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See inside. I can't figure out what to title this. LOL
Posted By: Backwards typist on 2009-01-26
In Reply to: Here's the real story if you're interested - Truthseeker
I just don't know a nice way to say this but those families that have babies they can't afford do so just to get on the welfare system. They certainly don't want that taken away from them. As long as they have babies, they won't have to work and live off the system.
What does Pelosi plan to do? Force everyone on birth control that have X amount of dollars per each child and state "You make $1 less than you're allowed to have this many children. Now you go on birth control."
Before you flame me, my husband's cousin did that. He was too lazy to work as was his wife...well, nah, she didn't have time to get a job. She was too busy having kids.
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semeni4 semeni4 is a cool boy!! <a href=http://curio-cabinet.mctry.com> Curio cabinet </a>
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<a class="ntl" title="I can see the title of her next book now...sm" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-I-can-see-the-title-of-her-next-book-now-sm-6328.html">I can see the title of her next book now...sm</a><br />
*The Liberals Took My Voting Rights.* She's such a nutjob!
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<a class="ntl" title="Actually, I believe it's an album title." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Actually-I-believe-it-39s-an-album-title--25667.html">Actually, I believe it's an album title.</a><br />
point you hoped to achieve by posting that? Or did you just think it sounded clever? It means "attention" or "careful," and as such, does not even address the issue. Please, do tell how a rumor about SP possibly trying to get someone fired translates to her "loving to fire people." Was there proof that she had someone fired? Or do you always believe everything you hear on TV and take it as gospel without looking into the facts?
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<a class="ntl" title="I believe the title is "Holiness"" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-I-believe-the-title-is-34Holiness-34-55915.html">I believe the title is "Holiness"</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="You need to reread the title......." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-You-need-to-reread-the-title--57651.html">You need to reread the title.......</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="Exactly. You would think the job title would have given the Prez. a hint.sm" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Exactly-You-would-think-the-job-title-would-have-given-the-Prez-a-hint-sm-2377.html">Exactly. You would think the job title would have given the Prez. a hint.sm</a><br />
You know, Federal EMERGENCY Management Agency. Sometimes I wonder, no I wonder a lot about this prez and his decision making. <br />
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Will 2008 get here soon enough? No telling what he'll do in a WHOLE 2-1/2 years.<br />
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<a class="ntl" title="That is NOT in the title. More lies. Keep drinking." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-That-is-NOT-in-the-title-More-lies-Keep-drinking--57546.html">That is NOT in the title. More lies. Keep drinking.</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="See message (unsure of a subject title to put)" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-See-message-unsure-of-a-subject-title-to-put--58860.html">See message (unsure of a subject title to put)</a><br />
I have mixed feelings. There are horrible things going on in the world and always will be. Some call it torture others do not. It's all a matter of opinion. The people who are interrogators are trained in how to obtain information from the enemies. We (you and me and others on this board) are not. What is your solution to this? What do you suggest they do to keep America safe? Do you have any solutions or suggestions? We don't kill prisoners - unlike our enemies. However, we must use whatever technique we can to get the vital information needed. We don't cause bodily injury, and we don't cut off their heads very slowly like they do. So, they think they are going to die, you know what...I don't care. Just get the information needed to keep America safe. Unless you belong to the military or any of these government agencies involved in this type of work, you don't really know what is going on. Sorry but sitting down with a nice cup of tea and some crumpets and asking them nicely is not going to get them to speak. I say leave the decisions like this to the people who are in charge of this and trained in this. More important things going on than to think about if we are hurting the feelings of our enemies.
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<a class="ntl" title="The dark side of faith (title of article)" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-The-dark-side-of-faith-title-of-article--3625.html">The dark side of faith (title of article)</a><br />
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<P><FONT color=#333300><EM><STRONG>(Considering how much importance the *right* religion is going to play in our future Supreme Court, I thought it was ironic that I found this at the Professional Ethics site. http://ethics.tamucc.edu/article.pl?sid=05/10/01/1656216)</STRONG></EM></FONT></P><br />
<P><A href=http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-brooks1oct01,0,3034570.story?track=hpmostemailedlink>http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-brooks1oct01,0,3034570.story?track=hpmostemailedlink</A><BR></P><br />
<H1>The dark side of faith</H1>By ROSA BROOKS<BR><BR>October 1, 2005<BR><BR>IT'S OFFICIAL: Too much religion may be a dangerous thing. <BR><BR>This is the implication of a study reported in the current issue of the Journal of Religion and Society, a publication of Creighton University's Center for the Study of Religion. The study, by evolutionary scientist Gregory S. Paul, looks at the correlation between levels of popular religiosity and various quantifiable societal health indicators in 18 prosperous democracies, including the United States.<BR><BR>Paul ranked societies based on the percentage of their population expressing absolute belief in God, the frequency of prayer reported by their citizens and their frequency of attendance at religious services. He then correlated this with data on rates of homicide, sexually transmitted disease, teen pregnancy, abortion and child mortality.<BR><BR>He found that the most religious democracies exhibited substantially higher degrees of social dysfunction than societies with larger percentages of atheists and agnostics. Of the nations studied, the U.S. — which has by far the largest percentage of people who take the Bible literally and express absolute belief in God (and the lowest percentage of atheists and agnostics) — also has by far the highest levels of homicide, abortion, teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. <BR><BR>This conclusion will come as no surprise to those who have long gnashed their teeth in frustration while listening to right-wing evangelical claims that secular liberals are weak on values. Paul's study confirms globally what is already evident in the U.S.: When it comes to values, if you look at facts rather than mere rhetoric, the substantially more secular blue states routinely leave the Bible Belt red states in the dust.<BR><BR>Murder rates? Six of the seven states with the highest 2003 homicide rates were red in the 2004 elections (Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina), while the deep blue Northeastern states had murder rates well below the national average. Infant mortality rates? Highest in the South and Southwest; lowest in New England. Divorce rates? Marriages break up far more in red states than in blue. Teen pregnancy rates? The same.<BR><BR>Of course, the red/blue divide is only an imperfect proxy for levels of religiosity. And while Paul's study found that the correlation between high degrees of religiosity and high degrees of social dysfunction appears robust, it could be that high levels of social dysfunction fuel religiosity, rather than the other way around. <BR><BR>Although correlation is not causation, Paul's study offers much food for thought. At a minimum, his findings suggest that contrary to popular belief, lack of religiosity does societies no particular harm. This should offer ammunition to those who maintain that religious belief is a purely private matter and that government should remain neutral, not only among religions but also between religion and lack of religion. It should also give a boost to critics of faith-based social services and abstinence-only disease and pregnancy prevention programs.<BR><BR>We shouldn't shy away from the possibility that too much religiosity may be socially dangerous. Secular, rationalist approaches to problem-solving emphasize uncertainty, evidence and perpetual reevaluation. Religious faith is inherently nonrational. <BR><BR>This in itself does not make religion worthless or dangerous. All humans hold nonrational beliefs, and some of these may have both individual and societal value. But historically, societies run into trouble when powerful religions become imperial and absolutist.<BR><BR>The claim that religion can have a dark side should not be news. Does anyone doubt that Islamic extremism is linked to the recent rise in international terrorism? And since the history of Christianity is every bit as blood-drenched as the history of Islam, why should we doubt that extremist forms of modern American Christianity have their own pernicious and measurable effects on national health and well-being? <BR><BR>Arguably, Paul's study invites us to conclude that the most serious threat humanity faces today is religious extremism: nonrational, absolutist belief systems that refuse to tolerate difference and dissent. <BR><BR>My prediction is that right-wing evangelicals will do their best to discredit Paul's substantive findings. But when they fail, they'll just shrug: So what if highly religious societies have more murders and disease than less religious societies? Remember the trials of Job? God likes to test the faithful. <BR><BR>To the truly nonrational, even evidence that on its face undermines your beliefs can be twisted to support them. Absolutism means never having to say you're sorry. <BR><BR>And that, of course, is what makes it so very dangerous. <br />
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<a class="ntl" title="please note...the title line of the previous post were...." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-please-note-the-title-line-of-the-previous-post-were--22095.html">please note...the title line of the previous post were....</a><br />
sim's words, not mine. Refer to her/his post.
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<a class="ntl" title="You are correct, I got one word of the title of his book incorrect," href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-You-are-correct-I-got-one-word-of-the-title-of-his-book-incorrect--27338.html">You are correct, I got one word of the title of his book incorrect,</a><br />
and for that I apologize. However, the information I quoted from the book is correct, "Frank" is a communist. But, the fact remains, I never called Obama a communist. If I knew he was, I would not hesitate to call him one. I do know he is a socialist, and I call him one.<br />
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No need to ridicule and call others ignorant to make a point. It somewhat dulls any point you try to make.
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<a class="ntl" title="Don't think you read the same article, THAT IS THE TITLE...see the link I posted..." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Don-39t-think-you-read-the-same-article-THAT-IS-THE-TITLE-see-the-link-I-posted--42212.html">Don't think you read the same article, THAT IS THE TITLE...see the link I posted...</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="Did you notice the question mark at the end of the article's title?" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Did-you-notice-the-question-mark-at-the-end-of-the-article-39s-title--46765.html">Did you notice the question mark at the end of the article's title?</a><br />
Do you understand the meaning of "potential?" Imagine that. Judges have a "natural predisposition" toward complying with the DEMOCRATIC WILL OF THE PEOPLE. What a crazy and novel idea. <br />
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The truth has been out there for quite a while now. There is no THERE there. This is sheer lunacy, but hey, knock yourselves out. Nobody's listening to this garbage and the entire nation has much more pressing issues to worry about, but to remind you of them here would be a complete waste of time, in view of this myopic obsessive fixation of a marginalized tiny fringe minority of the GOP (which has been recently denounced by other, more intelligent republicans).
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<a class="ntl" title="You miss the title of the file "Conservative extremism"? " href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-You-miss-the-title-of-the-file-34Conservative-extremism-34--57502.html">You miss the title of the file "Conservative extremism"? </a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="Provide a link to the document with that title. None of the official copies I've seen use the wor" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Provide-a-link-to-the-document-with-that-title-None-of-the-official-copies-I-39ve-seen-use-the-wor-57653.html">Provide a link to the document with that title. None of the official copies I've seen use the wor</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="How do you figure?" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-How-do-you-figure--45760.html">How do you figure?</a><br />
Don't see anything unraveling except more of W's disastrous economic fall-out. You must have been watchin Focks Noise non-stop replay of the guilt-by-association-to-nowhere mantra. Sooner or later, you are going to have to get over the election and move on.
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<a class="ntl" title="How you figure that?" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-How-you-figure-that--30375.html">How you figure that?</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="Go figure. " href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Go-figure--42110.html">Go figure. </a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="I'm still trying to figure out what" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-I-39m-still-trying-to-figure-out-what-55543.html">I'm still trying to figure out what</a><br />
"voted in the decider..." means. Anyone got a clue?
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<a class="ntl" title="trying to figure this out..." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-trying-to-figure-this-out--55662.html">trying to figure this out...</a><br />
If not for the war in Iraq where we spent billions of dollars, and I don't mean to open another can of worms here, we wouldn't have to print or borrow money!<br />
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I know we don't want to digress, but please stop blaming the fact that we have to resort to these measures on the current adminstration.
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<a class="ntl" title="You should be able to figure out the" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-You-should-be-able-to-figure-out-the-57982.html">You should be able to figure out the</a><br />
...I'm sure you know JTBB as well as she knows herself.
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<a class="ntl" title="Still trying to figure out what " href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Still-trying-to-figure-out-what--61440.html">Still trying to figure out what </a><br />
<P>you would have had him do....stand there folding it like a doofus folding towels in a laundromat? I dunno, seems that might have reduced the dramatic impact somehow. He had the knife in one hand, which would have made folding a tricky thing to accomplish. Seriously, not sure how else he could have handled the flag, given the situation. Maybe throw it over one shoulder like a toga? One would assume those who had improperly hung the flag might have been nearby, maybe a little P.O.'d over his cutting it down. When ''exigent circumstances'' exist, you get the flag down as efficiently as possible and worry about the frills later. Tell us all, exactly what would Amanda do?</P>
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<a class="ntl" title="My take, go figure, is completely different..." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-My-take-go-figure-is-completely-different--25850.html">My take, go figure, is completely different...</a><br />
and I am an independent, not a Republican. First of all, he questioned her like she is running for President. She isn't. I would like Bill Clinton to have had this kind of questioning when he first ran for President having only been a governor. He would have done no better than she has, but the left would have sung his praises. Such is politics.<br />
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Politics aside, she did well. She avoided the traps he laid, and there were many.<br />
As to avoiding answering questions and only hitting the talking points...did you watch the Obama-O'Reilly interview? Danced all around subjects and would not commit to anything. I don't hear any on the left complaining that he tried to evade questions and threw out talking points.<br />
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Keeping the money from the bridge to nowhere...states do that every day. Lobbyists for Alaska...earmarks. Joe Biden's son was a professional lobbyist until yesterday and he and dad did a great many deals while Dad has been in Congress (I guess they finally decided they really could not dump on lobbyists when they had them in the family). Obama has worked with lobbyists as well, has some on his advisory staff. And as far as earmarks...he got elected, Michelle Obama's hospital doubled her salary, and Obama earmarked a million plus for them. Who benefitted from that? Fact is, all politicians have done that. What you don't say here is what Palin explained very well...the earmarks they seek to stop are the crooked under the table ones, attaching huge earmarks to bills to get them passed that would not otherwise pass. The earmarks that were asked for by <a class=word href=http://www.mtstars.com/medical_transcription/Alaska/>Alaska</a> were by the Fish and Game Commission in Alaska. It is perfectly fine for states to request funds from Washington. Some get them, some don't. But the practice of adding "pork" to a bill just to get it passed is the WRONG practice and that is the one they seek to stop. She was very succint in explaining that. Guess you missed that part of the interview.<br />
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As far as abuse of power in troopergate...maybe we should wait for the results? And I STILL say, any "trooper" who tasered an 11-year-old for ANY reason SHOULD be fired. <br />
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There is nothing wrong with having the ceremony for sending off those troops on 9/11 to commemorate the day. I do not believe she did it for publicity. It is a very meaningful date for many of the soliders who are being deployed. I think that is a cheap shot at them as well as her, implying she does not care about them (one of whom is her son) and just wanted publicity. I think she has PLENTY of publicity without that.<br />
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As as for disparaging things said about someone in the primary season...most of the other democrats in the primary focused on Obama's inexperience. Hillary did. His now running mate did...if I recall, said "The Presidency does not lend itself to on-the-job experience." You can't have it both ways either.
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<a class="ntl" title="I can't figure out why she finds" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-I-can-39t-figure-out-why-she-finds-25949.html">I can't figure out why she finds</a><br />
the word Salmonella offensive.
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<a class="ntl" title="How do you figure that those with mortgages" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-How-do-you-figure-that-those-with-mortgages-29532.html">How do you figure that those with mortgages</a><br />
<P>Decreasing the mortgage payment by 30% would only lengthen the repayment terms. Mortgage holders wouldn't get anything out of it, but probably would end up paying more over the course of time due to interest.</P><br />
<P>What cracks me up is you asking "what's in it for me?" and then complaining about the greed of others. Hypocrits are everywhere.</P>
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<a class="ntl" title="Obama would figure some way to get" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Obama-would-figure-some-way-to-get-33071.html">Obama would figure some way to get</a><br />
at least 8 syllables out of yes, 5 out of no!
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<a class="ntl" title="How you figure? She WAS lying" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-How-you-figure-She-WAS-lying-35358.html">How you figure? She WAS lying</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="Did she think they wouldn't figure it out????" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Did-she-think-they-wouldn-39t-figure-it-out--35683.html">Did she think they wouldn't figure it out????</a><br />
http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield.2.847628.html
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<a class="ntl" title="can mean either good or bad, you figure it out for yourself. nm" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-can-mean-either-good-or-bad-you-figure-it-out-for-yourself-nm-40659.html">can mean either good or bad, you figure it out for yourself. nm</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="Fake? How do YOU know? You cant even figure " href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Fake-How-do-YOU-know-You-cant-even-figure--40902.html">Fake? How do YOU know? You cant even figure </a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="I have another question...go figure.." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-I-have-another-question-go-figure--41278.html">I have another question...go figure..</a><br />
So, just today there have been posts saying that Obama is a Muslim. There have also been posts regarding Reverend Wright on this board. If it's against christian beliefs to be a Muslim, why would he have been accepted into a christian church? Which one are you guys going to stick with?
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<a class="ntl" title="how to figure out which jobs are on their way out" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-how-to-figure-out-which-jobs-are-on-their-way-out-43817.html">how to figure out which jobs are on their way out</a><br />
Anything that requires a loan: houses, cars, trade schools, university of Phoenix type schools, shopping malls, vacations and travel, elective surgeries or cosmetic dental lasik surgeries, etc.<br />
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Jobs that will increase:<br />
Anything that helps America:<br />
Teachers, nurses, geologists, scientists, infrastructure, power grids, alternative energy, solar.
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<a class="ntl" title="...and yet....he's still unqualified...go figure...." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics--and-yet-he-39s-still-unqualified-go-figure--47321.html">...and yet....he's still unqualified...go figure....</a><br />
Unfortunately, they let young, uninformed people vote that know no better.....ah well....c'est <a class=word href=http://www.mtstars.com/medical_transcription/LA/>LA</a> vie
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<a class="ntl" title="I don't think Freud himself could figure her out!!" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-I-don-39t-think-Freud-himself-could-figure-her-out--49586.html">I don't think Freud himself could figure her out!!</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="Which figure would you have us accept?" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Which-figure-would-you-have-us-accept--51523.html">Which figure would you have us accept?</a><br />
the 38% (average) disapproval, the 60% somewhat approval or the 34% strong approval ratings, all with that wide, wide +/- 14% margin of error? Don't see a whole lot of difference there. Like I said, 76% overall approval (CNN)...not too shabby after the week from he!!.
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<a class="ntl" title="Reply to ok, Trying to figure this out..." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Reply-to-ok-Trying-to-figure-this-out--55665.html">Reply to ok, Trying to figure this out...</a><br />
<P><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P><br />
<P><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial>...</SPAN><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Arial> I know we don't want to digress, but please stop blaming the fact that we have to resort to these measures on the current administration</SPAN></P><br />
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman>Here’s what a lot of us believe:<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>We don't 'have' to print or borrow money to buy our way out of this mess. That is the thing most people will not acknowledge. The mortgage crisis and <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>the housing ‘bubble’ were caused by government meddling with Fannie/Freddie loan standards. That sent the whole house of cards tumbling and the cascade of threatened failures that resulted. More government meddling will not fix this.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>You cannot shore up a house of cards. It's still cards. It should have been allowed to fall and be rebuilt, even if that meant starting from the ground up. <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Sucks to be us.</FONT></FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman>Foolish people who bought too much house for their means must be allowed to lose them. Bad companies have to be allowed to fail. Bad politicians with worse ideas also should to be allowed to fail; I'm doing my part not to get in their way.</FONT></FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman>I don't think anyone can name three things government does as efficiently and/or cheaply as private industry. Now government will part owners in AIG, banks, and other failing concerns. Now government wants to control <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>health care? And all of this - plus much more - was put in an 1100-page document nobody who voted on it could even read?</FONT></FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face=Times New Roman" size=3>Even though this is all mostly a done deal, I still cannot go along with the can't-we-all-get-along; wait-and-see crowd. Of course we’ll all just have to ‘sweat it out’ now, what choice?<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>This is so reminiscent of the FDR New Deal 70 years ago that I cannot believe we have learned nothing from history</FONT><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial>. <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman>What am I saying?<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Of course I can believe it.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>We’re still idiots! </FONT></FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face=Times New Roman" size=3>Tell me if any of this sounds familiar:</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face=Times New Roman" size=3>‘We seldom know six weeks in advance, what we are going to do.’<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>‘It is common sense, to take a method and try it: if it fails, admit it frankly and try another.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>But above all, try something.’<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>FDR </FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face=Times New Roman" size=3>Some of the things he tried:</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman>National Recovery Act (fixed prices and wages).<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Forced smaller companies out of business, since lower wages and prices where the only way they could compete with big companies.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman><SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman>A law in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st=on><st1:City w:st=on>Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st=on>DC</st1:State></st1:place>, mandating a minimum monthly wage for women (only), resulting in women losing their jobs to men who were willing to work for much less than that guaranteed wage.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman><SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Times New Roman" size=3>Agricultural Adjustment Act (subsidized farms by taking acreage out of production and fixed prices).<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Designed to curb overproduction and support prices.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>In reality production rose because farmers used their cash subsidies to buy fertilizer, and they had taken their worst acreage out of production anyway.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>They switched to the crops whose prices were guaranteed, hence, even more overproduction. </FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face=Times New Roman" size=3>Works Progress Administration (to provide employment and improve infrastructure).<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Turned into a giant political patronage system to reward supporters with ‘shovel-leaning’ jobs and to punish detractors.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>To get most such jobs, you had to declare your political party, ‘vote right’ and ‘tithe’ to the D party.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face=Times New Roman" size=3>Emergency Relief Act (made available to governors to assist the needy in their states).<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Since it was supported by huge tax increases, it all but shut off voluntary charitable contributions that traditionally went to the needy.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face=Times New Roman" size=3>Excise taxes arbitrarily levied on a few luxury items of the rich such as yachts, furs and jewelry, but also on cars, gasoline, radios, cosmetics, cameras, bank checks, long-distance phone calls and movie tickets used by lower-income groups.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT face=Times New Roman" size=3>Tariffs on imported goods, which caused other countries to retaliate by taxing or not buying our goods and damaged our export business.</FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman>Top income tax bracket for the too-rich (only) 79% <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>and the IRS was used as a weapon to harass and punish the wealthy, as well as critics of New Deal policies. <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN><st1:place w:st=on>Roosevelt</st1:place> was incensed that the wealthy (though he was born to wealth) <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>used tax loopholes such as charitable deductions and business losses to legally avoid taxes, so he instructed the IRS and Congress to close them. <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Meanwhile, FDR himself used such loopholes to deduct the value of materials he donated for his own future presidential library. <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>He took business losses and farm losses on his personal tax returns.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman><SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman><st1:place w:st=on>Roosevelt</st1:place> was one of those silver-spoon guys, subsidized by someone else’s money (his mother’s) his entire life.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>He failed repeatedly in businesses financed by family money. <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>He had a solid record of picking losers; he thought the airplane was a fad. <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>He had a lackluster academic career.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Never held a ‘real’ job. His only talents were his personality and charisma.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman><SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman>Yes, FDR inherited the beginnings of the Great Depression from Herbert Hoover in 1933,<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>but <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN><st1:place w:st=on>Roosevelt</st1:place>’s repeated ‘try something’ efforts to fix it kept it going until World War II.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><br />
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Times New Roman><SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Times New Roman" size=3>Any of this starting to sound familiar? <SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>We’ve been at this exact pivotal point before and we are blowing it again.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Elected another snake oil salesman.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Way to go.</FONT></P>
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<a class="ntl" title="I cannot figure what ever caused you to" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-I-cannot-figure-what-ever-caused-you-to-56359.html">I cannot figure what ever caused you to</a><br />
have such deep hatred for Republicans, especially President Bush. It certainly isn't anything he ever did as president as your posts indicate that your hatred for him began at his first inauguration. I also get the feeling that you will never be able to let it go, as you constantly bring it up in almost every post you make. The major difference between you two that stands out is that he is a Christian and you are an atheist. He does not believe in abortion and you chose to have one. Maybe you have a guilt problem that you are trying to overcome before you can move on? <br />
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However, I can't see how you can use your hatred for Bush to justify Obama speaking to the French town hall meeting and, essentially, telling the world that America is not special to him and that Europe is the greatest nation. How can you say that is doing an awesome job?
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<a class="ntl" title="And technically how do you figure that?" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-And-technically-how-do-you-figure-that--61845.html">And technically how do you figure that?</a><br />
My husband is currently on active duty in Iraq, doing everything he can to stay alive to come home to his family. He is being shot at and has had suicide bombers attack his post twice. To him, and me, this is war, no doubt. And while yes you have the extremists there that want the US out, there are many more "every day people" who want them there and to stay because they know what will happen once the US pulls out. These people are extremely grateful to my husband and the other men/women of the military that are there for taking down Saddam Hussein and allowing them to live their lives more freely.
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<a class="ntl" title="What is your media source for the 50/50 figure?" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-What-is-your-media-source-for-the-50-50-figure--1555.html">What is your media source for the 50/50 figure?</a><br />
<P>I can cite three sources right away that state that statistically this move is supported more than not by the Jews as well as major U.S. Jewish organizations. </P>
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<a class="ntl" title="Trying to figure this out. Religious dems....sm" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Trying-to-figure-this-out-Religious-dems-sm-27362.html">Trying to figure this out. Religious dems....sm</a><br />
give more than religious repubs, and nonreligious dems give less than nonreligious repubs. Do I have this right? It seems to me the religious dems give the most, yes?<br />
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<a class="ntl" title="From one post you figure someone is a neocon..." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-From-one-post-you-figure-someone-is-a-neocon--27485.html">From one post you figure someone is a neocon...</a><br />
geez. Post a clip, so people can see the whole context of what was said. Then let them decide. After all the ripping of Sarah Palin, you seize on this? Walls shattering in your glass house there, friend.
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<a class="ntl" title="This test actually did help me to figure some things out..." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-This-test-actually-did-help-me-to-figure-some-things-out--29946.html">This test actually did help me to figure some things out...</a><br />
<P>http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_calculator.html</P><br />
<P>I think there are other tests because this seems to be sponsored by the <a class=word href=http://www.mtstars.com/medical_transcription/VA/>VA</a> I think, but it is still great to determine issues. I scored only 22 percent with McCain, which I kind of figured anyway, but it helps me when so many people like to cloud the issues and confuse people, especially women. </P><br />
<P>I used to see that in the union when I was just a medical record clerk (which was a union job) and then went to transcription (nonunion job) - when the administration was trying to break the union they would always stir the women up with issues that were sort of minor, or confusing, and sit back and watch everyone fighting about such petty things, and meanwhile emotions would get so high people did not even know the issues anymore. </P><br />
<P>It was weird to watch, but they do the same thing where my partner works while they try continually to break the union - they use the women to do it - sad but true, and it almost works every time. </P>
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<a class="ntl" title="Right. We're just too stupid to figure out what" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Right-We-39re-just-too-stupid-to-figure-out-what-35733.html">Right. We're just too stupid to figure out what</a><br />
to our economy, mortgages, home values, 401Ks, lending institutions, banks, stock market, wages, disappearing jobs, retail prices, consumer confidence, blah, blah, blah. We all need your divine guidance on that one.
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<a class="ntl" title="More double standards ...go figure (sm)" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-More-double-standards-go-figure-sm--42650.html">More double standards ...go figure (sm)</a><br />
<P>*when has government ever solved a problem.* </P><br />
<P>*They actually believe that is their government's job, to make all their laws and tell them how to live.*</P><br />
<P>How about remembering that you said this when it comes to abortion and same <a class=word href=http://www.mtstars.com/medical_transcription/sex/>sex</a> marriage.</P><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="didn't take an education to figure out that one" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-didn-39t-take-an-education-to-figure-out-that-one-55727.html">didn't take an education to figure out that one</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="You're so "bright", you figure it out...." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-You-39re-so-34bright-34-you-figure-it-out--57689.html">You're so "bright", you figure it out....</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="It's a figure of speech..., not spin. I was always referring only to." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Its-a-figure-of-speech-not-spin-I-was-always-referring-only-to--468.html">It's a figure of speech..., not spin. I was always referring only to.</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="I figure I have been on the Public Enemy List..." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-I-figure-I-have-been-on-the-Public-Enemy-List--5362.html">I figure I have been on the Public Enemy List...</a><br />
for years. I started becoming very involved during the Viet Nam War, the civil rights movement, the ERA, all those things of the 70s. I have been arrested 3 times (and proud of it) for unlawful assembly, marching without a parade permit (someone was really fine combing there), and sitting in at a government building. These were all en masse arrests but I am sure I have an FBI file. I also was active in AIM back in the day, American Indian Movement and now am involved with Free Leonard Peltier, so I know I am wired, tapped, followed, whatever it is they do to dissidents like me. I also was at a Friends Community House meeting here in Florida where protestors of the present debacle gather. One of these meetings was tapped; made national news. I will go to Harry's site and sign anything they ask me to. I sign petitions all the time from MoveOn, Not In Our Name, Women in Black, Amnesty International...so I really don't care about that part. I used to think I would just wait until it is finally over, the Bush administration that is, but now I am beginning to think this world may not make it until November 2008. A melt-down is coming, take your pick, global warming or nuclear warfare, I tend to think the nuclear will be first. If we nuke Iran, the rest of all hell will break loose and America wil be responsible for too numerous to count deaths worldwide. If anyone thinks that guy in Iran and his compatriots will take that sitting down, they are as dumb as dirt. We knew from the beginning that Iraq would turn out just exactly as it has, and Iran will do the same, only bigger and badder. The times, they are a-changin'.
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<a class="ntl" title="Ron Paul.....I'll let you figure out the rest" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-Ron-Paul-I-39ll-let-you-figure-out-the-rest-28660.html">Ron Paul.....I'll let you figure out the rest</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="The polls poll mostly democrats...go figure..." href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-The-polls-poll-mostly-democrats-go-figure--35722.html">The polls poll mostly democrats...go figure...</a><br />
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<a class="ntl" title="You missed the point - go figure (see message)" href="https://www.mtstars.com/politics-You-missed-the-point-go-figure-see-message--37194.html">You missed the point - go figure (see message)</a><br />
The point was that a President must pass a background check with the FBI - has nothing to do with applying to work for the FBI. He can't pass a basic background check (oh yeah, I feel real safe with him that close to the "launch" button).<br />
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So, he can't pass a background check and he is not American born and he's getting a free pass...go ahead make him president. Maybe his cabinet people will be Ahmandinejab, Mohammar Kadafi, Castro, Kim Jong iL, etc. Plus the others he'll form back up with (Ayers & Wright) - after all it will be too late by then.
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