Kerry has got a few red flags, well documented in "Unfit for Command". How bout those forged documents I'm hearing about lately? That's the kindof shit that makes me sick.
Oh, boy. WTF does the action of CBS news have to do with Kerry's integrity? Second, the book you mention, by contrast, does have a lot to do with Bush's integrity, given that key members of the SBVFTs were outed as Bush campaign operatives. That's all for now.
He has been sitting on his ASS for 20 years. 20 years of Senate, and still we don't know where he stands.
He's been making speeches on the floor of the Senate, in campaigning, and before that as an activist, then as a district attorney, for 30-something years! Maybe you could look at a few of those statements instead of putting your ignorance on display, and incidentally just parroting Republican talking points.
Also, I'd call hunting down and prosecuting BCCI was pretty significant work. You might start by googling that if you want to know more.
GWB didn't lie about it - the definition of a lie requires that the teller know it is untrue.
How convenient. If I want to convince the kids in my neighborhood to break into the house of the people down the street who are away on vacation, I can say "There are great big bags of candy just waiting there for us to take." Since I don't know that it is untrue (assuming I haven't been in the house and that there may in fact be candy there), I cannot by your reasoning be said to have "lied" when the kids I formed into a gang come back and tell me there was no candy at all.
Same to you, punk. I hope you don't live in Florida, where Nader was illegally placed on the ballot at the last minute by an executive order by Jeb Bush, using the fucking hurricane as a pretext.
While you're exercising your ineffectual vote, ask yourself why the president's brother would go to such lengths (as indeed he did in the 2000 election). Do you suppose it's in the interest of fairness?
Hey! Fickt nicht mit der Raketemensch! Seriously, though, I read GR about 10 times, and it made more sense (and was more enjoyable and impressive) each time, except for the 8th.:-)
This like saying that once cars could go faster than it was safe to, no more innovation was needed.
Excuse my ignorance, but I would have thought it was more like saying that once cars standardized on four wheels and a round steering wheel, there was no need to revisit those design decisions in the of name of some supposed "flexibility."
But you still get all sorts of other advantages that are unearned, so quit your bellyaching about that side of things.
Such as?
Have you been raped recently? Groped by someone you have no interest in? Have you had people who are physically stronger than you "jokingly" overpower you? Had the serious things you said in important situations ignored because of your genital apparatus? Gotten a lower salary for a job? If these things aren't a part of your daily reality, then you're benefiting. If people aren't taking you seriously because of an "accent" or because of your class, well, that's no fair either. But freedom from the kind of shit women have to put up with isn't something you accomplished on your own: that's something that was handed to you as part of the whole social "package.":-) Isn't life grand?
Oh, please, you're breaking my heart. It's true that if you grow up without the advantages of class and wealth, you can be discriminated against as a white man. But you still get all sorts of other advantages that are unearned, so quit your bellyaching about that side of things.
It's true that a racist or sexist could outwardly obey the imperatives of "political correctness" and still maintain their hateful and stupid attitude. But it's much harder to make the case that you can habitually use such language and not take on the attitudes that come with it. Most importantly, however "personal" you may think your intentions are, your language and behavior are going to be interpreted by others whether you like it or not, and whether or not you like the way they do it. You alone don't get to decide the meaning of your actions.
Peeing your pants is also an instinct, but it's not one that people typically make excuses for ("I can't help it, it's just the way I'm wired"). To be accepted as a functioning member of society, we learn to suppress many immediate responses. Why should this one be any different?
I've run both Jaguar and Panther on my iMac 350 over the past year. It worked fine without any tweaking. I had the model right before the DVD player was added, so I can't speak to video playback, but for everything else, it was fine. (also with 384MB RAM)
Senator, you can have my answer now if you like. My offer is this: nothing. Not even the fee for the gaming license, which I'd appreciate if you would put up personally.
People also KNOW that they're not supposed to use a flat-blade screwdriver as a pry bar. Has that ever stopped anyone? Should Sears be surprised at what people are using their tools for?
I used to work in the hardware department at Sears (my first job as a teenager). Craftsman tools were mostly guaranteed for life--if you didn't do anything outrageous with them, we were supposed to just give you a free replacement with no questions asked. One guy came in with a 1/2-inch socket so mutilated that one can only imagine he had attached a six-foot long pipe to the end of his wrench, stood on the end of it, and jumped up and down with all of his 250 pounds. We called the manager over. He looked at the socket, shook his head, and gave the guy a new one anyway.
I don't know what the point of that was. Oh, yeah. Apple is teh rock!
Are you purposefully evading the issue? The information in the articles flatly contradict your claim that this was a "computer glitch." The difference in how the two databases classified race had a predictable effect: almost no Hispanics were on the merged list and plenty of African-Americans (even those who had subsequently had their right to vote restored) were. Those who asked for the list were told that this would happen, and they did nothing. This makes it more than idle "speculation" that they were going for a certain result.
Furthermore, there is no "insinuendo" in claiming that in Florida (you know, near Cuba?) the Hispanic vote is predominantly Republican. That is indeed different from the 55/45 number you cite, a fact I'm pretty sure is also prominently mentioned in the New York Times article.
those who get govt. handouts will always vote those in who promise to give them the most for nothing...this is a dangerous cycle.
Oh, definitely. We can see how the budget is being simply decimated by spending on welfare. </sarcasm>
If you want to see cash for votes (or for policy) on a large scale going in both directions, look at the unhealthy connections between government and defense contractors. Or is your outrage just a posture?
it appears that it really was a computer glitch. There were multiple databases. One of them did not have a "hispanic" category, listing hispanics as white.
A fact that those who asked for the report were warned about numerous times, but ignored, even though they were told what effect this would have on the results that were reported. This is covered in the New York Times article.
BTW fair elections are fundamentally not a technical issue.
No, but it's easy to imagine how an election could be made unfair by technical means, as we seem to be shaping up to do here in the U.S.
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The point, I'm guessing, had nothing to do with how many people of various races commit crimes.
Rather, it was that a private firm compiled that list at the behest of Republicans, which suggests that the racial disparity was politically motivated. Yes, there are numerous Hispanic felons in Florida, but Hispanics in Florida on the whole tend to vote Republican, while African-Americans in most of the U.S. tend to vote Democrat. The fact that almost no Hispanics were on the list commissioned by Republicans for the purpose of challenging people's right to vote strongly suggests that they asked for the kind of skewed information they got. Is that clear enough?
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Oh, boy. WTF does the action of CBS news have to do with Kerry's integrity? Second, the book you mention, by contrast, does have a lot to do with Bush's integrity, given that key members of the SBVFTs were outed as Bush campaign operatives. That's all for now.
He's been making speeches on the floor of the Senate, in campaigning, and before that as an activist, then as a district attorney, for 30-something years! Maybe you could look at a few of those statements instead of putting your ignorance on display, and incidentally just parroting Republican talking points.
Also, I'd call hunting down and prosecuting BCCI was pretty significant work. You might start by googling that if you want to know more.
How convenient. If I want to convince the kids in my neighborhood to break into the house of the people down the street who are away on vacation, I can say "There are great big bags of candy just waiting there for us to take." Since I don't know that it is untrue (assuming I haven't been in the house and that there may in fact be candy there), I cannot by your reasoning be said to have "lied" when the kids I formed into a gang come back and tell me there was no candy at all.
While you're exercising your ineffectual vote, ask yourself why the president's brother would go to such lengths (as indeed he did in the 2000 election). Do you suppose it's in the interest of fairness?
BUSH WANTS YOU TO VOTE FOR NADER!!!
God, I'm such a geek.
Hey! Fickt nicht mit der Raketemensch! Seriously, though, I read GR about 10 times, and it made more sense (and was more enjoyable and impressive) each time, except for the 8th. :-)
You left out something that takes away from the meaning: "a piece of journalistic writing is not done ..." etc.
Is this a veiled reference to 12 Ways to Crush Your Own Testicles?
Java LAMP is dog slow and should handily win any RAM -eating contest.
This like saying that once cars could go faster than it was safe to, no more innovation was needed.
Excuse my ignorance, but I would have thought it was more like saying that once cars standardized on four wheels and a round steering wheel, there was no need to revisit those design decisions in the of name of some supposed "flexibility."
Whenever a high school friend of mine would pass a "YIELD" sign on the road, he would retort defiantly, "Never!"
Such as?
Have you been raped recently? Groped by someone you have no interest in? Have you had people who are physically stronger than you "jokingly" overpower you? Had the serious things you said in important situations ignored because of your genital apparatus? Gotten a lower salary for a job? If these things aren't a part of your daily reality, then you're benefiting. If people aren't taking you seriously because of an "accent" or because of your class, well, that's no fair either. But freedom from the kind of shit women have to put up with isn't something you accomplished on your own: that's something that was handed to you as part of the whole social "package." :-) Isn't life grand?
Oh, please, you're breaking my heart. It's true that if you grow up without the advantages of class and wealth, you can be discriminated against as a white man. But you still get all sorts of other advantages that are unearned, so quit your bellyaching about that side of things.
It's true that a racist or sexist could outwardly obey the imperatives of "political correctness" and still maintain their hateful and stupid attitude. But it's much harder to make the case that you can habitually use such language and not take on the attitudes that come with it. Most importantly, however "personal" you may think your intentions are, your language and behavior are going to be interpreted by others whether you like it or not, and whether or not you like the way they do it. You alone don't get to decide the meaning of your actions.
Peeing your pants is also an instinct, but it's not one that people typically make excuses for ("I can't help it, it's just the way I'm wired"). To be accepted as a functioning member of society, we learn to suppress many immediate responses. Why should this one be any different?
I've run both Jaguar and Panther on my iMac 350 over the past year. It worked fine without any tweaking. I had the model right before the DVD player was added, so I can't speak to video playback, but for everything else, it was fine. (also with 384MB RAM)
Let's see ... use a putter and tap the ball very lightly?
Senator, you can have my answer now if you like. My offer is this: nothing. Not even the fee for the gaming license, which I'd appreciate if you would put up personally.
I used to work in the hardware department at Sears (my first job as a teenager). Craftsman tools were mostly guaranteed for life--if you didn't do anything outrageous with them, we were supposed to just give you a free replacement with no questions asked. One guy came in with a 1/2-inch socket so mutilated that one can only imagine he had attached a six-foot long pipe to the end of his wrench, stood on the end of it, and jumped up and down with all of his 250 pounds. We called the manager over. He looked at the socket, shook his head, and gave the guy a new one anyway.
I don't know what the point of that was. Oh, yeah. Apple is teh rock!
Furthermore, there is no "insinuendo" in claiming that in Florida (you know, near Cuba?) the Hispanic vote is predominantly Republican. That is indeed different from the 55/45 number you cite, a fact I'm pretty sure is also prominently mentioned in the New York Times article.
Claro?
Oh, definitely. We can see how the budget is being simply decimated by spending on welfare. </sarcasm>
If you want to see cash for votes (or for policy) on a large scale going in both directions, look at the unhealthy connections between government and defense contractors. Or is your outrage just a posture?
A fact that those who asked for the report were warned about numerous times, but ignored, even though they were told what effect this would have on the results that were reported. This is covered in the New York Times article.
No, but it's easy to imagine how an election could be made unfair by technical means, as we seem to be shaping up to do here in the U.S.
Rather, it was that a private firm compiled that list at the behest of Republicans, which suggests that the racial disparity was politically motivated. Yes, there are numerous Hispanic felons in Florida, but Hispanics in Florida on the whole tend to vote Republican, while African-Americans in most of the U.S. tend to vote Democrat. The fact that almost no Hispanics were on the list commissioned by Republicans for the purpose of challenging people's right to vote strongly suggests that they asked for the kind of skewed information they got. Is that clear enough?
It's only "Fate" if we pretend we don't have the ability to affect it in some measure.