Perhaps the Cayuga Indian Nation can reopen the bingo hall -- bigger and better, and closer to Auburn.
Barack Obama's speeches are some of the best in politics of the last 40-plus years. He may not have as much experience, for better or worse, but he has the potential to become the "Great Uniter" this country needs at home and abroad.
The only racist who's running for president is Barack Obama, who refuses to admit that he was a Muslim.
Quill is not going to vote to cut the staffing of the fire department as long as he's mayor. His brothers would nail him to the hook and ladder.
On that robbery with the cab driver and the kid: Why isn't anyone questioning what a 14-year-old is doing taking a cab at 2 a.m.?
Did you put in that married couple from way out of town in your marriages Sunday just to pad the stats so you could get some married people in your marriages, or are kids having kids?
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The only racist who's running for president is Barack Obama, who refuses to admit that he was a Muslim.
Quill is not going to vote to cut the staffing of the fire department as long as he's mayor. His brothers would nail him to the hook and ladder.
On that robbery with the cab driver and the kid: Why isn't anyone questioning what a 14-year-old is doing taking a cab at 2 a.m.?
Did you put in that married couple from way out of town in your marriages Sunday just to pad the stats so you could get some married people in your marriages, or are kids having kids?
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AJ wrote on Jan 17, 2008 5:24 PM:
I think he and Coulter should get married, but not be allowed to have kids. They'd be happy together, and maybe if they were having lots of sex they wouldn't have the energy to write the rubbish they do.
What do you think Karl?
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AJ wrote on Jan 17, 2008 1:13 PM:
As is typical, you never get it quite right. "
AJ wrote on Jan 17, 2008 12:00 PM:
DD, if you spent any time at all educating yourself about the middle east, you'd know the we are being massively lied to and very little of the reality gets in the news.
And if we want to put a stop to "terrorism", the best thing to do is stop meddling in their affairs and start seriously working on plans for real energy independence. You know, like the Carter energy program that Reagan gutted. If it hadn't been, we would by now be enjoying much more world stability and safety. Unfortunately the oil companies don't like that idea since it threatens their existence and their hold on power.
And then of course we have the arms merchancts like NBC (GE) who just adore conflict since they profit enormously.
But you know all this right DD?
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chris van note wrote on Jan 17, 2008 11:54 AM:
AJ wrote on Jan 17, 2008 11:46 AM:
On the ad hominem, while I agree that I am guilty of this on occasion, it is usually just a matter of throwing it back in the faces of those who are the most egregious users of such, who never can offer any facts to back up what they say and have to resort to it all the time. They cannot discern fact from Faux News Fantasy and have nothing else to go on. It's a pity really.
Honestly though, I do try to keep it in check.
Thanks for reading.
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cm wrote on Jan 17, 2008 11:14 AM:
MzHavisham wrote on Jan 17, 2008 10:55 AM:
karl L wrote on Jan 17, 2008 10:51 AM:
Nothing is "worth war"? Yes, Chris--REAL threats to our country are "worth" fighting against--NOT imaginary lies propagated for personal and corporate gains! You're so gullible you'd be led into battle for a piece of cheese!
I'll tell you what Chris--if anyone ever has the cajones to organize an armed march on the Capitol and take back this country FOR THE PEOPLE, I'll be out there waving a big flag, buddy! "
karl L wrote on Jan 17, 2008 10:45 AM:
Chris Van Coulter reads Jonah Goldberg!!!
OK, all together now--LOFL!!! HA HA HA!
Chris--what--did you pick up a copy of "Liberal Fascism" in the bargain bin at Borders along with Ann's latest non-seller?
Just so you all know, Mr Goldberg is a radical, demented Conservative who predicted in 2005 that "Iraq won't have a civil war, that it will have a viable constitution, and that a majority of Iraqis and Americans will, in two years time, agree that the war was worth it."--NOT!
He has also compared giving out free food to Fascism, as in public assistance programs.
He imagines Liberals as "fascists" while penning a book cheering on Bush's unchecked increases of executive power, its advocacy of torture and its insubordination of both domestic and international law.
Hmmm...FASCIST MUCH???
For anyone interested, Jonah Goldberg is roundly accused of being perhaps the stupidest, nonsensical Conservative out there, running a close second behind only possibly O'Reilly and Coulter herself.
Chris...tsk, tsk,..you REALLY do paint yourself with the stooooopid brush here...Liberals are Fascists? OK, Chris, just roll another FAT one and inhale slowly.... "
karl L wrote on Jan 17, 2008 10:31 AM:
BTW, lumpy legs or not, and her politics notwithstanding, there's stll something "hot" about Hillary. Perhaps if she DOES get elected, I mat apply for an internship at the White House...hey, if Bill had his fun...?
Really sorry to hear about your kitty, F.G...
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Farmer's Gal wrote on Jan 17, 2008 10:07 AM:
DD wrote on Jan 17, 2008 9:45 AM:
DD wrote on Jan 17, 2008 9:40 AM:
chris van note wrote on Jan 17, 2008 9:13 AM:
Al Gore says: ‘The time for argument is over, the time for discussion is over,’ with regard to Global Warming. I'll quote Jonah Goldberg “The only people who say we need to get beyond ideology, get beyond labels, are the people who want you to shut up, you to stop disagreeing and agree with them,” in reference to the left. The seemingly rabid quest to blame everyone but the true culprits (9/11 conspiricies, Islamic terrorism, etc...) is quite pathetic, cowardly and they seem live in a degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing is worth war. What conservative Americans see as complete ignorance, the left tends to embrace "diplomacy", "multiculturalism" or "political correctness". The lame arguments about Bush and his cabal of "Nazis" and "criminals" and the cries of "police state" are astonishingly ignorant and disproves their point because in a true "police state" you wouldn't be critisizing the government and getting away with it. The liberaly hypocricy knows no bounds.
Karl and AJ don't realize that they are free and able to voice their opinions because of the exertions of better men and women than themselves. "
cm wrote on Jan 17, 2008 8:23 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jan 17, 2008 7:58 AM:
While it is true that Hilary has lumpy legs, that has nothing to do with her politics or her (lack of, imho) integrity -- it's just a cheap shot. I don't like the woman and it has nothing to do with her figure any more than it would be right to not vote for a male candidate because he has a fat gut.
Hillary's been steeped in corruption for a long, long time (all the way back to Arkansas). She has a team of handlers who tell her what's the best line to feed any given audience. She's gotten very good at it -- delivering her carefully crafted message and seeming sincere. Quite an actress. (Male politicians do the same). Some of the views she is currently espousing match my own, some don't, but I don't believe for a minute she really cares about any of them, except in so far as they propel her to more power.
Since Hillary seems to shift her position constantly (trying to match that elusive magic selling point for each audience), it's no wonder that people change their minds about her after watching her for a while. It just means the watcher is awake and paying attention, and is not such a huge ego that s/he can't admit to a former mistaken opinion.
We all know Karl is passionate and sometimes over the top, but it's good to see he is mature enough to be able to reassess and change gears when he sees something out of sync in his former views. A lot of blow-bellies make a lot of hot-winded hoots on this forum and wouldn't back down if faced by an All-Mighty God. Or a --
7-foot komodo dragon, Karl? How does he fit on your lap? ;-) I lost my beloved little black kitty 2 summers ago, but still have a soft spot in my heart for black kitties. Not that any of that has anything to do with anything.
AJ -- I only just put the order in to Acquisitions, so it'll be a while before the book gets here -- I didn't put a rush on it or anything. But I'll make a few comments when I've read it. "
karl L wrote on Jan 17, 2008 12:40 AM:
AJ wrote on Jan 17, 2008 12:15 AM:
I'm sure you would have loved Nazi Germany, cause that seems where we're headed and you don't seem to mind. No doubt you would make a great brown shirt. "
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 11:54 PM:
Someone once said if fascism comes to this country, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross, and it will be brought by George Bush. (OK, so I added the last part about Bush, but it fits)
Whoever said that was right on the money. "
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 11:42 PM:
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Dan W wrote on Jan 16, 2008 11:01 PM:
karl L wrote on Jan 16, 2008 9:42 PM:
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 8:25 PM:
I'm STILL waiting for that "proof" the prez and CondOILeeza Rice said they would be trotting out that Osama was responsible for the attacks. As you may or may not recall, this was within a day or so of the 9/11 attacks. They never did bring up any proof of course, and always mentioned Saddam and 9/11 in the same sentence.
Since noone has brought out evidence that either Saddam OR Osama was responsible, how can anyone believe the government's account?
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cm wrote on Jan 16, 2008 7:40 PM:
DD wrote on Jan 16, 2008 7:12 PM:
DD wrote on Jan 16, 2008 7:10 PM:
karl L wrote on Jan 16, 2008 6:21 PM:
DD--The "terrorists" who were blamed for 9/11 were NOT "around Saddam"!!!!
Please tell me you're not one of the 7% (or whatever the number is) of people who still believe that LIE that Saddam had ANYTHING to do with 9/11! SHEESH!
That was the lie that sold the invasion! It is a well-reported FACT that IT IS A LIE!!! The alleged "terrorists" were SAUDI nationals!
One last thing, DD--"lumpy legged Hillary"?!?!?! Who'd you get that from--Rush" No wonder you still believe that Saddam/9-11 nonsense!
One word, DD---OLBERMAN!!!!!! "
karl L wrote on Jan 16, 2008 6:15 PM:
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 4:50 PM:
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 4:38 PM:
Don't you have something to do like go play in the street or something Chris?
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AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 4:34 PM:
chris van note wrote on Jan 16, 2008 3:55 PM:
karl L wrote on Jan 16, 2008 3:49 PM:
PS, I have a 7 foot Komodo dragon on my lap and he's licking my chest and salivating like a good Komodo dragon should be "
jlmorgansr wrote on Jan 16, 2008 3:43 PM:
I can assure you that I have not assumed any other name. I have no idea who this person is. In fact I have regulated myself to just reading these posts, as I am making plans to move out of state. In fact I just showed Joe my house yesterday and I was hoping you would be with him, that would afforded me an opportunity to have a face to face discussion about some of the crap that is bantered about in here. But alas, no Karl. And for the record I love Ann Coulter, Rush, and the fair and balanced FOX Net work,,,lol "
DD wrote on Jan 16, 2008 3:40 PM:
DD wrote on Jan 16, 2008 3:29 PM:
karl L wrote on Jan 16, 2008 3:22 PM:
conservativejerry--fist of all, pooh to you for having such a long name to type. Secondly, do not confuse "outfox" with "having an entrenched partisan majority" or confuse the fear of losing voters and the lack of courage with "wisdom" or "cunning". It's way too generous to credit Bush with having any with which to sway the Senate with or his or any other Republicans' ability to make a good case for this stupid war.
Defunding the troops? It's a highly emotional issue and a political hot potato that doesn't have a chance until the public stops seeing it as rejection of the troops and starts to see it for what it is--one of the only ways left to restore the power to the people to enforce the popular mandate which is being ignored by the entire elected body in Washington. I am NO FAN, by the way, of either Pelosi or Reed!
AJ, great point about them not being necessarily inept but corrupt and deceitful.
BTW, Chris; what we're going to do after Bush leaves office is lobby the Congress to remove any legal protections extended to both Bush and Cheney which they might have had the foresight to legislate for themselves, and push for the arrest, indictment, and imprisonment of Bush, Cheney, and many other co-conspirators in their cabal--you can count on it, Chris! "
cm wrote on Jan 16, 2008 3:19 PM:
PS.I have the cutest black kitten on my lap ans YES she is purring like a kitten, as she should be! "
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 3:16 PM:
Farmer's Gal, let me know what you think about the Naomi Wolf book after you read it. "
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 3:09 PM:
For those of you who would have liked to have seen Kucinich in last night's debate, here is a great link - the debate that they didn't want you to see, courtesy of a REAL news program, Democracy Now!!!
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/1/16/breaking_the_sound_barrier_democracy_now
Go Kucinich! "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jan 16, 2008 3:06 PM:
chris van note wrote on Jan 16, 2008 2:30 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jan 16, 2008 1:59 PM:
The scary part is that it's even worse in many other countries.
But people really resist seeing the ugliness around them or they might realize how bad it is -- and see that it takes getting out of your comfort zone to truly do anything about it. No, the frogs are happier in the irignorance, slowly boiling before it's too late to jump out of the pot. "
DD wrote on Jan 16, 2008 1:54 PM:
chris van note wrote on Jan 16, 2008 1:50 PM:
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 1:21 PM:
conservativejerry wrote on Jan 16, 2008 12:52 PM:
chris van note wrote on Jan 16, 2008 12:27 PM:
Most people with common sense don't buy into the nonsense you are peddling. The conspiricy theories, the global warming "chicken little" garbage, the want of a welfare or "nanny" state, etc...Nobody wants to listen to some whiny, bitter nihilist constantly rant on about how life stinks, how America and the West are the cause of the world's problems, how anyone who is successful is terrible and ought to be made to pay, how Wal-mart is evil, how the future is bleak and everybody but them are a bunch of stupid, unsophisticated backwoods bumpkins from some Deliverance type background. Don't you think if the populace agreed with your point of view things would be different?
Hasn't quite worked out for your side in the last 40 years now has it. No wonder you are angry, I would be to if I bet on a losing horse every single race. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jan 16, 2008 11:43 AM:
But I checked our catalog here at Ithaca College, and we don't have "The End of America" OR "Promiscuities" (though we have two other of Naomi Wolf's books), and I will set about ordering them right now. I still have a couple hundred of my own discretionary funds to spend and was without inspiration. Thanks for the tip! "
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 11:23 AM:
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 11:12 AM:
To believe that they are bumbling and inept would take a leap of faith in that they desire what is best for America and not their power or their rich friends. I have seen NO evidence of that. I cannot think of one solitary thing that he has even proposed that shows he is even thinking about what is best for the American public, let alone the planet.
All one has to do is know a little about history, the players in the administration (the same criminals keep popping up throughout history) to figure out their game. It's all about BIG MONEY, BIG OIL, THE IRON TRIANGLE. "
AJ wrote on Jan 16, 2008 10:38 AM:
What's as bad, of course, is the repeal of posse comitatus and the passage of Patriot Acts 1 & 2.
They have ripped our constitution to shreds. And lets not forget that Bush was doing illegal wiretapping and surveilance BEFORE 911. So much for the BS about our "SECURITY".
The people in power now are dangerous criminals, socio and psychopaths. The parallels to what happened in Nazi Germany is striking and frightening. Anyone not seeing this is unbelievably stupid and ignorant.
Have you read Naomi Wolf's book yet? "The End of America - Letter of Warning to A Patriot" is a well documented warning to all Americans that they had better start opening their eyes before it is too late. "
karl L wrote on Jan 16, 2008 10:29 AM:
conservativejerry wrote on Jan 16, 2008 10:06 AM:
You should be ashamed to be kicked over and over and over by this Texas hick.
Talk about LOFL "
cm wrote on Jan 16, 2008 10:06 AM:
karl L wrote on Jan 16, 2008 9:59 AM:
Sorry Farmer's Gal, I don't have the name of it, but I know what you're talking about.. "
aubres wrote on Jan 16, 2008 9:02 AM:
cm wrote on Jan 16, 2008 8:36 AM:
cm wrote on Jan 16, 2008 8:27 AM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jan 16, 2008 7:43 AM:
The directive loosely defines "catastrophic emergency" as "any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions."
So, the President gets to decide something is a "catastrophic emergency", then he can give himself dictatorial power over any and all government AND PRIVATE BUSINESS activities until the emergency is declared over.
The directive also flies in the face of the former National Emergency Act, which included Congress in such decisions -- instead this directive creates a "National Continuity Coordinator" -- a position created without any authorization from Congress.
In fact, the directive makes no mention of Congress at all.
So much for checks and balances.
If you don't find this scary, you've really got your head in the sand. "
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jan 16, 2008 7:28 AM:
Thanks, ANGMOM3, well as can be expected. "
cm wrote on Jan 16, 2008 6:55 AM:
ANGMOM3 wrote on Jan 15, 2008 8:46 PM:
AJ wrote on Jan 15, 2008 8:20 PM:
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/content.aspx?audioID=17143
Anyhow, BEWARE the PHILLIPINO MONKEY hahahaha..... "
karl L wrote on Jan 15, 2008 7:43 PM:
When the &^%@ has this administration EVER had anything ever even resembling a "well thought out constructive plan"??? LOFL!!!
A.J., you're right about the timing issue. They're just chomping at the bit to push the big red button... "
AJ wrote on Jan 15, 2008 7:23 PM:
Karl, I worry that perhaps our esteemed King George may just decide to stay on a while longer, and a Gulf of Tonkin style incident might be just the right excuse, especially with the Republicans (not that the Dems are much better) absolutely having the worst prospects ever at the polls (even as rigged as they are).
All the mechanisms are now in place, just waiting for the right moment.
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cm wrote on Jan 15, 2008 6:58 PM:
karl L wrote on Jan 15, 2008 5:12 PM:
cm wrote on Jan 15, 2008 4:18 PM:
karl L wrote on Jan 15, 2008 3:15 PM:
cm wrote on Jan 15, 2008 3:09 PM:
MISSEY1941 wrote on Jan 15, 2008 3:01 PM:
You can't drive in this state at age 14.Where do you live? "
cm wrote on Jan 15, 2008 3:00 PM:
RWT wrote on Jan 15, 2008 2:39 PM:
cm wrote on Jan 15, 2008 2:14 PM:
pctech wrote on Jan 15, 2008 2:10 PM:
Were you there on the ship when all this happened? I am guessing you were not.. So what evidence do you have that says your were right, some article? The only ones that know what exactly happened are the sailors that were on those ships. You just have a conspiracy opinion, and that is all it is, an opinion, NOT A FACT!!!!!! "
karl L wrote on Jan 15, 2008 12:45 PM:
cm, you can't even admit that it doesn't matter HOW you want to try to spin it--I predicted that the Strait of Hormuz incident was being trumped-up to spread "Iranophobia" and I WAS RIGHT! Cite whatever other hypotheticals that the egg-faced Pentagon spin doctors have cited to cover their butts, but the fact remains that I got it RIGHT!
Chris Van Coulter, YOU need glasses and a brain, and a BIG spoon to eat your dumptruck full of humility, big boy! Just admit it, buddy, I WAS R-I-G-H-T. NO need to grovel before my prescient wisdom, just an apology would be fine. I'm waiting...... "
union wrote on Jan 15, 2008 12:43 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Jan 15, 2008 12:39 PM:
nature lover wrote on Jan 15, 2008 12:33 PM: