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    What's the name of the thread again?
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    Sorry, you're right. But they still got a lot of their money through petroleum exports.
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    Subsidies and tax incentives that end up being paid by the taxpayer through the Treasury, leaders who favor using the military to manipulate foreign governments in order to insure a steady flow of resources to certain companies (tab once again picked up by the taxpayer), and legislation that generally keeps a populace addicted to their product. That's a partial list.
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    I don't know but when it happens, at least one country will be ready for it. The Saudis are using our money more responsibly and forward thinking than we are. For the cost of a couple of months in Iraq they're building this: http://www.masdaruae.com/text/news-d.aspx?_id=47 Looks like we're determined to be their bitch in the next energy revolution as well.
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    I understand your point but I'll just have to respectfully disagree and try to keep an closer eye on the left to right drivel to see if I'm wrong.
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    I never climbed much in the gym. Most of it was trad at Seneca Rocks. They've got a whole bunch of beautiful 5.7s that I've seen freak out some overly confident New River climbers. It's funny to watch 'em approach a traversing route with a rack full of quick draws If you get a chance you should go out there. It's a beautiful, spiritual experience that will bring you closer to God than getting dressed up and singing some old songs.
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    your assumption that the dems ONLY play this stuff in a response/react mode is complete nonsense - one doesn't preclude the other these guys will play every card they can find with or without provacation - as do the Reps Sure seems like it starts on the right and is countered by the left most of the time. The Wright thing is a good example. Not that there aren't left wingnuts who try to start it as well but it just seems that the right makes more noise and gets the national attention. That's why I listen to Hannity and Limbaugh every once in a while so I'll know what insignificant drivel they're trying to inflate into a scandal. Hmm...maybe I'm the problem. I should quit listening.
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    Actually, with as many years as I've been out of the climbing game I'd probably peel off on the approach You guys leading that move or top-roping? Either way, good on ya!
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    Probably so, but only if the Wright nonsense is continued to be used as the swiftboaters ammo.
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    Easy, use that kneebar to take a quick rest and chalk up. Then reach across your body to stack your fingers into the crack and side pull with your left hand, throw your right leg over the forearm, plant the toe and drive with your right quad, extending your right hand over the sloper to that bucket just above it. Instant nirvana.
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    Which is why the Hagee/Parsley bit has been played over and over and over and over and beaten to death every day and night for the last few months on the "liberal" media. Oh wait, it hasn't has it? So that either means that your assumption is garbage or the media isn't liberal. Or possibly both edited to add: Actually you're partially right. Folks like Hagee and Parsley do scare me. Not in what they say but that they have a following.
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    So what you're saying is that Clergy can't have friends. Better not try to run for President now
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    I'll take it. Silly man, don't you now you're supposed to scare her first and make her feel bad about herself? Otherwise you're just begging
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    Coworker...

    idrankwhat replied to vikram's topic in The Bonfire

    Jetman! I've been checking into his site periodically for the last couple of years. He was on the news yesterday. http://www.jet-man.com/actuel_eng.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355609,00.html
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    Supply and demand is only part of it and trying to blame it all on that segment is deliberately omitting other inconvenient facts. Also, Adam Smith would not approve of the current relationship between government and the oil industry.
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    "Pro-abortion"? I've never heard anyone claim to be "pro abortion". But considering our dwindling resources and increasing demand I could see someone making the argument.
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    Whoops, forgot a good one.
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    I think it has something to do with the Christians who believe in the Biblical Jesus for an hour a week and believe in this other guy for the remainder of the time.
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    Agreed, and so as not to get away from the thread your article does make some good points. Issues are typically a lot more complex than people will admit. They often want to pick out a portion of the story that either backs their strongest feelings or distracts from their own culpability, or both. A lot of our problems today are stemming from the realization that the rest of the world is actually doing what we've been saying that we want them to do. We try to export our personal and economic lifestyle which is essentially based on unsustainable consumption. People want to live like us, and we claim that we want them to. But when they do, it cuts into the resources and cramps our lifestyle. Things aren't going to change either. We're slated to increase our world population by 50% within the next 50 years. If people don't get a grasp on the concept of sustainability then we're in for some serious suffering.
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    Only the ones who pray to this guy (see attachments)
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    Well, now that THAT matter is all cleaned to the over righteous right's lopsided standards, what about Rev Parsley? "Oh, what he said was taken out of context. The US wasn't really founded in order to destroy Islam. Everyone knows that's a euphemism for.....any....umm....manufacturer of dairy....err....love and ......ummm....hate.....I mean peace.....and uhhh.....we won't get fooled again!"
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    I haven't read it yet, but I will. But let's just say that I wouldn't consider many folks associated with CBN as being what I would call "model Christians". I'm pretty sure that Jesus would smack em around a bit if he had the chance.
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    yeah, it's just a desparate attempt that normally doesn't happen anywhere else or by the members of any other parties ...barada nickto C'mon man, you gotta admit, if he's got his finger on the button he ought to be able to pronounce it I was going to send him an email to help out. Something to work when he's out riding the bike. "It's easier to see through the new clear window". Repeat that a few hundred times and he'll be good to go!
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    Well, I'm confused. If God created all man from one blood, then that one blood has to be descendant of Adam. Since I don't know where the soulless humanoid wife of Cain came from it seems more logical that Adam had quite a few children whose names didn't make it into the Bible. Maybe the children of those children are where Cain's wife came from and the confusion stems from the long period of time between Cain leaving and him having a wife (or to be more accurate, sister/cousin/wife). Or, it's possible that Genesis, and much of the Bible, is full of symbolism and not to be interpreted literally.
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    I hadn't heard that before. Is there a reference for that one? What about Acts 17:26? "And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth".