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DART LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS 6PM EST BuckGalaxy September 26, 2022 9:48 am (Space/Science)

RU Conscription podrock September 26, 2022 9:42 pm (CurrentEvents)

In which David Corn writes about what we have been saying for years podrock September 22, 2022 7:19 am (CurrentEvents)

Seriously sad GOP podrock September 23, 2022 2:13 pm (CurrentEvents)

DART set for September 26 asteroid impact BuckGalaxy September 9, 2022 2:11 am (Space/Science)

Court of appeals humiliates Trump's hired judge RL September 21, 2022 6:01 pm (CurrentEvents)

Trump claims he telepathically declassified the Top Secret documents... RL September 22, 2022 7:55 am (CurrentEvents)

Ken Burns' new Holocaust Documentary. ER September 21, 2022 8:10 pm (CurrentEvents)

Deja effin' vu all over again ER September 21, 2022 7:58 am (CurrentEvents)

The winter of discontent RL September 21, 2022 5:48 pm (CurrentEvents)

Foo Fighters II. I read that Ukrainian UFO paper, RL. Its gibberish. ER September 19, 2022 7:45 pm (Off-Topic)

Hurricane Merbok ER September 16, 2022 12:49 pm (Space/Science)

Communism vs. Facism by Jody August 24, 2011 10:38 am

A very interesting subject, my personal definition for each is: Communism - An economic philosophy based on common ownership of ... by FrankC 2011-08-25 13:36:00
- EDIT: Actually, Frank, that wasn't bad. Not bad at all! I said too much, and Tom said nothing at all. by ER 2011-08-25 16:19:57
  - Heh, because the subject is so interesting to me I came very close to writing a cut and paste essay ... by FrankC 2011-08-25 17:29:06
    - What's a "cut and paste essay"? An essay with many quotations from authorities inserted in it? Humor me, I've ... by ER 2011-08-25 18:48:04
      - In this case my reference to cut and paste was referring to it being so long I would do it ... by FrankC 2011-08-25 23:07:06
        
        The MSWord trick is a good one, particularly when one wrong keystroke on my old AT board can wipe an ... by TB 2011-08-26 08:48:24
Start with the fundamental principles and ideas and the rest falls into line. You can cut through quite a ... by TB 2011-08-24 12:02:21
I'm not going to attempt to answer that question because there are many different answers. No one really has ... by ER 2011-08-24 11:31:36

Bill Clinton gives up meat by TB August 24, 2011 9:13 am

LOL! You were waiting for my comment weren't you!!!??? by Jody 2011-08-24 10:33:39

Quake benefits: As all of DC leaves work at the same time, the United States experiences a brief economic recovery. by Jody August 24, 2011 8:58 am

5.8 temblor in Virginia by podrock August 23, 2011 11:02 am

It was only 5.9 in magnitude but was felt far away, though I did not feel anything here on the ... by johannes 2011-08-23 17:29:31
- The reason it was felt so intensely and so far away even though only 5.9 or whatever, is because the ... by Eri 2011-08-23 19:56:43
  - The news is stupid. by podrock 2011-08-23 21:07:50
    - They said this morning that it was more intense and so widespread because it was shallow. I was hoping you'd give ... by Eri 2011-08-24 05:38:46
      - My post was stupid. by podrock 2011-08-24 06:29:56
Wouldn't it be something if Washington DC fell into the sinkhole that it has become of late. Now, THAT ... by Eri 2011-08-23 11:12:23

Exporting chopsticks to China by Eri August 22, 2011 6:42 am

Fortunately, if you do it right, trees don't get used up. The type of poplar and other trees used ... by TB 2011-08-22 08:18:27

Many developments in Libya by TB August 21, 2011 2:09 pm

Huntsman betting most republicans are not idiots... by BuckGalaxy August 21, 2011 12:46 am

Hey Crazy!!!! by Jody 2011-08-22 17:37:21
- Okay...I am being serious now. I am missing something I guess with this guy. I really don't understand what the ... by Jody 2011-08-22 20:05:43
  - Because the frontrunner Republican (Michele Bachman) does not believe in evolution or global warning. She represents the fringe right, ... by Eri 2011-08-23 10:59:48
    - Thanks Eri! I appreciate your perspective and I understand what you are saying. by Jody 2011-08-23 13:27:56
How's this for being right wing? I would solve the problem of politicians feeling compelled to play to a stupid electorate ... by FrankC 2011-08-22 14:47:00
- By that definition, I'm a moderate. I believe in evolution. In fact, I believe in evolution so much, ... by Lee 2011-08-22 20:52:53
Sounds like he's running a general election campaign. by Robert 2011-08-21 14:00:16
- That seems to be the general thinking. But I really like what Huntsman is doing. He was completely ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-21 22:11:19
  - There's a long tradition of candidates running for the Presidency simply to make a point or "get their issue out there" before the voters. by Robert 2011-08-22 10:05:23
  - Just curious: does anyone at all remember the 2010 election? by TB 2011-08-22 06:50:05
    - What do you mean TB? by Jody 2011-08-22 12:02:07
    - Do you remember that the primary system has changed? by Robert 2011-08-22 10:01:24
      - It wasn't a snarky comment, it was a serious question on intellectual self-suppression. No doubt if possible Democrats will vote in ... by TB 2011-08-22 10:22:04
        
        Transparency is good. by Robert 2011-08-22 11:08:41
        
        Not sure where you pulled "conspiracy" out of that. by TB 2011-08-22 11:13:21
        
        Stipulated: by Robert 2011-08-22 12:14:48
        
        On your theory of "widespread dissatisfaction:" Would you vote for Huntsman over Obama in the general election? Any other Democrats here who ... by TB 2011-08-22 12:36:37
        
        I might. As I said in my earlier post, I want to know more about the guy. If ... by Eri 2011-08-22 21:15:30
        
        Like everyone else, I'm only now even noticing Huntsman's existence. by Robert 2011-08-22 14:19:10
        
        "Like Old Faithful, of course you’re questioning my motives and patriotism and that of anybody who might back a moderate ... by TB 2011-08-22 14:42:13
        
        Sorry about the extreme right formatting. by Robert 2011-08-22 14:20:12
        
        The problem is the people who consider the Tea Party to be extreme. It takes a true extremist to ... by Lee 2011-08-22 20:59:17
  - I've read and heard a bit about him yesterday and today, enough that I want to know more. He's ... by Eri 2011-08-22 00:01:03
If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say. by Jody 2011-08-21 13:55:14
Obama betting on another McCain. by TB 2011-08-21 11:04:22
I'm afraid he's betting on a lost cause. Most Republicans are unable to do anything but greedily suck the ... by Eri 2011-08-21 07:33:01

I'm running for Prez by Eri August 20, 2011 11:27 pm

Thug Obama orders his goons to teach S&P a lesson. by Lee August 18, 2011 6:10 pm

So, Lee... by Robert 2011-08-18 19:04:39
- If that were true, Robert, then why aren't they going after Moody's and Fitch? And why aren't they going ... by Lee 2011-08-18 19:30:54
  - I regret taking the bait. I don’t how I could have imagined any other outcome than you doubling-down on the ... by Robert 2011-08-19 09:42:41

Obama's agenda... by Jody August 16, 2011 8:51 pm

I'm not sure why people dismiss the idea out of hand. The number of people on the left ... by Lee 2011-08-17 16:15:21
This is why I can't stand discussing politics anymore. You can't fight lies and idiocy with facts, and you can't ... by Robert 2011-08-17 09:26:27
- But Robert...We rarely get a glimpse of you unless we post provocative polarizing political propaganda. by Jody 2011-08-19 08:40:28
  - It's the wrong kind of incentive. Politics can be dangerous to somebody with high blood pressure to begin with. Given ... by Robert 2011-08-19 12:50:57
    - Interesting Robert. I guess I don't take politics seriously enough. I know I don't know. I know I am but ... by Jody 2011-08-19 15:14:26
      - I'm sure you're better off for not taking politics so serously, Jody. by Robert 2011-08-19 18:59:05
- CJB: Didn't you have a post here? by Robert 2011-08-17 19:59:55
  - Yes, I removed several posts I felt were unnecessarily provocative. I was starting to sound too much like the people ... by CJB 2011-08-17 20:32:15
    - You confused me. by Robert 2011-08-18 19:14:22
      - Hells Bells CJB...if it was aimed at me...GO FOR IT!!! by Jody 2011-08-18 19:33:12
        
        oopsie...responded to Robert...was meant for the new kid on the block..CJB. by Jody 2011-08-18 19:36:37
    - As a matter of practice, don't delete posts, edit them, indicating the post has been removed by the author. But ... by podrock 2011-08-17 23:24:38
- Lies can be criticized, but I don't see how they can be discussed. I think a main purpose of the ... by Robert 2011-08-17 11:17:19
Proof positive republicans have no real issues. They simple make up garbage. Yeah, the president is seeking to ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-17 00:36:28
- I accept the premise of Obama's plan, but disagree with the assertion that he is competent. And when Root writes ... by Jody 2011-08-17 12:11:56
You need better reading material. by Eri 2011-08-16 23:34:51

Galt's Gulf? by CJB August 16, 2011 7:01 pm

This idea has popped up a number of times in the past, and so far not much has been made ... by TB 2011-08-16 19:24:15
- The idea's been floated before, in other words? (n/t) by Robert 2011-08-16 20:11:51
- The Isle of Man? No Man is an Island. No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of ... by CJB 2011-08-16 19:48:25
  - Not peninsula...a penisula. by Jody 2011-08-16 20:56:27
    - You should see the size of my Kamchatka by Lee 2011-08-17 16:27:31
      - Well I thought it was funny. =D by Lee 2011-08-18 17:58:24
        
        I never know quite how to take you Lee. I always feel you have a hidden agenda. by Jody 2011-08-18 19:39:37

Here we go!! China is using its new economic power to counter the U.S. power in the Pacific. by Jody August 16, 2011 7:11 am

That's what power is all about, and that's what world powers do. Economic power leads to military power, but not ... by CJB 2011-08-16 08:22:21

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