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Military advisors into Uganda by TB October 14, 2011 1:46 pm

I realize the Zone's right-wing Realpolitik pundits have been busy worrying about other things lately, but the Chinese have been ... by ER 2011-10-15 07:34:23
- Anybody who thinks ER would have written that for a Republican president, especially that last paragraph, twinkles up, please! by TB 2011-10-15 07:42:22
  - Ah, yes. Can't beat me on the facts. So shoot the messenger. 8) by ER 2011-10-15 07:44:14
    - "Ah, yes. Can’t beat me on the facts. So shoot the messenger." by TB 2011-10-15 07:59:43
      - "Head exploding?" What a colorful, and yes, Conservative metaphor. No Tom. I've seen this coming. For ... by ER 2011-10-15 09:27:49
        
        That song lyric is almost fifty years old. by TB 2011-10-15 10:00:33
        
        Yeah, and it was prophetic, wasn't it? by ER 2011-10-15 10:54:58
        
        By the way, who the heck do you think "people like me" actually are? by TB 2011-10-15 11:16:35
        
        You got it, Tom. If things didn't work out for you, it wasn't my fault. "Self-employed entrepreneurs don’t get unemployment ... by ER 2011-10-15 11:50:50
        
        You didn't pay much. by TB 2011-10-15 12:12:44
        
        Like I said. I don't make the rules, but I play by the rules. But I don't like ... by ER 2011-10-15 12:24:40
        
        I sympathize. by TB 2011-10-15 12:42:35
        
        To the mousie, it don't matter who's at fault. And by the time you get your new instructions, its ... by ER 2011-10-15 13:09:59
        
        Of course it's not your fault. by TB 2011-10-15 11:58:16
        
        As with the other song you posted, the lyrics are basically senseless rhythm. He was going for "Beat" back ... by TB 2011-10-15 11:06:10
        
        Well maybe you should try listening to it again. This time, listen to the words. I'm not the one who's ... by ER 2011-10-15 11:19:30
        
        P.S. by TB 2011-10-15 11:17:53
        
        Government deficit spending isn't the only form of national self-indulgence, waste and greed. It's just the one the Right ... by ER 2011-10-15 13:16:26
        
        "Profit" has a meaning. It means there's more wealth at the end than you started with. Even somebody ... by TB 2011-10-15 14:25:55
        
        Hey, weren't we talking about what a swell idea it was to put troops into Africa? by TB 2011-10-15 14:28:27
        
        THey have diamonds there. by ER 2011-10-15 14:35:03
        
        Mostly Uganda has coffee. by TB 2011-10-15 14:53:39
Now what could possibly go wrong with that? by ER 2011-10-14 15:56:09
- You have to admire him for trying to please everybody. I'm not sure if it was the right or left but ... by FrankC 2011-10-14 17:27:04
Wiley Coyote would know better than that. What the hell is that guy trying to do, destroy Bush's legacy??!! Arf by bowser 2011-10-14 14:06:08
- Might be fishing for another Peace Prize. by TB 2011-10-14 15:44:02
  - Suicide watch for our resident extremists. by FrankC 2011-10-14 15:47:51

One thing we forgot. by bowser October 14, 2011 1:35 pm

There went "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." by Eri 2011-10-14 15:36:36
- "There went?" by TB 2011-10-14 15:40:21
  - Cops are inciting to violence so they can put down the protests. The powers that be are getting scared ... by Eri 2011-10-15 21:27:13
    - No, the cops aren't. by TB 2011-10-16 07:49:09
Now You're talking. We might even bring in some South African mercenaries, Executive Solutions I believe they go by. Non-lethals will ... by FrankC 2011-10-14 15:08:47
- And then... by TB 2011-10-14 15:24:01
I like "Bandana Republic" better. by ER 2011-10-14 14:00:38
- You get a pretty wide view of "typical American" living where I live. by TB 2011-10-14 14:53:08
  - Is the "Cuban International" in San Jose still in business? If so, I highly recommend the lechón asado with ... by ER 2011-10-14 15:54:00

"Being Human" by Robert October 14, 2011 12:09 pm

I like both versions but the Brit version takes longer to hook you. I had more empathy for the BBC ... by FrankC 2011-10-14 16:10:22
- I can believe that it takes longer to hook you. by Robert 2011-10-14 17:37:05
  - Well, I agree and disagree with everyone here and I enjoy finding agreement whether it is SF or political philosophy. As ... by FrankC 2011-10-14 18:28:32

MSNBC: What the Occupy movement needs right now by TB October 14, 2011 10:50 am

The Lion Whisperer by Jody October 14, 2011 9:52 am

You are being watched by FrankC October 13, 2011 8:10 pm

I figured since the forum is going lunatic, I would jump in with both feet by FrankC 2011-10-14 12:23:25
- You been watching Person of Interest. You stop that! by Eri 2011-10-14 15:37:41
  - Dammit...I wondered about that...I have only seen it one time!!!! by Jody 2011-10-14 16:20:55
  - Busted !! :) by FrankC 2011-10-14 15:40:43
- I am not a looneetick... I started refining our zombie survival strategy. Figure it should be boat-based with an island the ... by Jody 2011-10-14 14:49:14
  - Sounds good, I just hope they will be the slow zombies. I hate those damn fast zombies. Personally, I doubt ... by FrankC 2011-10-14 15:21:56
Well then...HELLO!!! by Jody 2011-10-14 06:40:29
- You can't see me...na ne nan nee boo boo! by Jody 2011-10-14 06:56:12
So, what are YOU wearing? by ER 2011-10-14 05:14:57
- I have a drinking problem.....I am wearing a shirt that has spilled coffee on it. by Jody 2011-10-14 07:21:58
Really? by TB 2011-10-13 21:49:53

9-9-9 = a bigger piece of your pie by Eri October 13, 2011 11:42 am

We are in the midst of a recession caused by reducing taxes on the wealthy, their investment in hedge funds, ... by bowser 2011-10-13 13:21:44
- "We are in the midst of a recession caused by reducing taxes on the wealthy, their investment in hedge funds, ... by TB 2011-10-13 15:41:50
  - What amazes me is the Conservatives' ability to blind themselves to the Real World. As they chop holes in ... by Eri 2011-10-13 17:52:22
    - Remarkable. It's like watching Neo doing "bullet time." by TB 2011-10-13 18:39:59
- Belongs under TB just below, will move after lunch. by bowser 2011-10-13 13:23:00
As for taxes, I have my own issues with Cain's specifics, although his principles are right. by TB 2011-10-13 12:32:03
- "Consumption" taxes are inherently unstable by RobVG 2011-10-14 18:11:00
  - Yeah, but incomes tend to dry up during an economic downturn, too. States with income taxes aren't getting the ... by TB 2011-10-14 18:51:53
    - If someone perceives that they might possibly lose their job at some point in the future, that's usually enough to ... by RobVG 2011-10-15 10:28:31
      - There are over six million fewer private employees paying income tax today than there were in January of 2008. ... by TB 2011-10-15 10:42:55
And yet Cain is currently very popular among Tea Party supporters, conservatives, and Republicans in the South. by TB 2011-10-13 11:54:12
- The Tea Party just loves green. "If you're a corporation, own a small business or count yourself among the ... by bowser 2011-10-13 12:17:42

Ignition! by TB October 13, 2011 11:07 am

Dealing with image issues by TB October 13, 2011 9:43 am

Thanks for posting that guide to images on the HZ-Wordpress, TB. (n/t) by podrock 2011-10-13 17:38:07
- Yep, I saved it on my desktop for the next time because by then I will have forgotten. I ... by Eri 2011-10-13 17:58:00

Frisked! by Eri October 12, 2011 9:57 am

The link on this doesn't work. Can you fix it? I can't track what the picture is supposed ... by TB 2011-10-12 18:42:20
- I don't know what I did wrong. I copied it from another site that is password protected so maybe ... by Eri 2011-10-12 22:44:57
  - Fixed! Thanks for the assist! by TB 2011-10-13 09:37:08
    - Cool! I'll copy and put on my desktop so I have it readily available. I love that damn ... by Eri 2011-10-13 11:24:02

Google map of "Occupy" protests by Robert October 12, 2011 4:24 pm

Just for completeness: The House midterms for 2010 by county. by TB 2011-10-14 12:24:20
- See my comment to ER on this thread concerning lying with maps. Take Colorado for example. I don't have the ... by podrock 2011-10-14 20:56:44
  - Well, of course the population density of the blue areas is greater. Elections come out pretty even, don't they? ... by TB 2011-10-15 06:25:02
  - I uploaded a png for red/blue counties by population in the media library. It didn't display on my first try. ... by FrankC 2011-10-14 22:53:56
Human communities may fracture under stress, but they rarely crumble to nothingness. The fall of Rome taught us that. ... by ER 2011-10-13 18:01:08
- I wouldn't posit "nothingness" either. by Robert 2011-10-14 09:13:05
  - Socially, we're up to it. Technologically, I don't know. As I have pointed out earlier, unlike the Roman ... by ER 2011-10-14 12:01:12
    - Red and Blue used to alternate from election to election with the graphics from the major news networks. It wasn't ... by podrock 2011-10-14 20:40:21
      - That's pretty obvious but boots on the ground counts for something by FrankC 2011-10-14 21:13:38
    - The mainstream media changed the colors prior to the 2000 election. Ask them. by TB 2011-10-14 12:09:50
      - Red vs Blue? Well, at least you found something in that post worth commenting about. No doubt it was ... by ER 2011-10-14 12:21:42
        
        Well, the rest of the post was just more of the apocalyptic nuttiness you and the others are soaking in. I ... by TB 2011-10-14 15:06:24
This isn't it, and I believe there is a revolution brewing. Briefly, there are six contributing factors. First, the increase ... by bowser 2011-10-13 00:16:07
- Nice that the two of you aren't trying to drown the conversation in the bathtub. by Robert 2011-10-13 11:06:24
  - "Human communities" post moved to front of this thread. by ER 2011-10-13 18:06:15
    - If you misplace a post, it's easy to move it in the current system (basically erase the old one and ... by TB 2011-10-13 18:46:14
      - Unless, of course, the moved post has been replied to, then it is a whole different matter. A couple of ... by podrock 2011-10-13 19:23:02
        
        I've been a little loose about marking edits. I have a time period of about three minutes after I ... by TB 2011-10-13 19:29:20
        
        Sort of like the "five second rule" about dropped food. Fine with me, as long as it is fine with ... by podrock 2011-10-13 19:55:52
        
        I have been drifting down the threads and "trimming" some of my old comments by using the paragraph command to ... by TB 2011-10-15 12:23:04
  - An interesting synthesis of our two posts, with a reasonable proposal to avoid the most dire of our outcomes. ... by bowser 2011-10-13 17:48:30
    - Ouch: Comparing me to The Conceder? by Robert 2011-10-14 08:59:20
      - This post takes me completely by surprise. First, I admire Obama enormously, for his patience, for his efforts to ... by bowser 2011-10-14 12:28:19
        
        "Jingoism?" "Majority?" Can we get a count on that? by TB 2011-10-14 12:41:10
        
        Not on this board, TB. Heck, my post above stands a high risk of being edited. But I ... by bowser 2011-10-14 12:53:53
        
        Friend, nobody here is screwing with anybody else's posts. Nobody is likely to. Buck did a couple of ... by TB 2011-10-14 13:23:59
        
        Gee, TB. You say it's not done, not likely to be done, and has been done. And I know it's ... by bowser 2011-10-14 14:01:10
        
        If someone has changed or clipped a post of yours on this board without your permission, flag it, tell us ... by TB 2011-10-14 14:11:00
  - Basically you're talking large scale gerrymandering by TB 2011-10-13 11:46:30
    - Impressive how you manage to shoehorn the end of America into conventional partisan terms. by Robert 2011-10-14 09:28:29
      - You propose dividing the nation up specifically by political ideology and are surprised by the idea that these "nations" would ... by TB 2011-10-14 09:46:54
        
        No I didn't. by Robert 2011-10-14 11:27:00
        
        Sorry, now you're just ducking and weaving. by TB 2011-10-14 11:46:23
        
        P.S. by TB 2011-10-14 10:26:23
- I've often disagreed with many of your posts, feeling they were a bit too extreme for my views, but I ... by ER 2011-10-13 05:56:36
Okay, let me see if I'm following this right: by TB 2011-10-12 17:22:47
"Map of US Militias"> by FrankC 2011-10-12 16:56:41
- Scale problem by Robert 2011-10-12 17:15:38
  - Try this map. Feel free to zoom in on the cities. by TB 2011-10-12 18:34:01
    - LOL by FrankC 2011-10-12 19:14:32
  - A scale problem...you got that right. by Lee 2011-10-12 18:02:50

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