I use this argument when my sister (a dyed-in-the-wool Dem) tells me I "threw away my vote" by voting Libertarian (or alternatively that it's a "vote for $GOP_CANDIDATE).
I point out that I live in CA, and there's a snowball's chance in Hell (less, probably, given Dante), of the state going anything other than Dem, and I'm therefore free to vote my conscience.
It amazes me that so many allegedly "educated" people have fallen so quickly and so hard for a fraudulent fabrication of such laughable proportions. The very idea that a gigantic ball of rock happens to orbit our planet, showing itself in neat, four-week cycles -- with the same side facing us all the time -- is ludicrous. Furthermore, it is an insult to common sense and a damnable affront to intellectual honesty and integrity. That people actually believe it is evidence that the liberals have wrested the last vestiges of control of our public school system from decent, God-fearing Americans (as if any further evidence was needed! Daddy's Roommate? God Almighty!)
Documentaries such as Enemy of the State have accurately portrayed the elaborate, byzantine network of surveillance satellites that the liberals have sent into space to spy on law-abiding Americans. Equipped with technology developed by Handgun Control, Inc., these satellites have the ability to detect firearms from hundreds of kilometers up. That's right, neighbors.. the next time you're out in the backyard exercising your Second Amendment rights, the liberals will see it! These satellites are sensitive enough to tell the difference between a Colt.45 and a.38 Special! And when they detect you with a firearm, their computers cross-reference the address to figure out your name, and then an enormous database housed at Berkeley is updated with information about you.
Of course, this all works fine during the day, but what about at night? Even the liberals can't control the rotation of the Earth to prevent nightfall from setting in (only Joshua was able to ask for that particular favor!) That's where the "moon" comes in. Powered by nuclear reactors, the "moon" is nothing more than an enormous balloon, emitting trillions of candlepower of gun-revealing light. Piloted by key members of the liberal community, the "moon" is strategically moved across the country, pointing out those who dare to make use of their God-given rights at night!
Yes, I know this probably sounds paranoid and preposterous, but consider this. Despite what the revisionist historians tell you, there is no mention of the "moon" anywhere in literature or historical documents -- anywhere -- before 1950. That is when it was initially launched. When President Josef Kennedy, at the State of the Union address, proclaimed "We choose to go to the moon", he may as well have said "We choose to go to the weather balloon." The subsequent faking of a "moon" landing on national TV was the first step in a long history of the erosion of our constitutional rights by leftists in this country. No longer can we hide from our government when the sun goes down.
You, sir, are an Evil Content Pirate(tm). You are obviously a pirate, because if you weren't, you'd be buying our wonderful Britney Spears albums, even if you don't listen to them, or like her music -- and if you don't like her music, you are obviously an Unpatriotic Unamerican Terrorist(tm).
Please stay where you are, and the FBI will by shortly to pick you up.
Actually, no, they didn't. The customer understood it was a patch. What impressed them was the way we were able to correct a misunderstanding of the requirements that quickly.
This was not production code, and the customer understood it.
At which point the MAFIAA runs to Congress, and says, "ZOMG!!!! All our profits are gone! It's the fault of the Evil Content Pirates(tm)!!!! Give us an Uber-DMCA!!!!"
I get those. If I'm in the mood, I'll do the "push 1 to setup an appointment". Then I'll sound interested, ask the rep for company info, etc... and then inform them that I'm filing a DNC violation with the FCC.
Hell, I hate REAL ID as much as anyone, but rereading Article IV, Section 1, I'm beginning to wonder if this piece of shit actually is Constitutional (I hope not).
Didn't Clarke say in "Imperial Earth" something to the effect that wanting an office was grounds for disqualification and the best officeholders are dragged kicking and screaming into office?
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I use this argument when my sister (a dyed-in-the-wool Dem) tells me I "threw away my vote" by voting Libertarian (or alternatively that it's a "vote for $GOP_CANDIDATE).
I point out that I live in CA, and there's a snowball's chance in Hell (less, probably, given Dante), of the state going anything other than Dem, and I'm therefore free to vote my conscience.
RIAA Lawyer says:
You, sir, are an Evil Content Pirate(tm). You are obviously a pirate, because if you weren't, you'd be buying our wonderful Britney Spears albums, even if you don't listen to them, or like her music -- and if you don't like her music, you are obviously an Unpatriotic Unamerican Terrorist(tm).
Please stay where you are, and the FBI will by shortly to pick you up.
Actually, no, they didn't. The customer understood it was a patch. What impressed them was the way we were able to correct a misunderstanding of the requirements that quickly.
This was not production code, and the customer understood it.
How does lying to an exit pollster, who works for the media, "undermine democracy".
Seriously... but only once.
:P).
We were on-site at the customer, and we were involved in a shootout to see who would get a major contract.
We were "pre-demoing" to a bigwig, and it turned out we had an incorrect concept of one of the requirements. Hacked out a fix in 20 minutes.
Needless to say, the customer was impressed (as were my bosses
For production level code, though, I'd never do that, but it was a do-or-die sort of thing.
Oh, and we won the shootout (it wasn't even close, according to some of the guys who scored it) and the contract.
The two times I've been exit polled, I lied to the pollster.
I suspect many people feel the same way.
Actually, it's -3.
STIV: The Voyage Home is 0
ST:Generations is -1
ST: First Contact is -2, and
This abomination is -3.
Lbh snvy vg!
At which point the MAFIAA runs to Congress, and says, "ZOMG!!!! All our profits are gone! It's the fault of the Evil Content Pirates(tm)!!!! Give us an Uber-DMCA!!!!"
OK, yeah. I pulled the number out of my ass. But I still contend that the vast majority of killings there are Iraqi on Iraqi.
These guys seem to make the equivalent (buckling spring tech, etc...).
Are we sure that this isn't a Sluggy Freelance plug?
And of those deaths, the vast majority, in excess of 90%, were caused by...
wait for it....
OTHER IRAQIS!!! Not US servicemen.
I get those. If I'm in the mood, I'll do the "push 1 to setup an appointment". Then I'll sound interested, ask the rep for company info, etc... and then inform them that I'm filing a DNC violation with the FCC.
Hell, maybe you're right, and it is a Joe Job.
It would be cooler if your domain was registered in Belgium, or if your domain was Calcium, instead.
:)
Then it would either be beryllium.be or calcium.ca
They are.... by about 150 miles.
According to the Constitution, he's qualified.
He's over 35, he's a natural-born US Citizen, and he has a pulse.
Not IDs per se, but how about the Full Faith and Credit clause of the Constitution?
Hell, I hate REAL ID as much as anyone, but rereading Article IV, Section 1, I'm beginning to wonder if this piece of shit actually is Constitutional (I hope not).
Where's the complaints about no Wedgie-Proof Underwear????
Great book! I love histories about the Revolution and bios of the Founding Fathers.
Didn't Clarke say in "Imperial Earth" something to the effect that wanting an office was grounds for disqualification and the best officeholders are dragged kicking and screaming into office?
I personally will be writing in the name of my old year old imaginary friend, mr paseesee
He's inelgible. Now, if you wrote in the name of your 35 year old imaginary friend, that would be different....
First, a party primary is considered an event for that party, so they do get to set a lot of rules that wouldn't hold up for a general election.
Then why do our tax dollars pay for it?