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Another Apple manufacturing story by TB January 26, 2012 3:42 pm
  • re: Another Apple manufacturing story by Robert 2012-01-26 19:32:43
    Rescue in Somalia is a heartening story by bowser January 25, 2012 1:08 pm
    • Now, there I agree! by TB 2012-01-25 16:33:44
      How U.S. lost out on iPhone work. by Jody January 21, 2012 9:22 pm
      • Apple's side: "Supplier Responsibility at Apple" by Robert 2012-01-25 14:37:55
        • This article hasn't gotten the attention it deserves. by Robert 2012-01-22 14:24:48
          • Apple said it needed an educated and skill labor force by RobVG 2012-01-22 17:57:55
            • That reason wasn't at the top of the list. They were reportedly awestruck by the ability of these departments of ... by Robert 2012-01-22 18:26:18
              • China's not really "beating" us, Robert. by TB 2012-01-22 22:16:58
                • I have to agree with Robert on this. This is nothing but modern slavery. by Lee 2012-01-23 16:45:53
                  • Wickedly apropos choice of illustration. by Robert 2012-01-24 11:58:36
                    • China is new to their Industrial Revolution. Do you think that in a few years time there will be dissent ... by Jody 2012-01-23 18:15:08
                      • Norma Rae didn't live in a police state with thousands of years of tradition. by Lee 2012-01-23 21:05:51
                        • True...however we are global community now. Other countries, transplanted progressive workers and CEO's, international influence and media will speed up ... by Jody 2012-01-24 08:22:33
                    • You really went off the rails with that last paragraph. Where in any of my posts have I held up ... by Robert 2012-01-23 11:12:24
                      • What, are you a "progressive?" Ain't nobody in here but rabid right wingers and reasonable moderates. by TB 2012-01-23 11:28:48
                        • Get a grip. by Robert 2012-01-23 12:03:23
                          • Now who's off the rails? Where was I "defending" Foxconn? by TB 2012-01-23 12:45:07
                            • Ohhhhh-kay by Robert 2012-01-24 12:13:57
                              • I'm not happy with what those people are going through, but I know why they're doing it and I also ... by TB 2012-01-24 12:41:36
                                • I wasn't suggesting that the government force manufacturers to use American laborers. I'll keep up my end of the conversation myself, thanks. by Robert 2012-01-24 13:17:25
                                  • There are certainly worse ideas than a high-profile boycott. by TB 2012-01-24 14:39:59
                    • The heck it wasn't by RobVG 2012-01-22 19:56:40
                      • I don't understand your reply, Rob. Your quote is from the introductory summary and covers three bullet points that are ... by Robert 2012-01-23 11:18:12
                        • Sorry. I read the whole article but came back to where I saw it first. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-23 19:43:13
                • Good article. Thanks! by TB 2012-01-21 21:51:00
                  Tomorrow will be the 1,000th day by TB January 23, 2012 11:10 am
                  • Why haven't they, in your opinion? by alcaray 2012-01-24 12:09:03
                    • Huh. A budget is a cooperative venture, don't you think? Taking into consideration of all the people, not ... by bowser 2012-01-23 12:34:48
                      • Count back a thousand days. by TB 2012-01-23 12:49:34
                      Newt and the space program by TB January 22, 2012 2:00 pm
                      • Newt and the space program, and another. Newt is like any other politician. http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1194/MR1194.chap11.pdf Georgia ranks 4th in the amount of ... by bowser 2012-01-23 16:14:57
                        • "Obama hasn’t done half bad in this department..." It comes down to that concept of "what is government suppose to do?" ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-22 19:18:50
                          • Don't push it. by TB 2012-01-22 22:23:57
                            • Anyone who thinks going back to the tax rates of the 90s is "bringing down the rich and redistributing wealth" ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-24 00:08:28
                              • Tell me how much money raising taxes to the Clinton level for millionaires will bring in. by TB 2012-01-24 09:57:56
                                • Leave Clinton, a D, out. Let's go back to the tax levels of Eisenhower, a R. The US ... by bowser 2012-01-24 10:58:03
                                  • 1960. Works for me. by TB 2012-01-24 11:53:10
                          • Over the decades, Nasa has spent more than half a trillion dollars on space...with very little to show for it. by Lee 2012-01-22 14:52:01
                            • I wouldn't go as far as "very little to show for it." by TB 2012-01-22 14:58:01
                              • You can't really blame the end of Apollo on NASA. by alcaray 2012-01-22 15:07:45
                                • I wasn't blaming it on anyone specifically. by TB 2012-01-22 15:43:10
                                  • Lee was blaming NASA. You responded in a way that sounded like agreement and development of his theme. ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 16:59:23
                                    • I'm blaming government. Nasa is a part of government. by Lee 2012-01-22 18:26:37
                            • Conservatives have always been in favor of an active space program. I can't imagine what their motivation is either. by ER 2012-01-22 14:39:26
                              • Up until now, it's been the same for Republicans as with Democrats: by TB 2012-01-22 14:45:36
                              Predictions about the death of American hegemony may have been greatly exaggerated by TB January 23, 2012 9:29 am
                              • That article, at least, was interesting. I believe he says that a combination of reducing private debt, moving manufacturing ... by bowser 2012-01-23 12:28:52
                                Conservatives on verge of giving up a huge issue. by bowser January 22, 2012 4:26 pm
                                • So, exactly when did Democrats start finding "family values" to be a virtue, and infidelity to be a flaw in a politician? by TB 2012-01-22 16:35:12
                                  • Focus. Track. Concentrate. Find where I trumpeted Democratic claims. I didn't. You can't find it. Now, ... by bowser 2012-01-22 23:22:13
                                    • Oh Snap! by RobVG 2012-01-22 19:33:33
                                      • Sorry, Rob. by TB 2012-01-23 09:24:59
                                        • You can't do it, can you. I've said in the past that you would benefit from some, any, formal ... by bowser 2012-01-23 12:03:13
                                    Wow! Go Newt!!! by alcaray January 21, 2012 5:51 pm
                                    • ‘I articulate the deepest-felt values of the American people’. Screw your neighbor? One thing is certain. The ... by bowser 2012-01-22 01:15:16
                                      • Bobbing for nominees, Newt surfaces at the top of the apple barrel. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-21 21:22:06
                                        • I saw that headline and laughed maniacally, to think what's ahead of us. by Robert 2012-01-21 18:12:03
                                          • I so hope he wins (the nomination). But even if he doesn't it is going to be awesome. -edit- clarified ... by alcaray 2012-01-21 18:26:12
                                            • That wasn't the good kind of maniacal. by Robert 2012-01-21 21:41:38
                                              • Yeah, without Newt the election would have been all sweetness and light with the Obama Chicago gang. Like 2008. by TB 2012-01-21 22:20:53
                                                • non-sequiters are a good sign. by Robert 2012-01-22 12:29:09
                                                  • That was about information. by TB 2012-01-22 13:13:35
                                                    • Basket cases? Holy smoke, was my glee not apparent some how? This is like the old days when ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 14:16:51
                                                  • Democrats are such bullies! by alcaray 2012-01-21 22:48:24
                                                • why? by Jody 2012-01-21 18:57:13
                                                  • Because the middle will have a very difficult time voting for him, and Obama will win. Because TB, who ... by alcaray 2012-01-21 20:14:35
                                                    • Thought so...do you feel that a deeply Conservative President could do real damage and how...Mr. Pithy :)...figured I better ask ... by Jody 2012-01-21 20:36:51
                                                      • I think that right now, with the emergency that we face, it would be dangerous and irresponsible to destroy more ... by alcaray 2012-01-21 21:30:16
                                                        • They think the whole country feels the same way they do about conservatism, and that the whole country thinks, like ... by TB 2012-01-21 20:57:20
                                                          • Obama's first term was about as much of a success as could be hoped for. Taking into consideration the ... by alcaray 2012-01-21 21:32:02
                                                            • Oh and, I certainly do not think the whole country agrees with me. That's just your paranoia talking. by alcaray 2012-01-21 21:33:38
                                                Giffords to resign from Congress by TB January 22, 2012 1:25 pm
                                                  Pro Wrestling Update by ER January 21, 2012 11:04 am
                                                  • The 2008 Democratic Primary was fought until the beginning of June. by TB 2012-01-21 11:18:58
                                                    • And the Convention went until the end of August. by ER 2012-01-21 11:24:11
                                                      • And Christmas wasn't over until almost the end of the year. Dragged that sucker out. by bowser 2012-01-21 16:45:20
                                                        • The 2000 election got dragged out until December, too. by Robert 2012-01-21 18:11:02
                                                    Solar energy in Germany by TB January 19, 2012 10:12 am
                                                    • Germany strikes me as a strange place to go whole hog for solar. Wind, hydro, and wave seem like ... by alcaray 2012-01-19 16:33:50
                                                      • I think that the problem arises from their lack of storage of the collected energy. It says in the article: “Because ... by johannes 2012-01-19 16:16:06
                                                        • I'm not sure what the issue is here. The technology is evolving, shows enormous promise, and can't compete yet ... by bowser 2012-01-19 14:53:27
                                                          • Solar technology and other "green" tech will help a little, but it will not solve our energy problems. But ... by ER 2012-01-19 16:18:56
                                                            • Nobody's passing laws demanding a certain percentage of our power comes from fusion by 2020. by TB 2012-01-19 16:09:16
                                                              • A good thing to remember: by TB 2012-01-19 16:10:38
                                                                • That nonsense is tiring, TB. Wars bring more technological change faster because government subsidizes that which is not profitable. Setting ... by bowser 2012-01-19 19:35:13
                                                                  • The kind of technological change wars encourage isn't always the kind that improves our lives, is it? by TB 2012-01-19 19:46:01
                                                                    • Name a few you don't like. by bowser 2012-01-19 21:25:58
                                                                      • Surgery, Jet travel, Landing on the moon... by RobVG 2012-01-19 21:18:45
                                                                        • Trauma surgery, blood transfusions, anaesthetics, anti-infection drugs... (oh yeah, the classic Napoleonic: canned foods) by alcaray 2012-01-20 19:18:55
                                                                    • Something else to remember. by ER 2012-01-19 17:58:13
                                                                      • Absolutely true, and it makes my point for me. by TB 2012-01-19 18:28:37
                                                                        • I concede your point, which is very well taken. But you will recall it is not just Mr Obama who ... by ER 2012-01-19 18:49:50
                                                                          • How do you tell which is which? It's usually pretty frigging obvious. by TB 2012-01-19 19:19:21
                                                                            • You miss my point Tom. How do you walk into a CEO's office and say "It is pretty frigging ... by ER 2012-01-19 20:37:54
                                                                Gingrich gets good news, bad news by BuckGalaxy January 19, 2012 1:21 pm
                                                                • Have you noticed that all the October Surprises are being expended in January? by TB 2012-01-19 13:41:32
                                                                  • You can't wait till October to spring your surprise, if you mean to have an effect on the primary. by alcaray 2012-01-19 16:39:34
                                                                    • Shock and awe. by ER 2012-01-19 14:32:57
                                                                    • As a person who had this happen (although it was under somewhat different circumstances) I can you that if I ... by Jody 2012-01-19 13:32:58
                                                                      • I feel your pain. (I'm wincing now, in fact.) by alcaray 2012-01-19 16:37:42
                                                                        • At the risk of mixing my metaphors, wouldn't you call that a case of cutting off your nose to spite ... by ER 2012-01-19 14:24:33
                                                                          • The Peckerhead Mentality is non partisan. ...and I know a lot of non partisan Labia Chopettes that need those sewn ... by Jody 2012-01-19 16:56:04
                                                                            • Nope. by Jody 2012-01-19 14:47:47
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