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May 13, 2014 13:38:52   #
OldSchool wrote:
THE END IS NEAR!!!! OMG!!!! What do we do??!! I'm soooooooo scared!!!!!

Get a grip on yourselves for Christ sake! The earth is going through climate cycles, and this cycle happens to be like what it was in the 50s. THERE IS NO GLOBAL WARMING!!!!! REPEAT AFTER ME "THERE IS NO GLOBAL WARMING!!!" Climate change, yes...but, it's not caused by man, it's caused by the sun.

Man can not produce as much pollution as one volcano! In the 70s you idiots thought we were going into another ice age, and guess what? We didn't go into another ice age. The earth will still be here for you, your kids, and their kids, and their kids.

This global warming crap was, and still is, a get rich scheme perpetrated by Al Gore and his ilk. They got rich off it, while you dupes go running around in self-inflicted hysteria. Wake up, and get a hold of yourself.
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Sorry, but who exactly is getting rich? The Koch brother, coal mining, oil companies are getting rich getting people to DENY climate change is happening, even when you can see it with your own eyes. Grandchildren and greatgrandchildren-sorry, this is an issue that will affect people alive today. 97% of scientists agree that climate change is both real and antropogenic, caused by people. The other few percent work for the coal and oil companies and are PAID to cast doubt. It is sad the 25% of American bought the misinfomation of the people making money on coal and oil. They are wrong. Deny a fact if you like, but that does not make it less of a fact.
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May 13, 2014 13:30:58   #
Jack2014 wrote:
Faux Snooze reported today that Darrel ASSA and John McCain have located a long lost Email that links the Benghazi attack with the Pearl Harbor bombing. Lindsey Graham confirms that he's seen the Email and that it's true. He and McCain are now calling for a special Senate committee to investigate this link of Benghazi with Pearl Harbor. Assa is duplicating the email as a handout to give to Chuck Todd and David Gregory for discussion with their Repuglican panels. Noonan now is reporting that she knew all about the Email but was forced by the government to keep it quite.
It's hard to believe but Hamm-ity and O'Fairy are all over it. Hamm-ity even reported that the bombs dropped on Pearl Harbor may have been loaded w Anthrax Chemical Weapons grade that the Japanese obtained from Saddam Hussein who was attempting to hide them in Syria. Fortunately the Anthrax supplied by Reagan/Rumppsfeld was just red chalk. Fooled you Saddam!
The heavy discussion today is totally focused on whether the so-called red chalk as reported by Cheney was now partially in Syria. Cheney says he would do it all over again referring to the tricks he pulled on Saddam when he was working for Reagan. Faux will have a special report tonight on the Megan Kelly show.
So,what killed all those Kurds and Iranians? Hamm-ity says it was the Bird Flu sent from China as partial payment for their oil contracts w Iraq. Go figure.
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Great FACTS, which the tea baggers on this site will simply ignore and attack you personally. Bengazi is simply a republican fund raising tactic to get the mouth breathers to write them a check. The question about why deaths only count if they occur under a democratic president is never answered. I wish one of our loyal posters could explain why deaths during republican administrations did not matter, but these do.
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May 13, 2014 13:06:59   #
Jack2014 wrote:
Faux Snooze reported today that Darrel ASSA and John McCain have located a long lost Email that links the Benghazi attack with the Pearl Harbor bombing. Lindsey Graham confirms that he's seen the Email and that it's true. He and McCain are now calling for a special Senate committee to investigate this link of Benghazi with Pearl Harbor. Assa is duplicating the email as a handout to give to Chuck Todd and David Gregory for discussion with their Repuglican panels. Noonan now is reporting that she knew all about the Email but was forced by the government to keep it quite.
It's hard to believe but Hamm-ity and O'Fairy are all over it. Hamm-ity even reported that the bombs dropped on Pearl Harbor may have been loaded w Anthrax Chemical Weapons grade that the Japanese obtained from Saddam Hussein who was attempting to hide them in Syria. Fortunately the Anthrax supplied by Reagan/Rumppsfeld was just red chalk. Fooled you Saddam!
The heavy discussion today is totally focused on whether the so-called red chalk as reported by Cheney was now partially in Syria. Cheney says he would do it all over again referring to the tricks he pulled on Saddam when he was working for Reagan. Faux will have a special report tonight on the Megan Kelly show.
So,what killed all those Kurds and Iranians? Hamm-ity says it was the Bird Flu sent from China as partial payment for their oil contracts w Iraq. Go figure.
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May 13, 2014 13:05:33   #
yes you are
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May 13, 2014 13:03:36   #
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/jul/25/barack-obama/obama-says-deficit-falling-fastest-rate-60-years/
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Apr 21, 2014 14:11:59   #
Either side, but corporate and personal contributions VASTLY outweigh union contributions. Citizens United is a bad idea in any event. Most Americans want background checks for gun purchases, want the rich to pay more in taxes, want corporate tax loopholes closed, want to keep Medicare as it is, not make it a voucher, want to fix social security by making all income subject to deductions, want to raise the minum wage, etc None of that will happen because the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson can control who gets campaign $, and believe me, they will make sure they get a return on their investment. Secret unlimited contributions are bribes.
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Apr 21, 2014 09:24:32   #
MrEd wrote:
I don't know why you say those other things are any less real. There is perfect evidence that Obama put out a fraudulent Birth certificate and there are 20 listed items that are proven forgery on that thing. Also, if you bother to pay attention to the birth certificate he put out, you will see where he messed up and told on himself and proves he is not a natural born citizen. That is the one HE put out and proves he should be removed from office, but the Democrats will sure block that. As for Benghazi and the IRS, he and the rest of his people have been covering that up every day with every trick they know, so I would say that is anything but false changes. All of his actions do harm to American since he would be out if Congress did what they were supposed to do and that is impeach him and put him behind bars for what he has done. I sure wouldn't call any of that nonsense though.
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If ANY of the stuff you have commented on WERE true, the republicans WOULD have impreached him. Turn off FOX, where all they do all day is stir the fear and racist pot to try and get average joes to vote for politicians that will further the interests of the 1%-block minimum wage increases, block equal pay increases, gut anti-pollution measures, lower taxes for the rich, all so they make more money by shifting the burdens of society onto the poor and middle class.
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Apr 21, 2014 09:18:16   #
BoJester wrote:
After reading this, wingnut posters on OPP should be furious at how conservatism is dangerous for their children


by Randa Morris 4/20/2014

Republicans complain about video games and Hollywood, routinely whining that the influence of the mainstream media on the next generation is ‘destroying America.’ They claim that the ‘unGodly‘ and the ‘sexually immoral’ are encouraging young people to become degenerate, God hating heathens, bound for eternal damnation.

The Republican agenda is destroying the fabric of American society.

Who is really destroying the fabric of American society? Is it the gays with their ‘homosexual agenda,‘ and Disney with their top secret plot to corrupt the minds of all children via cartoon feature films with catchy theme songs? Or is it another segment of society altogether? A segment of our population that teaches American youth that violence is the answer to all problems; one that role models disrespect for everyone, from teachers to the police, to the president; a segment of our population that pretends to be ‘Godly,’ but values wealth more than humanity and role models that truth in everything they say and do?



Republicans are horrible role models for America’s young people. Representatives of the GOP promote an agenda which is racist, classist, sexist, violent and uneducated. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg.

Here are the top ten reasons that Republicans make horrible role models.

It’s OK to degrade women.

1. Sexism. Just this week, Senate republicans voted against the equal pay for equal work act. Republicans have repeatedly stood against the Violence Against Women Act. They consistently pass legislation that attempts to take away a women’s right to determine what happens to her own body. They blame single mothers for the ills of society, almost as often as they blame gays, liberals, atheists and the devil.

What republicans role model is nothing more than arrogance and egotism. They attempt to disguise these character flaws behind terms like ‘traditional family values.’ They teach boys to disrespect their mothers, sisters and female classmates. They teach girls that it is their duty to allow others to disrespect them. They teach young men that they aren’t required to control themselves sexually. They teach young women that if boys look at or touch them in a way they don’t like, it must be their own fault.

These are not lessons that most parents hope their children will learn. They are lessons that lead to girls and women being harmed, and to boys and men doing jail time. They’re lessons that lead to lawsuits and harassment suits and personal injury suits and lost wages suits and lots of other things that aren’t good, for either boys or girls to learn.

Try violence first.

2. Violence: Whether they are demanding that the United States get involved in another war, calling for the killing of Muslims in the streets, marching around like Nazis showing off their guns or threatening to kill the president, the Republican mentality is one that teaches children that violence is the answer to all problems.

‘Negotiation is weakness.’ ’Diplomacy is for sissies.’ ’Just shoot and kill everyone you don’t like.’ This strategy is to be applied to people who hold different religious views, different political views, people who come from other cultures, those who have different skin colors or those who are ‘not the same‘ in any other way.

Let’s not forget that conservatives believe that the only way to deal with criminals is to kill them. Also, the only way to deal with someone who makes you uncomfortable is to kill them, under Stand Your Ground laws, another barbaric product of the GOP shoot first and shoot last mentality.

Needless to say these are not lessons most parents would choose to teach their children.

Disrespect for authority is good.

3. Disrespect; Republicans role model disrespect in everything they say and do. Disrespect for the President and members of his cabinet. They show disrespect for public workers, police officers, fire fighters, teachers, and just about every other person of authority, namely those who most Americans try to teach their children to respect.

To republicans, even our men and women in uniform are not worthy of respect or compassion. Instead they’re just props to be used in the latest production of the never ending GOP political theater. They are the first to send US troops off to war, and the last to fulfill their promises to them, once they’ve returned back home.

You don’t have to play well with ‘others’.

4. Racism; Most parents don’t want their children to grow up full of hate. They don’t want their kids to judge others based on the color of their skin or their country of origin. But Republicans consistently resort to using the Southern Strategy, a strategy originally created by the GOP to woo racist southern voters. It’s used to manipulate and divide people, by turning the races against one another.

Republican party leaders cultivate a culture of fear, envy, hate and bigotry. They sell their base a distorted version of reality, full of paranoia, mistrust and suspicion. These are not traits most parents want to cultivate in their children, but the message is always there. “That guy is out to get you.” “Those people want to take stuff from you.” “Someone over there is plotting something that threatens your entire existence.”

Do not get an education.

5. Education: Republicans are strongly opposed to learning. They generally oppose public education, and specifically oppose anyone learning anything that falls outside of their personal religious beliefs. Republicans deny science, despise math, reject facts, alter history, condemn reading and even oppose critical thinking in schools. Let’s not even discuss sex education.

While GOP leaders pander to religious extremist’s demands for government enforced and funded religious indoctrination, their reasons for wanting to dumb down the populace are motivated by other factors. Promoting the idea that being educated is a bad thing, an anti-God thing, a ‘liberal elite’ thing, makes being uneducated seem appealing, especially to those who are uneducated.

Most parents hope to see their children do well in school. They want their kid to get all A’s, and that includes getting good grades in Science and math. They would like to see their kids to develop analytical and critical thinking skills. Parents also want their kids to know about STD’s, where babies come from and how to keep from getting one. Ignorance just breeds more Republicans.

The value of a person is based on the amount of wealth and possessions they own.

6: Materialism: Stuff matters. What you need is more stuff. The more stuff you have the more important you are. People who don’t have stuff are worthless. The Republican role model for American children is superficial, materialistic and centers on the accumulation of money and things, at the expense of other people.

Parents have a hard enough time trying to teach their children that they don’t have to get stuff all the time. Thankfully, this stuff phase is one kids usually outgrow with age. Republicans, on the other hand, really believe whoever has the most toys in the end wins. They never got the message, “you can’t take it with you.”

Most parents don’t want their child’s identity and sense of self worth tied up in how much stuff they do or don’t have. They hope for something better, like that their kids will turn out to be compassionate, generous, honest, kind, well mannered, that they will do well in school (see number five), become a valuable member of a community, and they hope that their kids will aspire to make the world a better place. To put it another way, greed and selfishness are not character traits that most parents hope to see flourish in their kids.

Don’t give a hoot, go ahead and pollute.

7: Environment: Just throw your trash wherever you want. (God will clean it up?) While many parents strive to teach their children to appreciate nature and respect the earth, water and wildlife, the message Republicans send is quite different. The GOP philosophy is that there’s nothing about the earth in and of itself, that is valuable. If you can’t rip it up, siphon it off, drill it, frack it, mine it or exploit it in some other way, it’s worthless. Everything on earth is meant for monetary gain. If it can’t be bought and sold it has no value.

Name calling is a good substitute for reasonable debate.

8: Less Than Civil Discourse: This is a constant. While most people would prefer that their children not call names or hurl insults at other people, Republicans have made this standard procedure for the adults in government. Debating facts and statistics or engaging in civil discourse are things of the past. If you disagree with someone, spew all sorts of verbal insults, scream over them, cut them off when they are speaking or just dismiss what they are saying as ‘lies and propaganda‘. If that doesn’t work, shout Benghazi and run.

Never listen to the other person. Instead of thoughtfully considering other views, do whatever it takes to silence them. If someone attempts to express a point of view that falls outside the one you espouse, just shout words like traitor, commie, Nazi, feminazi, fascist, un-American, liar, anti-God, Obamabot, etc… If it’s a woman, call her a whore. If it’s a man, call him a lazy moocher, feminine and weak or just go with whatever else comes to mind. If it’s the president, you can always fall back on the n-word.

GOP role models include the likes of Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Chris Christie, Ann Coulter, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, Louie Gohmert and many others, all cut from the same cloth. The message is you don’t have to respect others who disagree with you. The loudest, rudest, most obnoxious person wins, not on the merits of the argument, but because they successfully shouted over opposing voices.

Honesty is not the best policy.

9: Lying: One thing almost every parent wants is for their children to grow up to be honest. Republicans are notorious for lying. Whether they’re lying about Obamacare, fictional death panels and guillotines, or inventing scary stories about FEMA camps and lizard people, honesty is not something Republicans have developed a reputation for.

Republicans lie as a matter of policy. From lying to kids about sex to lying to their followers about ‘Benghazi,’ distorting the truth is a way of life for the right wing. It’s hard to keep track of all the things that Republicans lie about, from trickle down economics to President Obama’s record, even the fact checkers can’t keep up.

Here’s a newsflash, even though republicans claim to be the ‘family values party’ (the biggest lie of all?) dishonesty is not a trait that most families value.

Say one thing, do another.

10: Lack of Integrity. The level of hypocrisy in the Republican party is totally astounding. Whenever a GOP politician is caught doing the exact same thing they campaigned against, the standard excuse from the GOP is ‘dems do it too.’

Admittedly, Democrats aren’t perfect, but it’s rare to find one who ran on a platform of “vote for me, and I’ll outlaw stuff based on my righteous right-winged feign devotion to God and the Bible.” It’s also rare to hear Democrats campaigning against other people’s supposed sins, homosexuality, drug use, their religious beliefs or some other perceived evil.

Once you’ve gone around trying to convince everyone that you’re a devoted religious fanatic who will save America from its sins, it’s a totally different ball game when you are caught doing drugs, cheating on your wife, having a same sex fling, ripping off your own supporters or doing a host of other things that are supposed to be against your own religious beliefs (the ones you tried to shove down everyone else’s throats). That’s the definition of hypocrisy.

Integrity is doing what you say. It’s living by the same standards you seek to impose on others. Most parents hope to instill some sense of integrity in their children. A good way to avoid raising children who lack integrity is to keep them away from republicans.

It’s time to clean house.

This is by no means a comprehensive list of the ways that republicans are negatively influencing the youth of America. While I’ve tried to include as many links as possible to illustrate the points, there’s no doubt that there are thousands of other examples that can easily be found, just by doing a casual Google search of any of the topics touched upon here.

There’s no doubt there will always be political figures who set a bad example for the next generation. Yet we can start to fix this problem by demanding better than the average republican mentality, when it comes to our country’s leaders.
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Apr 21, 2014 09:14:01   #
hprinze wrote:
WRITTEN BY A 21 YEAR OLD FEMALE IN TEXAS
Wow, this girl has a great plan! Love the last thing she would do the best. This was written by a 21 yr. old female who understands today’s economy. It's her future she's worried about and this is how she feels about the social welfare big government state that she's being forced to live in! These solutions are just common sense in her opinion.
This was in the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco, TX.............
PUT ME IN CHARGE . .
Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Dingdongs or HoHo's, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul away.
If you want steak and frozen pizza, then get a job.
Put me in charge of Medicaid. The first thing I'd do is to get men Norplant birth control implants or tubal-ligations. Then, we'll test recipients for drugs, alcohol, and nicotine.
If you want to reproduce or use drugs, alcohol, or smoke, then get a job.
Put me in charge of government housing. Ever live in a military barracks? You will maintain our property in a clean and good state of repair. Your "home" will be subject to inspections anytime and possessions will be inventoried.

If you want a plasma screen TV or Xbox 360, then get a job & your own place.

In addition, you will either present a check stub from a job each week or you will report to a "government" job. It may be cleaning the roadways of trash, painting and repairing public housing, whatever we find for you. We will sell your 22-inch rims and low profile tires and your blasting stereo and speakers and put that money toward the "common good."

Before you write that I've violated someone's rights, realize that all of the above is voluntary. If you want our money, accept our rules, it's just that simple. Before you say that this would be "demeaning" and ruin their "self-esteem," consider that it wasn't that long ago that taking someone else's money for doing absolutely nothing was demeaning and lowered self-esteem. If we are expected to pay for other people's mistakes we should at least attempt to make them learn from their bad choices. The current system rewards them for continuing to make bad choices.
(I love this one.)

AND While you are on Gov't assistance, you no longer can VOTE! Yes, that is correct. For you to vote would be a conflict of interest. If you want to vote, then get a job and support your government instead of living off of it.
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What about STATES that are welfare parasites? Mississippi gets over 3 bucks from the feds for every dollar they pay in federal taxes. Should Mississippi get two senators? Should Mississippi's congresssional votes count? Should CN and NY get twice as many votes, as they get about 50 cents for every dollar?
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Apr 21, 2014 09:06:18   #
GERARD A. SANCHEZ wrote:
And change the divided U.S. Supreme Court where the majority justices are ruling from the bench, regardless the majority people interest.


Amen, brother! How is it in the interest of the majority of people to give the rich unlimited and secret campaign contributions!
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Jan 20, 2014 09:54:31   #
fom wrote:
That is a radical and very biased asumption you have there. No wonder people in general think the Tea party is whacked. You can't prove a single thing in this posting it just looks good to other Sheeple. The Right likes Sheeple with biased minds that will vote with them on their biased agendas. Since the right came up with the word sheeple it is theirs and describes themselves.


Agreed-it is posts like this, with outlandish, unproven and NUTTY statements that make normal people laugh at the tea party
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Jan 20, 2014 09:51:54   #
Retired669 wrote:
Freedom Industries filed for bankruptcy on January 16, 2014. This was less than a week after the toxic spill threw the lives of hundreds of thousands of people into chaos.

Under US bankruptcy laws, the company could reorganize and continue to do business, after passing the burden of the cost of this chemical spill onto the public.

The company has not paid taxes since the year 2000.


Isn't that nice of Freedom to stick the taxpayers with the bill due to their failure and the state of WV failure to over see their operation in the proper fashion? Apparently regular inspections don't exist in that backasswards state.

Less regulation anyone?


Once again we have the issue of privatizing the profits while socializing the losses...Mighty nice way to do business if you can get by with it....Eh?
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Nov 1, 2013 18:13:29   #
faithistheword wrote:
Sorry, Dennis--this was aimed at Annemarie. My bad.


Wow, there is one thing we agree on-we both think the other party is full of crackpots.
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Nov 1, 2013 17:16:12   #
faithistheword wrote:
You mean the greedy unions, don't you? As they got wages and benefits higher, they heaped legacy costs on cities, states, and even the federal govt. These legacy costs are mainly what caused Detroit to reach bankruptcy. Now, Detroit can't pay those pensions, and you should hear the howling! They don't care about all the vendors, Bond holders, etc. who won't get their money--it's THEM who need the money! They're getting equality--AND THEY DON'T LIKE IT!


So, you think the average worker is better off today than they were in the 50's? The unions (who have less power now than ever) are the bad guys, and the bankers who crashed the economy (and have totally recovered THEIR money) are the good guys? The unions were the reason Americans in the 50's had a decent living, and that even extended to the non-unionized workers. Today, due to the lessening power of unions, due to the political efforts by the 1% to keep taxes LOW (90% top rate is now 36%) and also to tax capital gains, the money created by investment, not labor at a max 15%, to change inheritance tax so that it is only paid if estates are over 2.5 million (5 million for a couple), and BEST OF ALL, to get stupid tea party people, most of whom are old, on fixed incomes, and no where NEAR having estates of 5 million to vote for this kind of reverse robin hood crap. Every tax that is avoided by the rich will have to be borrowed or paid for by the poor and middle class.
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Nov 1, 2013 15:38:12   #
claytonln wrote:
Maybe a better question is what causes income inequality. I don't think you can see much clearly until you know the cause.

As long as you have people who do not aspire to greatness, and are satisfied with what they have. Or, feel a need to follow instead of lead. Who do not have the drive or ambition, to create a better life for themselves, there will always be income inequality.

It comes from being individuals. It cannot be corrected with social programs from the government. It has to be addressed with in each individual and the way they think.
Unless and individual wants to address that it is unlikely that it will ever change.

I know people who have little and they don't blame large companies for making a profit. And if you ask them (and I have talked to some of them about this)they will tell you they would do the same thing if it was reversed. In other words they would tell you they earned it they deserve it.
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The 50's were a time of MUCH less income inequality. Good union jobs paid well, gave paid sick time and vacation, top earnings were less of a multiple of the bottom earners, bottom earners earned more than than they do today as a fraction of the top earners, and the top tax rate was 90%, so there was money to build highways, bridges, infrastruction, and good jobs building that. So...you are implying that back THEN, people aspired to greatness, and now with the minium wage under 8 bucks, if people only aspired to greatness there would be less income inequality??

You do not think that anything is systematically making income inequality worse?? That the difference between the 50's and now is that people now just don't strive for greatness??
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