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Trying to Coach going....Beulah time!
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Call it what you will. Only people that drive me crazy are the ones that feel the need to shove their beliefs down your throat. When it comes to that stuff, live and let live is what I say. |
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The point of this particular monologue is that if you are one who has faith in God, "He" surely would not favor one country over another. "He" does not need you stroke his ego by telling him He is the only God, by getting down on your news to him,etc. Carlin is in a tough spot as an atheist trying to tell people what God is like, but he is trying to point out things some Christians do that fly in the face of reason and, more importantly(since we're talking about faith, not reason) things that are contrary to the teachings of Christ |
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i have to say the more i listen to conservative talk radio, the more disgusted i get with the conservatives, the republican 'base' and the ultra right. i understand rush limbaugh was dammed unhappy when mccain said he wasn't a party man, as rush believes it's party (as long as it's the republican party) before all. that's insane. both parties actually come up with good ideas on occasion, neither speaks to most citizens, so how can either one always be the right, or best one? depends on the topic i think. as for imposing democracy, that's the most ironic thing ever. take this democracy or else! and it's true, you can't make people want it, or accept it. we wouldn't want another country coming here and demanding we change our govt, or our way of life, so who are we to do the same? as for the economy, absolutely it's #1. but what intrigues me in that respect is that obama thinks he can offer more, but he essentially wants to keep bushes tax scheme, while only raising taxes on the rich, and by increasing capital gains taxes. so the debt, the deficit, won't be going anywhere. inflation is rampant. why? oil and energy are the main reasons why we're having out of control inflation. solving, or working towards solving that problem will help the economy in general. won't solve all the problems, but it's quite a start. also, highways and such are suffering fund-wise, as tax receipts are down since we're not travelling-so our infrastructure will suffer. both candidates have to have a realistic view of our natural resources and whether it would be in our best interest to start using our own, rather than buying from overseas. i guarantee that opec doesn't want us to drill for more of our own, as they have only one real source of income in that area. we bought from them, and ignored our own potential oil and gas markets because they were cheaper. that's no longer the case. |
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All this side stepping crap and learning how not to answer a tough question is required for politicians because "we" will freak if they actually admit the problem is extraordinarily difficult. They give us exactly what "we" want. Vague dodging answers so as not to disturb us. This election is a very tenuous one imo. In the next two months it could swing either way. If Russia, for example, decides to flex muscles again and really become intransigent with the EU and US this could be the issue that puts McCain in. If another Bear-Stearns hidden financial trouble comes to light in another major investment/banking company Obama could be put in. This is all rather unnerving. What goes on in this country in the next two months (rather random things possibly) could determine who we have for the next four years. But we will have new leadership one way or another, and that is good. So overall, I am very excited. |
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I agree! Also, if we had a professional media reporting - it might be possible for politicians to be more - forthcoming. But as soon as you express a new or different idea you get blasted from all sides. And we ask for all these people to be squeaky clean - no wonder we don't get the best people in the important positions. Perhaps someday the electorate will get smart - but probably not in my lifetime - but one can hope. |
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Palin went to six colleges in six years, got a journalism degree but there's no indication she ever worked for a school newspaper or anything like that. Seems newsworthy considering her lightweight resume:
http://www.comcast.net/articles/news...lin.Education/ |
This should end the argument i saw on here that Obama's Yale accomplishments were no more impressive than Palins college experience
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She should have had Biden help her with the resume.... |
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Sorry, I misspoke. I meant to say Harvard, but it does show how little I know.
I'll investigate this if you really think Obama is not on a higher intellectual level than Palin Scuds, what was your experience at Istanbul like?. Do you understand the Sunni's some? |
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Ambassador I would imagine.:) |
Apparently they're very tourist oriented in Instanbul and have a good nightlife scene.
It being a pivotal point in the international drug trade raises concerns that Scuds has not been properly vetted before being allowed to be a member here. Why did he choose to attend such a distant university (though it does have a top notch reputation)? Why did Sarah Palin, an Idaho born/Alaskan raised girl, leave the University of Hawaii after two weeks, because it rained. I think two weeks in a college semester is too long to get your money for the semester refunded. Someone ate that bill. I gave her a chance, but everything points to her being a bit of a dim wit |
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I don't think it has anything to do with currying favor from God in athletic events. It seems to me that many people that carry this faith, believe in their hearts that their God blessed them with a talent and maybe that is their way of thanking Him. Again, there are radicals on both sides of the ball (no pun intended) that seem intent on jamming their particular beliefs down your throat. I have my particular faith that I choose to rely on and would never tell someone that believes different from me that they are wrong. |
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1) They lie(often.) 2) Tell you "you're trippin'" (when you inform them that they're liars.) 3) Argument ensues, and ends in an abrupt stop in communication( probably after an "F-YOU") 4) After a given amount of time, they ask you how you are doing(as if there was never an argument.) 5) no doubt there soon will be a return to #1 These are "Western Loving" Turks (Secular non-religious types.) Good luck with the religious ones. |
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BUT...yeah people die between 72-76 but a very small percentage of those people have the access to the same health care McCain has. Lets use some common sense here, people. Reagan was a vegetable and they kept him alive. |
Can't we talk about Drug's Sister In Law people?
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September 5, 2008 9:52 PM Emerald Downs 5 1.00 P4 (PWHL) 1, 2, 3, 9 / 2, 5, 10, 11 / 1, 4, 5 / 7, 12 $96.00 $920.70 :cool: |
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Why Mike you are starting to sound like an elitist |
No, I'm not an elitist. I'm not sure what classification I'd have in that regard
My education was one of developing critical thinking skills, rather than one of indoctrination |
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you just lost the argument. stop falling into that trap. be an elitist. be a proud proud elitist. it beats being a creationist. or one of the brain dead beating the drum for them. |
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Doesn’t elite mean good? Is that not something we’re looking for in a president anymore? … The job you’re applying for — if you get it, and it goes well, they might carve your head into a mountain. If you don’t actually think you are better than us, then what the f@*k are you doing? |
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I disagree that we should keep picking from this "elite" class or school type of people. If we do indeed want change it will not come from selecting and voting from the same moron types over and over again. Maybe when Bush leaves office the "love -hate" can end and all this black/white thinking can end....for the real truth usually lies somewhere in-between. |
these are some of the things i don't like about the republicans and their ultra right, and in this case, their vp nominee:
Gov. Sarah Palin’s church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer. “You’ll be encouraged by the power of God’s love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality,” according to the insert in the bulletin of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Palin has prayed for about six years. Palin’s conservative Christian views have energized that part of the GOP electorate, which was lukewarm to John McCain’s candidacy before he named her as his vice presidential choice. She is staunchly anti-abortion, opposing exceptions for rape and incest, and opposes gay marriage and spousal rights for gay couples. |
My upbringing was middle class, my father was a union worker(plumber, pipe/steamfitter). I was the only child that didn't go to a tech college, I went to a very small, very liberal school(Marlboro College)
Perhaps when I refer to the "masses", I sound like I'm not part of them. I am, and need to give credit that there are bright and dim witted people in each of the social classes When I worked doing swimming pools in the Hamptons and Montauk, I encountered "class" for the first time. There was no question I was the working class, a servant to the owners |
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A complete waste of time and money by our idiotic board of education. |
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