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64 comments

stumpknocker February 5, 2016 at 1:16 pm

this article is soooooooooo gay

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The Colonel (R) February 5, 2016 at 1:26 pm

No, that was the Rubio article, this one is just confusing…

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Rocky Verdad February 5, 2016 at 1:57 pm

They want the money for “roads.”

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Flip February 5, 2016 at 2:15 pm

“How gay is it?”

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stumpknocker February 5, 2016 at 2:19 pm

makes barnie frank look like john wayne

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mamatiger92 February 5, 2016 at 2:34 pm

Great. Now I have the Match Game music playing over & over again in my head.

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Pete February 5, 2016 at 1:45 pm

Commerce is a black hole of taxpayer dollars. if the public knew they would be appalled. The lack of prudence is disgusting.

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Rocky Verdad February 5, 2016 at 1:56 pm

So…..No!! We’re not going to get an article on unemployment going to 4.9%.

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stumpknocker February 5, 2016 at 2:11 pm

4.9% unemployment is gay

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Sic Semper Tyrannis February 5, 2016 at 2:14 pm

Take it to Craig’s list.

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Flip February 5, 2016 at 2:16 pm

M4M ISO Political Discussion on Unemployment Figures

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stumpknocker February 5, 2016 at 2:38 pm

well you know what the say about Craig? yep thats right he is gay, total falacionado.

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Flip February 5, 2016 at 2:39 pm

I was gonna make a gay joke, but then I faggot it.

tomstickler February 5, 2016 at 2:53 pm

BTW: keep this avatar. Best ever.

Flip February 5, 2016 at 2:55 pm

Will do!

shifty henry February 5, 2016 at 10:25 pm

hah! got it on the second reading …..

9" February 5, 2016 at 3:54 pm

squirt.com

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erneba February 5, 2016 at 2:41 pm

How about the 665,000 jobs lost?
And how about people leaving the job market?

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/what-jobs-bls-says-665000-job-losses/article/2582535

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stumpknocker February 5, 2016 at 2:45 pm

well we all know about the reporters there, log cabiners each and everyone, fits broke the news on them years ago

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erneba February 5, 2016 at 3:06 pm

They were reporting the numbers released by Obama’s BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov).

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Bible Thumper February 6, 2016 at 10:18 am

He used non seasonally adjusted numbers. There is always a post Christmas lay-off.
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/02/05/wash-examiner-misleadingly-claims-the-us-lost-6/208409

Subtract the last two numbers in this table and you get 666,000.
http://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet

Bible Thumper February 5, 2016 at 3:16 pm

That story is wrong the Household data shows 615,000 new jobs created, not lost. See the employed line of this link.
**150,544
– 149,929
= 615 in thousands.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.a.htm

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Bible Thumper February 5, 2016 at 2:47 pm

BT, to the rescue.
All the news except the headline was good news. Yes the 151,000 non-farm payroll from the Establishment data was the lowest since September, but everything from the Household data was improved.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.a.htm
The unemployment rate fell by 0.1 to 4.9%. That is one month shy of an eight year low.
The Labor participation rate improved 0.1 to 62.7.
The Employment-Population Ratio improved 0.1 to 59.6. Their 615,000 new jobs according to the Household data.
The Labor force grew by 502,00, which means unemployment was reduced by 113,000.
Rocky, do you remember the, so called, 94 million not in the labor force? It has fallen in the last two months. 277,000 in December and an additional 41,000 in January.

Now I will return to the Establishment data.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.b.htm
The work week increased by 0.1 hours to 34.6.
Hourly wages improved by $0.12 to $25.39 and weekly wages improved by $6.67 to $878.49. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.5 percent.

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Rocky Verdad February 5, 2016 at 2:57 pm

Thanks BT. And have a very merry weekend. Think I’ll take the fam out for Italian tonight. LIttle chilly, and some nice soup would hit the spot.

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truthbetole February 5, 2016 at 4:55 pm

Will sumbody tell me what the hell is the establishment i keep hearin about?

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Bible Thumper February 5, 2016 at 5:06 pm

Good question. Your are obviously a very bright person to ask such an intelligent question. The Establishment is that group of people and organizations that gets everything done that is done. The ant-establishment is made up of those who don’t do anything except seek supplant the Establishment. The main criticism the anti-establishment has with the Establishment is that they themselves are not the Establishment. When the anti-establishment gains power, they become pro-establishment.

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truthbetole February 5, 2016 at 5:28 pm

well i thank you for summin it up for me. from the sounds of it, id say you are one of the gitter-dunners, or in other words the Establishment. I think i’ll choose that side too. thank you bible thumper.

Bible Thumper February 5, 2016 at 5:44 pm

Nah! I get things done, but I’m not the Establishment. I just appreciate how good things are here in America compared to most everywhere else. It surprises me how well things are run with such incompetent leaders. If we had competent leaders, there is no telling how screwed up things might get. I’m a Peter Principal advocate.

shifty henry February 5, 2016 at 10:23 pm

damn – I got cross eyed reading that….

GOP February 5, 2016 at 2:13 pm

This article is doggerel.

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erneba February 5, 2016 at 2:28 pm

“..One insider tells us the program is “about to blow up” due to the fact that “virtually all of the money has been pissed away.”..”
Makes sense, there is more of the Tax-payer’s money lost between the front and back doors of the House and Senate Chambers than a big horse can shit.

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Worked there for a while February 5, 2016 at 2:36 pm

Commerce has done the same with every “grant” program they have ever administered. The Tobacco settlement money, the Resource Authority, Community Development, etc. All pork driven boondoggles. Millions upon millions blown up a goats ass. Haley has been directly involved in taking over programs and placing under Commerce, to be used strictly for political purposes.
There is much, much more here than reported; but, will never come to light because of the politics and need to hide the waste.

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shifty henry February 5, 2016 at 2:38 pm

Yes, a truthful statement …..

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Bible Thumper February 5, 2016 at 2:54 pm

Shifty, are you a mole inside the Commerce Department?

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shifty henry February 5, 2016 at 3:04 pm

No. But my travels around SC over the years , some of which involved reviewing grants, donations, etc, enlightened me to ways the money gets to where the State wants it. Grant writing that “looks good” and “reads well” that would pass a federal review (at a glance) is almost an art unto itself. The funds pass down through several levels, or agencies, and each one has a “grant writer”. Not all programs are wasteful or ways to get someone’s kid fresh out of college a ‘starter job’. We all read and hear about the waste, but there are, and have been, many worthwhile programs.

Bible Thumper February 5, 2016 at 4:08 pm

Got it.

Rocky Verdad February 5, 2016 at 2:57 pm

Worst part about low unemployment – traffic.

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pogo February 5, 2016 at 3:16 pm

Why is a George Lucas impersonator at the podium with Nikki?

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otis February 5, 2016 at 3:23 pm

That must be an old photo, Nikki looks much thinner and has only one chin.

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Bible Thumper February 5, 2016 at 3:49 pm

She hasn’t grown a chin in nine months. This past May at Volvo announcement … Same ties and dress. Haley is as hot as ever.
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150515/PC05/150519479

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Bible Thumper February 5, 2016 at 3:26 pm

What is the big deal? They discover that $5,000,000 is being wasted and they cut it. That is good government. $29 billion was wasted on Google Glass. Remember Google Glass? $7 billion on New Coke.

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Bogart February 6, 2016 at 8:47 am

You make the point against this BS! They fund one waste of money, then another, and another, after another!

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Uh huh February 6, 2016 at 9:52 pm

Google & Coke didn’t lose other people’s money. We don’t pay taxes so bureaucrats can go gambling in Vegas.

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Bible Thumper February 6, 2016 at 9:55 pm

If they aren’t allowed to fail occasionally, there won’t be any successes. Google and Coke are very successful companies. That success would not have been possible without allowing for some failure.

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Lone Ranger February 5, 2016 at 4:44 pm

TRUTH fact-checked this FITS almost-story and found Commerce Department pros are competent and do work hard

And that the problem is the same Diamond Jim legislators who ripped patriots’ flag are STILL raking off the…lard !!!

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stumpknocker February 5, 2016 at 4:49 pm

the confederate flag is gay

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truthbetole February 5, 2016 at 4:51 pm

I agree. the confederate flag is gay.

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stumpknocker February 5, 2016 at 4:53 pm

like Tiny Tim singing dixie gay?

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truthbetole February 5, 2016 at 4:59 pm

no, like lindsey graham is straight gay. gay is gay.

Lone Ranger February 5, 2016 at 6:02 pm

truthbetole was obsessed with gay but thought he was the man of the hour
Turns out he was actually only “next” when picking up the soap in the shower !!!

Lone Ranger February 5, 2016 at 5:00 pm

stumpknocker and truthbetole joined their local ACORN chapter and soon it was opening doors
In no time at all they had SNAP and Section 8 and were giving YOUR money to whores !!!

truthbetole February 5, 2016 at 5:33 pm

whores? well now all whores aint bad lone ranger. i dont think you ever had yourself a good whore. you oughtta try a black whore. i thank all whores oughtta be treated fairly. what is snap and where is section 8? maybe you can get yourself a good whore and then figure out a way to take back our country while your at it.

shifty henry February 5, 2016 at 10:20 pm

Section 8 refers to a category of discharge from the United States military
which provided for the discharge of those deemed unfit for military service.

9" February 6, 2016 at 3:47 pm

tiny tim singing nowhere man gay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5EcrraNTQo

Jack Mehoff February 5, 2016 at 10:07 pm

The confederate flag is NAMBLA gay!

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Mike Hunt February 6, 2016 at 8:37 am

I agree

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truthbetole February 5, 2016 at 4:51 pm

why on earth would anyone think that the department of commerce should be investigated? since when did it become illegal for us to steal money? truthbetole, i think this is horseshit and they oughta know better. somebody’s head should roll for this. i have alotta friends down there and i don’t appreciate them being called out like this over a few pennies.

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truthbetole February 5, 2016 at 5:06 pm

this is what you end up with when you elect a black president!

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Get A Fucking Clue! February 5, 2016 at 7:52 pm

Dumbass, this is a state run program. The federal government is not involved, you racist imbecile.

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shifty henry February 5, 2016 at 10:16 pm

Sooo, there’s not a cent of federal funds going through its accounts? Verrry interesting …..

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money wasted February 6, 2016 at 8:45 am

Wrong! Remember Obama’s shovel ready projects! A huge boondoggle waste of money!

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