You can say whatever you want, so long as it doesn't reflect poorly on the government, or impede any agenda of theirs. How is that different than what is developing here? Oh wait, China: you get a fine. USA: you get hauled off to a secret prison.
I think fairy dust is a name for crystal meth. You could try getting the whole chinese government hooked on it, but I think they learned that lesson in the Opium Wars... good idea though.
When you say WMD do you mean: most powerful military in the world lead by commander-in-chief that has dismantled any check on his power and agenda? or do you mean the chemical weapons we never found?
These five were people I knew well enough to be able to amicably disagree with them. If they told me they voted for Perot, they voted for Perot. My point is more that there is no accountablity in the processing of votes, and no recourse if you know that it is wrong. This huge flaw in the fabric of our society was most notably demonstrated in Florida in 2000, but as I was attempting to demonstate it has been an exploited problem for much longer.
Any time one kid starts running, and another starts chasing--there's a game of tag going. don't let the children run, ever. then sue when they get fat.
I live in the wrong state from Mr. Ventura. As for Ross Perot, I personally knew five people who voted for him, and that they were all voting at the nearby elementary school. The next day the newspaper published the election results with a breakdown of how many votes in what areas of town. The official record showed Mr. Perot as receiving 3 votes. So yes you are correct that occassionally someone from outside the professional politicians club steps up to the plate, but somehow inspite of a healthy amount of support from the masses they never seem to get any momentum. hmmmm.
They took away my ablity to take away their power. The Second Amendment was not about defending my house from a burgular but defending my freedoms from my government. That has been taken away in the name of "safety". Protest marches allowed the grievences of the people to be heard without the need for bloodshed, now they are denied permits and instructed to protest "over there out of the way". Ask yourself, if Dubya declared himself King what could you really do about it?
Given the notorious unreliablity of our voting process (broken voting machines, lost ballots boxes, etc) coupled with complete unaccountability (no proof of how my vote was registered, no recipt) why would I think my vote was ever counted in the first place? We refused UN oversight of our elections and you still expect me to believe in the voting process as a way to fix our broken system? From: http://www.commondreams.org/news2004/0706-09.htm"We the undersigned Members of Congress hereby request the Electoral Assistance Division of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs to send election observers to monitor the presidential election in the United States scheduled for November 2, 2004. We are deeply concerned that the right of U.S. citizens to vote in free and fair elections is again in jeopardy" Sorry, We haven't been a Democracy for quite some time.
If you want to support musicians forget about paying for the CD go to the concert and buy a t-shirt. " Touring is simply far more profitable than selling CDs, explains Jim Guerinot, who manages Gwen Stefani (No. 16, $23.9 million). "With CDs, you're making between fifteen and twenty-five percent royalty," he says. "On the road you get a royalty of eighty-five to ninety percent" [from ticket sales].http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9447993/the _richest_rock_stars_of_2006
If the majority of music profits shift to live concerts record companies will eventually provide cheap or free downloads to promote their artist's tour.
What makes you think you'll be allowed to form a viable third party? If the Two Parties feel their oligarcy is endangered you will be discredited inside of a week. Imagine Rush Limbaugh bashing you from one side, Air America from the other, and Clear Channel mopping up the middle.
That depends on what you mean by protest. When Bush came to address the UN there were anti-war protests, but the protesters waved their signs in the park down the street like they were told to do by the police, and Bush probably gave more thought to his morning cup of coffee. If by protest you mean mob the enterance to a government building and cause the officials some bit of fear and shame, good luck with that. With police plants in most activist groups preventing effective flash mobbing and non-lethal control methods becoming sophisticated enough to stop any size mob from marching down the street, any peaceful protest is only news for a day and any non-peaceful protest is terrorism.
How it's suppose to work is that Legislative and Judicial branches should have taken severe punitive action after the initial illegal action. Instead they roll over, wag their tails, and try to make it legal. Why? .
Thank you for correcting my mistake about Hwang Woo-suk's country of origin. And for you insight into the cultural pressures present. My original post was meant to clarify for a poster who had taken offence at a (mis)percieved insult about the ability of Chinese people to be good scientists.
Are you suggesting that in sanitizing war we have somehow broken it? Are the few positive effects of war brought about by the ugliest aspects of an already horrible thing?
Today, as pot ha(s) once again infiltrated the mainstream, a growing number adults are again enjoying pot... But that hasn't stopped crusaders from trying to censor them in the name of 'saving' the children. Williams, 34, said those under 38 have a different view of marijuana than their elders. Most have grown up with ganja and, like television for the previous generation, pot (is) embedded in their culture. Off the topic of video games but on the topic of blaming everyone but the parents.
I did see someone watching a baseball game on their video I-pod on the subway today, but books and newspapers are far and away the prefered train media.
There was that incident a while back of a North Korean scientist faking his results in a cloning experiment. That scientist then came clean and blamed the enormous pressure on scientists in that society/government. Perhaps the GP was making an assumtion based on similar political structures as opposed to racial background. I admit being extra sceptical about press releases coming out of the PRC.
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You can say whatever you want, so long as it doesn't reflect poorly on the government, or impede any agenda of theirs.
How is that different than what is developing here? Oh wait, China: you get a fine. USA: you get hauled off to a secret prison.
I think fairy dust is a name for crystal meth. You could try getting the whole chinese government hooked on it, but I think they learned that lesson in the Opium Wars... good idea though.
The machine should not be made by Diebold or ES&S. Here's the Wiki link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diebold_Election_Syst ems
When you say WMD do you mean: most powerful military in the world lead by commander-in-chief that has dismantled any check on his power and agenda? or do you mean the chemical weapons we never found?
... to give away software, just don't let them make cheap shoes.
These five were people I knew well enough to be able to amicably disagree with them. If they told me they voted for Perot, they voted for Perot. My point is more that there is no accountablity in the processing of votes, and no recourse if you know that it is wrong. This huge flaw in the fabric of our society was most notably demonstrated in Florida in 2000, but as I was attempting to demonstate it has been an exploited problem for much longer.
Any time one kid starts running, and another starts chasing--there's a game of tag going.
don't let the children run, ever. then sue when they get fat.
I live in the wrong state from Mr. Ventura. As for Ross Perot, I personally knew five people who voted for him, and that they were all voting at the nearby elementary school. The next day the newspaper published the election results with a breakdown of how many votes in what areas of town. The official record showed Mr. Perot as receiving 3 votes. So yes you are correct that occassionally someone from outside the professional politicians club steps up to the plate, but somehow inspite of a healthy amount of support from the masses they never seem to get any momentum. hmmmm.
They took away my ablity to take away their power. The Second Amendment was not about defending my house from a burgular but defending my freedoms from my government. That has been taken away in the name of "safety". Protest marches allowed the grievences of the people to be heard without the need for bloodshed, now they are denied permits and instructed to protest "over there out of the way". Ask yourself, if Dubya declared himself King what could you really do about it?
Given the notorious unreliablity of our voting process (broken voting machines, lost ballots boxes, etc) coupled with complete unaccountability (no proof of how my vote was registered, no recipt) why would I think my vote was ever counted in the first place? We refused UN oversight of our elections and you still expect me to believe in the voting process as a way to fix our broken system?
From: http://www.commondreams.org/news2004/0706-09.htm "We the undersigned Members of Congress hereby request the Electoral Assistance Division of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs to send election observers to monitor the presidential election in the United States scheduled for November 2, 2004. We are deeply concerned that the right of U.S. citizens to vote in free and fair elections is again in jeopardy"
Sorry, We haven't been a Democracy for quite some time.
Seriously, When was the last time you saw a Candidate that you were actually excited to have as a leader?
If you want to support musicians forget about paying for the CD go to the concert and buy a t-shirt. " Touring is simply far more profitable than selling CDs, explains Jim Guerinot, who manages Gwen Stefani (No. 16, $23.9 million). "With CDs, you're making between fifteen and twenty-five percent royalty," he says. "On the road you get a royalty of eighty-five to ninety percent" [from ticket sales]. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9447993/the _richest_rock_stars_of_2006
If the majority of music profits shift to live concerts record companies will eventually provide cheap or free downloads to promote their artist's tour.
What makes you think you'll be allowed to form a viable third party? If the Two Parties feel their oligarcy is endangered you will be discredited inside of a week. Imagine Rush Limbaugh bashing you from one side, Air America from the other, and Clear Channel mopping up the middle.
That depends on what you mean by protest. When Bush came to address the UN there were anti-war protests, but the protesters waved their signs in the park down the street like they were told to do by the police, and Bush probably gave more thought to his morning cup of coffee. If by protest you mean mob the enterance to a government building and cause the officials some bit of fear and shame, good luck with that. With police plants in most activist groups preventing effective flash mobbing and non-lethal control methods becoming sophisticated enough to stop any size mob from marching down the street, any peaceful protest is only news for a day and any non-peaceful protest is terrorism.
How it's suppose to work is that Legislative and Judicial branches should have taken severe punitive action after the initial illegal action. Instead they roll over, wag their tails, and try to make it legal. Why? .
You can hold your breath to steady your aim in Splinter Cell:Pandora Tomorrow for PS2. (L1)button
If Mail Order Monsters was rereleased as an online game would it be MOMMMORG? Where can I buy one?
Thank you for correcting my mistake about Hwang Woo-suk's country of origin. And for you insight into the cultural pressures present. My original post was meant to clarify for a poster who had taken offence at a (mis)percieved insult about the ability of Chinese people to be good scientists.
Are you suggesting that in sanitizing war we have somehow broken it? Are the few positive effects of war brought about by the ugliest aspects of an already horrible thing?
Today, as pot ha(s) once again infiltrated the mainstream, a growing number adults are again enjoying pot ... But that hasn't stopped crusaders from trying to censor them in the name of 'saving' the children. Williams, 34, said those under 38 have a different view of marijuana than their elders. Most have grown up with ganja and, like television for the previous generation, pot (is) embedded in their culture.
Off the topic of video games but on the topic of blaming everyone but the parents.
I did see someone watching a baseball game on their video I-pod on the subway today, but books and newspapers are far and away the prefered train media.
Reduce the input from the sun. maybe giant mirror style. problem solved. where's my "saved the planet" award?
There was that incident a while back of a North Korean scientist faking his results in a cloning experiment. That scientist then came clean and blamed the enormous pressure on scientists in that society/government. Perhaps the GP was making an assumtion based on similar political structures as opposed to racial background. I admit being extra sceptical about press releases coming out of the PRC.
Maybe a nice laquer cigar box is the answer. Imagine this as your desktop. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/interactive/ _html/wc0001_1c.html
That is the real trick isn't it? Getting the smaller curvier ones to take all of your bits without drama...