poor MS :(
lol, who accually believed this sad attempt at an April fools joke. you can't beat Youtube's AF joke this year, it was very creative *nod

I can't resist! Gah! Ok, you may think it stupid, but it's a true comment none the less.

As far as black voters always voting Democrat, it's for very similar reasons (the promises that Democrats make for them and for lower wealth families). Although, in the past it was always around 80-90% voted Democrat. Obama brought in a whole 5% more!

nightsurge said: I can't resist! Gah! Ok, you may think it stupid, but it's a true comment none the less. As far as black voters always voting Democrat, it's for very similar reasons (the promises that Democrats make for them and for lower wealth families). Although, in the past it was always around 80-90% voted Democrat. Obama brought in a whole 5% more!

Problem is that it's recent occurrence from historical perspective. The majority of black voters were Republican up until about my mother's generation. The "younger" generation put Obama office. When I say younger, I mean the post integration generations. During the Civil Rights era, the "Dixiecrats" migrated to the Republican party. This why the black vote to switched from the Republican's to the Democrats.

I believe one of the foundations of our republic (we're not actually a democracy), is that the President isn't any greater or lesser than any other citizen of the United States of America... a government of the people, by the people, for the people.  *We* are the goverment, and those in Washington serve us, not the other way around.  Or at least that's the way it's supposed to work, anyway...

OT: This would have been funnier had it been posted on April 1.

Darc Requiem said: nightsurge said: I can't resist! Gah! Ok, you may think it stupid, but it's a true comment none the less. As far as black voters always voting Democrat, it's for very similar reasons (the promises that Democrats make for them and for lower wealth families). Although, in the past it was always around 80-90% voted Democrat. Obama brought in a whole 5% more!   Problem is that it's recent occurrence from historical perspective. The majority of black voters were Republican up until about my mother's generation. The "younger" generation put Obama office. When I say younger, I mean the post integration generations. During the Civil Rights era, the "Dixiecrats" migrated to the Republican party. This why the black vote to switched from the Republican's to the Democrats.

Well, that makes sense since the Republican Party is Lincoln's Party, who'd knew that a century later, the parties would switch places in the assassination era (Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X)...

You guys should check out these articles, before dismissing the concept as a joke:

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12655&Itemid=38

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=MSFT:US&sid=aT9qd5b61LgU

Microsoft is building campus improvements with bailout money, while laying off employees in their games division.

This statement is misleading.  MS is kicking in half of the funds for a new overpass designed to ease congestion into/out-of one of the MS campus locations.  The other half is being spent by the city from the funds provided by the "stimulus" plan.  None of the money is being spent by MS (it's a project run by the city), and it's not for buildings, etc., just road improvements.

I might be getting old, because I remember when reporting news involved checking out where the news were true.

You forgot "from another campus location".  How does this benefit anyone but MS again?  reduces the number of MS employees having to traverse city routes, is basically what the article says.  So... The taxpayers are paying to improve the layout of MS's campus.  Isn't that really MS' responsibility?

Should Redmond taxpayer money be spent to redesign all of Redmond, Washington, such that getting to MS has as little effect on the city, and thus the local economy, as possible?  Is that something the average joe, including MS employees, should be paying for, or is it MS', the company not the employees, responsibility?  Perhaps Redmond should foot some catered lunchtime bills as well?  Would help MS do business, and would help a couple local businesses thrive, since MS -- via Redmond taxpayers -- would be having catered lunch every day.

"No such thing as a free lunch"...unless you work at Microsoft, who desperately needs handouts.

I'm assuming you've never been to the MS campus.  They don't have a "mini-city" of their own... traveling between campus locations often requires traveling on city highways, which adds tremendously to the city traffic load in general.  I can understand how the article is painting a picture that MS alone is benefitting, but this is simply not the case.

If you really want to know what this change involves, then send an email to the city planning commission and ask for clarification of what is being proposed.

EDIT: I should also mention that thousands of individuals work at the MS campus in Redmond, and this not only provides for the livelihood of those people, but it helps support the local economy in a very significant way.  You seem to see MS as some sort of drain on Redmond, when in fact, MS is quite a benefactor to that area and would be very sorely missed if they moved out.