Politics As Usual

[Not Me]

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Que? What stops the terrorists from shrouding their bombs now? You're worried about folks blowing up the DMV with bombs hidden in their mouths?

S_A_M

If you think that comment didn't make any sense, you should have seen all the stuff I edited out.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Not Me
I think that many people in the south care as much probably more about the big picture of keeping America headed in the right direction than they do about getting as much pork barrel spending directed their way. They see the Reps as having a better plan for America.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Hahahahaha.

Ha!

Whew! Boy, that's good. Thanks for that.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Damn, Slave, your own hometown newspaper thinks it's the $10 bill, not the dime, that people are proposing to put Reagan on. You should call them up and set them straight.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/10/opinion/10THU3.html

It's anything they can get him on.



Washington Post summary of pros/cons for each piece of currency

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
That's a very short term view.

S_A_M

I was thinking the same thing.

Countries that history indicates we have some change of going to war with in the next 100 years that would likely respect the Geneva convention with the United States, or would have up until a few weeks ago:

Canada
Mexico
France
Germany
"The EU"

Plus smaller scale actions in the Balkens, the Baltics and parts of Central America.

Query (genuine question, really don't know): Did the Serbs respect the Geneva Convention, at least with regard to American and NATO soldiers?

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Your posts on the torture subject are like the arguments of a bad litigator -- hammering on a few facts while ignoring the rest to mischaracterize the opponents' arguments.

Originally posted by Not Me
If the glove don't fit, you must acquit. Juries are filled with stoopid people who fall for this shit. If winning cases by manipulating stoopid juries makes one a bad litigator, please tell all the Einsteins who sit on juries so that they will know.

Well, alright, but I don't see you converting any of the people with whom you've been conversing on this point, so maybe your intended jury is Hank, club and bilmore. If so, please note that dissing 'em so badly and so openly during the trial is probably a poor tactical move.

[Not Me]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Hahahahaha.

Ha!

Whew! Boy, that's good. Thanks for that.

Have you spent much time in the south? And I don't mean in the strip bars in Atlanta.

[Not Me]

Originally posted by baltassoc
I was thinking the same thing.

Countries that history indicates we have some change of going to war with in the next 100 years that would likely respect the Geneva convention with the United States, or would have up until a few weeks ago:

Canada
Mexico
France
Germany
"The EU"

Crack. It is not just for breakfast anymore.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by baltassoc
Countries that history indicates we have some change of going to war with in the next 100 years that would likely respect the Geneva convention with the United States, or would have up until a few weeks ago:

Canada

Confidential to baltassoc: The South Park movie, while perhaps aspiring to documentary status, had Oliver Stone as a special consultant. Be forewarned about using it as a reference in this regard.

[SlaveNoMore]

ltl/fb
Damn, Slave, your own hometown newspaper thinks it's the $10 bill, not the dime, that people are proposing to put Reagan on. You should call them up and set them straight.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/10/opinion/10THU3.html

I actually read this yesterday. This is a new proposal.

The dime was proposed a few years back.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Not Me
Have you spent much time in the south? And I don't mean in the strip bars in Atlanta.

You could say so, yes.

[Dave]

Originally posted by baltassoc
I live in the South. I have taken classes on the South.

Not to sidetrack this discussion, but Baltimore is part of the South?

Da (shopped at a Winn-Dixie once) ve

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Confidential to baltassoc: The South Park movie, while perhaps aspiring to documentary status, had Oliver Stone as a special consultant. Be forewarned about using it as a reference in this regard.

I was shocked to see how militarilistic and aggressive a true southerner really can be.

[Not Me]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Well, alright, but I don't see you converting any of the people with whom you've been conversing on this point

I didn't know that was why I was here. Damn, my approach would have been so much different if I had only known.

Originally posted by Gattigap
If so, please note that dissing 'em so badly and so openly during the trial is probably a poor tactical move.

IRL, I, like all litigators, praise how wonderfully bright juries are and how serious they take their responsibilities and how crucial they are to our justice system. I say the same things about judges, too, many of whom are corrupt and brain dead.

[Not Me]

Originally posted by Gattigap
You could say so, yes.

Your secretary is a southerner or you went to strip bars in Atlanta? Have you ever lived anywhere in the south?

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by Not Me
I think that many people in the south care as much probably more about the big picture of keeping America headed in the right direction than they do about getting as much pork barrel spending directed their way. They see the Reps as having a better plan for America.

I think I agree with you here, somewhat.

I was shocked when so many Congressional members from Texas voted against NAFTA, for example. It seemed very principled (if, well, stupid), since clearly Texas stood to gain more than any other state from free trade with Mexico.

But I'm not talking about pork (and I don't really consider NAFTA pork). Republican reps from the South will fight just as hard as any to keep an unneeded army base open in their constituency. I'm talking about Republicans running on promises to eliminate all welfare in districts with double digit unemployment rates (and winning by huge majorities). I'm talking about running on school vouchers in communities that have failing public schools and no possible way to create viable private ones (school choice only really works where you have enough people in a close enough area such that one can have more than one choice).

These may or may not be the right choices for America as a whole, but they sure are dumb for the person pulling the lever.