"This is the third time asked. It is a yes or no answer."

It's simple the Palin family have all of the trappings of a white trash family who live in a self-professed redneck state. That's why they get the "family tree doesn't branch" jokes.

Wisgod and ARob,

stop crying like little bitches. I'm sure you loved SNL in the past when they were making fun of Clinton and Gore. Especially when they had Chris Kattan impersonate a 12yo Chelsea.

You guys just hypocrites or have short term memory problems?

"Can you imagine what Rangel would have said if a white guy had done this? I'm sick of this shit. Kick him out and let him get a job with Waste Management. Never mind. He wouldn't qualify to lift a goddamn garbage can."

You did graduate from high school? This is what happens when the under-educated masses post on DR.

"Doc may be well educated but that dosen't make him smart. It only means he can remember things."

Sniper is another one of the DR right wingers who isn't educated but blindly believes in innate egalitarianism even though he doesn't understand the term. I bet he understands these words - Fucking Pinko Commie.

""Know anyone who worked "under the table" or didn't report tips. Same shit."

Yeah. That's what it's like."

We are talking about $70k over 20 years. Something like earning $3k a year. ALL waiters and part-time gas pumpers cheat the IRS on far more.

also depending if he owned this property with a company he could have rolled the profits over every year in the company but by IRS standards would have to pay personal income tax on the rental income also known as "passive income" in a foreign corporation. It may also be possible he paid Dominican taxes but didn't realize he had to report on US as well. Supposedly he only owes the IRS $5k which would support this theory. MOST Americans abroad don't report their small earnings abroad after being foreign taxed mostly because they don't realize it.

Owning foreign companies or property is a pain in the ass. I know from experience. I'm sure UTASTAFF doesn't have these problems with his double wide and a $30k a year job.

Rangel was simply renting the place out enough to cover expenses and maintenance of the place not to make a profit or cheat taxes.

"The woman is telling you what kind of person she is."

Yep, ignorant redneck

"Rangel is a crook plan and simple. No wonder Democrat Congressmen don't care about raising taxes because while the everyday peon has to pay taxes, cook Democrats like Rangel cheat their way out of paying taxes. Because Rangel is a Democrat, his tax cheating will mean nothing."

Hey UTASTAFF,

Know anyone who worked "under the table" or didn't report tips. Same shit. Knock of the sanctimonious shit for a change you are starting to sound like my old spinster third grade teacher with the glass eye.

Let's put it this way if any regular got caught like Rangel did they would just have to pay back taxes with interest most likely.

As in the eyes of the IRS he is in fact a regular citizen he is doing just that.

If the IRS is unwilling to make a criminal case out of this then he shouldn't have to resign.

Can't be chairman of Ways and Means of course. Which in case anyone has a clue about how congress works is a vicious penalty far worse than any tax penalty he pays. The man lost a major power position.

""Another non-story...."

Great! So when's her appointment for testimony?"

Yeah just get it over with so we can all move on, get drunk and go moose tipping.

"Dem bigwig Charlie Rangel cheats on his taxes while voting to raise them for the rest of us peons and the Dems do nothing. Apparently, a wrong is not a wrong if a Democrat does it."

Fine then have Palin publicly admit her tax fraud. She should face the voters with the truth just like Rangel will when he comes up for re-election.

"Why should Palin cooperate?!!! Palin is spending her time running for Vice President! The scared lib Dems want her to focus on a stupid and pointless investigation as the Obama/Biden slide in the polls."

A law abiding good christian would know that she should be following the law of the land and that if she prays to jesus and is innocent then she will be cleared of all charges.

Nope not racist just like "Palin Fish Tacos" aren't sexist.

Fiorina was just a demo queen who blew her way into the CEO slot at HP. Then quickly screwed up the whole company.

"Then why is there a steady stream of corporations backing Obama?

#51 | Posted by questinia at 2008-09-14 06:42 PM |

They are hedging their bets you idiot. They always do that. Wake the fuck up Einstein."

You guys are both retards. Corporations are unable to donate to any campaign. It's the employees of the corporations who are being registered as campaign donors. There are many Obama supporters who work in corporate America. You know those highly educated elitists.

It's simple Rove is making a career as a political commentator. He wants to be taken seriously. His job under Bush was to get Bush elected. He did a magnificent job at that.

Who says he would undermine his own reputation by praising obviously shitty campaign ads?

People forget that Rove is not tied into the McCain campaign and has never been a politician.

"But Palin's son doesn't use his mom's power to help. OTOH, if he did, he would be like McCain. Sounds like the poor boy is in a no-win situation according to you.

You are a walking contradiction, furio. You crack me up that you let your guard down this blatantly."

Please Goatman who said her son couldn't have qualified if his mother focused on her children's education? That's the point. Do I have to spell out everything to you?

"Take off the blinders and take it all in, furio. Base your statements about what I say about everything I've said -- not one line. To do otherwise is very, very dishonest."

Goatman,

To be very honest you will never know where I'm coming from as you really don't have the education or my experiences in life. I have a father similar in attitude as you who is a highly skilled machinist and can build a house (did) from scratch. He is still clueless about how the world works but thinks he knows about it since he can work with his hands.

Guess what I don't do physical albor around my properties I hire people and know how to manage them and write contracts. I also know exactly what they are doing plumbing, electrical, plastering, etc but realize I would need many years of practical experience to do it as well. This doesn't make the work difficult just tricks of the trade.

The problem with th eUS today are people similar as you who really don't understand their limits and how the world works.

The true definition of being a man is knowing your limits.

Look at all the clowns Bush tried to put in place- soupreme court justice, UN ambassador, head ohomeland security, head of CDC, on and on. horribly unqualified appointments. tell me if Clinton, Bush Sr or Reagan ever did this?

I had the greatest respect for Christine Whitman who resigned as EPA head when she realized she was just supposed to be some useless toady.

"Yes i did. That is why I have pointed out several times that all people in executive positions hire those who best serve their interests."

AND have proven they can do the job as well. This hasn't been the case with many of Bush's appointments to the justice department and is obvious with Palen as VP choice.

"Do I whiff a scent of elitism? I mean, those stupid fucking soldiers are nothing unless they go to the academy, right?

What an elitist you are, furio. Get your nose out of the air.

Or are you saying the fact she didn't pull strings as most politicians do to get their spawn into the Academy is a bad thing?
"

Goatman, you are really ignorant.

You move up in the world. That's the point of being American. Why go enlisted when you can go officer and get a free education to boot? Make more money and have more responsibility.

I would think Palin would want her children to improve on their situation in life rather than set them back. That's what being working class is all about.

It is relatively easy to get in the bottom of the academy class it is reserved for legacies such as McCain and children of politicians. Of course McCain needed his daddy and grandfather to help him graduate.

"You post sounds like more of a knee-jerk "I want to childishly and baselessly insult goatman" to me.

Grow up, dude."

Nah Goatman a lot of the people I have to interact with when I do home for visits are blue collar with only a high school education. They always enjoy finding something like testing the temperature of tap water as an excuse to criticize family/friends more educated than them. See it all the time. You are doing the same thing with your cousin. Maybe I'm wrong but it's a definition of being blue collar in the US is make fun of the educated. Just like the charges of "elitism" against Obama. Of course the working class attacked Adlai Stevenson as being an eggheadfor being too intellectual.

Clinton learned better and acted as "Bubba". I'm sure he loved the nickname even though the man is one of the most intelligent presidents ever.

"Bush's tax cuts were in 2001 and 2003. The drop from 20 to 15% was intended, also, for the lower income investors to protect a little more of their money as it was invested individually and thru Mutual Funds, it worked!

The inflow of funds held in overseas accounts was impressive, to say the least, during this time-frame when the tax rates were adjusted to allow repatriation!"

Dogen, I love it when the mouth breathers such as your self want to debate on DR.

To say the LTCG was dropped to 15% to help people with mutual funds is a joke. Where did you pull this BS from? Mutual fund holders are the tiniest benficiaries of this tax cut. It's the rich who live off of wealth who gain from it , securities are a minority part of the total in fact. You include property, land, private enterprises, commodities, artwork, classic cars, so many freaking thing you never imagined. Your middle class do not hold much in the way of securities as they are heavy in debt. Most of the mutual funds help by the middle class are in 401k funds which are tax free.

And IF money is coming back to the US then it is because offshore tax havens are under attack by the IRS and are no longer a benefit but a liability to Americans. If you have to pay US taxes why keep it off shore? And that is only for dollar accounts. Most of the wealthy have diversified into a variety of foreign currency investments which cannot be brough into the US.

You are a fool. Please post the links where you got these brown nuggets from so I can have a laugh making fun of you pathetic sources.

Here is the thing I have had to fill very well paying positions in the past. If my friends are qualified I ask them first as I know them well and can depend on them. If no one is qualified I try to find friends of friends and then get resumes in from various recruiting agencies and advertisements.

What I do NOT do is hire unqualified friends just to give them a 100k a year job.

This type of peasant/tribal attitude of hiring your friends no matter what is what I've seen in Central Europe and now we are seriously looking to elect one of these monkeys as VP?

Seriously Palin has not improved her family's situation. Her oldest son is enlisting rather than going to West Point or ROTC. With his mother as governor that would have been easy. Her 17yo daughter gets pregnant and is now being rushed into marriage at 17. 17???!!! That is way too young to be married.

So she can't take care of her family but she is expected to be able to take care of America's problems and deal with the world at large. Fat chance.

"Are they inflexible? Would they hire incompetent people who are loyal - such as Arabian Horse Asso. 'Brownie' for FEMA or Iraq CPA youngsters who disagreed with Roe vs Wade and self admittedly don't know what they're doing - or would they appoint the best and the brightest to fill positions. Much needed with all the problems we face."

They will hire people like themselves or less who will not threaten them. Palin is a provincial almost peasant who will be intimidated by anyone better skilled. McCain is a reckless hothead who will not want people who have the backbone to challenge him.

"Who would you rather have for president? Someone with a sheepskin from top schools but doesn't know which is the hot water faucet or someone who went to a mediocre shool and knows hot from cold."

goatman,

I'd want someone who has challenged themselves throughout life.

You do not go to University to learn a subject. you go to University to learn how to think. You get a Masters as a specialization.

McCain and Palin both fail in this respect. McCain's anger is frustration from not being able to compete on an intellectual level with others. Palin surrounds herself with flunkies who won't challenge her and are grateful for the job.