Nice, underhanded morman joke, I approve :) On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 2:16 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote:
> > Maybe Romney will... > > -----Original Message----- > From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 10:24 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: same sex marriage > > > And who will stand for the polygamists? > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:22 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey, Hitler did wonders for the German economy. > > > > Haha *Godwin's Law* of Nazi Analogies, I win. > > > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:17 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> heh. I agree with about half of that. But. > >> > >> AT LEAST HE MADE THE GESTURE. > >> > >> some sort of sanity in a year that hasn't had very much. > >> > >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:12 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/531699_331943153 > >> 542824_103005129769962_804362_1485757734_n.jpg > >> > > >> > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:50 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > > I think that's kinda true except I started from supporting him > >> > > and I > >> > gather > >> > > you didn't > >> > > > >> > > support due to his actions in regards to privacy, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > definitely a disappointment in this area > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > in continuing Bush era policies, > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > and this one > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > in the ever growing national debt and the horrible economy. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Inherited, and handicapped by the mistaken assumption that the > >> > Republicans > >> > > would do the right thing. So his error, sure. But there is more > >> > > than > >> > enough > >> > > blame to go around on this one, starting with the disastrous tax > >> policies > >> > > of his predecessor. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > He > >> > > > has shown time and again that he doesn't feel the need to meet > >> > > > his > >> > > campaign > >> > > > promises (or those given in office) > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > he tries to show good faith but he concedes way too much upfront > >> > > to > >> > people > >> > > who have publicly pledged not to compromise with him. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > and he is failing to inspire the youth vote > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > duh, after all that, was he inspiring *anyone*? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > and the independent vote the way he did last election, so in > >> > > > traditional wag the dog manner, with Houdini like reflexes, > >> > > > he's > >> > changed > >> > > > everyone's focus. > >> > > > > >> > > I wouldn't put it that way. I'd say something closer to maybe he > >> > > said > >> > what > >> > > the hell, I'll either win or I won't and if I lose it may as well > >> > > be > >> for > >> > > trying to do what I want for a change.... > >> > > > >> > > That's my take > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > once Biden opened his mouth Obama would have looked weak if > >> > > > > he > >> tried > >> > to > >> > > > > spin it. And the Defense of Marriage crew weren't going to be > >> > > > > on > >> his > >> > > side > >> > > > > for the most part anyway, with the exception of the > >> > > > > fundamentalist > >> > > black > >> > > > > community. They are the question mark. Don't think they'll > >> > > > > vote > >> > against > >> > > > > Obama but they might not vote for him. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Larry C. Lyons < > >> > larrycly...@gmail.com > >> > > > > >wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > I think that he was simply being honest about what he > >> > > > > > thought > >> about > >> > > > > > it. I guess he would have preferred to wait but after Biden > >> decided > >> > > to > >> > > > > > speak out, he thought he had no real reason not to. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Essentially it may be an empty issue, and best to get it > >> > > > > > out of > >> the > >> > > > > > way now rather than at a more critical point in the election. > >> Which > >> > > is > >> > > > > > probably good because it shifts the conversation to more > >> important > >> > > > > > things, like the record of Mitt Romney viciously assaulting > >> other > >> > > kids > >> > > > > > with scissors. during high school > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 5:13 PM, GMoney > >> > > > > > <gm0n3...@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > I agree....this does not seem to help him > >> > > > > > > politically...at > >> least > >> > in > >> > > > the > >> > > > > > > short term. I thought that was refreshing. > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > BUT....politicians rarely do things that don't seem to > >> > > > > > > help > >> them > >> > > > > > > politically....so maybe the Obama folks see a different > >> > > > > > > angle > >> on > >> > > this > >> > > > > > that > >> > > > > > > I don't. > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Larry C. Lyons < > >> > > > larrycly...@gmail.com > >> > > > > > >wrote: > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> He really gains nothing from it. If anything it hurts him. > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> The teahadis who are mostly against same sex marriage > >> > > > > > >> are not > >> > > going > >> > > > to > >> > > > > > >> vote for him anyhow. Those on the left will probably > >> > > > > > >> vote for > >> > him > >> > > > > > >> regardless, what other choice do they have. It will cost > >> > > > > > >> him > >> > with > >> > > a > >> > > > > > >> lot of conservative black voters though. They are not > >> > > > > > >> going > >> to > >> > > vote > >> > > > > > >> for Mittens, but they most likely will just stay home in > >> > November. > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:31 PM, LRS Scout < > >> lrssc...@gmail.com> > >> > > > > wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > Political move to secure his left wing in an upcoming > >> election > >> > > > year > >> > > > > > >> cycle. > >> > > > > > >> > No more no less. > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Eric Roberts < > >> > > > > > >> > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > > > >> >> yeah...that was awesome. it is never too late to do > >> > > > > > >> >> the > >> > right > >> > > > > thing. > >> > > > > > >> >> Biden did sorta give him a kick in the backside on this. > >> Go > >> > > Joe! > >> > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > > > >> >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Dana < > >> > dana.tier...@gmail.com > >> > > > > >> > > > > > wrote: > >> > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > > > >> >> > > >> > > > > > >> >> > I usually am not that engaged on this issue, but I > >> > > > > > >> >> > did > >> want > >> > > to > >> > > > > > note in > >> > > > > > >> >> > passing that I applaud Obama for saying something > >> > > > > > >> >> > about > >> > this > >> > > > when > >> > > > > > the > >> > > > > > >> >> > conventional wisdom was that it was not in his own > >> > > > > > >> >> > best > >> > > > interests > >> > > > > > to > >> > > > > > >> do > >> > > > > > >> >> so. > >> > > > > > >> >> > Even if he was pushed :) He still did the right > >> > > > > > >> >> > thing > >> and I > >> > > > > think a > >> > > > > > >> >> little > >> > > > > > >> >> > less cynically of him now because he did. > >> > > > > > >> >> > > >> > > > > > >> >> > > >> > > > > > >> >> > > >> > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350628 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm