mr_genius

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 11, 2009 -> 06:06 PM) keep it up, this is hilarious. Don't worry I will. Almost as hilarious as you being a journalism student.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 11, 2009 -> 05:59 PM) LOL, accusing us of ignoring the facts sorry, but it's an accurate assessment

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 11, 2009 -> 05:49 PM) Hard to discuss these things when you are that far over the top. many major newspaper publications are blatently pro-Democrat and there is a ton of data on the issue which proves it. now if you guys wish to ignore the facts and the data, that is up to you. edit: 'LIBERAL MEDIA' THREAD HIJACK! with all my posts since my last liberal media rant, the probability that i would submit such a post was nearing 1

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 11, 2009 -> 08:45 AM) So, did anyone watch Blogo's "human shield" press conference the other day? I had to turn it off... it made me feel icky and uncomfortable. It was pathetic, but didn't surprise me at all. Blago loves this type of stuff and it's gotten him elected twice.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 11, 2009 -> 09:48 AM) WSJ is a quality paper, better than most. Solid journalism most of the time. But the article you posted was not journalism, it was an OPINION article, which could have appeared anywhere. as compared to the opinion articles that every other news organization tries to pass off as journalism? honestly it could not have appeared anywhere, it was not a DNC advertisement so it wouldn't be printed in most 'news' publications.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 6, 2009 -> 03:11 PM) The true arcade, where your mind was blown that a game could look that good... those are dead. Kid's these days have no idea what they missed. oh man, when that ninja turtles arcade game first came out it was tops

QUOTE (WSoxMatt @ Jan 10, 2009 -> 05:43 PM) I won 2 full season tickets in 2001 from ESPN 1000 UD 3rd row behind the plate nice

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Jan 6, 2009 -> 03:55 PM) love it!!! Controversy ensues. Gupta disagreed with Michael Moore on Health care and debated Mr. Moore on CNN. The left wing is angry at the appointment.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 10, 2009 -> 05:22 PM) Anyone ever keep a link open for 4 days because they were waiting to post it on a vanished message board? Thank Goodness for tabbed browsing. Anywho, one of the Minnesota Elections commissioners, a Ventura appointee, responded to that WSJ hit piece on them a few days back. Imagine that, some gets a critical article written about them and they complain. Keep up the good work WSJ.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 6, 2009 -> 04:45 PM) WSJ factless editorials, on the other hand...gold lol just stick with the NY Times, MSNBC, DNC emails. you'll be much happier.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 6, 2009 -> 04:39 PM) What mold is that? The one where 80% of Americans approve of the Democratic president-elect so far? GW had like 90% approval rating at one point, so your point is moot. Not the Obama mold though, actually. I'm not putting the president in the same category as Reid, Blago, and Pelosi.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 6, 2009 -> 04:38 PM) You've said that you like 538.com, that's why I used it. It's certainly less biased and more thought out than the editorial section of the wall street journal. I do like the use of applied statistics and web site design. I also like advanced artificial intelligence algorithms written by collegues of mine, but that doesn't mean they are a go to source for everything.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 6, 2009 -> 04:30 PM) they've been reporting falsities. Continue using them. your truthiness is awesome and honestly i'm fine with Al Franken in the senate. i think he fits the Democrat mold perfectly.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 6, 2009 -> 04:30 PM) So let me just get this straight. Bmags posts a 538.com piece that absolutely thrashes a piece from the Wall Street Journal. Your response to that is to post the Wall Street Journal piece that 538 thrashed. Um, yeah. I think that's all I need to say. I posted the reputable source here, this one is for you http://911sharethetruth.com/

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123111967642552909.html

Before any of this goes any further here is how it is 1) Hopefuly the GOP is going to focus on fiscal conservative issues, back to the base of the party 2) The GOP is not going to be the gay marriage party. The truth is it's not going to be in the platform and the majority of Americans don't want it. Even liberal states like California are against gay marriage. The GOP is still going to have elements of social conservatism. 3) The GOP is not going to pander to the far left wing, so no point in boo hooing; your tears will be of no consequence. 4) Moderates will get much more of a say within the party if things are going to turn around for the Republicans. Currently, the GOP has some advantages with the scandal ridden Democrats and the thought that the Democrats hold that they will never lose another election as they think the GOP has been destroyed. Truth is everyone was saying this same stuff about the Democrats after GW won in 2004 and it was completely false.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 6, 2009 -> 10:42 AM) The religion injection thing bothers me too. And I certainly agree, some folks use the States Rights argument as either a way of compromising (which isn't so bad I suppose), or a way to get it banned that they think will work better. If abortion is about human rights, it really can't be a states issue. States should be allowed to pass reasonable legislation on the abortion issue (such as parental notification for minors), especially in cases of late term abortions. Your morality should not be dictated throughout the country, that is why we are a federation of states. edit: and everyone spare me the tired "BUT SLAVERY WOULD BE LEAGAL THENN!!1!!1!" arguments. everything gets compared to this whenever states rights comes up, no matter what the issue is. it's just ridiculous.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 6, 2009 -> 09:58 AM) Ron Paul is a strong Christian evangelist and doesn't believe in a rigid separation between church and state. He has introduced the "We The People Act", which would allow government institutions to display religious imagery and messages. He also introduced the Sanctity of Life Act, which would have defined life as beginning at conception. He also strongly opposes civil unions or marriages for homosexuals. He also staunchly rejects evolution, though he wouldn't want to force ID into schools because he's against public schools on principle. He is absolutely a social conservative. We the People Act has to do with State rights. Paul told Congress, "The best guarantor of true liberty is decentralized political institutions, while the greatest threat to liberty is concentrated power." Basically it limits what the federal government can dictate to states on issues like holiday decorations or other long running religious traditions the people of a state wish to continue Paul is against a federal government dictating morality, be it left wing or conservative from what I can tell. But you are right, Ron Paul is not a liberal.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 5, 2009 -> 10:46 PM) He could've used some better organization IMO, and he is a boring public speaker which is probably why he never caught on, but his ideas brought excitement that probably rivaled what Obama did for the Dems at that stage. Plus he got shafted by the debate hosts at every turn. Ron Paul is actually a fairly interesting and dynamic speaker. I guess he doesn't have the energy of an Obama or Reagan type speaker, which is important when trying to rally people around a campaign.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 5, 2009 -> 09:34 PM) I'm really not sure if this belongs in the Repub thread or the Dem thread. But here goes. There was a debate of sorts between the major candidates vying for the RNC head position today. One of the more interesting developments seems to be the praise that they all had for, of all things, the Ron Paul campaign. good, the GOP needs to get away from the neocon stuff (whcih they are doing). the majority of Republicans demand it.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 5, 2009 -> 03:09 PM) Honestly I would rather see mr. genius's opinions on TV than Joe the Plumber. I definitely need a FOX news show. I would let Joe the Plumber on once just to ban him.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 5, 2009 -> 03:04 PM) Which information was it? The part about him being a licensed plumber seemed legit to be found, the part about the tax lien not so much. If someone gave out private information like that then yeah, I hope he wins his lawsuit. Even though I think he's a f***ing moron and this is confirmed every time I hear him open his mouth. i pretty sure the plumbers license stuff was legal to bring out. there is a lot of information in state databases that are not supposed to be made public, let alone handed over to the national media like what happened in this case. i believe the search alone was an improper inquiry into a state database as the employee did not have a legit reason to access the information. even as annoying as Joe was during the election, no one should have their privacy violated like that.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 5, 2009 -> 02:54 PM) That was publicly available information wasn't it? I think we need to hear more of Joe's uninformed, irrelevant opinions. America clearly cares what he thinks. the information definitely wasn't supposed to be publicly available, it was private and actually illegal to put out like they did; the lady who searched it and gave it up to the media was suspended without pay for a month. poor joe and his irrelevant opinions. oh well, maybe he can get a permanent spot on the 'Huckabee' show.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 5, 2009 -> 02:44 PM) What does that even mean? Was he literally sifting through boxes of ballots and found a stash that was improperly rejected? while sifting through the same BK trash bin that Franken found his votes a few weeks earlier, Coleman claims to have found a secret stash of ballots cast for him.

QUOTE (Chet Lemon @ Jan 5, 2009 -> 02:42 PM) Joe the Plumber thinks that Israel is currently at war with Obama instead of Hamas because Obama is for the death of Israel. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1032257.html Joe Biden has hairplugs joe the plumber 1 joe biden 0