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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 12:25 PM) Then by your logic you should be campaigning to ban all polling places and making it absolutely easy as possible to vote (I imagine the government contacting every single person in the country to ask their vote would be the easist thing?) , and getting rid of all forms of security, because they all disenfranchise people. I think the trend has been towards making the process simpler, which I agree with. Polling places near people's homes, early voting options, machines that are less confusing and faster. So if we could make it as easy as answering the phone or logging into a site, I can't see where that would be a bad thing. As far as security, it becomes where we draw the line. Currently they match signatures and check off when you vote. That seems to have worked for a long time. Certainly fingerprints and DNA testing would be far more secure, but I would think that no one would take that seriously. I see long lines, and voters being denied because they do not look like their old picture. The longer lines can be countered by more machines. and who doesn't like a bigger government program :-)

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 10:45 AM) The issue is that there's simply not enough oil coming out of the ground to keep up with the growing demand. And no urgency to refine even faster. For all practical purposes, there is a finite amount of oil. What is the incentive to pump faster for less?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 08:28 AM) That's the fun part... Everyone seems to want more refining capacity, but no one wants it built next to them. The NIMBY factor is huge here. Not to mention with all of the emphasis towards getting off of oil, why would any company look at putting up billions of dollars into technology that everyone is talking about phasing out? You've been to Houston. NIMBY Great thought on capacity and investment.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 09:23 AM) ...until Microsoft decides to stop supporting them and force you to upgrade to Hanging Balls v2.0 Then Mac comes out with HB3 which are so mesmerizing the drivers are hypnotized into thinking their truck is now perfect, runs forever without any maintenance, has the best features, and only cool people can drive it.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 09:49 AM) Provisional ballots. That only get counted if it "matters". Works for me as long as it is *your* ballot that doesn't matter And how will they check absentee ballots? Why should there be less stringent requirements for those? Almost all of the fraud allegations here concern absentee ballots, not in person. And having photo ID will not stop the "paid to vote" fraud.

QUOTE (knightni @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 09:47 AM) In Computer Prgramming class, would they make you recite the Pledge in binary? 10010001001100010011... There are 10 kinds of people in this world Those that got that joke and those that didn't

Interesting that the GOP folks here want *more* government intervention in our lives. They want every US voter to head to a government agency to be photographed. Everyone pull out their photo ID and see how close they resemble the picture. Now imagine that election judge denying you the opportunity to vote because you gained/lost weight, grew/shaved a beard, changed hair styles, went bald, had a weave etc. You walk in with the birth certificate, utility bills, signatures match exactly, but the election judge decides that picture doesn't match you. And it is really going to be fun when one precinct has the majority of problems. If that area is predominately one party, I can already hear the cries of bias. Now imagine longer lines to vote while people fumble for their IDs, clerks stare intently at the pictures to see if they match. But perhaps Indiana does have corruption on such a widespread basis they need this. I wonder how many elections have been decided by fraud in Indiana.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 07:37 AM) You'd be surprised how untrue that actually is. It takes a very small movement in supply or demand in energies to create wild price fluxuations. The oil crisis of the 70's was brought about by only a 15% reduction in supply, which led to a tripling/quadrupling of prices. If supply had only fallen by say 10%, what is to say that prices would have only doubled? Its not a big leap a faith to think that a very small supply increase from anywhere (not just Alaska) could have moderated price increases greatly. Wouldn't that also depend on the cost of that oil? As I understood it, even industry execs said the cost per barrel would be higher than what was on the market.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 11:17 PM) Oooh, I like this. I'll have to dissent from you on most of them, however. Belushi - Animal House Chase - Vacation (barely beating out Fletch) Martin - Man With Two Brains (narrowly beating out The Jerk) Murray - The Life Aquatic )(a flawed gem, but he was great as Zissou) Williams - Fisher King (narrowly beating out Good morning Viet Nam, and with an honorable mention to Toys, another flawed gem that I have a soft spot for) Pryor - Stir Crazy I felt Belushi had a better role in Blues Brothers. He really didn't have many scenes in Animal House and they were all basically the same. If this is which was the best movie they were in, I would say AH, if it is which movie they performed the best, I'd say Blues Brothers. Martin, The Jerk came in second for me. Williams had a few choices, perhaps because RV was the freshest in my mind, and I hyperventilated at the dump station scene.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 12:16 AM) If you can be 18 and get recruited to fight in the army and are trusted with automatic weapons while drinking, then you should be able to have a beer or 25 too. /thread. And I don't give a s*** what anyone else says. fixed. There are a lot of things an 18 year old can do when not drinking, that become a problem when they start drinking. Shooting automatic weapons is a great example. The military doesn't trust you to shoot automatic weapons or drive a tank after a few drinks. It's all about ages and stages. There are sixteen year olds that would do a better job voting then 18 or 21 year olds, but as a society we do not believe that the majority of 16 year olds would be. But I agree, if you are in the military, you should be allowed to drink.

Country would be bankrupt.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 09:32 PM) WRONG WRONG WRONG!!! That Texas heat's gittin' to yer hed boy. Chase - Fletch Martin - Parenthood Murray - Rushmore Williams - The Fisher King Are we talking comedies or ROTFLMAO? Fletch I could agree with. Parenthood is close, but I really loved DRS. But I'm sticking with my choices on the other two.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 10:19 PM) I didn't call Balta a brain deal liberal. Are you denying that there are brain dead liberals out there? I know that there are brain dead conservatives out there somewhere. I did not say you did call him one, feeling guilty? LOL Once they are brain dead, they cease to be liberal or conservative. I do know the phrase is used to insult people. We are getting closer and closer to a national ID card. Pictures, fingerprints, DNA samples, all kept on a nice government data base which will never get hacked or used against us. With a rf chip embedded in the card, and requiring everyone to keep on themselves at all times, the government can protect us.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 09:31 PM) I was surprised back to School didn't make the top 50. It just barely missed my top 20. I wish I had really thought about my list. I think I only submitted about 8 or 9 movies, and did not rank them. I would have added Back to School. I think it was Dangerfield's best. That would be an interesting list, comedian and their best work Belushi - Blues Brothers Chase - Vacation Martin - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Murray - What About Bob Williams - RV Pryor - Stir Crazy

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 08:41 PM) Then you and I will forever disagree on this because I in no way see having to identify yourself in order to vote as in any way denying someone the right to vote. You have the right of free speech, but it has been upheald time and again that it is not an unlimited right, there are rules and restrictions. Same with voting. You have to register, and you have to prove who the hell you are, both things that are not very hard to do. if you are too lazy to do that, oh well. So just having a birth certificate, social security card, utility bills, and a matching signature isn't enough to identify anyone. Wow, how did democracy work before cameras? Now you will require that every person registers with the state and has their photo taken. Shall we fingerprint too while we are at it? How about a little tattoo? And brain dead liberal? I guess you forgot the rules that you just agreed to follow.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 12:44 PM) I dont see where on my controls that I can change it. post more. It changes at a predetermined interval. Or, for a donation to the Admin party fund, it can be customized.

QUOTE (wallyburger @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 04:51 PM) I believe this makes Roger a pedophile. Hard to believe the NY Daily News would put their butt on the line if this wasn't true. Actually not by the APA definition. It would be molestation. For a diagnosis of pedophilia the person would fantasize about prepubescent children. Generally by the time they are teens, a pedophile would no longer be attracted to them.

QUOTE (klaus kinski @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 12:50 PM) Where the hell is 1) Easy Money ? Back of the video store with the movies that only get rented when all the others are taken . . . Actually, Back to School had some good laughs as well.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 05:57 PM) I meant it's not an inconvenience. I agree, for people who already have a photo ID, it is not. For those people who do not, it is. Some of those people should be inconvenienced to the point of not being able to vote, but some will be citizens who will look at this and stop voting. In a country where less then 25% of eligible voters will actually vote in an off year elected, we ought to be very careful how many extra steps we add, no matter how small.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 05:30 PM) What? No it's not. It's a hey, you registered to vote at this place so I want to make sure you are who you say you are before you vote. Why take the extra step in forcing someone to register before you can vote? That's just as much of a pain and inconvenience but we still have to do it. It's a pain in the ass to go to the DMV, but we still have to do it. Being lazy is not agood excuse. If you can't afford a free ID, I think you have bigger problems than whether you can vote. It's not an extra requirement? OK b****, then why are they passing a new law? Before: No picture ID required After: Picture ID required. Seems like it is an additional step.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 06:25 PM) AJ won't walk. That much I can guarantee. He'll single though. 0-6 today.

Thank you for the walk.

What the hell have I been drinking, this ain't real

Damn, I'm going to miss the exciting come back, goodnight y'all