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TB, an appeal for intellectual honesty. by bowser November 20, 2011 1:39 am

Can't recall where, but I recently read the observation that the most divisive change in American politics has been the ... by Robert 2011-11-20 12:08:27
- TB has no interest in seeking out facts. On a given issue he simply regurgitates whatever talking point he ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-25 16:53:49
- Robert, help me understand the rationalizations one can put on continuing mischaracterizations of plain English posts which will both confront ... by bowser 2011-11-20 17:01:03
  - You can stop now. You killed the discussion. It worked. by TB 2011-11-20 19:36:12
    - No, they stopped YOUR DISCUSSION. You don't have a leg to stand on so you've retired in defeat by ... by Eri 2011-11-21 05:03:11
    - I'm sorry. I'm sorry and I apologize for what is clearly inappropriate overkill. And I'm ever sorrier we ... by bowser 2011-11-20 19:50:59
      - The Injured Innocent doesn't really work, you know. We've all been around here too long. by TB 2011-11-20 21:35:00
        
        Please, please read what I say, abjuring the interpretation until after having absorbed the words, their meanings and context. ... by bowser 2011-11-21 10:31:58
- "drowning the conversation in the bathtub" by TB 2011-11-20 14:12:41
  - Are you channeling Newt? by Robert 2011-11-21 16:57:49
    - Do you even perceive the colossal irony of bringing Jon Stewart up in a post about "disdain and superciliousness?" Again, notice ... by TB 2011-11-23 13:43:01
  - TB, help me understand. I said "average high school graduate", "health insurance" and "pension".. You read - "And really, do ... by bowser 2011-11-20 16:26:03
    - "Ideal high school graduate Working Man." No commas. by TB 2011-11-20 19:27:38
- That is one thought-provoking, fun post Robert. I believe in the first half you suggest it is intellectually dishonest ... by bowser 2011-11-20 12:55:18

Latest icon of OWS by TB November 19, 2011 4:39 pm

A certain satisfaction. by bowser November 18, 2011 3:52 pm

Source document: by TB 2011-11-18 16:52:48
- A few months ago I gave a retired director of the Climate Services division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... by bowser 2011-11-18 20:41:31
  - And fourth, you didn't read your own links. by TB 2011-11-19 10:33:34
    - There is a certain satisfaction - - - oh, I already said that. Type 2, the believer of whatever is in ... by bowser 2011-11-19 10:56:36
      - Just a hint: The "1 percent" meme is dead. by TB 2011-11-19 11:42:09
        
        Ah. Thanks. I thought "1%" was an approximation, there was a certain license there. And the polls. I ... by bowser 2011-11-19 16:02:12
        
        Polls are useful if their methodology is strict enough. by TB 2011-11-19 16:19:03

Why communism still terrifies capitalists. by bowser November 18, 2011 1:11 pm

Phrase of the day: Devil's Advocate, for FrankC by bowser November 17, 2011 12:52 am

When you choose to be the Devils advocate you risk demonizing yourself. Do you consider yourself a Big Dog Bowser? If ... by FrankC 2011-11-17 02:14:56
- Hi Frank. You've got me beat, I wasn't able to lead your mainstream life, and in ways I envy ... by bowser 2011-11-17 04:59:12
  - You're damn straight I've got you beat by FrankC 2011-11-17 13:15:54
    - Frank, I can look back on my life since I got sober and say I'm an honest and honorable man. ... by bowser 2011-11-17 14:19:27
      - A sort of half-assed apology. There are numerous places in my post above this where I say someone isn't ... by bowser 2011-11-18 22:41:37
    - All right, kids. Don't make me stop the car. by TB 2011-11-17 13:57:08
      - :-/)~ Guy who trimmed his moustache in the dark on Thursday night with a spaghetti noodle stuck in his teeth. by Jody 2011-11-17 16:37:50
      - Oh My God....TB that reminds me of the time I pissed my kids off. I used to go to friend's ... by Jody 2011-11-17 16:33:11
      - LOL, That one is called a typo smiley. But fair enough Tom, I am tired of piling up sympathy points ... by FrankC 2011-11-17 14:31:14
      - Please stop the car, Daddy, please. There's a cliff right there Daddy, please stop. I'll be good if ... by bowser 2011-11-17 14:26:09

"Fannie, Freddie execs score $100 million payday" - bonuses by bowser November 15, 2011 10:12 am

"Official plans 'gradual' curb on Fannie, Freddie pay. Regulator defends million-dollar bonuses as key to retaining executives." What a crock! by bowser 2011-11-15 11:22:34
- These organizations have been crooked for years. by TB 2011-11-15 11:49:58
- Yeah, who the hell WANTS to retain them? by Eri 2011-11-15 11:44:23

wow... by RobVG November 14, 2011 6:17 pm

Just being the Devil's Advocate, what if those people who had gone overseas to kill other human beings were killing ... by bowser 2011-11-15 10:59:12
His opinion is despicable. Unfortunately, he probably has tenure. I wonder if he's ever read "The Man Without ... by Eri 2011-11-14 22:05:34
Sort of disgusting IYAM by FrankC 2011-11-14 19:00:26

Bomb Iran by FrankC November 14, 2011 4:29 pm

Hey, let's invade Iran. Actually, we have to! by bowser November 14, 2011 3:06 pm

Don't look at me. by TB 2011-11-14 15:46:37
- Right now the only local nation over there with nukes is a rogue who could easily get the US involved ... by bowser 2011-11-15 10:46:37

Follow-up from Community by bowser November 13, 2011 7:03 pm

I was thinking about this by RobVG 2011-11-16 09:51:20
- Superb idea. I have tried on occasion to explain the meaning at the end of the post and that ... by bowser 2011-11-16 11:38:58
I have no idea of whom you are referring to, and I do not know if I am even important ... by Jody 2011-11-14 09:40:00
Nope. Going to have to delete this one. by TB 2011-11-14 08:57:44
- Aww come, on. All that popcorn I just popped wasted! Dayam. by Eri 2011-11-14 09:49:47

How national TV teaches people how to dodge questions. by bowser November 11, 2011 4:10 pm

There are also stupid questions, irrelevant questions, loaded questions, and questions designed not to get information but to attack the ... by TB 2011-11-11 16:30:10
- Unless one remembers that Obama inherited a country on the very edge of financial collapse due to the irresponsibility of ... by bowser 2011-11-11 20:20:47
  - You do realize you're stuck in a loop, right? by TB 2011-11-11 22:11:19
    - Yes. One fruitless appeal for intellectual honesty after another after another. Bush didn't lie, Cheney didn't lie, ... by bowser 2011-11-12 01:03:54

Maybe MY funny bone is broken! by bowser November 10, 2011 4:58 pm

Hate to say it but I agree with you by RobVG 2011-11-10 17:34:26
- Of the four mentioned Gingrich might be a good potus. I am far from deciding at this point. Others of interest ... by FrankC 2011-11-10 23:23:40
  - I'll have to disagree, Frank. We saw enough of Gingrich when he was in Congress. We learned what ... by Eri 2011-11-13 13:16:32
    - I understand Eri, we have learned long ago that we don't change anyone's mind here and the most that we ... by FrankC 2011-11-13 17:36:58
      - Pennywise the Clown??? :) by Jody 2011-11-14 08:42:00
        
        I was thinking of the character that was a salesman (bibles I think) who became a presidential canidate. :) edit: Yeah, ... by FrankC 2011-11-14 14:07:23
- Remember, the people feeding you this stuff do not want a Republican to win in 2012. by TB 2011-11-10 19:27:53
  - Which one are you proudest of? Anyone who isn't "batshit" at the thought of any of these people ... by bowser 2011-11-10 21:13:42
    - The person holding the office now was a back-bench Senator who attained that office only because Axelrod kneecapped his opposition ... by TB 2011-11-11 09:32:45
      - The question was "Which one of these people are you proudest of?" Track, man, track. Focus. by bowser 2011-11-11 12:24:37
        
        It was a stupid question. by TB 2011-11-11 12:38:32
        
        And "What do you read?" is ambush journalism. Thought-provoking questions are labelled as "stupid", because the Party hasn't got ... by bowser 2011-11-11 13:22:53
        
        I explained why it was stupid. by TB 2011-11-11 14:01:16
        
        That should make it easier to answer, then, right? by bowser 2011-11-11 16:13:54
  - I didn't waste my breath on Bowser by RobVG 2011-11-10 20:45:26
    - You're still buying the false premise they're feeding you. by TB 2011-11-10 20:57:52
      - And you have your head in the sand by RobVG 2011-11-11 10:07:46
        
        I haven't watched the debates. by TB 2011-11-11 10:28:17
        
        And here's some perspective: by TB 2011-11-11 10:49:06
      - Or to put it more briefly: The "weak Republican field" is a lie the Democrats and media are selling you. ... by TB 2011-11-10 21:04:31
        
        Think you can get him to sign a contract pledging eternal fealty to any and all candidates approved by the ... by bowser 2011-11-10 21:34:38
        
        "Eternal fealty" to the State and its leaders is not a conservative virtue. It is a socialist one. by TB 2011-11-11 09:08:02
        
        Slate, not State. "I pledge allegiance to the Slate of the Party of the Tea, and the Banana Republic ... by bowser 2011-11-11 12:16:23

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