Politics: Onward from New Hampshire

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Why? Sometimes I love you.

No way. I would have noticed hell freezing over, pigs flying, and all that.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Good for you! Stick to that one! Especially in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, please.

Um . . . you better read about this one a little more. Especially stuff from Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by bilmore
Cnn? NBC? ABC? CBS? Newsweek?

Versus the self-proclaimed partisan commentators today? With the mainstream press walking around it warily, waiting for it to die or grow? Naw, not even close to "as much play."

Let's read our Drudge with care, here -- CBS's Stone Phillips asked the question, I'll let your superiour googling skills tell me if he ever reported anything, but the Drudge Report only says he asked it. NBC has a question of Mary Maitlin over morning coffee, and Newsweek doesn't run anything, but one of its reporters discussing the issue while on Nightline, and the Nightline story is a "story about the story".

The rumor surfaced in the NY Post, and sleezy as it is it is still a bigger outlet than Drudge. In those days CNN ran anything.

It was not a big story. It lasted a cycle. And there was more to it than there is to this one, since it started with a book by a named source.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by bilmore
Um . . . you better read about this one a little more. Especially stuff from Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Michigan may have an inititive on the ballot to eliminate the use of AA at U of M. Fuck, even Cali passed something similar didn't it?

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Michigan may have an inititive on the ballot to eliminate the use of AA at U of M. Fuck, even Cali passed something similar didn't it?

Yes, passed a few years ago, but the UC system, in practice, are getting around it.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Yes, passed a few years ago, but the UC system, in practice, are getting around it.

I was only talking about it as a political issue. GGG thught it will help the Dems, I think not.
that the people in charge of our Universities know they need to "get around" a public mandate is only to be expected. they are, remember, better informed than us.

[The Larry Davis Experience]

Originally posted by sgtclub
In a perfect world, yes. But given the amount of philandering that goes on on both sides, I don't think it's relevant. I also don't think that those who don't cheat are more likely to be truthful politicians or vice versa. Rather, they are all a bunch of conmen and women.

Hear, hear. (yeah, I know I'm way behind here)

[The Larry Davis Experience]

In light of the fact that I have occasionally been crossing the Safeway picket lines to shop for my necessaries, should I realize that I have shifted my allegiance from the progressive champions of the downtrodden worker to the benevolent conservatives supporting owners of capital in this country?

While at first blush the answer may be obvious, a more complete response will take into account the fact that, for reasons unrelated to my bad habit of getting behind the wheel after a few mimosas, I am unable to drive at the moment, and Safeway is the only grocery store within walking distance.

Extra credit points will be awarded to an answer that persuasively argues what kind of conservative I should be, either a less funny Hank or a Barry-Pepper-in-25th-Hour sgtclub type.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by The Larry Davis Experience
In light of the fact that I have occasionally been crossing the Safeway picket lines to shop for my necessaries, should I realize that I have shifted my allegiance from the progressive champions of the downtrodden worker to the benevolent conservatives supporting owners of capital in this country?

You should realize that you have done neither. The money you spend at safeway is insignificant given safeway's size. Unless you organize all of the people in your neighborhood not to spend money at safeway, your acts as a consumer will have zero effect.

Question for you: assuming the money you fail to spend at safeway would have an effect, aren't you also hurting the replacement workers? And doesn't that put a guy like you in a bit of a catch 22? Do you support the down trodden worker that has a job, or the down trodden worker that doesn't.* Or do you presume that labor members are more deserving than non?

*And you can't answer, "I would make safeway hire all of them."

[edited for spelling]

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by The Larry Davis Experience
In light of the fact that I have occasionally been crossing the Safeway picket lines to shop for my necessaries, should I realize that I have shifted my allegiance from the progressive champions of the downtrodden worker to the benevolent conservatives supporting owners of capital in this country?

While at first blush the answer may be obvious, a more complete response will take into account the fact that, for reasons unrelated to my bad habit of getting behind the wheel after a few mimosas, I am unable to drive at the moment, and Safeway is the only grocery store within walking distance.

Extra credit points will be awarded to an answer that persuasively argues what kind of conservative I should be, either a less funny Hank or a Barry-Pepper-in-25th-Hour sgtclub type.

Yes.

Well, Maybe.

Don't be redundant. What we could use around here is an intelligent, conservative African-American woman with a good body.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
What we could use around here is an intelligent, conservative African-American woman with a good body.

Yooooo hoooooo!!!! Over here!!!!

Well, except for the conservative part. And the good body part. And the African-American part. And the intelligent part is debatable. I think it may not be me.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by The Larry Davis Experience
In light of the fact that I have occasionally been crossing the Safeway picket lines to shop for my necessaries, should I realize that I have shifted my allegiance from the progressive champions of the downtrodden worker to the benevolent conservatives supporting owners of capital in this country?

While at first blush the answer may be obvious, a more complete response will take into account the fact that, for reasons unrelated to my bad habit of getting behind the wheel after a few mimosas, I am unable to drive at the moment, and Safeway is the only grocery store within walking distance.

Extra credit points will be awarded to an answer that persuasively argues what kind of conservative I should be, either a less funny Hank or a Barry-Pepper-in-25th-Hour sgtclub type.

you can't be a conservative.
a good conservative is hooked into the prosecutor's office, or has friends who are. We don't lose our license.
Besides you miss the first rule of being a liberal- you only need insist white male republicans "behave" according to your rules. I've heard tell of a lib family that owns half of Mass. seacoast, has never worked a day in their collective lives, and still chides white republican males for not giving to the poor.
You go girl, cross that line.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Yooooo hoooooo!!!! Over here!!!!

Well, except for the conservative part. And the good body part. And the African-American part. And the intelligent part is debatable. I think it may not be me.

Fringey, seems like a long time since I've seen you here. Are we no fun anymore or have you been socking?

No, you already serve your purpose by letting us crack jokes about Fringey and the PB board virgins, though I note that you've made a very fine conservative in the past.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Fringey, seems like a long time since I've seen you here. Are we no fun anymore or have you been socking?

No, you already serve your purpose by letting us crack jokes about Fringey and the PB board virgins, though I note that you've made a very fine conservative in the past.

Who here is a virgin? Wow. Neat.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Who here is a virgin? Wow. Neat.

Hello?!?! Not Me.