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What's the most misleading thing you'll ever see? by mcfly July 8, 2011 6:12 pm

The bad thing about a slow board, when a post is rude it sits there on page one forever. by FrankC 2011-07-09 15:19:14
- Wow Frank, my apologies if I've offended your sensibilities on the Flame board. That's the trouble with liberals though, isn't ... by mcfly 2011-07-09 18:44:04
  - Hey,I'm fine. You don't have to be offended to recognize rudeness but I was concerned about your delicate sensibilities and ... by FrankC 2011-07-09 21:35:28
    - I don't know. We've all known McFly long enough to figure out that he's the kind of person who ... by TB 2011-07-09 21:41:03
      - You are quite right. :) by FrankC 2011-07-09 21:50:00
  - Might be a good time to go back on these boards and count how many times conservatives have been tagged ... by TB 2011-07-09 19:39:48
    - I don't have to go back and count, since I've been the one doing it. Just callin' 'em like I ... by mcfly 2011-07-10 05:59:36
      - There's quite a range between "firmly opposed to liberal ideas" and "Nazi." I refuse to accept that 2 + 2 = ... by TB 2011-07-10 09:18:43
        
        There's quite a bit of distance between "Socialist" or "Statist" and "opposed to Libertarian ideas" too, but that never stopped ... by ER 2011-07-11 04:22:26
        
        Incidentally, now that I think about it, look down this FLAME board and tell me who's doing a lot of ... by TB 2011-07-11 08:57:17
        
        As for your vaunted logic, we’re sick and tired of having every bit of evidence we introduce here summarily dismissed ... by TB 2011-07-11 08:49:42
        
        A perfect illustration of the problem. You refuse to discuss liberal ideas without the assumption that they're wrong, which really means ... by mcfly 2011-07-10 13:17:46
        
        The assumption is usually a safe one, and I go after the data with a lot of confidence that it ... by TB 2011-07-10 14:11:06
        
        That's it TB, start with a conclusion and then cherry-pick the "evidence" from Faux News. And you say you studied ... by mcfly 2011-07-10 20:42:44
        
        Good God, did somebody pith you? You've got nothing lately. This isn't like you. Seriously. I don't watch Fox News. ... by TB 2011-07-10 21:20:31
        
        Yeah, I know. Sorry dude. by mcfly 2011-07-12 11:22:36
- Hey, if you can't be rude on the Flame Board, what's the point? by TB 2011-07-09 15:24:16
Now, go into some detail. Are conservatives all mean and nasty? How is this expressed? How is ... by TB 2011-07-08 21:01:23
- Are conservatives all mean and nasty? What a coincidence, I've been asking myself the same damn thing. by mcfly 2011-07-09 18:29:55
- *snicker* ball is in your court mcfly... by Jody 2011-07-09 17:08:11
  - Personally, I think both parties are a bunch of num nuts, driving polarization to whole new levels. by Jody 2011-07-10 06:56:37

Asthma, Diabetes, Arterial Health by Eri July 8, 2011 3:59 pm

Republican justice, Perry style by mcfly July 8, 2011 10:17 am

An early shot across the bow. Are the Democrats already nervous about Perry? by TB 2011-07-08 12:38:38
- Besides, TB, if "shots across the bow" are the result of nervousness, then Obama's had conservatives peeing their pants since ... by mcfly 2011-07-08 13:52:48
- I'm the one who posted it, not "the Democrats." by mcfly 2011-07-08 13:51:02
  - I was talking about the L. A. Times. How old is this case again? And the New Yorker ... by TB 2011-07-08 14:09:42
    - You tell me what makes this suddenly relevant. He's being pressed to run for president. Perhaps you hadn't heard. by mcfly 2011-07-08 18:06:01
The police definition for solving a crime is when someone has been arrested, not indicted or convicted. Police who ... by ER 2011-07-08 12:09:07
- An oversight would be understandable, though tragic. But it appears that Rick "Hang 'Em High and Hang 'Em Innocent" Perry knew ... by mcfly 2011-07-08 14:02:43
  - I know nothing about the man, I've never heard him speak, or even read anything he's said, so this is ... by ER 2011-07-08 20:09:23
    - I have read about him, heard things he's said and read about the results of some of his actions. ... by Eri 2011-07-08 21:08:48
      - How many new jobs in Texas again? by TB 2011-07-08 21:14:48
        
        I see. You don't care how many people someone may kill, even if some are unjustly killed, as long ... by Eri 2011-07-13 00:17:09
        
        That's the perfect conservative response. You make it so easy to despise the right. by mcfly 2011-07-09 18:32:45
        
        Really? Look how Perry is being discussed. He's a "piece of shit." A "thug, a brute, a ... by TB 2011-07-09 19:36:53
        
        Well, Texas elected Georgie Porgie, too, and then you elected him President. Look how well THAT turned out. ... by Eri 2011-07-13 00:20:28
        
        Eri, it isn't working anymore. Not here, not anywhere. People have eyes, and a lot of them have ... by TB 2011-07-13 07:09:30
        
        TB...you once asked me who I wanted to see run for President. Perry is my choice. As time goes on ... by Jody 2011-07-13 09:02:36
        
        I don't have an ideal candidate. In fact, I firmly believe political "heroes" are a bad idea in the ... by TB 2011-07-13 09:50:41
        
        What is this so-called "brain" you speak of? Where can I get some? by mcfly 2011-07-13 08:23:59
        
        I never said he was a thug, Tom. I just said he looked like a thug. Of course, that might ... by ER 2011-07-10 15:37:22

Minnesota governor rewrites a bit of history by TB July 8, 2011 9:52 am

9.2 percent by TB July 8, 2011 9:21 am

More here. Apparently next year the Democratic slogan will be "It's not the economy, stupid." by TB 2011-07-09 09:13:58

Twitter questions for Obama by TB July 7, 2011 8:23 pm

Burning coal causes global warming...unless the Chicoms do it. by Lee July 7, 2011 5:01 pm

Debt Ceiling by TB July 7, 2011 2:33 pm

4th of July "flash mob" by TB July 7, 2011 1:09 pm

*cringes from kryptonite* by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-07 23:32:39

Beverly Cleary interview by TB July 7, 2011 10:31 am

Math, chemistry, engineering? by Lee July 7, 2011 9:48 am

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First off, I am a gay rights activist. THAT being said...it should not be mandatory in the sense where everyone ... by Jody 2011-07-07 14:18:57
- I asked this of one of my Mom of three school age children friends: "Ok so I took sometime to think ... by Jody 2011-07-07 17:34:06
  - You know, you can have a lot of conversations with kids about relationships without getting into sex. It's not ... by TB 2011-07-07 19:46:37
    - "I do kind of wish there was some cultural space in between putting a minority group in the dog house ... by ER 2011-07-09 07:44:02
      - One of America's unique strengths has been many years of absorbing people from all over the world, filtering out most ... by TB 2011-07-09 08:44:13
    - "I do kind of wish there was some cultural space in between putting a minority group in the dog house ... by Jody 2011-07-08 07:22:58
  - Well, as long as parent's are okay with their kid's sexuality, everything's good and fine by me. I guess ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-07 18:50:50
  - BTW...my Mom of three friend is gay. by Jody 2011-07-07 17:40:03
The lady doth protest too much, methinks. by mcfly 2011-07-07 09:57:03
- Learning about gays and their problems is more important than football, cheerleading, the prom, or any of the rest of ... by ER 2011-07-07 11:12:58
  - I prefer Morlock to Trog but you make a very unlikely Eloi ER One wonders sometimes if opinions sort out based ... by FrankC 2011-07-07 13:55:14
    - As I recall, (I only saw the 1st movie, never read the book)the Eloi were sort of wimpy pathetic victims, ... by ER 2011-07-07 15:01:32
      - Stereotyping: For conservatives you got John Wayne, Tom Selleck, and Bruce Willis. For Liberals there is Al Franken, Billy Crystal ... by FrankC 2011-07-07 18:20:09
        
        I'm a southern liberal, Frank. Did I say something to piss you off? I'm sorry if I did, I meant no disrespect. by ER 2011-07-07 18:53:23
        
        LOL, of course not ER, I don't lump all southern liberals together and I hardly think of you as an ... by FrankC 2011-07-07 20:09:11
        
        Thanks for the reassurance. Just for the record. I really don't believe there is any such thing as a ... by ER 2011-07-08 04:28:47
        
        That is exactly how I feel. Personally, I believe that in spite of the way we all use the terminology, anyone ... by FrankC 2011-07-08 12:40:17
        
        Well, they both did pretty well as cowboys. by TB 2011-07-08 12:44:04
        
        I assume you vote write-ins in national elections? by TB 2011-07-08 09:05:46
        
        I really don't understand what you're getting at. I vote for the individual whose victory I assess to be in the ... by ER 2011-07-08 11:37:51
  - No, it isn't. Those other things are what normal people do. They actually bring money into the school ... by Lee 2011-07-07 13:10:56
    - Let's not drift off into the ether, here. Extracurricular activities aren't exactly big income producers for most high schools, and are ... by TB 2011-07-07 13:30:57
      - Hell, let them go. California will continue to deteriorate as it rots from within. Those people who are ... by Lee 2011-07-07 13:39:43
  - Are those the only choices we get in public education? by TB 2011-07-07 11:13:46
    - Of course not. But I suspect that the choices are being framed that way for us. "Either we ... by ER 2011-07-07 11:40:24
      - The "good old days" in education seemed to work pretty well. I don't know what the real function of ... by TB 2011-07-07 12:00:29
        
        You're always going on about the Good 'Ol Days, as if the past were lined with gold leaf and the ... by mcfly 2011-07-07 13:03:33
        
        There are hard numbers behind much of what I say about schools and costs. I've posted them before. ... by TB 2011-07-07 13:15:45
        
        I'm not defending modern education. Personally, I think it sucks. My own high school had its problems, but I ... by ER 2011-07-07 12:12:31
        
        What happened was that the education system became more about the power and preservation of the education system than it ... by TB 2011-07-07 12:21:07
        
        You won't get any argument from me. As for the cultural part, I think my cousin from Cuba (he ... by ER 2011-07-07 13:10:16
        
        Just out of my own observation, if you want to see someone who gives a rip about their kids' education, ... by TB 2011-07-07 13:22:43
        
        It's not that immigrants care more about their kids' educations than Americans, its that Americans are more complacent and ambivalent ... by ER 2011-07-08 04:50:29
- Don't you mean drag queen? Schools should be about education, not re-education. by Lee 2011-07-07 10:01:08
  - Sure. Makes it a lot more difficult to round up the people you don't like when the public understands them as ... by mcfly 2011-07-07 10:10:00
    - Everyone's Human. What the hell does that have to do with anything? Teaching about and proselytizing for a deviant sexual ... by Lee 2011-07-07 13:09:15
      - So homosexuality's a mental disorder now? Or should I say, again? You were born way after your time. You could have ... by mcfly 2011-07-07 13:50:08
        
        You better hope it is a life style choice or behaviour disorder. If it's ever shown to be genetically ... by Lee 2011-07-07 14:33:05
        
        The modern Nazi, raging against human diversity in all its forms. How many 'Zoners know someone who's lived with physical ... by mcfly 2011-07-08 06:33:30
        
        Some polling on this kind of thing is discussed in this article. That's a lot of Nazis. by TB 2011-07-08 09:00:04
        
        The author sounds like she's full of it. She's absolutely mental. "While some may see this as progress, others recognize ... by Lee 2011-07-08 16:10:38
        
        That's a good article. Did you actually read it, or just scan for numbers? Consider passing it along to any ... by mcfly 2011-07-08 10:22:54
        
        The point was the poll numbers. 55 percent of Americans think abortion should be legal if the child will ... by TB 2011-07-08 12:28:12
        
        I worry about you sometimes, TB, I really do. If an issue hasn't been quantified, charted and graphed, you have ... by mcfly 2011-07-08 18:00:35
        
        You make a very good point that there's a big difference between the State commanding these actions and people choosing ... by TB 2011-07-08 18:45:00
        
        Free will has always been my view. I've said many times that the eugenic revolution will not be driven ... by Lee 2011-07-08 19:29:57
        
        And you don't want to remake society? I keep hearing liberals spout off about how America's population is changing, ... by Lee 2011-07-08 18:11:18
        
        If homosexuality is genetic, I'd think twice about messing with it. Any genetic code that is so obviously biased ... by TB 2011-07-07 14:37:31
        
        That could be said about any abnormality. by Lee 2011-07-07 15:11:29
California's leadership does have its priorities. My kids didn't get a decent look at American history until high school. by TB 2011-07-07 09:54:35
- I believe high school is the right time to teach American History. You need a certain degree of maturity ... by ER 2011-07-07 11:30:57
  - PS. I wrote my memoirs between February and April of 2001. It was one of the first things I ... by ER 2011-07-07 11:47:50
  - No American History until high school, and yet middle-school kids can apparently easily handle issues of homosexuality and transgenderism without ... by TB 2011-07-07 11:46:25
    - Perhaps transgender issues should be postponed til later, but there is also a practical side to be considered, too. ... by ER 2011-07-07 12:01:33

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