The Industrial Military complex. War Profiteering,Treason, Iraq, The Constitution, WMDs, Cheney,Deceit, Halliburton, 1.7 trillion + 500 billion, What is the price for one American Soldier? Lobbyists, V**er suppression, gerrymandering, Fraud, Bribery , Profits before people, Are Corporations People? Citizens United & The Supreme court? Multi National Corporations ? The Patriot Act? National Debt ,Depression, Recession, Taxes, Class warfare, Budget surplus, The total sacking of America? Wall street, The Federal reserve..... How did we get here? :shock:
Old_Gringo wrote:
Anything above 1+1 throws me for a loop.
Its over 50k per head to cover the debt, Give or take a few K, 825 billion won't cut it
saloopo wrote:
I Disagree, F*****m does not exist on the right. You are confusing your terms. In the political spectrum, Anarchy exists on the far right or no government at all. Moving far left on the political spectrum, there full or total government including C*******m, Facism, Socialism and N**ism. By defining Facism on the far right, you are only confusing the issue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUrxU6R6cfk
Corperate f*****m leans far right, It is not a form of Gov but controls it just the same.
Tasine wrote:
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Wow! Troops amassing because one person cannot possible shut up one conservative. Listen, you twit! I refer to him as a conservative because he has IMPLIED he is one but talks like the opposite. The people this fellow has been talking to on this thread ARE conservatives, which, I assume you are here for his backup. Registration has an "o" in it. "Right" is spelled without a "b". Not that I think you cannot spell, but that you don't understand "spell check". A period follows a declaration or a statement. A question mark follows a question. Just for future reference.
As to F*****m being to the far right of the political spectrum, my response is "so what?" Far left wing, far right wing - both collectivists, both are oppressive and controlling, , and both are equally evil and h**e-filled imbeciles. A conservative fits in neither. I happen to believe in individual liberty. Progs do NOT. F*****ts do NOT. Democrats do NOT. Marxists do NOT. Socialists do NOT. C*******ts do NOT. N**is do NOT. Some republicans do NOT. Only 2-3 sitting national politicians actually believe in individual freedoms.
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The UN small arm deal has nothing to do with our second amendment rights , unless you are an ilegal arms dealer, maybe one should go to the UN web site and read the intent and scope of the deal. Whats next guys little green men running the white house... how about checking some of this trash before you post it.
Billhuggins wrote:
Every body has a spin on socialized health care. A friend of mine for many years was married. Had health insurance through the gov which employed her husband. After divorce the health care insurance was no more. The x-husband had to pay $350 a month toward health insurance. The health insurance wasn't purchased and after 10 years my friend got cancer and three broken bones and 3 surgeries. The taxpayers picked up the $350,000 costs through medicaid while she kicks in $750 a month. She will be on kemo for the next 5 yrs and then she will die. Her choice was not to buy insurance. I know lots of people who do the same thing. I went to the emergence room twice with vertigo. The first visit cost $9,780 the second was $4,500. medicare and Blue Cross covered the cost. Why the different costs for the same illness. Different doctors. Different opinions.
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With the rising cost of health care, the flat economy, unemployment, and the number of immigrant users we have a dog chasing its tail scenario, it has had no solution for many years and is rapidly spinning out of control, very soon healthcare will be out of reach for the average American if its not already, Most politicians have just passed the buck on this issue, The ACA is far from perfect but its a start, and you do have to start somewhere to have some form of change, This is a profit over humanity issue, Our old healthcare system has hurt many more Americans that the Terrorists have. Health Care we can control I wish I could say the same for terrorism.
AuntiE wrote:
I knew there was a reason I truly liked you. It is agony for me once a year to enter StarBucks to purchase my niece's annual b'day gift card. Big YUK!
You are guilty of precise discernment as to "hung" and "hanged".
This is my version of a peace offer... Free thinker.... one that does not pay a shrink
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Red vs Blue.. Divide and conquer...Capitalism vs socialism...WE THE PEOPLE... A disinformed e*****rate....The Constitution....The Law... Tax...Freedom...The Patriot Act...Citizens United... The Supreme Court....The Tea Party...History Repeats itself...Technology vs Humanity...Religion.... Just some key words on another political web site? As Americans we all still enjoy our freedom of speech... Information...misinformation...disinformation...The t***h.... How do you form your opinions? As a people we must learn to work together or WE THE PEOPLE will fade from history. If you put a frog in water and slowly raise the temperature it will stay there until its dead. Eisenhower's farewell speech? How could have known? I have no desire to sway your opinion or your v**e, All I ask is to seek the t***h no matter how shocking or hard to find it is... All this left vs right crap is what's keeping America in hot water. Good luck to all...America still can be the best nation ever on the planet if we choose to and make it so. And I do apologize if this has offended any... Its just the mindless rant of a tired patriot
willy7 wrote:
I don't think the bear ever really 'went away', that was a ploy to lull the U.S. into just what we are seeing. I was wondering if the Chinese would nuke us with supersonic cruise missles or the Russians with ICBMs; I guess it's really a moot point, given the current state of our ability to defend against nuclear attack.
We never had the ability to defend... this is still a pure technology VS humanity issue
Navysnipe wrote:
These are white planes from the "Janet" base in Nevada. These are not on the FAA"S flight record. Does this pic look like SOP fuel dump?
http://photos.imageevent.com/firesat/strangedaysstrangeskies/icons/qwed.jpg
This ones not fuel, There is a huge budget for fire fighting this year ,They train with water, I live just outside a Naval Air Station and have seen this pattern over the ocean... just a thought
[quote=CrazyHorse]Herewith an interesting e-mail I received yesterday. No knowledge of what is the source of the asserted information.
Subject: The Rise Of The Bear
Not sure of the source of the piece below; however, many of the statistics match what I have seen elsewhere in reliable sources.
AS WE DISARM!!!!!!
The Rise Of The Bear: 18 Signs That Russia Is Rapidly Catching Up To The US
The Russian Bear is stronger and more powerful than it has ever been before. Sadly, most Americans don't understand this. They still think of Russia as an "ex-superpower" that was rendered almost irrelevant when the Cold War ended. And yes, when the Cold War ended Russia was in rough shape.
I got the chance to go over there in the early nineties, and at the time Russia was an economic disaster zone. Russian currency was so worthless that I joked that I could go exchange a 20 dollar bill and buy the Kremlin. But since that time Russia has roared back to life. Once Vladimir Putin became president, the Russian economy started to grow very rapidly.
Today, Russia is an economic powerhouse that is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. Their debt to GDP ratio is extremely small, they actually run a trade surplus every year, and they have the second most powerful military on the entire planet. Anyone that underestimates Russia at this point is making a huge mistake. The Russian Bear is back, and today it is a more formidable adversary than it ever was at any point during the Cold War.
Just check out the following statistics. The following are 18 signs that Russia is rapidly catching up to the United States...
#1 Russia produces more oil than anyone else on the planet. The United States is in third place.
#2 Russia is the number two oil exporter in the world. The United States is forced to import more oil than anyone else in the world.
#3 Russia produces more natural gas than anyone else on the planet. The United States is in second place.
#4 Today, Russia supplies 34 percent of Europe's natural gas needs.
#5 The United States has a debt to GDP ratio of 101 percent. Russia has a debt to GDP ratio of about 8 percent.
#6 The United States had a trade deficit of more than half a trillion dollars last year. Russia consistently runs a large trade surplus.
#7 The United States has an unemployment rate of 7.4 percent. Russia has an unemployment rate of5.4 percent.
#8 Since Vladimir Putin first became president of Russia, the Russian economy has grown at a very rapid pace. The following is from Wikipedia...
Under the presidency of Vladimir Putin Russia's economy saw the nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) double, climbing from 22nd to 11th largest in the world. The economy made real gains of an average 7% per year (1999: 6.5%, 2000: 10%, 2001: 5.7%, 2002: 4.9%, 2003: 7.3%, 2004: 7.2%, 2005: 6.4%, 2006: 8.2%, 2007: 8.5%, 2008: 5.2%), making it the 6th largest economy in the world in GDP(PPP). In 2007, Russia's GDP exceeded that of 1990, meaning it has overcome the devastating consequences of the recession in the 1990s.
During Putin's eight years in office, the industry grew by 75%, investments increased by 125%, and agricultural production and construction increased as well. Real incomes more than doubled and the average salary increased eightfold from $80 to $640. The volume of consumer credit between 20002006 increased 45 times, and during that same time period, the middle class grew from 8 million to 55 million, an increase of 7 times. The number of people living below the poverty line also decreased from 30% in 2000 to 14% in 2008.
#9 According to Bloomberg, Russia has added 570 metric tons of gold to their reserves over the past decade. In the United States, nobody seems to be quite sure how much gold the Federal Reserve actually has left.
#10 Moscow is the second most expensive city in the world. Meanwhile, the United States actually has the unfriendliest city in the world (Newark, New Jersey).
#11 More billionaires live in Moscow than in any other city on the globe.
#12 The Moscow metro system completely outclasses the subway systems in WashingtonD.C. and New York City.
#13 The United States has the most powerful military on the planet, but Russia is in second place.
#14 Russia has introduced a new "near silent" nuclear submarine which is far more quiet than anything the U.S. has...
The Borey Class submarine, dubbed Vladimir Monomakh, has a next generation nuclear reactor, can dive deeper than 1,200 feet, and carries up to 20 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
Each of these "Bulava" ICBM's can carry ten detachable MIRV warheads, what they call "re-entry vehicles," capable of delivering 150 kiloton yields per warhead
#15 While Barack Obama is neutering the U.S. strategic nuclear arsenal, Vladimir Putin is working hard to modernize Russian nuclear forces.
#16 Russian missile forces will hold more than 200 drills during the second half of 2013.
#17 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made headlines all over the world when he climbed into the cockpit of Russias new "fifth generation" fighter jet and announced that it was far superior to the F-22 Raptor.
#18 It is estimated that Russia has more spies inside the United States today than it did at any point during the Cold War.
Unfortunately, whenever I write an article about Russia I find that most people simply do not get it. They will make statements such as "the Cold War is over" or "Russia is our friend" which show a complete and total lack of understanding of the current geopolitical situation.
Russia has been steadily building a stronger relationship with China, and collectively they represent the number one strategic threat to the United States.
Someday this will become abundantly clear to the American people. Hopefully it will not be too late by the time they realize it.[/quote AFGHANISTAN....think
Navysnipe wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cnWO5KT8IhI
Looks like a sop fuel dump to me
TheC*****r wrote:
I buried this little quiz deep within another thread. Since you liberals appear to either have gone to sleep or hope to leave your inability to answer a simple arithmetic question unanswered, I have resurrected it here, just for you.
Don't disappoint:
If you are only have as smart as you think you are then you should be capable of solving this conundrum, presented as a logical postulation. Perhaps both a "logical axiom" and "non-logical axiom"
Ready?
Three salesman arrived in town, their assignment was to sell a product usable by many business owners.
The first thing they did was check into the local downtown hotel and rented (and paid for) a one night stay, sharing one room. The overnight rate was $30.00. Thus, they paid $10.00 each.
After a productive days work they returned to the hotel for the evening meal and a good nights sleep.
Upon picking up their room key and a bit of friendly conversation, the salesmen headed up to their room. The night desk clerk; being curious, checked their paperwork and discovered the day clerk had over charged them by $5.00. They should have been charged $25.00 not $30.00 because the company they worked for qualified for a corporate discount.
Knowing the salesmen would turn in their vouchers for reimbursement from their company, and wanting to maintain positive relations, the night clerk called over the bell hop and, gave him 5- $1.00 bills, and told him go up to their room, and to refund the three salesmen their $5.00.
Yes! The bell hop, being a uneducated Democrat could not figure out how to divide five dollars among the three salesman, and being liberal decided to give each of the three salesmen $1.00 each and stuck the other $2.00 in his pocket.
Can you see the conundrum?
OK... Let me put it another way:
Each salesman has now paid $9.00 each ($10.00 - $1.00)
The liberal bell hop has $2.00 in his pocket.
So 3x$9.00 = $27.00 + $2.00 in bell clerk pocket = $29.00
Wait a minute here. What happened to the $1.00 shortage.
Notation: The above required a lot of double talk, lack of logic and a over abundance of BS. So. Liberals should have an immediate answer, unless they are really as dumb as conservatives think they are.
YOUR ANSWER?
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Well fella, you think you are very tricky now dont ya. If he was a true Demo he would have pocketed the 5 to buy weed, Whats wrong with you have you no common sense..... JUST SOME BAD HUMOR....
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Yankee Clipper wrote:
Didn't you mention you were self employed? If so, you must not have incorporated. Having a business and having to incorporate it, I discovered that a corporation is legally almost like a living entity. I closed my business down and sold the property in 2006 and it takes 10 additional years to close down the corporation, so I got 3 more years to go. Even though I have no business I am still a corporation and still have to pay corporate taxes besides personal taxes. I mention this because I cannot touch any of the money invested or the profits until the end of the 10 years. If I take a dime out, I am taxed on that money at a rate real close to 60% just by the IRS and I don't remember what the state would charge me. To me that's not fair, but that's how it works. If I could do it over I would not have allowed our banker to demand that we incorporate our business while they carried the mortgage. Live and learn. And by the way it's not a lot of money, but it will have to see me through my retirement.
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GE has had many advantages throughout the years not offered to most other businesses, Just look at who started it and what happened to Edison, It is a model for American capitalism, I don't like the fact that they have used employment numbers to manipulate gov. contracts and taxes, otherwise they are fine, still have one of their toasters from the 70s its still better than any crap from China. The founder is probably responsible for the rules tying up your money from your corp also.
Yank, I think that you missed the point on the TV, My point was that you don't need a TV to survive no matter how much profit they make.... but if you get sick you need health care to survive, its apples vs oranges, You stated 6%... Exxon's profit margin is 9% Health insurance just like big oil profits in the billions, As far as the military budget goes the waste and corruption is obscene... you are correct its not the troops... THEY ARE AMERICAS BEST
Old_Gringo wrote:
emarine, if I may be so bold, you are a narcissistic imbecile. Lacking any semblance of courtesy or manners. Attacking AuntiE is tantamount to attacking us all, not including the other progs of course.
Where did you come up with your moniker, emarine? If you are implying you were a Marine then you are a disgrace to my beloved Marine Corps. Or were you, perchance, a merchant marine. If so, that would explain your boorishness. Have a pleasant evening.
Old Gringo, While you may deem yourself noble protecting AuntiE... in this centuries corps women are equal and more than capable of protecting themselves, If AuntiE chooses to throw stones than she should be capable of defending herself. You may also consider this... her capabilities on a keyboard are far superior to yours,