e-gold fights the crime, and the government that's accusing e-gold takes the credit. And I still have no respect for the "journalism" of Faux News, because they need to issue a correction, still. JMR
My point, as usual, isn't the sound but the substance of the matter, but I'm glad to have gotten your attention. Consider this "tough love." An analogy might be a parent's reaction when a 15 year old child (Faux News in the YouTube video is the analogy here, in case you didn't catch it) first tries coming home wasted-drunk. Fox News needs to run a correction, and the news media in general need to finally quit the bias. When a big government that's calling a company "criminals" gets PR benefits from those "criminals" actual crime fighting during the big government hysteria, it matters a lot to me. In fact, those facts matter more to me than your emotions about me calling Faux News "Faux News." Now, not every blogger can get a reaction out of the MSM, but I'm not just any blogger, and at this point we're not even to 100 of the 1000 cuts and I'm already gettin' reactions, so we'll see just how much hangover the irresponsible 15 year old wants to feel before taking a journalistic remedy and fixing an obvious falsehood. Have you contacted 'em yet and told 'em just-how-stubborn I really am?? That's a lot more likely to achieve your goal of a return to respect for Faux News than trying to convince me not to use certain word combinations that I've already decided-on using... JMR
sarc, with all due respect, I don't do link chasing that often, even less so when I see troll words like "Faux News" so you getting my attention didn't work. Given the fact that most people here have a small window of time to read what you have to say and make a decision to keep digging or not is based on your credibility. Take it for what its worth, I am just a reader who glanced at your post and decided to take 5 minutes to give you feedback on how you can reach me as a reader, only because of our past relationship, not because this post moved me. I am not saying you have to agree with it, but do know your messages will become ignored more and more when you think you are using tough love and talk down to your audience ( and btw you don't have the power to use tough love, saying so is another thing that makes you sound like a troll. )
I followed the thread, botg. I was just in another thread where BEGRUNT brought up Bizzaro and thought I'd answer the Whozyerdaddy question with the name of the imp who bothered Superman (Mxyzptlk) and couldn't be forced back into the 4th dimension until he was tricked into saying his name backwards.
Keep dreamin'. I'll stick with substance, as above, and we'll see what the voters say. I'm already quite amused by this election, McCain's campaign sucking here in Brevard & nationwide, etc. I think it's great, and I find this place amusing. As for my present campaign, it continues 'till Faux News does actual journalism on this story. Comments from the peanut gallery will be treated with my usual level of respect, and as I've suggested to other complainers, your best use of time might be to contact Faux News directly, since my mind is made up regarding the truth because I know it firsthand. JMR
The Fox involvement's in the YouTube video, where they falsely-claimed e-gold's "anonymous," despite what they knew for a fact from e-gold. My main point this time is that e-gold does all the work (repeatedly....) and then their accusers take all the credit. If that's "fair" or "justice" to you, and not large-scale jury manipulation instead, then I guess I can't logically help you. If, however, you think the situation might be a bit "justice" challenged, I'd encourage you and the news media to get a clue about what's going on, as it's a scandal that's soaking up a lot of your taxes, uselessly. JMR
If liberals dominated talk radio, would they - as many are now - be calling for a return of the Fairness Doctrine in order to create "balance" in that medium?
If you believe that they indeed would, please take a minute and e-mail me your bank account information so that I can reward you for responding to my question by depositing $1,000 in your checking/savings account.
I might believe that - might I say - if we heard their expressions of concern about possible ideological imbalances in public universities. But whenever conservatives try to monitor - monitor not regulate - academia, calls of "McCarthyism" come from many of the same people clamoring for the Fairness Doctrine to be renewed.
Well in their minds it would be balanced, liberals think they are centrists.
The Fairness Doctrine is the scariest piece of legislation I've heard of in my short life, its something that can't be allowed to be passed, but if it does the Supreme Court will knock it down won't it? Didn't the Supreme Court knock it down last time or am I thinking of something else?
So, you're all in favor of the consolidation of the media into the hands of a very few powerful media conglomerates, that 's been happening over the passed 3 decades, as to having many varied opinions? That's very interesting.
It's nice to see you people put your idiot logic down in print though. I only wish you guys would wear something like "Stupid Stickers" to identify you out in public so the sane people could avoid you.
No, that would be anti-trust law issues dealing with the corporations. Not the content as is addressed by the Fairness Doctrine, invent another straw-man.
So, you're all in favor of the consolidation of the media into the hands of a very few powerful media conglomerates, that 's been happening over the passed 3 decades, as to having many varied opinions?
Sorry, you posted this in the wrong topic area.
Try: media consolidation, anti-trust law.
Not Fairness Doctrine.
Which, if reinstituted, won't apply to newspapers or news programs or cable programs or magazines, et cetera.
And if you think diversity of opinion has been limited in America over the past three decades, then you need to get out more.
A mother and her son were booted off a plane after a flight attendant became upset when the 19-month-old kept saying "Bye, bye plane" as the aircraft prepared for liftoff.
Kate Penland and her son, Garren, thought they were finally homebound when they boarded a Continental ExpressJet flight from Houston to Atlanta after an 11-hour delay at Bush Intercontinental Airport last month.
As an attendant reviewed the flight safety instructions, Garren began to bid Houston adieu.
"There was a plane next to us, and I pointed it out to Garren, and he started saying 'Bye, bye plane,' over and over," Penland said.
Distracted and upset by the boy's words, the flight attendant went over to Penland after completing her safety demonstration.
"She leaned over the gentleman who was sitting next to me, and she said, 'OK, it's not funny anymore. You need to shut your baby up," Penland said.
Penland said she told the flight attendant that she expected her child to fall asleep momentarily.
"'It doesn't matter. Regardless, I don't want to hear it,'" Penland said the flight attendant told her.
"'It's called Baby Benadryl,'" Penland said the attendant told her, suggesting she give her child allergy medication to help him fall asleep fast.
"I said, 'Well, I'm not going to drug my child so you have a pleasant flight,'" Penland said.
The discussion continued and very quickly what started as an unpleasant flight for Penland and Garren became no flight at all.
'Embarrassing,' Says Mom
The flight attendant told the captain that Penland had threatened her, and the captain agreed to taxi the plane back to the gate, where mother and child were told to disembark.
Other passengers who witnessed the argument were stunned, and came to Penland's defense.
Fellow passenger Sandy Taylor said the flight attendant came back and "in a real arrogant way she says, 'We're going back to the gate.'"
Stacey Watts said the attendant told Penland, "If you do not leave the aircraft voluntarily — the authorities have been called — the police will come and remove you from the plane."
By the time the plane had taxied to the gate, Garren was fast asleep, Penland said.
They were still forced off the plane, and Penland and Garren were left to fend for themselves and find a place to sleep.
ExpressJet spokeswoman Kristy Nicholas said that if a passenger is understood to be compromising the safety of passengers or crew, or if a passenger undermines a crew member's "authority as the person responsible for safety" on board, they may be removed from the aircraft.
But Penland denied that she had ever threatened the flight attendant or that she or Garren had posed a threat to the security or comfort of the flight.
"It was embarrassing," said Penland, who was not arrested nor ticketed after the incident, to ABC13-TV in Houston. "I felt helpless."
The airline later said in a statement to "Good Morning America": "Customer service and safety are our top priorities and we take any complaints about these issues seriously."
"Stacey Watts said the attendant told Penland, "If you do not leave the
aircraft voluntarily — the authorities have been called — the police
will come and remove you from the plane."
Ok it may be that the flight attendant was threatened by the woman and perhaps the attenedant did indeed act like a snot and throw the passenger off the plane unjustly. If an attenedant acted liek her and told me my child needed to be drugged I would have told her off but would have recorded it, im a sneaky bastard.
Could one of you please explain why bush would claim "Executive Privilege" on Pat Tillman's death? What possible claim can be made to keep this information from the public other than it would show how bush&co USED Tillman's death for their purely crass political purposes?
I noticed that you consistantly capitalize the names of others, such as "Tillman", and delibertly used lower-case "bush". Any reason for this, except total disrespect and rudeness?
Super proud of my State Louisiana banning partial birth abortions. Our state has come a long way since the Edwin Edwards days. I have been telling folks that we are getting better and better around election time. Although we still have a few to GO. And I am absolutely heartbroken about my Senator Vitter. If you had asked me a few weeks ago I would had said he was the most stand up person in the Senate. Now we need to find a replacement.
Out of state vote, I am claiming the same for Jefferson as well. They both did more campaigning in Huston and other places (looking for the Katrina voters) then they did here. They both represent just about the same voters, and that is what they (N.O.residents) are telling me. We are going to fix our Governor problem soon as well, fix it with Bobby Jindal. Like I said we still have a few to GO. BTW New Orleans doesn't make Louisiana, most of us are a bit tired of that perception. Most folks I know are sick of the corruption in our politicians, it used to be a novelty, but a generation has passed and we realized since Gov Foster straighten out the Governors office just how much we have been getting swindled. Shame he retired before Katrina we really needed him. Their are a lot of folks here trying to practice common sense, with any luck it will rub off on a few other states?
general: Can you expand on how the vote was conducted for the Katrina refugees? It's my understanding that a good many of those who went to Houston for instance, decided to stay there.
Sorry that I fell in with those who see N.O. as representing the whole of Louisiana. Thanks for straightening me out.
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. - Queen Victoria
This is about the only article that I can find relating to the question. Their used to be a break down of the out of area and resident who voted. I believe it was about 40%, but I maybe mistaken. Ironic thing is, Nagin bussed in a bunch of them, the very same folks he refused to use city busses to evacuate. This article only discuses the one that came in, I am sure there was absentee voters as well. The second article talks a little about his campaigning in Houston, mostly just bashes the Bush admin. Like I suggested before we have made huge leaps in this state, but we still have work to do. I doubt Nagin could win today, but N.O. is an animal of another stripe, notice in the second article were they talk about him trailing in polls? That is why most of us here were shocked that he won. Nobody seems to know anyone who voted for him? Mostly I was just tooting our horn about the abortion ban,,I am real proud of my state.
As a quasi-Libertarian, it irks me when Libertarians come off as down right stupid.
Ron Paul, poo-pooing the possible downside to immediate withdrawal from Iraq (see youtube link below) said, "When we left Vietnam, there wasn't more chaos."
Stupid (boat people drowning), stupid (mass genocide in the millions across the region), stupid (retraining camps/gulags for many thousands of Vietnamese).
I disagree, and I think he sounded entirely Presidential (as usual) especially the Constitutional small government & actually-declare wars parts. Wars lead to tragedy and larger government, always, and unlike what you've implied, Dr. Paul never denied that regarding Vietnam -- we now trade with Vietnam, for Heavensakes!! Business, not war, is the way to peace, but to get you even MORE upset, he goes into more detail (to much acclaim) while speaking to Google. But I encourage folks to listen to both videos, and judge for yourself who's stupid -- people who keep-on voting for lying big government Republicans, or those of us who want an honest change? JMR
And the best part is what he says about Ralph Nader and guns. Imagine, a Presidential candidate that's gutsy & honest enough to bring up the racist effects of "gun control" in front of a bunch like Google-employees and have 'em listen!! I'm thrilled. "My" voice, despite the antilibertarian bias of the "mainstream" media, is being heard by some very smart & now very wealthy people! Wanna see the 'toon-art on sarcasmo's office-wall? Hit this link and page down about five or six times... JMR
Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi army and police
are capable of keeping security in the country when American troops
leave "any time they want," though he acknowledged the forces need
further weapons and training.
The
embattled prime minister sought to show confidence at a time when
congressional pressure is growing for a withdrawal and the Bush
administration reported little progress had been made on the most vital
of a series of political benchmarks it wants al-Maliki to carry out.
Al-Maliki said difficulty in enacting the measures was "natural" given Iraq's turmoil.
But
one of his top aides, Hassan al-Suneid, rankled at the assessment,
saying the U.S. was treating Iraq like "an experiment in an American
laboratory." He sharply criticised the U.S. military, saying it was
committing human rights violations, embarassing the Iraqi government
with its tactics and cooperating with "gangs of killers" in its
campaign against al-Qaida in Iraq.
Great topic and content. Makes you wonder if Al-Maliki really believes that? Either way those comment don't help much. Also makes me wonder if he is suggesting that Hassan al-Suneid is right and he is just being (nice). I wish I had a better sense of what kind of man and leader he is? I worry that he is to much of a politician when he needs to be more of a steadfast leader?
Misterbill's vacation in NY and Maine is over. I was out of touch with email and the internet for almost 2 weeks. Just walked in the door 20 minutes ago.
I have a lot of stuff to do to get caught up. Just wanted to share with all of you that the gorewhore is scaring me--I met so many people who believe what he is selling and DO NOT want to know any different. In one case, an old friend suggested I should not read so much about it because it is just upsetting and it is obvious that Gore is correct.
I am reminded of an old saying by the nuns when I was a boy--"Mother of the hopeless , help us!"
To those who PM'd me--many thanks--sometimes, in today's world good friends are made who may never see each other!
"The nation cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor"…JFK...democrat serial adulterer, how ironic. Will Jesse Jackson be allowed to mention any family moral issue since he is a known (and probably serial) adulter with a "girlfriend baby"? Just asking since Vitter thing. Didn't JJ go to HornDog to counsel him after Monica was revealed? I am trying not to laugh at the bizzaro double standard political world.
FINALLY. Someone besides AVN's blog notices the hilarious-hypocrite-factor at the Department of "Justice"! If anyone managed to be surprised it was Reason instead of the MSM, you're obviously not reading too-carefully these days... JMR
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e-gold fights the crime, an
July 14, 2007 - 09:48 ET by sarcasmoe-gold fights the crime, and the government that's accusing e-gold takes the credit. And I still have no respect for the "journalism" of Faux News, because they need to issue a correction, still.
JMR
sarc, I know you aren't big
July 14, 2007 - 13:35 ET by Conservative Voicesarc, I know you aren't big on Fox news, but you sound like a troll when you use their language ie "Faux".
"Tough love"
July 14, 2007 - 22:04 ET by sarcasmoMy point, as usual, isn't the sound but the substance of the matter, but I'm glad to have gotten your attention. Consider this "tough love." An analogy might be a parent's reaction when a 15 year old child (Faux News in the YouTube video is the analogy here, in case you didn't catch it) first tries coming home wasted-drunk. Fox News needs to run a correction, and the news media in general need to finally quit the bias. When a big government that's calling a company "criminals" gets PR benefits from those "criminals" actual crime fighting during the big government hysteria, it matters a lot to me. In fact, those facts matter more to me than your emotions about me calling Faux News "Faux News." Now, not every blogger can get a reaction out of the MSM, but I'm not just any blogger, and at this point we're not even to 100 of the 1000 cuts and I'm already gettin' reactions, so we'll see just how much hangover the irresponsible 15 year old wants to feel before taking a journalistic remedy and fixing an obvious falsehood. Have you contacted 'em yet and told 'em just-how-stubborn I really am?? That's a lot more likely to achieve your goal of a return to respect for Faux News than trying to convince me not to use certain word combinations that I've already decided-on using...
JMR
sarc, with all due respect,
July 15, 2007 - 00:08 ET by Conservative Voicesarc, with all due respect, I don't do link chasing that often, even less so when I see troll words like "Faux News" so you getting my attention didn't work. Given the fact that most people here have a small window of time to read what you have to say and make a decision to keep digging or not is based on your credibility. Take it for what its worth, I am just a reader who glanced at your post and decided to take 5 minutes to give you feedback on how you can reach me as a reader, only because of our past relationship, not because this post moved me. I am not saying you have to agree with it, but do know your messages will become ignored more and more when you think you are using tough love and talk down to your audience ( and btw you don't have the power to use tough love, saying so is another thing that makes you sound like a troll. )
CVwhozyerdaddy?
July 15, 2007 - 00:10 ET by botgCV
whozyerdaddy?
}}----> botg
July 15, 2007 - 00:14 ET by Cool Arrowmxyzptlk?
who's your daddy?i was joking
July 15, 2007 - 00:18 ET by botgwho's your daddy?
i was joking with CV that sarc thought to address him like a child, (which CV had already dealt with)
botg
July 15, 2007 - 00:26 ET by Cool ArrowI followed the thread, botg. I was just in another thread where BEGRUNT brought up Bizzaro and thought I'd answer the Whozyerdaddy question with the name of the imp who bothered Superman (Mxyzptlk) and couldn't be forced back into the 4th dimension until he was tricked into saying his name backwards.
KLTPZYXMgood night
July 15, 2007 - 00:27 ET by botgKLTPZYXM
good night
Not him. Faux News. And as
July 15, 2007 - 01:12 ET by sarcasmoNot him. Faux News. And as you've seen, I have my reasons...
JMR
}}----> sarc
July 15, 2007 - 01:16 ET by Cool ArrowIt's no secret "Libertarian" is a pie in the sky concept that will never again dominate America.
Keep dreamin'. I'll stick w
July 15, 2007 - 01:20 ET by sarcasmoKeep dreamin'. I'll stick with substance, as above, and we'll see what the voters say. I'm already quite amused by this election, McCain's campaign sucking here in Brevard & nationwide, etc. I think it's great, and I find this place amusing. As for my present campaign, it continues 'till Faux News does actual journalism on this story. Comments from the peanut gallery will be treated with my usual level of respect, and as I've suggested to other complainers, your best use of time might be to contact Faux News directly, since my mind is made up regarding the truth because I know it firsthand.
JMR
}}----> musta mistit sarc
July 15, 2007 - 01:58 ET by Cool ArrowI tried to follow your e Gold links but I missed the Fox involvement. At any rate, I'm sorry you got ripped off.
The Fox involvement's in th
July 16, 2007 - 08:38 ET by sarcasmoThe Fox involvement's in the YouTube video, where they falsely-claimed e-gold's "anonymous," despite what they knew for a fact from e-gold. My main point this time is that e-gold does all the work (repeatedly....) and then their accusers take all the credit. If that's "fair" or "justice" to you, and not large-scale jury manipulation instead, then I guess I can't logically help you. If, however, you think the situation might be a bit "justice" challenged, I'd encourage you and the news media to get a clue about what's going on, as it's a scandal that's soaking up a lot of your taxes, uselessly.
JMR
Prime Minister Nouri al-Malik
July 14, 2007 - 10:06 ET by botgPrime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi army and police are capable of keeping security in the country when American troops leave "any time they want," though he acknowledged the forces need further weapons and training.
If liberals dominated talk ra
July 14, 2007 - 10:22 ET by SMGalbraithIf liberals dominated talk radio, would they - as many are now - be calling for a return of the Fairness Doctrine in order to create "balance" in that medium?
If you believe that they indeed would, please take a minute and e-mail me your bank account information so that I can reward you for responding to my question by depositing $1,000 in your checking/savings account.
I might believe that - might I say - if we heard their expressions of concern about possible ideological imbalances in public universities. But whenever conservatives try to monitor - monitor not regulate - academia, calls of "McCarthyism" come from many of the same people clamoring for the Fairness Doctrine to be renewed.
SMG
Well in their minds it would
July 14, 2007 - 11:43 ET by AtheistRepublicanWell in their minds it would be balanced, liberals think they are centrists.
The Fairness Doctrine is the scariest piece of legislation I've heard of in my short life, its something that can't be allowed to be passed, but if it does the Supreme Court will knock it down won't it? Didn't the Supreme Court knock it down last time or am I thinking of something else?
So, you're all in favor of th
July 14, 2007 - 13:53 ET by Com_n_senseSo, you're all in favor of the consolidation of the media into the hands of a very few powerful media conglomerates, that 's been happening over the passed 3 decades, as to having many varied opinions? That's very interesting.
It's nice to see you people put your idiot logic down in print though. I only wish you guys would wear something like "Stupid Stickers" to identify you out in public so the sane people could avoid you.
No, that would be anti-trust
July 14, 2007 - 13:59 ET by botgNo, that would be anti-trust law issues dealing with the corporations. Not the content as is addressed by the Fairness Doctrine, invent another straw-man.
So, you're all in favor of th
July 14, 2007 - 14:10 ET by SMGalbraithSo, you're all in favor of the consolidation of the media into the hands of a very few powerful media conglomerates, that 's been happening over the passed 3 decades, as to having many varied opinions?
Sorry, you posted this in the wrong topic area.
Try: media consolidation, anti-trust law.
Not Fairness Doctrine.
Which, if reinstituted, won't apply to newspapers or news programs or cable programs or magazines, et cetera.
And if you think diversity of opinion has been limited in America over the past three decades, then you need to get out more.
You're a knucklehead aren't you?
And I mean that affectionately.
SMG
}}----> Fairness unfairness
July 15, 2007 - 02:47 ET by Cool ArrowSeems to me such a doctrine would have to cater specifically to each Democrat interest; the KKK, NAACP, Nation of Islam, etc.
Comment
July 14, 2007 - 10:40 ET by pbthinkerSometimes, I write and then I think! (Oh my God, what have I written), usually after I press the Post button.
Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
customer service
July 14, 2007 - 10:54 ET by shawn228I'll bet this flight attendent really regrets speaking before thinking
flight attendent
A mother and her son were booted off a plane after a flight attendant became upset when the 19-month-old kept saying "Bye, bye plane" as the aircraft prepared for liftoff.
Kate Penland and her son, Garren, thought they were finally homebound when they boarded a Continental ExpressJet flight from Houston to Atlanta after an 11-hour delay at Bush Intercontinental Airport last month.
As an attendant reviewed the flight safety instructions, Garren began to bid Houston adieu.
"There was a plane next to us, and I pointed it out to Garren, and he started saying 'Bye, bye plane,' over and over," Penland said.
Distracted and upset by the boy's words, the flight attendant went over to Penland after completing her safety demonstration.
"She leaned over the gentleman who was sitting next to me, and she said, 'OK, it's not funny anymore. You need to shut your baby up," Penland said.
Penland said she told the flight attendant that she expected her child to fall asleep momentarily.
"'It doesn't matter. Regardless, I don't want to hear it,'" Penland said the flight attendant told her.
"'It's called Baby Benadryl,'" Penland said the attendant told her, suggesting she give her child allergy medication to help him fall asleep fast.
"I said, 'Well, I'm not going to drug my child so you have a pleasant flight,'" Penland said.
The discussion continued and very quickly what started as an unpleasant flight for Penland and Garren became no flight at all.
'Embarrassing,' Says MomThe flight attendant told the captain that Penland had threatened her, and the captain agreed to taxi the plane back to the gate, where mother and child were told to disembark.
Other passengers who witnessed the argument were stunned, and came to Penland's defense.
Fellow passenger Sandy Taylor said the flight attendant came back and "in a real arrogant way she says, 'We're going back to the gate.'"
Stacey Watts said the attendant told Penland, "If you do not leave the aircraft voluntarily — the authorities have been called — the police will come and remove you from the plane."
By the time the plane had taxied to the gate, Garren was fast asleep, Penland said.
They were still forced off the plane, and Penland and Garren were left to fend for themselves and find a place to sleep.
ExpressJet spokeswoman Kristy Nicholas said that if a passenger is understood to be compromising the safety of passengers or crew, or if a passenger undermines a crew member's "authority as the person responsible for safety" on board, they may be removed from the aircraft.
But Penland denied that she had ever threatened the flight attendant or that she or Garren had posed a threat to the security or comfort of the flight.
"It was embarrassing," said Penland, who was not arrested nor ticketed after the incident, to ABC13-TV in Houston. "I felt helpless."
The airline later said in a statement to "Good Morning America": "Customer service and safety are our top priorities and we take any complaints about these issues seriously."
sounds like the flight atte
July 14, 2007 - 13:11 ET by Conservative Voicesounds like the flight attendant use to work at the county office as a government worker...sheesh.
Hope Penland gets her money back and then some.
"Stacey Watts said the
July 15, 2007 - 02:05 ET by RESTLESS 1"Stacey Watts said the attendant told Penland, "If you do not leave the
aircraft voluntarily — the authorities have been called — the police
will come and remove you from the plane."
What a bitch!!!
Ok it may be that the flight
July 15, 2007 - 06:54 ET by Dan The Man 2Ok it may be that the flight attendant was threatened by the woman and perhaps the attenedant did indeed act like a snot and throw the passenger off the plane unjustly. If an attenedant acted liek her and told me my child needed to be drugged I would have told her off but would have recorded it, im a sneaky bastard.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Bush's Tillman Disgrace
July 14, 2007 - 13:48 ET by Com_n_senseCould one of you please explain why bush would claim "Executive Privilege" on Pat Tillman's death? What possible claim can be made to keep this information from the public other than it would show how bush&co USED Tillman's death for their purely crass political purposes?
"other than it would sho
July 14, 2007 - 16:55 ET by QueenMum"other than it would show how bush&co USED Tillman's death for their purely crass political purposes?"
Well there ya go, Commie sense. You answered your own question.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. - Queen Victoria
I noticed that you consistant
July 14, 2007 - 20:03 ET by ThisnThatI noticed that you consistantly capitalize the names of others, such as "Tillman", and delibertly used lower-case "bush". Any reason for this, except total disrespect and rudeness?
Super proud of my State Louis
July 14, 2007 - 13:54 ET by general companySuper proud of my State Louisiana banning partial birth abortions. Our state has come a long way since the Edwin Edwards days. I have been telling folks that we are getting better and better around election time. Although we still have a few to GO. And I am absolutely heartbroken about my Senator Vitter. If you had asked me a few weeks ago I would had said he was the most stand up person in the Senate. Now we need to find a replacement.
general: Can you explain Ray
July 14, 2007 - 16:56 ET by QueenMumgeneral: Can you explain Ray Nagan being reelected?
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. - Queen Victoria
Out of state vote, I am claim
July 14, 2007 - 18:12 ET by general companyOut of state vote, I am claiming the same for Jefferson as well. They both did more campaigning in Huston and other places (looking for the Katrina voters) then they did here. They both represent just about the same voters, and that is what they (N.O.residents) are telling me. We are going to fix our Governor problem soon as well, fix it with Bobby Jindal. Like I said we still have a few to GO. BTW New Orleans doesn't make Louisiana, most of us are a bit tired of that perception. Most folks I know are sick of the corruption in our politicians, it used to be a novelty, but a generation has passed and we realized since Gov Foster straighten out the Governors office just how much we have been getting swindled. Shame he retired before Katrina we really needed him. Their are a lot of folks here trying to practice common sense, with any luck it will rub off on a few other states?
general: Can you expand on ho
July 14, 2007 - 18:47 ET by QueenMumgeneral: Can you expand on how the vote was conducted for the Katrina refugees? It's my understanding that a good many of those who went to Houston for instance, decided to stay there.
Sorry that I fell in with those who see N.O. as representing the whole of Louisiana. Thanks for straightening me out.
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. - Queen Victoria
This is about the only articl
July 14, 2007 - 22:13 ET by general companyThis is about the only article that I can find relating to the question. Their used to be a break down of the out of area and resident who voted. I believe it was about 40%, but I maybe mistaken. Ironic thing is, Nagin bussed in a bunch of them, the very same folks he refused to use city busses to evacuate. This article only discuses the one that came in, I am sure there was absentee voters as well. The second article talks a little about his campaigning in Houston, mostly just bashes the Bush admin. Like I suggested before we have made huge leaps in this state, but we still have work to do. I doubt Nagin could win today, but N.O. is an animal of another stripe, notice in the second article were they talk about him trailing in polls? That is why most of us here were shocked that he won. Nobody seems to know anyone who voted for him? Mostly I was just tooting our horn about the abortion ban,,I am real proud of my state.
Sorry, I still cant seem to work the link button?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/22/AR2006042201214_2.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3700528.html
Ron Paul
July 14, 2007 - 14:11 ET by Parker1227As a quasi-Libertarian, it irks me when Libertarians come off as down right stupid.
Ron Paul, poo-pooing the possible downside to immediate withdrawal from Iraq (see youtube link below) said, "When we left Vietnam, there wasn't more chaos."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyCoDbFVaJ8&NR=1
That gives new definition to the word stupid.
Stupid (boat people drowning), stupid (mass genocide in the millions across the region), stupid (retraining camps/gulags for many thousands of Vietnamese).
Better watch out. You just
July 15, 2007 - 01:56 ET by RESTLESS 1Better watch out. You just made Sarcasmo's list with this post. :>)
}}----> Yo Parker
July 15, 2007 - 02:06 ET by Cool ArrowI remember Teddy Kennedy denying the chaos after we left Viet Nam. Anybody remember which Sunday Morning show that was?
I disagree, and I think he
July 16, 2007 - 06:08 ET by sarcasmoI disagree, and I think he sounded entirely Presidential (as usual) especially the Constitutional small government & actually-declare wars parts. Wars lead to tragedy and larger government, always, and unlike what you've implied, Dr. Paul never denied that regarding Vietnam -- we now trade with Vietnam, for Heavensakes!! Business, not war, is the way to peace, but to get you even MORE upset, he goes into more detail (to much acclaim) while speaking to Google. But I encourage folks to listen to both videos, and judge for yourself who's stupid -- people who keep-on voting for lying big government Republicans, or those of us who want an honest change?
JMR
And the best part is what h
July 16, 2007 - 06:20 ET by sarcasmoAnd the best part is what he says about Ralph Nader and guns. Imagine, a Presidential candidate that's gutsy & honest enough to bring up the racist effects of "gun control" in front of a bunch like Google-employees and have 'em listen!! I'm thrilled. "My" voice, despite the antilibertarian bias of the "mainstream" media, is being heard by some very smart & now very wealthy people! Wanna see the 'toon-art on sarcasmo's office-wall? Hit this link and page down about five or six times...
JMR
RED VS BLUE SARC
July 16, 2007 - 08:58 ET by econ 101I will keep voting for "lying big government Republicans". Its better then voting for Socialist lying bigger goverment DemiRATS.
FOX NEWS is news. MSM is Jerry Springer crap
WWW.FAIRTAX.ORG
I'll keep working to give y
July 16, 2007 - 09:00 ET by sarcasmoI'll keep working to give you a different "choice." Smaller government would be a nice change, it's not just hot air anymore.
JMR
Smaller would nice
July 16, 2007 - 09:07 ET by econ 101Yep smaller government would be nice is so true. That is one of my BIG MAJOR bones to pick with the past 6 years.
FOX NEWS is news. MSM is Jerry Springer crap
WWW.FAIRTAX.ORG
Prime Minister Nouri al-M
July 14, 2007 - 17:04 ET by BlameTheMediaPrime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi army and police
are capable of keeping security in the country when American troops
leave "any time they want," though he acknowledged the forces need
further weapons and training.
The
embattled prime minister sought to show confidence at a time when
congressional pressure is growing for a withdrawal and the Bush
administration reported little progress had been made on the most vital
of a series of political benchmarks it wants al-Maliki to carry out.
Al-Maliki said difficulty in enacting the measures was "natural" given Iraq's turmoil.
But
one of his top aides, Hassan al-Suneid, rankled at the assessment,
saying the U.S. was treating Iraq like "an experiment in an American
laboratory." He sharply criticised the U.S. military, saying it was
committing human rights violations, embarassing the Iraqi government
with its tactics and cooperating with "gangs of killers" in its
campaign against al-Qaida in Iraq.
Great topic and content. Make
July 14, 2007 - 18:26 ET by general companyGreat topic and content. Makes you wonder if Al-Maliki really believes that? Either way those comment don't help much. Also makes me wonder if he is suggesting that Hassan al-Suneid is right and he is just being (nice). I wish I had a better sense of what kind of man and leader he is? I worry that he is to much of a politician when he needs to be more of a steadfast leader?
He's baaaaackkk!
July 14, 2007 - 18:49 ET by misterbillHe's baaaaackkk!
Misterbill's vacation in NY and Maine is over. I was out of touch with email and the internet for almost 2 weeks. Just walked in the door 20 minutes ago.
I have a lot of stuff to do to get caught up. Just wanted to share with all of you that the gorewhore is scaring me--I met so many people who believe what he is selling and DO NOT want to know any different. In one case, an old friend suggested I should not read so much about it because it is just upsetting and it is obvious that Gore is correct.
I am reminded of an old saying by the nuns when I was a boy--"Mother of the hopeless , help us!"
To those who PM'd me--many thanks--sometimes, in today's world good friends are made who may never see each other!
Welcome back, misterbill.Kind
July 14, 2007 - 19:08 ET by BlondeWelcome back, misterbill.
Kinda sad, isn't it, what people will lap up as the truth?
Just 2 Vitter-rets
July 14, 2007 - 19:12 ET by reelman46"The nation cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor"…JFK...democrat serial adulterer, how ironic.
Will Jesse Jackson be allowed to mention any family moral issue since he is a known (and probably serial) adulter with a "girlfriend baby"? Just asking since Vitter thing. Didn't JJ go to HornDog to counsel him after Monica was revealed? I am trying not to laugh at the bizzaro double standard political world.
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D.
(theconservativecrawfish)
misterbill,Welcome back, si
July 15, 2007 - 01:53 ET by Dave Rmisterbill,
Welcome back, sir.
NB just ain't the same place without your wit and wisdom.
Help Fred defeat the RINOs, along with the Hitllary-Obama Axis, & win the White House in '08.
hilarious-hypocrite-factor
July 15, 2007 - 01:29 ET by sarcasmoFINALLY. Someone besides AVN's blog notices the hilarious-hypocrite-factor at the Department of "Justice"! If anyone managed to be surprised it was Reason instead of the MSM, you're obviously not reading too-carefully these days...
JMR