Open Thread
By bluegal Friday Jan 11, 2008 11:30pmThe General at Second Life GOP headquarters (not making that up):
At first I said that I didn't think the Nine Inch Nails song, "I Want to F**k You Like an Animal" was appropriate for a Republican meeting.... I always like to begin my visits to SL GOP HQ, by stopping by the Reagan Monument and using the GOP's animated prayer balls (seriously, I am not making that up) to ask God to give my enemies a disease:
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One of my more enjoyable pastimes is to visit GOP headquarters, where ever I may be, and piss in the shoes of all the suits entering or leaving, who are wearing flag pins.
It's a 'Freedom of Expression' idiosyncrasy of mine.
And it's fun!
Yes, we can.
Whatever the case is.. more Americans need to raise their level of activism to get this country out of the hands of the corporations like Diebold, BlackWater, and Halliburton. Unfortunately they seem to be calling the shots a lot more effectively than any of our elected "representatives".
Anyone remember the website www.BuyBlue.org
So many idiots, so little time.....
I'm sure no one cares, but the song is called "Closer".
Prayer balls, lol.
If Obama gets the nom, could they PLEASE play Rhianna's "Umbrella" at the convention? That song makes me think of him.
I'll bet if you run into Reagan's ghost at one of the GOP shrines, he'll be really pissed that none of his staff was smart enough to think of the 'Blackwater' travesty. Christ, he could have had them sneak into Iran wearing Iraqi uniforms, shoot all the hostages, and save the expense of shipping them home.
Not to mention all the trouble we've had with Iran since they threw out the dictator we imposed on their democracy. And the bit of annoyance we've had with Iraq recently.
Iran and Iraq could have fought each other to death, Israel could have taken over their oil fields, and with the Jews in charge of the Middle East oil reserves, we'd be paying $8.47 a gallon for gas.
Funny the little details history swings on.
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I'm sorry, I have to say this a specific way (since this is an internet themed article)
omglolprayerbawls
Ok now that that's out of my system...
Do you ever get the feeling some Republicans don't actually know what they're supporting?
I mean seriously, I sometimes get the idea that these people agree with maybe 1 component of the Republican platform, and don't really see the rest of it (maybe intentionally?) I'm just baffled honestly..
I've never tried "Second Life", but I think a timely activity might be to bounce anyone that tried to enter the GOP HQ wearing a T-Shirt with words on it. :)
*Addendum*
I play mostly female characters in the online vidyagames - And from that perspective I have to say I would NEVER be caught dead in an outfit that skimpy. Cat ears are good though, gotta love the cat ears. *puts on cat ears*
*wishes he could be a real catboi*
... yes, when I'm half asleep and on my antidepressants, I become ever so slightly manwhorish, wheee!! But hey, its fun!
will no one heed the widow's son and turn up some aspens, preferably in clusters?!
The National Psychiatric Association has just released it's newest list of symbols for psychiatric disorders. The reason I bring this up here, is because one of the newest recognized disorders is OTS, 'Open Thread Syndrome', defined as an addiction which causes otherwise rational folks to plan their life schedules around the times 'Open Threads' open on various Blogs, and fight fiercely to be something called 'frist', which is an obscure reference to a one-time idiot doctor who was an incompetent politician, and not so good a doctor, either.
In addition to fighting for 'frist', OTS addicts cannot cease posting on Open threads until their carpal tunnel symyoms drive them to the floor, writhing in pain. Fortunately, the Association has opened a website to treat OTS addicts, at reasonable fees, anonymously if desired.
Visit OTSNUTS.npa for information.
I care, Tony. nobody calls Smells like Teen Spirit that "Entertain us" song. Just Closer. Must be the fact people only cared about the bestiality portion of the song. Strange people ;)
"'Cause God is on our side
I keep telling myself"
- Nine Inch Nails, The Good Soldier
world history 101 (with commentary):
executing julius caesar was a mistake, because, rather than prevent the rise of the roman empire, it enabled it.
executing french royalty was a mistake, because it enabled the rise of napoleon bonaparte.
executing the czars was a mistake, because it enabled not only the rise of lenin, but worse, josef stalin.
"man who seek revenge best dig two graves." -i got that off a fortune cookie the other day.
now, having said all that, i still vote we let texas be it's own country again, and bring puerto rico in just to bring it back to an even 50.
why davy crockett ever gave his life defending that useless scrap of dirt will forever remain a mystery to me...
acme super codebreaker for every riddle in the universe; existential, pragmatic, metaphorical or otherwise:
"?" = "WHY?!"
"." = "'cuz."
israel has really taken a beating in the american non-mainstream media over the last year or so. some of it deserved, some of it not so.
i think one thing many of us will agree on is that sooner or later, america and israel's arrangement will soon be due for a sober and realistic reassessment of our arrangement.
i'll put it to you this way, we're both probably due for a major "image makeover", at least in the eyes of the international community.
i say all this because i know there are those out there still a bit reticent to endorse obama because he maintains a healthy relationship with aipac.
let's be clear, even if you're upset (and understandably) about the attack on the u.s.s. liberty by the israelis in 1967, or whatever else, america must retain a good, solid relationship with israel. we can argue until the cows come home, but israel is here to stay, and if israel's here to stay, a safe and secure israel is in EVERYONE's best interests.
if we're going to judge the israelis foe taking that land in 1948, then we better be ready to defend our own power grab from the native american indians. after all, america IS guilty of no less than 4 of the world's most serious war crime violations: the bombing of dresden. the bombing of tokyo, and the atomic annhilation of both nagasaki and hiroshima.
do you really think jesus is happy about any of that?
there are a lot of level-headed, good people in israel, just as there are in america.
if we're going to have any hope of cleaning up this mess, it's going to take a coordinated effort for positive change from WITHIN.
*for
if "through deception, thou shalt make war" holds true, does it not stand to reason that "through truth, thou shalt make peace"?
"stopping by the Reagan Monument and using the GOP’s animated prayer balls to ask God to give my enemies a disease:"
Really how could anyone make something like that up? These guys are just beyond parody.
i have allways wanted to take a huge dump in reagans crypt, its one donation id make to a republican !!!!!!!!!!! best day of my life was when the good lord saw fit to stop that bastards suffering !!!!!!!!!!!!thankyah jesus!
using the GOP’s animated prayer balls to ask God to give my enemies a disease
Sounds like good Christian values to me!
the GOP’s animated prayer balls
Ben-Wa balls?
tyree @ 20:
Dude, I bet we could get enough people involved to hold the worlds largest dump contest! We can fill his empty soul with the shit of the people by the people and from the people!
emmit otter @ 16:
fuck israel, stop pissing our money on thoes deadbeats!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blair doesn't know when he's not wanted.
hareli @ 22:
no! Boehner Balls!!!
John Edwards second Life HQ vandalized:
http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/27/21847/2507
Preacher Boob @ 7:
Are you saying that GWB has kept gas prices down by invading Iraq?
The Cheney of Israel, Netanyahu, brags on Israeli Radio that he got Bush to promise to bomb Iran:
attn: fellow obama supporters:
some of my gay and lesbian friends are still on the fence regarding support for our candidate. i'm sure it has something to do with the donnie mcclurkin rallies down south.
i didn't find them particularly offensive. you had a southern minister basically saying human sexuality wasn't "fixed".
and is it, really? i mean. most gay friends i know have admitted to heterosexual impulses, and vice versa.
plus, obama's going to have to rally southern religious voters to have any hope of securing the democratic nomination. kerry got beat up over the massachusetts civil union issue.
whether or not you like it, america's just not quite ready for gay mariage. it will probably be settled, over time, as a "state" issue.
and remember, neither clinton nor obama has as of yet endorsed same-sex marriage, or civil union.
now, i'm christian, but in favor of allowing same-sex civil-union, or marriage, because it's healthier for society.
homosexuality's not going away, nor should it, and as i see it, civil-union will eventually be beneficial for society, not bad for it, because it encourages taking care of your loved ones and discourages irresponsible promiscuity, which, overall, is the big problem.
solving this perceived rift between gays and christians in america is probably a lot easier than we think... remind gays jesus himself never weighed in on homosexuality, at least not in the bible i grew up with, because he deemed it so unworthy of mention, in the grand scheme of things. and remind christians jesus asked us all to not judge others, lest we be judged ourselves.
jesus DID recommend we men love our wives as if they were ourselves, a point that seems to be lost on the self-righteous....
tyree @ 24:
ty, i know what you're saying, but we have to solve this honestly AND peacefully...
Tony Says:
I’m sure no one cares, but the song is called “Closer”.
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Hell Yeah it is NIN owns!!!
Incidentally someone should script a mouth sucking a dick flag and plant it on that lawn.
emmit otter @ 30:
perhaps obama suporters need a stool softner they say hes packing big meat!!!!!!!!!!!!
DON'T be a vitamin-starved adlai stevenson.
for those of you who don't remember, adlai stevenson was an illinois governor with a head full of steam, who never quite had what it took to land himself a desk in the oval office, or even as vp on kennedy's '60 ticket.
he also apparently had some unhealthy habits. as do, unfortunately, many of us on team obama.
sober up a bit, ladies and gents. and maybe lay off the "peace pipe", at least until we get this country back on track.
try to hit the gym a little more often, try to drink lots of water, and by all means, take your vitamins.
i heard obama finally quit smoking last year, maybe more of us ought to do the same.
we're in for the fight of our lives this year, so why not bring our a-game?
DON'T be a vitamin-starved adlai stevenson.
emmit otter @ 31:
yeah like israel allways does!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just love the experts on political analogy we get on this site. They almost sound like MSM.
My edit...Just sayin', Mr. Otter.
Ron @ 28:
Not exactly. I was implying that if Nancy Reagan had 'Just Said Yes', she'd have had a happier marriage.
Acronym Jim @ 38:
i understand what you're saying. please hear me out, i think we're going to get to a place where civil-union or same-sex marriage is the acceptible norm, i really do, and i'm in favor of this, but we're just not quite there yet...
remember, clinton isn't promising you anything obama isn't...
Preacher Boob @ 39:
if nancy had just shaved her beaver ronny would have had the problem licked!!!!!!!!!!!
tyree @ 36:
ty, i know all about everything from the u.s.s. liberty attack, to the king david hotel bombing, to the dancing jews on 9/11... i still contend that we need israeli help to solve the world's problems...
Preacher Boob @ 39:
Did Reagan have any chidren that lived with his marriage with Nancy or was the ones that lived from his previous marriage. Maybe it was Nancy that didn't have any that lived (Michael).
emmit otter @ 42:
the isralies are creating the world problems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"this day does not belong to one man, but to all. let us together rebuild this world, that we may share in the days of peace."
aragorn, just after his coronation at the end of "lord of the rings: return of the king".
tyree @ 44:
yes, but so are we...
if i should wake before i die id like a second helping of cherry pie, cool hand luke!
JJohnson @ 8:
If it has anything to do with the phallic or balls (prayerbawls) - they're happy.
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emmit otter @ 46:
but we are the isralies!!!!!!!!!!!! they own us dont you get it we are all the enemy!
tyree @ 47:
I would like apple pie ala mode but I guess that is why we have differences.
hareli @ 29:
we're not bombing iran. gates won't allow it, and god bless him.
at least i think i know which side he butters his bread on: right-side up, like me.
emmit otter @ 42:
You've got it backwards. And we're doing a bad job of it. Let me let you in on a little Israeli secret: it doesn't give a shit about you. It just wants US money, and it will say anything to get it. And this has nothing to do with Jews. It just as to do with the story, and everyone buys it without thinking it through. Read Tony Karon.
tyree @ 49:
it's not necessarily as antagonistic a relationship as you might think. like i said, there are a lot of really good-hearted jews in israel, just like there are a lot of really good-hearted christians in america.
we need to forge strong alliances with the good guys.
don't blame the good jews in israel for the mistakes of the far-right hardliners any more than you would blame true-believing christians for the mistakes of american "endtimer evangelicals".
emmit otter @ 51:
We'll see.
Tequila @ 25:
If Europe is too smart to elect a "Bush" - how/why are they electing people like Blair, Berlusconi and Sarkozy?
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hareli @ 52:
like i've already said, i believe a sober reassessment of america's relationship with israel is not only overdue, it's inevitible.
Trittydi @ 48:
Soon they will be turning on each other. They want it all. Soon they will go against the ones that got it all for them by finacing their schemes just like they turned against the working class that used their creative minds and their sweat to get it for them. Soon they will be fighting amongst themselves.
hareli @ 54:
agreed. but i DO like robert gates. he called out the speedboat ruse, that took guts. i'll put it to you this way: we're a heck of a lot better with gates than rumsfeld, just as we're a heck of a lot better with general hayden than that scumbag, porter goss.
emmit otter @ 56:
You a Jew?
I read somewhere that Blackwater repainted their trucks right after their mercenaries shot and killed a bunch of innocent civilians.
I guess they were trying to 'spruce up' their image, but I don't think painting bunny rabbits and fields of daisies on up-armored humvees, with top-mounted 50mm gatling guns, is going to fool anyone.
Emmit @40:
Emmit @45:
Emmit, If I may be so bold as to use your (pseudonymist?) first name; I have been fighting for the same rights extended to heterosexual Americans for the last 20 years. I have witnessed lies, obfuscations, isolationing, and killings based on homophobia. I've witnessed cherished partners evicted from the bedsides of their dying life partners, based on homophobic biological family members, who incidentally, had nothing to do with their brethren until it became clear that the person was going to be gone from this earthly sphere. I personally have been a victim of a gay bashing engendered by homophobic rantings from the right.
This is just in my lifetime. It doesn't take into account all of the people that have been relegated to the shadows while "waiting for the states to make up their minds."
Gues what? Me and my brothers and sisters are already there. We prefer that it not take another 200 years for the powers that be to get enlightened to simple human(e) equality.
Your second quote is closer to reality, even if quoted from fiction. We do need to work together. If you're truly supportive of equal rights for gays and lesbians, speak up! Speak out!
The current trend is a drifting away from the hard work done since the 69 Stonewall stand.
I tried Second Life a couple of years ago. I am convinced you can make a fortune playing it if you are already financially independant, spend twenty hours a day playing it, think of nothing else, keep a piss jar next to your computer, have a maid come in once a day to empty it and if you enjoy psychosis.
Since my first life is something i can feel, taste and smell as well as see and hear i think i will enjoy that instead.
By the way, if you have not realized it yet, some of the same irritating assholes we have to deal with on Planet Earth exist in Second Life as well.
xoites defends Constitution @ 62:
I hope not. Glad to see you again.
emmit otter @ 35:
I googled obama president "health freedom," but all I came up with was stuff supporting Ron Paul. Will Obama fight to keep access to nutrients above the laughable, paltry RDA?
Hi, Ron. Sorry i am just stopping by for a moment. Nice to see you too.
:)
hareli @ 59:
It's not PC to ask someone about religion or politics.
You an anti-semite democrat?
Mike McConnell just stated that he considered water boarding would be torture if applied to him.
Fortunately for Mike, our National Intelligence Chief, he has not yet been revealed as an undercover Al Qaeda terrorist agent so he needn't worry about being water boarded just yet.
Preacher Boob @ 66:
I was born in Israel. Emigrated here in my early teens before I had to go in to the army. American citizen. Mother Holocaust survivor born in Alsace-Lorraine; betrayed by the Zionists, and left to die when a kid. Father a Sabra, born in Palestine before Israel became Israel. Anything else you want to know?
hareli @ 68:
Oh SNAP!
I just realized that a CrazyChristianEvangelicanFundamentalist 'belief' in 'god', is similar to a seven-year-old male African American's 'belief' in blond pussy. Neither has ever seen it, but all their friends talk about it and act as if they've seen it, so they become convinced that their 'belief', their 'faith', could be real.
And since everyone talks about how, when they finally see it, they will be in 'heaven', they fall in love with the idea, and really believe it will come true, be 'real', for them.
The difference between the two is, the kid has a good chance in a couple of years of getting to his 'heaven', the CrazyChristian will have an eternity of disappointment.
hareli @ 68:
Then perhaps your question should've been "You a Zionist"?
Don't know about it not being a PC question to ask if someones a Jew. More like... not relevant.
I just discovered the following site last week and it's awesome. I've always wanted to know what an honest republican sounds like when they quit spinning and get right down to the issues.
Please enjoy all:
http://www.askarepublican.com/Welcome.html
Preacher Boob @ 70:
?!?
xoites defends Constitution @ 62:
XOITES!!!
"...the GOP’s animated prayer balls (seriously, I am not making that up) to ask God to give my enemies a disease:"
C'mon priapism!
hareli @ 68:
OK, my next guess is you're an American anti-zionist, trying to figure out which of the meshuganah candidates would be best for your interests. Join the club. I guess you realize that just as none of them would ever say they are against apple pie, motherhood, or the flag, they wouldn't dare say they are against zionism. From your perspective, is any of them desirable?
Preacher, God and pussy is the difference between intangible and tangible.
Apologies to the women on the board. Guy thing.
The Navy is trying to equate the Iranian incident on the same level as the U.S.S. Cole attack. In the same article, and straight out of "Animal Farm", Bush seems to think it's a good thing that Saddam's party is back in the Iraqi government.
driftglass @ 75:
Fu*k your enemies! Maybe they'll catch something.
hareli @ 77:
The women on the board know about pussy, better than the men do.
Preacher Boob @ 80:
Stan: Hey, do you know where I can find the clitoris?
Cartman: What is that like finding Jesus or something?
(Sorry couldn't resist...)
Thing Fish @ 71:
Whether or not you're a Jew is certainly relevant to a Jew.
Preacher Boob @ 76:
From an American perspective, my view is that we fix the oldest problem first. Racism. My view is that electing Obama will kill 50% of the racism in this country the day he takes office. Katrina shattered me and wife. We sat there watching American citizens floating face down and floating down the river. She as born in America. They were all black. The event that caused it was beyond anyone's control. My wife looked at me and said, "This is how we treat blacks in this country. There will be no outrage." She was right. Nothing has changed in NOLA. Katrina deeply deeply affected me; I watched footage supplied by a NOLA TV cameraman supplied from his computer. I watched Bush strumming a guitar in AZ on that Monday for McCain's birthday, and I was in tears; I admit it. It was an epiphany.
Preacher Boob @ 82:
May be mistaken; but I thought the question came regarding support for the state of Israel. I don't find being a Jew relevant to that.
Thing Fish @ 84:
Thing Fish @ 84:
[ Something didn't work out with the last post.]
Shouldn't be, Thing. Google: Avraham Burg Haaretz
BTW, Thank you Miss Kitty. :-)
hareli @ 83:
We have much in common. N'Awlins is one of my favorite cities. My Godfather/Uncle lived there. The Katrina disaster was sickening. I follow your reasoning on Obama. I'm waiting to decide. If the Corporate/Business greed/influence could be mitigated, the country would be much better off. That's a field with which I am familiar, so I tend to lean toward Edwards as preferable. However, much more important than my personal preference is that we nominate someone who can win the general election. If it looks as though Obama is that candidate, I will support him.
Investment Banker Karl Schwartz lays it out
1. The Caspian Sea Basin (Kazakstan, Turkmenistan etc.) holds between 11 and 12 TRILLION dollars in oil and gas resources
2. There are only three ways to get it out:
- East to China
- West through Iran, Russia, and Turkey to Europe
- South through Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the kicker is A pipeline deal was signed between KARZAI and Musharraf and the leader of Turkmenistan , several weeks after KARZAI was placed in office by Bush ..errrr , took office .
3. The Taliban who controlled Afghanistan before 9/11 made pipeline deals with non-US companies and refused to change them to give control of the region's resources to the US
Only an idiot thinks the U.S. built billion dollar bases , with B2's ; helicopters; gunships; PX's; to go after guys in a Mt. and driving Toyota pick ups and remember the U.S. government was in contact with the Taliban up at least 2000 , trying to get a pipeline deal going, THEN 9 - 11 happen ..and they were punished . At least for taking UNOCAL money for meetings in Houston , taking oil production classes all paid for by UNOCAL . Except t the bad boys wanted an OPEN pipe line to access the trillions going through their country , actually a smart business move . But, U.S. oil companies weren't having it and BOMBS AWAY .
Peter Hart of FAIR and the radio program "Counterspin" wrote a great article on the coverage of the primaries so far. If you get a chance go to www.kpfa.org and listen to the podcasts of "Counterspin" with Janine Jackson, Steve Rendell, and Peter Hart. It is a great radio program. "Guns and Butter" with Bonnie Faulkner is another show worth listening to online as is "Flashpoints." Well here is an excerpt of Hart's latest article which echoes much of what he said on "Counterspin." For everyone who cares about integrity in reporting, I suggest you all read this article and start listening to "Counterspin" each week as they look back at the past week's media and press coverage and what did and did not get covered. Here is the excerpt:
Published on Saturday, January 12, 2008 by FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting)
New Hampshire Fiasco?
Adding context to campaign coverage
by Peter Hart
Expectations and reality
Though they often prefer to think of themselves as mere observers of an election, the media clearly set the tone for much of the campaign, laying out expectations for various candidates and making editorial decisions about who the most “viable” contenders will be–usually long before most actual voters have been given the chance to weigh in. But beating the expectations doesn’t necessarily guarantee good coverage. Democratic contender John Edwards defied press predictions by finishing second in Iowa, ahead of supposed front-runner Hillary Clinton. But much of the media conversation after the votes were tallied focused on the disappointing Edwards showing. By contrast, Republican John McCain had a great night in Iowa, according to many in the press– despite the fact that he finished fourth, behind Fred Thompson. The obvious difference is not how well the candidates did but how well they are liked by the press corps.
Some in the media point out that the Republican race in New Hampshire went as predicted, so it wasn’t all bad news for the press. But the campaign coverage still included its share of bizarrely confident predictions. NBC’s Tim Russert (1/4/08) declared that “only McCain or Romney can come out of New Hampshire to fight for another day in South Carolina, only one. One stays behind. It is make or break for McCain or Romney in New Hampshire.” Given that both candidates are, by all appearances, continuing to campaign, will Russert explain where his prediction came from? Or as the Washington Post’s David Broder wrote before the New Hampshire vote (1/4/08), “A second Romney loss would effectively end the former Massachusetts governor’s candidacy.”
Horse race
There’s a long trend of media hostility towards so-called “second-tier” candidates (Extra!, , 9/10/03). As a recent Wall Street Journal news story put it (1/10/08), “In both parties, second-tier candidates continue to press on and siphon off votes.” But Broder and Russert were not just saying that non-frontrunners have a duty to get out of the way–they were asserting that a loss in New Hampshire would mean that Romney would no longer be a front-runner. This illustrates an important point about mainstream election coverage: Not only do journalists and pundits devote far too much attention to covering the horse race aspect of campaigns, but when they cover the horse race they generally do a poor job of it....
Read the entire article @:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/01/12/6340/
Preacher Boob @ 88:
You can't mitigate the Corporate/Business greed/influence. But if you empower those who can mount a healthy offense, you have a polis, a city state, a civilization. History has shown that.
Yes, Peter Hart saying that article, "not only do journalists and pundits devote far too much attention to covering the horse race aspect of campaigns, but when they cover the horse race they generally do a poor job of it," but made a great point illustrating the Democratic side of things in how the media plays favorites and is unprofessional.
Hart said in the same article that:
"Consider Barack Obama’s apparently monumental victory in the Iowa caucuses. The distribution of delegates, though, was hardly so dramatic: Obama won 16, Clinton 15 and Edwards 14. In a race to secure a little over 2,000 delegates, the results are of little consequence. In New Hampshire, Clinton’s dramatic comeback netted her nine delegates–the same number awarded to Obama. In the total delegate count tallied on CNN’s website–which counts a large number of party insiders awarded as “superdelegates”–Clinton has more than double the number of delegates as Obama, and Edwards is about 25 delegates behind Obama."
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/01/12/6340/
hareli @ 91:
Preacher Boob @ 93:
Preacher, your comments did not come through.
Preacher Boob @ 93:
I just tried to reply to this, but am so tired I mistakenly entered it above, look at Preacher Boob@76, in this block. Good chatting with you, good night.
Under post # 93, look at Preacher Boob # 76
Preacher, convoluted but gotcha.
•••••••••••••••And, we ALREADY know, one day after the NH SecState accepted the Kucinich recount filing, that the NH primary was ILLEGAL••••••••••••••••••
Election Officials Confrim that Employees from LHS Associates, Diebold's Sole Programmer, Vendor and Service Provider in NH, Were Allowed to Access Vulnerable Optical-Scan Systems Throughout Election Day
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5553
Paul in LA @ 99:
This will be interesting to follow. Google: granny warrior. They need money. $1.00 will help. I think it's valuable to PayPal $1.00 for this.
At least 121 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have committed a killing or been charged in one in the United States after returning from combat, The New York Times reported Sunday.
supply siders love using Scofield Bible soma
Those seals are NOT to be broken under any circumstances. The machine is to be set aside and not used. Breaking the seal cancels the certification of the machine.
RoVs are clueless about this nationwide. They let the VENDOR tamper with the machines throughout the election day in NH.
NO ONE, other than Diebold, knows what they did to those machines.
Tequila @ 101:
As you sow so shall you reap.
16 emmit otter@16
tyree@24
tiree, nah, nah, nah!
I have always said, is no the people, is their government. That's why Israel and America are so hated. The problems in the Middle East are caused by Israel treatment of Palestinian, the fanatic support of America for Israel, and the thirst of America for oil. Is America fanatism for Israel is just an excuse to just keep build military installatins and control of the oil producing governments? I can assure religion is the least playing a roll here. And true, Israel hast just begun!
garcia @ 105:
You're begging the question. The actual and rather obvious fact is that the oil-military sector is forcing a foreign policy on us that is not chosen by the people, currently in overdrive with an actual coup.
The usual method of denigrating the USA as a society is to pile up the bad gov't actions that almost always violated the public will, from past decades or centuries, and then pretend that America is a dog with two eyes and a tail.
We need freeing from our gov't, now especially--but the theme is the same WORLDWIDE. There are very few free peoples on the earth.
So this 'fanaticism' is a straw dog. Human society outside of peace and freedom is nothing but fanaticism, on all sides.
The people in this coup are not a legal gov't. We're being held hostage by criminals. Most of the population is not fanatical about Israel. I personally have protested their consulate many times.
And a word on supposed-Christian 'fanaticism' over Israel? A lot of Christians are not fundamentalists, but those aside, among fundies, and I know several, they consider Israel of modern day the apocalypse of the Jews. It's the Holocaust of the end times that Olmert slaughtered the Lebanese and mined their land. Of course Israel is unholy. And of course the Bush ME-War Company are wildcatting for the Saudi's whose citizens blew our towers up. They don't even flinch.
GOP HQ in Second Life
Praying to Ronald... aweshum.
Paul in LA @ 99:
Check this out;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BHPFHxF9CU&eurl=http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5550
WTF?!
I've been super bitchola for yards, miles, and years in the end.
Give me an S an H an I! When one starts to hate oneself ahead of time..well, then.
Global warming hits the east coast.
"This new era is being built with the understanding that power is a trust that must be exercised with the consent of the governed," Bush said.
Shorter "Sadly, No!"
tyree @ 44:
tyree @ 44:
Right. Just tell those uppity jews to STFU and go back to their ghettos. My my, don't those jews make a lovely scapegoat. Again. Using an abundance of exclamation points only illustrates your lack of any true ideas.
xoites defends Constitution @ 62:
Come back and try it again - you don't have to spend you entire day using SL to get something out of it, there is room in your real life for both I suspect. And while there are some irritating aholes in SL, as in RL, there is a much larger community of progressives and liberals including Jesus' General who is a major organizing force there.
One thing you can do in Second Life - at least you could last Thursday - was meet Ned Lamont. The week before that it was George Lakoff - the venue is a LIVE interview show filmed entirely in Second Life called VIRTUALLY SPEAKING WITH JIMBO HOYER. Jimbo interviews notable progressives, pundits, authors, etc.
You can watch archived video, taken online in Second Life, or listen to podcasts of the interviews from the last few months at this web site http://www.inworldstudios.com/vs
She is praying for God to do unto her what she is praying what she wants God to do unto others.
Dire Lobo @ 113:
well well it seems i offended a jew, sorry about that slick, but dont let the truth about israel hurt you to much!!!!!!!!!!its all smoke and mirriors anyway!!!!!!!! whats the big deal we give the zionests billions of dollars , they turn around and buy billions of dollars worth of weapons from rich americans , then they turn around and attack countrys say like lebanon, why ? because in defending thier territory they kill and capture to isralie army terriorists who crossed lebanons borders in search of more lebanese to imprison and torture in israels prison camps, exclaimation points !!!!!!!!!!heres some for you , isreal carpet bombs lebanon because lebanon has one of thier soldiers held captive ? when israel has thousands of lebanese includeing women and children in thier prisons , gee i dont see anything unfair about that, then they israel destroys lebanons infrastructure! thousands dead or left homeless, then before israel attacks lebanon the head of the zionests is warned america might get pissed if they attack lebanon and netanyahoo , replys , dont worry about the americans WE OWN THEM!!!!!!!!!!!! then after they go thru with thier treachery and attack lebanon america sends candy ass rice to offer millions of bucks to the lebanese for the israelie butchery, and goes strait to israel afterwards and gives isral billions in aid by way of replaceing all thoes bunker buster bombs ect!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah i can see your point , were not supposed to question israels zionests agresshion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ps sorry about the misspells , if thats your best arguement against what i said!!!!!!!
I have a general question? Does anyone here support the DLC and if so why?
by the way wich gettos are you talking about? thiers no gettos in warsaw anymore ,
The land next to the GOP HQ seems to be for sale. Is anyone here interested in opening a furry vore sex club in Second Life?
Preacher Boob @ 66:
I think the poor deluded soul is an anti-kike and nowhere near democratic. Lets invent a new name for him and please let it start with a big "F"
There is a DKos discussion on Removing Pelosi as Speaker -- now, before the election -- to make way for impeachment. In a few short weeks, there are over 2,000 refernces to this effort to remove Pelosi-- this is moving much faster than the House Rule 603 effort.
Please encourage your friends who know people posting at DKos to visit the link, comment, and provide their views on this effort, petition, and approach to starting an investigation. Here are the precedents of the House permitting this approach: An open challenge to remove the Speaker, and replace her with someone the Majority supports. The House has forwarded to the Judiciary Committee the Kucinich proclamation calling on the VP to be investigated. A majority have already defied the Speaker.
The House leadership well knows there are serious issues on the table: Alleged war crimes linked to this President in re Iraq; and serious breaches of Geneva. The recent judicial opinion/order shows us that torture was "foreseeable"; the question is why this "foreseeable problem" doesn't have some foresight in Congress.
History will judge Americans for what they did, not what they dreamt about; and whether all lawful options were used to fully enforce the Geneva Conventions. I urge you to look broadly at this issue: If Congress and the Speaker are not confronted, but these alleged war crimes go unchallenged, then other nations may, under the principle of reciprocity, commit like abuses against similarly non-charged Americans.
The issue on the table is subtle: Whether a group of leaders will be confronted to fully do what is difficult; or whether they will be held to account later for refusing to use all lawful options at their disposal to prevent other nations from using "other methods" to do what We the People refused to do: Fully enforce the Geneva Conventions.
Please encourage others to read these comments, send a text message to others informing them of the DKos discussion, and let your friends know: The American leadership has chosen inaction against a President; but that is putting our safety at risk. It is time to confront the Speaker: Either start an investigation, or we will continue to use all lawful options to force you to fully assert your oath: Investigate, or your removal is on the table.
Tony @ 5:
Tony, I care.
Bush speaking in the United Arab Emirates called for democracy in Iran. From the CIA Factbook article on the UAE:
chief of state: President KHALIFA bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004); Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD bin Rashid al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006)
head of government: Prime Minister and Vice President MUHAMMAD bin Rashid al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers SULTAN bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 20 November 1990) and HAMDAN bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 20 October 2003)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
note: there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the seven emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets four times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power
elections: president and vice president elected by the FSC for five-year terms (no term limits); election last held 3 November 2004 upon the death of the UAE's Founding Father and first President ZAYID bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan (next to be held in 2009); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president
election results: KHALIFA bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan elected president by a unanimous vote of the FSC; MUHAMMAD bin Rashid al-Maktum unanimously affirmed vice president after the 2006 death of his brother Sheikh Maktum bin Rashid al-Maktum
They truly can't do anything without a heaping of irony.
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