I prayed & prayed that I would hit the CA Lotto...I didn't...God hates me.

I think the Homosexuals are safe...but if I do hit the Lotto, I will report back for then the Homosexuals might be in trouble.

Oh, I also prayed that my Cat (not the one in my Avatar) would not die...she did...my prayer record sucks!

See, this woman has a story behind her that doesn't just go away. It isn't like opening a can of soda. It's like peeling an orange(always more interesting with each removed layer.) She isn't giving interviews, and that means the press has to go investigate her on their own. I think she better start giving some interviews. I think having a full time Methodist(and a part time Baptist) in the White House was about as far as Americans were going to go down this road. She is extreme, and that's not gunna be fixable. She needs to give interviews starting pronto, and atleast put some charm into the mess. This right here(Danzig) is an example of somebody who doesn't care which party wins, but is turned off by how extreme JOHNBOY got with his 2nd in command.

This is distraction.

Another one who doesn't like either party, but ain't kool with the extreme side of Johnboy's 2nd in command. She's interesting, and charismatic. I see the reason he chose her, but the extreme stuff is gunna be a heavy weight to pull. Independent voters aren't that keen on the highly religious stuff(they'd already be Republicans if they were.)

Frankly, I'm most interested in a statement I heard on CNN yesterday Paul Mc...whatever (former Clinton advisor) said that while she was Gov, she cut state aid to families with "special needs" kids from 12 million to around 3 million...if true, that's a HUGE issue for me, especially after standing on the platform and announcing to parents with "special needs" kids that they would have a friend in the White House if elected. Don't know if true but he's usually pretty good with his facts! Yeah, she has such a child...but she can afford the special care...will be interesting to see if this is true...much bigger deal than selling the jet on e-bay (not), or opposing the bridge to nowhere and returning the funds (not).

a dichotomy for sure. when i was talking to someone here about religion (she's very religious-but ignores the whole treat others as your brother type thing) and she said 'you believe in the theory of evolution?' and i said that's like asking if you believe in gravity.

that's the thing...i don't believe or fall into the whole 'it's the end of the world if the reps/dems (depending on which side you're speaking of) win the thing. hopefully there are enough sane people to balance out the ultra lefts and rights in each party.

if that's true, she's a hypocrite as well. or a liar, however you wish to put it. i think a case like that would be a huge issue for a lot of people. but my question is, as governor did she sign a bill passed by the ledge? i would wonder why she would do that, but i don't think a governor has any more control over getting a bill started than a president-altho both have the power to finish it.

FU

Didn't happen this time. If this guy has a stroke, then this lady is in charge. I don't think JOHNBOY believes :


1) gays can be coverted to straight with prayer.

2) Creationism should be taught in schools.

3) in being against allowing rape victims to have an abortion.

She is extreme(those are "ultra right" positions.)

I am now praying for your head to explode..please let me know if my prayers are answered..

More distraction.

Please god please..

You would think you discovered the cure for cancer - yeah - we all know she is conservative and her views represent the conservative view of many Americans - So what.

Why don't you spend your time talking about how great Obama is and how great Biden is - instead all you do is spew a bunch of personal attacks about people that have different views than you.

We get it - you are voting for Obama/Biden - good for you. Go to Gay rallies...Go have an abortion....Go stand outside of a church and don't pray...Good for you!!!

But the crap you spew on the thread is worthless nonsense - but you seem to think it is apocalyptic.

Hey Copernicus..get a life.

stating someone's stance on abortion rights is not a personal attack. yes, this thread seemingly has turned into a what's wrong with mccains running pick attack...but yeah, there are things that obama/biden stand for that i strongly disagree with as well.
whether scuds does or not i don't know.

as for abortion rights-i don't presume to know/judge others and the choices they make. saying you should have that right in no way indicates personal PREFERENCE. we all have the right to own a gun. do all of us own one or have to get one? no.

also, there is NO doubt in my mind that sarah palin believes in the second amendment. our supreme court ruled that included in the right to privacy is a right to an abortion-does she NOT believe in that part of the constitution? we have the right to choose our religion. i wonder if she feels that there should be prayer in school? also, we declared that all men are created equal-but apparently that is not the case if one is gay.

THE NAME OF THIS THREAD IS Mccain's VP. She is extreme. Unlike many people, I actually back that statement up with examples. God forbide you actually provide proof of a claim. I gave you 3 reasons why. Instead of getting upset, address the issue. Don't try to constantly distract by name calling etc. Tell me why you should still vote for that ticket with her on it. This is the time(not after she is in, and that guy drops dead at 74 years old.) Crap spewing is when you wrote "Go to Gay rallies...Go have an abortion....Go stand outside of a church and don't pray...Good for you!!!" Now, that's spewing crap. You get upset, and get off issue.

Geeker...come on man..Look at what you wrote. You're a funny dude, but god forbid someone disagrees with your politics. Read your first paragragh and read your second...and then your third

What's her name is Pat Buchanon with a bra and she can't play the chick/soccer Mom/etc, card forever

Enough energy spent on this topic (at least by me) - you get 1 vote and so do I. No minds will be changed here nor do they need be :wf :tro:

:wf

We just spent all this money n' lives on a war in Iraq that the majority of citizens didn't want to have us involved in. How does that happen? It happened because people voted for somebody that did something they didn't want done. It happens. You want creationism taught in schools? You want no abortions allowed even for rape victims? You're voting for it. When somebody is 72 years old, then their V.P.'s views are very important. You don't want people to know what her views are? That's what's going on here. Her views are being listed. I don't think people know enough about the views of people they vote for. That's how that war keeps going on when the majority of Americans don't want it going on. When you vote for President you're voting for their possible replacement. Our next election for President is in 4 years(not like we are gunna vote for his replacement is some special election.) If he has a heart attack next summer, then we are gunna have this lady as President for three and a half years. This would be the oldest guy I can remember going in as president. That's why the 2nd in command's views need to be clear. Now is the time to worry about it. Not then. If you vote for her, then you need to take responsibility for what she does. Same as the people who voted for Bush need to take responsibility for those 4100 Americans that he got killed in Iraq.

i voted for bush. who would have known at the time what would happen after? that 911 would occur, that bush would decide to upset the whole middle east apple cart and do what everyone didn't want done in gulf one-to whit, give iran free reign by removing the one moron keeping them in check?
besides, congress has just as much responsibility-at least those who voted for the second iraq war-many of the dems at the time disagreed with the war, but didn't want to lose their next election. way to stand up for your principles congress! hell, we wanted revenge. now with the surge it looks as tho we may be out of iraq soon, which is a good thing--and something that mccain had right.

Wouldn't have taken place if Gore had gotten in. To be honest with you, that f'n Ralph Nader got 4100 killed by running. Forget Florida, Gore would have won another state, too. New Hampshire(I think.) How would you know? Well, you're buying into that surge crap. Doesn't surprise me you bought into electing Bush.

i don't think it's buying into a candidate. i remember standing in the voting booth looking at the choices and wondering how the hell we got to the point of bush vs gore...and then bush and kerry-with that dipshit edwards as his running mate. you'd think we could get better people than that to choose from. i mean, look at this go 'round. huckabee seemingly had a shot for a while, and that's just sad.

Good point. F*ck it, I'll run for President when I'm 50.

Seriously- I've been trying to get my father into politics for years. He'd be an absolute stud- a NYS public servant for 30 years, son of an immigrant, went to Harvard, incredible public speaker, etc. The problem is the media does everything they can to destroy you, and he's not the personality that would handle that well.

What I don't get(at all) is voting for Bush in 2004(when he said in 2000 that he was against nation building. ) Remember the debate with Gore? Bush said he was against nation building, and then he went right out and has been nation building in Iraq from 2003 to today. Believe me, that is nation building. It will not look like it does unless we stay there. For the surge to be a success, we would have to be getting out of there. See, we are throwing away 350 million bucks a day there. That's not(to me) a success for American People. Like you said, our nation's infrastructure is badly in need of repair. Instead, we are using the money in that country. They want us to leave. Bush won't leave, because he knows they are gunna fight as soon as we go. When that happens, people are gunna wonder what we really accomplished there(what we really "won" there.) This is an artificial Democracy. They don't want. We want it. Therefore it can only exist if we stay there, and that's why we keep staying there. If the surge is a success, then why can't we leave? It really is like spilling a half gallon of milk, and claiming success when you've cleaned it up(still out of milk.)

You're unsatisfied each time with the candidates, and it's mainly because you aren't ever gunna get a candidate for President with your desired views on the issues. You're liberal socially, but don't believe in any kind of economic justice whatsoever. Then, you add in that you're against gun control. You seem to be a believer in keeping insurance companies involved in healthcare. I would say you're a Republican that's too liberal socially to ever be happy with their candidates. You're close to being an Orange County Republican, but they are still too conservative socially for you. You usually seem to go with the Republican candidate, because you love them guns so dearly.

actually, i've probably voted for more democrats over the years than republicans, since you have to consider state and local levels as well. i'm not quite sure what you mean about any kind of economic justice whatsoever-that could gover a myriad of topics. as for healthcare, i have no idea what system would work best. it's funny regarding healthcare in that when i hire people and mention the benefits package, they're gung ho about it. then when it's time at 90 days to fill out all the paperwork, the insurance is invariably turned down. why? it's not required, and they pay part of it. so, those who have it pay more (the more in the pool, the cheaper per person) and those who don't end up wishing they'd gotten it when they had the chance. because if you get it at 90 days, no waiting period, no preexisting conditions apply. i had a girl just toss the whole packet, which also includes short term disability. a few months later she found out she was pregnant, that part of the coverage would have paid her while she was off work once she had to take off, and until she came back.

i don't know why the employers ever became the ones to pick up most of the coverage. not sure how the system ever got to the point it has-but when you see the fraud, waste and abuse in our current govt handled programs, just how well would universal healthcare work?

Put it to ya in a very basic way. If there was more economic justice(especially in your area of the country,) then they would gladly participate in getting the medical insurance they need. I would like this to be treated as a necessity, and not as something like a cable bill, or car insurance. You don't need cable or a car to survive, but medical care is a necessity. Notice how you don't complain about people not paying their police bill, their fire bill, or their national defense bill? To me it's a necessity like the police dept., the fire dept., and national defense. Most other countries treat medical care that way. We are unique in wanting a person's level of medical care to be linked to income. I think most things in life should be determined by ones income(type of housing, owning a car, the city you live in, whether you eat steak or not etc., etc. etc.) I just don't agree that one's level of medical care should have anything to do with their income or economic situation. That's one of the reasons I think it's so important to limit illegal immigration. The Democratic Party is dead wrong to encourage illegal immigration while demanding better healthcare for all citizens. We all know that the better healthcare won't be limited to just American Citizens. Their inconsistent on this. Do you think countries that have national healthcare just let anybody act as if they are citizens? They don't. It's not wrong or racist to control who is in our country. To me, medical care is one of the best investments a country can make. It's something people badly need, but they don't like to go use unless they have to. Most people don't enjoy going to get medical care. So, the abuse would be on the provider side, and that's a lot easier to control than on the user side.

Not true at all.
Gore was every bit as big a hawk as Bush.
Go back and look.
Now he might have gotten out quicker, or
he might have put more troops in to begin with,
like Bush and Cheney were told to do by a General
they got rid of.

But to say Gore would not have gone into Iraq is
very, very likely, dead wrong.

again, not sure what you mean by economic justice. i know what my employees make, and i know what the company pays for their insurance, and frankly, there's no reason for them to turn it down. but they usually say 'i never get sick, why should i get it?' they don't see a need for it-then they have an illness or injury and the light comes on. then they get hit with a whopper of a bill, or hit with waiting 15 months because they opt down the road to get coverage, but pre-existing conditions come in to play. thing is, too many do treat it like it's just another bill-one that they can avoid. i've always treated it as an absolute necessity, and we've always had it. those in lower income familites, etc, already get coverage. between Arkids and the feds, people down here are fully covered. hell, those on the upper tier of arkids even get orthodontic treatment. i'm paying for other kids' braces, and my own insurance doesn't even cover it....

and i don't see how there wouldn't be abuse-look at your home state and the recent news about hospitals out there billing the state and federal medicaid and medical programs for health care that never happened. millions of dollars worth billed.

Economic justice is a fancy way of saying that the rich make too much and should be taxed to pay for the less fortunate. Socialism basically. It is always laughable when a Democrat talks about health care when they are so beholden to the trial lawyers who create far more damage to the country and the common person than any oil company does. Malpractice suits and excessive damage awards do as much damage to our health care system as anything. That is not saying that the other side has done much better either but certainly the Dems have little incentive to change the system.

i take it you were as much a fan of edwards as me??

revenue redistribution is definitely one thing i don't go for on the liberal side of things. just a fancy way of saying taxes...or you have too much, that guy has too little, we're taking your stuff and give it to the other guy-you don't need it all, you greedy little thing, you. smile and be glad your govt is helping. :rolleyes:

That is a very interesting question..

Would he have gone on TV with his "Colin Powell" next to him circling WMD that was actually a warehouse full of Cheerios?...not sure about that

If Gore would have been such a good president, why did his home state not even vote for him? Bush took it. Can you explain to me what is obama's plan. I know its tax everyone and lets go talk to the crazy guy in iran. Yeah lets be nice thats whats chamberlain tried to do with hitler. As for iraq, that country is in better shape than when we weren't there. Those people have freedom now. Hussein would kill or worse torture them if they opposed him or talk against him. We as americans seem to take our freedom as it was nothing. He killed many people, even people in his own party. Just something to ponder. Also i love the palin pick. Don't be surprised if she is what turns women to voter for mccain.

Where do I start

and how's your knee..:eek:

Don't miss my effort in the AJ thread..it's one of my better 5 letter posts

start anytime i up for a good debate.

Its a shame you arent up for your GED.