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Query: what would happen if Brian were to hang out with "the dude" Lebowski? (fyi: yes, you're older than dirt but fun nonetheless) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Ignorant fuckwits, the lot of them. Makes holding on to any faith in the public difficult to say the least. Those morons booing Paul are the sort that wants to hear how the infidels attacked us because they hate freedom, baseball, and apple pie. The concept of a complicated and interconnected world is anathema to them. tangent: why do folks keep referring to the tea party as if it were one solid organization with leaders and clear boundaries? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

your post had nine separate biased questions so obviously i'm not going to get bogged down in your contribution to the thread. why not put up the bits of history that you feel relevant so we can all learn? Please feel free to explain how any of the above questions are biased. Those questions seem simple and straight forward to me. I even took out the questions about your knowledge. I am trying to understand your point of view beyond childish one-liners. I really want to know what your reasoning is. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

"Difficult for you to answer" does not equal "biased". If you don't know or can't answer without exposing your ideas for fear of critical debate, just say so. Egypt doesn't know what it's doing and neither do I. I hope for strong democratic reform with a rational and restrained leader, a la South Africa. I'm not going to hold my breath for either. If it comes down to facing down a warship, I think Israel will let the ship approach it's national territorial waters. Then Turkey has to either break off escort or commit an act of war by entering those waters without invitation. As for Iran, someone is going to bomb them or otherwise attack them. Do you think Iran should have nuclear weapons? Do you think there are innocent reasons for building a reactor that can produce weapons as opposed to one that cannot? And why go nuclear when they are sitting on all that fossil fuel? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Never give up, never surrender! witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Erdogan is either mistaken or a liar. The blockade was legal, and thus enforcing it is legal. Can you respond to my post, or are you only capable of one liners, article posts, and misquotes? Or, more likely, are you irrelevant like Andy said? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

You do realize that word was made up by a gun rights activist, just like gun-grabber, antigunner, and yes, even gunophobe. While I have great respect for the late Colonel and prefer to use hoplophobe, it is hardly the only correct choice. (how many years is it since I introduced you to that word?) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

You're talking to yourself. If you can't find someone to reply to, then it's likely you should either start a new thread, or not bother posting be aide no one gives a shit. Have you ever read about the history of Transjordan? Can you give a brief history of the area and how countries in that area are related? Have the Palestinians ever had a country? If yes, where? If not, why should they now? Do you think the Kurds should have their own country? If not, what makes them different? Which block of Palestinians will negotiate with Israel. They're not exactly a unified government across Gaza, west bank, and Golan. Do you suggest they be forced into one disconnected country? Should they get three countries? If Israel gives it up, shouldn't the land go back to it's previous owners instead of forming a new country.? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

It's not the same model. It's only the same MAKE: a glock. The Giffords shooting invovled a Glock 19. The auction in question in for a Glock 23. For those not in the know, a Glock 19 is a 9mm pistol with a magazine for 15 rounds while the Glock 23 is a .40 cal pistol with a 13 round mag. Also, I think the Loughner gun was a gen2, and the raffle gun is a gen4. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla 1 September 2011 Last updated at 23:39 ET Gaza ship raid excessive but blockade legal, says UN witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Mexican Roulette A deadly gun-running gamble just cost America's ATF chief his job. But the gun lobby gave him little choice but to try. Another article claiming it's the NRA's fault that the current DOJ under Pres Obama is responsible for trafficking firearms into Mexico. This one is so slanted and factually inaccurate that I don't have time to debunk it all. Anyone care to take on that task? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

They looked at one question in someone else's study and misunderstood why the answers meant. That question doesn't address significant issues. It measures whether they ran out of money. It doesn't measure whether or not they make enough to eat. Big difference between those two questions. I know people making over $40k who have had tough months where things ran out at the end of the month. When you have car payments, alimony, child support, enjoy expensive hobbies, or otherwise generally live at or beyond your means and then a sudden expense crops up, things can get tough. It's largely a matter of your choices having consequences and failure to prepare for them. I also know a family of four bringing in less than $28k a year who have everything they need. Funny how that works out, huh? So tell me. Of those millions in California who reported your mislabeled "food hardship," how many of them have no video games, no cable tv, cars older than ten years, etc? Are they facing hardship due to thing beyond their control, or because of their choices? (and the standard of living they're "entitled" to) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Signing up for the military involves signing away a number of rights and agreeing to follow orders from the chain of command. As someone already asked, what do you think involving the unions could gain for anyone? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Because, like, companies have never used "unsavory tactics" and we all know a single individual can stand up to a company and demand fair treatment. Anything to say to the rest of the post? To put it another way, turn your question around. How can an employer stand up to a union? Now all the power is on the other side, instead of an actual compromise. This monopoly is no better than the old one. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

If unions are so much better, they wouldn't need to lobby for laws that require all shops in a state to be union. They would be able to stand on their own merits. Instead the spend fortunes to pass laws that give them a monopoly on labor availability. Not to mention the sabotage and blackmail and other unsavory tactics they've been known to use. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

That's about as true as the assertion that you and yours think entry level manual laborers should make more than owners and execs. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Zing! witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

You just made his point. The business exists to make money for it's owners. Employees are necessary. Individual employees are replaceable. Smart owners/managers work to keep the best employees, but nothing says they can't run the business as they please. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Well seeing as they are still a basically fascist state with one party control, they will do anything they damn well please, with an emphasis on making the rich and powerful more rich and powerful. Unions are not democratic or undemocratic. Democracy is a form of government, regardless of how many ignorant people attempt to apply it to social or economic settings. Unions, being nothing more than collective bargaining organizations or corporations, have elements both empowering to and inimical to personal freedom. As to what china should do, I'm not a fan of ruthless suppression or government involvement. I think it'd be best to let employees and employers work it out, with or without unions. ps - the shift button is not difficult to use; please try it. This is from a phone and puts too many posts to shame. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

...and drive companies overseas or out of business. You're worth what an owner/manager is willing to pay you. Full stop, end of story. When your only demand regardless of situation is "more," you are not rational or reasonable. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Kudos to you. That's the difference between being broke and being poor. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Born to Run Any of the first seven Mitch Rapp books by Vince Flynn Marcinko's Seal Team Six book. (not the fiction sequels) Marine Sniper (about Carlos Hathcock) Starship Troopers Freakonomics Gang Leader for a Day Wingnuts Idiot America Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity The Ten Things You Can't Say in America (haven't read but have heard good things and they're on my amazon list) Free Lunch Perfectly Legal witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

You do know the Internet is made up of more than alternut, dz.com, and sites you've been banned from or embarrassed out of, right? Do you have anything to say other than "rich people should pay for everything I want?" witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Citibank Beatdown Ends in Death And you thought banks and credit cards were bad in the USA! witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Because unions care about you and businesses don't... ...so the union sends people the vandalize your things and shoot you when you catch them in the act.