"the democrats are going to cost you money"
Current mood: bitchy
Category: News and Politics
Alright, Seriously, I've had just about enough of this during the past 18 million election cycles...
Only a Republican can make the claim, that after many years of running of trillions of dollars in debt, that it is the Democrats who are going to cost you money.
Honestly I guess ANY politician can say that, but it's only a Vile, pompous Republican who can say it with a straight face.
The idea that the fiscal conservatism that Democrats employ when restraining out-of-control Governmental spending is going to cost "you" money is preposterous! yeah, i said it! PREPOSTEROUS!
The 400 billion we spend on the INTEREST on the national debt each and every year has to come from somewhere right? I'll give you ONE GUESS where that is... that's right... YOUR ASS (paycheck)
who here knows how long it would take to pay off a credit card debt if one only pays the minimum payment? -ya might as well burn that cash...
so the question is this, do we keep paying, each and every year, an increasing amount of interest on our increasingly large debt? Or do we, balance the fucking budget, pay down on the principal, and maybe someday, get the interest payment back down to a controllable level?
I'd like to point to the countries around the world who have defaulted on their national debt payments and say - LOOK!!- THEY COLLAPSE!!
P.S. - we are currently spending 200 billion per year in IRAQ
SO, with the money we burn on the interest, we could fuck over two completely other countries....
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what percent of the fiscal budget is spent toward all of the military effort? what about social programs? i agree that there is a problem, but don't blame the military spending for that. BTW, the Air Force is doing their part is cutting back... damn that "Force Reshaping"!
Posted by The Pool Boy
--hey, i never said Medicare and SS were not up shit's creek... it was the GWB --catch-phrase that if dems were elected that they would suddenly cause Americans --financial hardship that drove me to this commentary.
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--personally, I see 20-25% of military expenditure as wasteful especially when that --$$ is spent overseas (unless it's in Afghanistan)
I say we start a revolution, watch freedom to fascism and you'll agree.
Posted by Bill
Individual power
Current mood: discontent
Let me start by apologizing for this rant. I have this in my head and it won't die unless I get it out.
I have been taking an international relations course in which we have been dissecting the different kinds of power a nation has (military, economic, cultural, religious, etc...) and how that power has been made increasingly difficult for the nations to use with the emergence of NGO's (non-governmental organizations: OPEC, Unions, NAFTA, terrorism, etc) brought about by the "information explosion" of the internet.
now, I have also been taking another course in which my professors warned us against using internet sites such as wikipedia. Now wikipedia is basically an encyclopedia in which basically anyone can create or edit entries made by other people on a specific topic. Some of the entries having their sources cited like any well published paper should and others do not. Topics which deal in political matters tend to be where lots of differentiating opinions come to the forefront.
OK, the only other example I can think of is a computer operating system called LINIX in which the source code is open for people to edit freely. This has lead to a very sound computer system which may someday challenge windows as the main professional OS.
Now I see the "open source" forums and experiences to be of GREAT value, and I can't shake the idea that what my professors were railing against is the very thing the nations are trying to control. Their power.
My professors happen to have written the textbook with which they are teaching our class and, undoubtedly, had to jump through many hoops to get their work published. BUT, what they are holding on to is the isolation of knowledge (power) into the hands of the few people in the world who can afford to go get the education.
I see these open forums as a way for people to access information freely. and with information comes power. Why isn't there a drive to freely publish a text book on mathematics online for anyone with an internet connection to access and teach themselves math? do we really need to constantly reinvent the wheel with new editions of math books every single semester?
How about medical books? why shouldn't we all have free access to the knowledge if we so desire?
I think that if we were given a forum, such as for the medical field, that doctors from around the world would be interested in the free-flow of ideas on how to properly treat this thing or that.
Why shouldn't the open forum of a wikipedia be considered better than an encyclopedia published yesterday?
at least the wikipedia would be revised tomorrow, and possibly, have a more expanded outlook on things as the contributions would come from around the world. why should i settle for the opinions of an american (or british, french, etc..) publishing company when I can get a global perspective on a subject, like Islam, from a variety of viewpoints?
I guess part of my experience, and hence, my attitude comes from my old work, where there were many people who did their jobs better than anyone else but they were held back in a way because they didn't have a degree in the field. -It is just a piece of paper- mine will cost several thousand.
ok, sorry that was so long.
p.s. there are bound to be MANY errors in that, i am not going to re-read or edit it at all so I am sorry for being my mother's son...
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!!
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aint that the truth lets show this to price
Posted by Bill
---why not, he already gave me an A- and I'll never take another religious studies ---class :D
---Posted by tom
I ***ing HATE fire and brimstone
Current mood: angry
Category: Religion and Philosophy
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/21/funeral.motorcyclists.ap/index.html
The story basically tells of a BIBLE-THUMPER who thinks the soldiers oversees are dieing because the United States Harbors Homosexuals!! They go to the funerals of soldiers and protest!! WTF! GET A FUCKING JOB!
Fred Phelps is a ****ing @ss****!
**** IM GLAD I DON"T BELIEVE IN GOD!
p.s.... God, if you do exist, please send Mr. Phelps to hell. Thanks!
...ok, so if you search for Fred Phelps, the first hit on Yahoo is "godhatesfags.com". And is totally serious...
Yes Tallia, this is your nemesis
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This guy is out of his mind. Since when does God Hate his so called children?
I hate people like this, how do they get anykind of backing? So many weak people in this world.
Posted by Ray
omfg... I'm pro-LIFE!!???
Current mood: bored
So, the other night I was thinking to myself quietly and came to the conclusion that I am PRO LIFE>!! Now, this is not as bad/good as it sounds depending on your perception, but it is sort of shocking to hear myself say that. I mean, when you realize just what the argument is, it is not hard to stop and begin again with a common understanding. I.e. = "abortions are not good." The right-wings doesn't like them because "they are killing life", and I don't like them because it is, at the very best, an uncomfortable procedure.
I've always held the idea that the best option is if the woman and her partner could keep the child and raise them well. Second, is if the woman could sacrifice 9 months and give the child up for adoption. and third, when there is no other option, to make the choice and get rid of the damn thing.
so, i guess based on that you could say I'm pro-life but when it came to passing a law, i'd say "go fuck yourself".
But really, in my ideal society, the "pro-lifers" would not attempt to stop this procedure simply by outlawing it, but they would instead do everything in their power to make the choice to keep the child easier. EX- free healthcare, education, family planning, jobs training, affordable housing, ETC!
because, in the end, this choice is depending almost entirely, on if the potential parents feel capable, emotionally and financially to raise a child. Because if they are not, then choosing to keep the child is that much harder.
am i coming in clear? mom! I said, am i coming in clear?
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Greg
So we've been discussing your latest blurb and we've come to the conclusion that you are pro-choice, and that your choice is life. To say that anyone, ANYONE, is pro-life, means there must be a counter balance such as someone being anti-life. Although we hate many people out there, we are not against life, nor do we do the cha cha every time someone has an abortion. If anything your choice should be something that is private, and until you and Tallia get pregnant, please don't tell everyone what your choice would be because sometimes things are easier said than done.
Posted by Greg
tom
greg - your dumb. oh, and ur gay too :D
Posted by tom
ok, so obviously something is wrong with what I wrote since two of my friends have posted and both were misled by it... I am now of the viewpoint that EVERYONE is pro life.
I have yet to meet someone who says "Yay!! throw the babies on the fire!!"
now Mike, obviously, you and lisa do/did not live in my perfect world. For one, she was poor and illiterate. And two, she is married to a guy who looks like a penguin(sp?). My theory is that if you two had been educated, AND made reasonable choices because of that education, that 1) she would not have gotten pregnant 2) it would have come at a much later stage in your guy's relationship.
greg - you are still gay
Posted by tom on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 9:00 PM
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tom
haha, OK i just thought of something else and JUST HAD to post it...
To me, it seems like the politicians in this country find this issue very convenient(sp?).
It is very easy for one side to just sit back and say "i don't like what your doing! I'm going to stop it!!" and just by saying that, millions of people flock to the voting booths to let some corporate whore remain in office.
And it is also just as easy for the other side to sit back and say "look what they are trying to do! we must stop them!!" and millions more flock to their side to stuff the ballots to help a slightly younger, better looking corporate whore remain in office...
why would they do that? oh, im glad you asked...
to actually come together and DO something would require that they each give up the one issue that drives this debate and puts people in the booths..
PLUS, it is a lot cheaper to say "abstain" and judge then to educate the population.
Posted by tom
I agree Tom, Gerg is GAY. :-)
Posted by Ray on Monday, July 18, 2005 at 1:13 PM
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The Pikey
While your ideals are honorable, your grasp on reality is weak, at best. You fail to take in account the percentage of women who are without a partner and/or are unable to financially, not to mention emotionally, equiped to deal with the job, and I do mean JOB, or properly raising a child.
Are you seriously suggesting outlawing abortions entirely or just stating your current stance on the matter? I mean look into the matter. What percentage of orphaned infants are adopted? Not trying so say that I myself know. And you know as well as I that it doesn't take much to fuck a child's psyche(sp). I'm contantly afraid of doing that and I'm almost possitive that I will at somepoint. And I'm a parent who gives a shit. What about the ones who don't? Or kinda do? You can teach, preach and scream at a person all you want but you can't give a person motivation. Some people just never learn.
Darci has a friend who has 2 children by 2 different men. Neither one speaks, writes, or helps support their child. Last summer she got pregnant again, realized she could support a third so she got an abortion. Less than 8 months later she's pregnant again from yet another guy. And it's always the same story with her, "oh, this one's different."
You see this shit everyday. And yes education is best but like I said before. Some people refuse to learn and grow, cause there's bliss in ignorance. And that's exactly how the government wants it. Dumb, easily led drones to make there meals, mow their lawns, and die in their wars. It's a farce. It will never end because their aren't enough of us who are actually willing to stop it. So long as people do nothing there'
s no reason for them to take action.
Anyways, I gotta go. I'm at work.
Posted by The Pikey on Friday, July 22, 2005 at 10:36 PM
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tom
jesus christ!! At least I know the title to this rant/observation worked... maybe a little too well.
James, you are now the third fucking friend of mine who misread tthe entire fucking thing.... Am i a fucking dumbshit??? (don't answer that)
James, re-read everything above and then repost what you actually think my position is on the subject.
Posted by tom on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at 10:01 PM
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The Pikey
ok so I'm retarded too. Don't know how I got the message fuckedup but I did. So I'm sorry for just repeating, in so many words, what you had already stated.
Posted by The Pikey on Friday, July 29, 2005 at 1:38 PM
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tom
haha, that's ok@! I think the title gets everyone all fucking pissed before they read it lol
Posted by tom on Friday, July 29, 2005 at 5:38 PM
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Ray
Makes me wonder if I am fucked up and that insensative to the subject....
Posted by Ray on Monday, August 01, 2005 at 11:20 AM
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tom
well, you don't have a vagina so I guess you really have no personnal stake in the subject... But then again neither do I.
Posted by tom on Friday, August 12, 2005 at 5:51 PM
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tom
OK, this is a new topic... sorta (ideas expressed are mine! so kiss my ass!)
The South Dakota state legislature just passed a bill banning abortion except for when the mother's life is threatened. and their Governor seems likely to sign it...
Now, because this bill does not include an exemption regarding the women's health, as the Supreme Court and even President Bush has said similar laws MUST contain, the bill WILL be ruled unconsitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Now, assuming the politicians are not stupid, WHY did S.D. pass this bill when they KNEW it would be ruled unconstitutional?
Answer: They want to fight the fight, but they DO NOT want to win the war.
Explaination: The Republican party KNOWS it can motivate their conservative Christian base by simply paying LIP-SERVICE to this cause. The Repub's also know that if they were to overturn R v W that it would PISS OFF 60-70% of the country who would all then think that, in fact, the Christians have taken over the country.
This is just a rant mind you but shouldn't we consider politicains who use such devisive tactics and who would risk motivating their base to small-scale violence and possibly even national disruption as terrorists? They are playing politics with the emotions of a shoot-first country. Aren't they, in effect, yelling "FIRE" in a theatre?
We should bring them up on charges the next time an abortion clinic gets bombed.
Posted by tom on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 3:08 PM
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Bill
YOure a good blogger, Ive agreed with all your crap so far now im going to read the next one
Posted by Bill
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