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RussianBear posted:Not that political, but still crazy. I always buy my tomatoes from random men on the street.
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 14:01 |
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# ? May 11, 2024 16:47 |
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Of course I will believe that a bunch of odd ornaments taken at extremely close range had to come from no other place than the White House Christmas tree. And that a single odd shape cookie that vaguely resembles an acorn when someone mentions it to me, must mean that there were plate loads of these and that it was an endorsement of ACORN. Lets forget about the fact that Obama signed legislation which removed some of their funding.
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 14:33 |
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oxbrain posted:I have a business contact who is warning me that California will be declaring bankruptcy on Feb. 28th. In preparation for the inevitable riots they are asking the UN for peacekeeping troops from Mongolia and Canada. Mongolia and Canada? Seems logical.
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 15:11 |
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Gotta love that criticism of the Mao picture. That's Andy Warhol's famous portrait of Mao, made up in rouge and eyeshadow. It's not a flattering portrayal of Mao, and it's certainly not what anyone would use if they're intending to hold up Mao to be praised, but, holy crap it's a picture of Mao, this proves OBAMA'S A COMMIE! I figure they didn't even notice the makeup, and just assumed that was the supposed to be the original photo and not Warhol's version.
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 17:08 |
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quote:Enjoying your Freedom? Thank a Veteran.. Got this from my aunt. Considering that we're Jewish, I have a feeling she didn't read most of this before she sent it.
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 20:54 |
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She claims she sent it out because it was thought provoking and would spark a dialogue. My response:quote:But it's almost entirely wrong and represents a ridiculously warped world view.
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 22:03 |
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Only whites can be racist because, as a majority group, we have the power to set policy that privileges ourselves and punishes minority groups. Minorities don't have this power, so they can be prejudiced, but not racist.
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 23:11 |
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SpergyGirl posted:Only whites can be racist because, as a majority group, we have the power to set policy that privileges ourselves and punishes minority groups. Minorities don't have this power, so they can be prejudiced, but not racist. I don't buy that since racism doesn't necessarily have anything to do with policy or actions. It just means believing that your race is better. Racism is a form of prejudice.
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 23:26 |
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What's it called when you hate your own race?
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 23:31 |
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crime fighting hog posted:What's it called when you hate your own race? self-hating <insert race here>? Edit: oh, i see what you're saying. Yeah, it's not necessarily your own race, racism is believing that any race is better than any other.
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 23:33 |
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Oh I understand the definition of racism/ethnocentrism/etc. I was just wondering if there is a specific term for a white man who hates white people, not just white guilt or anything like that.
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 23:36 |
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crime fighting hog posted:Oh I understand the definition of racism/ethnocentrism/etc. I was just wondering if there is a specific term for a white man who hates white people, not just white guilt or anything like that. A liberal
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# ? Dec 23, 2009 23:41 |
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unnoticed posted:I don't buy that since racism doesn't necessarily have anything to do with policy or actions. It just means believing that your race is better. Racism is a form of prejudice. I'm going by how racial activists define racism. I think that a lot of reactionary stuff like the above email stems from semantic issues - neither side is defining its terms properly.
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# ? Dec 24, 2009 00:02 |
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unnoticed posted:Got this from my aunt. Considering that we're Jewish, I have a feeling she didn't read most of this before she sent it. Did Michael Richards even go to court or anything for those horrid racist comments? On that note I guarantee that whoever wrote that didn't actually see the racist act in question
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# ? Dec 24, 2009 05:21 |
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cletepurcel posted:Did Michael Richards even go to court or anything for those horrid racist comments? On that note I guarantee that whoever wrote that didn't actually see the racist act in question The only thing that happened to him was that his career was finally dealt a deathblow.
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# ? Dec 24, 2009 07:58 |
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SpergyGirl posted:Only whites can be racist because, as a majority group, we have the power to set policy that privileges ourselves and punishes minority groups. Minorities don't have this power, so they can be prejudiced, but not racist. Sorry but that's not true. For example I'm pretty sure that the looting of asian owned businesses during the LA riots were at least partially motivated by racism.
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# ? Dec 24, 2009 16:25 |
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quote:------------------------------------- Remember, many democrats want American troops killed and Barbara Boxer how dare you want to be called Senator!!!!! Long fly Alaska!!!!!
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# ? Dec 24, 2009 18:52 |
She really has a $20,000 leather chair? That must kick rear end. Also, the General's taxes? The General is paid from tax revenue, just like everyone else in the military. Soldiers have Federal taxes with held from their checks, but I've found that redundant since it's all money coming from non-government tax payers in the first place. Edit: Wait, is he from Alaska or Washington? Armyman25 fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Dec 24, 2009 |
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# ? Dec 24, 2009 19:20 |
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Caustic posted:drunks (one who killed a staffer, yet is still revered) Who is this supposed to be? I'm drawing a blank. Did this happen 30 years ago or something?
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# ? Dec 24, 2009 20:40 |
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Caustic posted:Remember, many democrats want American troops killed and Barbara Boxer how dare you want to be called Senator!!!!! Long fly Alaska!!!!! And Carly Fiorina has used this in her campaign against Boxer. I can't even imagine the mindset required to get mad about this.
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# ? Dec 24, 2009 20:52 |
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crime fighting hog posted:Who is this supposed to be? I'm drawing a blank. Did this happen 30 years ago or something?
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# ? Dec 25, 2009 02:24 |
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Chappaquiddick, one of the GOP's favorite dead horses since 1972.
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# ? Dec 25, 2009 03:13 |
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quote:Subject: Excelent Commencement Speech I dont even know where to start, any comments?
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# ? Dec 25, 2009 03:35 |
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Econosaurus posted:I dont even know where to start, any comments?
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# ? Dec 25, 2009 04:04 |
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Econosaurus posted:I dont even know where to start, any comments? I should write a response about the Eagle Scout who graduated in the top of his class from a school in the same league as Carnegie Mellon, Cal-Tech and MIT (that he got into with a partial academic scholarship and the rest in loans) and has spent half of 2009 unemployed and unable to get work in the Chicagoland area. Then when he did get work it was for half of what his peers make, with double the hours and the only benefit being a crappy health insurance plan that chose not to cover a doctors visit because he had to go on COBRA for the first half of the year. "Uniquely American; ain't it?"
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# ? Dec 25, 2009 05:44 |
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Econosaurus posted:I dont even know where to start, any comments? The "Conservatives and Libertarians think -- and, setting aside the theocracy crowd, their identity is centered on the individual." line has got me in stitches. Conservatives put aside religion more often then liberals, eh?
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# ? Dec 25, 2009 05:51 |
What gets me is the dissonance of this kind of right wing thought and the supposed high regard they have for the military. Military culture is all about the group effort, about communal living and shared hardship. Someone should point out to this guy that WWII was not won by people being rugged individualists and keeping the fruits of their labor. It was won by a massive amount of sacrifice in terms of human lives and tax money. If I wanted to be cynical, I suppose I could point out the large number of conservative politicians and pundits that avoided military service while trumpeting it virtues. Al Gore is a Vietnam vet, Rush Limbaugh avoided service because of a polyp on his rear end. John Kerry served in Vietnam, while George W. Bush hid in the Air Guard at a time when getting a spot in the Guard was extremely difficult, due to it rarely being deployed to Vietnam. Why doesn't this guy talk about the CEO's and business men who moved the factories overseas and put American's out of work? Or those that ran the financial sector into the ground and cost this country billions? I think they put in more that 40 hours a week. Do I have to mention the lie that if you just work hard and do a good job you'll be successful? When people say they are fortunate, they mean that they haven't been struck down by catastrophe. A car accident, or cancer, or violent crime, or other unforeseen events can mean the difference between security and poverty. I would say that this guy is completely in love with the "self" rather than the Christian idea of caring for your fellow man. All he seems worried about is financial security and achievement, rather than any sense of community of fellowship. In the spirit of Christmas, "mankind should have been my business!"
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# ? Dec 25, 2009 06:55 |
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This one just confused me.quote:Fwd: Fw: YEAH, MICHIGAN STATE! It's about time Grifter fucked around with this message at 21:10 on Dec 29, 2009 |
# ? Dec 25, 2009 19:57 |
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Econosaurus posted:I dont even know where to start, any comments? Hmm... This_Never_Happened.Txt, or perhaps he was just laughed off the podium before he even got half-way done? I'd be afraid of any school that allows such Objectivist Tripe to be spouted. Taerkar fucked around with this message at 22:11 on Dec 25, 2009 |
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Taerkar posted:Hmm... This_Never_Happened.Txt, or perhaps he was just laughed off the podium before he even got half-way done? http://boortz.com/more/commencement.html Neal Boortz posted:No, this speech has never been delivered at a college or a university. It was written to protest the fact that such an invitation has never been offered! It has only been delivered on my radio show, printed in my book "The Terrible Truth About Liberals" and produced on a limited edition CD. The irony is that this commencement speech has been more widely distributed, and has been the subject of more comment than any commencement speech that actually has been delivered at any college or university in the past 50 years. ©Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003 by Neal Boortz.
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# ? Dec 25, 2009 22:15 |
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Ah, even better, so he's been pre-mocked by never being invited to give the speech. I wonder what he would think of the new version of the "Those that can't" line. Those that can, do. Those that can't, manage.
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# ? Dec 25, 2009 22:25 |
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Econosaurus posted:I dont even know where to start, any comments? For somebody who despises "group mentalities" so much, he sure does love the partisan divide.
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# ? Dec 26, 2009 03:29 |
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Looks like Dad was able to forward on some more crap after Christmas dinner this year:dad posted:
There was also some article about Obama's approval rating now being worse than Bush due to his "pro-abortion health care", but it wasn't as entertaining.
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# ? Dec 26, 2009 05:47 |
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CapMoron posted:Looks like Dad was able to forward on some more crap after Christmas dinner this year: I honestly know nothing about this. What's wrong with the information in the article? It seems kind of straightforward.
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# ? Dec 27, 2009 20:28 |
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buildmyrigdotcom posted:I honestly know nothing about this. What's wrong with the information in the article? It seems kind of straightforward. It says Obama has granted diplomatic immunity to Interpol so they can come in and arrest you without a warrant now. Death camps/etc
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# ? Dec 27, 2009 20:37 |
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crime fighting hog posted:It says Obama has granted diplomatic immunity to Interpol so they can come in and arrest you without a warrant now. Death camps/etc So is that inaccurate? It seems pretty clear from the article that they can do this.
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# ? Dec 27, 2009 21:41 |
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buildmyrigdotcom posted:So is that inaccurate? It seems pretty clear from the article that they can do this. quote:By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and in order to extend the appropriate privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 12425 of June 16, 1983, as amended, is further amended by deleting from the first sentence the words "except those provided by Section 2(c), Section 3, Section 4, Section 5, and Section 6 of that Act" and the semicolon that immediately precedes them. quote:it is hereby ordered that the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), in which the United States participates pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 263a, is hereby designated as a public international organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act; except those provided by Section 2(c), the portions of Section 2(d) and Section 3 relating to customs duties and federal internal-revenue importation taxes, Section 4, Section 5, and Section 6 of that Act. quote:Section 2(c) says that property of international organizations is immune from search or seizure. "You just can't make up how brazen this crowd is ... President Obama quietly signed an executive order that makes an international police force immune from the restraints of American law." No, Reagan did that.
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# ? Dec 27, 2009 21:57 |
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I got it - so they're blaming Obama for something he didn't really do. Unless there's some sort of connection between the US not being able to search/seize and INTERPOL getting a do-anything-they-want card. I have no idea how INTERPOL works or how they're required to report to the US gubberment.
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# ? Dec 28, 2009 01:02 |
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Plus Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, and most wars we've been in weren't even voted on by Congress, so I guess you could say that lots of other presidents have "accomplished . . . the direct overthrow of the American Constitution" already.
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# ? Dec 28, 2009 03:19 |
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Grifter posted:This one just confused me. Alright, now in mirror world. A Danish cartoonist draws an image of Jesus operating one of the many torture devices used during the Spanish Inquisition. I wonder, would peaceful protest/political correctness be destroying are country then?
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# ? Dec 29, 2009 06:37 |