You know what the word "only" means in the dictionary. It is when people put it into prose that it confuses you.
On Oct 26, 5:53 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > Zeb, > > I know. Bullshit lad, at least I know what the word "only" means. > > On Oct 26, 4:49 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Never said you were my pal. But I'm used to your inability to > > understand simple English sentences, so your confusion is not a > > surprise. You are exhibiting willful ignorance. It is unimpressive. > > > On Oct 26, 5:33 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Zeb, > > > > Yep, sure is. Also something called "bullshitting", "lying your ass > > > off" and praying like hell the person(s) you're addressing are as dumb > > > as a sack of hammers and won't detect your bullshit. > > > > I am not dick's "pal", nor yours. > > > > On Oct 26, 3:50 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > There is something called "a manner of speaking." It means everything > > > > you say isn't necessarily LITERAL. If you tell a pal, for instance, to > > > > "drop dead" when he makes an asinine request of you, it doesn't mean > > > > you actually want him to expire. Just as when Dick says the > > > > Republicans are the "only" ones trying to cut waste he means that Dems > > > > do NOT have this as a priority and few if any are joining Republicans > > > > in their quest. Rather than obsessing over the literal accuracy of > > > > "only" you might point to an example of Democrat waste cutting > > > > crusaders or just agree with him. > > > > > On Oct 26, 4:40 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Zeb, > > > > > > So, tell Dick to learn to speak and use English correctly. > > > > > BTW, I got rid of him, didn't I? > > > > > > On Oct 26, 3:38 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >I try to dumb my questions down > > > > > > > You don't have to try to hard. Most of your questions are dumb. You > > > > > > obsess over minutia. Fucking "only." LOL! > > > > > > > On Oct 25, 3:10 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > dick, > > > > > > > > Amazing. So you really don't know what the word "only" means. > > > > > > > I try to dumb my questions down to the level that only a simple > > > > > > > yes or > > > > > > > no is required and STILL you guys can't do it. THEN have the > > > > > > > unmitigated gall to infer OTHER people are the problem. Fucking > > > > > > > amazing....really. > > > > > > > > On Oct 25, 1:58 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > No. As I said, you really cannot comprehend above the "Dick > > > > > > > > and Jane" > > > > > > > > level of writing. > > > > > > > > > Hollywood wrote: > > > > > > > > > dick, > > > > > > > > > > Blah, blah .balh. Here's a direct quote from your post " The > > > > > > > > > Republicans are the ONLY ones trying to cut the waste". > > > > > > > > > THEN I asked you if you were sure you wanted to stand by that > > > > > > > > > statement. > > > > > > > > > THEN I pointed out a simple yes or no would suffice.. > > > > > > > > > And you're STILL yapping away...... > > > > > > > > > > Not my problem you want to pretend to be so stupid as to not > > > > > > > > > understand the meaning of a simple word such as "only". > > > > > > > > > > I assume you wish to now withdraw the word "only" from your > > > > > > > > > statement > > > > > > > > > and simple say you agree in principle with the comments made > > > > > > > > > in the > > > > > > > > > article? > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 25, 1:17 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Sorry you had to read all that wording and failed to > > > > > > > > >> understand that I > > > > > > > > >> was standing by what this guy is talking about. I realize > > > > > > > > >> that you need > > > > > > > > >> every little thing spelled out for you unless it is Zero > > > > > > > > >> talking. In > > > > > > > > >> the case of Zero it is received wisdom for you but in all > > > > > > > > >> other cases it > > > > > > > > >> has to be brought down to Dick and Jane level for you to > > > > > > > > >> comprehend. > > > > > > > > > >> Hollywood wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>> dick, > > > > > > > > > >>> A simple yes or no will do just fine, thank you. Do you > > > > > > > > >>> stand by the > > > > > > > > >>> statement in question or do you not? > > > > > > > > > >>> On Oct 25, 12:30 pm, dick thompson > > > > > > > > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>>> Whare are the Democrats who are fighting against pork and > > > > > > > > >>>> the other > > > > > > > > >>>> waste in government. Look at Bawney. With all the > > > > > > > > >>>> organizations we > > > > > > > > >>>> already have to investigate and control the financial > > > > > > > > >>>> industry, he now > > > > > > > > >>>> wants to set up another super investigative and > > > > > > > > >>>> controlling agency over > > > > > > > > >>>> the same industry. Bet that the agencies fight over what > > > > > > > > >>>> is controlled > > > > > > > > >>>> and the industry ends up lost in the middle but who cares; > > > > > > > > >>>> Bawney got > > > > > > > > >>>> the rights to crow over how he now has better control over > > > > > > > > >>>> the financial > > > > > > > > >>>> industry with this agency. > > > > > > > > > >>>> And that is just the tip of the iceberg of what the Dems > > > > > > > > >>>> are up to. > > > > > > > > >>>> Check out the rest of their programs. Now find me a Dem > > > > > > > > >>>> who is really > > > > > > > > >>>> fighting against this. Even the Blue Dog Dems are just > > > > > > > > >>>> paying lip > > > > > > > > >>>> service to being for the public and then they vote just > > > > > > > > >>>> like San Fran > > > > > > > > >>>> Nan and Dirty Harry Reid tell them. > > > > > > > > > >>>> Hollywood wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>>>> dick, > > > > > > > > > >>>>> You SURE you want to stand by your statement that ONLY > > > > > > > > >>>>> the Republicans > > > > > > > > >>>>> are trying to cut waste in government, both state and > > > > > > > > >>>>> federal? > > > > > > > > >>>>> Don't want to waste my time more than I must. > > > > > > > > > >>>>> On Oct 25, 11:04 am, dick thompson > > > > > > > > >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> Nice try, but no cigar. The Republicans are the only > > > > > > > > >>>>>> ones trying to cut > > > > > > > > >>>>>> the waste. And not all of them. Check out who is > > > > > > > > >>>>>> calling for getting > > > > > > > > >>>>>> rid of pork in Congress - see any Dems there? Check out > > > > > > > > >>>>>> who is putting > > > > > > > > >>>>>> in the most pork and check the party. Bet the Dems are > > > > > > > > >>>>>> the biggies on > > > > > > > > >>>>>> this one. Check out who is calling for even publicizing > > > > > > > > >>>>>> the pork - Sen > > > > > > > > >>>>>> Coburn is the major one who comes to mind on that. > > > > > > > > >>>>>> Check out the states > > > > > > > > >>>>>> that are doing the worst job of living within their > > > > > > > > >>>>>> budget. See any red > > > > > > > > >>>>>> states there? Didn't think so. > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> Hollywood wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> dick, > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> I'd say about as good being understood by our > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Republican overlords in > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> state and federal govt. Why? > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> On Oct 25, 10:39 am, dick thompson > > > > > > > > >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Permalink > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/200...> > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> User Image > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/community/persona.html?UID=beb75cda44401803a865...> > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> mottom > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> <http://www.boston.com/community/persona.html?UID=beb75cda44401803a865...> > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Part 1. Ms. Vennochi, Globe Journalist. Intelligent. > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Certainly capable, > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> but with a certain degree of affliction of "political > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> myopia" that > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> prevents her from seeing the bigger picture in many > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> matters. Perhaps, in > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> fairness, she cannot be faulted. When I was first > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> elected to the > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Massachusetts legislature many moons ago, 1964, I was > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> a young small town > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> guy who had returned from four years in the Navy, had > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> seen the power and > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> the poverty of much of the Asian world as my ship, the > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> aircraft carrier > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Boxer, visited Japan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and later, > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> our planes flew > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> combat ground support for our forces in the Korean > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> conflict. I, then, > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> more safely off shore, would often stand on the > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> fantail [the rear deck > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> area of the ship] and gaze out into the blackness of > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> the Korean hills > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> and felt the pangs, for young guys like myself, some > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> that I knew > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> personally who were slogging up and down the > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> peninsular in mud and snow > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> and frigid cold, and I personally "could not help > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> them," or be with > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> them. It was so much bigger than us as just > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> individuals. > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> In time when I returned home, I saw needs and problems > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> in my community, > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> felt I could and should "help" and served for 21 years > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> as an elected > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> town official. Saw enormous problems on the state > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> level, the House > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Speaker was under a 50 count federal indictment, state > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> government had > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> run amuck, and I thought I could and should try to > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> "help." To this day, > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> I never ever forgot the power and the poverty and the > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> helplessness that > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> I saw and felt in Asia and off the Korean coast. > > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> In over 50 years of having served at various levels of > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> local and state > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> government and active citizen participation, and now > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> at age 79, > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> everything still in my mind, is just like it was > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> "yesterday." The needs, > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> the purposes, and the same feeling of helplessness at > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> times in > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> confronting the problems before us. It has always been > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> "easy" for me to > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> speak out, it was my "obligation" to do so. But > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> "truth" is a wicked two > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> edged sword. Lies must be whispered to minimize > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> detection and > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> "collateral damage." Truth can be spoken outright and > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> everywhere, thus > > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> having greater exposure, but also ensuring more > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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