OK OK I know too much politics. But last night I watched McBush give his speech, and I counted him saying “god” or “faith” about 5000 times in an hour.Obama hit the G-word a few times too, but McBush just went overtime in a desperate plea to motivate the ignorant to vote for him, playing on the stereotype that god = good.I really hate that.
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By the way, dwelling in the past is what religious people have a fehtish with. So many Christians are still crying over a fictitious crucifiction that never took place 2000 years ago. So many Jews are still crying over the Pharoah’s enslavement of them 3250 years ago or so, and that may never have happened either but is just legend. The Muslims are crying over whatever it is they are crying over. The point is that atheists live in the present and plan for the future which is one thing that makes us pragmatically better than everybody else.
QuantumFuck
So you are OK with the US killing 100s of thousands of Iraqis and displacing millions from their homes. There are some very tough economic times coming for us in this country. Nobody, not even us top 2 percenters, will be immune to the fallout of the BushCo initiated housing ponzi scheme. So when you come crying here about not being able to find a job or losing your home do you know what you are going to here from me – shit happens ahole, get over it.
Fine, I’m prepared for that shit!
What an altruistic hippy!
The United States uses 12 million barrels of oil a day. A number that will only continue to rise, unless we get off the black crack. Saudi Arabia only produces 9 million barrels of oil a day, and they are estimated to be at near capacity.
In order to drill our way out of sending our money to people that (rightfully) hate us, we would have to discover oil deposits larger than that of the Saudis. I hate to say it, but it ain’t gonna happen.
As far as people getting over shit, how many Americans still bitch and moan about the Iranian Hostage Crisis, as though we had nothing to do with the reasons it happened?
If someone came into your home while you were gone, and raped your wife, murdered your children and stole all your things, I’m guessing you would say, “Well, no need to get mad, it happened in the past.” Am I right? I seriously doubt it. What a double standard you hold!
I think you need to get over yourself.
Better to be an altruistic hippy, than a conquering empire enabler.
Hi, my name is quantum-flux and I’m going to shoot you in the face because you have something I want. Get over it!
What a douchebag!
I’m sorry. That was an insult to douchebags everywhere. What a Rethuglican!
…quantum_flux cries, as he jumps up and down, flailing his arms, while pouting.
flux must be out of work, just like the rest of us victims of the Bush economy. At one point he had four posts in a row, he’s gotta be bored.
I think we all know he’s right, that the Dems tend move toward entitlement programs which immediately are attacked by those seeking a free ride through life, which spend as much money on investigators and case workers as they do on benefits, trying to plug the holes. Situations like single mothers deliberately getting pregnant over and over in order to increase their benefits. This really damaged the black community especially since welfare would provide the home, only if the father was not there. A generation raised without their fathers.
But when he talks about oil, he speaks from his ignorance. The cost of extracting a barrel of oil from a shallow land well is about $12, even ammortizing the cost of locating and drilling. The cost of an offshore barrel of oil is about $60. But, when the thousands of oil wells in the United States, but when that oil goes to the refinery, is turned into gasoline, the price at the pump reflects what that barrel of oil is worth on the global market. That’s why the oil companies are raking in staggering profits. You can drill all you want, but, the US does not have the resources or infrastruction to cause a glut in the global oil supply which would be necessary to force down the price of oil on the global market, period. McBush is talking out his ass. The only Republican making any sense is T. Boone Pickens.
The Republicans think that making the rich even richer will fix the economy. They claim fiscal responsibility in face of a debt will haunt our great grandchildren even if we turn it around now. They would also like to stage by stage force social conservatism upon us and make it the law of the land.
We all wish there was a candidate who was fiscally conservative, without being beholden to huge business, and socially liberal. No such candidate exists in this election. I think the obvious choice by wide margin is Obama. As much as McBush wants to seperate himself from his mentor, he brings nothing new to the table.
Did you guys see the Daily Show on Friday? The did a video montage of old and new clips of McBush, doing total turnabouts of Pro Choice, Ultra Right Evangelicals, and a dozen more issues. It was not only histerical, but, make a clear statement that the maverik is now a pandering piece of shit on Carl Rove’s leash.
NeoWolfe
Quantum
Really? Explain how you are prepared.
NeoWolfe,
That’s funny. Right above your post, I have four posts in a row. LOL But then, I am out of work, and now that my son is in school, I am in fact bored.
I was going to ask if Q_F was on Meth, since he posted @ 22:45,03:24
and again @ 05:19. Maybe he’s on the night shift?
Admittedly, I was up a little after 04:00 this morning, but then again, I was in bed before 21:00 CST, last night.
What,
I got to thinking after I said I wasn’t sure you were married or had children, and I remembered you have mentioned your wife is a physician on a number of occasions. Don’t know if you have ever mentioned your children before, but I should have remembered that you at least had a wife. Sorry ’bout that! All my best to you and your family.
(Possibly) due to my meds, my short term memory is garbage.
NeoWolfe
Saw the Daily Show clip. It should be a Obama/Biden campaign commercial.
Ren
Yes my wifes an Ob/Gyn doc. Two kids. Boy 5 and girl 8. Love’s of my life.
How old are your kids?
What,
My daughter is almost 9 and my son just turned 11 over the summer. I never planned on having children, but now that I do, they are what I live for.
ren,
The four in a row was about flux, not you. We may disagree, but you are still in my relevent column, for whatever that might be worth. Don’t go missing sleep because you’re bored or feeling impotent over your situation. Clear heads prevail.
NeoWolfe
NeoWolfe,
I wasn’t too worried about the comment, I knew who that shotgun blast was aimed at, it was just ‘danger close’ to my position:-)
A little affirmation never hurt anyone, but don’t be too kind or I might get a big head.
Finally, thanks for the kind words. I don’t think I am losing sleep over my worries, though I am under stress,(does it show?) it’s just that I usually hit the hay early enough that by 0500 hrs, I have had plenty of sleep.
I will have to admit that a little after 0400 this morning WAS a bit early, even for me, but I much prefer this to previously, when I was either sleepy all the time, or couldn’t eat or sleep for days, due the the various med’s.
This way, I get to get up and drink my coffee and get my grumpiness out, so I can wake my son up for school with a smile instead of barking at him.
Ren,
I don’t know your situation, but I can tell you, the meds that keep you awake will have you paranoid and hearing voices in no time. And for a person who has come to trust his intuition, those feelings will easily be taken as real and make an ass out of you in front of everybody in short order.
Get your sleep. It’s important.
NeoWolfe
NeoWolfe,
Been there done that. More than once, I am sure. I am getting plenty of sleep, and have been since I have been on my latest med’s for about the past year. I still get a little manic because of stress, but I am doing much better than I was.
If you want to contact me off-line, I will explain to you in greater detail about my situation. We don’t have to be pen pals, and if you never write me again, I will not be offended. It’s just that I have told the story enough times on this board that I am sure everybody is sick of hearing about it. I know I am sick of (feeling like) I have to explain myself.
Anyhow, you can contact me at tra7676@alltel.net for the straight poop. As I have stated before, I am not ashamed of the cards I have been dealt, I just have to play them. What you decide to do with that information is up to you.
Thanks for your concern.