Because nobody will VOTE for one! Jeeze, man, you can have any president you want. It seems that the majority has a thing against wisdom and intelligence. The answer to your question is right there in the mirror. If you want a wise president, then you simply have to nominate and elect one. But since the majority of you are more interested in American Idol, it doesn't look like it will happen anytime soon. So you will probably leave yourselves with Hillary and Jeb as your choice in '08. In other words, more of the same. And the interstates will continue to rot faster than an Oscar Meyer hotdog.
Not only do unions cripple companies against competition, they do a poor job protecting workers.
That's because the workers allow/encourage the unions to be run by the same kind of people that run their adversaries, the corporations. They are effectively the same kind of people. Each looking after their own personal interests. And it splices right in with what you said about the underlying Victorian beliefs. Economic disparity is necessary to run this kind of system. It's pretty easy to see actually. It seems perfectly natural, if somewhat anti-progressive or anti-evolutionary.
You are also very right in that all we have to do is to simply refuse to cooperate with the carpet baggers. It reminds me very little of that saying, "What if they gave a war and nobody came?"
...I never understand why Democrats and Republicans get so riled up with one another.
It's pure show. It's professional wrestling. It's The Young and the Restless(or General Hospital, if you prefer). To me, it's a little like Abbott and Costello. As soon as the mics are shut off, they're all off to the tittie bar together, sharing a bucket of beer and a big plate of wings. I'm sure they prefer to call it the "Gentlemens' Club". And you're right. If you want to win anything, you have to put on a good show. I find it very funny, and tragic at the same time, that so many people blame that on the government or big money corporations. You can't blame people for doing what only comes naturally. They see an easy mark, and, well, what else can you expect?
Anyway, I'm a registered Democrat, so your jabs at the Republican party don't exactly hit home.
Why not? They're nothing more than the two sides of the same coin. They feed from the same trough. Their differences are trivial. Corruption? The republicans had Nixon. The dems had Rostenkowski(who probably wielded more power on the Ways and Means Committee than Nixon did as president). Both trip all over each other trying to be like the other to attract voters from the "other" side. Newborn identical twins are easier to distinguish. To bad you actually believe that you will accomplish any kind of change with those people. Or maybe you are happy with things the way they are. In which case I could understand your position. The dems gave us the DMCA. Remember, Lieberman left his mark all over the patriot act also. He's ever bit as despicable as any republican. It is ludicrous to think he would have been a better vice president than Cheney. The dems are every bit as power hungry as the republicns. I hope that someday you realize that you're not helping matters any by supporting the status quo. If you support the democrats, you may as well be handing your money to the RNC and vote republican, since the only thing they differ on is their hair style. But not by much.
...the US system is extremely unfriendly to third parties...
I would think it's more correct to say that the US voter is unfriendly to third parties. They would win if enough people voted for them. The voters are more influenced by big money than the candidates. They simply refuse to consider anyone who doesn't spend millions of dollars to be in their face all the time. They won't take the time to peek around the corner to see who's there. I don't consider their unwillingness to see or hear anything that isn't spoon fed by CNN or FOX to be government's fault, or even the big, "diabolical" corporations'. The real problem is the person they see in the mirror. Anyway, best of luck to you in getting the bums out of office.
I used to think a lot of them. Until they allied themselves with one of the most corrupt political parties in all of Mexico. The PRI. If they had any real soul, they would have joined up with one of the true alternative parties, who speak of real personal liberty and sound a bit more believable when tackling the corruption issue, running in next week's election and help to get then a little more notice and possibly a few extra percentage points. But they just decided to go with what they thought was a winner evidently, instead of following what is purported to be their beliefs, so now I just see that they're just like everyone else. As far as I'm concerned, they sold out. BUT...it would be cool to see a few of the majors kicked out of office, and I could accept these guys as the replacement...for now. I'm not willing to give them the 150 plus years we have given the major parties if they don't keep their promises. If they screw up and side with the devil like they did in Mexico, then out they go, as quickly as possible.
BTW, what are their thoughts on the FCC? The IP law crisis?
You will have a chance to do something about it in November. This says it all. If you continue to vote for the majors, your complaint is meaningless and hypocritical. The keyword here is "if". Just in case you personally vote for an alternative. Otherwise you're just part of the problem.
At $70 usd a barrel and record profits AGAIN for the oil companies(like in '73 and '79), I would place some bets that this war is probably one of the most profitable ever. Now I don't know who's making the ammo and the small arms being used there, but I ould wager that their profits are up "slightly". And the arms smugglers? No quicker way to get rich. Let's not forget good ol' Halliburton. The US has benn at war since its inception, before even. It seems they know no other way. One of Bush's most flagrant lies was when he said, "America is a peaceful country". I'm not sure what makes you think that the US is trying to "cure the misfortunes of other people", when it turns out that it has been the cause of much misfortune since they started massacring the Indians. And many of the more famous "two bit dictators" couldn't have gotten there without the Americans's and Europeans' help. In Iraq they are merely replacing one puppet with another. It's colonialism at it's worst.
The traditional "navigation systems interference" has never passed the "smell test" for me.
Neither do many of the passengers. But seriously, the weather, a phone would have to be pretty close to an unshielded piece of equipment to cause any trouble. But they do radiate. And with "fly by wire", a chafed cable can let the RF in. When my phone is close to the speakers on my machine, it creates a hell of a noise in the speaker when it rings. On another note, imagine, if you will, two hundred people screaming into their phones in that closed space you're trapped in. Add a few crying babies, some belligerent drunks. All I can say is, Gut fahrt.
Maybe your ass could use a little self healing:-) However you are quite free to deny the possibilities if you wish. That would definitely be your perrogative. The rest of us will keep on trying to make it all happen. And of course we eventually will. But like our illustrious leader, I refuse to lay out a timetable. That would just give the enemy an advantage.
I am one person. I cast one vote. I didn't elect crap.
You have accepted the results, unless you make active resistance. Did you try to convince your neighbors not to elect "crap"? Or are they too dazzled by all the pretty lights? You have an open ballot as long as the write-in option is there. It's up to you to campaign to get others to vote for your choice. The "The devil made me do it." thing is a reference to those why cry about the lack of choice. They go out and say, "I had to vote "democrat" to stop the the republicans." To which I say bullshit. You have the option to vote for whoever you please. If your neighbors aren't up to the task, well, don't blame the government or the corporations. You personally may have not elected the winner, but you, as a group, did elect your government.
And where are you seeing 99% voter turnouts?
I'm talking about the 99% of people who voted. The aim of my voting tirades is pointed at those who believe in their system of majority rule. I'm not one of those people. Rule by 51% is still a dictatorship, although an inefficient one. And I wouldn't even bring it up except for the people that do believe in it are complaining about it so much. So I feel the need to tell them, 'Well, fix it, dammit!'. That's what these people tell the immigrants running away from their countrys' corruption. So I say the same message applies at home.
Who are you arguing with? It's sure not me.
The "editorial" you is your friend. And mine too, as I make much use of it.
The Domino Theory really does work. First you get a government that can openly violate your rights with impunity. Now, one by one, the corps are following suit. And we like it! The election results prove it. And don't give me any of that crap about "stolen" elections. Nobody put up any significant resistance. We've had three elections since 2000 and it remains business as usual. Or better yet, tell me how much things have changed since Vietnam and Watergate. Or since Teapot Dome for that matter. So either vote your conscience in November or quitcherbellyachin' damn it! At the very least, direct your anger to those who put you all into this predicament...your friends and neighbors. You know, the 99% of you that voted "yes, lets keep things the way they are", leaving that brave 1% holding the bag. Which leads me to the question, 'Who's more influenced by big money? The politicians, or the people voting for them?'
Regardless of whether you elected it or not, you all let the results stand, and are therefore subject to them. If you actually resisted, then you might have a point. You did in effect elect your government. You may as well accept it, and do what the man said and elect a different government if you actually want any change. You have an open ballot, so I'm not interested in your whining about big money causing any lack of choice. In other words, stop with this "The devil made me do it." garbage, and vote conscientiously, instead of for more bling, like 99% of you are doing now.
My point is that we should be a bit more open minded towards people who may or may not speak english natively. That doesn't mean we shouldn't laugh at them. How many people that don't speak spanish would know the difference between mama and mamá? I was merely using the words he used and making a minor stab at a bit of humor. Apparently it didn't work. Eh...maybe next time.
What's even more disheartening is that there's a good share of Reps and Senators that were in Congress when we Made THAT rule... and when we broke up Ma Bell... and they STILL don't get it!!!
They're still in Congress? What didn't they get? Seems to me that the people who continue to re-elect them are the ones who don't get it. Oh, and by the way, We are still under Ma Bell's thumb. It's just that she's been divorced and remarried so many times nobody remembers her name(s). But she's still the same old whore.
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...why can't we get Presidents like this anymore?
Because nobody will VOTE for one! Jeeze, man, you can have any president you want. It seems that the majority has a thing against wisdom and intelligence. The answer to your question is right there in the mirror. If you want a wise president, then you simply have to nominate and elect one. But since the majority of you are more interested in American Idol, it doesn't look like it will happen anytime soon. So you will probably leave yourselves with Hillary and Jeb as your choice in '08. In other words, more of the same. And the interstates will continue to rot faster than an Oscar Meyer hotdog.
Not only do unions cripple companies against competition, they do a poor job protecting workers.
That's because the workers allow/encourage the unions to be run by the same kind of people that run their adversaries, the corporations. They are effectively the same kind of people. Each looking after their own personal interests. And it splices right in with what you said about the underlying Victorian beliefs. Economic disparity is necessary to run this kind of system. It's pretty easy to see actually. It seems perfectly natural, if somewhat anti-progressive or anti-evolutionary.
You are also very right in that all we have to do is to simply refuse to cooperate with the carpet baggers. It reminds me very little of that saying, "What if they gave a war and nobody came?"
...I never understand why Democrats and Republicans get so riled up with one another.
It's pure show. It's professional wrestling. It's The Young and the Restless(or General Hospital, if you prefer). To me, it's a little like Abbott and Costello. As soon as the mics are shut off, they're all off to the tittie bar together, sharing a bucket of beer and a big plate of wings. I'm sure they prefer to call it the "Gentlemens' Club". And you're right. If you want to win anything, you have to put on a good show. I find it very funny, and tragic at the same time, that so many people blame that on the government or big money corporations. You can't blame people for doing what only comes naturally. They see an easy mark, and, well, what else can you expect?
Anyway, I'm a registered Democrat, so your jabs at the Republican party don't exactly hit home.
Why not? They're nothing more than the two sides of the same coin. They feed from the same trough. Their differences are trivial. Corruption? The republicans had Nixon. The dems had Rostenkowski(who probably wielded more power on the Ways and Means Committee than Nixon did as president). Both trip all over each other trying to be like the other to attract voters from the "other" side. Newborn identical twins are easier to distinguish. To bad you actually believe that you will accomplish any kind of change with those people. Or maybe you are happy with things the way they are. In which case I could understand your position. The dems gave us the DMCA. Remember, Lieberman left his mark all over the patriot act also. He's ever bit as despicable as any republican. It is ludicrous to think he would have been a better vice president than Cheney. The dems are every bit as power hungry as the republicns. I hope that someday you realize that you're not helping matters any by supporting the status quo. If you support the democrats, you may as well be handing your money to the RNC and vote republican, since the only thing they differ on is their hair style. But not by much.
...the US system is extremely unfriendly to third parties...
I would think it's more correct to say that the US voter is unfriendly to third parties. They would win if enough people voted for them. The voters are more influenced by big money than the candidates. They simply refuse to consider anyone who doesn't spend millions of dollars to be in their face all the time. They won't take the time to peek around the corner to see who's there. I don't consider their unwillingness to see or hear anything that isn't spoon fed by CNN or FOX to be government's fault, or even the big, "diabolical" corporations'. The real problem is the person they see in the mirror. Anyway, best of luck to you in getting the bums out of office.
I used to think a lot of them. Until they allied themselves with one of the most corrupt political parties in all of Mexico. The PRI. If they had any real soul, they would have joined up with one of the true alternative parties, who speak of real personal liberty and sound a bit more believable when tackling the corruption issue, running in next week's election and help to get then a little more notice and possibly a few extra percentage points. But they just decided to go with what they thought was a winner evidently, instead of following what is purported to be their beliefs, so now I just see that they're just like everyone else. As far as I'm concerned, they sold out. BUT...it would be cool to see a few of the majors kicked out of office, and I could accept these guys as the replacement...for now. I'm not willing to give them the 150 plus years we have given the major parties if they don't keep their promises. If they screw up and side with the devil like they did in Mexico, then out they go, as quickly as possible.
BTW, what are their thoughts on the FCC? The IP law crisis?
and they've got the guns (metaphorically and literally) to make sure you can't do shit about it.
Huh... I had no idea they cancelled the election.
Where is Goldwater when the Republicans really need him.
Still quite dead, I'm sure. And only democrats vote for dead people.
This crap has to stop.
You will have a chance to do something about it in November. This says it all. If you continue to vote for the majors, your complaint is meaningless and hypocritical. The keyword here is "if". Just in case you personally vote for an alternative. Otherwise you're just part of the problem.
Hmmm...So when they were out in force a while back, they were protesting against the Republican Lyndon Baines Johnson?
This war hasn't been profitable.
At $70 usd a barrel and record profits AGAIN for the oil companies(like in '73 and '79), I would place some bets that this war is probably one of the most profitable ever. Now I don't know who's making the ammo and the small arms being used there, but I ould wager that their profits are up "slightly". And the arms smugglers? No quicker way to get rich. Let's not forget good ol' Halliburton. The US has benn at war since its inception, before even. It seems they know no other way. One of Bush's most flagrant lies was when he said, "America is a peaceful country". I'm not sure what makes you think that the US is trying to "cure the misfortunes of other people", when it turns out that it has been the cause of much misfortune since they started massacring the Indians. And many of the more famous "two bit dictators" couldn't have gotten there without the Americans's and Europeans' help. In Iraq they are merely replacing one puppet with another. It's colonialism at it's worst.
The traditional "navigation systems interference" has never passed the "smell test" for me.
Neither do many of the passengers. But seriously, the weather, a phone would have to be pretty close to an unshielded piece of equipment to cause any trouble. But they do radiate. And with "fly by wire", a chafed cable can let the RF in. When my phone is close to the speakers on my machine, it creates a hell of a noise in the speaker when it rings. On another note, imagine, if you will, two hundred people screaming into their phones in that closed space you're trapped in. Add a few crying babies, some belligerent drunks. All I can say is, Gut fahrt.
I believe China will evolve into a democracy in its own time.
I hope they evolve into something better. Majority rule is way overrated. It could easily degenerate into civil war as big as that country is.
...who do we ask to protect us?
El Chapulin Colorado!
"grotesque pictures"!? Where's the alien goo? What a wimp! I bet he would vomit at the sight of an open can of refried beans.
"Self-healing", my ass.
:-) However you are quite free to deny the possibilities if you wish. That would definitely be your perrogative. The rest of us will keep on trying to make it all happen. And of course we eventually will. But like our illustrious leader, I refuse to lay out a timetable. That would just give the enemy an advantage.
Maybe your ass could use a little self healing
Canada keeps looking warmer and warmer.
Yeah, well, wait till November rolls around. Then you'll be saying, "Screw this freedom crap. I'm goin' to Mexico."
Oooops!
I've yet to find a web site which lists spots you can go to find free bicycles to ride.
You just aren't looking for them.
I am one person. I cast one vote. I didn't elect crap.
You have accepted the results, unless you make active resistance. Did you try to convince your neighbors not to elect "crap"? Or are they too dazzled by all the pretty lights? You have an open ballot as long as the write-in option is there. It's up to you to campaign to get others to vote for your choice. The "The devil made me do it." thing is a reference to those why cry about the lack of choice. They go out and say, "I had to vote "democrat" to stop the the republicans." To which I say bullshit. You have the option to vote for whoever you please. If your neighbors aren't up to the task, well, don't blame the government or the corporations. You personally may have not elected the winner, but you, as a group, did elect your government.
And where are you seeing 99% voter turnouts?
I'm talking about the 99% of people who voted. The aim of my voting tirades is pointed at those who believe in their system of majority rule. I'm not one of those people. Rule by 51% is still a dictatorship, although an inefficient one. And I wouldn't even bring it up except for the people that do believe in it are complaining about it so much. So I feel the need to tell them, 'Well, fix it, dammit!'. That's what these people tell the immigrants running away from their countrys' corruption. So I say the same message applies at home.
Who are you arguing with? It's sure not me.
The "editorial" you is your friend. And mine too, as I make much use of it.
The Domino Theory really does work. First you get a government that can openly violate your rights with impunity. Now, one by one, the corps are following suit. And we like it! The election results prove it. And don't give me any of that crap about "stolen" elections. Nobody put up any significant resistance. We've had three elections since 2000 and it remains business as usual. Or better yet, tell me how much things have changed since Vietnam and Watergate. Or since Teapot Dome for that matter. So either vote your conscience in November or quitcherbellyachin' damn it! At the very least, direct your anger to those who put you all into this predicament...your friends and neighbors. You know, the 99% of you that voted "yes, lets keep things the way they are", leaving that brave 1% holding the bag. Which leads me to the question, 'Who's more influenced by big money? The politicians, or the people voting for them?'
Regardless of whether you elected it or not, you all let the results stand, and are therefore subject to them. If you actually resisted, then you might have a point. You did in effect elect your government. You may as well accept it, and do what the man said and elect a different government if you actually want any change. You have an open ballot, so I'm not interested in your whining about big money causing any lack of choice. In other words, stop with this "The devil made me do it." garbage, and vote conscientiously, instead of for more bling, like 99% of you are doing now.
My point is that we should be a bit more open minded towards people who may or may not speak english natively. That doesn't mean we shouldn't laugh at them. How many people that don't speak spanish would know the difference between mama and mamá? I was merely using the words he used and making a minor stab at a bit of humor. Apparently it didn't work. Eh...maybe next time.