GOP showing in California worries party strategists

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Bad-Daddy has been focused on Cal for a few years here while Obama spent a decade at the knee of Rev. Wright.

Which one do you relate to more?

"That" is odd.

You have issues.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Patriot, are you for real -You believe the GOP has a future in CA.?

All BS'in aside?

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results/california

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Ever notice how the California Results map and the Map of Israel showing the occupied territories look very similar?

[Danno 1,228]

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results/california

Okay so the dessert area when to Romney. Palmdale hardly moves the state Right.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

It's an odd obsession.

This is from the OP.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If the future happens first in California, the Republican Party has a problem.

The nation's most populous state — home to 1 in 8 Americans

Have fun.

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results/california

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/08/4969450/california-democrats-say-they.html

California Democrats say they won supermajority control of Legislature

Democratic legislative leaders declared Wednesday that they had captured a supermajority of each house, the first time in more than 100 years that the party has wielded such power.

[Danno 1,228]

You have issues.

And what about you..... you are the one who voted for a guy whole aligned himself to this.

THE BLACK VALUE SYSTEM

Trinity United Church of Christ adopted the Black Value System, written by the Manford Byrd Recognition Committee, chaired by the late Vallmer Jordan in 1981.

These Black Ethics must be taught and exemplified in homes, churches, nurseries and schools, wherever Blacks are gathered. They consist of the following concepts:

Commitment to God. "The God of our weary years" will give us the strength to give up prayerful passivism and become Black Christian Activists, soldiers for Black freedom and the dignity of all humankind. Matthew 22:37 - Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Commitment to the Black Community. The highest level of achievement for any Black person must be a contribution of strength and continuity of the Black Community. I John 4:20 - If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother [or his sister], he is a liar; for he that loveth not his brother or sister whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Commitment to the Black Family. The Black family circle must generate strength, stability and love, despite the uncertainty of externals, because these characteristics are required if the developing person is to withstand warping by our racist competitive society. Those Blacks who are blessed with membership in a strong family unit must reach out and expand that blessing to the less fortunate. Deuteronomy 6:6-8 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

Dedication to the Pursuit of Education. We must forswear anti-intellectualism. Continued survival demands that each Black person be developed to the utmost of his/her mental potential despite the inadequacies of the formal education process. “Real education” fosters understanding of ourselves as well as every aspect of our environment. Also, it develops within us the ability to fashion concepts and tools for better utilization of our resources, and more effective solutions to our problems. Since the majority of Blacks have been denied such learning, Black Education must include elements that produce high school graduates with marketable skills, a trade or qualifications for apprenticeships, or proper preparation for college. Basic education for all Blacks should include Mathematics, Science, Logic, General Semantics, Participative Politics, Economics and Finance, and the Care and Nurture of Black minds. Matthew 22:37 - Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy mind.

Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence. To the extent that we individually reach for, even strain for excellence, we increase, geometrically, the value and resourcefulness of the Black Community. We must recognize the relativity of one’s best; this year’s best can be bettered next year. Such is the language of growth and development. We must seek to excel in every endeavor. Ecclesiastes 9:10 - Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Adherence to the Black Work Ethic. "It is becoming harder to find qualified people to work in Chicago." Whether this is true or not, it represents one of the many reasons given by businesses and industries for deserting the Chicago area. We must realize that a location with good facilities, adequate transportation and a reputation for producing skilled workers will attract industry. We are in competition with other cities, states and nations for jobs. High productivity must be a goal of the Black workforce. II Thessalonians 3:7-12 - For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect. To accomplish anything worthwhile requires self-discipline. We must be a community of self-disciplined persons if we are to actualize and utilize our own human resources, instead of perpetually submitting to exploitation by others. Self-discipline, coupled with a respect for self, will enable each of us to be an instrument of Black Progress and a model for Black Youth. I Peter 1:4-7 - To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.

Disavowal of the Pursuit of "Middleclassness." Classic methodology on control of captives teaches that captors must be able to identify the "talented tenth" of those subjugated, especially those who show promise of providing the kind of leadership that might threaten the captor's control. Proverbs 3:13-14 - Happy are those who find wisdom and those who gain understanding, for her income is better than silver and her revenue better than gold.

Those so identified are separated from the rest of the people by:

Killing them off directly, and/or fostering a social system that encourages them to kill off one another.

Placing them in concentration camps, and/or structuring an economic environment that induces captive youth to fill the jails and prisons.

Seducing them into a socioeconomic class system which, while training them to earn more dollars, hypnotizes them into believing they are better than others and teaches them to think in terms of "we" and "they" instead of "us."

So, while it is permissible to chase "middleclassness" with all our might, we must avoid the third separation method - the psychological entrapment of Black "middleclassness." If we avoid this snare, we will also diminish our "voluntary" contributions to methods A and B. And more importantly, Black people no longer will be deprived of their birthright: the leadership, resourcefulness and example of their own talented persons.

Pledge to Make the Fruits of All Developing and Acquired Skills Available to the Black Community.

Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting Black Institutions.

Pledge Allegiance to All Black Leadership Who Espouse and Embrace the Black Value System.

Personal Commitment to Embracement of the Black Value System. To measure the worth and validity of all activity in terms of positive contributions to the general welfare of the Black Community and the Advancement of Black People towards freedom.

http://www.trinitychicago.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

I think it's because all the republicans left with their money and moved to Texas.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/moved-342887-companies-texas.html

Published: March 2, 2012 Updated: March 5, 2012 8:31 a.m.

Text: Next Article »

Report: 254 companies left California in 2011

Calif. lost most jobs, firms in recession

69 more companies move jobs, facilities out of California

Are California businesses closing or leaving?

2010 total: 204 companies leave California

In 2011, 254 California companies moved some or all of their work and jobs out of state, 26% more than in 2010, according to Irvine business consultant Joe Vranich who has been tracking these departures since 2009.

Twenty-eight of these companies were in Orange County. Seven of them moved or expanded to Texas, three to Mexico, two to Washington and one each to 16 other states, said Vranich, who has changed the name of his business from The Relocation Coach to Spectrum Location Solutions, which helps companies define their goals, find new locations and coordinate the move.

The pace is accelerating, Vranich said. An average of 4.9 businesses left California each week of 2011, compared to 3.9 per week (202 total) in 2010 and one a week (51 total) in 2009.

In what he calls "disinvestment events," Vranich counts companies that move jobs, facilities or headquarters out of California and "in carefully selected instances, companies making major capital investments in plants elsewhere that in the past would have been built in California," Vranich said.

He doesn't count companies that invest outside the state for growth or marketing reasons.

In this latest report, Vranich does not include a list of departing companies by name.

"Hassles arise when it becomes known that a company is going to move and politicians call to try to persuade them to change their mind. That includes calls from Gov. Brown's office," Vranich said. "In effect, I've added fuel to a fire that had started to simmer down. I don't want to make life more difficult for other people in business so I'm no longer naming the companies."

But based on news reports, here is a sampling of companies that moved partly or completely out of California in 2011:

Some are well known: Dunn-Edwards Paints in Vernon; and eBay Inc. in San Jose which will add 1,000 high-paying jobs in Austin, Texas, after receiving government incentives to locate there. The new owner of Claim Jumper and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurants moved the headquarters for both chains to Houston. Hyundai Capital America in Irvine transferred 71 jobs to Georgia and Texas.

In addition, Rockwell Collins in Irvine moved its electromechanical systems work to Mexico and Florida. Tickets.com in Costa Mesa closed its Concord office and moved the call center and customer service work to Texas. Wells Fargo Bank moved 59 jobs from Orange County to India.

Here are some of the Orange County departures in 2011:

Legacy Electronics to South Dakota

EDM Laboratories to Texas

Ossur Americas moved knee-brace manufacturing from Foothill Ranch to Mexico, laying off 109 people in Orange County

MVM Technologies moved from San Clemente to Washington D.C. The company was also wooed by economic development staffs in Oregon, Texas and Ohio.

Kairak closed its Fullerton plant and moved the work to Fort Worth, Texas.LeMaitre Vascular Inc., based in Massachusetts, closed its Laguna Hills factoryAccentCare, a home healthcare provider, moved its corporate headquarters from Irvine to Dallas.

For all California departures, the top destinations were Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and a tie for Utah and Florida, Vranich said.

http://www.nctimes.com/top-ten-reasons-why-companies-are-leaving-california/article_be130984-2fe2-52f1-b49e-3cc2e28fbe70.html

Top Ten Reasons Why Companies Are Leaving California

Edited November 12, 2012 by Bad_Daddy

[Penny Lane 8,159]

And what about you..... you are the one who voted for a guy whole aligned himself to this.

I didn't vote for anyone.

[Danno 1,228]

I didn't vote for anyone.

You would have ... if only you could, in fact... I bet missing out on that opportunities was the great disappointment of your life, no?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

You would have ... if only you could, in fact... I bet missing out on that opportunities was the great disappointment of your life, no?

No, why would it be? But if missing out on being able to vote this year ended up as "the great disappointment of my life", I'd say I lived a pretty great life if that's all I have to complain about at the end of it.

[dalegg 143]

The nation's most populous state — home to 1 in 8 Americans — has entered a period of Democratic political control so far-reaching that the dwindling number of Republicans in the Legislature are "in danger of becoming mere spectators at the statehouse".

What do they mean "in Danger". We are there brother.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The nation's most populous state — home to 1 in 8 Americans — has entered a period of Democratic political control so far-reaching that the dwindling number of Republicans in the Legislature are "in danger of becoming mere spectators at the statehouse".

What do they mean "in Danger". We are there brother.

Yep. That has been the trend as long as I remember. Even when the seats are evenly divided, you end up with somebody like Willy Brown in charge, whom I respect, btw. I also respect Jerry Brown, but his time has passed. The only reason he is there, is that the rest of the loons could never be governor in this Democratic state. The state kept the death penalty by 3 to 2. That tells you more about the state than is being read in the OP.

Edited November 12, 2012 by The Patriot

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I voted for Obama. Not because I agree with everything he did and plans to do -- far from it -- but because the Republican alternative does not exist. I'm telling you this so that you understand if I now play devil's advocate.

This country is changing quickly. The Latino population was 22 million in 1990. It was 52 million in 2011. And it will be a projected 136 million by 2050. I don't like that. It's not that I don't like it because I hate Latinos. I don't. I vacation in Mexico, I like Spain, Italy, would consider Argentina a great place to retire, so that's not it.

I'm concerned because I associate -- and you can't blame me for that -- Latinos here in the U.S. to a large degree with people from the lower income spectrum who have more children than they should have. "Whites" (excluding Christian and Mormon extremists) and people from all ethic backgrounds realize that it cost an easy $250K to raise a child properly. Four children will cost a million. So having plenty of children when hubby brings home $2K per month and mom can't work because she has to raise all those children, is not only selfish from the parents' perspective, but it creates a pool of young folks who -- due to the lack of education -- will be locked into low paying jobs. That's bad for the country, no doubt.

But when it comes to voting, a candidate running for political office has to be a candidate for all people. This election has shown how important it is not to alienate any group of voters, the least the Hispanic community. But if the Hispanic community more than doubles in the next 25 years, what does that mean? What laws will have a chance to pass?

Some people fear already that the United States will become a Latin-American country, slowly but steadily. Note that I leave all judgement out of this statement. Should we be worried, or is it okay? Know that I'll be dead or near dead by 2030.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I didn't vote for anyone.

WTH. All this time and effort arguing with you on Barry and you can't vote ? How did I miss that. I mad :rofl: