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09-15-2006, 07:25 AM
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i like the writing of sowell, also george will. i also read maureen dowd until the ark paper quit carrying her. we have a gent down here, gene lyons, our far-left leaning writer for the editorial section, he gets them up in arms around here. read him too. i'll read just about anyone who doesn't stoop to the level of the caveman....you know--_____bad, ________good--regardless of what either is doing!
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09-15-2006, 01:30 PM
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... has access to mountains of political commentary of all types. Restricting oneself to a hermetically-sealed environment is simply foolish. Everyone should open up their horizons ... take in the full view ... and make informed decisions. It's sad to see some youngsters ... here and elsewhere ... who have no idea that there are other points of view ... and other methods of analysis ... than the outright crap they've been fed in their youth by people with nefarious agendae.
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09-15-2006, 02:04 PM
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 The ignorance of today's young people is appalling to me. The information is readily available to those who wish to read it and once it is researched, then and ONLY then, should a person be able to make a well informed decision. The problem lies in that most young people in today's society believe all of the bologna they see on tv.
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09-15-2006, 02:53 PM
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Really now, I'm appaulled at the way a lot of people think, not just the young, but the old as well.
Of anyone on this board, pgardn makes the most sense in these matters. I will listen to him.
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09-15-2006, 03:24 PM
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09-15-2006, 04:09 PM
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well this whole thread has gone to waste.....
i think pgardn makes a lot of sense. but i'm not going to only go by what he says--that's not being open-minded. nor is it being open-minded if you read a lot of material, but it's all the same theme. read every point of view, every side, especially if it is opposite of what you viewed as truth. that's how you learn. you already know what YOU know. always more than one side to any issue.
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09-15-2006, 04:31 PM
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09-15-2006, 05:13 PM
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"Not everyone agrees with your opinions, but it doesn't make those people bad people." You haven't contributed anything to this tread other than personally criticizing me. I haven't personally attacked anyone on this thread although others have called me hopeless and close-minded and a "liberalist" in very derogatory ways. Well, it isn't your fault that you called me close-minded. American society has taught us to personally attack and criticize those who have opposing views. The capitalist econonmy also contributes to this because it makes us very competitive in which the more competitive succeed, and often succeed by criticizing the others and calling them stupid...kind of like the Democrats and the Republicans do. While others have made valid points, some are extremely biased, and pgardn presented the facts in a very unbiased way. You are way off based if you think that I am close minded because that is very far from the truth, and just your opinion. Just for the record, I am neither a liberal, conserv., Dem., or Repub. The fact is that I have researched these topics extensively and this is where I stand. I have even got expert facts, not from the news, but from an astute political scientist. Whoever thought that I didn't know that the gas prices were going down because the price of barrels of oil were going down...well, let's just say I know a lot more than you think that I do. We get most of our oil from OPEC, which is basically Saudi Arabia. A good argument can be made that the leaders of Saudi Arabia have been doing the same thing that the leaders of Iraq are doing, yet we went to war with one and are allies with another. It is also an important fact, that two leaders in the White House, Bush and Cheney, are oilmen. This is quite a dilemma especially because Cheney was put in charge of this country's energy programs. When Cheney went to Saudi Arabia, he received wild applause. Dalankani was right when he said that the US government didn't/couldn't affect oil prices directly, but did/could indirectly. Also, Bush said that gas prices would go down in the fall of this year anyway because he was going to wait and get through the summer before he turned to our oil reserves. There is little doubt that there was a political agenda behind this. However, instead of using our oil reserves, OPEC is now saying that they miscalculated the amount of oil that Americans were going to consume this year, and that is why the prices of barrels of oil have come down. They also said that they now have competitors. However, earlier in the year, experts said that we wouldn't be seeing a long-term decrease in gas prices for two or three years. With all of this information presented, I will guarantee that both the oil prices and consequently the gas prices will rise again after the elections. Now this may/may not be a cause of the Bush administration. I was just pointing out the facts of the situation and my opinion that gas prices would most likely rise. It is a sensible prediction whether I am right or wrong. I'll leave on this note, money and the power of a limited number of individuals rule the world. Last edited by kentuckyrosesinmay : 09-15-2006 at 05:23 PM.
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09-15-2006, 05:38 PM
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09-15-2006, 05:40 PM
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... but I've never known a single one ... friend or foe ... who believed they have to hate someone because they differ from them in opinion. What type of people do you associate with?
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09-15-2006, 05:44 PM
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In fact ... I've always been taught just the opposite. Again I ask ... who has taught you to personally attack and criticize those who have opposing views?
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09-15-2006, 05:47 PM
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... they criticized others and called them stupid. How did you find that out ... since all those "How To Succeed" books say just the opposite?
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09-15-2006, 05:50 PM
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09-15-2006, 05:53 PM
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Most of our oil comes from domestic production ... or is imported from Mexico and other western hemisphere countries.
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09-15-2006, 05:57 PM
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This paragraph can become a challenge similar to the deciphering of the Rosetta Stone. I call on all etymologists and linguists to take up the cudgel.
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09-15-2006, 05:59 PM
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... can you please provide a list of the names of those who are controlling my destiny? I'd like to send them birthday cards ... just to stay on their good sides.
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09-15-2006, 08:14 PM
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Gator: Jessica has an astute advisor, who has broadened her horizons, and warned about people with different opinions. Her reaction is typical, young, thin-skinned, extemporaneous facts and suppostions undoubtedly clouded by no 'real world' experience to guage the merits of the discussion. No prob... she'll learn..hopefully
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09-15-2006, 08:42 PM
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Last edited by kentuckyrosesinmay : 09-15-2006 at 08:57 PM.
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09-15-2006, 09:00 PM
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KR: I'm not attacking you! The same flawed thinking you accuse CGator of, you are guilty of also. WAAAH If you think THAT was an attack, you'd better stay a student. Other than that ...good luck and hope things work out for you!
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09-15-2006, 09:16 PM
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That's exactly what you've done on several occasions. Providing contradictory facts and/or expressing opposing opinions ... is not a personal attack.
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