Romney challenged Ted Kennedy, an absolutely sure losing proposition since everybody knew The Swimmer would keep his fat ass in that seat until he died. But Romney still managed to get 40% of the vote, which is incredible.
For governor of MA, Romney was trailing in the polls up until the end against a strong opponent.
Don't forget, the presidency is the first election he ever won against a solid opponent. In all previous elections he either had no opponent, an opponent who could never win (a Republican in his solid Democratic state district), or a last-minute swap-out who had no chance (Alan Keyes). He even won state senate primaries mainly by having the opposition disqualified, or running unopposed. In 2000 he ran a primary against the incumbent for his Congressional district and lost badly (he got the upper class vote, but the regular black population voted against him).
That was stated only to appease those who rightfully said a war would cost too much. Any idiot knows, after the Gulf War "War for Oil", it would have been politically disastrous to take oil from Iraq in payment.
You obviously didn't read the article. Conservative keywords triggered closer scrutiny, elevated to higher management in DC for evaluation. Local agents could still approve liberal groups, and did.
The IRS's own review showed this bias. People were fired over it, or forced to retire. Yet the loyal still say "no scandal here".
There are only two choices of status that should be possible here:
1. They are criminals. They can be captured, tried and executed for their crimes. Their protections would include right to a speedy and fair trial (note, not necessarily a civilian one).
2. They are enemy combatants. The can be killed when found. If captured they can be held until the end of hostilities. In this case, that probably means forever, so it's the equivalent of a life sentence. Their protections are to be treated as POWs under the Geneva Convention, and not as criminals.
Pick one. Seriously both the administration and the opposition, pick one. If the people in Gitmo are illegal combatants as claimed, they should have been tried and then released or sentenced years ago.
A defensive shooting is a prime example. I shoot someone in self-defense. Should I talk or not? Whether I should depends on that particular prosecutor and any pressure put upon him.
A while back a black lady shot through her door at a robber who she says was about to kick it in. The police and prosecutor realized a clear case of self defense and she was not prosecuted. Anything she said would be helpful to her case.
Now take Zimmerman. The police on the scene determined that it was also a clear case of self defense. But the prosecutor, succumbing to political pressure and likely looking for a career boost, decided to prosecute anyway. Now anything Zimmerman said to explain his self defense was available to be used against him.
In short, if you don't know the mind of the prosecutor, you can't know whether to speak. A similar dicision faced the Duke Lacrosse players, not knowing that Nifong intended to advance his career on their incarcerated backs.
Do you have a citation for any study that is not an obvious partisan hatchet job?
I can see where this is headed. I've seen it many times. Most likely, anything that disagrees with your point of view will be labeled as a hatchet job.
Even liberal Democrat Claire McCaskill knows the IRS did wrong in targeting conservative groups. It is a scandal. I bet you don't think Fast & Furious is a scandal either.
Although not easily, gasoline cars will catch fire. It's just a product of hauling so much concentrated energy around.
The big issue is how hard it was for the fire crew to put it out. They can just douse a gasoline-fueled car, and it's out. But they shouldn't have to pierce the battery pack to put out a Tesla.
Maybe if they put temperature-sensitive dry chemical packs in the battery pack. If it gets too hot (as in the batteries are burning), the packs burst, forcing the chemical everywhere.
I guess under a loose definition of right that would work. This is the equivalent of saying that a driver's license gives you the right to drive a car on public roads, provided you don't commit any actions that would cause the government to revoke it. But you don't have a right to drive a car on public roads. You apply for permission to do it, like you apply for a green card. In both cases permission can be rejected.
If only it were the same situation. While some liberal groups were singled out for scrutiny, conservative groups received special treatment far beyond that, their applications put on hold simply because of keywords.
However, the illegal release of tax returns of a conservative group to liberal operatives was a simple mistake. The IRS employee was duped into releasing them. The release of the confidential applications was also likely clerical error.
Herman Cain, who, as far as I can tell, had no clue what the job of President of the United States actually entailed.
I'm starting to think that would have been an advantage for us. Plus they guy has a master's in computer science, so he's not likely to go full retard on tech issues. And he had a rags-to-riches story coming from poor Jim Crow Tennessee. Just think, we could have had a real black president instead of one who was rasied white and has no family history as slaves.
From the article, Myhrvold said the head of the lab shoulc be "similar to the chairman of a computer science department in a university," so you are right.
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Much better than Obama's performance against a marginal sitting congressman.
Romney challenged Ted Kennedy, an absolutely sure losing proposition since everybody knew The Swimmer would keep his fat ass in that seat until he died. But Romney still managed to get 40% of the vote, which is incredible.
For governor of MA, Romney was trailing in the polls up until the end against a strong opponent.
There's a lot of like for Obama due to his race too. Do you think White Candidate Obama would have won?
Don't forget, the presidency is the first election he ever won against a solid opponent. In all previous elections he either had no opponent, an opponent who could never win (a Republican in his solid Democratic state district), or a last-minute swap-out who had no chance (Alan Keyes). He even won state senate primaries mainly by having the opposition disqualified, or running unopposed. In 2000 he ran a primary against the incumbent for his Congressional district and lost badly (he got the upper class vote, but the regular black population voted against him).
That was stated only to appease those who rightfully said a war would cost too much. Any idiot knows, after the Gulf War "War for Oil", it would have been politically disastrous to take oil from Iraq in payment.
Unfortunately, it is a known, common tactic.
And now we learn that they weren't fought back. They turned back because children were spotted among the fighters soon after the shooting began.
Standard tactic over there, using children as human shields.
You obviously didn't read the article. Conservative keywords triggered closer scrutiny, elevated to higher management in DC for evaluation. Local agents could still approve liberal groups, and did.
The IRS's own review showed this bias. People were fired over it, or forced to retire. Yet the loyal still say "no scandal here".
Few people are totally innocent in this Randian framework of laws we have.
"Yes, I witnessed that child abduction."
"How did you see it? It was not in view of your house."
"I was helping my neighbor get into his house since he locked his keys inside, and saw it over his fence."
"How were you helping him?"
"Picking the lock, a little skill I learned just for kicks. He offered me a beer if I got him in."
"That is providing locksmithing services without a license, which is a misdemeanor. You are under arrest."
There are only two choices of status that should be possible here:
1. They are criminals. They can be captured, tried and executed for their crimes. Their protections would include right to a speedy and fair trial (note, not necessarily a civilian one).
2. They are enemy combatants. The can be killed when found. If captured they can be held until the end of hostilities. In this case, that probably means forever, so it's the equivalent of a life sentence. Their protections are to be treated as POWs under the Geneva Convention, and not as criminals.
Pick one. Seriously both the administration and the opposition, pick one. If the people in Gitmo are illegal combatants as claimed, they should have been tried and then released or sentenced years ago.
That sounds like the Iraqi Information Minister, and is likely as truthful.
A defensive shooting is a prime example. I shoot someone in self-defense. Should I talk or not? Whether I should depends on that particular prosecutor and any pressure put upon him.
A while back a black lady shot through her door at a robber who she says was about to kick it in. The police and prosecutor realized a clear case of self defense and she was not prosecuted. Anything she said would be helpful to her case.
Now take Zimmerman. The police on the scene determined that it was also a clear case of self defense. But the prosecutor, succumbing to political pressure and likely looking for a career boost, decided to prosecute anyway. Now anything Zimmerman said to explain his self defense was available to be used against him.
In short, if you don't know the mind of the prosecutor, you can't know whether to speak. A similar dicision faced the Duke Lacrosse players, not knowing that Nifong intended to advance his career on their incarcerated backs.
Better not to talk.
I can see where this is headed. I've seen it many times. Most likely, anything that disagrees with your point of view will be labeled as a hatchet job.
But you can try this. Lots of facts there.
Even liberal Democrat Claire McCaskill knows the IRS did wrong in targeting conservative groups. It is a scandal. I bet you don't think Fast & Furious is a scandal either.
Douse does not necessarily mean water. In itself it also means extinguish.
Although not easily, gasoline cars will catch fire. It's just a product of hauling so much concentrated energy around.
The big issue is how hard it was for the fire crew to put it out. They can just douse a gasoline-fueled car, and it's out. But they shouldn't have to pierce the battery pack to put out a Tesla.
Maybe if they put temperature-sensitive dry chemical packs in the battery pack. If it gets too hot (as in the batteries are burning), the packs burst, forcing the chemical everywhere.
Nudge nudge wink wink say no more.
In the US this would mean you said "Fuck it, I'm not waiting" and shot it down with a rifle.
I guess under a loose definition of right that would work. This is the equivalent of saying that a driver's license gives you the right to drive a car on public roads, provided you don't commit any actions that would cause the government to revoke it. But you don't have a right to drive a car on public roads. You apply for permission to do it, like you apply for a green card. In both cases permission can be rejected.
If only it were the same situation. While some liberal groups were singled out for scrutiny, conservative groups received special treatment far beyond that, their applications put on hold simply because of keywords.
However, the illegal release of tax returns of a conservative group to liberal operatives was a simple mistake. The IRS employee was duped into releasing them. The release of the confidential applications was also likely clerical error.
People randomly ended up on the list regardless of party affiliation. No targeted abuse of power, just a stupid program.
You don't have a right. You have permission.
We had a term for it: Doom Induced Motion Sickness, an example of what doctors call simulator sickness.
I'm starting to think that would have been an advantage for us. Plus they guy has a master's in computer science, so he's not likely to go full retard on tech issues. And he had a rags-to-riches story coming from poor Jim Crow Tennessee. Just think, we could have had a real black president instead of one who was rasied white and has no family history as slaves.
No, but apparently a sympathetic media will save you from the fallout for insulting millions of people who "cling to guns or religion."
From the article, Myhrvold said the head of the lab shoulc be "similar to the chairman of a computer science department in a university," so you are right.