"A man who will not die for something is not fit to live." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Thank you oh great Anonymous Coward for your words of wisdom. As a former Marine I'm obviously not worthy to share this forum with giant minds like you.
I can't wait to see Forest, errrrr... I mean Edwards in '08. Not implying that he's stupid, because he wouldn't have made millions using junk science to take advantage of palsied children and their familes and raised medical costs for everyone in the country if he was stupid, but listening to him speak is going to get real old!!!
Why don't you just start a website and call it Send-a-Liberal-to-Canada.com and take donations. My guess is you could start chartering buses by the end of the week.
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When did I say I was voting for Bush? I've been a registered libertarian since I was old enough vote (13+ years) and that's how I voted yesterday. So I guess that makes you a liar too.
I'd be interested in seeing some statistics on murder rates in Blue states and Red States. Just guessing, but I'd guess the Blue states have us beat handily.
That same US that saved Europe from Hitler and Asia from Tojo. The same US that then rebuilt Europe after WWII. The same US that defeated Communist Russia. God bless the U.S.A.
I wonder how any of them could have been used in an election had less than 200 votes registered on them. If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck then it must be a democratic campaign to steal the election =)
You were the one who brought up Bush's "lies" in an argument over the Patriot act. The fact you don't see the irony in supporting a candidate who supported the same law and actually has a public voting record as such is what I call hilarious.
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction. "[W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. And now he has continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real... "
Yawn. Just about every intelligence agency from every country concluded that he had WMDs before the war. John Kerry was a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and also thought Saddam had WMDs based upon the same evidence that was given to Bush. The lie crap is just that... crap. If you want to argue that he was wrong then fine, but there is no proof of any lie (unlike a certain ex-President I can think of who lied under oath during a trial dealing with civil rights violations.) Saddam supported terrorists before the war. Just because you believe that Al Quada is the only terrorist organization in the world doesn't make it so. Oh.. and last but not least arguing that you won't support Bush because of the Patriot Act when Kerry himself helped to pass it shows how much of an idealogue you really are (I can't believe the best argument you can come up with to defend his actions are "Well... he only did it because he wanted to get re-elected.") Now that's conviction.
How awful. I offer you my sincerest sympathies. How'd you find out? Were you prosecuted? It's really a shame Kerry voted for the Patriot Act and put you in that position.
Sounds to me like you're saying that Kerry voters are more uneducated/uninformed. You're statement implies that without uneducated/uninformed voters Kerry won't be able to win. As a Kerry supporter does that bother you at all?
The "right to vote" isn't guaranteed by the Constitution. And no the 15th Amendment doesn't guarantee a person the right to vote. It states that if the state chooses to hold an election then the people have a right to vote in that election. States are not obligated by the Constitution to hold Presidential elections and if no election is held then there is no right to vote. If a state wants to change it's constitution to say that there will be a coin flip instead of an election to decide who gets that state's electoral votes then they can.
I only support legally cast ballots. If a person doesn't have the right to vote then their vote shouldn't be counted (i.e. non-US citizens, people who aren't residents of the state where the election is held, unregistered residents, and felons in many states.) That also goes for people who can't even fill out the freaking ballot.
Can't admit there's any holes in your argument can you. Let's check out the facts
1) During the taliban's rule Afghanistan was the largest supplier of poppy to the world.
2) The taliban used money generated from the sale of opium to support terrorists (al-Qaeda.)
3) Less than 6 months after the Taliban was ousted Afghanistan was miraculously exporting poppy at almost the same level as before their self imposed ban (must have been instant poppy.)
" So they didn't need the income before the war?"
It's called taxes, those things that governments use to get money
I can only imagine what kind of revenue that brought in without income from poppy considering in 2000 it accounted for as much as half of the nations GDP (20-60% depending on who you ask.) It looks to me like not only is my theory right, but poppy production was actually resumed with the blessings of the taliban before coalition troops arrived.
As to whether they actually choose to vote absentee, that surely has something to do with how easy or hard it is to go through the process and get information...
Can anyone argue that there isn't enough information available to make an informed decision? Does anyone going to a candidate's website expect to get unbiased information about the candidate anyway? If anything this hurts Bush so why should anyone else care? If you're a supporter of his you can complain to his campaign and try to get it changed, if you're not then you can register in Ohio and vote for the other guy.
So they didn't need the income before the war? What reason does anyone have to believe that they wouldn't have starting growing the poppy again anyway even without the rest of the world invading? By the way, how long does it take a crop to grow? How did they go from not having any to supplying so much in such a short time. I distinctly remember reading that part of the reason they banned growing it was because they had stockpiles of it already and were driving up the price by decreasing supply.
that was low (even by my standards.) Must be all of the political ads from both candidates/parties that are on the Radio/TV/Web every time I turn around doing the same. I have to admit that when I pressed submit I couldn't help but think "gosh. that was so much easier than spending the time to come up with an argument." I'll be glad when all the campaigning is over so we can start arguing about other things (think recount).
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I wonder how many people here at /. would be using the same arguments if it was M$ "bundling" other people's work into Windows.
Actually it will never happen because the left sees no cause worth dying for and that translates into no cause worth fighting for.
"A man who will not die for something is not fit to live." - MLK Jr.
"A man who will not die for something is not fit to live." - Martin Luther King Jr.
Thank you oh great Anonymous Coward for your words of wisdom. As a former Marine I'm obviously not worthy to share this forum with giant minds like you.
I can't wait to see Forest, errrrr... I mean Edwards in '08. Not implying that he's stupid, because he wouldn't have made millions using junk science to take advantage of palsied children and their familes and raised medical costs for everyone in the country if he was stupid, but listening to him speak is going to get real old!!!
Why don't you just start a website and call it Send-a-Liberal-to-Canada.com and take donations. My guess is you could start chartering buses by the end of the week.
touche
When did I say I was voting for Bush? I've been a registered libertarian since I was old enough vote (13+ years) and that's how I voted yesterday. So I guess that makes you a liar too.
I'd be interested in seeing some statistics on murder rates in Blue states and Red States. Just guessing, but I'd guess the Blue states have us beat handily.
That same US that saved Europe from Hitler and Asia from Tojo. The same US that then rebuilt Europe after WWII. The same US that defeated Communist Russia. God bless the U.S.A.
We wouldn't want to make sure people casting ballots are eligible to vote!
I wonder how any of them could have been used in an election had less than 200 votes registered on them. If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck then it must be a democratic campaign to steal the election =)
You were the one who brought up Bush's "lies" in an argument over the Patriot act. The fact you don't see the irony in supporting a candidate who supported the same law and actually has a public voting record as such is what I call hilarious.
Is your name Al Franken by the way?
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction. "[W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. And now he has continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real ... "
Yawn. Just about every intelligence agency from every country concluded that he had WMDs before the war. John Kerry was a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and also thought Saddam had WMDs based upon the same evidence that was given to Bush. The lie crap is just that... crap. If you want to argue that he was wrong then fine, but there is no proof of any lie (unlike a certain ex-President I can think of who lied under oath during a trial dealing with civil rights violations.) Saddam supported terrorists before the war. Just because you believe that Al Quada is the only terrorist organization in the world doesn't make it so. Oh.. and last but not least arguing that you won't support Bush because of the Patriot Act when Kerry himself helped to pass it shows how much of an idealogue you really are (I can't believe the best argument you can come up with to defend his actions are "Well... he only did it because he wanted to get re-elected.") Now that's conviction.
Actually I'd rather have a Pres who's willing to do the right thing even though it may not be popular at the time. Go figure.
How awful. I offer you my sincerest sympathies. How'd you find out? Were you prosecuted? It's really a shame Kerry voted for the Patriot Act and put you in that position.
Sounds to me like you're saying that Kerry voters are more uneducated/uninformed. You're statement implies that without uneducated/uninformed voters Kerry won't be able to win. As a Kerry supporter does that bother you at all?
Please give me a specific example of a right you've been denied since 2000 because of Bush.
The "right to vote" isn't guaranteed by the Constitution. And no the 15th Amendment doesn't guarantee a person the right to vote. It states that if the state chooses to hold an election then the people have a right to vote in that election. States are not obligated by the Constitution to hold Presidential elections and if no election is held then there is no right to vote. If a state wants to change it's constitution to say that there will be a coin flip instead of an election to decide who gets that state's electoral votes then they can.
I only support legally cast ballots. If a person doesn't have the right to vote then their vote shouldn't be counted (i.e. non-US citizens, people who aren't residents of the state where the election is held, unregistered residents, and felons in many states.) That also goes for people who can't even fill out the freaking ballot.
Can't admit there's any holes in your argument can you. Let's check out the facts
1) During the taliban's rule Afghanistan was the largest supplier of poppy to the world.
2) The taliban used money generated from the sale of opium to support terrorists (al-Qaeda.)
3) Less than 6 months after the Taliban was ousted Afghanistan was miraculously exporting poppy at almost the same level as before their self imposed ban (must have been instant poppy.)
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Just one question: Is ignorance really bliss?
It looks to me like not only is my theory right, but poppy production was actually resumed with the blessings of the taliban before coalition troops arrived.
As to whether they actually choose to vote absentee, that surely has something to do with how easy or hard it is to go through the process and get information...
Can anyone argue that there isn't enough information available to make an informed decision? Does anyone going to a candidate's website expect to get unbiased information about the candidate anyway? If anything this hurts Bush so why should anyone else care? If you're a supporter of his you can complain to his campaign and try to get it changed, if you're not then you can register in Ohio and vote for the other guy.
So they didn't need the income before the war? What reason does anyone have to believe that they wouldn't have starting growing the poppy again anyway even without the rest of the world invading? By the way, how long does it take a crop to grow? How did they go from not having any to supplying so much in such a short time. I distinctly remember reading that part of the reason they banned growing it was because they had stockpiles of it already and were driving up the price by decreasing supply.
that was low (even by my standards.) Must be all of the political ads from both candidates/parties that are on the Radio/TV/Web every time I turn around doing the same. I have to admit that when I pressed submit I couldn't help but think "gosh. that was so much easier than spending the time to come up with an argument." I'll be glad when all the campaigning is over so we can start arguing about other things (think recount).
If the taliban is still in control then how can they be growing poppy?