geekpondering (Twitter) responded:


I'm not really sure how this was "needlessly partisan" at all. Unless the National Journal didn't post the entire speech, Nick Hanauer mentions the political parties by name once, saying that BOTH of them have swallowed the job creator line as an article of faith.

The other big idea in the speech, that of increasing taxes on the wealthy, was also in the Richard Wilkinson speech as a solution to inequality in America. It's too bad that people who can afford to pay $7,500 to listen to speeches gave this speech a mediocr

I found this bit of the TED response disturbing... "We'd carry more [talks on inequality] in the future if someone can find a way of framing the issue that is convincing and avoids being needlessly partisan in tone."

THE ISSUE IS SO obviously partisan in real life, this response makes me think the TED heads are stupid. The republican party is a party of the rich and the corporations.

Someone please explain to me how his talk was needlessly partisan, I though it was grounded in reality.

The entire crux of their argument is that people would loose all motivation if everything was provided, as if fear, hunger, and jealousy are the only things that motivate people...

This is patently a false assumption. I mean, think about going to Africa and arguing that the people there are more "motivated" or "creative" because they face starvation. Sometimes these cracked debates are ok, but this one really bugged me.

TED, what the fuck seriously! I thought you were something special but it looks like money has corrupted you already.

Hanity, "so what are my views on capitalism?"

perfect response: "I don't think you really have any, I think you're just here to argue and create sensationalism."

Monkey Island! Best. game. ever.

Well this is bori..what the...holy shi...

http://newsone.com/nation/tjstarr/trayvon-martin-skittles/

http://newsone.com/nation/tjstarr/trayvon-martin-skittles/

Either that or this guy hates poon: /po͞on/
Noun:
Any large Indo-Malayan evergreen tree of the genus Calophyllum.

Translation: "suck it Icarus,"

CreamK, I want to further my higher education, could you help me immigrate to Finland?

Dang friendly G, the city sure is loud, but that intro flute music hurts my ears, neigh, my brain.

Don't get me wrong I love the idea of space exploration, but at this point in humanity's existence, some serious social problems and environmental problems require fixing. If we can't even keep this planet habitable, what's the use of going to another.

Can't believe he didn't have a couple people on ropes, sure, you can make the right cuts so that the tree *should* fall in a certain direction, but the weight of the canopy is extremely difficult to gauge, as well as any unexpected winds...

The relatives cut down a twinned giant poplar hanging over their house last year, and I was on ropes, the tree definitely hovered after it was cut through, luckily we tied on high enough and had enough leverage to counter it from falling on the house even with the proper directional felling cuts made. My uncle was EXTREMELY happy he asked us to pull...