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Except of course the capital that fled the country would get off Scot free (is that an ethnic slur?). All mobile capital would quickly follow suit. As long as it's still in the form of US currency, it would still be devalued. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Of course there's an individual effort required. That's true of any team member. However, doing one's job is not typically an individual accomplishment worthy of note in a news interview. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I already see the difference. Seems pretty basic to me, but it might be pretty complicated after too much tequila. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Actually, when my dad sent me the link to the video a couple weeks ago asking for my opinion, I spent a few hours sifting through hundreds of Google search results, and was unable to find a single credible source corroborating the claims. I found lots of blog posts and forum posts referencing the video, but no credible sources corroborating the claims made within the video. If you know of any such credible sources, feel free to share. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Not at all. It's not a bit unreasonable that he would ask such a question for ratings. Forgive me for recognizing the difference between group accomplishments and individual accomplishments. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I support your freedom to keep your conspiracy blinders. It's human nature on occasion to not see things clearly if it goes against our expectations. For profit corporations taking actions to maximize profits is a conspiracy? Wow. I got nothing from the interview indicating the interviewee was uninformed about Obama's track record. That's wholly different than being at a loss for words when put on the spot about a team member's individual accomplishments. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

So you, along with the video you previously posted, are claiming that the United States holds more than two thirds of the world's oil reserves? That's a bit hard to swallow without any credible references corroborating the claims. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That "what if" guess is quite a stretch. You really think if Watson mentioned at least one bill Obama sponsored, Matthews would retort "wrong. you can't do anything by yourself in the Senate". Really? Yes. It's good for ratings. Good ratings bring in more advertising revenue. More advertising revenue typically generates more profits. More profits keeps shareholders happy. Welcome to corporate media. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I don't see any problems with what Obama says in the video. It certainly shows more wisdom than our current foreign policy and DoD budgeting priorities. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Sen Obama has [url http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Obama++Barack))+01763))]sponsored or co-sponsored 152 bills in the Senate. … Again, I don't consider sponsoring a bill a noteworthy accomplishment. It does, however, highlight issues and stances important to Obama, which is useful. However, simply doing his job is not noteworthy. Nor is it noteworthy if McCain does his job. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

At the end of the day, if a bill passes through Congress and makes it to the President's desk, that is an accomplishment of Congress. That's reality. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Offer a precise definition of God (not simply however you want to define the concept for a particular post), and your assertion might merit consideration. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I already have. Will you? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

No. A team effort is required, not that drafting a bill is the same as sponsoring a bill. Sponsors do not always draft. Yes. What could the content have otherwise been? Could it have been better or worse? By whose opinion? No, it's not. Passing a bill in either house is a team effort, not an individual one. True, only 51 (or 50 + VP) are really necessary. Being a part of or coordinating a team effort is not an individual accomplishment worthy of note. Which is also true for any of the other 99 Senators. I'll help you out. Like the other 99 Senators, his individual accomplishments in Congress during this session of Congress (or any other in which he was a member of Congress) are virtually non-existent. Yes, if you throw in a substantial amount of money. Enlighten us. What recent major party nominee was the most qualified candidate his party could have found from within the entirety of their ranks? That's what I said in my original post in this thread. At least we agree on something. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

What are Obama's accomplishments in the Senate? It's a sad day in America when voting is considered an accomplishment. Agreed. A voting record can be useful for obtaining such information. However, Congress members get paid to vote on legislation. Voting is not some special accomplishment. When was the last time you heard a taxi driver brag about driving? Or a garbage collector brag about picking up your trash? Calling that "left leaning journalism" is laughable, at best. Sure, if you say so. All I came away with after watching the interview was a question of whether Matthews has ever read the Constitution, and how he ever got a job in the national media. I suppose the opinions of some people are more easily manipulated by the theater that passes as news media these days than mine are. Such is life. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I don't think it's intangible either, but its also not an accomplishment. Yes. Again, calling a hearing is not an accomplishment. All by themselves? I would say none, same as the other 98 Senators. Agreed.He was obviously not expecting to receive a question with no right answer. What has McCain accomplished by himself in the Senate? I suppose the "tell outright lies" strategy of the current administration is admirable in your eyes? As is the case with the congressional records of the other individual Congresspersons. Looking at the Constitution, I don't see where the Founding Fathers gave power to any other individual in Congress, with the exception of the Vice President, in the event of a Senate tie. That's how our primary system of selecting Presidential nominees works. Do you really believe GWB was the very best candidate the Republicans could come up with in 2000? In my lifetime, I haven't seen either party nominate the most qualified person for the job. It's not a partisan problem. It's a problem inherent to the primary system. It's an easily manipulatable form of democratic selection. Unfortunately, as John Stewart pointed out on Crossfire in 2004, we don't go with the best candidates, we go with the ones that win the primaries. It needs to be fixed, but both entrenched parties stand to lose power by doing so, so until citizens generally stop being apathetic to the political process, we're stuck with it. I don't think there's anybody back there. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Back to High School Civics class for you... Things an individual US Senator can point to as legislative accomplishments include their actions and influence on committees, sponsoring bills, diplomatic work, particularly influential speeches in support or opposition to legislative debate, on and on... So the Congressman being interviewed by Matthews was supposed to list a bunch of intangibles? Obama influenced a lot of people? He has, in fact, done just that, especially among young voters, but it's extremely difficult to quantify how much was do to him being Obama, and how much was due to him being a prominent Democratic presidential candidate. Nor was the question Matthews posed indicative of anything pertinent. It appeared to be intentionally crafted to have no answer that was not easy for him to criticize. Had the interviewee listed any accomplishments, it would have been very easy to follow up asking how could Obama possibly claim credit for something that required the majority of Congress to accomplish. Perhaps because he was blindsided with an unanswerable question. People are often surprised when unexpectedly antagonized. It was a short interview; he only needed to be put off balance for a short time. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

[/logic][/reason]To say that the Flying Spaghetti Monster does not exist is to say that hunger doesn't exist. Surely you've been hungry before, right? Therefore the FSM must be real.[reason][logic] Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

In most cases, the troops on the ground in combat zones could not carry out their mission without those support troops. Support troops are not any lesser than combat troops, and should not be limited to lesser benefits. just 2¢ from a former 13B Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

In other words, big bounce theory doesn't appear in the Bible at all. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Does your son attend a public school? If so, I find that rather troubling (the forced bible reading, not the public school attendance). Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That video is misinformation. Try finding a single credible source corroborating his claims. Doing the maths indicates that he is claiming that about half the world's oil reserves (over 1 trillion bbls.) are concentrated in Alaska, and it has been kept secret until now. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Apparently Matthews doesn't understand that individual legislators don't accomplish things in Congress. Obama is on a team of 100 (as is McCain), which itself is only half of a larger team. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Really? Please, tell me, what chapter and verse contains the equations that describe the quantum theory underlying the big bounce? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Faulty logic. Not fully understanding how the universe came to be is not evidence of a supernatural creator. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!