0 Help Line for Birthers

Because this,

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wasn't enough, this,

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was released.

But because we know the Birthers are not going anywhere, here are a few suggestions for what they should ask for next.

1. Proof that Sasha and Malia are his and Michelle's kids, not adopted from Ethiopia or Somalia. Paternity test please!

2. Proof that he is not a cyborg from the 3rd Dimension set on transmogrifying all of America into robots who plan to take control! Brain scan please!

3. Proof that he is not a marxist socialist bent on World domination beginning with the most armed country in the World (except Iran and North Korea of course, speaking of which, let's make sure he's not their puppet!). Political theory scan please!

4. Proof that he is not an Islamic jihadist whose ruse in setting up the Libya war will not distract us. Religious leaning scan please!

5. Proof that he is not gay. Gaydar scan please!

6. Proof that he is not homophobic. Phobia scan please!

7. Proof that he is not dying from some communicable disease like Ebola. Just call the CDC!!!

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Jeez! Now can we get about the business of fixing the damn country?

What are your thoughts on all the hoopla surrounding the birthplace of President Barack Obama?

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0 You're being exploited by dirty (wealthy) foreigners!

Alright, confession time.

How many of you have had issues with a service (cellphone, television, electronic equipment) and thought about calling the help line then thought,

"I just wish I could talk to someone on this continent about this problem! No more Indians in call centers in India!"

from nextbillion.net

Be ye honest!

We've watched program after program about call center help being outsourced and the various ways in which American Companies exploit those markets by getting very cheap non-unionized labor, sometimes exploiting children! We've gasped boycotted the products for a while - till you trek through Wally World and realize you really really really want that-thing-that-you-totally-don't-need-and-will-never-need - EVER!

Remember Nike's debacle? Look at yo feet man! You are wearing shoes sown together by little innocent children trying to feed their ever growing families. Sure, we can all ignore it, especially when Nike joins an organization like this one.

When we hear about workers in India being exploited, we think... well, $100 goes further there than here so there is no reason they should earn more than anyone working in a call center here - comparatively speaking.

Well, well, well...

The tables have been turned on us. Let's see how we handle it!

IKEA, the company responsible for selling you bits and pieces of things so you can go home and make your own furniture has done something similar. You just might not imagine WHO is being exploited!

Me: YOU!
You: Who?
Me: You! (pointing now so you can understand)
You: I don't work at IKEA.
Me: OMG! You're missing the point...
You: But you said me
Me: No, I said yo... aaaaaaaaaah! Forget it!

AlterNet has released an article claiming that US Workers are being EXPLOITED! We're part of the larger World now, probably much closer to the developing countries we look down our noses to.

European employees of IKEA earn a minimum of $19 per hour, have a MANDATORY 5 week PAID vacation. Wanna know what American workers start at? Full time employees are paid $8 per hour with 12 vacation days and those subcontracted by employment agencies get even less.

from greengenie.ca

 Are you gonna protest or WHAT?!

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0 Are You Being Hoodwinked?

by Arend van Dam

Nothing is as divisive in a conversation as politics and foreign relations. At a location near you somewhere two or more people are engaged in a conversation about what the US should do in the Middle East and what aid should be taken to Japan. Many times this conversation erupts in name calling instead of genuine conversation and a real search for solutions that are viable and can be implemented by our representatives in government.

In watching World events through your television, it is important to remember that some stories get dropped for others that will horrify and shock us. We may be so caught up in the shooting that happened on 27th and Main that we fail to applaud the efforts of Mr. Neighbour's child who bravely fought off the local bullies. It is the job of the media to do this and we cannot blame them. If we tuned in to watch news that did not possess such gory details or watch television shows that depict the worst kind of violence within our culture or depravity beyond belief, would they still peddle it?

There is an element in each one of us that wants to watch the mess so we can feel a little bit better about our lives. "We're not so bad," we tell ourselves and then tune in to watch someone spiral out of control on Intervention.

Even while we enjoy watching the disaster happening in Japan, let us not forget our fellow human beings, living beside us and celebrate the fullness of life as it is.

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0 Women's Day

Hooray!

BY AISLIN, THE MONTREAL GAZETTE

Have things changed for women?

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