the electric bill or buy groceries this month, or maybe the normal person might say no way in hell are we paying 5 dollars for a pencil, or I’ll tak that 25 dollar hammer instead of the one for 500.00. They live in a different world than most of us so how can any of them know what it’s like to be a normal american.

]]> By: George http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2008/09/22/three-out-of-five-new-jersey-bears-prefer-blackberries-over-blueberries/#comment-10157 George Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:33:24 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=4108#comment-10157 Pending Legislation - Americans With No Abilities Act Washington, DC - Congress is considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition. 'Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society,' said California Senator Barbara Boxer. 'We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability to be ridiculed and passed over. With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they have some idea of what they are doing.' In a Capitol Hill press conference, House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) pointed to the success of the U.S. Postal Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. Approximately 74 percent of postal employees lack any job skills, making this agency the single largest U.S employer of Persons of Inability. Private-sector industries with good records of non-discrimination against the Inept include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%), and home improvement 'warehouse' stores (65%). At the state government level, the Department of Motor Vehicles also has an excellent record of hiring Persons of Inability (63%). Under The Americans With No Abilities Act, more than 25 million 'middle man' positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance. Mandatory non-performance-based raises and promotions will be given so as to guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees. The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of Persons of Inability into middle-management positions, and gives a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires. Finally, the AWNAA contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against the Non-abled, banning, for example, discriminatory interview questions such as, 'Do you have any skills or experience that relate to this job?' 'As a Non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them,' said Mary Lou Gertz, who lost her position as a lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint, Michigan, due to her inability to remember 'rightey tightey, lefty loosey.' 'This new law should be real good for people like me,' Gertz added. With the passage of this bill, Gertz and millions of other untalented citizens will finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. Said Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL): 'As a Senator with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every American with no abilities. It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every American citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation and a good salary for doing so.' Pending Legislation – Americans With No Abilities Act

Washington, DC – Congress is considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.

‘Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society,’ said California Senator Barbara Boxer. ‘We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability to be ridiculed and passed over. With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they have some idea of what they are doing.’

In a Capitol Hill press conference, House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) pointed to the success of the U.S. Postal Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. Approximately 74 percent of postal employees lack any job skills, making this agency the single largest U.S employer of Persons of Inability.

Private-sector industries with good records of non-discrimination against the Inept include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%), and home improvement ‘warehouse’ stores (65%). At the state government level, the Department of Motor Vehicles also has an excellent record of hiring Persons of Inability (63%).

Under The Americans With No Abilities Act, more than 25 million ‘middle man’ positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance.

Mandatory non-performance-based raises and promotions will be given so as to guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees. The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of Persons of Inability into middle-management positions, and gives a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires.

Finally, the AWNAA contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against the Non-abled, banning, for example, discriminatory interview questions such as, ‘Do you have any skills or experience that relate to this job?’

‘As a Non-abled person, I can’t be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them,’ said Mary Lou Gertz, who lost her position as a lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint, Michigan, due to her inability to remember ‘rightey tightey, lefty loosey.’ ‘This new law should be real good for people like me,’ Gertz added. With the passage of this bill, Gertz and millions of other untalented citizens will finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Said Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL): ‘As a Senator with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every American with no abilities. It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every American citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation and a good salary for doing so.’

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