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datamanc3r

#281 September 09, 2009, 03:52:28 pm

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My girlfriend's dad pulled her sister out of school because of this fiasco -- saying that he didn't want her to be indoctrinated by Obama. This wasn't because he was republican. He did the same with his oldest son when Bush Sr. tried this.

Personally, I think there's something wrong with our country when our own president can't talk to his constituency just because of the political whore-circle. I think parents should let their kids go, then talk about them making their own political decisions -- this is for middle schoolers and high schoolers. As for elementary school, it should not have been mandatory for elementary school kids to watch this. I mean, pull Jimmy out of class and Barbara's gonna wonder why Jimmy is so different. They're not old enough to differentiate things along the lines of value.

Hey, is Obama's speech on Health Care today?

I need better resources again. Just starting college Parliamentary Debate, so I actually need to keep up on multinational current events. Can you guys recommend me anything other than MSNBC and FOX? Newspapers, too.

"I would be totally embarassed to write this, even as a fakepost. it's not funny except in how you seem to think it's good. look at all the redundancies, for fuck's sake. "insipid semantics, despicable mediocrity" ugh gross gross. I want to take a shower every time I read your prose." -Steel

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Evangel

#282 September 09, 2009, 07:14:19 pm

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The only news source that I take seriously is National Public Radio. It's very professional, not blatantly biased, and the focus is on information, not entertainment. PBS has some programming that revolves around current events, as well. I think the shows are NewsHour and NOW.

There are some interesting things on LinkTV, like Democracy Now.

I really hate my local paper, the Pensacola News Journal. It's bad enough to have to report on this area, but some of the editors are incredibly inane. Our local editorial cartoonist is like the Family Circus of political cartoons. I saw postings of his worst works on a website somewhere.

This one is pretty good, though:

keep posting...

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jamie

#283 September 10, 2009, 04:54:20 am

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so what did everyone think of the obama health care speech?

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Doppleganger

#284 September 10, 2009, 03:43:18 pm

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I only got to watch the first twenty minutes or so of him talking, cuz my internet decided to take a shit after that. So, unfortunately, all I really got to watch was him laying out the situation with facts, and poking fun at all the conservative rhetoric. I think I'll try and watch the whole speech later, because there probably are some good parts worth hearing. Like, I want to know what his stance is on what reformed health care is actually going to be.

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Evangel

#285 September 10, 2009, 03:51:55 pm

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Obama's sense of "humor" is so stupid. The way he sets up "jokes" makes you think he had a team of 20 and a national survey all come together to incorporate the most bland, unoffensive little jab.

Last Edit: September 10, 2009, 03:54:06 pm by Evangel

keep posting...

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dada

#286 September 10, 2009, 03:57:21 pm

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Quote from: Evangel on September 10, 2009, 03:51:55 pm

Obama's sense of "humor" is so stupid. The way he sets up "jokes" makes you think he had a team of 20 and a national survey all come together to incorporate the most bland, unoffensive little jab.

I agree, it was much funnier when he joked about the Special Olympics.

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Evangel

#287 September 10, 2009, 04:56:32 pm

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I think Obama is overstepping his boundaries lately...

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big ass skelly

#288 September 10, 2009, 07:04:12 pm

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CHANGE.

CHANGE.

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Evangel

#289 September 11, 2009, 09:40:50 am

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dude i wish obama was actually socialist. i'd be down with that, and i'd join his army.

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Barack Obama

#290 September 12, 2009, 03:37:14 pm

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NO GUYS YOU SEE, WE HAVE TO SUPPORT OBAMA, GET HIM ELECTED, AND THEN PUSH THE DEMOCRATS TO THE LEFT!!!

*presides over the largest transfer of public wealth into private hands in history, sends more troops to war, marginalizes single payer healthcare reform in favor of a "public option" that might never even ever exist, allows the right in the US to turn the term 'socialist' into a slur that must be defended against*

heh, suck on my balls allayall. Remember my posts during election season? Who was right? yeah baby, I was.

HOPE HOPE HOPE CHANGE HOPE

*is racist*

Last Edit: September 12, 2009, 03:47:30 pm by DietCoke

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Beasley

#291 September 12, 2009, 05:24:35 pm

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Quote from: DietCoke on September 12, 2009, 03:37:14 pm

*presides over the largest transfer of public wealth into private hands in history, sends more troops to war, marginalizes single payer healthcare reform in favor of a "public option" that might never even ever exist, allows the right in the US to turn the term 'socialist' into a slur that must be defended against*

ok yeah but to be fair theres no fucking way he could get single payer oriented reform through the house and senate and at least he's doing SOMETHING. if there's no public option though it's pretty weak reform

and i think the bailout is more evidence of how weak our economies fundamentals are rather then evilobamaaaa and geithner was no doubt a very convincing influence

OH WO IS ME our country sucks these days has it always been this shitty

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Beasley

#292 September 12, 2009, 06:05:26 pm

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Quote from: konix on September 12, 2009, 05:51:48 pm

well to be fair you're talking to a bunch of young kids whom 2008 was either their first or second chance at voting. they had yet to have their spirits crushed by the democrats.

speak for yourself my spirit was crushed long ago.....

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Beasley

#293 September 12, 2009, 06:15:26 pm

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Yeah, I wish the President would stop lyin'
Black babies would stop cryin'
And you brothers would stop dyin'
I wish the police would stop killin'
Politicans stop stealin' and actin' like they not dealin'
When they know they got bricks on the street
At the country club, fixin' to eat
I can see 'em now
I wish we'd get this shit figured out
And stop goin' the trigger route
And actin' all niggered out

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crone_lover720

#294 September 12, 2009, 06:23:08 pm

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Quote from: Beasley on September 12, 2009, 05:24:35 pm

OH WO IS ME our country sucks these days has it always been this shitty

it's not that bad

be thankful you aren't one of our vassals

edit I should clarify, the second line is a joke because I'm playing civ IV right now and I'm killing a lot of civilians from other nations to get ahead.

Last Edit: September 12, 2009, 06:31:10 pm by earl

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Beasley

#295 September 12, 2009, 07:17:33 pm

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Quote from: earl on September 12, 2009, 06:23:08 pm

it's not that bad

be thankful you aren't one of our vassals

edit I should clarify, the second line is a joke because I'm playing civ IV right now and I'm killing a lot of civilians from other nations to get ahead.

it's pretty bad i think the best way to describe our countries mood right now is completely disillusioned

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Barack Obama

#296 September 13, 2009, 12:35:56 am

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Quote from: konix on September 12, 2009, 05:51:48 pm

well to be fair you're talking to a bunch of young kids whom 2008 was either their first or second chance at voting. they had yet to have their spirits crushed by the democrats.

That was also a shockingly popular sentiment among a bunch of lefty activist folks I know, even ones who call themselves communists.

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Barack Obama

#297 September 13, 2009, 12:40:31 am

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Quote from: Beasley on September 12, 2009, 05:24:35 pm

ok yeah but to be fair theres no fucking way he could get single payer oriented reform through the house and senate and at least he's doing SOMETHING.

nope sorry. He the people surrounding him made it plenty clear that they weren't even going to consider that shit.

This kind of attitude concedes that the democratic party are trying to "do something" and are anything other than functionaries of the capitalist class conducting open class warfare.

I'm preparing you for college right here Beasly, always stick to your guns. The more militant and consistent your analysis, the better your grades will be.

Last Edit: September 13, 2009, 04:14:10 am by DietCoke

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big ass skelly

#298 September 13, 2009, 01:15:11 am

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Guys I don't understand a single politic cause fuck the news, why do so many americans not want proper healthcare

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big ass skelly

#299 September 13, 2009, 01:18:19 am

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What's a death panel

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Farren

#300 September 13, 2009, 04:45:41 am

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Quote from: Mark on September 13, 2009, 01:15:11 am

Guys I don't understand a single politic cause fuck the news, why do so many americans not want proper healthcare

because IN AMERICAwe don't have long lines and waiting lists. Its because of you fukcing commie scum of socalism that we have to be wainting for hours for specalist and doctors of meidical sciense to heel out wounds.if i pay for a sevice I dont want to wait in a line thiis isn't fucking mexico where you stand in the dezert and wait for fucking camels to bring you'.re water by,this is amrerica and here we don't stand no riffraff. Unlike out less spined nephiews who are weak and infefior

DEUCE: MEETING THE URINE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL AND REALIZING IT'S JUST LIKE ME AND MY PREJUDICES THIS WHOLE TIME WERE COMPLETELY FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF PTTTTHTHTHH GOD IT'S EVERYWHERE<br />DEUCE: FUCK THIS TASTES LIKE PISS<br />PANTS: WHERE IT SHOULD TASTE LIKE COTTON CANDY OR PICKLES<br />DEUCE: OR AT LEAST LIKE URINE NOT PISS

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