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QUOTE(Damen @ Dec 8, 2006 -> 03:29 AM) You're right. He's the decider. The very mature, intelligent, and rational decider. How could anyone suggest he acts childish? Just because he can't form a sentence, refer to anyone by their real name, do anything correctly, or eat pretzels doesn't mean those angry liberals have a right to pretend he's something he's not! And I bet 9/11 was an inside job all at the same time from our bumbling idiot of a president.

Ahhh, stuffed spam PM's at the end. How nice.

QUOTE(Damen @ Dec 7, 2006 -> 07:52 PM) Would be if they contradicted each other. We don't live in a monarchy where you need to bend down and kiss the ring of the King. Bush has acted like a petulant child, governing for 6 years believing he is above all laws. Had he not shown that level of sophistication, you wouldn't be seeing this show. In other words, the idea of this show only works because it is a direct response to Bush's actions. That's got nothing to do with blaming democrats for FEMA, because, well, because. And we also don't live in a monarchy state: you all tend to paint GWB as something he's not, because you don't like the fact that he actually does something to protect us from people who want to kill us. But now, of course, I'll be a islamo-phobe for even pointing this out.

What a crock. Carl Lewis is one bad (read: star) dude. Met him in high school.

I can put up another board, if you all want, at that domain. It's up to you. Let me know and I'll keep checking here. We need to get interest, real interest, before either Jason or myself pony up the $$ for that one.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 6, 2006 -> 09:26 PM) He's referring to the one VP debate in 2004, between Edwards and Cheney. Edwards tried to make a bridge comment and brought up Cheney's daughter, but it didn't go over well with everyone. I'm sure that was a botched joke too.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 5, 2006 -> 06:11 PM) So are you honestly trying to tell me that you believe the US government would get ahold of an ineffectient and expensive program, proceed to expand it to more at risk people, and be able to add to quality of health care and/or reduce the per capita costs? Sounds like a Republican proposal to me.

I can't wait for the recounts threads.

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Dec 3, 2006 -> 04:46 AM) That is where the choice comes in. How important is health insurance to you at that point. Can you afford it? If the answer is no, is there something (or somethings) that you are buying that you don't need to? I don't mean food and clothes for you and the missus, but are you driving a new car? Buy a new sofa and a plasma tv? Season tickets to the Sox? If you have cut out luxuries, and still can't afford it, that sucks, and that is where there should be some help. I hear stories all the time from my mom who works at a grade school like what Jenks told. Moms coming in to apply for free lunch or waiver of book fees while driving a newer Lexus, $100 nail jobs and bling galore. I am fortunate to have insurance (not great, but it will do). However, I wanted to move out of a s***hole town, so i don't have season tickets anymore, drive a used car, andstopped spending money on a hobby I enjoyed to afford to move. I wish you well in yourdream job. It helps when you enjoy what you do. Congrats, I think. I know you don't know Flaxx personally, but if I had to guess, he's probably not living the luxorious life you're trying to create an example of here, so I'm not sure I buy your argument, EM. There are some people who get screwed. I agree with that much, but where I do disagree is that the government should handle it. But is it a social responsibility for companies to foot the bill?

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 2, 2006 -> 06:56 PM) But why as a nation should we accept a healthcare system that lets people who are contributing to society fall through the cracks like that? And, as far as your assessment of people like academics who enter poor-wage/no benefit sectors as having "made a bad choice". . . That is some fµcking arrogance, brother. QUOTE(YASNY @ Dec 2, 2006 -> 07:28 PM) Because whenever the Govt gets their hands on something, they f*** it up big time. That's generally my stance on it as well. This country has the best health care systemin the world, bar none. Hand it to the government, and it will become second rate faster then you can blink. I used to work at a health care company... and the CEO always walked around saying "why do people think that health care coverage is a God-given right"? Even though it's a fairly arrogant stance, I for the most part agree with it. But that still doesn't help those who are in a strange or exceptional situation. The question then becomes, how do we get the 'fall through the cracks' situations taken care of, and keep the government out of it?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 30, 2006 -> 07:56 PM) You should see Dallas or Houston in the same conditions. Texans just don't realize that there are TWO pedals in their trucks, and one of them slows you down. Indeed. So... looking out the window, considering it's been 80 for two weeks straight, the snow is actually covering the grass now. Just went into the break room and most of the flyovers on the freeways are all closed because of accidents due to ice.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 30, 2006 -> 10:05 AM) You seem to be forgetting that Japan drew first blood. It's also a common belief that an invasion of Japan proper would have cost millions of Japanese caualties in addition to a million or so of our own. It was all out, no holds barred war. YAS, you're wrong. HATE AMERICA FIRST! Please? And before you crazys even say it, I'm kidding.

QUOTE(Damen @ Nov 29, 2006 -> 03:12 AM) Are you being serious? No, you're right. I really did think John Bolton was going to be captured on national television soliciting 13 year olds with play-doh. SEE?!?! I knew it!

OHHHHHHHHHHH... so NOW it was a joke. MMMMMMkay.

It sounds to me like 6 muslims knew EXACTLY what they were doing, and they knew that it was ABSOLUTELY going to attract attention. No, they weren't going to do anything, but me thinks that they certainly wanted to make a spectacle of themselves. I'm with YAS. Screw political correctness. If you stand up and SHOUT "ALLAH" and then get on the plane, controlling all of the exits of the plane, get your ass off. Bu-bye!

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 28, 2006 -> 01:24 PM) DEBATE FORMAT: After discussions with SS2K5 and Soxy, here is how the Debate will work... --There will be 4 threads opened - 2 by Soxy, 2 by SS2K5. --Each thread contains one question/topic/issue, and is for the discussion of just that issue, by the candidates. --The questions were taken from some combination of suggestions in this thread, and their own warped minds. --Each candidate can make one initial position post in each thread, of NO MORE THAN 500 words. --Each candidate also gets to respond to ONE other candidate's post IN EACH of those threads, with the same 500 word limit. --The candidate who was responded to then gets ONE MORE POST to retort (to each response/question, so that may be more than once in the same thread), again, limit 500 words. --The threads will remain open until Sunday night late, at which time I will close them (the election is Tuesday). This should give people 5 or 6 days, which should be plenty of time. --Soxy and SS2K5 will moderate and ensure that everyone stays in the rules set out here. If you get out of line, you'll have to deal with them. --Any discussion that people (non-candidates and candidates alike) want to have regarding the debates can use this thread. --ONLY CANDIDATES SHOULD POST IN THE ACTUAL DEBATE THREADS. --And finally, to dispel any sort of rumors to the contrary, I do not have any idea what the topics of debate will be. Hopefully, these rules will keep the debates under control and not too long, so that everyone can see clearly people's views. The new threads should appear soon. Good luck to all! You might want to post this on the top of each debate question thread... so that way it stays clear of the riff raff.

You forgot to add watching Springer in your underwear.

And he'll EAT the pork instead of spend it.

QUOTE(Damen @ Nov 28, 2006 -> 05:52 AM) Hmmm...isn't that what you said earlier though. And its awfully presumptious to assume one needs "absolute blinders (tsk tsk)" to believe he has been an embarrasment at the UN when its been Republicans who have killed his nomination each time. Really, I'd like to know what he has done to merit a "fair" report card, because I can go on quite a long list of why I think he's a joke. Although I'll be honest, with that mustache, and with the way Republicans have been lately, I am a little suprised he hasn't been caught bearing Bacardi, condoms, and a jar of play-doh while expecting to meet a 13 year old Thai boy, only to run into Stone Phillips and the Dateline crew. So, if we're going by that standard, then yeah, I guess he has been a little better than expected. You just ruined anything you could ever say here in the future with this single post. Now I can just discount anything you say totally. Thanks for clarifying.

It's not easy, especially at night when a lot of us want to be away from the PC. Hehe. We can probably somehow do it in a thread. BTW, I didn't get to join, I'm just too swamped. But I really like this, and you all are awesome who have thrown your hat in. (HEHE, no endorsement in this post... )

The chat room CAN be archived.

QUOTE(Damen @ Nov 26, 2006 -> 08:16 PM) Seriously? Find me some quotes of any Democrats who think Bolton, who is viewed as a joke by just about everyone in the world outside of the rightwing blogs and the Bush administration, has "proved himself worthy". Of course you won't find that... DUH. Although, some without absolute blinders (tsk tsk) on even around here have acknowledged that he has done a fair job at the UN for the most part. Pefect? Far from it, but better then many had hoped.

Now you bring out the A & M sig, you chicken crap.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 23, 2006 -> 05:06 PM) LOL. The same government who can't protect the President's kid from getting her pursesnatched, managed to pull of the greatest conspiracy of all time in 9-11. They DID! Where's friggin' Izzy when you need him?

It wouldn't take that many troops. It would take a lot of air support, a lot of technologies that you (or I) don't know about, and some other methods. I'm not going to sit here and waste my time - any military victory can be achieved by this country - but most people wouldn't or couldn't stand for it. And no, I'm not talking nuclear weapons or anything like that, but the type of warfare that would be needed to 'win' is no picnic. We would need more troops, but not 500,000 more. That's a bogus number only used to hype your point. Our country has wussified 'war' to keep casualties down. That's ok, but it leaves the political climate such as we see now, and people in our country (in general) don't think war with a price is necessary.