Originally Posted by Child of Socrates

Justin is referring to the "Crown of Creation." By that Mr. Saari means the self-important Boom Generation.

Mr. Saari is, as I've noted before, a generational bigot. But then so are Strauss and Howe, come to think of it. Check their "reputation as a child" chart in Generations, if ya don't believe me: Hero = Good, Nomad = Bad. For Mr. Saari, da Boom got no character worthy of respect or leadership.

Reminds me of those people who used to call black folk "niggers," jus' coz the color of their skin, with total disregard for the, as Mr. King put it, "content of their character."

Mr. Saari et al merely seek the easy way thru life, and the easy means by which to judge their fellow man.

Originally Posted by Virgil K. Saari

... Boomers being Boomers is one of the few Rectifications that are in almost perfect accord of the being and its naming in the Present Age.

Yes, and it will remain as such as long as the "lessor generations" wallow in their nihilism that there is no better nor perfect choices; their absolutism that there is no need to bother so long as the whole cannot be thrown out overnight for some yet-to-be-defined betterment; and their disengagement so that they don't have to deal with the Crown of Creation's harsh repertoire.

And it doesn't help that these current characteristics of our up-and-comers marks them as easy prey to the soothing agreeable words of recently-minted partisan scolds now attempting to cloak their zealot sneers and bloodied knifes.

Originally Posted by zilch

Obviously it doesn't work in today's NYC, where the anti-transfat/nicotine et al police rule the street. With liberal Big Sister staring ya right in the face who needs "huge intrusive government" anymore, eh?

Here, lemmee take a page from your future GC Al Gore's book and just label you a Big Sis' denier.

Oh yea, that's really scary. I can see the bumper stickers now - "they'll have to rip my donut from my cold dead hand!" Oh, that just sent a shiver down my patriotic spine!

Originally Posted by Justin '77

Umm... you do know that word isn't hyphenated, right?

You apparently haven't heard of the Smothers Brothers.

Originally Posted by zilch

Mr. Saari is, as I've noted before, a generational bigot. But then so are Strauss and Howe, come to think of it. Check their "reputation as a child" chart in Generations, if ya don't believe me: Hero = Good, Nomad = Bad. For Mr. Saari, da Boom got no character worthy of respect or leadership.

Reminds me of those people who used to call black folk "niggers," jus' coz the color of their skin, with total disregard for the, as Mr. King put it, "content of their character."

Mr. Saari et al merely seek the easy way thru life, and the easy means by which to judge their fellow man.

This is rather over-the-top nastiness; even for you.

Perhaps you might consider deleting all or some of it? (I will delete this response if need be.)

Originally Posted by zilch

Obviously it doesn't work in today's NYC, where the anti-transfat/nicotine et al police rule the street. With liberal Big Sister staring ya right in the face who needs "huge intrusive government" anymore, eh?

Here, lemmee take a page from your future GC Al Gore's book and just label you a Big Sis' denier.

My God, you're insane. You actually think smoking is good for you?! Are you crazy. Slaps you, shakes you, then hits you with a baseball bat, then hits you with a wrench, then punches you with boxing gloves, then shoots you with a pistol, all to try and calm you down on this flight.

Originally Posted by playwrite

This is rather over-the-top nastiness; even for you.

Perhaps you might consider deleting all or some of it? (I will delete this response if need be.)

Uh, you can try and delete it out of my cold dead hand, fella.

Originally Posted by sean '90

My God, you're insane. You actually think smoking is good for you?! Are you crazy. Slaps you, shakes you, then hits you with a baseball bat, then hits you with a wrench, then punches you with boxing gloves, then shoots you with a pistol, all to try and calm you down on this flight.

Hmm, so we need liberal Big Sister ninnies like you to tell us sinners what good or bad for us? And then legislate our sinnin' asses in line for the greater societal good?

Git lost, fella, I've got one wife and thats all I damn well need.

Originally Posted by zilch

Hmm, so we need liberal Big Sister ninnies like you to tell us sinners what good or bad for us? And then legislate our sinnin' asses in line for the greater societal good?

Git lost, fella, I've got one wife and thats all I damn well need.

As long as your a-willin to bear the FULL costs of your lung cancer, I say, go for it!

Originally Posted by playwrite

As long as your a-willin to bear the FULL costs of your lung cancer, I say, go for it!

What a clever little game ya'all play. Yeah, I'm hearin' that "giant suckin' sound" of Big Sister Government suckin' the very life outta each and every citizen, for the sake of some frickin' womb to the tomb security.

What a bunch of frickin' Hillarycare thumbsuckers you libs are, eh?

p.s. Obama is a loser, folks. The best that guy can hope for is second place on the Big Clinton ticket. And even that's a real unlikely stretch.

Originally Posted by zilch

Hmm, so we need liberal Big Sister ninnies like you to tell us sinners what good or bad for us? And then legislate our sinnin' asses in line for the greater societal good?

Git lost, fella, I've got one wife and thats all I damn well need.

Just curious, have you been sinnin' a lot lately, cause you're bein' all preachy.

And no one has been advocating polygamy. For the record, I oppose polygamy, as it goes against the morals of my Catholic faith.

Originally Posted by Child of Socrates

Touché, to be exact.

I didn't want to overwhelm the little guy and maybe bruise his self-esteem

Originally Posted by playwrite

Yes, and it will remain as such as long as the "lessor generations" wallow in their nihilism...

The generations that are characterized by taking out leases?

If you really are a writer, I hope you pay your editor really well...

Quote:

Originally Posted by zilch
Obviously it doesn't work in today's NYC, where the anti-transfat/nicotine et al police rule the street. With liberal Big Sister staring ya right in the face who needs "huge intrusive government" anymore, eh?

Haven't the good people of NYC elected Republicans as Mayor for the last 4 election cycles?

Originally Posted by sean '90

And no one has been advocating polygamy. For the record, I oppose polygamy, as it goes against the morals of my Catholic faith.

He was making a joke.

Originally Posted by Child of Socrates

Nobody's stopping you from frying your own food or smoking your own cigs in the privacy of your own home.

So can the complaining and get shopping.

Ha! Ha! The former Gov. and former Fatty-Fatty-2x4 from Hope, ARKANSAS came in second at the GOP Ioway Straw Poll on a Platform of School Lunch Reform! Sounds pretty Progressive!

Originally Posted by The Wonkette

Haven't the good people of NYC elected Republicans as Mayor for the last 4 election cycles?

Really? Gee, I am shocked!

Umm, but what's yer point?

Originally Posted by sean '90

My God, you're insane. You actually think smoking is good for you?! Are you crazy. Slaps you, shakes you, then hits you with a baseball bat, then hits you with a wrench, then punches you with boxing gloves, then shoots you with a pistol, all to try and calm you down on this flight.

View his comments as more of a matter of principle. Gee, why can't smokers establish their own bars? What, are you gonna eventually ban campfires too?

Originally Posted by Justin '77

The generations that are characterized by taking out leases?

If you really are a writer, I hope you pay your editor really well...

Actually, most GenXers and Millies I know are, in fact, renters.
-- And I guess your focusing on that lessEr characteristic confirms at least one of the three other, and more important, current characteristics.

Originally Posted by zilch

What a clever little game ya'all play. Yeah, I'm hearin' that "giant suckin' sound" of Big Sister Government suckin' the very life outta each and every citizen, for the sake of some frickin' womb to the tomb security.

What a bunch of frickin' Hillarycare thumbsuckers you libs are, eh?

p.s. Obama is a loser, folks. The best that guy can hope for is second place on the Big Clinton ticket. And even that's a real unlikely stretch.

Man, I hope you guys keep playing that old "womb to tomb" boogey man theme, It's so dated and far less of the masses are buying it any more -- they can't afford the luxury.

Keep it up, it will help keep you all in the wilderness for a couple of decades.

Originally Posted by playwrite

Man, I hope you guys keep playing that old "womb to tomb" boogey man theme, It's so dated and far less of the masses are buying it any more -- they can't afford the luxury.

Keep it up, it will help keep you all in the wilderness for a couple of decades.

We need only keep the consistent track record of womb to the tomb socialist failure before the voting public. It fails whenever and wherever it's tried. And the consistent track record of failed liberal Presidential candidates since LBJ's Great Society madness strongly suggests the American people aren't suckers for liberal promises of nirvana that, in truth, are proven to only yield misery and pain when implemented.

Talk about a incapacitaed huntin' dog, hell, yer liberal Fido don't even bark anymore.

p.s. Gotta love that "masses" swipe. Yet again, just another insult to the triumph of American individualism that so peeves modern-day Marxist liberals.

Originally Posted by zilch

We need only keep the consistent track record of womb to the tomb socialist failure before the voting public. It fails whenever and wherever it's tried. And the consistent track record of failed liberal Presidential candidates since LBJ's Great Society madness strongly suggests the American people aren't suckers for liberal promises of nirvana that, in truth, are proven to only yield misery and pain when implemented.

Talk about a incapacitaed huntin' dog, hell, yer liberal Fido don't even bark anymore.

p.s. Gotta love that "masses" swipe. Yet again, just another insult to the triumph of American individualism that so peeves modern-day Marxist liberals.

The current Administration's prescription drug benefit initiative was the largest expansion of government entitlements in 40 years. They have increased federal education spending by about 60% and added nearly 7000 pages of new federal regulations. The number of Congressional ear marks for projects in members' districts (i.e. pork) increased from 1300 in 1994, the year the Republicans took over Congress, to 14,000 in 2005.

These are just a hint of what our liberal Fido will use to neuter your old dog. Fido is licking his chops at the prospect of you all bringing up this same old same old! ;-)

Originally Posted by The Rani

Rags did a good job of describing it on the other thread.

I'll look back at it.

Originally Posted by zilch

Hmm, so we need liberal Big Sister ninnies like you to tell us sinners what good or bad for us? And then legislate our sinnin' asses in line for the greater societal good?

Git lost, fella, I've got one wife and thats all I damn well need.

Hahahahaha!

Originally Posted by playwrite

The current Administration's prescription drug benefit initiative was the largest expansion of government entitlements in 40 years. They have increased federal education spending by about 60% and added nearly 7000 pages of new federal regulations. The number of Congressional ear marks for projects in members' districts (i.e. pork) increased from 1300 in 1994, the year the Republicans took over Congress, to 14,000 in 2005.

My, oh my, that list goes a long way in explaining why George W. Bush is headed straight to the dustbin of history as "the worst president in history." ;-)