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Corporate government (capitalism unbridled) by FrankC January 14, 2014 7:47 pm

US waives laws in order to use Chinese-made parts on F-35. by bowser 2014-01-16 03:21:16
- Not only is it relevant, it has a long and honorable history. by ER 2014-01-16 08:13:43
  - I'm trying for a metals argument here . . . by DanS 2014-01-24 12:31:35
Neither the US nor China is communist or capitalist. by bowser 2014-01-14 23:19:42
- I'll just say you are partly correct and leave the heavy lifting... by FrankC 2014-01-15 01:23:27
Communism, or the lack of it, has nothing to do with it. by ER 2014-01-14 20:10:43
- No doubt, but . . . by DanS 2014-01-15 12:38:18
  - When the Trojan War was fought, neither Athens nor Sparta existed. by ER 2014-01-15 14:28:35
    - Begging to differ . . . by DanS 2014-01-16 11:04:31
      - BBC documentary by TB 2014-01-16 12:45:21
      - Begging the Question. by ER 2014-01-16 12:35:19
        
        In a hurry . . . by DanS 2014-01-16 16:23:48
        
        It could be whalesong, but more likely its just fatigue. by ER 2014-01-16 17:41:56
        
        Wrapped in myth and legend . . . by DanS 2014-01-16 12:52:34
- At the start of WWII the US manufacturing power made the outcome obvious. by bowser 2014-01-14 21:52:35

Chomsky implies Obama is a corporate lacky by FrankC January 13, 2014 3:34 pm

Well, yeah by Robert 2014-01-14 12:30:59
aren't they all? (n/t) by podrock 2014-01-13 20:50:03
I keep on telling you righties... by ER 2014-01-13 18:58:16
- Chomsky has two problems. by bowser 2014-01-13 19:28:41

Anyone this brave? by bowser January 7, 2014 3:54 pm

Answer: Not worth one American life, one American dollar. All wasted for Bush-Cheney egos. Profitable for their cronies, while America cheered. by bowser 2014-01-09 10:36:58
- If only the world would agree with peace. (n/t) by DanS 2014-01-11 08:24:56
  - If peace were profitable, America would be peaceful. Unfortunately - - - by bowser 2014-01-11 21:08:01
Yes, I saw that one . . . by DanS 2014-01-08 07:10:32
- When the military entered Iraq tells the entire story. by bowser 2014-01-08 15:07:58
  - No . . . by DanS 2014-01-08 15:56:12
    - Check the actions. Then call back. If you're brave enough. by bowser 2014-01-08 19:07:33
      - Scary . . . by DanS 2014-01-08 19:24:08
        
        You are done. by bowser 2014-01-08 23:26:42
- Sorry, I don't agree with that either. by ER 2014-01-08 09:39:10
  - just a couple of things... by FrankC 2014-01-08 18:01:55
    - Yes, they WERE that gullible. by ER 2014-01-08 21:23:20
      - It was a comedy of errors by FrankC 2014-01-09 01:31:13
      - No successful colonial power dismantles the police and other civil structure. by bowser 2014-01-08 23:33:16
  - All true . . . by DanS 2014-01-08 11:41:30
    - Iraq was our big counter to Iran in the region. by ER 2014-01-08 12:06:11
      - An excellent point, ER. (n/t) by DanS 2014-01-08 15:48:00

Right wing response to the Rolling stone piece by FrankC January 9, 2014 2:43 pm

It really steams me when the right wing quotes George Orwell. by ER 2014-01-09 15:21:16
- I suspect that liberals have plucked quotes from conservatives by FrankC 2014-01-09 16:33:26
  - I'll be the first to admit... by ER 2014-01-09 17:26:13

One third of Americans do not believe in evolution. by ER January 4, 2014 11:28 am

Funny . . . by DanS 2014-01-06 12:23:59
- The controversy about evolution isn't about religion. by ER 2014-01-07 06:04:41
- Of course. by bowser 2014-01-06 20:33:24
  - . . . And so, as with scientists the world over, they continue to decipher that "unknowable" plan. (n/t) by DanS 2014-01-06 21:37:37
And how many Americans are Conservative. by bowser 2014-01-04 18:23:12
I don't know by Jody 2014-01-04 11:57:45
- Yield to the logic of the situation. by ER 2014-01-04 13:14:29
What they believe or what they are told to believe... by FrankC 2014-01-04 11:39:18
- Be sure to click through to the actual poll. by TB 2014-01-04 12:17:24
  - Political ideology is not physics. by ER 2014-01-04 12:52:05
    - Really? by TB 2014-01-04 13:19:12
      - Yeah, really. by ER 2014-01-04 13:55:08
        
        Nice. by TB 2014-01-04 14:25:32
        
        The social "sciences" by ER 2014-01-04 15:16:08
- Correlation is not the same as causation. by ER 2014-01-04 11:53:53
- But then why the change? by Robert 2014-01-04 11:52:28
  - Religiously may be static... by FrankC 2014-01-04 13:38:20
  - When cultures feel threatened... by ER 2014-01-04 12:09:33

Liberal economic ideas by TB January 4, 2014 12:48 pm

Oh what power the genie give us, but to see ourselves as others see us!!! by bowser 2014-01-05 22:32:28
Hard to see how anyone would not find that offensive by FrankC 2014-01-04 21:55:27
- This kind of childlike mind: by TB 2014-01-05 10:05:06
  - Ha! This was basically what I was going to point out and say! by Jody 2014-01-05 10:25:51
    - You can join his club! by TB 2014-01-05 10:59:38
- "What childlike mind conjures up such silliness?' by ER 2014-01-05 06:44:20
  - How do you mean... by Jody 2014-01-05 10:32:47
    - Because you are him. Only a generation separates you. by ER 2014-01-05 11:51:13
      - It is true I don't know much about history... by Jody 2014-01-05 13:46:22
        
        There's always fog, Jody. by TB 2014-01-05 15:16:08
        
        Every single one. by ER 2014-01-05 15:51:13
        
        Stay on the track. by TB 2014-01-05 16:07:25
        
        I'm right on track. Yours. by ER 2014-01-05 17:03:37
        
        As always... by TB 2014-01-05 19:38:22
        
        Yeah, I read it, and he is an idiot. by ER 2014-01-05 19:53:04
        
        Definitions by TB 2014-01-05 21:06:05
        
        Can you define "obsessed"? by ER 2014-01-06 06:57:19
        
        "Sermons" by TB 2014-01-06 12:10:29
        
        I must concede, you have been rather subdued--lately. by ER 2014-01-06 12:26:28
        
        "Malicious teasing and outright provocation" by TB 2014-01-06 13:03:44
        
        Robert is more charitable than I am. by ER 2014-01-06 13:14:40
        
        There are at least two kinds of history. Maybe more. by ER 2014-01-05 14:44:25
        
        More. by Jody 2014-01-05 16:17:54
        
        Life is like surfing. by ER 2014-01-05 17:10:26
TB, you have to remember! by bowser 2014-01-04 18:21:56
- That's two. Can we get a hat trick? by TB 2014-01-04 18:50:50
If wishes were horses then beggars would ride. by Jody 2014-01-04 16:11:29
Wasn't 'blow' a 80's thing? by SteveS 2014-01-04 14:20:22
- The author is an idiot. I've read his stuff before. by TB 2014-01-04 14:37:58
Those all sound like great ideas to me. by ER 2014-01-04 13:05:26
- Me too. My esteem for millenials continues to grow. by Robert 2014-01-04 18:55:35
  - Nah. They'll sell out just like we did. by ER 2014-01-05 06:45:57
  - Bingo. by TB 2014-01-04 19:06:41
    - You're welcome ;-) by Robert 2014-01-04 22:15:40
- Calibration complete. by TB 2014-01-04 14:28:47

In conjunction with Tom's post written by Jesse the Kid. by Jody January 5, 2014 10:39 am

Does the Pope understand? by Jody January 2, 2014 10:25 am

Hah, hah, hah, hah!!! by bowser 2014-01-02 22:51:39
- So... by Jody 2014-01-03 14:39:57
  - If I missed the topic, what was it? by bowser 2014-01-04 10:13:27
I think the pope needs to keep his mouth shut. by Jody 2014-01-02 15:59:49
- It looks like the Pope has the Right sweating bullets... by ER 2014-01-02 17:24:53
  - I have no idea what the right thinks by Jody 2014-01-02 17:37:24
Yeah, its terrible how the rich are picked on. But... by ER 2014-01-02 11:17:49
- Napoleon Bonaparte by ER 2014-01-02 13:16:20
  - PJ O'Rourke by Robert 2014-01-02 13:30:58
    - "Tax the rich, feed the poor... by ER 2014-01-02 14:33:25
- "Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not." by TB 2014-01-02 12:04:13
  - I'm sorry. That is a completely stupid comment.` by bowser 2014-01-02 22:55:22
  - JFK by ER 2014-01-02 13:06:18
    - Good. by TB 2014-01-02 14:43:17
      - Yes, and thank you for Your service. by ER 2014-01-02 15:36:34
    - Oh wow... by Jody 2014-01-02 14:33:04
      - I don't think JFK was talking about charitable donations. by ER 2014-01-02 14:39:41
        
        Actually, he was talking foreign aid. In both of these quotes. by TB 2014-01-02 15:46:20
        
        No, it was really all about guillotines. by ER 2014-01-02 16:00:34
- “You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar” by Jody 2014-01-02 11:58:45
  - Technically untrue . . . by DanS 2014-01-04 04:34:22
  - Thomas Jefferson by ER 2014-01-02 13:07:24
    - The actual quote: by TB 2014-01-02 14:58:56
      - Tom was heavy stuff, Tom. (n/t) by DanS 2014-01-04 04:37:43
      - Sally Hemmings' part got edited out too. by ER 2014-01-02 15:39:38
        
        That's how history is lied about. by TB 2014-01-02 16:04:06
        
        All quotes are taken out of context. by ER 2014-01-02 16:22:49
        
        Then don't use quotes to make your points. by TB 2014-01-02 16:37:35
        
        The fundamentals of tyranny and and freedom change continuously. by ER 2014-01-02 16:52:18
    - I love his mansion, Monticello! by Jody 2014-01-02 14:37:03
      - Yes, his slaves kept it spotless! by ER 2014-01-02 14:41:30
        
        I know, right? by Jody 2014-01-02 16:05:09
        
        If you knew... by ER 2014-01-02 16:23:53
        
        Heh by Jody 2014-01-02 17:33:28
        
        So was I. by ER 2014-01-02 18:09:27
        
        I would have no need to "brief" Jefferson on anything. by TB 2014-01-02 19:51:40
        
        I'd tell him about Vaginal ultrasound probes. by ER 2014-01-02 20:32:10
        
        Make that $1000. by TB 2014-01-02 21:22:34
        
        There isn't the slightest doubt in my mind Mr J and I would get along just fine. by ER 2014-01-02 21:46:37

Venture Capital Didn't Build That by ER December 27, 2013 11:49 am

And since 1978: by TB 2013-12-27 13:34:22
- Instant response! by ER 2013-12-27 14:20:43
  - Give up. He thinks Big Pharma pays for new drug development. by bowser 2013-12-27 22:58:48
    - GPS. by ER 2013-12-28 08:31:10
      - Precisely. And the private rocket companies. by bowser 2013-12-29 16:17:32

While we're on the subject...Shakespeare in the Park by ER December 16, 2013 10:29 pm

White-face -- black-face -- red-face -- green . . . by DanS 2013-12-23 04:53:30
- That was an interesting event... by FrankC 2013-12-23 06:03:37
  - Just for the record... by TB 2013-12-23 07:54:28
    - Are you implying I made it all up? by ER 2013-12-23 10:53:37
      - P.S. by TB 2013-12-23 11:28:36
        
        Not exactly. by ER 2013-12-23 12:08:42
        
        Not so. by TB 2013-12-23 12:18:36
        
        So you sincerely believe, by ER 2013-12-23 12:35:00
        
        Okay. by TB 2013-12-23 12:43:30
        
        Visions of Johannes by ER 2013-12-23 12:50:23
        
        The magic formula . . . by DanS 2013-12-24 04:45:51
      - Dude, relax. by TB 2013-12-23 11:07:08
        
        Maybe his "old guy" makeup showed up badly under the stage lights. by ER 2013-12-23 11:17:54
        
        Very likely. by TB 2013-12-23 11:21:09
Especially in this day and age. by bowser 2013-12-17 01:25:53
- Everything I know about the Irish diaspora... by ER 2013-12-17 06:59:01

"Elysium" Pure Propaganda by RobVG December 22, 2013 3:16 pm

The sad thing is... by SDAI-Tech 2013-12-23 04:41:26
- Revenge is a dish best served cold. by ER 2013-12-23 06:27:32
  - You're right. by SDAI-Tech 2013-12-24 02:41:31
Elysium is next on my Netflix queue... by FrankC 2013-12-22 23:35:40
- You ever notice something? by TB 2013-12-23 07:56:37
Sesame Street looks better and better to me. by Jody 2013-12-22 20:37:28
"Belizium" Pure Propaganda by CJB 2013-12-22 18:53:06
Usual pablum for the usual audience. by TB 2013-12-22 18:37:55
- Living well is the best revenge. by ER 2013-12-22 19:25:47
Do you believe the Conservative agenda is anything else that this? by bowser 2013-12-22 17:30:49
It's only propaganda if you don't believe it. by CJB 2013-12-22 17:01:16
You may be overthinking it by Robert 2013-12-22 16:06:32
- This one's in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. by hank 2013-12-22 17:59:56

Hearts and minds - 75% of Afghans fear US troops. Total failure. by bowser December 15, 2013 6:29 pm

The entire survey: by TB 2013-12-16 12:29:43
- Couldn't find it. by RobVG 2013-12-16 20:00:06
  - The paper never used the term "U.S. troops." by TB 2013-12-17 11:20:32
    - 77% fear "international forces". Don't be a twit. by bowser 2013-12-17 15:47:43
      - Just helping Rob with the text search. by TB 2013-12-18 16:54:42
        
        Yeah, I overreacted. Sorry. by bowser 2013-12-19 19:08:41
        
        And I appreciate it. by RobVG 2013-12-18 20:34:29

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