Warp, Oh, Jim has calmed down considerably. He used to go on and on and on about his "giant brain" and how blessed and lucky we all were that he would choose to share his literary skill and genius with us. This would go on for a couple of paragraphs before he would even begin to get to the point of his post. The guy is hysterical, fun to read. I've no idea if anyone actually takes him seriously.
On Oct 29, 6:01 pm, WarpTen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's what was identified the minute I read it! > Thanks! > Some people just get more into themselves than the actual issues on > which they want to attempt intellectual discourse. > If they would just drop the egoism they might make sense. > Highly unlikely but nevertheless a better path. > > On Oct 27, 10:49 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > WarpTen, > > > Old Jim is very good at long-winded and flowery claptrap. > > > On Oct 27, 9:12 pm, WarpTen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It was all very colorful and flowery in expression but to imply > > > socialism to the candidacy is a stretch of the imagination and loaded > > > with innuendo. Obviously the majority of initial candidacy choices > > > were totally abandoned and now we have a paltry choice, typical of any > > > election year, Republican or Democrat. All the other candidates fell > > > to the wayside (let's for arguments sake disregard Nader and the > > > other) and so we have to choose from that which has slipped through > > > the cracks. One is old and lame with a dipsy airhead running mate and > > > the other is a cocky arrogant uppity with a running mate who runs the > > > mouth ahead of the brain. All in all the bottom line is rebuilding the > > > nation without compassion for the wealthy who have had a free ride for > > > years. If we do not invest in the advancement of the general populous > > > we will eventually be inundated with poverty run amok. Tax breaks for > > > the wealthy and corporate entities has not accomplished anything and > > > has actually delivered us to this precipice of which you refer. We > > > need to change the old established political guarde in order to see a > > > meaningful change in American image on a global scale. We cannot > > > measure our condition on the basis of founding principles but must > > > address our quandary on contemporary standards. Forty acres and a mule > > > is no longer a viable solution to economic distress. With corporate > > > vampires depleting the core values of our political foundation, it is > > > obvious that we must rebuild from the ground floor up. They just > > > burdened the tax payers with a 800 billion dollar bailout for the > > > wealthy; has it had much of a positive impact? Foreclosures are > > > increasing exponentially, poverty is running rampant, the Bush's, > > > Halliburton, CEO's and others have amassed magnanimous wealth. I don't > > > make $250K a year so I'm looking for change. The Obama's live in a > > > 1.65 million dollar home and the McCains own 7 houses, I'm struggling > > > to hold on to one while these bastards want the people to pay for > > > corporate screw ups with fat personal financial portfolios. It's funny > > > how they all know how to make the best of their own personal finances > > > but when it comes to American economics they are supposedly clueless > > > as to what the problems are. Do you get the feeling that we are all > > > being duped? Year after year? Every single year? > > > > On Oct 27, 8:08 pm, Jim Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > As America squats upon the precipice of electing a dyed in the wool > > > > socialist, hell bent on destroying the country that made him into the > > > > wealthy elitist he truly is, I can’t help feeling that we are quite > > > > simply reaping what we have sown. For we have taken the gift that is > > > > America, “paid for in blood by patriots” and adulterated it beyond all > > > > recognition. We have inherited the dreams and aspirations of those > > > > founders only to squander them as irrelevant or antiquated. > > > > Apparently we have a majority of citizens ready to willingly embrace > > > > socialism when it was capitalism combined with the entrepreneurial > > > > spirit of ordinary people most responsible for American > > > > exceptionalism. In just over two hundred years we, as a country, have > > > > bested the rest of the world in every form of human endeavor. We have > > > > the highest standard of living known to man. For all of the hyperbolic > > > > hyperbole about poverty across these fruited plains even the supposed > > > > impoverished are fat and happy mired in their muck. We have six > > > > billion people weighing down this orb and more than half of them do so > > > > without such luxuries as electricity and running water. And yet we > > > > complain and demand change. > > > > What has spoiled this country is the separation from those founders, > > > > from their ideals combined with our tepid faith in our constitution > > > > and God. John Adam’s said, “We have no government armed with power > > > > capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and > > > > religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the > > > > strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our > > > > Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is > > > > wholly inadequate for any other”. > > > > Until 1948 the bible and God was an integral component in the rearing > > > > and education of America’s youth. 1949 stands out as the first year of > > > > a decline in scholastic achievement. > > > > Speak to anyone of public school matriculation and, on balance, the > > > > most favored response to religion in the classroom is the oft repeated > > > > separation of church and state. Yet, no such language exists in our > > > > founding documents and those who born this country couldn’t imagine a > > > > populace so ill informed as to the bible and the word of God. > > > > Still, highlighted in this misconception is the apt labeling of an ill > > > > informed electorate as to the content and context of our founding > > > > documents; the cornerstone of this representative republic. > > > > It is saddening to realize that those men, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, > > > > et al, pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to > > > > foster a country now inhabited by spoiled children willing to follow > > > > the latest pied piper into an ideology that has miserably failed every > > > > time it’s been tried. > > > > The tenets of socialism are directly proportional to our national > > > > debt, our porous borders, our entitlement mentality, the current > > > > financial crisis, our bloated bureaucracy, abortion, gay marriage and > > > > the rapid moral and social decay infecting the body whole that is > > > > America. Now, it seems, the great unwashed residing in this divinely > > > > inspired republic is desirous to not only dip their respective feet in > > > > the communal socialist pool but jump head first off the high dive and > > > > become totally immersed. This only confirms a suspicion I’ve held for > > > > some time; Mr. Adam’s was right. Without religion and morality our > > > > constitution survives not. However, in another sense, perverted as it > > > > is, it is only common sense. After all, checkers sells more than > > > > chess. And I can’t recall the last time I gazed upon the New York > > > > Times best seller list and recognized the King James edition of our > > > > holy bible gracing that population. > > > > Conservative Springfield 27 OCT 08- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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