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15 things that annoy our leaders by FrankC May 18, 2013 1:05 pm

Superb. by bowser 2013-05-18 20:27:49
- Absolutely. by RobVG 2013-05-19 09:58:33
Maybe number 16 should read "give up making paranoid connections between unrelated things". by alcaray 2013-05-18 17:01:23
- paranoia doesn't mean they are not out to get you by FrankC 2013-05-18 19:17:19
  - It is just pop psychology. by alcaray 2013-05-18 19:27:05
- After recent events, the accusation "paranoid" should be used carefully. by TB 2013-05-18 18:08:55
  - And yet Bush and Cheney and Bush 1 and Reagan and Nixon didn't bother you. Gotta admit, yer flexible. by bowser 2013-05-18 20:31:11
    - Yeah, I remember you yelling at me about Nixon. by TB 2013-05-18 21:55:58
  - I recall that the Bush IRS went after a particular church in a big way. by alcaray 2013-05-18 19:07:21
  - Without seeing the application's language, sorta outta context. by podrock 2013-05-18 18:47:23
    - Details by TB 2013-05-18 19:19:19
      - Thanks for looking that up by podrock 2013-05-18 19:48:55
        
        Applications did not jump during the times discussed. by TB 2013-05-18 22:05:35
        
        More data please by podrock 2013-05-18 22:31:07
        
        More data. by TB 2013-05-18 22:59:28
        
        Thanks. by podrock 2013-05-19 06:01:10

Trust in government power by TB May 14, 2013 7:35 pm

"Scandal Cascade", indeed. Three witchhunts does not a cascade make. by ER 2013-05-14 21:58:59
Power will be exercised one way or the other. by ER 2013-05-14 21:26:27
- Coda by ER 2013-05-14 22:12:51
  - Actually, I think I've finally got it. by TB 2013-05-14 23:35:56
    - The power the private sector seeks by ER 2013-05-15 06:04:32
      - The whole point of political power is to crush its competition, and they have guns. by TB 2013-05-15 09:20:03
        
        Tell me again, who has the guns? by ER 2013-05-15 12:40:32
        
        No, no, you're doing it all wrong. by TB 2013-05-15 13:07:12
        
        And P.S. by TB 2013-05-15 13:21:37
        
        It's not the arrogant CEOs I worry about. by ER 2013-05-15 13:54:09
        
        Actually, your entire premise on this thread WAS that it was the arrogant CEOs we need to worry about. by TB 2013-05-15 14:30:33
        
        It's the arrogant CEOs who are making promises they can't keep. by ER 2013-05-15 16:25:23
That Obama quote... by alcaray 2013-05-14 20:35:45
Jefferson could well imagine Dick Cheney and George Bush, but - - - by bowser 2013-05-14 20:02:13
- I don't know about anyone else but that brought a smile to my face. n/t by RobVG 2013-05-14 20:54:44

Tweet of the Day by TB May 15, 2013 10:40 am

Quality Control by Jody May 13, 2013 9:52 am

In my line of work we know all about "six sigma." by TB 2013-05-13 11:33:37
? by alcaray 2013-05-13 11:22:56
- Scroll down to p. 328...I thought that was interesting. I am not out to start a flame per se`.... I ... by Jody 2013-05-13 12:09:02
  - I've been working in banking/insurance/data processing for what 40 years now. by alcaray 2013-05-13 12:31:32
    - I've had good jobs and bad jobs, by ER 2013-05-13 12:44:15
      - I only have General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin to compare to..and TQM was written in the government contract as a ... by Jody 2013-05-14 10:15:27
        
        Every union-basher has a variant on that tale. by ER 2013-05-14 11:15:38
        
        ...and another thing... please explain to me the fundamental difference as to why you sided with the teacher when that young ... by Jody 2013-05-14 11:02:48
        
        School is not a democracy. by ER 2013-05-14 11:27:42
        
        Hey, Jody: by TB 2013-05-14 12:57:56
        
        Tom...the blatant double standards that the liberals pontificate has me at a loss for words. by Jody 2013-05-14 19:56:12
        
        Jody... by ER 2013-05-14 21:11:32
        
        ER you are just wasting my time. by Jody 2013-05-15 08:07:34
        
        Do you recall the behavior of the Chicago 7 in court? by alcaray 2013-05-14 20:41:59
        
        That kid wasn't an adult. by ER 2013-05-14 13:13:57
        
        At this point in my life, and raising #3 as I type this, plus countless other youngin's looking for ... by Jody 2013-05-14 19:49:11

The Target List by TB May 14, 2013 3:52 pm

Why did you put this on Flame? This is perfectly appropriate for CE. by ER 2013-05-14 16:37:36
- It wasn't snark. It was the primary point of the post. by TB 2013-05-14 16:47:22
  - Words words. by ER 2013-05-14 17:25:34
    - "Neofascist" is also a fetish word designed to obliterate actual meaning or debate. by TB 2013-05-14 19:12:57
      - Who's attacking? Who's debating? by ER 2013-05-14 20:54:48
        
        Terms by TB 2013-05-14 21:31:15
        
        The old lady and the redneck by ER 2013-05-14 22:25:08
You may have some high powered help to help follow up on this. by ER 2013-05-14 16:25:53

iPencil by TB May 13, 2013 7:24 pm

I think that might be the wrong link Tom. by Jody 2013-05-13 19:35:54
- Heh. "Leftover Link Syndrome." by TB 2013-05-13 19:49:52

The student who scolded the teacher...an update by Jody May 10, 2013 2:24 pm

Masters of Deceit by ER May 8, 2013 7:53 am

Partisan propaganda by TB 2013-05-08 10:03:13
- Oh, so it's all MSNBC's fault. by ER 2013-05-08 10:12:14
  - Maybe this source is more to your liking by ER 2013-05-08 10:44:52
    - Would you agree... by FrankC 2013-05-08 15:03:17
      - Regimentation by TB 2013-05-08 20:42:08
      - Yes to all four. by ER 2013-05-08 15:48:00

Speaking of symbolism... by alcaray May 6, 2013 7:16 pm

There is no way an NRA member can hold his or her head up after that. None. And let them have guns? by bowser 2013-05-08 14:59:22
This story kept me up half the night. by ER 2013-05-07 03:24:16
I guess it isn't all that different from graphic and violent video games...of which I never understood either. People are ... by Jody 2013-05-06 21:16:25
Juvenile and in poor taste by RobVG 2013-05-06 20:21:05
These are the people who shit red, white and blue bricks if you don'twear your flag lapel pin. by ER 2013-05-06 19:28:38
- Remember how unpatriotic and disrespectful hippies used to be? by alcaray 2013-05-06 20:07:59
  - They intended to express contempt for a system. by ER 2013-05-06 20:59:49
    - Count on humanity to always raise the bar of vulgarity. by Jody 2013-05-07 10:35:34

Doesn't burning books create CO2? by TB May 4, 2013 5:19 pm

You realized that pic is staged, right? by alcaray 2013-05-05 20:17:17
- But they shouldn't be burned, not even symbolically. by ER 2013-05-05 20:45:46
  - symbolic burning only contributes to symbolic CO2 by alcaray 2013-05-05 20:57:44

No further comment necessary by ER May 4, 2013 12:48 pm

Now we know why it's called the Laffer Curve. by ER April 29, 2013 6:06 pm

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