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Progressives not that happy with Obama by TB June 17, 2011 9:34 pm
  • Yeah, having Obama as president is sort of like growing old. It's a pain in the butt, and a big ... by ER 2011-06-18 16:59:08
    • Maybe for the leftist nuts, but for the rest of America, it doesn't beat the alternative. Not on several ... by TB 2011-06-18 17:06:57
      • We'll see. America may be a conservative nation, but there are always plenty of ways for the right to alienate ... by mcfly 2011-06-18 19:34:49
        • *Disillusioned* So, modern politics is like American Idol - except everyone's Simon Cowell when it comes to the opposition, by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-18 20:08:32
          • Yeah, but at some point the guy on the stage has to actually deliver. by TB 2011-06-18 20:14:02
            • And what one person calls a delivery, another calls a disaster. At the risk of pushing things too far: Abdul cries, ... by mcfly 2011-06-18 21:09:38
              • I think the loyal opposition had better be careful what they wish for... by ER 2011-06-19 04:51:28
    Petition to Ban Job Killing ATM Machines by TB June 17, 2011 8:08 pm
      The economy explained in 2 min. 35 sec. by Eri June 16, 2011 10:40 pm
      • Jerry Pournelle comments: But my problem doesn't seem to be that Bill Gates is too rich, and it doesn't seem to ... by TB 2011-06-17 19:40:55
        • Great post, Eri. It led to a frank exchange of views. by ER 2011-06-17 11:25:01
          • This is basically the same thesis ER linked to in his "Changing Filters" post. It's interesting to see the "unfairness of ... by TB 2011-06-17 10:04:57
            • This meme hasn't just "popped up all over the place". It's been around for a century and a half, ... by ER 2011-06-17 11:00:47
              • That sounded good. It made no historical sense, but it sounded good. Go look up who does all the beating ... by TB 2011-06-17 11:09:15
                • Damn straight it ain't 1920. But it will be if you and your friends get your way. You've all ... by ER 2011-06-17 11:24:17
                  • What year did your ancestors come here from Cuba? My ancestors were farmers, probably back a thousand years. They came ... by TB 2011-06-17 12:41:29
                    • Both my grandfathers came from Cuba in the early 1900s. Both were professional orators, men who read to the ... by ER 2011-06-17 14:28:41
                      • Interesting. Thanks! There's more here, and you can see a "lector" at work in the bottom photo of page 1. There's ... by TB 2011-06-17 16:32:00
                        • That same audio is available at http://www.albany.edu/talkinghistory/arch2003jan-june.html in more amenable formats. Just go to that page and do a find on ... by ER 2011-06-17 17:49:51
                          • Thanks! Dang, MP3. I downloaded RealPlayer for nothing! by TB 2011-06-17 18:09:15
                        • Great post. by Eri 2011-06-17 16:25:44
              • Thanks for posting that, Eri. I've always liked Bob Reich. He used to have a morning show on NPR ... by ER 2011-06-17 05:31:47
                • "...Blind, lumbering giant." Reich, on the other hand, belongs to the school of thought that an economy is a vast, complex ... by TB 2011-06-17 09:55:41
                  • Have to admit, I like your last line. It's catchy and, well, economical. Now I'm going to sit back and watch ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 10:31:08
                    • "“Wisdom” has nothing to do with the free market." Hell, there's not much I can add to that. There may not be ... by ER 2011-06-17 11:04:18
                      • I've got solutions for the problem of corporate/government cronyism. What are yours? by TB 2011-06-17 12:43:26
                        • Simple. Make it impossible for private individuals or organizations to fund political campaigns. Find some other way. This may be ... by ER 2011-06-17 15:19:16
                          • I don't think you've thought this through. There will always be "interest groups." Eliminate the private ones, and ... by TB 2011-06-17 16:55:45
                          • Shoot them all Shoot them all The long and the short and the tall Republicans and Democrats Tea Baggers and Plutocrats Shoot them all Shoot them ... by Eri 2011-06-17 13:52:26
                            • At least shoot yours truly. PLEASE. by Jody 2011-06-18 15:13:43
                              • What's wrong, Jody? Can we help? by Eri 2011-06-18 17:50:20
                                • Believe it or not...you Zoners ground me. When I feel my life is a fucking zoo...I come here and all ... by Jody 2011-06-18 18:01:39
                                  • Zoo? That's pretty ironic, considering how often we hang on the bars, screech, and throw poop. by TB 2011-06-18 19:20:07
                                    • Yeah. You know that stuff doesn't wash out. by mcfly 2011-06-18 20:08:09
                                • ????????? by TB 2011-06-18 17:09:21
                                • Uh, Eri...what? Were this from someone else... by podrock 2011-06-17 14:39:58
                                  • Good God, what is this country coming to when you can't shoot a politician? by Eri 2011-06-17 16:29:29
                                    • Sounds like TB's sent Eri over the edge... by ER 2011-06-17 15:20:15
                                      • Lemme give you a brief description of my day: I got 2 1/2 hours of sleep when my muse (that bitch!) ... by Eri 2011-06-17 16:45:09
                                        • Have you asked her if she thinks it's funny? You may find she's not a muse. (Read it out loud) by mcfly 2011-06-17 23:04:14
                                          • Dear McFly, it was sarcasm. I have taken a writer's license with expressing frustration. My muse has a ... by Eri 2011-06-18 11:20:23
                                            • Sarcasm, huh? I've heard of it, of course, but have never encountered it "in the wild" before. An interesting experience, though ... by mcfly 2011-06-18 19:57:22
                                              • When I run across suspicious cheese, I make toast, melt the cheese on top of it and put a hard-fried ... by Eri 2011-06-19 12:16:20
                                                • Me, if I have the slightest question about something in the fridge, out it goes. It's weird...go to a store and ... by TB 2011-06-18 20:19:17
                                            • Your muse? Let me introduce you to my muse. And that's one of her good days. by TB 2011-06-17 17:00:56
                                              • I'm not even going to ask what SHE prompts you to write. Not fit for young ears. :-) by Eri 2011-06-17 22:19:56
                                                • That's the whole point. She's not doing her inspiration job. Just eating me out of house and home ... by TB 2011-06-18 11:56:26
                                  • That's pretty much all I had to say on this thread. Again, how many times do I have to ... by TB 2011-06-17 10:38:35
                                    • But...but...I made all this popcorn... by mcfly 2011-06-17 10:48:03
                                      • Oh damn, that sounds good! Bad Fly! by Eri 2011-06-17 13:53:40
                                        • Crap. Looks like you get to eat the popcorn after all. I just couldn't keep quiet. by TB 2011-06-17 12:44:57
                                          • Okay, one more comment. You liked my last sentence. It's important to realize exactly what it means. It's why ... by TB 2011-06-17 11:02:59
                                            • Yeah, I got it. You put it well. Almost daring, really. The free market requires wisdom the same way the earth ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 16:24:37
                                              • I think you get it. I don't think everybody does. by TB 2011-06-18 11:57:31
                                                • Snicker. Good one. by Eri 2011-06-17 16:48:09
                                      • I know. I've been waiting since lst night. :-) But it's hard to argue with the proposition that if ... by Eri 2011-06-17 08:08:06
                                      And now, the San Francisco Goldfish Ban. by TB June 16, 2011 9:42 pm
                                      • Well, how about this: stricter punishment for cruelty to animals. An end to the notion that domestic animals are simply ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 10:42:07
                                        • Good God, these are goldfish. We're not talking hundred-dollar koi here. I go the pet store, and the ... by TB 2011-06-17 11:13:54
                                          • Um, ok. You know I wasn't just addressing the issue of the goldfish. So we leave it up to the individual. ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 16:39:25
                                            • The problem is that people like that have no ability to "draw a line." It's like the people who ... by TB 2011-06-17 18:05:53
                                            • I have only one thing to say: TB, quit feeding your kids crickets. by Eri 2011-06-17 13:56:58
                                              • When my kids were little, I'd swear somebody was feeding them crickets. Or Mexican jumping beans. by TB 2011-06-17 14:00:24
                                                • My Mama used to say that about me--that someone was feeding me Mexican Jumping Beans. So I put grasshoppers ... by Eri 2011-06-17 16:50:18
                                                  • Hey you guys...move it to the Comestible Zone. by mcfly 2011-06-17 23:00:44
                                                    • Ahhh, McFly... Can I make you up a nice batch of chocolate covered crickets? With fava beans? by Eri 2011-06-18 17:55:10
                                                      • I'm a programmer. I get all the bugs I need at work, thanks. Now if you've got some chocolate covered chocolate, ... by mcfly 2011-06-18 21:20:02
                                          China offers a billion customers, but are they worth the cost of getting to them? by mcfly June 16, 2011 11:18 am
                                          • I remember it all, from from the Nixon/Kissinger ping-pong diplomacy days. It was no secret. It was the whole point of ... by ER 2011-06-16 18:55:49
                                            • This time 'round they want the rope for free. And this is one valuable rope! I'd sure like to see American ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 03:36:20
                                              • You know that's not going to happen. The companies will go where the short term profit is. They will do ... by ER 2011-06-17 06:22:37
                                                • Go read my response to McFly. The one that starts "think hard." Then you can tell me what will happen ... by TB 2011-06-17 11:29:22
                                                  • The main reason for my original post was because China's demanding that US companies hand over their technology to the ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 16:31:31
                                              • This is another part of the great "consumer" myth, the idea that there are people who do nothing but buy ... by TB 2011-06-16 19:07:55
                                                • Tom, they're not playing a communist game. They're playing a capitalist one, they're just better at it than the ... by ER 2011-06-16 19:30:31
                                                  • The United States is still the largest manufacturer on the planet. Almost the entire rest of the post is incorrect too, ... by TB 2011-06-16 20:38:18
                                                    • When you say the post is incorrect, do you mean the article I linked to in my initial post? by mcfly 2011-06-17 03:39:50
                                                      • No, ER's post I was replying to. by TB 2011-06-17 10:07:14
                                                    • Exactly ER...and I hate it. But it is what it is. Now what can be done about it, if anything. We ... by Jody 2011-06-16 20:04:50
                                                      • First thing is to discard the crap we're being fed about our "decline." Second thing is to remember. Remember when ... by TB 2011-06-16 21:31:51
                                                        • And no, not everything is Japanese...everything is Chinese. And as for people making money, I'm all for it. I'd love ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 03:51:32
                                                          • It's tough to discard notions of decline when we've seen manufacturing flee the country and when supposedly third-world countries rise ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 03:32:00
                                                            • Think hard. Where are you hearing all this? Who uses the catch phrase "shipping our jobs overseas?" And why? ... by TB 2011-06-17 10:36:33
                                                              • Thanks. I'll follow your links. by mcfly 2011-06-17 10:46:28
                                                          • If I knew the answer to that I wouldn't be here talking about it. The Chinese know the answer, but they're ... by ER 2011-06-16 21:10:23
                                                    New liberal model for our society? by TB June 16, 2011 9:25 am
                                                    • The military's job is killing people and destroying property on a mass scale, and when it isn't actually doing that, ... by ER 2011-06-16 09:57:51
                                                      • Contempt for Southern racism: Compared to most mid-century Southerners, my family was quite liberal and I was personally a bit ... by FrankC 2011-06-16 13:16:42
                                                        • I never meant to imply Cubans were free of racism. Slavery wasn't even outlawed in Cuba until the 1890s. ... by ER 2011-06-16 16:29:54
                                                        • The American military can be justifiably proud of its history in race relations. It was one of the earliest ... by TB 2011-06-16 10:08:39
                                                        Weiner to resign? by TB June 16, 2011 7:52 am
                                                        • Well, I'm glad he didn't have designs on the White House. It would've been too confusing: when I hear "President ... by mcfly 2011-06-17 10:25:16
                                                          • Y'know, before the whole incident there were people saying he SHOULD run for president. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-17 12:31:38
                                                          • My Weiner has a first name...it's L...O...S...E...R by Lee 2011-06-16 09:57:13
                                                            Safety warning by Eri June 15, 2011 9:23 pm
                                                            • I used this product camping when I was a kid: by podrock 2011-06-16 08:27:40
                                                              • More fun to eat than regular paste, too. by TB 2011-06-16 08:51:57
                                                              • These fuels have been around for a long time, like Sterno cans. I see two issues here: First, the idea ... by TB 2011-06-16 07:47:16
                                                                • Yep, the refill is the problem. People are trying to refill when the fire's not completely out and getting ... by Eri 2011-06-16 11:43:07
                                                                • Gel fuel. Isn't that just another name for "napalm"? by ER 2011-06-16 06:02:20
                                                                  • Geez, I don't know. But they sell it at Bed, Bath & Beyond as refills for things they sell, ... by Eri 2011-06-16 06:47:15
                                                                    • Jellied alcohol, as in Sterno, is made as a safety feature because it is non-spillable. Jellied gasoline, napalm, is ... by ER 2011-06-16 07:03:15
                                                                      • Napalm is really easy to make, using household detergents and gasoline, so I don't see what there is to gain ... by ER 2011-06-16 07:05:49
                                                                  Weekly News by Vitruvius June 15, 2011 7:08 pm
                                                                  • I think it's cool. We get news in a capsule along with commentary. ;) Of course, some of these ... by Eri 2011-06-15 21:28:22
                                                                    • It's a great format. If I were doing my own blog, it would be a poor man's version of ... by TB 2011-06-15 20:06:17
                                                                      • Speaking of which, didn't you used to be able to blog on HZ? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 23:13:21
                                                                        • yes...:(... by Jody 2011-06-16 05:51:22
                                                                      What war in Libya? by TB June 15, 2011 2:22 pm
                                                                      • Yeah, I hate that crap. We need to make it so that deployment of troops of 5,000 strong or ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:45:14
                                                                        • The beauty of the Hellfires is that you don't "rain" them down like a WWII bombing raid. You find ... by TB 2011-06-15 20:00:23
                                                                        A Weiner too far? by TB June 15, 2011 2:12 pm
                                                                          10 fixes for the new energy crisis by TB June 15, 2011 1:56 pm
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