Well, if Bubba could figure out how to light the damn thing, he'd probably end up blowing off one or more of his fingers, if not quite a bit more. Yeah, I'm not worried about Bubba with a nuke: as long as he stays down in his neighborhood.
True dat. I posted as much, above. Where has Obama radically departed from Bush's script? How is Obama NOT "Bush III"? Yet all this discontent among conservatives and "real Americans." Bullshit it's not racist.
Probably because, since they're cheaper to make, there, and some conservative business executive wanted to pump up the quarterly figures, he had the work out-sourced. Yep, conservatives: always looking out for the well-being of this nation.
That's why Obama - a black man - had so much support from racist Democrats? I'm not following.
That said, I think what you'll find is that, when you get down to the truth, much of the opposition and hatred toward Obama is racist in nature. I mean, objectively, his policies aren't that far off from Bush, who was supposedly a god in the eyes of conservatives. Name one radical departure from Bush on Obama's part. Go ahead - I'll wait. The health care thing? That was Republican before it was Democrat. Anything else? No? Didn't think so.
So if Obama is so much like Bush, why the dislike toward him from the red staters?
Conservative leadership likes it that way. Dumb people are easier to control. Ya know, that whole thing in Kansas about Intelligent Design and all-powerful sky daddies, etc. Keeps 'em in line.
A sensible Republican? Now, dammit, don't go confusing me like that. I have it firmly in my head that all Republicans are bat-shit crazy because time and again they put forth the worst, extremist candidates, like Palin, or Romney, or Bachman. I've seen it over and over - Republicans are like Siths: they see only absolutes, never the shades of grey. And here you are, sounding like a reasonable person, yet claiming to be a Republican.
Say... Are you a Democrat trolling as a Republican?
Yes, we are in such a position. Because, at some point, we have to be responsible for our actions. My god, dude, you can't really expect a government to protect us from ourselves. That would lead to every last one of us in a jail cell, just to keep us "safe." In nature, if you fuck up, you die. That's the way it's supposed to be. Kids swallowing these magnets, with no parents around to supervise, deserve to die. That's how our species weeds out the "too stupid to live." I'm sorry if that's harsh - actually, I'm not - but that's reality. If you don't like it, that's your problem, not mine.
Agreed. If the lack of oversight was so bad that the situation deteriorated to this level, then there's no way that it's just the "turkey's" fault. Someone is supposed to be watching the hen house (?). Sure, we're supposed to be professionals, but management still has to do their job, instead of mail it in and bitch when they find out they got caught with their pants down.
My nephew, when he was small, pulled a pot of boiling water off the stove, causing it to spill all over him, and he suffered third-degree burns over a large portion of his body. He didn't die from it, but should we ban boiling water because kids can be injured by it? Or should we encourage parents to pay more attention to their kids?
So, Obama should've just ignored the fiscal and housing crisis and just let everything fail? And how would that have made the situation better? Look, R's won't admit it, but the country is better off than it was. I'm not an Obama fanboi, by any means, but any objective observer would say that this "train wreck" you mention is just hyperbole.
Absolutely. Except Clinton did nothing on the scale that Bush did. You might throw out White Water and Monica Lewinsky, but those are non-issues if you take away the R's rabid desire to destroy Clinton, at any cost. In contrast, there was 9/11 - sure, most people think it was the Saudis, but there are too many questions unanswered, like the lack of debris, lack of video, lack of an airplane at the Pentagon, for starters - the war in Iraq, the lack of control over the financial markets leading to the crash, etc. You can not compare the two presidencies in terms of "they both did wrong": it's a false equivalent. That, plus the fact that anyone who dared question his Bushness was called liberal, traitor, un-American, etc. Don't even say that didn't happen.
Yes, there's hostility from both sides, but it's hardly equal.
Exactly. It occurred to me the other day: Did the Founding Fathers intend for there to be so many exceptions to the plainly written rules in the Constitution? I mean, take the 4th amendment. It says right there, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." I don't see the part where it says, "Except when we're crossing the border or getting on an airplane." So why is it that the DHS can treat us any old way they want to, just because we're crossing back into this country or traveling somewhere?
Agreed - "on offer" - but I wonder if Obama was all like, "I'm gonna come to Washington and kick. some. ass!" and then he found out that reality is different from idealism. Maybe it'll be different the second time around, and he'll actually deliver on the "change" promise, now that he doesn't have to worry about re-election. One can hope.
I prefer the F701s - but don't drop them. I dropped one of mine and the click action is stiff, now. The knurled metal near the writing end works much like a drafting pencil to help maintain grip.
And any answer it gives will be deemed 100% correct, even if it's not. Get used to, "2 + 2 = 5, and it always has. How dare you question the accuracy of our machine!!"
Maybe you need a re-install - both Xcode and the OS. Your symptoms just seem way wrong. I've never had the problems you mention. Are you running on a hackintosh?
@1) Not uncommon. France hedged a little bit before committing to help the colonists in the Revolutionary War. Europe hedged a bit on getting involved with the South in the Civil War; they ultimately decided not to. "Wait and see" is a common approach.
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Well, if Bubba could figure out how to light the damn thing, he'd probably end up blowing off one or more of his fingers, if not quite a bit more. Yeah, I'm not worried about Bubba with a nuke: as long as he stays down in his neighborhood.
True dat. I posted as much, above. Where has Obama radically departed from Bush's script? How is Obama NOT "Bush III"? Yet all this discontent among conservatives and "real Americans." Bullshit it's not racist.
Probably because, since they're cheaper to make, there, and some conservative business executive wanted to pump up the quarterly figures, he had the work out-sourced. Yep, conservatives: always looking out for the well-being of this nation.
That's why Obama - a black man - had so much support from racist Democrats? I'm not following.
That said, I think what you'll find is that, when you get down to the truth, much of the opposition and hatred toward Obama is racist in nature. I mean, objectively, his policies aren't that far off from Bush, who was supposedly a god in the eyes of conservatives. Name one radical departure from Bush on Obama's part. Go ahead - I'll wait. The health care thing? That was Republican before it was Democrat. Anything else? No? Didn't think so.
So if Obama is so much like Bush, why the dislike toward him from the red staters?
Yeah, more likely, Bubba with a nuke would blow himself - and his neighborhood - up, starting with "Hey! A NUKE! Hold my beer and watch this!!"
Since secession won't happen, maybe we could at least change the name to "Dis-united States of America," or "Not-Exactly-United States of America".
Conservative leadership likes it that way. Dumb people are easier to control. Ya know, that whole thing in Kansas about Intelligent Design and all-powerful sky daddies, etc. Keeps 'em in line.
Can you paint a picture of the people who might want to secede? I'm having a hard time seeing anyone other than conservatives.
Can you point to some recent literature that supports your "Half the nation wants socialism"?
A sensible Republican? Now, dammit, don't go confusing me like that. I have it firmly in my head that all Republicans are bat-shit crazy because time and again they put forth the worst, extremist candidates, like Palin, or Romney, or Bachman. I've seen it over and over - Republicans are like Siths: they see only absolutes, never the shades of grey. And here you are, sounding like a reasonable person, yet claiming to be a Republican.
Say... Are you a Democrat trolling as a Republican?
Yes, we are in such a position. Because, at some point, we have to be responsible for our actions. My god, dude, you can't really expect a government to protect us from ourselves. That would lead to every last one of us in a jail cell, just to keep us "safe." In nature, if you fuck up, you die. That's the way it's supposed to be. Kids swallowing these magnets, with no parents around to supervise, deserve to die. That's how our species weeds out the "too stupid to live." I'm sorry if that's harsh - actually, I'm not - but that's reality. If you don't like it, that's your problem, not mine.
Agreed. If the lack of oversight was so bad that the situation deteriorated to this level, then there's no way that it's just the "turkey's" fault. Someone is supposed to be watching the hen house (?). Sure, we're supposed to be professionals, but management still has to do their job, instead of mail it in and bitch when they find out they got caught with their pants down.
My nephew, when he was small, pulled a pot of boiling water off the stove, causing it to spill all over him, and he suffered third-degree burns over a large portion of his body. He didn't die from it, but should we ban boiling water because kids can be injured by it? Or should we encourage parents to pay more attention to their kids?
Nah, two and a half, until the next election cycle. FSM help us...
So, Obama should've just ignored the fiscal and housing crisis and just let everything fail? And how would that have made the situation better? Look, R's won't admit it, but the country is better off than it was. I'm not an Obama fanboi, by any means, but any objective observer would say that this "train wreck" you mention is just hyperbole.
Absolutely. Except Clinton did nothing on the scale that Bush did. You might throw out White Water and Monica Lewinsky, but those are non-issues if you take away the R's rabid desire to destroy Clinton, at any cost. In contrast, there was 9/11 - sure, most people think it was the Saudis, but there are too many questions unanswered, like the lack of debris, lack of video, lack of an airplane at the Pentagon, for starters - the war in Iraq, the lack of control over the financial markets leading to the crash, etc. You can not compare the two presidencies in terms of "they both did wrong": it's a false equivalent. That, plus the fact that anyone who dared question his Bushness was called liberal, traitor, un-American, etc. Don't even say that didn't happen.
Yes, there's hostility from both sides, but it's hardly equal.
Exactly. It occurred to me the other day: Did the Founding Fathers intend for there to be so many exceptions to the plainly written rules in the Constitution? I mean, take the 4th amendment. It says right there, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." I don't see the part where it says, "Except when we're crossing the border or getting on an airplane." So why is it that the DHS can treat us any old way they want to, just because we're crossing back into this country or traveling somewhere?
This is just one example among many.
Re: "religious right wing nut jobs," I'm really puzzled by how so many people don't get this. Like it was such fun the other times round?
Agreed - "on offer" - but I wonder if Obama was all like, "I'm gonna come to Washington and kick. some. ass!" and then he found out that reality is different from idealism. Maybe it'll be different the second time around, and he'll actually deliver on the "change" promise, now that he doesn't have to worry about re-election. One can hope.
I prefer the F701s - but don't drop them. I dropped one of mine and the click action is stiff, now. The knurled metal near the writing end works much like a drafting pencil to help maintain grip.
And any answer it gives will be deemed 100% correct, even if it's not. Get used to, "2 + 2 = 5, and it always has. How dare you question the accuracy of our machine!!"
Yes, one could only hope: http://www.copblock.org/23079/andrew-messina-did-he-have-to-die/
What modern languages are like that?
Maybe you need a re-install - both Xcode and the OS. Your symptoms just seem way wrong. I've never had the problems you mention. Are you running on a hackintosh?
@1) Not uncommon. France hedged a little bit before committing to help the colonists in the Revolutionary War. Europe hedged a bit on getting involved with the South in the Civil War; they ultimately decided not to. "Wait and see" is a common approach.