do you ever vote? ;)Quote:
Originally posted by RICHARD
1.) Never vote or support a man with-
a. a funny haircut
b. who parts his hair on the side.
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do you ever vote? ;)Quote:
Originally posted by RICHARD
1.) Never vote or support a man with-
a. a funny haircut
b. who parts his hair on the side.
This is the bumper sticker on the door of the Kerry/Edwards campaign bus....
Driver,
Kerry's know money.
:confused:
Here's another way to base your vote on....
Bike riding....I just heard that Kerry went for a bike ride before he addresses the Dem Convention.
A few days ago GWB took another header while riding his bike....
Where is my vote going?
Lance Armstrong, Of course!
;)
and yes I was aware and saddened by that... Don't know whether to vote for Tiny Tim or Snoopy and The Red Baron.
I heard that Bruce Springsteen and a few other artist have scheduled a series of concerts in the 'swing' states in order to influence the election this year.
What a novel idea....seriously!
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I heard this the other day....
Have you ever seen ANY of the liberals in the movie/music industry run and WIN a political seat??
:confused:
No wonder they are bitter about the current administration.;)
I LOVE politics........
It's tired old men arguing about where they were 30 years ago.
I will vote for the first muffin who promises to do something about
Healthcare, gas prices, campaign spending and the border...
Not in that order and he has to mention at least three topics.
I'm just saying that so I don't have to vote.;) :p :o :confused:
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And MY personal favorite bumper sticker.
Re-defeat George Bush.:D
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.Quote:
Originally posted by RICHARD
I'm just saying that so I don't have to vote.;) :p :o :confused:
If you do not vote, then you have no right to complain about or poke fun at anything in politics.
Yes, I'm serious, even though this is the Dog House. There's nothing funny about people not voting.
I don't let musicians sway my vote. I can't believe people are that gullible! I don't guess I'll post my view here. I will say I'm more than likely in the minority.
And pass on four years of the best comedy on the planet??Quote:
Originally posted by Karen
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
If you do not vote, then you have no right to complain about or poke fun at anything in politics.
naw.......:D
Public disobedience is!!
I was watching the wrap up for the Monday Night football game last night.
One of the 'highlights' was a clip of a man with a GWB/04 poster
standing curbside.
From camera left a man, with a Kerry poster, walks up to him and clocks him on the side of the head, from behind...
I don't know what may have happened before the incident took place but I sure am glad that there was a cop in the background.
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The other thing that makes me laugh were the 250 cyclists that were arrested a few days ago.
At the end of their peaceful demonstration one gal is being interviewed and she claims that the police 'just arrested'
her co-horts.
Blocking the roads and disobeying and order to disperse is enough to get you arrested. That's one of the first things you learn in Public Disobedience 101.
Ya gotta love democracy.;)
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald...cs/9567757.htm
Posted on Fri, Sep. 03, 2004
Bush Glosses Over Complex Facts in Speech
CALVIN WOODWARD
Associated Press
NEW YORK - President Bush glossed over some complicating realities in Iraq, Afghanistan and the home front in arguing the case Americans are safer and his opponent cannot deliver.
On Iraq, Bush talked of a 30-member alliance standing shoulder to shoulder with the United States, masking the fact that U.S. troops are pulling by far most of the weight. On Afghanistan and its neighbors, he gave an accounting of captured or killed terrorists, but did not address the replenishment of their ranks - or the still-missing Osama bin Laden.
Bush's acceptance speech Thursday night conveyed facts that told only part of the story, hardly unusual for this most political of occasions.
He took some license in telling Americans that Democratic opponent John Kerry "is running on a platform of increasing taxes."
Kerry would, in fact, raise taxes on the richest Americans but as part of a plan to keep the Bush tax cuts for everyone else and even cut some of them more. That's not a tax-increase platform any more than Bush's plan for private retirement accounts is a platform to reduce Social Security benefits.
And on education, Bush voiced an inherent contradiction, dating back to his 2000 campaign, in stating his stout support for local control of education, yet promising to toughen federal standards that override local decision-making.
"We are insisting on accountability, empowering parents and teachers, and making sure that local people are in charge of their schools," he said, on one hand. Yet, "we will require a rigorous exam before graduation."
On Iraq, Bush derided Kerry for devaluing the alliance that drove out Saddam Hussein and is trying to rebuild the country. "Our allies also know the historic importance of our work," Bush said. "About 40 nations stand beside us in Afghanistan, and some 30 in Iraq."
But the United States has more than five times the number of troops in Iraq than all the other countries put together. And, with 976 killed, Americans have suffered nearly eight times more deaths than the other allies combined.
Bush aggressively defended progress in Afghanistan, too. "Today, the government of a free Afghanistan is fighting terror, Pakistan is capturing terrorist leaders ... and more than three-quarters of al-Qaida's key members and associates have been detained or killed. We have led, many have joined, and America and the world are safer."
Nowhere did Bush mention bin Laden, nor did he account for the replacement of killed and captured al al-Qaida leaders by others.
He attacked Kerry for voting against an $87 billion package for Iraq and Afghanistan operations that included money for extra sets of body armor and other supplies, mocking his opponent for saying the issue was complicated. "There's nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat," Bush said.
But the bill in question was not solely about supporting troops and Kerry's campaign said he ultimately voted against it because, among other reasons, it included no-bid contracts for companies.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, who tracks the accuracy of campaign rhetoric at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication, said Bush overstepped on a few claims about Kerry.
"The speech distorts Kerry's positions by suggesting that he opposed Medicare reform when he instead favored an alternative, and opposed tax cuts for all when he in fact supported the middle class cuts and opposed cuts for those making more than $200,000," she said.
And on Bush's second-term domestic initiatives, she was not surprised to find missing dollar signs.
"One expects acceptance speeches to make grand promises without specifying the ways that the money will be raised to pay for them," she said. "This speech is no exception."
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I was dissapointed in Bush's speech. It seemed like nothing special, just a standard speech he probably gives 10 times a week. Just watching him speak turns my stomach.
And the $87,000,000,000.00 - come on! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: To say John Kerry doesn't support American troops is just absurd. John Kerry voted against the funding package because Bush didn't provide a way to pay for it. His concerns are well founded. The national debt is out of control, as is Bush's budget deficit. And it's people my age who have to worry about inheriting it. Anyway, the bill Kerry preferred would have simply passed the funding but offset it by rolling back tax cuts for those making over $200,000 a year. (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/co...1flipflop.html). George W. Bush himself threatened to veto $87 billion in funding for operations in Iraq. If the money wasn't provided in exactly the way Bush requested, he threatened to veto the bill. In other words, Bush did the exact same thing that he is criticizing Kerry for doing. Bush argued for a particular set of requirements for how the money would be appropriated and was willing to oppose the funding package if he didn't get his way (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/...in580877.shtml). Kerry's vote was not a flip-flop. He voting for a spending proposal when it was responsibly funded and against it when it wasn't. That does not show indecision. It shows a basic understanding about public policy. I don't believe here is anything contradictory or weak about changing your vote based on how things are funded. :rolleyes:
Can't wait 'til the August jobs report comes out today.
Can't wait until the 1,000th American casualty in Iraq is named (http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...casualties.htm).
Can't wait to see Ben Barnes on 60 Minutes on September 12th.
Can't wait until Kitty Kelley's book comes out 14th September.
Can't wait until Fahreheit 9/11 comes out on DVD October 5th.
Can't wait until November 2nd.
:p
You can't wait?? :( :( :( I'm sure our soldiers appreciate your great support. :( :( :(Quote:
Can't wait until the 1,000th American casualty in Iraq is named (http://www.globalsecurity.org/milit..._casualties.htm).
I can't wait for the public reaction. It's already happened, but they don't make it official until the names are released.
Come on, of course I didn't mean it like that. :rolleyes:
That's another thing that bugs me - when people assume because I don't support the President, I don't support the troops. The current administration would like you to believe I'm a traitor because I want to get the coalition troops out of harm's way and bring them home ASAP. :rolleyes:
I was only responding to what you wrote, and it certainly appeared that you were "hoping" for more deaths in order to make the President look bad. I prefer other ways of making a person look bad than that. Unfortunately, in forums like this, when reading, it is hard to tell what one means. Of course we all want our soldiers to come home safely! I appreciate their dedication and loyalty to this country during a period that we need to defend it against terrorism.
And if Kitty Kelley's book is the way we choose to elect a President, then this country is in a heap more trouble than we thought. I liked this quote that I found on the internet regarding her writing. I guess we can find and believe whatever we want to in the long run:
Quote:
Kitty Kelley (born April 4, 1942) is an American author, journalist and biographer — famous for her tabloid-esque approach to biography writing, and her books often contain many embarrassing and sordid anecdotes about the people she profiles. Kelley will name some sources, conceals other if she feels it necessary, passes on some rumors and scotches some others. Like most muckrakers Kelley's truthfulness has been called into question. She has had the tables turned on her by George Carpozi, Jr. with his 1997 book Poison Pen -- but it likely didn't have the effect expected Her most famous biographies were of Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, and the British Royal Family. One on the Bush family is due in 2004, after Labor Day. Less famous are her books on Elizabeth Taylor and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Honey, Bill Clinton is stealing all our press with his damn heart.....
DO SOMETHING!!!!!!:eek:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...ry_1&printer=1
This story made me smile....
Nothing like getting the blessing to prance around the Carribean
naked as a newborn....
I'm sure Ms Kerry Heinz wouldn't mind to show us how....
:D
:D
Don't even get me started on "the pickle and ketchup lady!" What an embarrassment she would be as a first lady. She may have a big bank account but the woman has no class. :rolleyes:
I think it would be a nice change to have a first lady who isn't a doormat for her barbaric and misogynistic husband! One who knows something of the world and is willing to speak her OWN mind and not just parrot the ignorance around her!
Laura is just such a .....nothing....
But Sara, tell us how you really feel. :p :rolleyes:
The ignorance of that statement is unbelievable! And I wonder why I have pretty much stopped posting....Quote:
Originally posted by lizzielou742
[url]Can't wait until the 1,000th American casualty in Iraq is named
Stupid statements like this one give anti-war people a bad name.
Just don't understand why vapid would be preferable to zesty. Spare us another Nancy Reagan gazing -- as if in a trance -- at her husband. I'll take a Betty Ford any day! :p :)
So she speaks of her own ignorance?Quote:
Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
One who knows something of the world and is willing to speak her OWN mind and not just parrot the ignorance around her!
:confused:
I love zesty women, a little ketchup and MMMMMMM GOOD!
SO....Quote:
Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
I'll take a Betty Ford any day! :p :)
I guess that leaves me with a....
Tricia Toyota!!
I came home one night tuned my T.V. in
my favorite show was about to begin
as I was scanning across the dial
I saw her read the news with delectable style
Then I was sure that within a while
I was Stuck
Stuck in a pagoda
with Tricia Toyota
I'm Stuck
We were watching Abe Vigoda
then every thing will be fine
Later that night we went for a drive
and I can say I never felt more alive
taking in the sights of old Tokyo
with Tricia by my side and money to blow
I knew then I never wanted to let her go
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Tricia Toyota is a real person. She was a newsanchor for CBS for years, here in the southland. She was a source of bitterness to my old girlfriend. I wanted to get a personalized license plate with "Tricia" on it for my new TOYOTA truck......
After a few days of fighting with the GF about "who is this Tricia??" I explained it to her, when she agreed, I gave up.....
:D ;) :confused: :cool: :)
First
Tah-raise-sa wants the kids in the Carribean to run around in the buff,
Then
John-boy insults the acting Bigwig of Iraq when he
offers his thanks the the Senate, Congress and People of America for sending troops to his country..
Tsk, Tsk Senor Kerry!
That's why they call it foreign RELATIONS....
You have to get along with the other kids in the class.
Those wild and crazy kids!
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One thing about Nancy Reagan.
She was a class act during the week that Ronald died. No matter what her politics are, who her husband was or how she 'gazed' at
her hubby...............
Nothing touched me more than watching her break down on the casket on the day of the funeral.
I think every woman wants to be the First Lady....
Second place is no fun.
Well, I personally can't wait for the debates and especially the VP debate. I think once they get past asking Edwards what conditioner he uses on his hair he will be out of answers. I almost feel embarrassed for him. :o
{shakes head and looks with bemusement}
there you go again......
Theresa said that food and water are more important than clothing at this moment to the people devastated by the hurricane. Everyone is sending clothes when what they need is potable water and food.
Sort of like Pollyanna and the crutches......
and people with unsavory intent twist her words to suggest...
Tah-raise-sa wants the kids in the Carribean to run around in the buff
tsk, tsk, tsk.
And then making fun of people who speak in accented English.
tsk, tsk, tsk....
Let's send them some more wool coats.....
They could ask him how it feels to have more government experience than the current appointed president???Quote:
I think once they get past asking Edwards what conditioner he uses on his hair he will be out of answers.
Okay Pam...I like you too much to continue this. Let's make a deal. If we ever meet, we WON'T talk politics!
Oh Pam, you can't be serious, can you? Please say no. :eek:Quote:
Originally posted by Pam
Well, I personally can't wait for the debates and especially the VP debate. I think once they get past asking Edwards what conditioner he uses on his hair he will be out of answers. I almost feel embarrassed for him. :o
I personally can't wait till Dick Cheney tells John Edwards to go
F**** himself during the debate. Talk about crude.
http://www.insultmonger.com/assorted...umb_quotes.htm
This is our president. :rolleyes:
There are people dying because of this administration and the way they've misled the public. All you can think of is this petty and completely inconsequential tidbit?Quote:
Originally posted by Pam
Well, I personally can't wait for the debates and especially the VP debate. I think once they get past asking Edwards what conditioner he uses on his hair he will be out of answers. I almost feel embarrassed for him. :o
If you're going to be so completely out of tune with what's important you could at least be original and funny about it...:rolleyes:
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Originally posted by lizbud
Oh Pam, you can't be serious, can you? Please say no. :eek:
I personally can't wait till Dick Cheney tells John Edwards to go
F**** himself during the debate. Talk about crude.
The actual term was EFF OFF...
:confused:
I think you have twisted his words around.;)
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Soledad,
I think Pam's line about Edward's hair was really funny.....by the way where is other half of the ticket???
Is he grounded?????
Would you care to say WMDs, Bush lied and Texas National Guard again???
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Edwina,
I'm not making fun of people with accents.....My dad had one....
It's that Tah raise a is too close to "da risa"....
This thread will always make me go :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by DJFyrewolf36
This thread will always make me go :rolleyes:
Keep doing that and your eyes are gonna STAY that way...........:o
No loss, makes me blend in with the rest of my Cow-orkers lol :DQuote:
Originally posted by RICHARD
Keep doing that and your eyes are gonna STAY that way...........:o
He's in an "undisclosed location" along with the Prince of Darkness, Dick Cheney until the debates :p FYI, he'll be on Imus on Wednesday, was on Larry King last week.Quote:
I think Pam's line about Edward's hair was really funny.....by the way where is other half of the ticket???
Dick Cheney??Quote:
Originally posted by tatsxxx11
He's in an "undisclosed location" along with the Prince of Darkness, Dick Cheney until the debates :p
Who's he??? ;)
He better not be trying to horn in on the Prince of Darkness moniker..........
That's my AOL account name....:cool:
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I can't listen to Imus.......I'm a Howard Stern fan.:D
I knew it, I just knew it!!!:D :pQuote:
I can't listen to Imus.......I'm a Howard Stern fan
Acutally, Imus voted for Bush last go round and is "currently" if not enthusiastically, backing Kerry. His favored choices would be John McCain or Joe Biden.
I vote they both go away...far far away. I can't remember an election where I actually liked one of the candidates, but, this one is nearly as bad as the 2000 election's choices. Maybe I'll just vote for Nadar! lol I don't think either one of them has an honest bone in their bodies. It has to be pretty bad when the most stimulating conversation is about the first ladies and the conditioner that Edwards uses (I thought it was hysterical too Pam)....and I even LIKE Edwards!! (at least more than anybody else involved in this election).
Psssst, Molly, this ain't the football thread?!?! ;) :DQuote:
Originally posted by mugsy
I vote they both go away...far far away. I can't remember an election where I actually liked one of the candidates, but, this one is nearly as bad as the 2000 election's choices. Maybe I'll just vote for Nadar! lol I don't think either one of them has an honest bone in their bodies. It has to be pretty bad when the most stimulating conversation is about the first ladies and the conditioner that Edwards uses (I thought it was hysterical too Pam)....and I even LIKE Edwards!! (at least more than anybody else involved in this election).