Sure he would have one the electorial college but... Wouldn't that be stealing the electon on a technicality?
You must have been sick the day in Civics Class when they explained the Constitution and how electors work.
Here's it in a nutshell: the popular vote means fuck-all. The state legislators determine how to pick electors, then those electors pick the President. Technically, the state legislators could use a random lottery to pick 'em, since the Constitution just says "as the State legislators may determine". Nothing is mentioned about ordinary people voting for them.
They want to be left alone, including when they democratically elect a democratic government.
Bwa-ha-ha!!! That's got to be the funniest thing I've read today. 'Cause ya know, respecting the democratically elected government of Saudi Arabia was one of Al Qaeda's demands.
Please don't put USA as a good example of how to conduct fair elections: When stuff like election fraud hits Slashdot frontpage it's pretty serious....
Oh my God, you're on a roll! You need to get signed up to work on Saturday Night Live, they need your talent! Holding/. of all things as the penultimate standard of journalism. That's just great.
Thanks for making my day a little brighter with your clever humor.
Au contraire, my good fellow. Turns out there are some cases where you can collect unemployment, even if you quit. I quit my last job and am now surfing Slashdot 24/7 while collecting unemployment checks (from California, which stretch a bit farther in my new home in Texas). I quit because my manager wanted me to do something unethical, and I refused and walked out. That's one of the "protected" cases for quiting. Check with your local unemployment office on what else is considered "protected" before you do anything, but just because you quit doesn't mean you automatically lose unemployment.
Actually I prefer John Stewart for political news. At least you can tell when he is strentching the truth a bit for entertainment, and when he is actually serious.
Oh. My. God. To paraphrase Stewart himself, his show isn't on CNN, it's led in by a show about puppets making crank calls. Don't ever take anything on the Daily Show seriously, it's a comedy show, not a news show.
How can you tell when the Daily Show isn't being serious about the news? Their lips are moving.
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The scary thing is... they vote!:-(
It's ok though, their candidate lost the last election.;)
I'd like to point out that Violet achieved her reward by being confident, assertive, and, well, cool. She didn't need to use her powers at all for that scene.
What do you think made her confident all of a sudden? Maybe mastering her powers, perhaps?
As for Syndrome, don't you think the robot and the remote control for it were, themselves, nifto keen gadgets?
All the Incredibles are unique in their own special way.
You're missing the point. Of course the Incredibles, and other supers, are special. What Syndrome wanted to do was make it so that everyone would be a super, thereby making being a super not so super anymore.
The theme of the movie seems to be, if you're given special gifts, use them. And if someone is better at something than you, don't get jealous, find something you're good at. For all of Syndrome's whining about supers, he failed to realize that he, just like Wiley Coyote before him, was a super-genius. If he had focused on his own "powers" rather than being jealous of others, there's no telling what he could have accomplished.
us 18-29er's make up a larger and larger voting block
"Anyone who is not a liberal at 18 has no heart. Anyone who is not a conservative at 35 has no brain." Winston Churchill.
I, for one, am not too worried about a bunch of slacker college kids and 20-somethings. As soon as you get a mortgage and some kids of your own, you'll start voting the way your parents do. Republican.
Yes, he used to be a member of the KKK in his youth. What does it have to do with anything now?
I love it. Democrats get all squirrelly because Strom Thurmond used to be in favor of segregation, though he later changed his stance. But bring up Robert Byrd and his recruiting efforts for the Klan and they brush it off as a "youthful indiscretion", never mind that Byrd never once recanted those efforts. Also keep in mind that as recently as 2001 Byrd prattled on about "n*****s" on Fox News. This is just one example of the callous attitude many Democrats have to other races. Walk into any union hall in the country, and you're likely to overhear any number of racist epithets. I guarantee you the same is not likely to happen in any given church, the Republican corollary to a union hall.
All of this is to prove my point: Democrats are more likely to be racist than Republicans, as evidenced by the fact that they've welcomed a Klansman into their midst. Kick Byrd out of your party, then you can start lecturing others on racism.
And don't even get me started on Jesse "hymie-town" Jackson.
Really, my statement is prejudicial? Gosh, maybe I should have said something like "[if] you find my comment prejudicial (which, really, you should, because it is)". Maybe that would've gotten across the point that I was using an absurd statement to make a point: that you shouldn't judge a class of people based on the actions (or beliefs) of some members of that class.
Besides, the worst racists I've ever known are all Democrats. Ever heard of Robert Byrd?
Actually, that's an old trick political machines have used for decades. Usually it's the other side who puts a sticker on windshields for their opponent's cause. So most likely, it was a pro-choice group who put that sticker on your window, to get you pissed off enough to vote their way.
So it's not prejudiced to say black men are more likely to be violent, since more black men are in jail for violent offenses than white men? If you find my comment prejudicial (which, really, you should, because it is), then you should realize yours is, too.
The Republican party must find a way to reach out to these people or at least somehow counter the perception that Republicans are racists.
Why should we reach out to anyone? Last time I checked, we won the election hands down. Considering how many people voted for Kerry and also voted for constitutional amendments banning gay marriage, I'd say Republicans should become more conservative, not less. (I bring up gay marriage as one example, especially since it's likely that blacks who voted for Kerry voted against gay marriage...ergo, if Republicans had come down harder on gay marriage, they would've gotten more black votes.)
Next time the Democrats pick up a net gain in both houses, capture the White House, and add more governships to their belt, then we can talk about the Republicans changing their stance on the issues. For now, though, it looks like more Americans agree with us, than you.
What I have a hard time swallowing is that I live in a country where more than half the population is willfully ignorant, politically obstinate, religiously prejudiced, and embarrassingly gullible.
That's OK, 'cause this red stater has a hard time swallowing the fact that about half the population is willfully arrogant, politically naive, morally repugnant, and embarrassingly gullible. So we've even.
Except my side won.:)
Oh, and before anyone suggests a civil war to remedy things, remember that NRA members and about 80% of the military are red staters. So which side would win?
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Sure he would have one the electorial college but... Wouldn't that be stealing the electon on a technicality?
You must have been sick the day in Civics Class when they explained the Constitution and how electors work.
Here's it in a nutshell: the popular vote means fuck-all. The state legislators determine how to pick electors, then those electors pick the President. Technically, the state legislators could use a random lottery to pick 'em, since the Constitution just says "as the State legislators may determine". Nothing is mentioned about ordinary people voting for them.
I'm sure this film is going to be a HUGE disappointment, but then, perhaps I'm just being pessimistic.
How oddly appropriate.
They want to be left alone, including when they democratically elect a democratic government.
/. of all things as the penultimate standard of journalism. That's just great.
Bwa-ha-ha!!! That's got to be the funniest thing I've read today. 'Cause ya know, respecting the democratically elected government of Saudi Arabia was one of Al Qaeda's demands.
Please don't put USA as a good example of how to conduct fair elections: When stuff like election fraud hits Slashdot frontpage it's pretty serious....
Oh my God, you're on a roll! You need to get signed up to work on Saturday Night Live, they need your talent! Holding
Thanks for making my day a little brighter with your clever humor.
I've long held that every former slave owner should take half of their net worth and split it up among all of their former slaves.
Sounds like a great idea. Next time you meet a former slave owner, or a former slave for that matter, go ahead and get started on it.
It is in fact "war on terror gone crazy"
Nah, it's "government bureaucrats without real jobs gone crazy". Same shit, dif'r'nt day.
One other Do: read "Lucky That Way" (Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1887 472568/qid=1100277705/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl 14/002-0076909-8382457?v=glance&s=books&n=507846), by Brad Fregger. He's the publisher who made Solitaire Royale, Shanghai, and Pitfall 2 (among others). He gives some interesting insight into the computer game publishing world, even if he does use the book mostly as a tool to bitch and whine about people in the industry he doesn't like. Even so, it should be required reading for anyone who wants to get into that industry.
And you can't collect unemployment if you quit.
Au contraire, my good fellow. Turns out there are some cases where you can collect unemployment, even if you quit. I quit my last job and am now surfing Slashdot 24/7 while collecting unemployment checks (from California, which stretch a bit farther in my new home in Texas). I quit because my manager wanted me to do something unethical, and I refused and walked out. That's one of the "protected" cases for quiting. Check with your local unemployment office on what else is considered "protected" before you do anything, but just because you quit doesn't mean you automatically lose unemployment.
Well, he is a man.
Actually I prefer John Stewart for political news. At least you can tell when he is strentching the truth a bit for entertainment, and when he is actually serious.
Oh. My. God. To paraphrase Stewart himself, his show isn't on CNN, it's led in by a show about puppets making crank calls. Don't ever take anything on the Daily Show seriously, it's a comedy show, not a news show.
How can you tell when the Daily Show isn't being serious about the news? Their lips are moving.
The scary thing is... they vote! :-(
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It's ok though, their candidate lost the last election.
...with a nice sharp scalpel.
Seriously though, is it really news that it's harder and harder to find, and keep, jobs in IT? Unless you speak Romanian or Hindi, that is.
OK, can someone tell me why this is surprising?
I probably couldn't 10 years ago. Now, I'm not so sure.
OK, I understand what you're saying now, and I have to agree with your points.
hive intelligence.
use google.
Why? We're already using Slashdot, that should tell us everything we need to know about hive intelligence.
I'd like to point out that Violet achieved her reward by being confident, assertive, and, well, cool. She didn't need to use her powers at all for that scene.
What do you think made her confident all of a sudden? Maybe mastering her powers, perhaps?
As for Syndrome, don't you think the robot and the remote control for it were, themselves, nifto keen gadgets?
Mr. Incredible telling him "Everyone is special," says "Which means no one is special."
Um, that interaction was between Helen "Mom" Parr and Dash, after she picked him from school and was explaining why he couldn't join the track team.
All the Incredibles are unique in their own special way.
You're missing the point. Of course the Incredibles, and other supers, are special. What Syndrome wanted to do was make it so that everyone would be a super, thereby making being a super not so super anymore.
The theme of the movie seems to be, if you're given special gifts, use them. And if someone is better at something than you, don't get jealous, find something you're good at. For all of Syndrome's whining about supers, he failed to realize that he, just like Wiley Coyote before him, was a super-genius. If he had focused on his own "powers" rather than being jealous of others, there's no telling what he could have accomplished.
there's alot more that this country agrees on than disagrees on. how about we try focusing on that?
That sounds like a really good idea.
us 18-29er's make up a larger and larger voting block
"Anyone who is not a liberal at 18 has no heart. Anyone who is not a conservative at 35 has no brain." Winston Churchill.
I, for one, am not too worried about a bunch of slacker college kids and 20-somethings. As soon as you get a mortgage and some kids of your own, you'll start voting the way your parents do. Republican.
Yes, he used to be a member of the KKK in his youth. What does it have to do with anything now?
I love it. Democrats get all squirrelly because Strom Thurmond used to be in favor of segregation, though he later changed his stance. But bring up Robert Byrd and his recruiting efforts for the Klan and they brush it off as a "youthful indiscretion", never mind that Byrd never once recanted those efforts. Also keep in mind that as recently as 2001 Byrd prattled on about "n*****s" on Fox News. This is just one example of the callous attitude many Democrats have to other races. Walk into any union hall in the country, and you're likely to overhear any number of racist epithets. I guarantee you the same is not likely to happen in any given church, the Republican corollary to a union hall.
All of this is to prove my point: Democrats are more likely to be racist than Republicans, as evidenced by the fact that they've welcomed a Klansman into their midst. Kick Byrd out of your party, then you can start lecturing others on racism.
And don't even get me started on Jesse "hymie-town" Jackson.
Your statement is, but do you know why?
Really, my statement is prejudicial? Gosh, maybe I should have said something like "[if] you find my comment prejudicial (which, really, you should, because it is)". Maybe that would've gotten across the point that I was using an absurd statement to make a point: that you shouldn't judge a class of people based on the actions (or beliefs) of some members of that class.
Besides, the worst racists I've ever known are all Democrats. Ever heard of Robert Byrd?
Actually, that's an old trick political machines have used for decades. Usually it's the other side who puts a sticker on windshields for their opponent's cause. So most likely, it was a pro-choice group who put that sticker on your window, to get you pissed off enough to vote their way.
It is not prejudiced to note overall trends.
So it's not prejudiced to say black men are more likely to be violent, since more black men are in jail for violent offenses than white men? If you find my comment prejudicial (which, really, you should, because it is), then you should realize yours is, too.
The Republican party must find a way to reach out to these people or at least somehow counter the perception that Republicans are racists.
Why should we reach out to anyone? Last time I checked, we won the election hands down. Considering how many people voted for Kerry and also voted for constitutional amendments banning gay marriage, I'd say Republicans should become more conservative, not less. (I bring up gay marriage as one example, especially since it's likely that blacks who voted for Kerry voted against gay marriage...ergo, if Republicans had come down harder on gay marriage, they would've gotten more black votes.)
Next time the Democrats pick up a net gain in both houses, capture the White House, and add more governships to their belt, then we can talk about the Republicans changing their stance on the issues. For now, though, it looks like more Americans agree with us, than you.
What I have a hard time swallowing is that I live in a country where more than half the population is willfully ignorant, politically obstinate, religiously prejudiced, and embarrassingly gullible.
:)
That's OK, 'cause this red stater has a hard time swallowing the fact that about half the population is willfully arrogant, politically naive, morally repugnant, and embarrassingly gullible. So we've even.
Except my side won.
Oh, and before anyone suggests a civil war to remedy things, remember that NRA members and about 80% of the military are red staters. So which side would win?