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Chris Sinnard

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Saturday, September 8, 2007 11:25 AM
Original article: Baby's first lead

Are you trying to hurt the economy?

Don't you watch CNBC?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCab5CJXWo4

You see, some witch on CNBC says that if China took the paint out of the toys and the poison out of theyou see, food, prices at wal-mart could go up, which could hurt the economy...

The Chinese have a lot to learn when it comes to safety and fear marketing, but they'll get there. Just watch out low low prices!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F06LjugtIUo

To open the driver's door afterwards, the test crew had to use a crowbar, a tool that first hand witnesses don't have. It is essential that the door can be opened with little force to aid the passengers. The driver would have suffered severe injuries, maybe would have been dead.

The car achieved only one of possible five stars in the EuroNCAP rating.

I wonder if the Chinese be eating Tyson chicken while driving their new death traps? I know the Russians aren't eating our fecal soup infested chicken, and the Chinese are taking steps to ban chicken imports too. But who cares about fecal soup or poor quality food? It is China and lead paint we need to worry about because the Chinese aren't protected by anti-first amendment British style libel laws like the unregulated (thank Clinton) factory farmers out there.

http://old.exile.ru/2002-July-25/moscow_babylon.html

http://www.truthabouttrade.org/article.asp?id=8133

So blame China, and Wal-mart, you know, the typical scapegoats, and ignore the agricutlture industry and continue feeding your kids the Chicken McShitlets that come with their happy meals. You have no choice. Agriculture is a sacred cow that can't be touched, it has a powerful lobby, just ask Oprah.

Are we scared enough of China yet? Maybe China just needs a more powerful PAC? Then the Chinese won't have to worry about getting hounded about pesky, profit reducing things like safety. I mean, it has worked for agriculture and the factory farmers out there.

Saturday, September 8, 2007 11:48 AM
Original article: Baby's first lead

lol at thinking the Democrats are saints

Just don't ask Bill Clinton about factory farming, fecal soup, or deregulating the factory farmers under his watch. Just ask Oprah what happens if you confront factory farmers.

I bet I can summarize the TLDR wall of text below:

Blame Republicans, blow Democrats

To act like one party is above the fray of corruption is unbelievable.

Just keep focusing on China and the Republicans, your useful idiocy is serving both. Just don't be too heartbroken when your precious Democrats sell out to the war party. Oh wait, they already did.

Saturday, September 8, 2007 11:49 AM
Original article: Baby's first lead

Enjoy your fecal chicken with your lead paint toys

Chicken McShitlets. Thank Bill Clinton, not the republicans.

Saturday, September 8, 2007 11:51 AM
Original article: Baby's first lead

The Democrats care about life

They care about the lives in Tel Aviv.

Friday, September 14, 2007 11:01 AM

Takes one to know one

Scoop and Dump knows all about what it means to be a rat.

Friday, September 14, 2007 11:07 AM

The Feds and the banks

lol. Like the Federal Government has any control over its masters: the Federal Reserve, the banks, and the Robber Barons behind them. This is the same establishment that gets on its knees and prays to the all-knowing Federal Reserve, begging for answers when things they don't understand make them scared.

Friday, September 14, 2007 11:12 AM
Original article: The bicycle thief

Amsterdam

When I went to Amsterdam, the biggest crime I heard about was bicycle theft.

Pretty telling statement in a city where pretty much anything goes. See kids, the War on Drugs is a good thing....

Friday, September 14, 2007 11:36 AM

Seems kind of contradictory

Doesn't this go against the whole "French infidelity is OK" shtick?

Funny how Americans can get all upset and fussy regarding French infidelity, while they themselves really don't:

"Cheating is as French as Brie, and the French consider themselves sophisticated when it comes to dealing with physical configurations. Moreover, the French do not view infidelity the same way we do in the United States. Of course, many French do not support the 'infidelity' philosophy, but, in France, the concept of cheating on one's spouse does not necessarily mean that you must give up your family life. In other words, having a lover, and having a spouse is not a trade off." -- Christiann Anderson

I see it as a not seeing the forest for the trees situation. It seems as if the service is being taken out of its cultureal context and being put into an American one. If this service were in the US, I could see a people getting upset. But France? Getting upset about a service that seems to promote infidelity while the culture it is promoting it in has a much different perception on the subject than we do seems to be a little narrow in scope.

Perhaps it would be more pertinent to talk about this service from an economic/cultural perspective instead of an American one? i.e. the culture that has brought about a demand for such services instead of the service itself. If there wasn't enough demand the service wouldn't exist.

Friday, September 14, 2007 01:21 PM

"or cologne-"

lipstick- (or cologne-)

Nice catch... Who needs to show their hand when their tells are obvious? I guess that means that women cheat too? No way, and all this time I thought only the penis cheated and manipulated the snizz, and that the reverse couldn't possibly happen. Who would of thunk it?

France is supposed to be such a sexually open society, yet this services exist there. She is capitalizing on Cognitive Dissidence. Good for her.

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