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America by FrankC October 10, 2011 12:15 pm

AMERICA!!!!!!!!! by Jody 2011-10-11 16:39:51
- Freedom is not free by Jody 2011-10-11 16:45:03
I love it here too. If the Conservatives don't want to live in a progressive country, they can move. by ER 2011-10-11 10:10:59
- The way I see it Love for country comes naturally and anyone that doesn't have that love is just another ... by FrankC 2011-10-11 12:31:35
  - A country is just a geographical location. by TB 2011-10-11 13:45:12
    - Not bad, but there is another option. If you think the car has outlived it's usefulness you can drop it ... by FrankC 2011-10-11 14:38:01
      - Or you can outfit it with a flux capacitor and fusion reactor and travel through time! Crap, I think I just ... by TB 2011-10-11 14:48:39
        
        It's called jumping the shark :) by FrankC 2011-10-11 15:24:01
    - P.S. 'scuse me for horning in. by TB 2011-10-11 13:50:44
  - I presume that remark was directed specifically to me, Frank, or I wouldn't have bothered to respond to it. ... by ER 2011-10-11 13:31:20
    - No, it was aimed at me. This is the second time he has posted the same thing directly after ... by bowser 2011-10-11 14:56:20
      - I assume we still have a truce Bowser. The post was not directed to you but it was, as I admitted, ... by FrankC 2011-10-11 15:36:02
        
        Of course it's all good, pal, and "res ipsa loquitur". Arf by bowser 2011-10-11 20:09:12
    - Like I said, love of country entitles you to gripe about management as much as you wish. You don't need ... by FrankC 2011-10-11 14:27:41
- Nah, it's easier to just vote. by TB 2011-10-11 10:54:35
I love it here. I am not going anywhere. by Jody 2011-10-11 06:22:27
I'm all for leaving. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-10-10 21:17:59
- You may want to do more research. by TB 2011-10-11 07:26:27
- Bravo! As Patton supposedly said, it beats bitching and shoveling shit in Louisiana. vaya con dios by FrankC 2011-10-10 23:17:32
  - I have basically shoveled shit VRB.....he is right. by Jody 2011-10-11 06:21:17

These people are sick! by Eri October 9, 2011 11:31 am

LOL! I think they are trying to start a cult of their very own. Exclusive, only two members. They are ridiculous...crazier ... by Jody 2011-10-11 06:24:58
Where do you find stuff like that? I actually read more than half of it and was totally revulsed. I wouldn't ... by Lindy 2011-10-10 17:46:59
- As you can see, it came from NPR. You may not like reading it but you'd do well to ... by Eri 2011-10-12 05:27:52
  - A great way to thin the herds though. If idiots fall for this they deserve what they get. by Jody 2011-10-12 06:32:29
Eri, there are wackos on all sides of the political spectrum. That is really no big deal, they are ... by ER 2011-10-09 13:11:47

Full circle by bowser October 9, 2011 3:14 am

Damnit Bowser ! by podrock 2011-10-09 23:10:25
- Thank you all, it's very kind and more than I deserve. Arf by bowser 2011-10-11 22:44:31
- Bowser and I disagree on many things, but he has the admirable virtue of a set of principles that doesn't ... by TB 2011-10-10 10:07:14
- Yes, it is. by Eri 2011-10-10 05:34:31
  - . by ER 2011-10-10 07:26:49
    - Ummmm...after having been away for a year or two (maybe more?), I can readily say that the posters on this ... by Lindy 2011-10-10 17:35:26
      - Oh, please. by podrock 2011-10-10 19:37:06
        
        I was talking about the politicians,,,,the president, Congress, the war generals and Wall Street, etc...POLICY MAKERS run amuk. Not your ... by Lindy 2011-10-10 20:50:28

Photo of the Day by TB October 8, 2011 4:13 pm

That's two. by ER 2011-10-08 16:41:09
- Is that balls, strikes, or "three times a lady?" by TB 2011-10-08 16:52:19

GOP is running scared by Eri October 7, 2011 3:10 pm

I tried twice to link to your LOL. I get as far as the MSNBC article on Cantor and ... by ER 2011-10-07 17:30:16
- D'oh! Here's the cutline under the picture of Cantor and the text of the article: Republican House Majority Leader Eric ... by Eri 2011-10-08 05:54:03
- I'm sorry, ER. It works for me and the others. This is the URL: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/07/8206043-cantor-says-hes-concerned-by-mobs-at-occupy-wall-street You might try accessing ... by Eri 2011-10-07 23:28:47
  - Thanks, Eri, but I don't need to hear any more of what these people are saying. I can tell ... by ER 2011-10-08 06:12:00
    - Yep. Scared s**tless. Keep spilling my coffee, I'm shaking so hard. by TB 2011-10-08 09:19:06
      - Yeah. I bet they're refusing to wear their flag lapel pins, too. by ER 2011-10-08 10:07:17
        
        Was there supposed to be more to that response? by TB 2011-10-08 13:24:57
We'll be ready by FrankC 2011-10-07 16:52:27
- Frank, I just love how you make me laugh in the middle of a too serious subject. by Eri 2011-10-09 01:00:02
- Oh, yeah. by TB 2011-10-07 18:29:29

You can't take my poster from me... by TB October 6, 2011 10:49 am

American Universities and colleges today are now, by design, overwhelmingly leftist in their belief systems and political activities. Students ... by Jody 2011-10-07 06:36:11
- They reversed it....here by Jody 2011-10-07 08:07:09
I'm not sure what the problem is. If the poster was on the inside of his office I'd think ... by bowser 2011-10-06 21:50:35
- Somehow the above got posted prematurely. To continue- - - - The building belongs to the school, it is ... by bowser 2011-10-06 21:54:05
  - You have a good point, but I think there are two other factors here. One is consistency of enforcement. As ... by TB 2011-10-07 07:50:41
  - American Universities and colleges today are now, by design, overwhelmingly leftist in their belief systems and political activities. Students and ... by Jody 2011-10-07 07:09:47
    - I'm not at all sure how that relates to the various rights of the school and professor. Having said ... by bowser 2011-10-07 07:37:42
I hope someone sues the University for this egregious display of anathemic totalitarianism. by Eri 2011-10-06 11:43:41

To Hell with cancer. by Lee October 5, 2011 8:50 pm

The problem is Cancer is not a disease, it is a class of many diseases, with different causes and cures. But,we ... by FrankC 2011-10-05 22:04:41

Treason by Eri October 4, 2011 2:07 pm

Sedition by Robert 2011-10-05 10:51:27
- Sounds like you might be saying that outlawing gay marriage and abortion, as well as practicing fiscal responsibility will lead ... by RobVG 2011-10-05 13:09:45
  - Re: TPN by Robert 2011-10-05 13:43:36
    - Yeah, still on the inside by RobVG 2011-10-05 14:02:38
      - Concerns by Robert 2011-10-06 11:21:24
        
        Yahoos? by TB 2011-10-06 12:12:09
  - Am I predicting civil war? by Robert 2011-10-05 13:41:15
    - I'm sorry, isn't my side supposed to be the one that's nuts? Is this your solution to losing elections? As ... by TB 2011-10-05 16:03:17
    - Great god almighty!! Liberals slay me. On which side of this great civil War does your boy Obama fall? Other than ... by FrankC 2011-10-05 16:02:12
    - and I'm stuck living in a mostly red state. Maybe we could keep KC and St. Louis with the ... by Eri 2011-10-05 15:13:22
      - The Upper Midwest Blues by Robert 2011-10-06 11:27:07
Do you want all the people listed in the article "slapped in the clink?" by TB 2011-10-04 18:01:29
- Yep. Maybe then they'd THINK before they spoke. What a unique idea! Think before you speak. ... by Eri 2011-10-04 20:51:23
So much for the 1st... by RobVG 2011-10-04 17:34:08
- We already have slander laws. They are accusing someone of something they didn't do and well know that he ... by Eri 2011-10-04 20:52:48
  - PC my ass... by RobVG 2011-10-04 21:21:53

Who is okay to compare with Hitler by FrankC October 3, 2011 8:50 pm

When is it okay to compare somebody today with Nazis? by Robert 2011-10-04 13:00:29
Schwartzkopf ran a blitzkrieg on Iraq and another was run by Bush. Bush came into the Federal government with ... by bowser 2011-10-04 00:30:43
Comments like this diminish how evil Hitler really was. Murdering 6 million Jews. Unleashing a war that cost ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-03 23:33:23
At least he's not spineless like the people that pulled his opening. n/t by RobVG 2011-10-03 22:36:42
- That's a matter of opinion. I doubt he'd have the balls to say it to the President's face. by Eri 2011-10-04 14:11:06
  - Bullpucky by RobVG 2011-10-04 17:28:05
    - A singing group practically tanked their career for saying they were ashamed he was from Texas. Hell, I was ... by Eri 2011-10-04 20:54:09
      - Just like a thin skinned liberal to blow things out of proportion. n/t by RobVG 2011-10-04 21:08:36
        
        It was your friggin' redneck buddies that blew things out of proportion. by Eri 2011-10-05 07:25:20
        
        I was surprised that he knew who Netanyahu was by RobVG 2011-10-05 12:02:44
        
        As long as the media can keep this kind of crap in the headlines, people aren't looking at what they ... by TB 2011-10-05 12:04:08

Perry's a Crook by Eri September 30, 2011 11:53 pm

Absolutely no big surprise by Jody 2011-10-01 10:31:20
No Eri, he is not a crook. He is a businessman and a politician. by ER 2011-10-01 08:15:09
- Isn't the definition of that, CROOK? by Eri 2011-10-01 23:50:57

Why I curse so much... by BuckGalaxy September 30, 2011 9:47 pm

That's funny as hell and I am guilty as hell. Nevertheless, a good test of your tolerance for obscenities (I see ... by FrankC 2011-10-01 12:02:57
- LOL. My best friend had a one year old crawling around on the floor and between the two of ... by Eri 2011-10-01 23:59:09
- LMAO!!! Frank!!! Yep...I will fuss-n-cuss in front of my wee one...only to turn around and have to verbalize a self admonishment...Bad ... by Jody 2011-10-01 15:29:48
OMG!!!!! Buck...I think I love you! by Jody 2011-10-01 10:32:28
Represented: My roommates' responses to everything. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 21:53:42
- Why is cursing bad? Why is foul language looked down upon, censored, considered uncouth? OK, there are religious commands that ... by ER 2011-10-01 07:19:37
  - Short version of my above post by FrankC 2011-10-01 12:10:35
  - I think it's a matter of the classes by RobVG 2011-10-01 11:50:47
    - Well said... by RobVG 2011-10-05 18:03:16
    - I know how to be a lady and by Eri 2011-10-02 00:04:03
    - As I mentioned in my post, I avoid using foul language in my speech around people who might be offended ... by ER 2011-10-01 12:23:51
    - I feel very much the same way. I have, over my life, developed the ability to pretty much turn it off ... by FrankC 2011-10-01 12:20:32
- I curse a lot and don't have that excuse. My cats can't speak. Of course, if they could, they ... by Eri 2011-10-01 00:04:31

A perfect example. by bowser September 30, 2011 7:59 pm

And if we try to speak out against it, we're immediately classified as part of some unsavory group, like terrorists, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 22:12:05
- I personally do not agree that killing Al-Awliki violates American principles. The bastard deserved what he got and we were ... by ER 2011-10-01 07:40:47
  - The problem isn't killing Al-Awliki, really. The problem is doing it the way it was done - publically, as ... by bowser 2011-10-01 11:26:27
    - So, if the US had risked the lives of a crack assassination team by sending them into one of the ... by ER 2011-10-01 12:35:43
      - So, no more hollaring "TERRORIST BASTARDS" when they attack us. As far as risking lives goes, I know you are aware ... by bowser 2011-10-01 23:14:59
  - Shorter version: Those damn fascists keep calling people with opposing opinions names. by TB 2011-10-01 09:24:25
- I understand the outrage expressed here but don't share it in this case. We don't know what might have ... by Eri 2011-10-01 00:03:22

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