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Can you believe this? by Eri August 11, 2011 9:35 pm

Lord of the Flies by CJB August 10, 2011 7:58 pm

A little boy was walking up and down the beach picking up starfish that had washed ashore, and throwing them ... by Jody 2011-08-10 20:38:08
- You're absolutely right, of course. You can't save them all, so you save as many as you can, and failing that, ... by CJB 2011-08-11 08:32:18
Maybe deep down, you know that aid will only increase and prolong the suffering. For all the good intentions ... by Lee 2011-08-10 20:12:30

This is just wrong! by Eri August 10, 2011 5:24 am

Violence in UK Spreads. Is US next? by Eri August 9, 2011 5:06 am

Update on the UK Riots. by Eri 2011-08-10 05:42:59
- Well well well, it does seem that even the civilized act abhorrently. But they are socialistic...what ever could be the ... by Jody 2011-08-10 10:03:17
  - What ever gave you the idea we or any other nation was ever civilized? Man is cruel to man. ... by Eri 2011-08-10 12:05:53
    - But in your article it said that poverty was to blame... by Jody 2011-08-10 15:07:05
      - Excuse me. Not MY article. I didn't write it, only posted it for informational purposes. by Eri 2011-08-10 22:20:22
        
        I stand corrected. by Jody 2011-08-10 22:36:48
        
        You may sit if you want. :-) by Eri 2011-08-11 00:40:39
      - So...is socialism any better? ...TB is not here...I am speaking all by my lonesome. by Jody 2011-08-10 15:21:32
        
        I would say that socialism could be a contributing factor. The more entitlements given to a people, the more pissed ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 17:10:52
        
        What Frank said except I disagree on the long haul. I have serious doubts about our future. As to whether ... by Eri 2011-08-10 22:23:03
        
        The point I am trying to ineffectively make is that as we inch closer to a more socialistic existence in ... by Jody 2011-08-10 22:44:45
        
        I get your point Jody. We should be willing to try reasonable social experiments, but imo UK may have gone ... by FrankC 2011-08-11 00:15:19
        
        But will we? Sometimes we take the wrong lesson. Or corporate entities overrule the populace. Seldom are ... by Eri 2011-08-11 00:51:05
        
        Maybe socialism has nothing to do with it, one way or the other. by CJB 2011-08-10 15:40:52
        
        I am with Frank...it is a contributing factor. It has to be. That is all they know. by Jody 2011-08-10 19:37:10
        
        I think you're both crazy. For starters, Britain is not a socialist country, it is a capitalist one, and it has ... by CJB 2011-08-10 21:18:55
        
        LOL, There it is, "You people (I love that indignant "Yooo Peeple") can't blame socialism for everything." Britain is a ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 22:44:44
        
        Can you really believe that if Britain never had the dole, Council Housing and National Health, there wouldn't have been ... by CJB 2011-08-11 04:06:59
        
        I feel that it is a contributing factor.The Brits are unhappy with the way life is...and that is the premise ... by Jody 2011-08-11 09:51:45
        
        Maybe we need to define what wer'e talking about. Health care in the UK is socialist. The Government ... by Eri 2011-08-10 22:26:27
        
        Well....my son-in-law who hails from Kent considers it a socialist country...one of which he is very proud of...so now there ... by Jody 2011-08-10 21:40:47
Yes, it is going to spread to this country. The problem in the UK is that there are too many people. ... by CJB 2011-08-09 18:02:38
- On the other hand, by podrock 2011-08-10 16:44:15
- Perfectly written. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-10 10:39:59
  - OTOH, remember Egypt of late? Sometimes it only takes a little to tip something. In this instance I ... by Eri 2011-08-10 12:07:31
- Well stated. by Eri 2011-08-09 23:50:01

...and today's quote comes from: by Jody August 8, 2011 8:01 pm

Perspective... by Jody August 8, 2011 4:19 pm

Enoch Powell said there'd be days like this. by Lee August 8, 2011 4:06 pm

Goldilocks Gazette 7/16 - 7/23 by Vitruvius July 25, 2011 8:34 pm

The Terrorist attack in Norway. Something stinks in Norway. If someone is so against Islamist intrusion into Europe, ... by Eri 2011-07-25 21:42:15
- It wasn't just a summer camp. It was a camp for young Labor Party members. Think a camp for ... by podrock 2011-07-25 22:15:15
  - Like I said, Right Wing. And Eri, I love ya dearly, but pick up on that "Pin our problems ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-25 22:32:17
    - Oh dear God, I give in! Turn it off! Turn it off! by Eri 2011-07-26 08:27:44
    - Just as creepy: by podrock 2011-07-25 22:46:13
      - The Left has been trying to sell this line for many years now, usually every time some lone nut (Christian ... by TB 2011-07-26 21:48:12
        
        By the way, note my first response on the "Zeitgeist" post. by TB 2011-07-26 21:50:16
        
        Lone Nut Christians don't grow in a vacuum, nor do islamic terrorists. Too often religion teaches hate of those who ... by podrock 2011-07-26 22:21:32
        
        Lunatics do grow quite nicely in a vacuum. They absorb from their environment anything they can twist to their ... by TB 2011-07-26 22:31:10
        
        Your first two sentences contradict one another. The nut-case absorbes ideology from their environment (i.e. not a vacuum) and twists ... by podrock 2011-07-26 22:53:57
        
        Look, we're going to ride this wave of demonization out just like the last one, when Democrats and the media ... by TB 2011-07-27 08:15:39
        
        Where is it? by mcfly 2011-07-27 11:18:49
        
        For starters, the Alternet article that began this conversation. by TB 2011-07-27 13:04:48
        
        Alternet, huh? Yep, there's yer VLWC. Tell me, have you ever found any commies under your bed? by mcfly 2011-07-27 20:43:40
        
        OK, the commies under the bed crack was uncalled for, but seriously, do you know how many times I've visited ... by mcfly 2011-07-28 10:22:25
        
        Yeah, you've got a point there. This might be a bit better as an example. by TB 2011-07-28 11:00:07
        
        Aside from the superfluous line about Palin's crosshairs, is this really demonization? I see far worse crap about the Dems almost ... by mcfly 2011-07-28 13:40:11
      - Congragulations, podrock. I now have to change boxers because of your link. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-26 21:31:13
That Astronautix news is the worst news I've heard today. I used that resource a LOT. by TB 2011-07-25 21:11:32
- Hmm. This old version still seems to be there. by TB 2011-07-25 21:13:26
  - EXCELLENT! Now, how long before the DDSer's (Damn Dookie Suckers) find out about that site? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-25 22:24:30
Hey, who's getting that 87 cents a day? by TB 2011-07-25 20:55:12
- ....................... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-26 22:24:17

Wisconsin State Fair. by Lee August 7, 2011 8:15 pm

Crisis of Competence by CJB August 7, 2011 3:14 pm

It ain't just you. It's been clear that the US has been disintegrating for a while to anyone who ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-07 20:02:13
- You're right. It's pretty well agreed that the American economy, and American prosperity, began its decline in the 70s. ... by CJB 2011-08-07 21:13:29
  - I agree with everything but one part - the one about the jobs never coming back. True, today's plans ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-07 21:43:33
I agree with everything you've said. I've been saying for a long time that there are bad times (much ... by Eri 2011-08-07 18:00:35
- It is a quagmire From one of my previous posts by Jody 2011-08-07 18:47:57
Liberalism is what's wrong. The pirates could be taken care of in a month, but the liberals wouldn't allow ... by Lee 2011-08-07 15:42:36
- So the government doesn't work because there are not enough white people in it? OK, I can easily see ... by CJB 2011-08-07 15:59:37
  - Burying your head in the sand won't make the problem go away. In fact, it's part of the problem. ... by Lee 2011-08-07 18:19:22
  - You learn quickly, grasshopper. ;) by Eri 2011-08-07 17:54:14

S&P downgrades the US's credit rating...due to the SIZE of the debt. by Lee August 6, 2011 12:12 am

You're a moron or a troll, which is it? I suppose the Tea Party holding America's credit rating hostage ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-10 01:45:18
- Yes indeedy....so TB is the only one who resorts to name calling???? by Jody 2011-08-10 15:36:19
  - TB almost never has resorted to name calling in the 12 years I have known him on the internet. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-11 00:56:47
    - ...yeah...but your cute when you hurl insults...:) by Jody 2011-08-11 09:53:33
  - It has always seemed to me that TB's name calling consisted of things like him calling Stalin a murderous thug ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 17:37:19
- Our government is in a $15+ Trillion dollar hole because of those who want to continue to borrow money, not ... by Lee 2011-08-10 04:25:45
  - Having a reading deficiency problem? I posted what THEY wrote. It was the POLITICS of the debt ceiling ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-10 09:02:16
    - Excuse me? A liberal being condescending??? Tell me it ain't so!!! by Jody 2011-08-10 15:37:17
      - The deficiency problem is planted firmly on your side of the isle. S&P made it clear in no uncertain ... by Lee 2011-08-10 17:34:55
        
        GOP debating tactics by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-11 01:48:47
        
        I have that toy!!!! :) by Jody 2011-08-11 09:53:02
        
        So I've posted the S&P statement in full, and then reposted a quote of their specific comments relating to the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-11 00:53:30
        
        I think you meant this post for Buck... by Jody 2011-08-10 18:25:49
        
        You sure? ;) by Lee 2011-08-10 18:39:33
Now, S&P is threatening to downgrade us more. I call that political blackmail and something needs to be done ... by Eri 2011-08-07 07:32:00
Not quite true. The size of the debt is only part of the problem. The major problem is ... by Eri 2011-08-06 09:15:33
- "The size of the debt is only part of the problem. The major problem is the dysfunction in Washington and ... by Lee 2011-08-07 14:41:15
Your analysis does not stand up to scrutiny. The facts could just as easily be explained away as deliberate ... by cjb 2011-08-06 06:34:06
- The difference is that the debt has now exceeded GDP. Our ability to pay it off is beginning to ... by Lee 2011-08-07 14:50:01
  - Funny, that's not how I remember it at all. It was the Tea Party that was telling us it ... by CJB 2011-08-07 15:29:15

North and South California (another innocuous CE post) by FrankC August 5, 2011 9:22 pm

Can California even legally do that? It seems to me that this would be a Federal issue, that California ... by Eri 2011-08-06 09:20:42
- Maybe a Californian can tell us how serious they are. The president is Virginia and West Virginia. The fact that the ... by FrankC 2011-08-06 12:21:11
  - It's a perennial favorite. by Robert 2011-08-08 11:07:40
    - Saw this interesting map recently, which defines areas where people call each other the most. by podrock 2011-08-08 15:35:29
  - I had completely forgotten the Virginia, West Virginia split. I just re-read the history and it's fascinating. Since ... by Eri 2011-08-06 13:31:16
    - The question is, would it require any Federal action if the State of California amicably or by referendum agreed to ... by FrankC 2011-08-06 16:43:30
      - Found the answer! This is a great article that lays it all out. And it has a good ... by Eri 2011-08-06 22:11:40
        
        that is quite interesting. by FrankC 2011-08-06 23:35:45
        
        Missouri, where I live, could be divided into North Missouri and South Missouri. North Missouri would be a Blue ... by Eri 2011-08-07 07:29:31
      - I've read it, too, awhile back. Conservatives are unhappy their voices are in a minority. Personally, I think ... by Eri 2011-08-06 21:55:39

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