Fwd: An introduction

2012-03-12 Thread Brian Thornton
This is the message from the guy who remarked that Obama could win the Presidency because the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama—to whom he referred as being "light-skinned" and "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one". Are yous

RE: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Eric Roberts
This was too funny...had to share: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/barack-obama-is-muslim-and- the-time-traveler-vote/2012/03/12/gIQADUvz7R_blog.html -Original Message- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 2:47 PM To: cf-commun

Re: Turnabout is fair play, no?

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2012-03-12 Thread Scott Stroz
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Turnabout is fair play, no?

2012-03-12 Thread Scott Stroz
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RE: Communist China, meet Western Capitalism

2012-03-12 Thread Eric Roberts
It's already happening in India. -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 1:19 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Communist China, meet Western Capitalism On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:04 PM, PT wrote: > Hu Yalan, 23, came here to

RE: Just in case you thought fracking was a good idea...

2012-03-12 Thread Eric Roberts
If you haven't watched Gasland, I would highly suggest it. Folks who had these well on their property had water that was saturated with flammable gasses and other materials. They could literally light their tap water on fire as it is coming out of the facet. This is some bad mojo for sure. This

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Missing a line it should read The 5 independents have the balance of power. Reason is restored in the House. On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > Didn't I say that? > > My predictions will be simpler, > > Obama will win (although it will be close). Joe Biden stays as VP. > Th

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Didn't I say that? My predictions will be simpler, Obama will win (although it will be close). Joe Biden stays as VP. The Democratic Party retains the senate, and gains 3 seats. Because of the new session Harry Reid changes the rules to let simple majorities override filibusters. Republican Part

Re: Communist China, meet Western Capitalism

2012-03-12 Thread Dana
hey. They promised me an exclusive arrangement. What's up with that? On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:29 AM, PT wrote: > > Except for Nigeria. They already have more millionaires than they know > what to do with and seem to have a lot of trouble giving money away. > > On 3/12/2012 2:19 PM, Larry C.

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Sam
Different programs. Wide Receiver lost 450 guns because of failure of RFID tags and problems with the Mexican Government. So the operation was cancelled. Fast and Furious was purely criminal. . On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > The irritating thing is that Fast and Fu

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Dana
I know. Still. It's hard to cast the current administration as the victim when by definition they have more political power than most of the other players. I realize that this leaves out the power of money to make things happen or not happen, but the bully pulpit is kind of important too. On Mon,

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Well consider how often such reasonable controls are squelched, such as restriction on purchasing more than one firearm a month. And look who does the squelching. There are reasonable solutions, but either the political will is not there, or these solutions are blocked by vested interests. On Mo

Re: Republican Party to poor students - Welcome to life.

2012-03-12 Thread Dana
there always have been. I don't remember a 60-minute clip when I looked at this before, but it was a while ago so I will look again sometime. On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 5:50 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "it *is* great, but it's a collection of short videos -- for it to be > education, > someone sti

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Dana
pretty much. In an analogous situation, the economy is still a problem even if it's an inherited problem, and it matters that Obama took some of the steps he did. He got handed a tough problem, sure, but he didn't resolve it very well. By comparison, how hard is it to stop selling guns to Mexican

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Judah McAuley
It was a bad idea when it was started as well. I don't think Holder deserves blame for starting in since he didn't start it. He does deserve blame for continuing it though. A bad idea is still a bad idea regardless of who started it. Judah On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote:

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Larry C. Lyons
The irritating thing is that Fast and Furious was a part of Project Gunrunner. The ATF began Project Gunrunner as a pilot project in Laredo, Texas, in 2005 and expanded it as a national initiative in 2006. So Holder, who btw did a great job as the DC AG, has to take the blame for a Bush initiated

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Judah McAuley
I think Mitt gets the GOP nod but he chooses Tim Pawlenty for the Veep spot. Allen West is an interesting choice and would give Biden a run for gaffs but I think that after a long primary of tacking hard right to try and appeal to primary voters, Romney will have to chose a more centrist VP to rea

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Cameron Childress
Yawn. On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Sam wrote: > > Fine, lets leave it at you made that shit up about the Tea-Party and be > done. > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthol

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Sam
Fine, lets leave it at you made that shit up about the Tea-Party and be done. . On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Sam wrote: > >> When you make accusations you can't back up then walking away is your >> best option. >> > > Meh - I si

Re: $120 million heat ray waiting for first action

2012-03-12 Thread William Bowen
I read a story like this and I am reminded of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "I drank what?" On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Val Kilmer!  That's so old school. > > > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 8:34 AM, GMoney wrote: > >> >> Real Genius 2: Electric Boogaloo >> >> On

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Sam wrote: > When you make accusations you can't back up then walking away is your > best option. > Meh - I simply don't care to have the conversation with you. Having it doesn't prove anything to you, to me, or to anyone else reading it. It's a complete waste

Re: Communist China, meet Western Capitalism

2012-03-12 Thread PT
Except for Nigeria. They already have more millionaires than they know what to do with and seem to have a lot of trouble giving money away. On 3/12/2012 2:19 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Africa is the next big region for cheap labour. ~~

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Sam
When you make accusations you can't back up then walking away is your best option. . On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Sam wrote: > >> Can you be more specific. >> >> None of those link to any extreme Tea-partier actions. > > > I'd p

Re: Communist China, meet Western Capitalism

2012-03-12 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Africa is the next big region for cheap labour. On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:09 PM, Brian Thornton wrote: > > I wonder who will make cheap goods once they ibcrease > On Mar 12, 2012 2:04 PM, "PT" wrote: > >> >> I am about a month late seeing this, but oh well. >> >> hehe China wanted in on the glo

Re: Communist China, meet Western Capitalism

2012-03-12 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:04 PM, PT wrote: > Hu Yalan, 23, came here to Guangdong in southern China from her home > province two years ago. > > Her first job paid her RMB1700 a month, about $300. > > Now she wants double that and is scouring Guangdong's busy job market to > upgrade. > China wil

Re: Communist China, meet Western Capitalism

2012-03-12 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
By then? Us. On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:09 PM, Brian Thornton wrote: > > I wonder who will make cheap goods once they ibcrease > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Sam wrote: > Can you be more specific. > > None of those link to any extreme Tea-partier actions. I'd prefer to just skip to the end of this conversation - me walking away from it. -Cameron ... ~~~

Re: Communist China, meet Western Capitalism

2012-03-12 Thread Brian Thornton
I wonder who will make cheap goods once they ibcrease On Mar 12, 2012 2:04 PM, "PT" wrote: > > I am about a month late seeing this, but oh well. > > hehe China wanted in on the global market. Well .. > > http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/15/business/china-factory-jobs/index.html > > Hu Yalan, 23,

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Sam
Can you be more specific. None of those link to any extreme Tea-partier actions. . On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Sam wrote: > >> Twin? >> >> Examples of extreme Tea-party folks? >> > > http://bit.ly/vXmbCp > > Occupy and the T

Communist China, meet Western Capitalism

2012-03-12 Thread PT
I am about a month late seeing this, but oh well. hehe China wanted in on the global market. Well .. http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/15/business/china-factory-jobs/index.html Hu Yalan, 23, came here to Guangdong in southern China from her home province two years ago. Her first job paid her RM

Re: $120 million heat ray waiting for first action

2012-03-12 Thread Gruss Gott
Val Kilmer! That's so old school. On Mar 12, 2012, at 8:34 AM, GMoney wrote: > > Real Genius 2: Electric Boogaloo > > On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > >> >> $120 million heat ray waiting for first action >> >> >> QUANTICO, Va. — In the market for a long-range h

Re: Just in case you thought fracking was a good idea...

2012-03-12 Thread Gruss Gott
And it seemed so non-invasive Huh. On Mar 10, 2012, at 10:49 PM, "Eric Roberts" wrote: > > http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/10396-confirmed-fracking > -caused-ohio-earthquakes > > > > ~| Order t

Re: Buffett’s NetJets Countersued by U.S. for Unp a id T_

2012-03-12 Thread Gruss Gott
There's a core branch of US government called the "judicial branch" who purpose is to provide an avenue for citizens to "dispute the law" as you put it. In this particular case, the question is whether fractional ownership constitutes private or commercial aviation as each is taxed differently.

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread GMoney
Compared to many conservatives, and certainly to the remaining GOP candidates, Romney would be considered comparatively progressive. Romney is a smart guy, and he's doing what he needs to get the nomination.but I don't think he's a dyed in the wool conservative, not by a long shot, and I don'

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Sam wrote: > Twin? > > Examples of extreme Tea-party folks? > http://bit.ly/vXmbCp Occupy and the Tea Party both started out with great ideals but have both been ruined because they allowed the biggest nutters on both sides to gain control of the movement(s).

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Sam
Twin? Examples of extreme Tea-party folks? . On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Sam wrote: > >> They can't, rape murder, prejudice and living in squalor just does't >> sit well with them. > > > I think that the twin on the conserv

Re: $120 million heat ray waiting for first action

2012-03-12 Thread PT
Safer, but they might make for a fun light show :D There are several easy ways to thwart this $120m marvel, which Future Weapons was kind enough to point out ... unless they have improved it since then. On 3/12/2012 11:46 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > So, people who are wearing the tinfoil h

Re: $120 million heat ray waiting for first action

2012-03-12 Thread Ras Tafari
FASTER FASTER!! On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > >> Wonder how long before they can hook one of these up to a drone. >> > > So, people who are wearing the tinfoil hats, are they safer or will the > beam just co

Re: $120 million heat ray waiting for first action

2012-03-12 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > Wonder how long before they can hook one of these up to a drone. > So, people who are wearing the tinfoil hats, are they safer or will the beam just cook their brain faster? -Cameron ... ~

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Brian Thornton wrote: > The occupy ny guys have only 15k left after they account for 70k they are > saving for bail for protesters bail for what they call an "American Spring" > compared to an Arab Spring of last year... Ah. People love to hijack vocabulary and

Re: $120 million heat ray waiting for first action

2012-03-12 Thread GMoney
Real Genius 2: Electric Boogaloo On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > $120 million heat ray waiting for first action > > > QUANTICO, Va. — In the market for a long-range heat ray? The Joint > Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate can hook you up. > The “Active Denial System” beams

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Brian Thornton
The occupy ny guys have only 15k left after they account for 70k they are saving for bail for protesters bail for what they call an "American Spring" compared to an Arab Spring of last year... On Mar 12, 2012 11:18 AM, "Cameron Childress" wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Brian Thornt

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Sam wrote: > They can't, rape murder, prejudice and living in squalor just does't > sit well with them. I think that the twin on the conservative side is more extreme tea party folks. and they are capable of just as much nuttery as Occupy. -Cameron

Re: Buffett’s NetJets Countersued by U.S. for Unp a id T_

2012-03-12 Thread Sam
You're right, we should all dispute the law and refuse to pay. Oh wait, we'd get thrown in jail. What about Berkshire itself? $1 billion in taxes it refused to pay going back to 2002? . On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > It actually isn't his opportunity in any way, nor do

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Sam
They can't, rape murder, prejudice and living in squalor just does't sit well with them. . On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > Especially since the conservative side of > the country now has to show that they also can "pull an occupy off". > ~

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Brian Thornton wrote: > Seconded... And will the shortfall of cash by the occupy movement, an > "American Spring" will be larger Not even sure what that means. -Cameron ... ~| Order the

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Brian Thornton
Seconded... And will the shortfall of cash by the occupy movement, an "American Spring" will be larger On Mar 12, 2012 11:05 AM, "Cameron Childress" wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:06 PM, PT wrote: > > > > On 3/9/2012 7:31 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > > There will be huge riots in Char

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:06 PM, PT wrote: > > On 3/9/2012 7:31 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > There will be huge riots in Charlotte during the DNC. > > I kind of doubt this. Charlotte will be too excited that they are > getting 'big city' attention. I predict they will use the revenue to > launc

Re: Buffett’s NetJets Countersued by U.S. for Unp a id T a

2012-03-12 Thread Gruss Gott
It actually isn't his opportunity in any way, nor does it have anything to do with him personally. FYI, here's how corporations work here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_(business) If you read up on that you will likely discover your error. In short, Berkshire is a public company

Re: Just in case you thought fracking was a good idea...

2012-03-12 Thread Ras Tafari
hell. in. a. hand. basket. where we are going. On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Vivec wrote: > > It's where the US is getting its energy independence from isn't it? > What's a few earthquakes in exchange for that... > > On 11 March 2012 02:49, Eric Roberts wrote: > >> >> >> http://readersupport

Re: 2012 Predictions

2012-03-12 Thread Jerry Barnes
"maybe, but the crowd makes all the difference." For this particular quote, Soros followed up specifically with comments on VP. "Romney would have to take Gingrich or Santorum as a vice president and you probably have some pretty extreme candidates for the Supreme Court." - George Soros I real

Re: Republican Party to poor students - Welcome to life.

2012-03-12 Thread Jerry Barnes
"it *is* great, but it's a collection of short videos -- for it to be education, someone still has to put them into context. But hey, if you like that, you'll probably also like iTunes U, Udacity and OER, if you didn't know about them already." First, watch the 60 minutes clip. It discusses the s

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2012-03-12 Thread Dana
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