Thank you, Barney Frank!
POSTED BY: Kwicko
UPDATED: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 22:08
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Originally posted by AdmiralDigby (to HKCavalier):
Your towering intellect is awesome .
I bow to your superiority .
You're learning.
Mike
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Originally posted by SignyM:Quote:BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Hell, even I can predict that if a drunk gets behind the wheel of a car, bad things could happen.
BUT YOU DIDN'T!
YOu couldn't even see there was a problem when the drunk was crashing the car into every solid object he could find!
But that's only because the evil lib'ruls kept throwing roadblocks in front of him!
Hell, BDN, in this analogy, not only didn't you call it, but Frem did, AND he also told you WHERE the drunk would hit something, and WHAT he would hit.
A "prediction" wouldn't be saying that "bad things *could* happen". A "prediction" would involve saying WHAT was going to happen, HOW it was going to happen, and WHEN. Seems Frem has a very much better track record around here than you, when it comes to predictions.
Weren't you one of the ones who said Bush was going to be remembered as a "great" President? See if you can dig up where you said that, okay?
Mike
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Originally posted by rue:Quote:So, I take it take you're against tax laws that favor corporations, allowing them not to pay their fair share? Subsidies and laws written to fatten their profits? Bailouts and rescues to big business?
I still stand by my assertion that throwing away money and growing an already obese government is not the way out of the current mess we are living with
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Not big on subsidies .
Not big on taxes and even less big on tax evasion .
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I just think the man is grossly inexperienced for the most important job in the world .
Not unlike the last guy .
What kind of on-the-job training do you recommend for "most important job in the world"? How does one get the experience for that? Is there a "second-most important job in the world" that you get promoted from? How'd that work out for Ford? How'd it work out for HW Bush? Or Gore, for that matter?
Mike
Experience is just that , experience .
Your guy is inexperienced .
Not saying he's not going to do a good job .
I hope he does .
What's good for the USA is generally good for the world .
( as opposed to China or Russia or any other big dog )
"Experience is experience." Experience AT WHAT? Experience at being President? How do you get that experience if you can't get elected because you have no experience? I mean, will it really make you feel better if I say, "Oh, don't worry - he'll do better his second term, because he'll have experience." Of course, by your own words, you WOULD vote for him for a second term, right? After all, at that point he WILL be the most experienced candidate running for the office...
Mike
Like any vocation , there is a chain from start to finish .
A Private gets experience and is promoted to Corporal . A Corporal does likewise and is made a Sergeant .
Same goes for the Officer corps .
Same goes for any vocation .
Mr Obama jumped from junior Senator to the most powerful office in the world .
He's smart , charismatic and orates well .
He's still inexperienced .
I do not envy his task .
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Originally posted by whozit:
Thank you Barney Frank? Why, he's scum. Are you libs proud to have Frank in your fold? You can have that FAGGOT! Yes I yelled FAGGOT! You libs can keep Frank and all the wierd dirtbags he brings with him......he's all your's.
To be fair , Mr Franks sexuality is irrelevant to his dubious political maneuvers .
By calling him a faggot you simply invalidate anything else you have to offer on the subject .
And you unmask yourself as a hate filled little man . Perhaps you should look to God and ask for His forgiveness . Or you could just join Fred Phelps at his next demonstration at a military funeral .
Well, thanks for that, Admiral. Sorry you had to be introduced to one of your fellow conservatives in that manner.
Mike
But am I a Conservative ?
Up here in Canuckistan I am , but am I by your metre ?
Here's my politics in a nutshell
I'm pro gay marriage
I'm for ending the insanity that is the War on Drugs
I'm pro socialised medicine ( but I also want options . Private options , so that's an idealogical nightmare )
I'm pro separation of Church and State
I'm pro state funded secondary education ( with a stipulation that said beneficiary serves the state - not unlike the Armed Forces )
I'm pro welfare but only as a hand up and not a hand out .
I'm pro Unemployment Insurance but with severe limitations .
I'm "pro" abortion ( as in choice - I have no right to dictate to a woman what she does with her body , however , said woman should not use my tax dollars to pay for serial abortions . Also , I limit my support to the first trimester and medical necessities )
Conservative ?
Now
I am also for the Death Penalty ( Paul Bernardo - why is he availing himself to my air ? )
Very pro military .
( military family - we know what we do and we know why . Not pro war , just pro *winning* the damn war . Not going to fight it through to the end ? Don't go in the first place )
I'm against affirmative action when it is detrimental to the effectiveness of whatever formation it's being applied to ( like firefighters - no lowering aptitude or physical prowess )
I'm for lower taxes from top to bottom .
I'm for less government
I'm against the retarded gun laws my country has imposed on me ( while understanding that a certain amount of regulation is indeed prudent )
I'm pro immigration but anyone coming here has to leave their shit at home . I'm Canadian and I expect new Canadians to respect our culture and laws . Don't like it ? Go back .
I'm against repeat offenders being kicked to the street to commit new crimes . Serve your time .
I'm against the Young Offenders Act ( most people know wrong from right , it's the system that enables these hooligans )
I'm dubious of anthropological climate change and yet am pro conservation and recognise the benefits of not fouling our air , water and soil .
I'm pro capitalism ( small and large with usually obvious mea culpas )
I'm also pro seal hunt ( Nova Scotian - it's our culture )
I'm also pro double spacing as it makes reading easier .
There's more , but that about sums it up .
So , am I liberal or conservative ?
( on the OB I've labeled myself as either liberally conservative or conservatively liberal , which draws charges of fence sitting )
I say I'm simply me .
I expect you'll agree with me sometimes and I know you will disagree other times .
I also expect snark and snide ( at large ) and I will usually reciprocate )
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Don't despair, Admiral - neither Reagan nor Goldwater could get elected as conservatives today; both would be seen as FAR too liberal for the evangelicals who've taken over the conservative movement here in the U.S.
Oh, and as a side order of snark:
Canada has culture?
(Oh, lighten up, ya bunch of hosers up there - if I can make fun of my own country, surely I can poke a little fun at yours, right?)
Mike
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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Don't despair, Admiral - neither Reagan nor Goldwater could get elected as conservatives today; both would be seen as FAR too liberal for the evangelicals who've taken over the conservative movement here in the U.S.
Oh, and as a side order of snark:
Canada has culture?
(Oh, lighten up, ya bunch of hosers up there - if I can make fun of my own country, surely I can poke a little fun at yours, right?)
Mike
We have culture .
It involves hockey , beer , strippers , poutine ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine ) and being passively aggressive .
In two "official" languages .
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Oh , and Reagan was a good POTUS .
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GO Digby!! (I know, you hate me; maybe someday that will change...meanwhile I will give you the respect I've always suspected you deserved, so THERE!)
I KNEW we had a lot in common. Aside from the seal hunt (sorry, animal-rights activist, there are a few of us over here) and that I'm still sitting on the fence about the death penalty, and given your caveats, damn, I can't find a thing on which I disagree with you! That's amazing.
Yes, I AM even pro-military, with your caveat--insofar as too many damned politicians want to start one for any reason, then not finish. I love the idea about secondary education. Yes, I agree with you about affirmative action (nobody over there ever ASKED if I thought the firefighter thing was RIGHT, y'know), and I don't know what the Young Offenders Act is (but I can guess, and we might agree there, too). I'm even on the fence about global warming (nobody asked THAT either, just spouted hate-filled rhetoric about Gore's church).
I'm gonna have to save that to remind myself who you are, 'cuz I have no doubt the snarks will ensue. I won't even mind 'em...over here, you're not in a gang; everyone can hold their own.
I say again: Go Digby! 
ETA: Ooops, Reagan. There's one. Actors with alzheimers shouldn't be in power. Go for it.
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