Ready for Afghanistan and Pakistan and rotting Africa? On Oct 29, 9:17 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Warp, > > I've complimented Jim many times on his writing skill, but pointed out > bullshit is bullshit. You can wrap up in expensive wrapping paper and > tie it with silk ribbons and bows and it does not change that fact in > the least degree. > > On Oct 29, 8:38 pm, WarpTen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > He obviously has his own agenda, that being to make sure that he pumps > > up his own ego long enough to camouflage his lagging self discontent. > > Once he inflates his persona to the point of elevating himself above > > and beyond the general citizenry he can begin to flagellate the > > opposition leaving the readership in a quandary of interpretation > > dilemma due to the overly semantic wordiness. While I'm very capable > > of intellectual discourse on that level, I find attempting to make > > points upon common ground is highly effective in contrast to that of > > lofty literary lingo. Bullshit is bullshit no matter how you express > > it. Si Senor? > > > On Oct 29, 6:15 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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