Very possible, even likely. It might be that if China wants some of that gas and oil, they would have to go through us. But rest assured that the opium trade has a lot to do with it. Big business it is. And that is what's coming back to the west by the megaton. Production is so high now that we are probably having trouble maintaining the price. They are producing so much that we can't consume it all. The Taliban had a handle on it. Check this out. See that graph? Look at the 2001 levels. Very interesting. As soon as we stepped in, production was right back up to "normal". Here's a weird statement from the link: "No other country beside China in the 19th Century ever had such a large amount of land dedicated to illegal activities. Anybody familiar with any history at all would realize that was during the height and as a result of the opium wars. It's just more evidence that this whole "terrorism" thing is quite a ruse to cover up some very dirty business. Too bad there's so many poor saps who just won't hear it and continue to spew government propaganda while calling those with a different opinion a bunch of "nutjobs" while dragging the country to the depths of hell. He knows who I'm talking about You still there, boy?
Regardless. I consider gun control as discussed today in mass media as a distraction. I want to know when the patriot act, the controlled substances act which is so successfully filling our prisons in a completely racist manner, RICO, etc. will be repealed. These are issues that affect at least one in every 100 Americans. And it's much worse if you're not rich and white. It doesn't belong in a geek article without those other issues also. It is a troll/flamebait column. The article is lame, and all but one of the mentioned candidates are a lame bunch of authoritarians who deserve nobody's vote. Not one. It's just another sign that present policy will continue unabated. They may as well put a Britney Spears/Celine Dione column in there. However I would be interested in what they think about CowboyNeal. The real missing option.
But I noticed there is no column for civil rights or personal liberty. Is freedom that far off the table these days that nobody even talks about it? That sure would explain his absence. Why is gun control there? Since when did that become a "geek" issue? I think IP law would be a bigger one. Sorry, the article is lame.
And after the primaries are over, chances are that you will get to vote for neither. That will make the final vote in November a complete waste of time if you're looking for any change from current policy. We have a nationwide Daley Machine running very smoothly here.
You should also be very suspicious of why he did this. Putting this off until a time when most people will have forgotten about it might be very convenient as a way of getting it passed when all the outrage dies down. Standard Operating Procedure in this business. I, for one, don't consider this very heroic in any way. This guy's a regular politician, with regular political ambitions. Let's see if this doesn't slip through in some midnight session, like so many bad laws do.
Yes, Thank you! You are setting a good example for the rest of the colonies. But all indications are that the American one isn't getting the message. The Party has a pretty good stranglehold on their hearts and minds, and I'm expecting another four years of business as usual.
If you really cared, you would be honest about it instead of swallowing the sausage whole. You don't even know what the issues are. Your blog offers plenty of proof of that. You're just carrying the country down even deeper. Thanks, kid. Looks like at least four more years of the same old thing. Some philosopher you'll be. You sound more like David Horowitz. And thanks for showing that there's no point in blaming the government for the human condition. A pitiful case you are. Another generation lost. That's too bad. Have a good one. It's been a slice.
I don't know, and I don't care. I do know that you're only spewing such nonsense in an attempt to disparage opposing opinions as lunacy, as opposed to presenting an actual argument to make your point. Sorry, homey don't do that. You can play that game somewhere else. The only verifiable fact is that nobody has proven beyond reasonable doubt it was this Al Quaeda character, or who hired him. In my eyes that needs to be established before you start shooting at people, especially those who had nothing to do with it. A basic tenet of justice is to make sure you have the right guy. Otherwise your credibility goes right out the window. You appear to believe otherwise. I don't know why that is, but so be it. So please, show me some evidence, other than some scenes from "Wag the Dog". In the meantime you should be demanding an immediate end to these hostilities and violations of basic rights based on unproven preconceptions. And you should make at least a feeble effort to follow the money. I would wager you would find much of it comes from those who seek power. Which you are handing to them on the proverbial silver platter. Don't think for a second that it can't be domestic. I guess I should tell you that I saw all this 40 years ago, word for word, lie for lie. In fact, my fist post in this thread stated as much. It's why I said it. You are repeating history, all over again and again. So, please don't assume I'm just making it all up. It's been done before, at the cost of over 2 million lives, 4 million if you count the nearly immediate aftermath. And now, here we go again. In fact, it never really stopped. Same story with even some of the same actors. A remake of the same movie, if you will. But even more intense this time around. I can also assure you that none of the money you've taken away came out of the war budget. It simply gives the government an excuse to to cut back on needed domestic programs. I honestly believe that you should study a bit more history before you take a stab at philosophy. You need some foundation there to base it on. Otherwise it's like trying to build an airplane without knowledge of basic aerodynamics.
:-) HA! Gotcha! Thanks for the money shot. Go ahead and keep on believing the government's conspiracy theory. But you still haven't proven it to be any less nutty than all the others. C'mon man, cough it up. You seem to know all about it. I don't need to go to hell. You all are bringing it right here to us infidels who won't drink your Kool-aid. You say you're "not interested in right-wing propaganda". Yet here you are... Anyway, maybe after you spend a few years outside of your walled garden, your study of philosophy might bear some fruit. So, you didn't send anyone to die? Strange, your name, along with many others is on the check...I think it's safe to call you a "contributor". Your money is blood money. And your gasoline smells of burning flesh.
Oh, and it doesn't matter where your Al-Queso is based. That's not who the government is fighting. See, because if they were, they would be invading Saudi Arabia. And they would stop funding the terrorists that still are on "our" side. They're only in it for the money. The opium trade is booming. It's our "new" old "Columbian/French Connection" going back to the 1800s. So, keep on studying, and stop worrying about what's on your cable. I don't see any laws on the books that require you to buy it.
Hey, let's see your trekkie uniform.
Besos
Such a shame to see these young kids thinking just like Archie bunker. What a waste
Surprise Surprise. Did anybody actually expect...something else? The Party rules. Party on! I hope that you all understand that if you continue elect the Party into office, it can only get worse. You have my personal guarantee on that.
So you're saying either that it wasn't Al-Qaeda that attacked the WTC...
Well, if you have PROOF beyond any reasonable doubt, by all means, enlighten us all, then we can work together on it, otherwise you cut cut the crap. You are the nutjobs that put and kept the real nutjobs into the white house. Thank you very much. You've apparently decided in which conspiracy theory to believe. Good for you. But your conspiracy theories are just as wacky as the others, more so because You sent Americans to die for it. And furthermore are killing hundreds of thousands of innocents. I'm sure they appreciate your efforts. I certainly wish you could spend as much energy looking for real evidence instead of simply believing what's been spoon fed to you. Whatever floats your boat, I guess. Happy hunting.
I supported outing the Taliban because they were repressive.
So is the Saudi government. When are we going to invade? What about China, Burma, Pakistan...? I can assure you we're not in Afghanistan because the government is repressive. It's more a of a revival of the Opium Wars, and pipelines, etc. And Britain has a much deeper interest in the area than the US. In fact, the US is the muscle in what is essentially a British action. Wag the dog. Lots of money at stake. And that's what this is all about. You won't find a moral soul within a thousand miles of any of this.
Check the geography and history of Afghanistan. That war is motivated by pure economics every bit as much as Iraq. 9/11 wasn't faked. But its reason is not what the conspiracy theorists in the white house and media say it is. There is no doubt the American propaganda machine is unrivaled.
is all the advertising. It slows everything down, including Slashdot. Well, it still doesn't slow down the sites that don't carry it. Sure slowed the article some. The graphics are just a bit too heavy also. Blocking doubleclick goes a long way to alleviate the problem. Hint, Hint! But all this switching around must be hell on the DNS servers. Latency is a big problem due to it. If and when we ever break free of the corporate wire with the a wireless cloud or whatever, net neutrality will be a non issue, and the net can be the anarchists' paradise in an authoritarian world. Those who wish to communicate must be protected in those endeavors. IP spoofing and similar "disguises" are such things that are needed to get around government firewalls.
As I said in another post, I don't know if they sold out the small time local provider. I don't even know if such a thing exists anymore. I didn't dig any deeper than the article. As far as the internet goes, it's in the government's best interest to insure only the majors are authorized to supply that. Makes it easier to "control" (i.e., censor). Keeps the riff-raff out. Ten ISPs are easier to constrain than a hundred.
I don't know how many times I gotta say it. (In Soviet America) The only impediment is YOU. Look nowhere else.
Breakdown, breakdown
When they "donate" ten million to the Republican and another ten million to the Democrat, it doesn't matter which Republicrat loses, Sony wins.
Only when YOU vote for a democrat or a republican. They cannot win without your vote.
As long as the corporations control the media, the media will continue to convince everyone that if you vote for any candidate that is not a Republicrat you're wasting your vote.
Everyone? I should think not. So who should I blame? The "convincer"? Or the "convincee"? I choose the latter.
Did and do where I can. Can't carry all the weight though.
My parents own their own business have 2 houses and 3 cars and pay for everything they need with cash.
"Rob Peter to pay Paul", as they say. Glad you all made out so well. Hope nobody pulls the rug out from under you. All that cash might not be worth the match it takes to light it someday.
Its not what you say its what you *DO*.
Yep, it's what you do to each other.
But apparently *YOU* liked the 3 mile long gas lines.
So,you were there in '73 also, eh? Actually from my point of view, I found the whole thing kinda funny. It sure made the streets a hell of lot safer for us on bicycles. All those poor dumb fools in their cars never got a bit of sympathy from me. Riding on PCH up to Malibu was an absolute dream. It was most excellent. I'm hoping for more of the same someday. For now just count the number of bodies it takes to keep your three tanks full, and your two houses warm...or cool as the case may be.
The 18% interest rates.
My advice is to burn the credit card. If you don't like the price, don't buy the product. No sympathy for those who can't control themselves.
The 15%+ inflation rates.
15% is hyperinflation??? ROFL! Didn't even notice. Look who's whining now. The things I bought weren't even close to that. Try living with 125% sometime, boy!
The current one is caused by hedge fund market manipulations.
They were ALL caused by Wall Street thugs. The very ones your boy propped up with those tax cuts and outright giveaways. Stop deluding yourself about the dems and republicans. They're all in on it. It's this infatuation with RR that I find so mysterious and fascinating. The only really successful thing he ever did was to get all of you to forget about Nixon. He aced that test.
ffffft...wanna toke? *cough*
Tryin' for the quintuple. Would've been better in sequence though
You're not serious! My god They're all over the place. Playing at your local bar, park, what have you. They advertise in the papers sometimes. They're all over this new fangled "internet" thing. Of course the majors are trying to put an end to that. I wouldn't know where to begin, the options are so many. There still might be some decent college stations around. Start here maybe? That alone should keep you occupied for the rest of the day.
First off, the whole issue of terrorism in this context is pure distraction from the guy picking your pocket. If we were serious about going after "terrorists", then there wouldn't be the existing unconditional subsidies to radical Zionists, and South American, Asian, African dictators that just happen to be our "friends" giving their resources at bargain basement prices (of course if they don't, we will just go in and take them). It's ruse.Ignore it, and let's cut to the chase.
The politicians are just working the the ebb and flow needed to get things done.
No they aren't. They are pandering to big money for big "contributions". That is what will determine the fate of the bill. The flow has been entirely in one direction. And the politicians have one interest in mind, their own. People running for public office are doing it for personal gain, not any kind of community service. And we fall for every trick in the book in the hopes of skimming a little ourselves. The result being lying, thieving bastards in high office. Winning at all costs is no way to run a circus. Not to be offensive, but that statement of yours just sounds so much like appeasement, as in being an apologist for them, and makes me just a bit nauseous. The theme there is a little too common. Please, stop. They don't deserve the time of day. Not any more. All progress came to a screeching halt in 1968, and somebody forgot to put a rock behind the wheels to keep the truck from rolling backwards down the hill, and here come the cliff. And if you don't apply the brakes or get out of the vehicle, you'll be carried right over the edge along with it.
...but if there is going to be any progress there can't be two parties playing hard line politics.
Yes, well, the key word there is "playing". Because that's all they are doing.and we don't have two parties. We have a cheap soap opera to keep our minds off of being raped by these people. Let's get a real opposition party in there and see what happens. Ain't gonna happen. Too many people are too willing to give them "one more chance". How many more times? Couldn't tell you. But the time is now to end this. The primaries haven't begun yet. The incumbent party must be removed like the cancer that it is. I guess I just don't know how to tell you that the public's or the country's or the world's interest is just not on the agenda. Neither theirs, nor ours apparently. We are dealing entirely with self interest. That is what providing the world we live in today.
Making dirty deals to accomplish your goals reduces the "quality" of the goal. "Yes, we'll punish the offenders, but you must eat 10,000 babies first". Sorry, that's exactly why the democrats are no damn good after the promises they made. They're making unnecessary compromises to to get a bill passed, and only for appearances. I'd rather have NO bill than a bad one. No immunity for the telcos, no more money for the war, close down Gitmo, stop violating our rights! Stall it until they get it right. We've compromised enough. No more. If we vote for a change, we damn well better get some. If the bill includes any immunity, then it's a bad bill and should not pass. That we must demand from these people. If we don't, then quit pussyfooting around and just make Bush emperor for life. Stop stringing people along giving false hopes for any real change. 45 years is more than long enough.
That's not hope. That's a distraction. The simple fact is that if you work as an agent of the government, no matter what capacity, then the constitution must apply. But we don't even require that the government itself operate under its constitutional restrictions, so what does it matter? There should be NO immunity! Ever! As the authoritarian apologists tell tell us, "If you don't like the law as it stands, then change it."
you did notice the article pretty much refutes the summary, right?
Say again? Did YOU notice that the summary was little more than direct quote from the article? What was being refuted? And, can a local company provide service to a local area, or will operating a local cable service require a state wide contract? If it does, that's a pretty slick way of cutting them out from serving a community that they can afford to serve, meaning it's more protection for big business, putting me right ON topic seeing that that's what that administration was all about. They are being given a free for all with little more than some minor QoS requirements. Where are the local access requirements? In fact from this: The law prohibits a provider from denying access to video service to any group of potential residential subscribers in the company's service area. (emphasis mine) What determines a "group"? To me a state wide contract would mean the whole state and everybody in it would be in the company's service area. I certainly do hope that those being denied raise holy hell. If they want a state wide franchise, they damn well better serve every single farmer, or anybody else in that state, and at a reasonable price. That should be part of the deal. But notice pricing isn't part of the deal. So it's still the same old same old. Except now our friendly lobbyists get the privilege of one stop shopping with the possibility of wiping out local providers, if they are allowed to exist under the new law. I proudly stand by everything said in my rants. I could give a damn whether it's popular or not. And I won't insist on taking you seriously:-)
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Is freedom that far off the table these days that nobody even talks about it?
100% Overrated
Thank you so very much, Mr/Ms Moderator sir/ma'am for explicitly making my point. I couldn't have said it better myself.
Very possible, even likely. It might be that if China wants some of that gas and oil, they would have to go through us. But rest assured that the opium trade has a lot to do with it. Big business it is. And that is what's coming back to the west by the megaton. Production is so high now that we are probably having trouble maintaining the price. They are producing so much that we can't consume it all. The Taliban had a handle on it. Check this out. See that graph? Look at the 2001 levels. Very interesting. As soon as we stepped in, production was right back up to "normal". Here's a weird statement from the link: "No other country beside China in the 19th Century ever had such a large amount of land dedicated to illegal activities. Anybody familiar with any history at all would realize that was during the height and as a result of the opium wars. It's just more evidence that this whole "terrorism" thing is quite a ruse to cover up some very dirty business. Too bad there's so many poor saps who just won't hear it and continue to spew government propaganda while calling those with a different opinion a bunch of "nutjobs" while dragging the country to the depths of hell. He knows who I'm talking about You still there, boy?
Regardless. I consider gun control as discussed today in mass media as a distraction. I want to know when the patriot act, the controlled substances act which is so successfully filling our prisons in a completely racist manner, RICO, etc. will be repealed. These are issues that affect at least one in every 100 Americans. And it's much worse if you're not rich and white. It doesn't belong in a geek article without those other issues also. It is a troll/flamebait column. The article is lame, and all but one of the mentioned candidates are a lame bunch of authoritarians who deserve nobody's vote. Not one. It's just another sign that present policy will continue unabated. They may as well put a Britney Spears/Celine Dione column in there. However I would be interested in what they think about CowboyNeal. The real missing option.
But I noticed there is no column for civil rights or personal liberty. Is freedom that far off the table these days that nobody even talks about it? That sure would explain his absence. Why is gun control there? Since when did that become a "geek" issue? I think IP law would be a bigger one. Sorry, the article is lame.
And after the primaries are over, chances are that you will get to vote for neither. That will make the final vote in November a complete waste of time if you're looking for any change from current policy. We have a nationwide Daley Machine running very smoothly here.
You should also be very suspicious of why he did this. Putting this off until a time when most people will have forgotten about it might be very convenient as a way of getting it passed when all the outrage dies down. Standard Operating Procedure in this business. I, for one, don't consider this very heroic in any way. This guy's a regular politician, with regular political ambitions. Let's see if this doesn't slip through in some midnight session, like so many bad laws do.
Yes, Thank you! You are setting a good example for the rest of the colonies. But all indications are that the American one isn't getting the message. The Party has a pretty good stranglehold on their hearts and minds, and I'm expecting another four years of business as usual.
If you really cared, you would be honest about it instead of swallowing the sausage whole. You don't even know what the issues are. Your blog offers plenty of proof of that. You're just carrying the country down even deeper. Thanks, kid. Looks like at least four more years of the same old thing. Some philosopher you'll be. You sound more like David Horowitz. And thanks for showing that there's no point in blaming the government for the human condition. A pitiful case you are. Another generation lost. That's too bad. Have a good one. It's been a slice.
Was it the Jewish neocon freemasons?
I don't know, and I don't care. I do know that you're only spewing such nonsense in an attempt to disparage opposing opinions as lunacy, as opposed to presenting an actual argument to make your point. Sorry, homey don't do that. You can play that game somewhere else. The only verifiable fact is that nobody has proven beyond reasonable doubt it was this Al Quaeda character, or who hired him. In my eyes that needs to be established before you start shooting at people, especially those who had nothing to do with it. A basic tenet of justice is to make sure you have the right guy. Otherwise your credibility goes right out the window. You appear to believe otherwise. I don't know why that is, but so be it. So please, show me some evidence, other than some scenes from "Wag the Dog". In the meantime you should be demanding an immediate end to these hostilities and violations of basic rights based on unproven preconceptions. And you should make at least a feeble effort to follow the money. I would wager you would find much of it comes from those who seek power. Which you are handing to them on the proverbial silver platter. Don't think for a second that it can't be domestic. I guess I should tell you that I saw all this 40 years ago, word for word, lie for lie. In fact, my fist post in this thread stated as much. It's why I said it. You are repeating history, all over again and again. So, please don't assume I'm just making it all up. It's been done before, at the cost of over 2 million lives, 4 million if you count the nearly immediate aftermath. And now, here we go again. In fact, it never really stopped. Same story with even some of the same actors. A remake of the same movie, if you will. But even more intense this time around. I can also assure you that none of the money you've taken away came out of the war budget. It simply gives the government an excuse to to cut back on needed domestic programs. I honestly believe that you should study a bit more history before you take a stab at philosophy. You need some foundation there to base it on. Otherwise it's like trying to build an airplane without knowledge of basic aerodynamics.
At least they're accountable to the public.
Heh, all we need now is for the public to hold them accountable.
:-) HA! Gotcha! Thanks for the money shot. Go ahead and keep on believing the government's conspiracy theory. But you still haven't proven it to be any less nutty than all the others. C'mon man, cough it up. You seem to know all about it. I don't need to go to hell. You all are bringing it right here to us infidels who won't drink your Kool-aid. You say you're "not interested in right-wing propaganda". Yet here you are... Anyway, maybe after you spend a few years outside of your walled garden, your study of philosophy might bear some fruit. So, you didn't send anyone to die? Strange, your name, along with many others is on the check...I think it's safe to call you a "contributor". Your money is blood money. And your gasoline smells of burning flesh.
Oh, and it doesn't matter where your Al-Queso is based. That's not who the government is fighting. See, because if they were, they would be invading Saudi Arabia. And they would stop funding the terrorists that still are on "our" side. They're only in it for the money. The opium trade is booming. It's our "new" old "Columbian/French Connection" going back to the 1800s. So, keep on studying, and stop worrying about what's on your cable. I don't see any laws on the books that require you to buy it.
Hey, let's see your trekkie uniform.
Besos
Such a shame to see these young kids thinking just like Archie bunker. What a waste
Surprise Surprise. Did anybody actually expect...something else? The Party rules. Party on! I hope that you all understand that if you continue elect the Party into office, it can only get worse. You have my personal guarantee on that.
So you're saying either that it wasn't Al-Qaeda that attacked the WTC...
Well, if you have PROOF beyond any reasonable doubt, by all means, enlighten us all, then we can work together on it, otherwise you cut cut the crap. You are the nutjobs that put and kept the real nutjobs into the white house. Thank you very much. You've apparently decided in which conspiracy theory to believe. Good for you. But your conspiracy theories are just as wacky as the others, more so because You sent Americans to die for it. And furthermore are killing hundreds of thousands of innocents. I'm sure they appreciate your efforts. I certainly wish you could spend as much energy looking for real evidence instead of simply believing what's been spoon fed to you. Whatever floats your boat, I guess. Happy hunting.
I supported outing the Taliban because they were repressive.
So is the Saudi government. When are we going to invade? What about China, Burma, Pakistan...? I can assure you we're not in Afghanistan because the government is repressive. It's more a of a revival of the Opium Wars, and pipelines, etc. And Britain has a much deeper interest in the area than the US. In fact, the US is the muscle in what is essentially a British action. Wag the dog. Lots of money at stake. And that's what this is all about. You won't find a moral soul within a thousand miles of any of this.
Check the geography and history of Afghanistan. That war is motivated by pure economics every bit as much as Iraq. 9/11 wasn't faked. But its reason is not what the conspiracy theorists in the white house and media say it is. There is no doubt the American propaganda machine is unrivaled.
is all the advertising. It slows everything down, including Slashdot. Well, it still doesn't slow down the sites that don't carry it. Sure slowed the article some. The graphics are just a bit too heavy also. Blocking doubleclick goes a long way to alleviate the problem. Hint, Hint! But all this switching around must be hell on the DNS servers. Latency is a big problem due to it. If and when we ever break free of the corporate wire with the a wireless cloud or whatever, net neutrality will be a non issue, and the net can be the anarchists' paradise in an authoritarian world. Those who wish to communicate must be protected in those endeavors. IP spoofing and similar "disguises" are such things that are needed to get around government firewalls.
...Nixon would almost be a communist in today's GOP.
Nixon set the tone for today's GOP. "When the president does it that means that it is not illegal."
As I said in another post, I don't know if they sold out the small time local provider. I don't even know if such a thing exists anymore. I didn't dig any deeper than the article. As far as the internet goes, it's in the government's best interest to insure only the majors are authorized to supply that. Makes it easier to "control" (i.e., censor). Keeps the riff-raff out. Ten ISPs are easier to constrain than a hundred.
There are a few impediments to that happening.
I don't know how many times I gotta say it. (In Soviet America) The only impediment is YOU. Look nowhere else.
Breakdown, breakdown
When they "donate" ten million to the Republican and another ten million to the Democrat, it doesn't matter which Republicrat loses, Sony wins.
Only when YOU vote for a democrat or a republican. They cannot win without your vote.
As long as the corporations control the media, the media will continue to convince everyone that if you vote for any candidate that is not a Republicrat you're wasting your vote.
Everyone? I should think not. So who should I blame? The "convincer"? Or the "convincee"? I choose the latter.
Why dont you help her?
,you were there in '73 also, eh? Actually from my point of view, I found the whole thing kinda funny. It sure made the streets a hell of lot safer for us on bicycles. All those poor dumb fools in their cars never got a bit of sympathy from me. Riding on PCH up to Malibu was an absolute dream. It was most excellent. I'm hoping for more of the same someday. For now just count the number of bodies it takes to keep your three tanks full, and your two houses warm...or cool as the case may be.
Did and do where I can. Can't carry all the weight though.
My parents own their own business have 2 houses and 3 cars and pay for everything they need with cash.
"Rob Peter to pay Paul", as they say. Glad you all made out so well. Hope nobody pulls the rug out from under you. All that cash might not be worth the match it takes to light it someday.
Its not what you say its what you *DO*.
Yep, it's what you do to each other.
But apparently *YOU* liked the 3 mile long gas lines.
So
The 18% interest rates.
My advice is to burn the credit card. If you don't like the price, don't buy the product. No sympathy for those who can't control themselves.
The 15%+ inflation rates.
15% is hyperinflation??? ROFL! Didn't even notice. Look who's whining now. The things I bought weren't even close to that. Try living with 125% sometime, boy!
The current one is caused by hedge fund market manipulations.
They were ALL caused by Wall Street thugs. The very ones your boy propped up with those tax cuts and outright giveaways. Stop deluding yourself about the dems and republicans. They're all in on it. It's this infatuation with RR that I find so mysterious and fascinating. The only really successful thing he ever did was to get all of you to forget about Nixon. He aced that test.
ffffft...wanna toke? *cough*
Tryin' for the quintuple. Would've been better in sequence though
But how do you find independent music?
You're not serious! My god They're all over the place. Playing at your local bar, park, what have you. They advertise in the papers sometimes. They're all over this new fangled "internet" thing. Of course the majors are trying to put an end to that. I wouldn't know where to begin, the options are so many. There still might be some decent college stations around. Start here maybe? That alone should keep you occupied for the rest of the day.
First off, the whole issue of terrorism in this context is pure distraction from the guy picking your pocket. If we were serious about going after "terrorists", then there wouldn't be the existing unconditional subsidies to radical Zionists, and South American, Asian, African dictators that just happen to be our "friends" giving their resources at bargain basement prices (of course if they don't, we will just go in and take them). It's ruse.Ignore it, and let's cut to the chase.
...but if there is going to be any progress there can't be two parties playing hard line politics.
The politicians are just working the the ebb and flow needed to get things done.
No they aren't. They are pandering to big money for big "contributions". That is what will determine the fate of the bill. The flow has been entirely in one direction. And the politicians have one interest in mind, their own. People running for public office are doing it for personal gain, not any kind of community service. And we fall for every trick in the book in the hopes of skimming a little ourselves. The result being lying, thieving bastards in high office. Winning at all costs is no way to run a circus. Not to be offensive, but that statement of yours just sounds so much like appeasement, as in being an apologist for them, and makes me just a bit nauseous. The theme there is a little too common. Please, stop. They don't deserve the time of day. Not any more. All progress came to a screeching halt in 1968, and somebody forgot to put a rock behind the wheels to keep the truck from rolling backwards down the hill, and here come the cliff. And if you don't apply the brakes or get out of the vehicle, you'll be carried right over the edge along with it.
Yes, well, the key word there is "playing". Because that's all they are doing.and we don't have two parties. We have a cheap soap opera to keep our minds off of being raped by these people. Let's get a real opposition party in there and see what happens. Ain't gonna happen. Too many people are too willing to give them "one more chance". How many more times? Couldn't tell you. But the time is now to end this. The primaries haven't begun yet. The incumbent party must be removed like the cancer that it is. I guess I just don't know how to tell you that the public's or the country's or the world's interest is just not on the agenda. Neither theirs, nor ours apparently. We are dealing entirely with self interest. That is what providing the world we live in today.
Making dirty deals to accomplish your goals reduces the "quality" of the goal. "Yes, we'll punish the offenders, but you must eat 10,000 babies first". Sorry, that's exactly why the democrats are no damn good after the promises they made. They're making unnecessary compromises to to get a bill passed, and only for appearances. I'd rather have NO bill than a bad one. No immunity for the telcos, no more money for the war, close down Gitmo, stop violating our rights! Stall it until they get it right. We've compromised enough. No more. If we vote for a change, we damn well better get some. If the bill includes any immunity, then it's a bad bill and should not pass. That we must demand from these people. If we don't, then quit pussyfooting around and just make Bush emperor for life. Stop stringing people along giving false hopes for any real change. 45 years is more than long enough.
That's not hope. That's a distraction. The simple fact is that if you work as an agent of the government, no matter what capacity, then the constitution must apply. But we don't even require that the government itself operate under its constitutional restrictions, so what does it matter? There should be NO immunity! Ever! As the authoritarian apologists tell tell us, "If you don't like the law as it stands, then change it."
All we are is farts in the wind
you did notice the article pretty much refutes the summary, right?
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Say again? Did YOU notice that the summary was little more than direct quote from the article? What was being refuted? And, can a local company provide service to a local area, or will operating a local cable service require a state wide contract? If it does, that's a pretty slick way of cutting them out from serving a community that they can afford to serve, meaning it's more protection for big business, putting me right ON topic seeing that that's what that administration was all about. They are being given a free for all with little more than some minor QoS requirements. Where are the local access requirements? In fact from this: The law prohibits a provider from denying access to video service to any group of potential residential subscribers in the company's service area. (emphasis mine) What determines a "group"? To me a state wide contract would mean the whole state and everybody in it would be in the company's service area. I certainly do hope that those being denied raise holy hell. If they want a state wide franchise, they damn well better serve every single farmer, or anybody else in that state, and at a reasonable price. That should be part of the deal. But notice pricing isn't part of the deal. So it's still the same old same old. Except now our friendly lobbyists get the privilege of one stop shopping with the possibility of wiping out local providers, if they are allowed to exist under the new law. I proudly stand by everything said in my rants. I could give a damn whether it's popular or not. And I won't insist on taking you seriously