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Title: Why can't liberals just accept that Obama is a failure?
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Published: Sep 16, 2011
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Post Date: 2011-09-16 14:29:47 by no gnu taxes
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Over 4 trillion dollars added to our national debt (He called Bush "unpatriotic" for adding the same ammount, yet Obama has managed to do so in less than 3 years!)

Unemployment has rapidly increased

Obama has broken every single campaign promise except ending DADT.

Liberals: Why can't you just admit that he is too inexperienced to be president? Without childishly blaming everyone else, why can't you admit it? I can't understand why you would actually stand up for a president whose hurting you regardless of what party you are.

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#19. To: go65 (#17)

And all of that has been accomplished from the bar at the local golf course??? ROTFLMAO..... By the way, of that list what has he actually accomplished???

You also need to add....

Is currently letting Syrian dictator Assad kill his people....

Letting Iran develop and deploy nuclear weapons....

Let Egypt be taken over by the Muslim Brotherhood....

Sucking up to China and Russia in an attempt to get them to buy our debt....

Had no clue about how to take care of Gulf Oil spill other than to say "Hurry up and get that shit cleaned up".....

Is actually causing the 2nd Great Depression....

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   9:52:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: CZ82 (#14)

But, the basic concept of keeping the terrorists at home and dieing at home is just fine by me... It means I don't have to keep a fully loaded M14 with a couple thousand rounds of ammo in my vehicle at all times...... And maybe the (reasonable) people over there will finally get tired of the Jihadists bringing death and destruction to their country and put a stop to their actions... Maybe, just maybe, do something for themselves to make their lives better, instead of relying on others to do it for them!!!

You are so wrong on so many levels. If Iraqis and Afghanis are like you, then we have created far more terrorists then we have gotten rid of.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-17   10:13:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: CZ82 (#16)

Since 9/11 over 150,000 people have been targeted and killed in this country....

Using your logic, shouldn't we be bombing the neighborhoods where the murderers lived so survivors don't allow anyone else from their neighborhood to murder in the future?

Holding an entire group responsible for the actions of a few is not what the founding fathers had in mind.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-17   10:27:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#22. To: CZ82 (#19)

Had no clue about how to take care of Gulf Oil spill other than to say "Hurry up and get that shit cleaned up".....

What was your plan?

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-17   10:30:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: CZ82, lucysmom (#19)

Had no clue about how to take care of Gulf Oil spill other than to say "Hurry up and get that shit cleaned up".....

CZ is arguing that Obama should have pushed the private companies who were handling the spill out of the way and implemented a government-run solution.

he's a communist.

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go65  posted on  2011-09-17   11:01:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: lucysmom (#22)

Had no clue about how to take care of Gulf Oil spill other than to say "Hurry up and get that shit cleaned up".....

What was your plan?

1). We could have offered BP assistance immediately in helping figure out how to contain/cleanup and capping the mess.... we didn't!!! How long did it take for him to get with BP and offer any assistance we could in capping the thing??? All he wanted to do was browbeat BP into fessing up $20 billion.... For what??? To make himself look good???

2). We were offered the use of oil capturing ships/equipment by other coutries/companies to help clean up the mess??? Why not accept their help and repay them later with a token of our good will.... Hhmmmm..... That would have been a good start..... But noooooo the Messiah just blew them off?????

3). And we have some of the same technology here in this country and it was

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   11:17:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#25. To: Badeye (#18)

Yet still feel compelled to comment about every other post...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-17   11:20:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: go65 (#17)

Ha...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-17   11:20:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: CZ82 (#24)

1). We could have offered BP assistance immediately in helping figure out how to contain/cleanup and capping the mess.... we didn't!!!

100% false statement...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-17   11:22:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: lucysmom (#20)

But, the basic concept of keeping the terrorists at home and dieing at home is just fine by me... It means I don't have to keep a fully loaded M14 with a couple thousand rounds of ammo in my vehicle at all times...... And maybe the (reasonable) people over there will finally get tired of the Jihadists bringing death and destruction to their country and put a stop to their actions... Maybe, just maybe, do something for themselves to make their lives better, instead of relying on others to do it for them!!!

You are so wrong on so many levels. If Iraqis and Afghanis are like you, then we have created far more terrorists then we have gotten rid of.

Whats wrong with making them deal with the problems they created for themselves by putting the wording into their religious books that caused this behavior in the first place???

Muslims are no better than anybody else in this world contrary to their popular/religious beliefs.... Why can't they grow up and act like adults instead of wanting to act like Hitler??? Too stupid maybe??? Or too lazy???

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   11:27:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#29. To: lucysmom (#21)

Using your logic, shouldn't we be bombing the neighborhoods where the murderers lived so survivors don't allow anyone else from their neighborhood to murder in the future?

People who murder other people need to pay for what they did, no if, ands, buts or maybes......

Like I said before I don't agree with everything that happened over there... And I didn't suggest bombing the whole damn neighborhood like you did.... And they say Neos are bloodthirsty!!!!! LOL.....

So you think the military "indescriminately" bombed whole neighboorhoods over there???

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   11:36:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#30. To: war (#27)

100% false statement...

According to the latest DNC talking points?????

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   11:37:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#31. To: lucysmom (#21)

Holding an entire group responsible for the actions of a few is not what the founding fathers had in mind.

Then why did we kick the Brits ass if the founding fathers didn't feel they were responsible for the problems of The New World???

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   11:46:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#32. To: CZ82 (#30)

According to reality...

They were on scene within hours of the explosion...

Stop listening to talk radio...it's filling your head with crap...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-17   11:46:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#33. To: CZ82 (#24)

1). We could have offered BP assistance immediately in helping figure out how to contain/cleanup and capping the mess.... we didn't!!! How long did it take for him to get with BP and offer any assistance we could in capping the thing??? All he wanted to do was browbeat BP into fessing up $20 billion.... For what??? To make himself look good???

2). We were offered the use of oil capturing ships/equipment by other coutries/companies to help clean up the mess??? Why not accept their help and repay them later with a token of our good will.... Hhmmmm..... That would have been a good start..... But noooooo the Messiah just blew them off?????

3). And we have some of the same technology here in this country and it was

your faith in "government" as the solution is touching.

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go65  posted on  2011-09-17   13:01:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#34. To: go65 (#33)

your faith in "government" as the solution is touching.

Not really.... Just pointing out what could have been done to "HELP" solve the oil spill problem but wasn't... lucysmom asked me what my plan would have been and those were part of it and should have been some of the governments too instead of browbeating BP..... Something this administration is quite adept at, bluster!!!

Speaking of bluster, kinda like the rhetoric of the administration used during the "MINOR" hurricane we had go up the coast just recently..... "Oh its gonna be such disaster.... Oh my god we are all gonna die" .... or so they said!!!! ROTFLMAO......

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   14:39:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#35. To: go65 (#23)

he's a communist.

Sounds like it.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-17   16:39:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#36. To: CZ82 (#24)

1). We could have offered BP assistance immediately in helping figure out how to contain/cleanup and capping the mess.... we didn't!!! How long did it take for him to get with BP and offer any assistance we could in capping the thing??? All he wanted to do was browbeat BP into fessing up $20 billion.... For what??? To make himself look good???

REALITY: Timeline of events indicates Obama administration responded almost immediately to the spill. The Coast Guard began responding to the spill hours after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded at 10 p.m. on April 20. Obama was briefed on the incident and dispatched officials to the region the next day.

Gov. Barbour: "The federal government's done more right than wrong" on BP cleanup. On the June 20 edition of NBC's Meet the Press, asked for his "assessment of how well coordinated the federal, state, and local officials are," former RNC chairman and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said that while "nothing's satisfactory until the well's shut" he thinks "the federal government's done more right than wrong," and "appointing Ken Feinberg, who's got a great reputation that's well deserved, is good for BP and good for the government."

Next:

2). We were offered the use of oil capturing ships/equipment by other coutries/companies to help clean up the mess??? Why not accept their help and repay them later with a token of our good will.... Hhmmmm..... That would have been a good start..... But noooooo the Messiah just blew them off?????

REALITY: International assistance is part of Gulf spill response. In an interview on the June 15 edition of Fox & Friends, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs stated that "foreign entities are operating within the Gulf that help us respond" to the oil spill. Further, in a June 15 press release, the Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center stated, "Currently, 15 foreign-flagged vessels are involved in the largest response to an oil spill in U.S. history." The Center further explained, "No Jones Act waivers have been granted because none of these vessels have required such a waiver to conduct their operations in the Gulf of Mexico." The administration has further stated that they would waive the Jones Act if waivers were requested, but that "there are no pending requests for foreign vessels to come into the Gulf."

And a whole lot more at the link

mediamatters.org/research/201006240025#2

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-17   16:50:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#37. To: CZ82 (#28)

Muslims are no better than anybody else in this world contrary to their popular/religious beliefs.... Why can't they grow up and act like adults instead of wanting to act like Hitler??? Too stupid maybe??? Or too lazy???

Perhaps you're just too ignorant to know what you're talking about.

BTW, a Muslim friend in Iraq acting on behalf of the US was shot at 4 times.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-17   16:53:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#38. To: CZ82 (#29)

So you think the military "indescriminately" bombed whole neighboorhoods over there???

What is collateral damage?

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-17   16:55:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#39. To: CZ82 (#31)

Then why did we kick the Brits ass if the founding fathers didn't feel they were responsible for the problems of The New World???

What?

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-17   16:57:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#40. To: CZ82 (#34)

Speaking of bluster, kinda like the rhetoric of the administration used during the "MINOR" hurricane we had go up the coast just recently..... "Oh its gonna be such disaster.... Oh my god we are all gonna die" .... or so they said!!!! ROTFLMAO......

According to a friend in Vermont, and another working for FEMA doing damage estimates, it weren't so minor for those on the ground.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-17   17:00:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#41. To: lucysmom (#38)

What is collateral damage?

Most of the time it means unintentional damage because the ROEs try to keep collateral damage to a minimum.... Sometimes it just isn't possible because of the target and the type of weapon that has to be used to eradicate the target...

At least our side "tries very much" to keep it to a minimum, others..... ehhh not so much!!!

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   18:06:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#42. To: lucysmom (#37)

Perhaps you're just too ignorant to know what you're talking about.

And perhaps you have no idea what the military does other than what you see in the Leftard papers and TV......

Are you or have you ever been a member of the military???

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   18:09:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#43. To: lucysmom (#37)

BTW, a Muslim friend in Iraq acting on behalf of the US was shot at 4 times.

And your friend was doing what he/she thought was the right thing to do for their country..... That's the chances you take when you feel strongly about something like your family or country..... or at least some people do, others just go run away and hide and criticize the situation from the safety of the rock pulled over their head......

I've been shot at 6 times total in my life 3 times in the military (all Muslims) and 3 times as a civilian.... 2 times by I have no clue who, or if they were even targeting me... And once by blacks, because I ran 2 of them over with a car rescueing a white girl that 7 of them were trying to haul into the woods to rape..... (Or at least that's what she told us as we were taking her home).....

So do I deserve a pity party????? NO!!! Does your friend???? NO!!! It's just all part of the life some people choose to live..... I don't regret one single minute of mine and I'd bet neither does your friend!!!! Maybe he/she was scared to death, but regrets.... NONE!!!!!

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   18:43:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#44. To: CZ82 (#34)

Not really.... Just pointing out what could have been done to "HELP" solve the oil spill problem but wasn't...

Oh...I know...you were against government help before you were for it...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-17   18:49:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#45. To: lucysmom (#40)

Anyone who believes it was a "minor" hurricane is loco en le cabeza...the damage will be over $10blkn and it will be close to a Top 10 of all time.

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-17   18:52:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#46. To: lucysmom (#36)

The explosion and oil spill happened in April and almost 2 months later.......

Why Did The U.S. Refuse International Help on The Gulf Oil Spill?

by Dian L. Chu

Global Research, June 10, 2010

Despite the vow by President Obama to keep the Gulf oil spill a top priority until the damage is cleaned up, 50 days after the BP rig exploded, a definitive date and meaningful solution is yet to be determined for the worst oil spill in the U.S. history.

So, you would think if someone is willing to handle the clean-up with equipment and technology not available in the U.S., and finishes the job in shorter time than the current estimate, the U.S. should jump on the offer.

But it turned out to be quite the opposite. .

U.S. Refused Help on Oil Spill

According to Foreign Policy, thirteen entities had offered the U.S. oil spill assistance within about two weeks of the Horizon rig explosion. They were the governments of Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations.

The U.S. response - Thank you, but no thank you, we've got it.

"..While there is no need right now that the U.S. cannot meet, the U.S. Coast Guard is assessing these offers of assistance to see if there will be something which we will need in the near future."

Blame It On The Jones Act?

Separately, Belgian newspaper De Standaard also reported Belgian and Dutch dredgers have technology in-house to fight the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, butthe Jones Act forbids them to work in the U.S.

A Belgian group--DEME-- contends it can clean up the oil in three to four months with specialty vessel and equipment, rather than an estimated nine months if done only by the U.S. The article noted there are no more than 5 or 6 of those ships in the world and the top specialist players are the two Belgian companies- DEME and De Nul - and their Dutch competitors.

The U.S. does not have the similar technology and vessel to accomplish the cleanup task because those ships would cost twice as much to build in the U.S. than in the Far East. The article further criticizes this "great technological delay" is a direct consequence of the Jones Act.

What Is The Jones Act?

The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 is a United States Federal statute that regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports. Section 27, also known as the Jones Act, deals with coastal shipping; and requires that all goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried in U.S.-flag ships, constructed in the United States, owned by U.S. citizens, and crewed by U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents.

The purpose of the law is to support the U.S. merchant marine industry. Critics said that the legislation results in increased costs moving cargoes between U.S. ports, and in essence, is protectionism, Supporters of the Act maintain that the legislation is of strategic economic and wartime interest to the United States. .

European Service Sector - Offshore Subsea Specialist

As discussed in my analysis of the oil service sector, the European companies typically possess the knowhow in offshore and subsea; whereas their North American counterparts excel in onshore drilling and production technologies.

So, it is more than likely that European firms do have the expertise to clean up the spill quicker and more effectively as DEME asserts.

Since the Jones Act means the Belgian ship and personnel cannot work in the Gulf, it does seem the Act has inhibited technology and knowledge exchange & development, and possibly prevented a quicker response to the oil spill.

Jones Waiver Time

On the other hand, waivers of the Jones may be granted by the Administration in cases of national emergencies or in cases of strategic interest. It would appear the U.S. government's initial refusal to foreign help most likely stemmed from a mis-calculation of the scale and deepwater technological barriers for this unprecedented disaster, and/or perhaps ..... pride.

Whatever the rationale, and if De Standard's claim that the Jones Act forbids the European companies to help fight the spill is true, it is high time the U.S. government grant the Jones waiver, and let this be an international collaborative effort.

It's always better late than never.

Global Research Articles by Dian L. Chu

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   18:54:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#47. To: war (#45)

Anyone who believes it was a "minor" hurricane is loco en le cabeza...the damage will be over $10blkn and it will be close to a Top 10 of all time

As far as dollar figures go they get more expensive all the time, especially when they hit heavily populated areas.... But for the most part she was a Category 2 huuricane, which means mostly minor damage other than flooding in certain areas.....

When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!! -----------------------------"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

CZ82  posted on  2011-09-17   19:12:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#48. To: war (#45)

Anyone who believes it was a "minor" hurricane is loco en le cabeza...the damage will be over $10blkn and it will be close to a Top 10 of all time.

Not enough damage - government over prepared.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-17   21:54:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#49. To: CZ82 (#46)

The explosion and oil spill happened in April and almost 2 months later.......

Again, your arguing for "more government" is touching.

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go65  posted on  2011-09-17   22:12:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#50. To: CZ82 (#46) (Edited)

Flush out your head gear and stop being a moron...

First off, international aid was accepted...

Secondly, had BP not LIED, MORE would have been accepted. When it was apparent that BP HAD lied, it WAS accepted...

Thirdly, you were against government help before you were for it...

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war  posted on  2011-09-17   22:17:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#51. To: CZ82 (#47) (Edited)

But for the most part she was a Category 2 huuricane [sic], which means mostly minor damage other than flooding in certain areas.....

When all is said and done...10 states...and $10bln. Feel free to buck it up yourself if you believe it to be minor...

You're starting to turn into pegler with all the stupid things that you've been "saying" lately...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-17   22:19:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#52. To: war (#50)

Secondly, had BP not LIED, MORE would have been accepted. When it was apparent that BP HAD lied, it WAS accepted...

No doubt government regulations forced BP to lie, and if Obama had been a conservative, he would have seen right through the lie, abolished all regulations, and the oil spill would have been cleaned up, post-haste.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-18   9:26:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#53. To: CZ82 (#46)

Whatever the rationale, and if De Standard's claim that the Jones Act forbids the European companies to help fight the spill is true, it is high time the U.S. government grant the Jones waiver, and let this be an international collaborative effort.

Is the author speculating or reporting fact?

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"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-18   9:59:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#54. To: lucysmom (#13)

You say "no" and then go on to prove otherwise.

Oh, how SURPRISING; you go right back to your default position [disinformation].

Leftist Rule of Disinformation #4. Use a straw man. Find or create a seeming element of your opponent’s argument which you can easily knock down to make yourself look good and the opponent to look bad. Either make up an issue you may safely imply exists based on your interpretation of the opponent/opponent arguments/situation, or select the weakest aspect of the weakest charges.

Leftist Rule of Disinformation #5. Sidetrack opponents with name calling and ridicule. This is also known as the primary attack the messenger ploy, though other methods qualify as variants of that approach. Associate opponents with unpopular titles such as “kooks”, “right-wing”, “liberal”, “left- wing”, “terrorists”, “conspiracy buffs”, “radicals”, “militia”, “racists”, “religious fanatics”, “sexual deviates”, and so forth. This makes others shrink from support out of fear of gaining the same label, and you avoid dealing with issues.

Leftist Rule of Disinformation #13. Alice in Wonderland Logic. Avoid discussion of the issues by reasoning backwards with an apparent deductive logic in a way that forbears any actual material fact.

Leftist Rule of Disinformation #15. Fit the facts to alternate conclusions.

You are a one-trick pony.

And you're starting to commit the unforgivable sin of boring me.

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From: Capitalist Eric Message:
You're SOCIALIST morons. ESAD.

Capitalist Eric  posted on  2011-09-18   15:22:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#55. To: Capitalist Eric (#54) (Edited)

And you're starting to commit the unforgivable sin of boring me.

How dreadful! ...and narcissistic.

mininggold  posted on  2011-09-18   15:27:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#56. To: Capitalist Eric (#54)

You are a one-trick pony.

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Think about it.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-18   15:29:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#57. To: lucysmom (#56)

And when you're unable to accept the realities of life, you knee-jerk into your delusional leftist viewpoints.

You're a fucking parasite on society, PERIOD.

Your answer to everything, is suck more from the nanny-state. YOUR version of a hammer.

To :Skippy, toe-jam, old man Fred Alzheimers Mertz, _jim, loonymom/ming, e-type-jackoff, goober56, Wrek, calcon, dummy DwarF, continental op, Biff, gobsheit and meguro
From: Capitalist Eric Message:
You're SOCIALIST morons. ESAD.

Capitalist Eric  posted on  2011-09-18   15:35:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#58. To: Capitalist Eric (#57)

Your answer to everything, is suck more from the nanny-state.

Well, actually, no. I do realize that your schema only allows that perception, however it's your problem, not mine.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-18   15:41:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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