Orn, What an excellent clip. It shows how politics works, especially Republican Party politics. Yes the dems play games too, but this takes the cake. What a bunch of liars.
On Sep 4, 7:59 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Broadband humor about the hypocracy > > http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sa... > > (you need both lines above) > > On Sep 4, 3:51 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Good...it will be well worth the look. These, in my view are true > > classics when it comes to all things political, sociological etc. In > > today's atmosphere, they are seldom seen/heard of. > > > And, I left "THX 1138" off of the list. Even though it is a movie (one > > of George Lucas' first works) it is one that all atheists, people > > interested in economics and those concerned with big pharma and 'soma' > > should see. > > > =================================================== > > "Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a > > brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered > > it, forever." - Noam Chomsky > > > On Sep 4, 2:43 pm, "Angelia Stinnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > My political science professor compared it to 1984 and Animal Farm too. > > > Will > > > have to look into that. > > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 3:10 PM, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > There are family values and then there are family values. > > > > > Ronald Reagan proved that. Newt Gingrich proved that. The other > > > > religious fanatics, sexual deviants, racists and warmongers did too. > > > > > The term has become about as hollow as that of conservative! Heck, I'm > > > > a big conservative…I want to conserve the constitution, voting rights, > > > > separation of church/state, a sound fiscal policy, a sense of the > > > > common good etc. > > > > > This was all predicted by H. G. Wells in his 1984. Other similar > > > > dystopias include: Animal Farm, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451 and > > > > The Iron Heel. > > > > > "Newspeak" is in fact not new at all, sadly. > > > > > On Sep 4, 12:23 pm, "Angelia Stinnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > Here's my question about Palin. She is the mother of 5 children and > > > > > will > > > > be > > > > > taking on the responsibility of an unplanned grandchild. How is she > > > > > the > > > > > picture of family values when she is sacrificing being with her small > > > > > children to pursue her ambitions? Hillary Clinton was criticized for > > > > being a > > > > > working mother, but she had only one child. With 5(or 6) children to > > > > > care > > > > > for, it's hard enough when you don't work; how is she to be an > > > > > effective > > > > > mother when she's in another country, and scheduled to be in 6 states > > > > > in > > > > 4 > > > > > days? Thinking of this issue, it crossed my mind of how funny of a > > > > Saturday > > > > > Night Live skit that will be. They should show her trying to be the > > > > > president with children running everywhere. I simply question how much > > > > > individual time she will have with each child and if she has bothered > > > > > to > > > > > think much of their needs. Growing up with a nanny never proves to be > > > > > the > > > > > same thing as having a mother and/or father home. > > > > > > Don't get me wrong, I believe a mother can have a career, but being > > > > > away > > > > > from your children to the extent that she will have to be away from > > > > > her > > > > > children is generally done when that parent has to do it to provide > > > > > for > > > > the > > > > > family. If she wants to be in politics, maybe she should wait until > > > > > her > > > > > babies are at least teenagers....but obviously being away from a > > > > > teenager > > > > > too much has bad results too. > > > > > > No, I am not a sexist, so no one need bothering accuse me of such. I > > > > simply > > > > > know the truth of what happens to children when parents trade them for > > > > big > > > > > careers. Ask Martha Stewart's daughter. If she thinks being the vice > > > > > president or president won't effect her time with her children, she's > > > > wrong. > > > > > It is my personal opinion that she doesn't really care or is in denial > > > > about > > > > > how much her children are going to suffer. It's simply not a choice I > > > > would > > > > > make, as a mother.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
