The man who said that he created the Internet while in Congress can do this one, can't he? He served in the military, after all (and no Texas ANG dodging; no throwing away of medals either!)
"Yes, it's clear that you don't believe in private property rights."
He probably does believe in them, but that they only belong to the rulers.
"When a group comes and takes your personal wealth and possesions using the threat of imprisonment or death, most of the rest of us in the english speaking world that stealing"
I marked you on the friend list for your honest description of the fact that taxation = theft. What else do you call it when someone comes to take away what is yours under threat of violence?
"Although you claim to reject the "might makes right" philosophy"
Might only makes right if it is to satisfy their greed, apparently.
"NYT with their notion that immigration is the economic salvation of the US economy "
Immigration, while not the "Salvation" only helps. Why keep the best workers from the jobs they are best suited for.... even if they cross our borders to (gasp!) do productive work?
It's kind of creepy walking down the halls of this place. From one room you hear: "Stop, Dave. I'm afraid.". From another: "The Milliard Gargantubrain? A mere abacus!"
"Checks out Rense for the latest on vote fraud accusations"
Hahaha. Buried with their wild UFO stories and magical Bible codes. Sorry, look for fraud reports from real journalists. Not from the Art Bell's, Rense's, etc who are the "Weekly World News" of radio. I have no doubt there is fraud, but you won't find accurate reports alongside 100% fictional accounts of space aliens and magical "Bible codes".
Check out Rense for the latest on vote fraud accusations? No. Check out Rense for the latest bigfoot sighting? You betcha!
"More precisely, winner take all elections assure that political power is very narrowly controlled"
Or, it ensures that the successful parties try to appeal to as many people as possible.
"Why do you hate a big chunk of the electorate so much you don't want them to have representation?"
They do have representation. Except, of course, for a tiny fringe on both ends (Nazis and Commies, more or less) who do not.
"What are you afraid of? Lani Gunthier is a Harvard professor who simply believes people have a right to choice their representatives"
Have you ever heard her speak? She has a blatantly racist agenda here.
"but either let her and her followers have represetnation or have the integrity to admit you really don't believe in democracy at all."
Democracy is served when her racists are allowed to present their ideas, but the voters and candidates reject them.
"Nader got 3% of the vote when he had no chance of election. In a two way race with Bush, he would have gotten far more votes"
He probably would have gotten 7% in such a race.
"Right now, much of the time of public officials is spent fundraising. That simply doesn't need to be the case"
I agree. Why not have something like a term limit of one term? This also gets rid of the advantage incumbents have in campaigns.
"It would be utterly reasonable that as part of their duties to use those airwaves, the networks provide airtime to political candidate and to political organizations."
I think that is unreasonable: keep government out of media content. Besides, it would matter little. Only a small percent now get TV from broadcast-only (airwaves)
"Why do you insist on supporting corporate welfare?"
I oppose it. This is one reason I am trying to find out of the visa program really is corporate welfare.
By the way, about your claim of visa's being "corporate welfare". Do you have any information on how they are typically sold for $50k?
"Um, are you implying that I did not watch the movies? I have watched both about 2 times each. I didn't notice any obvious jabs at Disney."
I was going to ask if you have ever been to Disney World. The short guy's kingdom is a take-off on it. Starting with the turnstiles. Then I saw you were in Clermont: mere miles from it.
That explains a lot. You've likely never been there, like the Manhattanite who has never been in the Empire State Building:)
That is not antiquated at all. "Pro-rep" is just different. Without it, the fringe kooks and nutjobs (KKK, etc) get weeded out at the ballot box. With "pro-rep", the KKK/etc and other kooks end up in the legislature, where the legislators end up nullifying them. Some of the most passionate supporters of proportional representation are racists (like Lani Guinir) who believe that people should be elected on skin color rather than ability.
"IRV" means little too. Deluded losers like Ralph Nader (who is typically supported by less than 1% of the voters) like it because they think it will change the rules and make things less democratic, that is all.
As for campaign financing, the worst thing about it right now is that taxpayer dollars are wasted on political campaigns. We need to zero out "pubilc funding". It is pretty outrageous that people are forced to pay taxes so they can support the political campaigns of the likes of Pat Buchanan. This should be left to individuals, not government.
Potentially dramatic, but not yet. I'd even say it is likely. But, with so few using PVR's right now, it is an exaggeration to claim that "our perspective" (meaning just about everyone) has changed.
"In terms of corporate pornography: that is the phrase Nader uses to describe the typical fare on broadcast"
Those who rail against porn are often those who want to censor it. Nader's ill-conceived rants are indicative of his contempt for free speech (people saying things he does not like). He even makes up things like "corporate elite" myths.
"Folks don't think of it as "porn"-but our ancestors 100 years ago certain would have been aghast"
So everything should be covered up like in the Victorian era? No skin showing?
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The man who said that he created the Internet while in Congress can do this one, can't he? He served in the military, after all (and no Texas ANG dodging; no throwing away of medals either!)
I bet you have to wait while Lake Mead refills itself so you can re-flush to catch any floaters that didn't go down the first time!
See this link for more information and pictures. I particularly like the one where Andre Agassi knocks Tiger Woods' kneecap out of the arena.
So, if you give money to a church, it goes to God; and if you pay taxes to government, it goes down a black hole?
In a related story, Slug said that Salt was not a threat to it at all.
He probably does believe in them, but that they only belong to the rulers.
"When a group comes and takes your personal wealth and possesions using the threat of imprisonment or death, most of the rest of us in the english speaking world that stealing"
I marked you on the friend list for your honest description of the fact that taxation = theft. What else do you call it when someone comes to take away what is yours under threat of violence?
"Although you claim to reject the "might makes right" philosophy"
Might only makes right if it is to satisfy their greed, apparently.
Immigration, while not the "Salvation" only helps. Why keep the best workers from the jobs they are best suited for.... even if they cross our borders to (gasp!) do productive work?
Again, how is it corporate welfare? How much are such visas actually sold for otherwise?
It looks like more workers voted for Bush this time, than voted for Kerry.
green yoda farts.
I wonder if they will take that old Vic 20 in the back of the top closet shelf. It was, after all, the wonder computer of the 80s.
It's kind of creepy walking down the halls of this place. From one room you hear: "Stop, Dave. I'm afraid.". From another: "The Milliard Gargantubrain? A mere abacus!"
Boy will Gul Dukat be surprised when this thing pulls up to Cardassia Prime.
I thought that came out of the Nov. 2 election map, a mere few days before the official release.
Hahaha. Buried with their wild UFO stories and magical Bible codes. Sorry, look for fraud reports from real journalists. Not from the Art Bell's, Rense's, etc who are the "Weekly World News" of radio. I have no doubt there is fraud, but you won't find accurate reports alongside 100% fictional accounts of space aliens and magical "Bible codes".
Check out Rense for the latest on vote fraud accusations? No. Check out Rense for the latest bigfoot sighting? You betcha!
Or, it ensures that the successful parties try to appeal to as many people as possible.
"Why do you hate a big chunk of the electorate so much you don't want them to have representation?"
They do have representation. Except, of course, for a tiny fringe on both ends (Nazis and Commies, more or less) who do not.
"What are you afraid of? Lani Gunthier is a Harvard professor who simply believes people have a right to choice their representatives"
Have you ever heard her speak? She has a blatantly racist agenda here.
"but either let her and her followers have represetnation or have the integrity to admit you really don't believe in democracy at all."
Democracy is served when her racists are allowed to present their ideas, but the voters and candidates reject them.
"Nader got 3% of the vote when he had no chance of election. In a two way race with Bush, he would have gotten far more votes"
He probably would have gotten 7% in such a race.
"Right now, much of the time of public officials is spent fundraising. That simply doesn't need to be the case"
I agree. Why not have something like a term limit of one term? This also gets rid of the advantage incumbents have in campaigns.
"It would be utterly reasonable that as part of their duties to use those airwaves, the networks provide airtime to political candidate and to political organizations."
I think that is unreasonable: keep government out of media content. Besides, it would matter little. Only a small percent now get TV from broadcast-only (airwaves)
"Why do you insist on supporting corporate welfare?"
I oppose it. This is one reason I am trying to find out of the visa program really is corporate welfare.
By the way, about your claim of visa's being "corporate welfare". Do you have any information on how they are typically sold for $50k?
I was going to ask if you have ever been to Disney World. The short guy's kingdom is a take-off on it. Starting with the turnstiles. Then I saw you were in Clermont: mere miles from it.
That explains a lot. You've likely never been there, like the Manhattanite who has never been in the Empire State Building :)
That is not antiquated at all. "Pro-rep" is just different. Without it, the fringe kooks and nutjobs (KKK, etc) get weeded out at the ballot box. With "pro-rep", the KKK/etc and other kooks end up in the legislature, where the legislators end up nullifying them. Some of the most passionate supporters of proportional representation are racists (like Lani Guinir) who believe that people should be elected on skin color rather than ability.
"IRV" means little too. Deluded losers like Ralph Nader (who is typically supported by less than 1% of the voters) like it because they think it will change the rules and make things less democratic, that is all.
As for campaign financing, the worst thing about it right now is that taxpayer dollars are wasted on political campaigns. We need to zero out "pubilc funding". It is pretty outrageous that people are forced to pay taxes so they can support the political campaigns of the likes of Pat Buchanan. This should be left to individuals, not government.
Potentially dramatic, but not yet. I'd even say it is likely. But, with so few using PVR's right now, it is an exaggeration to claim that "our perspective" (meaning just about everyone) has changed.
Those who rail against porn are often those who want to censor it. Nader's ill-conceived rants are indicative of his contempt for free speech (people saying things he does not like). He even makes up things like "corporate elite" myths.
"Folks don't think of it as "porn"-but our ancestors 100 years ago certain would have been aghast"
So everything should be covered up like in the Victorian era? No skin showing?
Also, his point would have been more valid if he had watched either "Shrek" film, with their obvious jabs at the Disney company.
Provided it is properly aligned, and the erasing head is aimed at the media and not at the viewer.
"Nice and tender, this one will be!"
Yo'ure right.