td11 wrote:bbc:

An impressive 84% of the 2.85 million-strong Indian-American community voted for Mr Obama in 2008, second perhaps only to African-Americans as a minority group.

Has he still got their love? It appears so.

According to a Pew Research Center survey released in June, 65% of Indian-Americans approve of the way Mr Obama is handling the presidency.

Of all the Asian American groups surveyed, Indian-Americans
...

Today 70% of Indian-Americans have a college degree or more, and two-thirds have management jobs.

They have the highest median household income at $88,000 (£55,500) - the national average is $49,800 (£31,400).

Again success and riches should drive them to the Republican fold but they aren't going, at least, not yet.

The well-educated community has a certain political sophistication, a generous bent, which embraces a world view with more than 50 shades of grey.

It allows empathy for the less fortunate.

Soren wrote:$100K is middle income? fuuuuuuck I am poor

jamiethekiller wrote:

Soren wrote:$100K is middle income? fuuuuuuck I am poor

with how expensive 1BR apartments are it seems like they think everyone is a 100k earner

Bucky wrote:the income level where the tax burden should go up is always just above yours.

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

Soren wrote:

"I think the challenge that I'll have in the debate is that the president tends to, how shall I say it, to say things that aren't true," Romney said. "I've looked at prior debates. And in that kind of case, it's difficult to say, 'Well, am I going to spend my time correcting things that aren't quite accurate? Or am I going to spend my time talking about the things I want to talk about?"

"I'm not a liar, my opponent is the liar!"

In a sick way, I actually admire the audacity of this statement. He's essentially daring Obama to play the factchecker against Romney in the debates rather than simply crush him with flowery oratory. I'll be curious to see if the GOP pushes this line of attack in advance of the debates or if this is a one-shot thing.

Soren wrote:

jamiethekiller wrote:

Soren wrote:$100K is middle income? fuuuuuuck I am poor

with how expensive 1BR apartments are it seems like they think everyone is a 100k earner

yea it's crazy...me and my lady fren are going to wind up living in a closet for more money than we spend for renting a house right now

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fucking Kirk Douglas

A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

It was not clear if the ruling means the law is immediately suspended. The law took away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most workers and has been in effect for more than a year.

Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas ruled that the law violates both the state and U.S. Constitution and is null and void. The ruling comes after a lawsuit brought by the Madison teachers union and a union for Milwaukee city employees.

Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie said he was confident the decision will be overturned on appeal.

jerseyhoya wrote:. And the BBC has a write up that our consulate in Libya 'did not have enough security'.

td11 wrote:http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/judge-strikes-wis-law-limiting-union-rights-17240678#.UFOvxrJlR9u

A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

It was not clear if the ruling means the law is immediately suspended. The law took away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most workers and has been in effect for more than a year.

Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas ruled that the law violates both the state and U.S. Constitution and is null and void. The ruling comes after a lawsuit brought by the Madison teachers union and a union for Milwaukee city employees.

Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie said he was confident the decision will be overturned on appeal.

laf837 wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:. And the BBC has a write up that our consulate in Libya 'did not have enough security'.

Yeah! Awesome!

jerseyhoya wrote:

laf837 wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:. And the BBC has a write up that our consulate in Libya 'did not have enough security'.

Yeah! Awesome!

What's awesome?

jerseyhoya wrote:

td11 wrote:http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/judge-strikes-wis-law-limiting-union-rights-17240678#.UFOvxrJlR9u

A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.

It was not clear if the ruling means the law is immediately suspended. The law took away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most workers and has been in effect for more than a year.

Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas ruled that the law violates both the state and U.S. Constitution and is null and void. The ruling comes after a lawsuit brought by the Madison teachers union and a union for Milwaukee city employees.

Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie said he was confident the decision will be overturned on appeal.

It's a shame about all the trees the WI Supreme Court is going to have to waste in writing their decision overturning this