While a given stance on abortion could arguably be conservative or not, creating a platform based partially on reversing Roe vs. Wade falls squarely into "religious right" territory, not "conservative" territory.
My initial disagreement -- that McCain's switch to anti-abortion is a neo-con shift rather than a conservative shift -- comes from my belief that pacifying the (often non-conservative) religious right is to me modus operandi for much of the neo-con movement. So yes, I'm conflating neo-conservatism with the religious right.
And you can feel free to dismiss me as a ignorant country rube for daring to disagree with you. haha! not at all! (but you must not be new here)
Often, these promotional copies aren't sent out until AFTER release. When I was a lowly music store manager, labels fell all over themselves to shower me and my staff with promotional copies of just about anything that came out. This accomplished 3 things from the labels perspective:
We'd use the CDs for in-store play, thus generating customer interest.
Word of mouth advertising from our employees.
Often, in exchange for free copies of the CDs, we'd let a label representative make a small in-store display of that or other recent/new/upcoming releases from that label.
I left that job with thousands of discs, which I sold at used stores for $1-$4 a piece -- nice severance package, if you can get it.
It's always struck me as funny that record companies get pissed about free music being available online, when they happily send music stores multiple free copies of nearly every new CD that comes out. I've often wondered how many tens of thousands of free copies of each major release get sent out. (I understand the logic -- quid pro quo and all that -- but it's still a strange practice.)
Yes, abortion is a religious right issue -- NOT a conservative one, no matter what Fox News might tell you. In fact, conservatives beieve in small government, not limiting rights.
Yes words do have meaning, and you're clearly confused on what 'conservative' means vs. what 'Republican' means.
Out of all the people eligible to run for president in this country, this is it? You're telling me these are the ones we have to choose from? That out of 200 million possible people, these are our final choices? Successful politicians are good two things: raising money and seeming to agree with you.* Economists and scientists are not good at these things, so the people who are actually qualified to run the country will never be in a position to do so.
* I remember before the 2000 election there was a poll of voters about what Bush believed or didn't believe. The vast majority were convinced that he held a whole slew of positions that he either didn't hold, or held the opposite view on. People were convinced that he thought just like them, in other words.
McCain has a tenuous relationship with the Christian party base that would not be helped by having
a Mormon VP. It won't happen because he won't take the risk.
I would disagree. The 16% who think Obama's a Muslim aren't some independent voting block who will be swayed from voting for him by the idea. They're die hard Repubs, who will vote Repub no matter what.
A better example of disinformation was the constant linking of Iraq to 9/11. 64% of Americans still believe (as of 2005) that Iraq had strong ties to Al Quaeda. It's shocking that anyone who can read could believe that Muslim extremists devoted to building a world based on fundamentalist Islam would have strong ties to a primarily secular dictator who happily executed fundamentalists, but there it is.
No, McCain moved from being 'sort of' a conservative (or at least as close as one gets in the Senate and still remain electable) to a Bush yes-man and neo-con shill.
I can list a dozen ways he's shifted toward the neocons (off the top of my head: nation-building, torture, abortion, tax cuts for the wealthy in wartime, warrantless wiretapping, campaign finance reform) -- can you list some ways he's shifted to the left?
On the other hand if mail order sales of theese drugs to the general public were made legal then people wouldn't be driven to buy them from such dodgy suppliers. There are plenty of online, non-U.S. pharmacies that are legit and don't use this type of marketing. Ask your doctor to recommend one, and you may be surprised.
Before I had insurance, I got all my drugs (the non-intoxicating kind, that is, like antibiotics) from medsmex.com.
The reality is that most parents are trying hard to do the right thing, but time and peer pressure make it very difficult. and
I spend a lot of time talking to them, and listening to them. However, they spend a lot more time talking to their friends and being on-line. What your kid does is entirely within your control. if "they spend a lot more time talking to their friends and being on-line," try being a parent and exercising some parental control.
Better yet, you could go on the road and try to teach others to avoid the mistake you made: having children without having the resources and maturity to take care of them and raise them properly.
I love my kids. In fact, I love them so much that I've chosen not to have them until I'm in a position to raise them in a way that they deserve, and that is beneficial to them and to society. If that means I die childless, then the world is better off than if I raised morons (and blamed it on everyone else).
I live in Las Vegas, and I would disagree. This city is generally thought of as recession-proof, but there have been lots of layoffs lately, and jobs are hard to come byfor the first time since I moved here. Yes, there's lots of foreign tourists because of the weak dollar, but construction has slowed and profits are not meeting projections.
Don't let the crowds on the Strip fool you -- that's not where all the $$ here comes from.
I live in Las Vegas, and I liked taking the train when I lived in the East. But unfortunately there's no passenger train that goes anywhere near Las Vegas, even though the city was started as a train depot.
There's a huge amount of traffic from the LA area to Vegas and back every weekend. If I need to make the trip, I do it at 3:00am or so to avoid sitting in traffic.
This train has been the dream of casino magnates for a long time, most recently talked about by Steve Wynn, who pretty much controls Southern Nevada and it's politicians. Steve gets what he wants and has billions to "contribute" to various political campaigns, so I'm not surprised that his friends in Congress are doing his bidding.
When this train is completed (and it will be, though maybe not anytime soon), it will be a massive windfall for Vegas casinos.
Ummm -- because that not how adults solve problems? I'm a conservative, which is why I don't support the war. But I don't take up guns because let's face it, I just don't care enough. It doesn't affect me.
The problem is that the American "left" are a bunch of violence-adverse hippies who are too pussy to be real revolutionaries Please tell us about your activities as a real revolutionary.
You enjoy listening to music, right? Yes, and I have a BA in music history and play several instruments (poorly). I don't understand people who listen to music without even attempting to get a basic understanding of music theory, which can only enhance their enjoyment.
But all that is beside the point. Computer programming is an effective way to teach very basic algebra and abstract mathematical thought -- why not use it?
And perhaps we should also discuss how to replace the driveshaft in driver's ed If you don't have a basic understanding of how an engine makes a car go, you shouldn't be on the road. I didn't say that everyone should be able to make large-scale applications in C, just that folks should know basic programming (more akin to changing the oil than replacing a driveshaft).
Nothing you've said even begins to imply that my guns were in danger of being taken away. So a few were taken off the market (which I agree was obviously arbitrary). So what? There are still thousands of guns -- of all types -- available to choose from. Those in my home 15 years ago are still in my home, and no lawmaker has made any attempt to remove them from my home.
Please enlighten me as to the Democrat who wanted to take away peoples' guns during Katrina.
To my knowledge, they are only tapping phones of those with ties to the Middle East. This isn't at all my understanding. They've admitted to listening to "international" phone calls, which includes the whole world outside of the U.S., not just the Middle East. And since there hasn't been a serious investigation, and the folks involved have been less than forthcoming, both of our statements are equally (in)valid.
I don't know exactly how you're defining "conservative" and "Republican" I'm defining "Republican" as someone who is registered or runs as a Republican, and "conservative" as supporting small government and fiscal responsibility.
And yes, on those terms (which are in fact the basis of conservatism, no matter what Fox News might tell you), neither party is conservative, and are therefore "the same in terms of conservatism."
If I had mod points, I would give them to you while giving you a backrub and performing a reach-around. You have accurately summed up the thoughts of actual conservatives everywhere (what few of us still exist in the U.S., anyway).
I am not sure how old you are, but can you remember when the last big gun control push was? It was in 1993. Do you remember who was President? Do you remember who had control of both Houses of Congress? I just always find it an enigma that gun enthusiasts would consider voting for democrats. Gun control comes up here a lot, so I'll state for the record: I'm a gun owner, and no Democrat has ever (in my lifetime) attempted to take away my guns or prevent me from buying more.
How a 5-day waiting period or ban on *assault rifles* can be construed as "OMG NAZI DEMS WANNA TAKE MY GUNZ!!1!", I'm not quite sure.
I also don't get why it's okay for Repubs to tap your phones and lock you up for years without charges, as long as they don't try to take away your guns. Don't all these issues fall under the conservative mantra of "limited government"?
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My initial disagreement -- that McCain's switch to anti-abortion is a neo-con shift rather than a conservative shift -- comes from my belief that pacifying the (often non-conservative) religious right is to me modus operandi for much of the neo-con movement. So yes, I'm conflating neo-conservatism with the religious right. And you can feel free to dismiss me as a ignorant country rube for daring to disagree with you. haha! not at all! (but you must not be new here)
- We'd use the CDs for in-store play, thus generating customer interest.
- Word of mouth advertising from our employees.
- Often, in exchange for free copies of the CDs, we'd let a label representative make a small in-store display of that or other recent/new/upcoming releases from that label.
I left that job with thousands of discs, which I sold at used stores for $1-$4 a piece -- nice severance package, if you can get it.It's always struck me as funny that record companies get pissed about free music being available online, when they happily send music stores multiple free copies of nearly every new CD that comes out. I've often wondered how many tens of thousands of free copies of each major release get sent out. (I understand the logic -- quid pro quo and all that -- but it's still a strange practice.)
The best pro-God post in the history of /.
Thank you!!
-an atheist
None of them, if they've been drafted.
Yes, abortion is a religious right issue -- NOT a conservative one, no matter what Fox News might tell you. In fact, conservatives beieve in small government, not limiting rights.
Yes words do have meaning, and you're clearly confused on what 'conservative' means vs. what 'Republican' means.
(BTW- I am one and not the other.)
* I remember before the 2000 election there was a poll of voters about what Bush believed or didn't believe. The vast majority were convinced that he held a whole slew of positions that he either didn't hold, or held the opposite view on. People were convinced that he thought just like them, in other words.
McCain has a tenuous relationship with the Christian party base that would not be helped by having a Mormon VP. It won't happen because he won't take the risk.
I would disagree. The 16% who think Obama's a Muslim aren't some independent voting block who will be swayed from voting for him by the idea. They're die hard Repubs, who will vote Repub no matter what.
A better example of disinformation was the constant linking of Iraq to 9/11. 64% of Americans still believe (as of 2005) that Iraq had strong ties to Al Quaeda. It's shocking that anyone who can read could believe that Muslim extremists devoted to building a world based on fundamentalist Islam would have strong ties to a primarily secular dictator who happily executed fundamentalists, but there it is.
No, McCain moved from being 'sort of' a conservative (or at least as close as one gets in the Senate and still remain electable) to a Bush yes-man and neo-con shill.
I can list a dozen ways he's shifted toward the neocons (off the top of my head: nation-building, torture, abortion, tax cuts for the wealthy in wartime, warrantless wiretapping, campaign finance reform) -- can you list some ways he's shifted to the left?
Before I had insurance, I got all my drugs (the non-intoxicating kind, that is, like antibiotics) from medsmex.com.
Better yet, you could go on the road and try to teach others to avoid the mistake you made: having children without having the resources and maturity to take care of them and raise them properly.
I love my kids. In fact, I love them so much that I've chosen not to have them until I'm in a position to raise them in a way that they deserve, and that is beneficial to them and to society. If that means I die childless, then the world is better off than if I raised morons (and blamed it on everyone else).
I live in Las Vegas, and I would disagree. This city is generally thought of as recession-proof, but there have been lots of layoffs lately, and jobs are hard to come byfor the first time since I moved here. Yes, there's lots of foreign tourists because of the weak dollar, but construction has slowed and profits are not meeting projections.
Don't let the crowds on the Strip fool you -- that's not where all the $$ here comes from.
I live in Las Vegas, and I liked taking the train when I lived in the East. But unfortunately there's no passenger train that goes anywhere near Las Vegas, even though the city was started as a train depot.
There's a huge amount of traffic from the LA area to Vegas and back every weekend. If I need to make the trip, I do it at 3:00am or so to avoid sitting in traffic.
This train has been the dream of casino magnates for a long time, most recently talked about by Steve Wynn, who pretty much controls Southern Nevada and it's politicians. Steve gets what he wants and has billions to "contribute" to various political campaigns, so I'm not surprised that his friends in Congress are doing his bidding.
When this train is completed (and it will be, though maybe not anytime soon), it will be a massive windfall for Vegas casinos.
One man's tyrant is another's messiah.
One man's patriot is another's insurgent.
Ummm -- because that not how adults solve problems? I'm a conservative, which is why I don't support the war. But I don't take up guns because let's face it, I just don't care enough. It doesn't affect me.
Then you're in luck, since it's not in danger from any of the candidates.
But all that is beside the point. Computer programming is an effective way to teach very basic algebra and abstract mathematical thought -- why not use it?
Nothing you've said even begins to imply that my guns were in danger of being taken away. So a few were taken off the market (which I agree was obviously arbitrary). So what? There are still thousands of guns -- of all types -- available to choose from. Those in my home 15 years ago are still in my home, and no lawmaker has made any attempt to remove them from my home.
Please enlighten me as to the Democrat who wanted to take away peoples' guns during Katrina.
And yes, on those terms (which are in fact the basis of conservatism, no matter what Fox News might tell you), neither party is conservative, and are therefore "the same in terms of conservatism."
If I had mod points, I would give them to you while giving you a backrub and performing a reach-around. You have accurately summed up the thoughts of actual conservatives everywhere (what few of us still exist in the U.S., anyway).
How a 5-day waiting period or ban on *assault rifles* can be construed as "OMG NAZI DEMS WANNA TAKE MY GUNZ!!1!", I'm not quite sure.
I also don't get why it's okay for Repubs to tap your phones and lock you up for years without charges, as long as they don't try to take away your guns. Don't all these issues fall under the conservative mantra of "limited government"?
-conservative non-Republican
No, conservatives stand for small government; Republicans stand for getting Republicans elected.
At no point in my 36 years have Republicans been any more conservative than Democrats.