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#251
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I'm not being screwed by any super rich. Are you?
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#252
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No, I am not either, because the rich are obsessed with money rather than sex. Their view of screwing somebody is getting as much of their money as possible. I suspect they have organisms at night playing with their money. $$$
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I'm not rich, and I'm not poor, but I've never heard of nor aspired to having an organism (unless, of course, you count my own). Wow! The things money can buy continue to astound me. Do you get that from Nordstrom or Neiman-Marcus?
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Didn't you know, organisms are a special kind of orgasm for people who have a spelling disability.
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So are the super rich taking your money randolf?
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Not anymore, I have it all stashed in Nigeria.
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And I can free up those funds for you if you just forward your account numbers and a small transaction fee.
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#258
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Nigeria probably isn't the best place to go with all your money. The MEND organization isn't exactly the friendliest of groups. Just givin you a heads up.
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*More posts than Bionca* [QUOTE=God(from Futurama)]Right and wrong are just words; what matters is what you do... If you do too much, people get dependent on you. And if you do nothing, they lose hope... When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. |
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I followed Fran's instructions and now my money is safely stored in a secret cave deep in the jungle and protected by Pygmies.
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November 3rd after the democrats lost control of the House
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Not likely, what politicians say and what they do have little connection. In spite of the critical deficit they are not willing to bite the bullet, take fiscal responsibility and severely cut spending. The millions for new engines for the strike fighter is a case in point. The military doesn't want them but Congress wants to spend the money that we don't have anyway.
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"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary." R.N. Last edited by randolph; 12-16-2010 at 09:35 AM. |
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Get fucking real! You know better.
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Disaster
Washington is a disaster and its not just the liberals responsible, the whole system, Supreme Court, Congress, White House, political parties, is fucked up. There seems to be nothing that we can do about it, or is there?
What if everyone in the country only paid 50% of their tax bill?
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[QUOTE=randolph;168205]Washington is a disaster and its not just the liberals responsible, the whole system, Supreme Court, Congress, White House, political parties, is fucked up. There seems to be nothing that we can do about it, or is there?[/B]
There is, but most people are too lazy and self serving to do anything to correct it. Seeing as how it would be too much of a hinderance on their ability to watch American Idol and bloat themselves with twinkies, most would rather be happy being entertained and being ignorant of the world around them than stand up and take a second to realize how fast the boat is sinking. This is The Fall Of Rome Pt. 2: The American Fasttrack. Quote:
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In other news, 9 TRILLION missing from the Federal Reserve!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYNVNhB-m0o
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*More posts than Bionca* [QUOTE=God(from Futurama)]Right and wrong are just words; what matters is what you do... If you do too much, people get dependent on you. And if you do nothing, they lose hope... When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. |
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Take a look at Greece's problems and you'll see what happens when taxes aren't paid.
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On the other hand what if the government keeps spending more money and cutting taxes? Bankruptcy! Argentina is going to solve their debt problem by expropriating retirement accounts. Are we next? Rioting in the streets. Uggg, I need to go back to thinking about lovely erect shecocks.
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"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary." R.N. Last edited by randolph; 12-17-2010 at 03:26 PM. |
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Politician*
Rope* Lamppost* *Some assembly required... And people think that the Gov. has their best interests in mind. Obviously not if they are so loose with other peoples money.
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*More posts than Bionca* [QUOTE=God(from Futurama)]Right and wrong are just words; what matters is what you do... If you do too much, people get dependent on you. And if you do nothing, they lose hope... When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. |
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Win?
Guess who is winning.
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There's no comparison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR5MweSZjbc
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Very true for one he's not a two bit brain dead movie actor
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Trickle
Dear old Ronnie started the trickle down economy. Remember the Laffer curve? It was bullshit then and its bullshit now. Ronnie had to eventually raise taxes because his policies failed. Nevertheless since then, Repubs. have loved the trickle down economy.
So now Obama has embraced Reaganomics. Can anybody still believe Obama is a socialist? Taxes will have to be raised, it's just a matter of time. The way things are going, a Republican congress will have to do it.
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Want to cut stuff then first and foremost lets cut corprate welfare the billions of tax dollars being pumped in to multibillion dollar corprations like the oil companies and second tax the rich forget all this GOP bull crap that tax cuts for the rich trickles down well W did mega tax cuts for the rich and at the end of eight years avg joes family income was down and he lost more jobs then he created so lets here it for trickle down and buy the way Tracy before you start giveing unemployment percentages don't forgot to count the two wars and all the reservest cared up and had to walk away from there jobs creating an temp opening which hide a large portation of unemployement and if tax cuts for the rich create jobs then what happend where are the jobs?
Tax cuts for the rich doesn't create jobs this is the same old GOP BS that has been going around since the GOP saint Ronny came up with the BS in the 80s and aftwer 12 years of the BS all we were left with was a sea of red ink and massive unemployment Trickle down was a failure in the 80s and it's still a failure it only benfits the rich Jerseygirl Jen |
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What has this to do with decreased quality of service? Is your old doctor the only good doctor in your range? Is there a connection between ObamaCare or Obama and MDVIP I should know off? This sounds like it was the doctor?s decision, and the doctor could have done this years earlier, if he/she wanted. And why are you affronting Obama for that? |
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Someone please explain Pelosi
Can someone please explain Pelosi? Yesterday on her way out she said:
"Deficit reduction has been a high priority for us, it's our mantra: Pay as you go." I know politicians stretch the truth, but with the deficit increasing $5.2 trillion under her watch how can she stand there and say that with a straight face? This fits every definition of a bold faced lie. Is there any way she can possibly believe what she's saying is true?
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What do you want to say? BTW: What does the abbreviation MDVIP stands for? I can?t find it. |
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MDVIP (it means "Medical Doctors for Very Important Persons") is a money-making venture begun by some doctors who want to make more money by offering boutique, personalized services to those who can afford it. It is the antithesis of the kind of healthcare we should have in this country. Notably, Procter & Gamble -- the giant consumer products company -- bought this company fully in early 2010, expanding its minority stake to full ownership. I spoke with two Harvard Medical School professors I know before writing this response. Here's a synopsis of how they both described MDVIP. - This is another step in the misdirection of "managed care," designed to make more money doing less. - The criteria for being a doctor in the MDVIP network is that you have to cut your practice to about 600 patients maximum (the current primary-care doctor in an urban area has 2,000 to 3,000 patients). The criteria for being a patient of such a doctor is your personal level of wealth and disposable income to pay for "care" beyond your insurance. The doctor will still collect from your insurance company; he or she just wants you to pay extra for the "privilege" of seeing him or her quickly. - The focus is on "preventive" care, which should be the focus of the healthcare system as a whole. - One of my colleagues said, "Welcome to the medical world's version of a country club." Tracy Coxx, you really ought to take a deep breath before jumping to the conclusion that everything you dislike in the world can be traced to Obama, Pelosi, Democrats, and so on. The business model for a company like MDVIP precedes the healthcare debate and legislation of the last year by a long time; doctors have been trying to figure out ways to create these boutiques as sustainable ventures for many years. |
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Thanks for the info, smc.
That confirms what I have googled and concluded about MDVIP. Post #276 sounds like it was a response to me, and should prove something. I expected an explanation or at minimum some conspiracy theory from Tracy, and not an absurd pointless attack against Obama. |
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Welll we'll see how it pans out. And no, I did not say that MDVIP is the only refuge for doctors who are fed up with what Obama is doing to the health care system.
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This for profit medical system is what's wrong with it the pure greed of the doctors and healthcare ins companies If you think that stopin malpractice lawsuits and letting the healthcare ins companies run wild with no rules the coast will come down then i have a bridge to see you in San Fran bay But then these ideas are from the same nut jobs who claim cutting taxes on the rich will create jobs Jerseygirl Jen |
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That's right: you did not use those words. But what I wrote is still how you come across, and you can't hide it.
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It's horrendous what happened in Arizona yesterday. I'm so glad Rep. Giffords survived. I just hope she is able to recover back to a normal life. And it's so sad about the others who were killed. What kind of monster shoots a 9 year old girl? The sooner they strap him to the electric chair the better.
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Take for instance the current financial crises that was triggered in the US but now affects us all. Many European countries have troops stationed in Afganistan simply because they cannot afford to be on bad terms with the US. That is unfortunately what politics is all about. But while we're rather well informed on American politics, it is often hard for us to understand the American way. We can for instance not understand that in a country as rich as the US, where some are earning billions of dollars while trillions are wasted on useless wars, millions of people cannot afford to take out health insurance. It is even harder to understand for us that a President who is trying to rectify this horrible situation is heavily criticized by those doing well. I guess we just don't get that over here. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV-05TLiiLU The other problem is that the Constitution does not grant the government power to force people to buy health insurance. A federal judge has already ruled on this, so that has to be resolved.
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I don't know if they do background checks in Arizona and they want to make it legal for students to bring guns to school. As the Sheriff said, Arizona is living up to the Tombstone reputation.
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Things that make you go Hmmmm
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D) suggested in an interview that a long-form, hospital-generated birth certificate for Barack Obama may not exist within the vital records maintained by the Hawaii Department of Health.
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The Political Cow
Democrat
You have two cows Your neighbor has none You feel guilty for being successful You vote people into office that put a tax on your cows, forcing you to sell one to raise money to pay the tax. The people you vote for then take the tax money, buy a cow and give it to your neighbor. You feel righteous. Barbara Steisand sings for you. Republican You have two cows Your neighbor has none. So? Socialist You have two cows The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow. Communist You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk You wait in line to get it. It is expensive and sour. American corporation You have two cows you sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one. You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up.
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Logical fallacy: Appeal to ridicule
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I suggest you review what the logical fallacy called "appeal to ridicule" actually involves. I have created no straw man. You have, Tracy, by bringing up something that has nothing to do with the actual policies being implemented with which you disagree. In doing so, you seek to negate the man rather than address his policies (at least in this post and with this argument), thus contributing to the ridiculous hyperbole of others in which policies that are not that different from ones proposed by Republicans over the years (e.g., the healthcare plan is based in large part on Romney's Massachusetts plan and the plan Dole campaigned on for the presidency; etc.) are stated to be the end of our freedom, the death of America, and so on.
And before you accuse me of putting words in your mouth, note carefully that I said you are "contributing to the ridiculous hyperbole of others." As has been pointed out on this site again and again, no matter how much civil discourse we have about politics, and no matter how substantive the discussion gets on the issues, it seems we can always count on you to revert at some point, and in some way either large or small, back to arguments and views that are facile, questionable as to their verity, and (as in this particular case) irrelevant. That is precisely what this birther crap is. When you are arguing substantively, it is obvious that you are so much smarter than those who take such crap as good coin, and it's a shame you can't seem to help but go swimming in their muck from time to time. And before you accuse me of insulting another member of this Forum, note carefully that I am writing of your occasional opinions, not of you. You will not get ad hominem arguments out of me. |
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Appeal to Ridicule does not always involve a strawman. I did not accuse you of insulting me. I accused you of ridiculing my statement, like you said, without addressing the statement.
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A lesbian trapped in a man's body Last edited by TracyCoxx; 01-22-2011 at 12:22 PM. |
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And I did address your statement. It is unworthy of serious discourse. That is my response. Again, there are serious issues to discuss. This birther crap is not among that set. |
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I have typically avoided political discussions on this forum mainly because, as I?ve said before, I don?t enjoy discussing complex issues unless I know who I?m talking to. Get me in a room with my students, friends, or colleagues however, and it is a completely different ballgame! One of the basic problems of online discussion is that it is next to impossible to fully argue a solution to a complex problem such as what to do about health care, global warming, or the economy in a short text response. We unfortunately tend to take a side and cling to it, failing to hear what others are saying, and then attacking or labeling their beliefs--often incorrectly.
What I have seen of political discourse on the Internet in general is discouraging. Unfortunately so is it here. The few ?political? threads I have seen on ?TLB? all seem to be dominated by the same person with the express goal of stating their own views and excluding or ridiculing all others. The same pattern occurs over and over again: whether it be universal health care, Obama?s nationality, net neutrality, or a supposed ?liberal free for all.? The stage is ?set in advance?--like a trap--with loaded arguments and titles like ?There Goes the Internet.? The issue is presented not for discussion--but rather as a challenge--to see who will dare to question the OP. Many well thought out and reasonable arguments have indeed been presented in each thread, both for and against the OP. However almost all statements ?against? the OP have been dismissed with ridicule, denial that something was ever said, labeling, sarcastic remarks, and reliance on statements that make me think too much time is spent listening to Rush Limbaugh, watching Fox news, and not getting out of the house. Almost never is an idea attacked or supported on its own merits or with real evidence. Personally I want nothing to do with this sort of political ?discussion,? nor do I believe that it belongs in this forum. |
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Birther?
Tracy, you sometimes appear to belong to the "don't confuse me with the facts crowd".
The following is an excerpt from Wikipedia. "In 2008 the Obama campaign released his birth certificate, certified by the Hawaii Department of Health, and posted a scanned image of it online. The posted certificate states that Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4, 1961.[1] The certificate also states, "This copy serves as prima facie evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding". Frequent arguments of those questioning Obama's eligibility are that he has not released a photocopy of his "original" or "long form" birth certificate, but rather a redacted "short form" version. It has also been claimed that the use of the term "certification of live birth" on the document means it is not equivalent to one's "birth certificate". These arguments have been debunked numerous times by media investigations,[13] every judicial forum that has addressed the matter, and Hawaiian government officials?a consensus of whom have concluded that the certificate released by the Obama campaign is indeed his official birth certificate.[14] Asked about this, Hawaiian Department of Health spokeswoman Janice Okubo stated that Hawaii "does not have a short-form or long-form certificate".[15] Moreover, the director of her Department has confirmed that the state "has Sen. Obama?s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures".[16][17]"
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What keeps me curious is the fact that his own grandmother ID'd him at the birth canal in Kenya, and that he later had Indonesian citizenship (not dual since that was not allowed in Indonesia). And now this thing with the governor of Hawaii, who seems to be trying to help BO isn't doing him any favors LOL. And the fact that he goes to great lengths to conceal his original birth certificate isn't doing himself any favors either. Unless it doesn't exist, in which case I guess he would be doing himself a favor by refusing to show it.
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