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Get an F'ing grip lady! It's a picture of two people sitting in an F'ing car! What kind of twisted filthy mind have you got to get your knickers in such a bundle over that??? Counseling might help.
LOSER!
L O S E R !
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SALON!
ALL PALIN ALL THE TIME!
morons.
There's a sucker born every minute, and anyone who honestly believes that he should be president is beyond redemption.
The next-gen "Liberal" neocons love the idea of President Obama, because they know they could manipulate him like Cheney manipulated Bush. (Rahm has the Kenyan BC)
I'll be checking out European real estate should I manage to swing a second job and save up some moeny.
I am truly glad to know you have found happiness in another place.
Have you ever thought that if you converted the masses to your opinion of expatriation - they would all follow you to your Shangri-la and mess it up for you?
My advice is to keep your destination a secret (my preferred place is the West coast of Jamaica).
Two more things:
When you give up your 46" TV - will you send it to me - I cannot afford that currently - wife just got laid off after 20 years.
And have you noticed that the little V V thing you do at the end of your posts is a W with a spacer?
I think you have a subconscious longing for Bush to return to the White House.
Uncle G, you're a hoot. Your planet is such a merry place, full of lovely fantasies. isn't it?
The people who gave us Palin are in fact paying. The complete and utter disintegration of the GOP has been going on for months. The split continues to widen with little or no healing. The lines between the wing nuts and the moderates has never been greater. Limbaugh is the de facto leader of the party, the best they can do is say no and the Senate now has 60 democrats. No it can't get worse unless one of their leaders just quits their job, Oh wait.....
you listen to the democrat party, or you listen to the republican party, or you forget about politics.
in a democracy, the people can offer an alternative to the cosey back scratching of the politicians. but america isn't one. maybe you are beginning to see that's a mistake?
probably not. when politics is a profession for a few instead of a civic duty of all, media pilot fish don't disturb the sharks they suck on.
YO! FOOL!
She is not the Emperor.
OBAMA IS.
GET IT?
You think his clothes are MARVELOUS.
He is Bush with a tan.
You ever hear of that nutbar Joe Biden?
He IS Vice President.
Only a HEARTBEAT AWAY from the PRESIDENCY.
Joe Biden FOOL, not Sarah Palin, FOOL.
This panty journalism has lowered the bar here precipitously.
No, I am not a Palin fan or a conservative as if there is a difference between either political wing of this corporatocracy..
I am going to take being called a hoot as a great big compliment - thank you - I am ususally called other things that are not nearly as sweet.
Let me give you a hint as to where to find the answer to the difference between knowledge and wisdom - the book of Proverbs in the Jewish Scriptures.
Since I am on the east coast and I have to go make my daily bread $$ in the morning I will bid you adieu.
Thanks for the debate.
Palin is SCARY?
Are you a man or a mouse?
Don't bother.
Have a piece of cheese.
MEOW!
How does a 12 year old on Prozac "retire"?
BOO!
Really, Stinks? Because you do a gosh-darn terrific impersonation of a conservative Palin fan.
Who was running congress for most of those years ...
The Republicans. Even now they will try to stomp out any moderate proposal that may come their way.
And we still have those 'easy' Iraq and Afghan wars. That isn't my characterization that was the offical Bush description. Now we have that plus our legacy of torture and indefinite detention.
In addition we have Bush's record on science. The lost time on global warming could easily cost millions of lives in low lying areas. This was all done against the advice of scientists to advance business objectives.
As far as leaving the country, I have and its not the worst thing that has happened to me. I know I probably come off as preaching too much about the glories of another culture many times but I'm still having fun. I would point out to others that there are "other games in town" and don't just assume that life in America will always be the best. I can assure you it isn't. I can also assure you that all coutries have weaknesses too and that no place is perfect.
In my experience Americans are both loved and hated in other cultures. They are jealous about the privlidges most Americans claim and American military might. But they also will respect American education. If you go into most places with a sense of humor about American culture and point fun at both cultures you will find acceptence in many places you go.
Remember, life is an adventure.
Uncle G, today I have completed another earthquake magnitude calculator for the ATWS. If a tsunami happens, which I hope it doesn't, we can do more to enhance our reputation in the Islamic community than all your troops and military hardware. But Uncle G, you will probably be looking for more guns and bombs. Those bombs will make you feel better but won't protect you from terrorism. Having the population on your side because you are helping them avoid natural disasters and the like will protect you from terrorism. Terrorists can't work in a vaccum, they need popular support.
In Machiavelli's words, from memory, "it is better to be feared than loved, but not hated". You probably don't worry about the hated part, but I do. I hope that a little part of our team's work can advance peace efforts just a little bit in the future. Just a little bit.
I hope that you and your Bush friends are defeated based on their unjust values and attitudes. Those values don't represent the America I knew and loved.
While I suspect you feel I'm a bright-eyed,niave optimist I look at events in Pakistan and Afghanistan remembering our historical role in the region with fear. Current events in that section of the world represent the product of American foreign policy hegemony. Pakistan now has nukes, I suspect in large part due to our efforts. But of course we'll never know. You might be OK with all this, but please don't assume we all walk around with the same values and have reached the same judgements.
Peace out.