Originally Posted by High-Brower
I think not, M'Lady.
I believe the self-proclaimed "royalty" in this realm classify it as a threat.
I believe we "common-folk" would take it as a God-send!
Prince
PS:I feel pret-ty! Oh, so pret-ty!
I Am A Child of God/Nature/The Universe
I Think Globally and Act Individually(and possibly, voluntarily join-together with Others)
I Pray for World Peace & I Choose Less-Just Say: "NO!, Thank You."
Who knows what the outcome will be, but here's an interesting chart:
If the challenger here were better there would be more cause for alarm. Romney's favorables aren't necessarily cause for celebration. One thing that I notice - it is members of his own party that are saying it's over.
Obama's favorables are not what they could be either. Both candidates have issues with their bases. Sounds about right for a 4T.
Some members of his own party are criticizing him. Can you show me the ones saying "it's over"?
"I see you got your fist out, say your peace and get out. Yeah I get the gist of it, but it's alright." - Jerry Garcia, 1987
It appears Mr. Romney is releasing his Tax Information from 2011.
I'll bet he paid 0%.
He probably didn't even give anything to Charity(greedy-bast*rd!).
Well, have fun.
Prince
I Am A Child of God/Nature/The Universe
I Think Globally and Act Individually(and possibly, voluntarily join-together with Others)
I Pray for World Peace & I Choose Less-Just Say: "NO!, Thank You."
Well, that just can't be true, can it?
I know. They MUST be lying!
Lies, lies, lies(I mean, c'mon, he's a GOP; That's just what they do).
I, for one, refuse to believe it.
<Prince, with fingers in his ears>
La,la,la,la,la,la..... I'm not listening. I'm not listening.
Prince
I Am A Child of God/Nature/The Universe
I Think Globally and Act Individually(and possibly, voluntarily join-together with Others)
I Pray for World Peace & I Choose Less-Just Say: "NO!, Thank You."
I called Scott Walker a Gauleiter. That was hyperbole. He seemed to respond more reliably to Party Bosses than to public sentiment, a characteristic of an undemocratic order. That is past.
"Tipsy O'Neil"? Flush!Any President has the power to bring public pressure to bear on Congress by using the bully pulpit. Take Reagan for instance. When Congress was stalling his economic measures he went to the airwaves and asked them to write congress...telegrams and letters flooded in and Tipsy ONeil caved....Obama hasnt been able to do this in any way. His "signature" achievement health care has NEVER gotten majority support...it is hated to this day. He is weak and feckless. You stated in another post how honest he is...please....He lied several times in his Univision interview. Claiming Fast and Furious (began in Oct 2009) was started by the Bush admin....LIE!
The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid "dens of crime" (or) even in concentration camps and labour camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered... in clean, carpeted, warmed and well-lighted offices, by (those) who do not need to raise their voices. Hence, naturally enough, my symbol for Hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or the office of a thoroughly nasty business concern."
― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
I saw the President Today
Allowed my daughter to play hookie. The two of us drove 20 miles south and attended a rally in Woodbridge, Virginia. I was able to get a great standing place, about 50 feet away. The weather was gorgeous -- 80 degrees and sunny, and I've got the sunburn to prove it.
Now, I can say that I've done it.
I want people to know that peace is possible even in this stupid day and age. Prem Rawat, June 8, 2008
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The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid "dens of crime" (or) even in concentration camps and labour camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered... in clean, carpeted, warmed and well-lighted offices, by (those) who do not need to raise their voices. Hence, naturally enough, my symbol for Hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or the office of a thoroughly nasty business concern."
― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
Obama on Inside Jobs
What Obama has to say about his "gaffe" -- from the same article referenced above.
He also defended himself against GOP pouncing on his comments Thursday that you cant change Washington from the inside. You can only change it from the outside.
The president began on the offense, in an unsubtle reference to Mr. Romneys estimate that the 47% of people who support Mr. Obama have a victim
mentality.
I dont believe we can get very far with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims, who think that theyre not interested in taking
responsibility for their own lives, he told a rally of some 11,000 people in Woodbridge, Va. I dont see a lot of victims in this crowd today. I see
hard-working Virginians.
Mr. Obama, seeing an opening, has repeatedly called attention to Mr. Romneys remarks. The Republican nominee has stood by his comments, where he described nearly half the country as beneficiaries of government programs who dont pay income taxes and therefore wouldnt want to support him. He said he had inartfully made the point.
On Thursday, Republicans saw an opening of their own when Mr. Obama made a point he had made before, that Washington had to be changed from the outside, not the inside.
The president of the U.S. says he cant change Washington from the inside. Isnt that amazing? Mr. Romney said in Sarasota, Fla., on Thursday. No wonder hes had such a hard time over the last four years.
Mr. Obama hit back on Friday, mocking his opponent, and sought to explain himself. He said he was trying to say that the way to affect change is to mobilize people who will make their voices heard.
Now, for some reason my opponent got really excited. He rewrote his speech real quick. He stood up at a rally, proudly declared, `Ill get the job done
from the inside. He said. What kind of inside job is he talking about?
He then went on to describe Mr. Romneys agenda in unflattering terms.
I want people to know that peace is possible even in this stupid day and age. Prem Rawat, June 8, 2008
Several interesting things about this.
Obviously the key one being he provided a 20 year AVERAGE of his tax rate. Why would he do that instead of just a few recent years of his actual rates? Could it be that more recent years he paid zero taxes? You do know how averaging works?
Some may wonder; I'm not.
Team Romney deciding that it is a good idea to get people talking about the multi-millions this guy racks up while dissing the 47% less-privileged is nothing if not a very clearly sign of their desperation.
As one who use to be on Team Romney -
Another day down toward Nov. 6 and Team Romney is still having to explain himself. I like that.Alex Castellanos, who worked for Mitt Romney in 2008 and continues to be a Republican political consultant, tells Politico's Maggie Haberman that he is not impressed with the optics of Romney's tax dump move:
"At first I thought this was an April Fool's Joke," said Castellanos, who tweeted something to that effect at me earlier. "But it isn't April. I can't imagine that David Axelrod will now say, I'm glad Mitt put this issue behind him. This will drag Mitt's taxes back into the debate. And there's not many days left. I just can't imagine why they would do this. There are 40 days left and you have now made more of them about Mitt's taxes....you don't serve a life sentence and then confess afterward. They've taken their beating on this (already) ... I just don't understand how a (being) 'little pregnant' strategy (works)."
According to Haberman, Castellanos isn't alone. She says other Republican operatives are telling her this partial dump of Romney's past tax returns will only encourage more questions about his past returns.
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"The Devil enters the prompter's box and the play is ready to start" - R. Service
Its not tax money. The banks have accounts with the Fed so, to lend to a bank, we simply use the computer to mark up the size of the account that they have with the Fed. Its much more akin to printing money. - B.Bernanke
"Keep your filthy hands off my guns while I decide what you can & can't do with your uterus" - Sarah Silverman
If you meet a magic pony on the road, kill it. - Playwrite
Two thumbs up!Allowed my daughter to play hookie. The two of us drove 20 miles south and attended a rally in Woodbridge, Virginia. I was able to get a great standing place, about 50 feet away. The weather was gorgeous -- 80 degrees and sunny, and I've got the sunburn to prove it.
Now, I can say that I've done it.
Now get that aloe on!
"The Devil enters the prompter's box and the play is ready to start" - R. Service
Its not tax money. The banks have accounts with the Fed so, to lend to a bank, we simply use the computer to mark up the size of the account that they have with the Fed. Its much more akin to printing money. - B.Bernanke
"Keep your filthy hands off my guns while I decide what you can & can't do with your uterus" - Sarah Silverman
If you meet a magic pony on the road, kill it. - Playwrite
more hypocrisy......
Thanks for sharing that with us....
I want people to know that peace is possible even in this stupid day and age. Prem Rawat, June 8, 2008
Moses did come down from the mountain... but I liked it better under the golden calf.
~Chas'88
"There have always been people who say: "The war will be over someday." I say there's no guarantee the war will ever be over. Naturally a brief intermission is conceivable. Maybe the war needs a breather, a war can even break its neck, so to speak. But the kings and emperors, not to mention the pope, will always come to its help in adversity. ON the whole, I'd say this war has very little to worry about, it'll live to a ripe old age."
There is?
<Prince, singing to himself>
I feel pret-ty! Oh, so pret-ty! I feel...*ahem*
Me, me, me ,me......
Huh. That's strange. I could've sworn that song was in C. I must B#! <smiley because Vbullentin had a cow over 5 images.>
Prince
PS:....for I'm loved by a pretty wonderful boy!
Wow, I didn't know that POC was the nom-de plume of Peewit.
MBTI step II type : Expressive INTP
There's an annual contest at Bond University, Australia, calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term:
The winning student wrote:
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
Calf Plus Plus
According to Cecil B DeMille, didn't the golden calf come with scantily clad dancing girls? Is this true? Given the price of gold these days, can one really afford to have a golden calf and the dancing girls too?
Where did that KIA guy go??? If he was still here, he'd be in the lead for king of snark for sure. I mean that dude could drum up a wave of liberals with snark and then plow in, reduce and disperse them with snark. Damn, I miss that dude.
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I think he was KIA, Exile. I thought he was pretty cool myself. We used to bullseye womp rats together in our T-16s back home in Beggar's Canyon.
"Classic-Xer" he is...er, was.
Prince
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I Am A Child of God/Nature/The Universe
I Think Globally and Act Individually(and possibly, voluntarily join-together with Others)
I Pray for World Peace & I Choose Less-Just Say: "NO!, Thank You."
WTH?!! Sorry Rags, even I was too old for The Smurfs. I was thinking more along the lines of Hobbes(just nowhere near as funny or interesting).
Prince
PS: Here's some Silent Rage for you, my Brother.
I Am A Child of God/Nature/The Universe
I Think Globally and Act Individually(and possibly, voluntarily join-together with Others)
I Pray for World Peace & I Choose Less-Just Say: "NO!, Thank You."
KIA told someone to do something lethal to himself. He got reported for that and he is gone.I think he was KIA, Exile. I thought he was pretty cool myself. We used to bullseye womp rats together in our T-16s back home.
"Classic-Xer" he is...er, was.
Prince
The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid "dens of crime" (or) even in concentration camps and labour camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered... in clean, carpeted, warmed and well-lighted offices, by (those) who do not need to raise their voices. Hence, naturally enough, my symbol for Hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or the office of a thoroughly nasty business concern."
― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
He did? Shame on him.
Why didn't they just put him on ignore? That apparently seems to be the normal-MO around this joint.
Prince
I Am A Child of God/Nature/The Universe
I Think Globally and Act Individually(and possibly, voluntarily join-together with Others)
I Pray for World Peace & I Choose Less-Just Say: "NO!, Thank You."
I know that Moses-dude. I'll go have a talk with him and see what I can do.
Sure Bob. I'd bet you've got some loose-scratch laying around. Su casa es mi casa, right?
Prince
PS:Just as long as the dancing girls look like this!:
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I Am A Child of God/Nature/The Universe
I Think Globally and Act Individually(and possibly, voluntarily join-together with Others)
I Pray for World Peace & I Choose Less-Just Say: "NO!, Thank You."
What no love for this?PS:Just as long as the dancing girls look like this!:
~Chas'88
"There have always been people who say: "The war will be over someday." I say there's no guarantee the war will ever be over. Naturally a brief intermission is conceivable. Maybe the war needs a breather, a war can even break its neck, so to speak. But the kings and emperors, not to mention the pope, will always come to its help in adversity. ON the whole, I'd say this war has very little to worry about, it'll live to a ripe old age."
I think we're channeling each other or something.
The Snarkity-Snark Sneech. My brain has been stuck on Sneeches due to this thread. I can get it out of my head.
Last edited by Ragnarök_62; 09-21-2012 at 10:30 PM.
MBTI step II type : Expressive INTP
There's an annual contest at Bond University, Australia, calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term:
The winning student wrote:
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
One Snark, two Snark, red Snark, blue Snark!I think we're channeling each other or something.
The Snarkity-Snark Sneech. My brain has been stuck on Sneeches due to this thread.
~Chas'88
"There have always been people who say: "The war will be over someday." I say there's no guarantee the war will ever be over. Naturally a brief intermission is conceivable. Maybe the war needs a breather, a war can even break its neck, so to speak. But the kings and emperors, not to mention the pope, will always come to its help in adversity. ON the whole, I'd say this war has very little to worry about, it'll live to a ripe old age."
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