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We've been so busy solving the world's problems here on the Zone... by ER August 26, 2013 1:30 pm

What do you think Bowser. Do we really need to go on another killing spree. by RobVG 2013-08-27 07:10:09
- Why US? by bowser 2013-08-27 07:49:59
  - You make a decent case for isolationism... by FrankC 2013-08-27 09:28:14
    - Another thought. If we go into Syria piecemeal, the conservatives will chew him up. by bowser 2013-08-27 19:22:53
      - I recall, during the Kosovo bombing, by podrock 2013-08-27 20:12:08
      - The cons will "chew him up" no matter what he does. by ER 2013-08-27 19:30:54
        
        Surely you jest, Mr. Recluse. by bowser 2013-08-27 19:39:53
        
        you can't make this stuff up, Bowz by ER 2013-08-27 20:25:16
    - Isolationism, like pacifism, has its moral and practical justifications. by ER 2013-08-27 12:47:29
      - Why us... by FrankC 2013-08-27 14:58:30
        
        Funny, I actually bought into the WMD thing. by ER 2013-08-27 15:20:51
        
        Of course France wants us to pay the freight... by FrankC 2013-08-27 18:22:28
        
        "JHC, remove Israel from the equation..." by ER 2013-08-29 05:52:10
        
        That's why Syria is called "a front line state". by ER 2013-08-27 18:51:28
    - "we should at least wait until most of the world begs us to act." Wow! Just, wow! by alcaray 2013-08-27 12:17:48
      - I wish we could pull up the posts from that time. What a whirlwind.... n/t by RobVG 2013-08-27 18:40:04
        
        I am still angry for being accused of aiding and abetting the enemy for saying something like what you and Frank just said. by alcaray 2013-08-28 11:12:58
Syria is a nightmare. by BuckGalaxy 2013-08-26 18:55:03
- Realpolitik by ER 2013-08-26 20:06:26
...and it keeps providing us with new ones... by podrock 2013-08-26 17:18:20

Politicians scheduled to speak at the MLK 50th anniversary celebration. by ER August 28, 2013 11:25 am

I'm sure if LBJ were still around he'd be invited and deliver a stirring speech. by bowser 2013-08-28 15:29:27
- LBJ and JFK couldn't make it. by ER 2013-08-28 20:07:56
- Nothing good ever came out of Texas. by Jody 2013-08-28 17:53:03
  - You learn quickly, grasshopper. by ER 2013-08-28 20:18:39
    - ;) by Jody 2013-08-28 21:03:35
I'm sure somebody would be willing to go and make the case that voter purges are good for us. by alcaray 2013-08-28 13:02:02

Second thoughts about the rodeo by ER August 21, 2013 4:52 am

Follow the money. by bowser 2013-08-21 18:27:14
- Was that tongue in cheek? n/t by RobVG 2013-08-22 19:31:02
  - It's intended to parody the oil company arguments against anthropormorphic global warming. by bowser 2013-08-22 22:16:37
- First they came for the rodeos... by ER 2013-08-21 18:34:12
  - You can bet they will not be coming for him. He's on his own. by bowser 2013-08-21 21:44:16
...and that ER by Jody 2013-08-21 10:27:49
- Ain't it funny how the best C&W is starting to sound like by ER 2013-08-21 12:41:02
- P.S. by Jody 2013-08-21 12:32:59
  - There are activist groups and they have websites on the internet. Check 'em out. by ER 2013-08-21 12:50:24
    - PETA by FrankC 2013-08-22 00:22:26

James Carville... by Jody August 20, 2013 5:07 pm

That piece is from last year by alcaray 2013-08-20 21:01:02
- It was harsh by Jody 2013-08-21 10:36:56
  - It was harsh and untrue almost a year ago, is my point. by alcaray 2013-08-21 15:27:39
    - Heh...like that would be the first time by Jody 2013-08-21 16:24:00
I'm calling bullshit on that one. by TB 2013-08-20 17:27:29
- Ya know...I was wondering that...thank you so much by Jody 2013-08-20 17:34:41
  - Snopes.com by RobVG 2013-08-20 19:10:55
    - Thanks Rob!!!!!!! by Jody 2013-08-20 19:12:44

¿Que pasa, Garth? by ER August 21, 2013 1:08 pm

coupla possibilities by Robert 2013-08-21 14:07:06
- Google, Yahoo, Amazon, etc. are dedicated to mining every last fact they can get on you and keeping it indefinitely for their use. by alcaray 2013-08-21 15:36:35

In defense of the rodeo by ER August 17, 2013 10:16 am

An article on rodeo bulls by TB 2013-08-17 15:42:56
- Watch these 10 rodeo bronc riders in 2010. Notice the strap around the testicles. by bowser 2013-08-18 15:25:30
  - Now bull riding. Watch the fellow pull up the strap around the testicles as the gate opens. by bowser 2013-08-18 15:27:26
    - Those are flank straps. by TB 2013-08-18 16:18:24
      - See that strap back there? The one over the testes? That they pull at the last moment? by bowser 2013-08-19 17:37:26
        
        All right. by TB 2013-08-19 18:07:14
        
        Absolutely the best demonstration of willful ignorance we could have. And it's only one of many. by bowser 2013-08-20 21:16:44
        
        You aren't that stupid and you aren't blind. So what is it? by bowser 2013-08-20 14:15:52
        
        Why is that cinch strap around the testes pulled when the gate opens? Why is that strap there? by bowser 2013-08-20 14:15:03
        
        That strap around the testes, with the quick release feature, that is cinched when the gate opens, is for what? by bowser 2013-08-19 21:01:42
      - Well, what do you think that strap around the testicles is for? The one that's tightened as the gate opens? by bowser 2013-08-19 12:20:56
      - 5 seconds of viewing would show you two straps. One pulled at gate opening. by bowser 2013-08-18 17:59:09
- That actually helps me alot TB by Jody 2013-08-17 16:04:57
You'd absolutely love bullfighting. by bowser 2013-08-17 13:53:34
- Death In The Afternoon by FrankC 2013-08-17 18:28:45
  - Yep....we will never evolve as a species by Jody 2013-08-17 18:37:15
- Well, I've never been into bullfighting. It's not a Cuban thing. by ER 2013-08-17 14:45:32
- Heh by Jody 2013-08-17 14:12:19
  - I've see a bull fight at 17...in Madrid. by Jody 2013-08-17 14:17:04
Barrel racing is fun to watch. by Jody 2013-08-17 10:48:41
Nice post. Thanks! by TB 2013-08-17 10:28:09
- From the Manual Amador, Diccionario Español-Inglés (Barcelona) by ER 2013-08-17 11:03:06
- Yes...it is! by Jody 2013-08-17 10:50:45

Amnesty Bill... by Jody August 20, 2013 2:19 pm

Business groups are horrified by the Tea Party madness they helped create by BuckGalaxy August 20, 2013 9:53 am

It appears to me there are only three alternatives. by ER 2013-08-20 10:34:04

So, what's the deal with the rodeo clown with the Obama mask being banned? by FrankC August 15, 2013 1:36 pm

Did Obama ban this clown? If not, I don't see the AHA! moment here. by ER 2013-08-15 19:49:32
- It's completely disingenuous to claim this would be inoffensive. by bowser 2013-08-16 20:06:03
  - Completely agree Bowser. by Jody 2013-08-17 05:20:06
- Hasn't got a thing to do with Obama or his competency by FrankC 2013-08-15 22:28:44
  - "Live from New York..." by ER 2013-08-16 06:20:24
  - I think there's a difference between mocking the president... by alcaray 2013-08-15 22:37:34
    - Is hanging in effigy joking about killing? by FrankC 2013-08-15 23:08:38
      - Well, to the extent that they probably weren't actually plotting murder... by alcaray 2013-08-15 23:20:53
        
        I think they are equally fine or bad... by FrankC 2013-08-16 00:34:29
        
        In the history of this country, a lot of people were hanged for being black. by alcaray 2013-08-16 01:15:05
The story I heard... by alcaray 2013-08-15 16:56:44
- Why is Obama off limits? Reagan was hung in effigy by college students. No fuss over that. n/t by RobVG 2013-08-15 18:50:37
  - That is in poor taste also... by Jody 2013-08-15 20:06:15
    - I really don't know much about rodeo... by FrankC 2013-08-15 23:04:15
      - Google rodeo abuse by Jody 2013-08-16 08:58:18
        
        Too much smoke for there not to be fire... by FrankC 2013-08-16 16:29:57
        
        Oh Frank...you have no idea by Jody 2013-08-16 17:46:57
    - Just don't tell me you want to outlaw football too.n/t by RobVG 2013-08-15 21:02:35
      - LOL! by Jody 2013-08-15 21:08:13
        
        √ by RobVG 2013-08-15 21:18:18
- You would be correct alcaray by Jody 2013-08-15 17:23:11

Night of the long knives by ER August 16, 2013 6:32 pm

And yet they claim to promote "democracy". Go figure. by bowser 2013-08-16 20:07:34

A few more Obamacare bugs by RobVG August 13, 2013 7:27 pm

Why didn't Conservatives work with people to get a smooth, workable plan? by bowser 2013-08-13 20:00:26
- Listen dickhead, I wasn't blaming Obama. by RobVG 2013-08-13 20:17:28
  - There's kind of a freakout going on about ACA right now. It's mostly coming from political operatives of a certain party. by alcaray 2013-08-14 11:48:37
  - Call ME a "dickhead", will you!!! by bowser 2013-08-13 22:07:23
    - Thanks for the book suggestion. by RobVG 2013-08-14 07:29:00
    - "Dickhead". This IS RobVG, and this ISN'T Flame, so I assume it's not an unflattering term. by bowser 2013-08-13 22:39:14

One health care solution... by Jody August 12, 2013 10:12 am

You will see similar things here if we come under a "Universal Health Care"... by FrankC 2013-08-12 14:43:40
- God help the ones who fall off their roof and break their back trying to reshingle by Jody 2013-08-12 16:23:27
  - And the hell with the ones that just break a leg or hip. by bowser 2013-08-12 17:30:26
    - As long as they break it according to the rules. by Jody 2013-08-12 18:28:15
  - Or if you cause a car accident and someone gets hurt.. by Jody 2013-08-12 16:52:52
    - ...oh!...and Type 2 Diabetes!!!! by Jody 2013-08-12 16:53:58
      - I have Type II by ER 2013-08-13 04:35:44
        
        So am I by FrankC 2013-08-13 11:42:41
        
        Its been done before, it can be done again. by ER 2013-08-13 12:52:43
        
        PS. by ER 2013-08-13 13:19:00
        
        I understand but nevertheless by FrankC 2013-08-13 14:23:59
        
        The mistake you keep making is thinking this is about providing medical care. by TB 2013-08-13 15:05:58
        
        There's your answer, Frank. : Statist plots. Time for me go. by ER 2013-08-13 15:29:17
        
        Look... by TB 2013-08-13 15:38:55
        
        Sorry, what I meant to say was... by ER 2013-08-13 15:50:36
        
        I have no problem with Medicare. by ER 2013-08-13 14:54:00
        
        Medicare is socialized medicine. TB - MEDICARE IS SOCIALIZED MEDICINE!! by bowser 2013-08-13 18:19:34
I think that's reasonable. by bowser 2013-08-12 13:29:07
- I bet the ones that weigh 280 are getting nervous. by Jody 2013-08-12 16:18:23

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