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GU petition

Submitted by Tim Graham on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:15pm.

Take a look at this movement begun by famed writer William Peter Blatty, and, if you deem it appropriate, to support it.

Here: http://www.gupetition.org/

Don't she speak today?

Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:19pm.

Don't she speak today?

A well regulated militia being necessary to a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Tim,

Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 1:22pm.

I have no connection to GU and (according to the petition questionnaire) it seems no standing to sign onto this important effort.

However, your post got me to thinking about the details of the curriculums being taught at GU and other Catholic Colleges/Universities… My question is simply, “Do these institutions buy into the argument of ‘Darwinism as Fact vice theory?’” I’d be interested to find out from students, alumni, or even professors at those Catholic institutions.

Thank you for posting some good Food for Thought!

- Grump :o)

"I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question." - Yogi Berra, (Baseball Great and Philosopher)

Hmm

Submitted by Tim Graham on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:54pm.

Catholics are not as opposed to Darwinism as evangelicals in general as a matter of church teaching, so it may not be as essential to orthodoxy as actually believing that abortion is an evil, for example.

Yes Tim, I understand that…

Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 3:16pm.

Yes Tim, I understand that…

… but I phrased the question wrong. Actually the point I was trying to make was about “academic freedom' within the bounds of Church teaching (reveled truths). So let me try this again: “Do Catholic Colleges/Universities allow for a healthy academic discussion on the merits of secular subjects (i.e. Darwinism) which other institutions of learning have determined to be either ‘settled questions’ or ‘out of bounds’ for the purposes of inquiry.”

Thanks,
-Grump :o)

"I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question." - Yogi Berra, (Baseball Great and Philosopher)

Someone with an incredible imagination

Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 1:06pm.

I can't imagine the time and effort that went into these photographs. Pretty amazing.

Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)

WOW!!!!!!!!!!

Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 1:36pm.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!

A well regulated militia being necessary to a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Great photos... Really!

Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 1:58pm.

She [the artist] has great photo shopping skills and an active imagination. I’m not knocking either her skill, imagination, or artistic talent – it is very appealing to some. I simply don’t care for the subject matter, and candidly think there is too much credence given to “Fantasy Art.”

- Grump :o)

"I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question." - Yogi Berra, (Baseball Great and Philosopher)

Amazing....

Submitted by dyardley on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:09pm.

What incredibly amazing and beautiful photography.

directionforourtimes.org

WOW is right!

Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 3:13pm.

WOW is right. Those are beautifull!

The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution

Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court

Or Anwar al-Awlaki.

It's amazing what can come from pain.

Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:43pm.

Proud member of the 53%!

Stunning photography!

Submitted by stratman on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 1:30am.

Stunning photography!

Phony Ranger

Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:08pm.

The guy the CBS station in Chicago interviewed this morning was a phony Ranger.
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http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=30018

A well regulated militia being necessary to a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Rick, Jonn at TAH has been looking over the

Submitted by UpNorth on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:38pm.

resumes of all of the asshats that are going to do their Jean Fraud Kerry imitation. One wants to protest NATO and the Iraq War, except NATO wasn't involved in the Iraq War. Another was a truck driver in Kuwait, who, again, doesn't get that NATO wasn't in Iraq.

I'm sure that someone over there has an FOIA in for the phony Ranger.

To re-elect Obama would be like the Titanic backing up and hitting the iceberg again.

It's NATO's war now?

Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 3:12pm.

CBS kept referring to the war in Afghanistan, which is where the "Ranger" in question served, as "NATO's War." I wonder why that is? Not too long ago, it was always classified as "Bush's War." I guess you'll never hear CBS ever refer to any armed conflict as "Obama's War," not when NATO is available as a scapegoat, especially when there is a protest involved. Mustn't link Obama to any type of negativity, you know. They cant afford to lose their coveted seat at the Correspondents Dinner.

The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution

Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court

Or Anwar al-Awlaki.

Cobra, he also claims to have served in

Submitted by UpNorth on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:20pm.

Pakistan. He also claims service in Krygyzstan and Uzbekistan, among other places.
Good point, though. Was Libya Obama's war, or NATO's war?

To re-elect Obama would be like the Titanic backing up and hitting the iceberg again.

Liz "Spreading Bull" Warren Plagiarized Pow Wow Chow

Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 3:39pm.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/18/did-elizabeth-warren-...

A well regulated militia being necessary to a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Jer~

Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:17pm.

I'm over here, if you show up. So after my ever-so thoughtful 3-point post on why you should go Romney, did I increase the chance that you will even by one percentage point?

As an aside, do you think that Noel is irritated at me for accidentally starting to derail that thread? :(

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

GG...

Submitted by Jer on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 5:26pm.

a. Possibly.

b. No.

Jer

Check your PM

Submitted by Rukus on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 3:12am.

_____________________________________________________________ I'm not too drunk to dance! It's just that people keep stepping on my hands!

Jer~

Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 6:43pm.

1) :)

2) :)

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

More Elizabeth Warren

Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 7:07pm.

Looks like she plagiarized an omelette recipe she submitted to "Pow-Wow Chow" cookbook.

Makes sense she'd want to be published in "Pow-Wow Chow" since it's got an American Indian name and all that.

Cool~

Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 7:18pm.

Oh my, this is getting funny.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

➚ Heap good grub, squaw!

Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 7:36pm.

I can't help but wonder how fulfilling it must be to have such an offering to celebrate my heritage accepted into that most sacred of Indian books, "Pow-Wow-Chow"!

But I'm certain she omitted the Redskin Potatoes to keep some of her powerful medicine within the tribe.

How could we have ever doubted those high cheekbones?

Will she humbly ask the recipe be removed? NOPE! That would make her an Indian Giver.

Then again, if the American Indian Movement doesn't mind their race being hijacked, why should we care.

Cool~

Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 7:44pm.

LOL! Oh, please, my sides are hurting.

I have high cheekbones and like feathers. I think I have Indian blood in me as well. I'm of the Norwegian Indian Tribe. Quick. Give me my name.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

➚ SacaNorwegian, of course

Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 7:51pm.

Didn't you register into the No-Tell TeePee as Mr. and Mrs "Lewis Clark"?

Cool~ROTFL

Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 7:55pm.

Where's my gold coin?

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

➚ You'll get it

Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 7:59pm.

You'll get your gold (plated) coin when we complete the transaction for the land upon which I plan to build Harvard.

hey cool*

Submitted by cajun2 on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:00pm.

*like*

rofl

How!

Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:11pm.

How-oh-how did I need those laughs!

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

➚ Yacht to Hay

Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:14pm.

Sure as Unhappy Hunting Ground can't afford to tie it down in Massachusetts.

GG...

Submitted by Jer on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:15pm.

I believe this is you on the left with the high cheek bones, lovely woolen bonnet, and ill-fitting Nordic garb, standing in front of turn of the century Indian style lodging.

Jer

➚ What a BABE!

Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:22pm.

Wooo Wooo Woooo! That'd be me goin' on the warpath for her.

Did you check out those papoose-bearing hips? OWWOOOOO!

Jer~

Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:43pm.

Fortunately for me, I cannot get that link to come up...but I think I can safely assume (especially from Cool's comment) that it is either a hideous picture or it goes completely the other way, as a reference to my cheerleading. Either way, I'd rather not know!

Oh, crud. Don't respond to this. I do not want to be known as a rah-rah. I'll let you read it and edit out in a few minutes.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

➚ GG

Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:44pm.

All I can say is Va-Va-VA-Voom! (In the same way as I would appreciate Helen Thomas)

Jer!

Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:49pm.

Oh my gosh...you see what I did, and now I can't edit that because Cool didn't see it. You kept that secret for what, two years? Boo hoo. :(

I am NOT currently a cheerleader. And I was NOT a mean cheerleader.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

For two long years I've suppressed the urge

Submitted by Jer on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 6:40pm.

to reveal the secret and consequently been plagued by persistent pom-pom fantasies which even extended PM sessions with Dr. Sam failed to resolve.

I only hope this public disclosure of the Truth of your Youth will finally liberate me from the 'demons'.

Jer

Set Jer Free*

Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 6:51pm.

At no cost Jer. Rid yourself of those fantasies and "demons" and become once again a productive mature adult. Reality will set in and you will see only truth, blue skies and rainbows if you vote R in Nov 2012. Get well soon.

Caj~

Submitted by GG_NB on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 7:44pm.

I have hope for Jer voting Romney. But we have to be very careful to not pressure him -- or we're going to lose him! But I think he may just get there, for his own reasons.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

Pipe Dream

Submitted by stratman on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 3:15am.

Are you two smoking crack? If so, then share some with Jer cause that's the only way he'll vote for Romney.

Jer will continue to vote to destroy America, um, I mean vote for fundamental transformation of America. He believes in an Ameritopia where redistribution of wealth is the State's economic plan and rights (health care) are imagined in a living, breathing Constitution.

Wake up ladies. Jer may be friendly towards you but he is not a pound pet who can be broken from chewing your shoes or crapping on your rugs. There will be no epiphany from you. He will keep voting against you and your families' best interests no matter your efforts. He is what he is.

Jer? Vote for Romney?

Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 3:31am.

Yeah, I can see that. Not!

The Democrat Party is the goose, laying more golden-egg criminals and crybabies every day. And dang near every one of them hatchlings has got a trial date or a tort.

Wow...I hope you are not that contemptuous

Submitted by Jer on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 3:54am.

of patients who fail to share your political beliefs.

Jer

Jer ---

Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 5:43am.

For any number of reasons it is easy to be 'contemptuous' of someone who fails to share one's political beliefs.

There are conservatives on these threads who disagree with one another on lots of conservative based issues - and to such varying degrees within the confines of those issues that it certainly is no stretch to contemplate why venom can so easily replace reasoned discourse between politically disparate entities.

The ins, outs, ups and downs of politics --- even when considered only from the perspective of ideological 'purity' --- can be dizzyingly disappointing; and when political personas - especially such polarizing figures as Obama - are factored into the equation, it becomes exceedingly difficult to separate an individual's personal political preferences from that person's very personality itself.

I detest Barack Hussein Obama intensely - so much so that it is extremely hard for me to be anywhere near civil to anyone who favors, supports, or defends the worthless pos.

That said, threads here at NBs are a far cry from one's occupational digs; and I wonder why you would pose a statement that comes so close to impugning the professionalism of a medical practitioner who appears to be merely stating that based on past practice, a known lefty is quite likely to continue acting as a lefty ?

"The credibility of the story is undermined by the selection of sources." - (h/t Jer)

Matthew...

Submitted by Jer on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 8:53am.

I suggest you pose the above question to strat. He's the master at impugning one's professionalism. He adopted that strategy over a year ago.

Jer

Submitted by stratman on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 1:52pm.

Is this the point where I am to PM you threatening to sue you over professional character assassination as you did to me?

strat...

Submitted by Jer on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 6:23pm.

No, this is the point where you concede that assurances not to worry and of having no intention to pursue a matter are not "threats to sue", but rather the exact opposite of same. But such is consistent with your pattern of behavior over the past year and a half which is notable for less attention to fact and a heightened inclination for insult.

But what you should REALLY do at this point is to apologize to cajun and Georgia Girl for interrupting a thoroughly friendly exchange to interject your noxious, crude, and condescending--and utterly gratuitous--attempt to associate these ladies with smoking crack. I understand it's a cliche`--and that it was intended to make your smearing of me more dramatic--but it was still rude and offensive.

Jer

Submitted by stratman on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 7:16pm.

"No, this is the point where you concede that assurances not to worry and of having no intention to pursue a matter are not "threats to sue", but rather the exact opposite of same."

Assurances based on what? I didn't bring up the issue of a lawsuit. You did. Precisely why would you need to tell me you weren't going to sue me? I didn't ask.

You, an attorney, PM me to angrily instruct me that you are not suing me and that is not an implied or veiled threat? Coming from an attorney? No prior discussion of litigation? Because it's common for attorneys to arbitrarily, capriciously, and angrily discuss lawsuits without any purpose or message behind it?

Shall we get a show of hands of those on the forum who have non-threatened litigation on others or been the recipient of the same? Of those that answered 'yes', how many involved an attorney and shrugged it off as mere words without meaning, absent subtext?

Now you malign my professional character but somehow you are the victim. Classic Jer. One for the books.

"... noxious, crude, and condescending--and utterly gratuitous--attempt to associate these ladies with smoking crack."

Is that your attempt at Jedi mind control? Very dramatic but utterly false.

"I understand it's a cliche..."

If you understand it as dramatic cliche then you know it was not an attempt to tie illicit narcotics to anyone. This contradiction not only undermines your premise but also completes one of the most preposterous posts I've read from you.

Lastly, if "interrupting" an "exchange" and "interjecting" oneself in the public forum on NewsBusters were grounds for apologies, then you, Jer, better get busy apologizing. Ditto goes for you having been noxious, crude, condescending and utterly gratuitous.

While awaiting the results of the showing of hands on attorneys who non-threaten people with talk of lawsuits, please respond to the following questions so that all may unequivocally know your position on Obama and his stated desire to fundamentally transform America:

Will you be voting for Romney?
Do you agree Obama should not be President another 4 years?
Do you agree that Obama's and the Left's wealth redistribution plans are wrong?
Do you no longer support ObamaCare?
Do you no longer believe health care is a "Right" as you have stated in the past?

Oh, for crying out loud!

Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 7:27pm.

Take it to the damn woodshed, already!

This is exactly what it's for!

Jer, that was an absolute, utter, dodging of the ---

Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 7:12pm.

question.

Once again:

As a lefty on this site, you consistently argue with conservatives - and then feign astonishment when getting bitten in the ass.

Say after me, emulating Gomer Pyle -

"Suh-prazz, suh-prazz, suh-prazz."

"The credibility of the story is undermined by the selection of sources." - (h/t Jer)

Matthew...

Submitted by Jer on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 9:37pm.

I didn't impugn strat's professionalism.

Now please answer a couple of related questions. Where was your concern when I was being repeatedly called a "shyster" which is a clear, unequivocal, and direct attack on my personal integrity and ethical conduct as a member of the legal profession? I don't recall a peep of protest from you on those occasions. In fact, my recollection is that you encouraged it. Does it boil down to political differences making me fair game for defamatory labels?

Jer

And where, exactly, Jer, do you find my ---

Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 10:59pm.

signature attached to a piece of paper saying that I am required to protect an in-your-face-lefty, on a conservative site, from the slings and arrows of misfortune, name-calling, and insults?

You said something along the lines of you hoped strat didn't treat his patients like such and such; making a comparison to his disagreement with your political beliefs.

How is that not impugning his professionalism?

Cuz you say so?

Lawyers have been derogatorily called shysters for far longer than I have walked this earth; and while I may have alluded to someone else calling you a shyster, my recollection is that I, personally, never tagged you with that label. Odd, eh, that YOUR leftist recollections are always at counterpoint to what the conservative recalls?

Who says I have to render a peep; give a poop; or forgo saluting the poop deck when a fellow conservative hammers your hide or yanks your chain so hard it lifts you and your liberal bent up and over the yardarm above the poop deck leaving yards of sunlight showing beneath your flailing arms?

As a lefty, house lib or no, you might want to consider - being a Dem and a vociferous defender of the Clinton's and Obama does not necessarily translate into what every conservative sees as being a person suffused with integrity and ethical conduct.

There is no such thing as "fair" game in politics; if defamatory labels upset you so, why do you continue to climb into the arena and wave the red flag in the bull's face?

"The credibility of the story is undermined by the selection of sources." - (h/t Jer)

Here matthew*

Submitted by cajun2 on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 11:09pm.

Jer's contract.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2011/07/03/fareed-zakaria-end...

;-)

No problem, Matthew...

Submitted by Jer on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 11:21pm.

I've just never been a particular fan of hypocrisy. And your selective concern absolutely reeks of it. It appears I was correct: With you, it all boils down to politics. Principle be damned.

Jer

No problem on my end either, Jer, ---

Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 11:38pm.

as the words and phrases "hypocrisy", "selective concern", "reeks of it", "It appears I was correct", and "Principle be damned" ---

roll off your sainted keyboard as though you are already in heaven; looking down your nose once again at the conservative trash, liars, hypocrites, and mealy-mouthed sunsabitches you are FORCED to deal with, that are just SO beneath your august, liberal, immenseness.

You funny guy.

"The credibility of the story is undermined by the selection of sources." - (h/t Jer)

Matthew...I think you're being a bit harsh in your self-portrait

Submitted by Jer on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 11:48pm.

of conservatives.

"The Unwise and Unwashed" would suffice.

Jer

That was actually, Jer, a rendering of how I see ---

Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 12:41am.

you looking at conservatives; based on your presumptuous attitude of liberal grandeur.

You may well consider conservatives to be unwise and unwashed - but I counter with - conservatives weren't unwise enough to put that pos Obama in the White House - that is on you lefties.

"The credibility of the story is undermined by the selection of sources." - (h/t Jer)

Thank you Shakespeare

Submitted by milootoole on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 11:45pm.

The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.

MD~

Submitted by GG_NB on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 9:56am.

Well, I feel confident that you get how I feel about O and what he's done to this country. "Tragedy" seems too weak of a word.

I'm mad, too. The hard Left who voted for him -- well, no shocker there because they believe in his policies. They do want to transform America. But the middle-roaders or even some Repubs I know who voted for him the first go-around -- that I will never, ever understand. All you had to know was his Senate background, let alone the rest of his background. They all should have run screaming from him.

I will never forget the night the vote came down. I looked at my husband and said: "Oh, this is going to be BAD. Our country may never be the same again."

I didn't sleep all night, and the nightmare of his presidency continues. He simply has to be voted out in November.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

Georgia Girl ---

Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 7:36pm.

Yep, I surely do understand how you feel about Obama; and I believe your worst fears are one election away from becoming a reality.

It is my opinion that Obama is a lying, @!(&%$^*#%$ 'ing, nasty pos; and it has become exceedingly difficult, if not absolutely impossible, for me to summon up even the slightest bit of anything short of disgust for those who favor, suppport, or defend this bastard of a grifter.

Again, even when trying to allow for bone-deep ideology on the part of the misguided minions of the Mooch's husband, it is damned hard to cobble together any respect, whatsoever, for whatever it is that substitutes for an actual thought process in the 'minds' of these Lib-Dim miscreants.

"The credibility of the story is undermined by the selection of sources." - (h/t Jer)

Thanks, MD~

Submitted by GG_NB on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 7:52pm.

I just sent you a PM. This takes care of some of how I was feeling, in what I wanted to say to you. I appreciate it.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

MD~re:7:36 post

Submitted by GG_NB on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 9:00am.

It's really better if you just let it all out and express yourself. Stop holding back so much. LOL.;)

I said this on another post somewhere, but the pundits (for what they're worth) have Georgia LEANING toward Romney. Leaning. Leaning. Leaning. Leaning? Leaning?!! That's like a nightmare in itself, every single time I think of it. Georgia is only LEANING?!

God help us, if Georgia isn't solidly in the red column. I don't think I could stand it if Georgia went O. And where the heck would we move to, to try to ensure our bubble of conservative values remain as long and far away as possible from the ever-encroaching Liberal Land...I'm beginning to see why a certain Texan mentioned chopping his state off the map. LOL.

Seriously though, here is what is really sad. If O is re-elected (God forbid!!), where the heck do we go to get our country back?

And where on earth is there a place that is what America WAS?

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

GG

Submitted by Radical1979 on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 9:16am.

I don't have the link, but in one speech Reagan said something to the effect that we are the last stand on earth for freedom. Words to that effect. So if BO wins, the world will enter another Dark Age.

Proud member of the 53%!

GG

Submitted by Radical1979 on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 9:16am.

Proud member of the 53%!

Rad~

Submitted by GG_NB on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 10:06am.

No doubt about it.

Oh, how lovely. News today: the HHS Dept. is spending 20 million on a PR campaign to convince us O-Care is actually wonderful. Nice timing for them, too. Nothing political about that, eh?

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

Strat~

Submitted by GG_NB on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 9:28am.

Uh, that question needs no reply, but NO on the crack "crack." I didn't appreciate the dig, however. You assumed a lot that is not the case. Believing Jer is a "pound pet" I am rescuing doesn't even come close my thinking on this. There was a very specific reason I approached Jer on this.

I'm not going to give up one single opportunity to "speak" to someone who will voted O who will at least listen. I approached Jer where I could, asking him to consider three points. I only chosevthose because of what I know about his views already. It's his vote, but I have a right to speak up if I feel led to, and I stand by what I said to him, and there was a very good reason why I mentioned it to him. Even so, I was mainly kidding around with Caj in what I posted to her (the way I said it), and she would know that.

I'm no fool. I KNOW Jer's a liberal and the views he holds on about all of the issues. I also get MD's frustration about O and what is happening to our country and have full awareness of it -- as probably 100 or so of my posts indicate.

But I do what I can, and although I can get really intense, I'm not going to insult people, thinking that's somehow going to help. And I'm most certainly going to support conservatives who are at least trying.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

smoking crack???*

Submitted by cajun2 on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 7:21pm.

Guys, I have never been to Chicago and I have never met Barack Obama...I swear!!!

Caj~

Submitted by GG_NB on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 7:56pm.

Hey, sweet lady.

Here are three things I have smoked:
1) Salmon
2) Brisket
3) My husband at Scrabble, almost every single time ;)

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

Best of the day GG*

Submitted by cajun2 on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 8:01pm.

rofggmao

Georgia Girl

Submitted by stratman on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 4:35pm.

I am surprised you would take obvious hyperbole and metaphor, meant humorously, as literal or personal. I have not had a cross word to or about you previously. Certainly none with Cajun, with whom I have had a number of cordial interactions. My post was addressed to both you and Cajun. Subtracting you from the equation, why would I insult Cajun? I would not. Same with you. That was not in my realm of thought or intent with either of you.

not me stratman*

Submitted by cajun2 on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 4:40pm.

I knew your post was meant as humor so I replied with same. Stratman would never insult an old woman, maybe a liberal, but never the cajun or GG....we good...;-)

Caj~

Submitted by GG_NB on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 5:07pm.

You're NOT old!

Hugs.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

Cajun

Submitted by stratman on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 8:30pm.

Even a Northern boy like myself knows not to mess with la grande dame de la Louisiane.

Thank you for your understanding.

Strat~

Submitted by GG_NB on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 5:06pm.

This is pretty much impossible for me to explain because the reason I got upset is rooted in a sensitivity I have regarding Caj, and she'll know why. And the personal aspect to it is not that she has ever smoked crack! LOL.

But I can't explain why, so pretty much, there is nothing I can say at this point.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

Georgia Girl

Submitted by stratman on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 8:09pm.

I really was dumbstruck by your post which is why it took me so long to respond. I have respect and praise for the Conservative women on this forum. I am sorry I caused conflict with you. It was never my intention.

Strat~

Submitted by GG_NB on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:27pm.

Thanks -- I really appreciate it. All is fine. I wish I could explain what was going on from my perspective, but I really think it's one of those weird things where it's best we just call it a "communication glitch" and let it go...something went wrong, and everyone ended up feeling rather misunderstood/confused/stunned. Okay, not everyone, but some of us! Maybe even the bystanders on this thread were as confused. LOL.

But we're good. Thanks for the gracious post.

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

Jer~

Submitted by GG_NB on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 8:54pm.

Well, first of all, you're darn funny, Mister! I think you will be just fine now. It was too big of a secret to keep. ;) Also, I want to say this "cheerleading outing" was entirely MY fault, not Cool's. I posted that last paragraph too late, as Cool was obviously posting his at the same time.

But the second thing I have to say to everyone is that if Jer makes a promise to you, the man keeps it!! And he could have hung this over my head (blackmailed me!), but he never even came an inch toward doing so. He never hinted on threads or anything. Maybe it was a silly secret, but still, it showed me he is trustworthy to keep his word. :)

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

I like

Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:27pm.

Redskin potatoes

Seek Truth, Defend Liberty

Boudin~

Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:34pm.

Then you might as well claim your Indian heritage. ;)

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

Well truth be told

Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:51pm.

My Great great Grandma was full Chippewa. But, all the Polish and Danish kinda ruined it I guess.

Seriously though, if you have ever driven through one of the large Reservations, you would be appalled at the living conditions. To use these folks as a pawn in your election is quite disgusting. I should also mention, these reservations are perfect examples why the Gov has no business subsidizing folks.

Seek Truth, Defend Liberty

Anybody, white out?

Submitted by GG_NB on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 9:12pm.

Okay. To comfort myself, I think by now nobody here would ever think I could be mean.

But apparently, there just may be a little something to that airheaded cheerleader stereotype. That was a really dippy mistake. I might as well laugh at myself.

Well, somebody please change the subject!

"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan

GG

Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 9:25pm.

The fact that you were once a cheerleader, and will now speak to me, is now a source of great pride for me! I'm cool now. Ok, I know a cool person now. :)

Proud member of the 53%!