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John Moosie
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Beautiful California
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Aug 10, 2011 - 08:06pm PT
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The issue is why they were out of control or if they were in control why were they so grossly negligent.
Deregulation, plus undermining the regulatory commission. Clinton signed some of the deregulation which was written by the republicans. Then bush sent it over the edge by undermining the regulatory commissions. Much like he didn't step in with federal oversight when California was being raped by the energy companies.
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Gene
climber
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Aug 10, 2011 - 08:28pm PT
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Riley,
I'm so happy that Fattrad could use his influence with law enforcement and pull strings for you to get the tooling dismissed.
Bwahahahahaha
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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Aug 10, 2011 - 08:58pm PT
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That's a total lie.....you f*#king lying sack of sh#t...
The pig follows me on my ass from the lodge to just west of camp 4..
I didn't cross any lines....your just stupid....
I've driven from Tennessee to Cali in a day and a half and regularly drive 24 hours straight while tired.
Just shut up fattard.......your a liar and a idiot and you don't even know what your talking about.
and you wonder why they tool you? ROTFLMAO!
Riley,
I apologize, I took "swerving on the road" to mean an occasional over the line, but that may not be the case.
The evil one
fatty! you never were a true tool! otherwise you would have gotten your night stick out! WTF?
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Aug 10, 2011 - 10:48pm PT
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say this as someone who opposed his presidency — for precisely the weaknesses that some of his supporters are finally admitting have always existed — but who wants the best for her country, and frankly for The American President. I am concerned about Obama. The guy I saw yesterday seemed barely in control of himself — he seemed angry, frustrated and terribly frightened — like a lightweight who had been thrown into a heavy-weight competition and knew he’d survived this long on luck and kindness, and was anticipating the bell which, this time, would force him to either fully engage or get knocked out.
Hence the deepening of his bunker mentality. The longer he can stay in the corner, huddled with his team, the longer he puts off facing that bell.
Well, the bell is striking. He’s going to have to either pull up his trunks and engage, or we all go down for the count. Forfeiting is not the option of champions.
http://www.patheos.com/community/theanchoress/2011/08/09/obama-the-aching-void/
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Aug 10, 2011 - 11:13pm PT
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Aug 10, 2011 - 07:01pm PT
WE All SAW the Bubble coming, and knew it was about to Burst
Yet the Republicans in Power decided to lie to us, and say
"The foundations of the economy are SOUND"
Last time I checked the Constitution, the House originates all revenue measures, and Congress determines the budget. The president can only sign or veto.
In 2007, the Democrats had majorities in both the House and the Senate, so please explain again how the Republicans were in power when the bubble burst.
As an aside, the US economy remains fundamentally sound. Its gathering and sharing, on the other hand, is fundamentally unsound.
John
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Aug 11, 2011 - 01:21pm PT
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There is only one problem with that Ron -- the rep. are not technically right about a damn thing.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Aug 11, 2011 - 01:42pm PT
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Sad attempt to re-create the Post Turtle as a partisan parable. Verdict: FAIL.
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apogee
climber
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Aug 11, 2011 - 02:07pm PT
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Hey- I heard this great joke the other day- it goes like this:
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her
altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him,
"Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.
She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Democrat.
"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct. But I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to me."
The man smiled and responded, "You must be an Teabagging Republican."
"I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"
"Well," said the man, "you don't know where the in hell you are -- or where in the hell you are going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem.
You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it's my fault."
Funny, huh?
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jstan
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Aug 11, 2011 - 02:48pm PT
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The woman muttered something under her breath the man was unable to hear.
"Madame I am sorry I did not hear what you said."
"You damn elitists, are all alike", she screamed, as she once more began generating hot air.
Chagrined, the man said, "You are probably right, Madame. I did go to Yale."
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Gary
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Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Aug 11, 2011 - 02:57pm PT
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What if Gore Won??
He did win, by 544,000 votes IIRC.
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jstan
climber
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Aug 11, 2011 - 03:42pm PT
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There is even more to Apogee's joke.
I have located the lake in that joke. It is just west of
Fort Worth Texas
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apogee
climber
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Aug 11, 2011 - 04:20pm PT
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apogee
climber
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Aug 11, 2011 - 04:31pm PT
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Aug 11, 2011 - 05:07pm PT
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Oh my, who will it be?
A. The Secessionist?
B. The flip floping Magic Underwear health care reformer?
C. The pizza delivery Uncle Tom?
D. The frothy mix of lube and feces? *(Google "santorum")
E. The Quitter?
F. The moderate former Obama employee and former guv of Utard?
G. The budget wrecking, bridge collapsing, bland and forgettable...wait, who was that guy again?
H. The cancer-bed divorce serving disgraced former Speaker of the House?
What a clown-car. This debate should be nothing short of GOLD!
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Aug 11, 2011 - 05:11pm PT
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Nothing racist about it fatman. Any black man that supports the GOP is Uncle Tom through and through. Same with any GLBT that support them. You seem confused about many things, and apparently the meaning of "racism" is one of them.
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apogee
climber
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Aug 11, 2011 - 05:15pm PT
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Aug 11, 2011 - 05:21pm PT
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How could I forget?!!!
I. The former IRS employee with a "pray the gay away" husband, who solicits funds from the EPA and stimulus package dollars while simulatenously deriding both, and looks like meth-addled bug eyed freak?
She's your pick Fatman?
You also seem quite confused about the meaning of "most people". You and the 6 voices in your head do not equal "most people".
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Aug 11, 2011 - 05:41pm PT
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Ronnie, really?
more vacation
It seems that projection and confusion is endemic to the conservative mind.
Let's recount, shall we?
President Obama has spent all or part of 26 days "on vacation" during his first year as president, according to CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller.
Knoller, who has covered every president since Gerald Ford and is known for keeping detailed records on presidential travel
Some of the president’s recent predecessors, however, have spent more days — either entirely or partially — away from the White House "on vacation" during their first year in office.
President Reagan, in 1981, spent all or part of 42 days away from the White House "on vacation" at his home in Santa Barbara, Calif, according to Knoller. President Reagan and his wife, Nancy, also spent three or four days around New Year’s Day each year in Palm Springs, Calif., at the home of philanthropist Walter Annenberg.
President George W. Bush spent even more time away from the presidential mansion in the nation’s capital than Reagan. Of the 77 total "vacation" trips the former president made to his Texas ranch while in office, nine of them — all or part of 69 days — came during his first year as president in 2001, according to Knoller.
Bush’s father, President George H.W. Bush, spent less time "on vacation" during his first year than his son, but spent more days than President Obama. the former president took six trips — spanning all or part of 40 days — to the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1989. The archivist at Bush’s presidential library told us she didn’t have a list of all vacations but did have the Kennebunkport visits.
But at least two recent presidents — by Knoller’s count — took less "vacation" time during their first year than President Obama — Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.
According to Knoller, Carter spent just 19 days "on vacation" in 1977. Most of that time, Knoller says, the former president spent at his home in Plains, Ga. President Clinton took all or part of 174 days of vacation during his eight years as president — most of that "vacation" time was during the summer, according to Knoller. But Knoller says Clinton only took 21 "vacation" days during his first year.
Those are first year in office comparisons, feel free to run the totals/comparisons for year 2 and midway through 3.
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Aug 11, 2011 - 05:47pm PT
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Tsk, tsk, tsk, Elcap. Don't you know?
Facts are stupid things -- Ronnie Raygun
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Aug 11, 2011 - 05:48pm PT
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Oh dear, Fats is on the "draft Rudy" bandwagon. Good luck with that, like PawPaw, DragQueen Rudy can't even win his home state.
This cycle is very entertaining, almost like the last one but x10, with the GOPers thinking "well when XYZ gets in the race, then we'll have a winner". First it was Fred Thompson back in '08, then Rick Perry...at least Jeb is smart enough to wait it out despite the "Draft the other Bush" movement that keeps cropping up as they get more desperate watching this sh#t-show fail parade of "candidates".
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