Posted by
Kilroy on Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:12:45 PM
NEWS BRIEFS:
ELECTIONS: Jackson endorses Obama “Civil” “Rights” “Activist” “The” “Reverend” Jesse Jackson has unexpectedly announced his endorsement of Barack Obama in the Democrat presidential primary. The endorsement was a surprise to many, coming less than a week after Jackson publicly questioned the authenticity of Obama’s “blackness”. Jackson also accused Obama of “
acting too white.”
Obama, responded by calling the accusation “
outrageous” and vowed that if Jackson continued discussing the issue then Obama would “
bust a [expletive deleted] cap in that [expletive expletive deleted]”.
Jackson immediately issued a press release explaining that the Obama response was "
proof enough for me" of his ethnicity and pledged his support for the Obama candidacy.
CAPITOL HILL: Congressman introduces breathtaking new tax policy Declaring that “
A fee on carbon emissions requires a tithe from all citizens”, U.S. Congressman John Dingle (D-MI) put forth a proposal that attempts to “
reduce greenhouse gases and make the planet safe and healthy for future generations” by assessing a carbon tax for the amount of CO2 individuals put into the environment. An additional assessment will be made for taking oxygen out of the environment.
Under the proposed plan, each taxpayer would be assessed $.0003 for each exhalation and $.0001 for each inhalation. The tax is to be based on average respiratory activity over the anticipated lifespan of the individual and will be based on a “gender neutral”average of 15 breaths per minute for a lifespan of 77.7 years. The result would be about $3,153.60 per person, each year, from birth. Also under the Dingle plan, Individuals who attempt to avoid the tax by expiring prior to age 77.7 would be guilty of tax evasion and their estates subject to confiscation.
