The fact that you see Math and Civics classes in bullshit already tell me that you didn't take High School seriously and probably think it's stupid to be pushed to obtain an education.
I do agree, however, that mandatory community service is ridiculous, because it is by default an oxymoron. If you do community service, you are doing it of your own accord (well, unless you are a fucking criminal, in which case you are doing it because the judge bitch smacked you and then told you to go pick up trash on the side of the road). To make it mandatory belittles the people that do great things in their community for no other reason than it is a noble deed.
looks like the page has already been edited. I guess they will hide the fact that it is mandatory until after the bill is passed. Either that, or Ambitwistor made up the part about require. This is Slashdot. I wouldn't be surprised either way.
open discussion and publicly viewable forum are contradictory. Everyone knows that any discussion on the internet is bound to eventually result in someone getting Rick Rolled.
"Kill all of the lawyers", or in this case, the politicians, sounds great in theory, but unless you are for Anarchism, it would never work. We need a system where there is representation, instead of true democracy, or nothing would ever get accomplished. Of course, here comes the joke that "We must already be there, because nothing ever DOES get done." Haha, funny. Seriously though, stuff does get done. It just isn't always in our best interest or the stuff that WE want done, which is why the elections went the way they did this year.
What the fuck are you talking about? I seriously read your post like 10 times, and then wondered to myself "Is he trying to make a point and came across as dumb, or should this post be modded as funny instead of insightful?" I'd personally go for "Score:-1, Huh?"
Or does it occur to you that most of America disagrees with the idea of Gay Marriage. I find it hilarious that the Gay Community was so enthused that if they could get enough people to agree that they were right and that these props should all fail, only to find that most people disagreed and voted these props up. It's not called irrational fear. It's called family values. You make it out like people are afraid that people who live a homosexual lifestyle will start roaming the streets in packs, which shows your own irrational fear that people will start hunting down homosexuals and executing them. Both views are ridiculous. There are some homophobes out there, and they should be ashamed of themselves, but most people simply want to allow people who are gay to live their lives, but don't want the concept of Marriage to be molded by people who do not share the same values as most of America. Call me a bigot, call anyone who disagrees with you a bigot, I don't give a fuck. But realize that a fair vote was held, and most of the people who voted for Obama also said that Marriage should be between one man and one woman. If you are going to start hating anywhere, start with the people in the demographics listed, because they are the ones who really created the heavy push to ban gay marriage in both Florida and California. But of course, this must just be the ravings of racist Republicans. Never mind that as many Democrats as Republicans voted for these amendments, and in the case of California, the vote was probably primarily Democrat since the state is heavy on the side of the DNC.
And mostly because they just wanted someone other than Bush. I find it hard to believe that anyone would take Kerry seriously. When watching the campaigns in '04, I was snickering watching Kerry say something that was a polar opposite of what he had said on a given similar speech X days ago, where X was anywhere between 2-14. The main reason Bush won in '04 is the Democrat party had literally no one of major interest to run for President in '04, otherwise they would've probably won handsomely.
When it comes down to it, the hilarious thing is how close the overall positions of McCain and Obama really were. Supposedly, most people polled in exit polls primarily voted down McCain because of his age. Not that I agree, but I can see people nervous voting a guy in who's disabled AND over 70. That being said, his mom is over 100, so it's likely that McCain might live another 20 years easily. Would be ironic if McCain outlived younger senators. I do hope that McCain continues to try to keep both parties honest as he has no love for the eccentric right any more than he does the whacko left. I just hope he bitch slaps the people who are running amok in the GOP post-election. Take the loss like men and women, not like bitches and pansies.
That's an extremely prejudiced viewpoint. I doubt there is anyone in the Republican party who is both sane and wants racist people associated with the Republican party. It was the Republican party, as a matter of fact, that pushed for the abolition of slavery in the United States to begin with. Granted, the GOP at that point and the GOP now are only of vague similarities, partially because there is not a very clear vision and direction in the Republican party at the moment, and partially because radical elements have been in the limelight in the GOP as of late. Despite opinions to the contrary, most people who tend to vote along conservative lines see the radical right as just as bad an influence in government as the radical left. I'm religious but I believe the hardcore evangelists need to get the fuck out of the party, and don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. This is a big reason why they lost soundly in the elections of 2008. But to say that the Republican Party is the party of racists because there are some idiots on the internet who call themselves Republican and say shitty things about Obama and other Americans who are Black. I also don't believe that the majority of Black people voted for Obama just because he is Black. It probably didn't disuade them, but I seriously doubt that most Black Americans voted for him for any other reason than they saw the choice between a guy espousing change or a guy they saw being compared to George W. Bush. Was it fair that McCain was so heavily compared to GWB? In my opinion, no, but I do think that he lost more because of a lot of the mistakes of his campaign that created a very unclear vision of his plan for the nation. I think he might've had a fighting chance had he refused to vote for the bailout plan, but we know how that went. Also, anyone who claims McCain would've been 4 more years of Bush because he voted with him 90% of the time, Obama voted with Bush 85% of the time, so there's not a huge difference in the voting record. The main problem I think McCain had, if anything, was letting morons hold the reigns of his campaign. He's a good guy and didn't deserve some of the shit that has been said about him, but one thing he does deserve is criticism for a haphazard campaign and also for not making a clear statement against Palin getting railroaded by McCain's campaign staff because of Obama winning.
You forget the possibility that she pulls a Lieberman. Not saying it won't happen, but if anyone could pull votes as an independent it would be Hillary. And that's coming from someone who hates her.
Yeah, while most of the other talking heads out there just put on the kid gloves when talking to anyone that normally scoffs at the press. I mean come the fuck on, it was like national news when Katie Couric asked a few hardball questions, because well, she never does. Most of the news people out there have been cheerleaders for Obama and figure he could do no wrong. Kudos to O'Reilly for not treating anyone this way. I'd rather someone who was brash and a little bit of a jerk rather than someone who practically asks if it's ok for them to jerk off during the interview.
Yeah but it was a pretty small sampling of the entire pie. Don't take the tasteless reaction of a few thousand people over an entire half of a nation. I'm one of those losers as I voted for McCain, but I think they're just acting like babies. However, that doesn't mean that all supporters of McCain feel that way. I am disappointed he lost, but the world isn't about to end.
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The fact that you see Math and Civics classes in bullshit already tell me that you didn't take High School seriously and probably think it's stupid to be pushed to obtain an education. I do agree, however, that mandatory community service is ridiculous, because it is by default an oxymoron. If you do community service, you are doing it of your own accord (well, unless you are a fucking criminal, in which case you are doing it because the judge bitch smacked you and then told you to go pick up trash on the side of the road). To make it mandatory belittles the people that do great things in their community for no other reason than it is a noble deed.
looks like the page has already been edited. I guess they will hide the fact that it is mandatory until after the bill is passed. Either that, or Ambitwistor made up the part about require. This is Slashdot. I wouldn't be surprised either way.
It just means the entire nation will get Rick Rolled on a weekly basis.
Obama has a sick obsession with "Corps." I guess no one knew he was a Necrophiliac.
you lost most of us at "minor Slashdotting." That's like saying a minor Nuclear War.
open discussion and publicly viewable forum are contradictory. Everyone knows that any discussion on the internet is bound to eventually result in someone getting Rick Rolled.
OMG you said he can't spell you must be racist! Everyone, quick, stone him! The ironic thing is I'll probably be modded insightful by someone.
Can you call it a Blog if you get arrested by the Iranian national police for not reading it 5 times a day?
"Kill all of the lawyers", or in this case, the politicians, sounds great in theory, but unless you are for Anarchism, it would never work. We need a system where there is representation, instead of true democracy, or nothing would ever get accomplished. Of course, here comes the joke that "We must already be there, because nothing ever DOES get done." Haha, funny. Seriously though, stuff does get done. It just isn't always in our best interest or the stuff that WE want done, which is why the elections went the way they did this year.
What the fuck are you talking about? I seriously read your post like 10 times, and then wondered to myself "Is he trying to make a point and came across as dumb, or should this post be modded as funny instead of insightful?" I'd personally go for "Score:-1, Huh?"
Or does it occur to you that most of America disagrees with the idea of Gay Marriage. I find it hilarious that the Gay Community was so enthused that if they could get enough people to agree that they were right and that these props should all fail, only to find that most people disagreed and voted these props up. It's not called irrational fear. It's called family values. You make it out like people are afraid that people who live a homosexual lifestyle will start roaming the streets in packs, which shows your own irrational fear that people will start hunting down homosexuals and executing them. Both views are ridiculous. There are some homophobes out there, and they should be ashamed of themselves, but most people simply want to allow people who are gay to live their lives, but don't want the concept of Marriage to be molded by people who do not share the same values as most of America. Call me a bigot, call anyone who disagrees with you a bigot, I don't give a fuck. But realize that a fair vote was held, and most of the people who voted for Obama also said that Marriage should be between one man and one woman. If you are going to start hating anywhere, start with the people in the demographics listed, because they are the ones who really created the heavy push to ban gay marriage in both Florida and California. But of course, this must just be the ravings of racist Republicans. Never mind that as many Democrats as Republicans voted for these amendments, and in the case of California, the vote was probably primarily Democrat since the state is heavy on the side of the DNC.
And mostly because they just wanted someone other than Bush. I find it hard to believe that anyone would take Kerry seriously. When watching the campaigns in '04, I was snickering watching Kerry say something that was a polar opposite of what he had said on a given similar speech X days ago, where X was anywhere between 2-14. The main reason Bush won in '04 is the Democrat party had literally no one of major interest to run for President in '04, otherwise they would've probably won handsomely.
When it comes down to it, the hilarious thing is how close the overall positions of McCain and Obama really were. Supposedly, most people polled in exit polls primarily voted down McCain because of his age. Not that I agree, but I can see people nervous voting a guy in who's disabled AND over 70. That being said, his mom is over 100, so it's likely that McCain might live another 20 years easily. Would be ironic if McCain outlived younger senators. I do hope that McCain continues to try to keep both parties honest as he has no love for the eccentric right any more than he does the whacko left. I just hope he bitch slaps the people who are running amok in the GOP post-election. Take the loss like men and women, not like bitches and pansies.
That's an extremely prejudiced viewpoint. I doubt there is anyone in the Republican party who is both sane and wants racist people associated with the Republican party. It was the Republican party, as a matter of fact, that pushed for the abolition of slavery in the United States to begin with. Granted, the GOP at that point and the GOP now are only of vague similarities, partially because there is not a very clear vision and direction in the Republican party at the moment, and partially because radical elements have been in the limelight in the GOP as of late. Despite opinions to the contrary, most people who tend to vote along conservative lines see the radical right as just as bad an influence in government as the radical left. I'm religious but I believe the hardcore evangelists need to get the fuck out of the party, and don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. This is a big reason why they lost soundly in the elections of 2008. But to say that the Republican Party is the party of racists because there are some idiots on the internet who call themselves Republican and say shitty things about Obama and other Americans who are Black. I also don't believe that the majority of Black people voted for Obama just because he is Black. It probably didn't disuade them, but I seriously doubt that most Black Americans voted for him for any other reason than they saw the choice between a guy espousing change or a guy they saw being compared to George W. Bush. Was it fair that McCain was so heavily compared to GWB? In my opinion, no, but I do think that he lost more because of a lot of the mistakes of his campaign that created a very unclear vision of his plan for the nation. I think he might've had a fighting chance had he refused to vote for the bailout plan, but we know how that went. Also, anyone who claims McCain would've been 4 more years of Bush because he voted with him 90% of the time, Obama voted with Bush 85% of the time, so there's not a huge difference in the voting record. The main problem I think McCain had, if anything, was letting morons hold the reigns of his campaign. He's a good guy and didn't deserve some of the shit that has been said about him, but one thing he does deserve is criticism for a haphazard campaign and also for not making a clear statement against Palin getting railroaded by McCain's campaign staff because of Obama winning.
Or rather "Not saying it will happen." Hooray for typos!
You forget the possibility that she pulls a Lieberman. Not saying it won't happen, but if anyone could pull votes as an independent it would be Hillary. And that's coming from someone who hates her.
Yeah, while most of the other talking heads out there just put on the kid gloves when talking to anyone that normally scoffs at the press. I mean come the fuck on, it was like national news when Katie Couric asked a few hardball questions, because well, she never does. Most of the news people out there have been cheerleaders for Obama and figure he could do no wrong. Kudos to O'Reilly for not treating anyone this way. I'd rather someone who was brash and a little bit of a jerk rather than someone who practically asks if it's ok for them to jerk off during the interview.
I was thinking a more catchy name would be the Dopplerfier 2000-ication.
Only one problem. Who'd take Will Smith as a president seriously? I think even Barack would wince at that one.
You know, somewhere in a better place, I bet Michael got a chuckle out of that.
Just wait until nanoprobes really take off. Now that shit is really awesome.
Or just make wars mandatory every 10 years. It's probably the most efficient way of controlling populations other than drunk driving.
Yeah but it was a pretty small sampling of the entire pie. Don't take the tasteless reaction of a few thousand people over an entire half of a nation. I'm one of those losers as I voted for McCain, but I think they're just acting like babies. However, that doesn't mean that all supporters of McCain feel that way. I am disappointed he lost, but the world isn't about to end.
Well, it's the White House. Who needs to throw stones when you can throw interns and grenades. Should make for a sexy, explosive new comedy.
Hillary Clinton! Digging up dirt for her 2012 run.