Hat tip: Hot Air; on a tip from J…….

Paul_in_NJ on January 10, 2009 at 2:01 PM

I think it was pretty clear in the interview that she didn’t care about herself at all. She’s a classic, typical, liberal. Regulations are fine with her as long as they affect the big toy companies. Big Business. Big AMERICAN Business.

She was shocked, SHOCKED, that a European vendor would be held to the same standard.

The simple fact is that most Liberals hate America. They just do. This woman is such an elitist that she still doesn’t even care how it affects her. Why? Because she can always work for a “non-profit”. She doesn’t see her business as an enterprise for profit at all. Just a vehicle for her “education and activism”.

Cripes.

sadly, by the time the REST of America “catches on” it will be too late……

…if the store were to fail, I would just have a lot less work to do as my activism and education would continue under a non-profit.

So, Ed, you have your answer: clueless is as clueless does.

Paul_in_NJ on January 10, 2009 at 2:01 PM

Arrgh! How do these people become unmoored from reality?

I’ve been engaged with a debate with a lib. Here’s how it goes:

Me: (emails him information about the state of healthcare in Canada and Britain in support of my argument that socialized healthcare doesn’t work)
His response: “I don’t read my email.”
Me: “I am deeply concerned about Obama’s statements indicating he doesn’t support the US Constitution.” (emails radio interview of Obama evaluating the Warren Court decisions and describing the changes he thinks should be made to the Constitution)
Response: “I have a good imagination, and I believe we could end war.”
Me: “Obama promised that his energy plan would bankrupt the coal industry.” (emails video of Obama explaining how his plan will bankrupt the coal industry)
Response: “You’re gullible.”
Me: “Obama said his plan will cause my utility bills to skyrocket.” (emails video of Obama saying his energy plan will make utility bills skyrocket)
Resonse: “Typical woman. You’re irrational. Obama wouldn’t say that when he’s trying to get elected.”

He’s right — I’m irrational. I keep thinking that you can enlighten a liberal by presenting evidence in support of your argument and making logical deductions from it.

Here’s a petition to repeal the thing:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/RepealCPSIA/

Nevicata on January 10, 2009 at 1:21 AM

Thanks for the link, Nevicata. I just signed.

To paraphrase her response, she’s still in favor of CPSIA, and “could care less” whether she stays in business:

…if the store were to fail, I would just have a lot less work to do as my activism and education would continue under a non-profit.

So, Ed, you have your answer: clueless is as clueless does.

This law (it’s already been passed) will kill many businesses. It will also impact many parents that are trying to get by on less and are forced to purchased used versus new clothes. Congress has NO IDEA what this means since they certainly don’t shop second-hand stores.

This is messed up… is there any way this can be repealed?

cannonball on January 9, 2009 at 11:02 PM

Well, we have to kowtow to our trading partner China dont we? After all China own us lock, stock and barrel. These small businesses arent buying from China, they are small so they slip under the government’s regulatory radar. Maybe the whole idea is to put these small businesses out of business in the first place? When the thrift stores are closed down either there will be a thriving black market in used clothes or the parents will have to buy Chinese-made junk.
Just wonderin’.

Well Bush did sign it, but so did almost everyone in Congress.

Ah, there’s the problem.

Let’s see, it was large corporate toy companies who caused the problem by out-sourcing to China; Brio, Mattel, etc. In response the freedom-loving members of the Congress and Senate along with our conservative Republican President pass a law which forces all small independant or sole-proprietor business totally out of the toy market leaving it solely to the large corporations which caused the problem.

This is a precisely fascist piece of legislation; the partnership of government and industry shaping society for the “good of the people”. This is in the mold of the Hitler,Krupps and Thyssen alliance.

I’m no believer in conspiracies but the 180 degree turn from 1994 to 2008 in the GOP is incomprehensible without some “intelligent design”. We’ve been sold out.

The GOP is not salvageable.

There is actually a simple way around this law, just label the products as not for use by kids under 12. If the parents buy them any way it is then their responsibility with the products. :-)

Yeah, like the organic baby booties? Get real.

Here’s a petition to repeal the thing:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/RepealCPSIA/

And here’s why that would be good:
http://designloft.blogspot.com/2009/01/problem-with-exemptions-and-cpsia.html

Actually, it drives me bonkers when President Bush signs things like this (and the lightbulb ban.) I figure these idiotic laws got attached to some legislation that was otherwise very important.

This law (it’s already been passed) will kill many businesses. It will also impact many parents that are trying to get by on less and are forced to purchased used versus new clothes. Congress has NO IDEA what this means since they certainly don’t shop second-hand stores.

This is messed up… is there any way this can be repealed?

We know this stuff will be out there in the thrift stores, so we can either depend on the gov’t to protect us from it, or do it ourselves.

unclesmrgol on January 9, 2009 at 6:12 PM

You may not realize it, but you have identified the problem. Most people demand protection. They are either unwilling to use caution or are too stupid. When someone misuses a product, they file a lawsuit. Look at a new ladder, all the lawsuits are the reasons for all those warning labels. When an idiot put his or her hand under a running lawnmower to clean the chute and loses a few fingers, a lawsuit is filed, and another, and mowers get more expensive.

Something can be made fool proof, but it cannot be made damn fool proof.

The root of this problem is that Congress is full of celebrities, useless lawyers and trophy husbands/wives, with no relevant experience whatsoever.
They don’t live in the real world.
They don’t know how the real world works.
Everything they’ve learned, they’ve learned at universities full of professors who’ve never had to exist in the real world themselves.
As long as the American people keep electing perfumed princes/princesses aristocrats, we’ll keep getting counterproductive legislation like this.
NoDonkey on January 9, 2009 at 3:19 PM

YOU ARE A GENIUS! This is exactly the sort of analysis that makes HA a great blog. Brief and trenchant. Schmucks like us can’t ever serve in congress because we’re busy providing for our families and serving our communities and country.

God help us over the next 4 years.