SAVE THE LIBRARIES!

[TeamCrisis]

wait... what?

gotta fuckin love beaurocracy. -_-

people have no power anymore... the power lies in policy, which is ALWAYS written by stodgy, geriatric bastards with a hardon for causing as much discomfort as they feel is necessary (the whole archaic "wrath of god" christian upbringing which governed their lives)...

we REALLY need a violent revolution..

so all future generations will actually LEARN something about the countless wrongdoings of our entrenched "leaders".

[Unklebillybob]

Come August 14, 2009... yep 2009, Public Law 110-314 will take effect. Which means, all those small businesses who were told that they would be OK under this CPSIA Law of 2008, still have to face The Mandatory-Third-Party-Testing. Maybe a nice letter or call to our representatives in Congress would be a good idea. Either they represent us or maybe they could go work for CPSC.

[PudencePuhlmann]

Books For The Win

[luvdabun]

BOOKS are our friends. Good Lord, what next? ~warm bunnie hugs~ this chilly winter morning

bunnies rule

[ewellburn]

What about textbooks in schools for kids under 12? are they being tested?

[somecallmejim]

I couldn't tell you from the articles I have, but I would almost imagine that they would be forced to be tested as well if this is passed. Of course, the schools would have to since they're government operated, and of course, the government will probably just deduct the expense from the measly funding they already put into schools.

Thanks for watching!

[chaoscontrot]

Omg I love libraries! I'm at one at my school right now, of course I'm no longer a child as I'm already 18, but I still do not condone the abolition of libraries at schools.

But who was phone?

[TheyGrewAgain]

HR 4040 is one of the most asinine pieces of legislation ever. It's so vague and broad that it basically will kill all cottage industries associated with children's items, all resale/charity/ebay/craigslist activity, as all things sold prior to 2/10/09 are considered contraband. In this economy, it annihilates jobs, & many parents can only afford to clothe/buy toys/books/sports equipment if it's used or given for free.

I wrote Oberstar and his response was all of these concerns are MYTHS!

[somecallmejim]

Yeah, the whole act needs to be thrown out the window.

Hey, I've got a better idea. Instead of imposing lead testing on all these small US companies that were completely innocent in the lead poisoning scares, why don't we solve the problem and quit buying toys from Chinese sweatshops? Maybe tax the snot out of toy imports and offer tax breaks to US toy makers? That would promote US jobs and avoid the lead issue altogether. But that might make to much sense for a politician to comprehend.

[somecallmejim]

reedingz es 4 no0bz, lulz.

[preacherman777]

Well, that was pretty cool. Jim doing commentary. I like it. Maybe I should come down there sometime and you and I could make a video kicking around some of the issues of Day. :)

[sw33tb0y77]

and as for the books,it's only the kid's books that get affected,no one would care about those.

[somecallmejim]

Well, nobody, um, except for the kids. And the parents who need to entertain those kids. So really, the only people who probably don't care are in the 13-21 year old range, and considering the teen pregnancy rates, it's probably more like 13-15.

;-)

[sw33tb0y77]

lol selling toys will become like selling drugs in public toilets O_O

[somecallmejim]

LOL! I can imagine that - "Hey buddy, I need another hit. The kid broke her Barbie. Oh, and throw in a copy of "cinderella" while you're at it. Wait, duck! It's the cops!"

LOL! :-D

[niallswand]

Have you got any more info on the live switch?

Sounds interesting, and good luck with the shows!

[somecallmejim]

If you tune into the show this upcoming Monday, I'll go into detail about how I do my live switching, and I'll offer some alternatives as well :-)

[niallswand]

Sorry, did i miss it?

I live in Scotland, so the time will be different. And that means it will probably be on when I'm away :(

is it recorded anywhere?

[p0mega]

I'm a big library fan! I used to spend hours upon hours at the library reading scientific journals and other research materials. Although I agree that an eBook will never have the same feel as book or have that old paper smell of an old book, they sure are really convenient! My Kindle can store like 200,000 books. Carrying the same amount of books in real life would probably end in catastrophe, but having them all in place is awesome, especially when you're bored on your lunch break.

[somecallmejim]

Oh, I agree, modern technology is amazing. But all the technology in the world can't replace the feel and connection you have with a book.

[biblegirl7]

Geez. With the economy the way it is, the library is a nice place to go, that's free! And in FL, it's great in the summer to go to a nice, quiet, cool place for a little while. And our library has a separate childrens room too.

[biblegirl7]

OK. LOL at the ending. Goofball.

[somecallmejim]

Guilty as charged.

I'm Blue, no gray, no black.

[somecallmejim]

Yeah, and when I lose my home because I've lost my job, the library will be a great place to live at! :-)

[oriol003]

Libraries are old and crap.

[somecallmejim]

...and I'm sure you'll feel differently when you grow up. :-) Thanks for watching :-D

[JimmerSD]

Wow! Felt like I was watching a live radio talk show. You need to take callers "Hackinsack, New Jersey! Welcome to the SomeCallMe Jim Show"

[somecallmejim]

LOL! Just wait until Monday!

[rhosey001]

Your right, limit the lead testing to the toys. Trouble is this is how the Government creates jobs. They expect the testing of everything conceivable to add to the work load enough to add jobs. Theoretically they are right. They do not however consider the consequences and job losses in other areas. It is sufficient for them to say These are the jobs I created.

[somecallmejim]

Jobs won't do America any good if we can't read books to our kids to teach them reading, a skill they'll need to get any job.

[rhosey001]

I agree. Trouble is I think our government wants future generations to be undereducated too. They want all Americans to be dependant upon them. It's really quite sad.

[crimsong19]

Childrens books with lead in them?!

[somecallmejim]

Tasty lead books.

[crimsong19]

I just love the taste of lead-dipped paper!

[ThOverdrive]

That live switch thing is great, always two steps ahead Jim :)

btw never got that email yet.

[somecallmejim]

LOL! Sorry, I think I got the message from you. I just have to reply!