"WELCOME TO JSM'S BEGGING FOR BANNING THREAD #3

[trimmonthelake]

Digger is taking me for a walk.Be back in a little bit.   

[trimmonthelake]

   All by myself...lalala


   I get all the warm homemade chocolate chip cookies.   
sugar buzz. 

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,540040,00.html
Taliban Threaten to Attack Afghan Polling Stations

Monday, August 17, 2009
 The Taliban have threatened to attack Afghan polling stations during Thursday’s presidential election, compounding fears that a low turnout could facilitate fraud and undermine the result.

The group distributed leaflets in villages in the south of the country, saying that voters were enemies of Islam and vowing to step up its campaign to disrupt the elections, which are also for provincial councillors.

“This is to inform residents that you must not participate in the elections so as not to become a victim of our operations, because we will use new tactics,” said one leaflet, distributed in Kandahar. It was written by Mullah Ghulam Haidar, the guerrillas’ purported operations commander in the city. “You must not rent out property to voting centers, and if anyone does — even after elections — they may face problems,” it went on.

The Taliban have already told voters to boycott the elections and threatened to slit the throats or cut off the fingers of anyone who ignored them, but they have not threatened to attack polling stations before.
The warning came just two days after President Karzai’s half-brother, Ahmed Wali, announced that he had negotiated truces with Taliban commanders in the south. He said that he had persuaded some commanders by telling them that if they disrupted the poll, a low turnout in the south might help Karzai’s main rival, Abdullah Abdullah, to win the election.

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/17/left-objects-possible-removal-government-run-health-care-option/
No Government-Run Health Insurance, No Bill, Say Liberal Supporters of Reform
The Obama administration appears to be stepping back from its insistence on a government-run health insurance plan, earning new wrath from the left as the president tries to appease vocal opponents of a "public option."

FOXNews.com

Monday, August 17, 2009
A health care reform plan without government-run insurance is "D.O.A.," says one left-wing grassroots organizer up in arms about the possibility the Obama administration could abandon its efforts to build a "public option."
Jim Dean, chairman of progressive group Democracy for America, wrote supporters on Monday to tell them to fight any effort to remove a government-run health insurance plan in place of non-profit "cooperatives."
<snipped>

[no rose colored glasses]

  All by myself...lalala


   I get all the warm homemade chocolate chip cookies.   
sugar buzz. 

Cookies 

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/17/white-house-makes-security-changes-web-site-following-complaints-unwanted-e/
White House Makes Security Changes to Web Site Following Complaints Over E-Mails
The e-mail address set up for people to report "fishy" information about health care reform has become inactive. The White House also has added two new filter devices to its "Contact Us" section on its Web site, following complaints from people who said they were receiving unsolicited e-mails from the administration.

FOXNews.com

Monday, August 17, 200

[no rose colored glasses]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/17/left-objects-possible-removal-government-run-health-care-option/
No Government-Run Health Insurance, No Bill, Say Liberal Supporters of Reform
The Obama administration appears to be stepping back from its insistence on a government-run health insurance plan, earning new wrath from the left as the president tries to appease vocal opponents of a "public option."

FOXNews.com

Monday, August 17, 2009
A health care reform plan without government-run insurance is "D.O.A.," says one left-wing grassroots organizer up in arms about the possibility the Obama administration could abandon its efforts to build a "public option."
Jim Dean, chairman of progressive group Democracy for America, wrote supporters on Monday to tell them to fight any effort to remove a government-run health insurance plan in place of non-profit "cooperatives."
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If Obama wants this so bad, he sure gave up easy.

[Babybear]

JSM  I've wanted to tell you this for some time but today when you knew about Thor and the hammer I decided to tell you.  You often say you're stupid.  I wish I were as stupid.  You know something about almost every subject that comes up--and your information is always correct.  A lot of people wouldn't know who you are referring to when you say "Dear Leader."  There are so many things I can't recall but you have a lot of general knowledge, much more than the average person.   I hope you never, ever say you are stupid again.

[no rose colored glasses]

Trimm, that talk of homemade cookies got me to remember my daughter and I bought some chocolate cookies yesterday, guess I will just have to eat some 

[no rose colored glasses]

JSM  I've wanted to tell you this for some time but today when you knew about Thor and the hammer I decided to tell you.  You often say you're stupid.  I wish I were as stupid.  You know something about almost every subject that comes up--and your information is always correct.  A lot of people wouldn't know who you are referring to when you say "Dear Leader."  There are so many things I can't recall but you have a lot of general knowledge, much more than the average person.   I hope you never, ever say you are stupid again.

I totally agree with you    Except the part of you saying I wish I were as stupid. You are very intelligent and enjoy your posts.

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.slate.com/id/2225289/?yahoo=y     
Sweet Is LowCould America run out of sugar?
By Juliet LapidosPosted Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at 6:22 PM ET
Prominent American food companies, including Kraft, General Mills, and Hershey, have warned the Department of Agriculture that there's a deficit in the sugar supply and that we could " virtually run out" in the near future. After the Wall Street Journal and a number of other news sources picked up the story on Thursday, the American Sugar Alliance countered that we're far from a shortage; in fact, we have a surplus. Could we ever really run out of sugar?
No way. American sugar producers churn out approximately 8.5 million metric tons per year. The USDA also allows about 1.3 million metric tons to cross our borders from 40 different sugar-producing countries, and, under NAFTA rules, an unlimited amount from Mexico. (Mexican imports will be about 1.45 million tons for the current fiscal year.) Since American consumers use only about 10 million tons in a year, producers frequently end up with excess sugar, which is then stockpiled in warehouses. If producers couldn't keep up with demand—due to poor growing conditions or a change of policy in Mexico, say—they would first dip into these stockpiles. If there were still a shortage, the USDA would simply increase its import quotas. In 2006, after back-to-back-to-back hurricanes (Katrina, Rita, Wilma) during the 2005 growing season, the USDA became worried about the domestic sugar supply and promptly pushed up the yearly limit. Most Americans never noticed.

Candy companies in the United States are flipping out because there is a sugar deficit outside the country—a result of Brazil using more cane for ethanol and drought in India. Consequently, prices on the global market for surplus sugar have skyrocketed to a 28-year high. But the United States does not import from this market—we buy directly through preset trade agreements—so those prices do not directly affect domestic rates.
Even if global supply problems persist and we start experiencing domestic sugar shortages, it's still unlikely that the U.S. consumer will need to downgrade from Snickers to Snickers Fun Size. Since Americans have such high purchasing power, it's in the interest of foreign producers to cut off their own people and ship everything they have over here. Sugar prices could, theoretically, go up in such a scenario, but in real life they've actually gone down over time. During Jimmy Carter's presidency, refined wholesale sugar—the kind manufacturers like Kraft use—cost 38.3 cents a pound. As of July 2009, it cost 35.4 cents. Factoring in inflation, sugar is 59 percent cheaper than it was 30 years ago.

Some countries keep physical reserves of certain key commodities in case of shortage. China, for example, established a sugar-reserve system in 1991 and has a stockpile of 2.8 million metric tons. In this country, since the Agricultural Trade Act of 1980, we have a trust that provides cash for storage or to purchase commodities during an emergency. At this time, we have $310 million set aside for purchasing, but no actual physical reserves.

Since the rise of industrial agriculture, true food shortages are virtually nonexistent in technologically advanced countries. When you read about food "shortages" in the news, it usually means there's a problem of distribution that can be solved through politics, rather than a problem with the actual supply. Before World War II, the United States did experience food deficits from time to time. In the 1860s and 1870s, for example, a locust outbreak led to a wheat shortage. At that time, the USDA was in its infancy (it dates to 1862), and the federal government wasn't in the habit of stepping in during a crisis, but local agricultural colleges pushed farmers to start using chemical insecticides, and affected communities changed their diets—they ate more turnips and carrots.

Got a question about today's news? Ask the Explainer.

[Babybear]

JSM  I've wanted to tell you this for some time but today when you knew about Thor and the hammer I decided to tell you.  You often say you're stupid.  I wish I were as stupid.  You know something about almost every subject that comes up--and your information is always correct.  A lot of people wouldn't know who you are referring to when you say "Dear Leader."  There are so many things I can't recall but you have a lot of general knowledge, much more than the average person.   I hope you never, ever say you are stupid again.

I totally agree with you    Except the part of you saying I wish I were as stupid. You are very intelligent and enjoy your posts.

Thanks, No Rose.  I'm glad you feel the same way about JSM, too.

[trimmonthelake]

JSM  I've wanted to tell you this for some time but today when you knew about Thor and the hammer I decided to tell you.  You often say you're stupid.  I wish I were as stupid.  You know something about almost every subject that comes up--and your information is always correct.  A lot of people wouldn't know who you are referring to when you say "Dear Leader."  There are so many things I can't recall but you have a lot of general knowledge, much more than the average person.   I hope you never, ever say you are stupid again.

She better not.I'll buy more Lava soap.   

[Babybear]

http://www.slate.com/id/2225289/?yahoo=y     
Sweet Is LowCould America run out of sugar?
By Juliet LapidosPosted Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at 6:22 PM ET
Prominent American food companies, including Kraft, General Mills, and Hershey, have warned the Department of Agriculture that there's a deficit in the sugar supply and that we could " virtually run out" in the near future. After the Wall Street Journal and a number of other news sources picked up the story on Thursday, the American Sugar Alliance countered that we're far from a shortage; in fact, we have a surplus. Could we ever really run out of sugar?
No way. American sugar producers churn out approximately 8.5 million metric tons per year. The USDA also allows about 1.3 million metric tons to cross our borders from 40 different sugar-producing countries, and, under NAFTA rules, an unlimited amount from Mexico. (Mexican imports will be about 1.45 million tons for the current fiscal year.) Since American consumers use only about 10 million tons in a year, producers frequently end up with excess sugar, which is then stockpiled in warehouses. If producers couldn't keep up with demand—due to poor growing conditions or a change of policy in Mexico, say—they would first dip into these stockpiles. If there were still a shortage, the USDA would simply increase its import quotas. In 2006, after back-to-back-to-back hurricanes (Katrina, Rita, Wilma) during the 2005 growing season, the USDA became worried about the domestic sugar supply and promptly pushed up the yearly limit. Most Americans never noticed.

Candy companies in the United States are flipping out because there is a sugar deficit outside the country—a result of Brazil using more cane for ethanol and drought in India. Consequently, prices on the global market for surplus sugar have skyrocketed to a 28-year high. But the United States does not import from this market—we buy directly through preset trade agreements—so those prices do not directly affect domestic rates.
Even if global supply problems persist and we start experiencing domestic sugar shortages, it's still unlikely that the U.S. consumer will need to downgrade from Snickers to Snickers Fun Size. Since Americans have such high purchasing power, it's in the interest of foreign producers to cut off their own people and ship everything they have over here. Sugar prices could, theoretically, go up in such a scenario, but in real life they've actually gone down over time. During Jimmy Carter's presidency, refined wholesale sugar—the kind manufacturers like Kraft use—cost 38.3 cents a pound. As of July 2009, it cost 35.4 cents. Factoring in inflation, sugar is 59 percent cheaper than it was 30 years ago.

Some countries keep physical reserves of certain key commodities in case of shortage. China, for example, established a sugar-reserve system in 1991 and has a stockpile of 2.8 million metric tons. In this country, since the Agricultural Trade Act of 1980, we have a trust that provides cash for storage or to purchase commodities during an emergency. At this time, we have $310 million set aside for purchasing, but no actual physical reserves.

Since the rise of industrial agriculture, true food shortages are virtually nonexistent in technologically advanced countries. When you read about food "shortages" in the news, it usually means there's a problem of distribution that can be solved through politics, rather than a problem with the actual supply. Before World War II, the United States did experience food deficits from time to time. In the 1860s and 1870s, for example, a locust outbreak led to a wheat shortage. At that time, the USDA was in its infancy (it dates to 1862), and the federal government wasn't in the habit of stepping in during a crisis, but local agricultural colleges pushed farmers to start using chemical insecticides, and affected communities changed their diets—they ate more turnips and carrots.

Got a question about today's news? Ask the Explainer.

Is that a picture of one of the cookies you made and ate all by yourself?  You sure know how to hurt a person.

[no rose colored glasses]

Well, I guess the price of junk food will rise 

[joesamas mama]

        

This brought a tear to JSM's eye. It is beautiful. Enjoy

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/H17edn_RZoY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/H17edn_RZoY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1</a>

[joesamas mama]

JSM  I've wanted to tell you this for some time but today when you knew about Thor and the hammer I decided to tell you.  You often say you're stupid.  I wish I were as stupid.  You know something about almost every subject that comes up--and your information is always correct.  A lot of people wouldn't know who you are referring to when you say "Dear Leader."  There are so many things I can't recall but you have a lot of general knowledge, much more than the average person.   I hope you never, ever say you are stupid again.

Thank you for the compliment Babybear. You are so sweet. I do have a bunch of useless knowlege in my brain. Most of the time I would say I was stupid was when I couldn't explain what I meant on the Caylee thread. I'm glad you get the Dear Leader reference.   

[joesamas mama]

JSM  I've wanted to tell you this for some time but today when you knew about Thor and the hammer I decided to tell you.  You often say you're stupid.  I wish I were as stupid.  You know something about almost every subject that comes up--and your information is always correct.  A lot of people wouldn't know who you are referring to when you say "Dear Leader."  There are so many things I can't recall but you have a lot of general knowledge, much more than the average person.   I hope you never, ever say you are stupid again.

I totally agree with you    Except the part of you saying I wish I were as stupid. You are very intelligent and enjoy your posts.

Thanks to you No Rose!  I try not to use the S word anymore, you monkeys made me believe a while back I wasn't st*pid. 

[joesamas mama]

  I WANT THAT COOKIE! 

[trimmonthelake]

 BabyBear,I have homeade Toll House cookies.     I'll be sick by this evening.