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There is some truth to this statement... http://www.thomasnogales.com/US-Debt-Nowhere-to-Hide.htm but it only works for a while and we're about to the end of this "while".

Must have decided that this gem was more of an "Off Topic" then an "On Topic". :D

These people are from Kansas (just like MM, hmm) and I live in Nebraska, so as you can guess they have been here doing this crap. Here is what happened during one of those protests here... http://www.ketv.com/newsarchive/13447168/detail.html The County Attorney filed charges, but Phelps-Roper has a lawyer from the ACLU working for her now. The law will probably be tested for Constitutionality. http://www.ketv.com/news/13569930/detail.html http://www.ketv.com/news/14512275/detail.html http://www.ketv.com/news/14509370/detail.html

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. ~ Theodore Roosevelt 1903 A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. ~ Theodore Roosevelt Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far. ~ Theodore Roosevelt Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. ~ Theodore Roosevelt Character is far more important than intellect in making a man a good citizen or successful at his calling- meaning by character not only such qualities as honesty and truthfulness, but courage, perseverance and self-reliance. ~ Theodore Roosevelt 1890 Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage. ~ Theodore Roosevelt In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing. ~ Theodore Roosevelt I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being. ~ Theodore Roosevelt In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing. ~ Theodore Roosevelt No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it. ~ Theodore Roosevelt The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight. ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Re: "Dog" Chapman screwed, show pulled from A&E I found a link to the Enquirer and it has the audio. Dog's Racist Call Audio . . It's a good thing he made that call so that his son's girlfriend couldn't record him saying something racist. . .

"Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose." - Ronald Reagan "The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help." - Ronald Reagan "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so." - Ronald Reagan "Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong."! - Ronald Reagan "I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandment's would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress." - Ronald Reagan "The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination." - Ronald Reagan "Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other." - Ronald Reagan "If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." - Ronald Reagan "The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program." - Ronald Reagan "I've laid down the law, though, to everyone from now on about anything that happens: no matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting." - Ronald Reagan "It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first." - Ronald Reagan "Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." - Ronald Reagan "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book." - Ronald Reagan "No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. - Ronald Reagan

I was considering joining that site at one time but, the cold reaction and inconsiderate comments by many on that thread are the reason I know I couldn't hang out on the newsucks500 site. I think I would be compelled to search out some of the members and make them feel the pain, grief, and hurt as some people. Even if this lady violated a stop sign, neither she nor the 3 year old child deserve the things said about them that was said there. Myself, I think that people who don't obay stop signs and lights are the most dangerous people on the road (with maybe the exeption of driving under the influence). I don't think the effects of this is seen as being serious. I personally have seen/come across/known several people invloved in this type of accident that someone lost their lives in. My prayers go out to you smutt butt, to find a way to get past this as something you couldn't avoid and also to the souls of those who lost their lives and also to their families.

Even if it isn't your fault, feelings of guilt are normal. I know that train engineers that hit cars or pedestrians, even if it is obvious suicide, often feel so guilty that they have to quit their jobs. i suppose if you are having problems you need to seek counseling. Good luck and God bless if this is a true account.

Re: Hey, why don't we "LIBERATE" Burma? I didn't say to shut up. I said to prove what you are doing to act on your beliefs. You put TS's family down for going to war to support their beliefs. I feel they have just as much of a right to support their beliefs as you do, the difference is they are doing something about it. You on the other hand are doing nothing. Write or call your Senator or Congressman, or even the White House. Get actively, involved with an organization that supports your view, do something. Typing on this forum is nothing. Until you actively do something, I don't think you can criticize anyone. It seems to fit. Check this out... Sounds like you, "France".:cool:

Re: Hey, why don't we "LIBERATE" Burma? Your "Pinky" comment doesn't even apply. I am all for speaking what you believe, but if you want to be considered brave, act on those beliefs. Otherwise you are a coward hiding behind a keyboard on a fledgling forum site.

Re: Hey, why don't we "LIBERATE" Burma? Exactly what are you doing that is making a difference. I think you are one of those that stands by and does nothing but criticize the actions of others while doing nothing more than inaction. Your new nickname is "France".

Re: Hey, why don't we "LIBERATE" Burma? This is a completely false statement. Both are doing what they believe in. Neither involves any more courage then the other. It is only less so if you believe one thing but do another. Anyone who stands up for something they believe in, whether it is by action or by protesting, demonstrating against that action, is just as courageous as the other. Sitting by and doing nothing however takes no courage what so ever.

Re: Hey, why don't we "LIBERATE" Burma? The main reason we don't "liberate" Burma is that there is no country named Burma. Now if you mean the Union of Myanmar, I would understand the question. :D Seriously though. Like I said in other posts, I think the US needs to quit acting as the worlds policeman, stop funding the UN actions, and make countries like France, China, Russia and such that continue to criticize what the US does, step up and solve some problems instead of just bitch about how the US tries. At least the US does try. "In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Would she prefer, boobies, tatas, tetons, melons, jugs, knockers, whoppers, lungs, jubblies, torso testicles, chesticles, breasticles, hooters, sweater puppets, fun bags, dirty pillows, rib balloons, cha-chas, coconuts, boulders, milk missiles, mammaroonies, etc...?

That's what happens when you marry strippers and ex-strippers. :(

A comet will collide with the earth killing most of the people. Those that survive the comet and the cooling temps will be wiped out by the tsunamis, the volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, mudslides and avalanches. Anyone that survives all that will succumb to the super-virus that was carried from space on the comet. :D

Is that what you're calling it nowadays. :D

I guess those are all things you can't say here. :D

I usually assume it is anything you wouldn't say in front of your grandmother. :)

Hey MM, welcome to the joint. Long time, no read. :D

I never said it wasn't stealing. I said it was karma giving the record companies what they deserve for raping the consumer for more than a decade with overpriced cd's. MSRP has nothing to do with this discussion. It is a suggestion from one company. The dealers, distributors, stores can sell it for whatever they want. First off, the record companies did conspire to keep the price of cd's artificially inflated. The market didn't set the price. The record companies forced the stores to sell the cd's at or above a certain price by using minimum-advertised pricing (MAP) not MSRP. Second, I hope you aren't referring to me as "you" when you said "Anyway, even if they did ask for $5 extra per cd, fine, get your refund, but being as you never spent a penny, how can you complain about them?", because I already said that I don't use p2p sites or download shared music files. Again, this has nothing to do with the discussion. In the bread thing, the market dictated the price. The bread companies didn't tell the stores that they had to sell the bread at or above a certain price. It is not supply and demand, when the companies conspire to set a higher price and then force the retailers to sell the product at or above that price. That is not a free market.

My original comment was that the record companies had been pricing cd's at an artificially inflated price for over a decade and they are just getting what they deserve. You said that they can price it any way they want. I gave the analogy of the gas stations agreeing to all raise prices. You said there wasn't anything wrong with that. I said it was price fixing, was illegal and proved that the record companies were illegally price fixing, with the article. That is why I said that the record companies are getting what they deserve after, a court of law decided that they overcharged consumers around 480 million dollars, at about $5 per cd. I understand economics. Price fixing isn't a legal part of a free market economy, and supply and demand. If all the companies agree to charge more for an item, to artificially increase their profits, and they are the only place you can get the item, it is illegal. I have purchased over 300 cd's. At $5 overcharge a piece, that's $1,500 of my money that they illegally got from me. So forgive me if I am not very sympathetic to them claiming they are losing money to the p2p users.

Apparently you didn't read the articles. :rolleyes:

You really have no idea how wrong you are, and evidently what you are talking about. That would be price fixing, and is illegal. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2002-09-30-cd-settlement_x.htm http://business-law.freeadvice.com/trade_regulation/price_fixing.htm

I guess that means you wouldn't mind if your local gas stations all agreed to charge $9 for a gallon of gas then. Since profit margins don't mean anything.