Re: barack is brilliant

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
On Aug 28, 2008, at 10:31 PM, Sam wrote: Did he say America is a failure? nope. This is what I heard: Well, it's time for them to own their failure. It's time for us to change America. And that's why I'm running for president of the United States. So it's only been a failure for two decades.

Re: what happened with Candidate McCain saying...

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
I never heard him say that but that might lead to a female pres in four years. He was only going to serve one term? -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer Office of Research Information Systems Research amp; Economic Development University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Phone:(919)843-2408

Re: Obama's stage at Invesco - Greek temple?

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
Such a stupid comment I should ignore it, but I wont. Good comeback Sam. A rapier wit, yours. A real stinger. Crackling! Well it was. To claim GOP would never choose a black race baiting. It's based on nothing but your imaginary belief that the GOP is racist. Powell and Rice prove you wrong.

Re: McCain picks Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as VP

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
As I said in another thread, this nomination speaks again to the GOP's lack of respect for women. They are assuming that Hillary's supporters will cut and run to *anyone* as long as there's a woman to vote for. Positions on issues apparently have nothing to do with it. So they put up an

Re: barack is brilliant

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
Sam, I'm not sure what education level you've achieved, but I'll break it down for you. In the above sentence, 'them' is a pronoun. The tricky thing with pronouns is that you've got to read them in context (that's the sentences surrounding it) to know exactly what the pronoun refers to.

Re: tina fey's new character

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
She's hot but not funny. SNL has been horrible since she started writing tina fey r0x0rs on many levels. witty, cool, funny, hip, hot, you name it.. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic

Re: tina fey's new character

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
I'm the optimist; you're the one rant all the time about how miserable this country is. At least you said it's not a total failure :) Do you walk around with a frown on your face all day, looking for things to gripe about? Just curious.

Re: McCain picks Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as VP

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
Palin's first veto was used to block legislation that would have barred the state from granting benefits to the partners of gay state employees. In effect, her veto granted State of Alaska benefits to same-sex couples. The veto occurred after Palin consulted with Alaska's attorney general on

Re: McCain picks Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as VP

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
How about the know-what-a-VP-does issue? Here's what she said 3 weeks ago: But as for that VP talk all the time, I'll tell you I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me: 'What is it exactly that the VP does everyday?' Cut-n-paste error? Here's the rest: I'm used to being

Re: something on my nerves

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
Not sure if this will help in your case but it works for back pain and misalignment. 1) Lie on the floor with a rolled up hand towel under your neck or something fill the gap your neck makes, put your legs on a chair or couch so your legs/knees are at right angles. The small of your back

Re: McCain picks Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as VP

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
And yet she has more executive experience than the ZERO Obama Biden have combined. Your really don't want to go the experience road do you? What are Barry's accomplishments? Has he ever had a full time job? Besides Presidential candidate I mean. Is he a lawyer or a lecturer or a senator? It

Re: McCain picks Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as VP

2008-08-29 Thread sam morris
The transformation is complete. You've morphed into Dana. :: rolls eyes :: If it helps you have a good weekend ... Be honest for just a small minute of your political life: ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-28 Thread sam morris
1- Hongkong != Beijing 2- one Office != moving entire company You're evading the point again. As a large company would you rather set up your headquarters in Beijing because the infrastructure is far better than anyplace in the US? Here are some people working with $130 billion of those

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-28 Thread sam morris
Can you stay focused? Why are you talking about Reagan? Chinese capitalism started before Reagan went there. But you just don't want to talk about Barry do you? Do you think Beijing is a far superior place to start a business than anyplace in the US because of the infrastructure? Maybe United

Re: Obama's stage at Invesco - Greek temple?

2008-08-28 Thread sam morris
These people have to volunteer for his campaign to go so we know they're true worshipers. I do wonder if it's a way around the campaign finance laws. You know if you hit your max does working for a ticket count as a contribution? I know forced volunteering doesn't pay. I kid :) But your

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-28 Thread sam morris
You're framing a question that doesn't need to be asked. The real question any company asks is where can deliver the most return to shareholders? And if the greatest revenue opportunity is in China, and if having a headquarters there gets that money, then yes. Again we're not talking about

Re: Obama's stage at Invesco - Greek temple?

2008-08-28 Thread sam morris
These people have to volunteer for his campaign to go so we know they're true worshipers. I bet the Obama campaign didn't make anyone sign loyalty oaths for admission to the event. Probably not but you know it'll be mostly white folk on camera No, there is no maximum amount of time you

Re: Obama's stage at Invesco - Greek temple?

2008-08-28 Thread sam morris
Actually I think it's kind of funny. Obama is trying to make McCain look like an elitist and McCain is painting Obama as a pop star. McCain didn't have a house for five years while serving his country and Obama has Brittany Spears set designer creating his temple set for the biggest political

Re: Obama's stage at Invesco - Greek temple?

2008-08-28 Thread sam morris
Always blame Bush. Let's look at the facts and who's involved with the Countrywide Scandal? Hmmm it's Chris Dodd and an ex Obama Advisor James A. Johnson. THE REAL SCANDAL HOW FEDS INVITED THE MORTGAGE MESS

Re: Russia planned the invasion of Georgia, says the Georgian government

2008-08-28 Thread sam morris
Isn't that Obama's entire foreign policy to have a sit down? Bush did it and guess what? You need a plan B. Dude. You don't smell Bush's disastrous foreign policy at play yet again? Really? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8

Re: Obama's stage at Invesco - Greek temple?

2008-08-28 Thread sam morris
Actually they were the same as his Clinton visits. Greenspan wrote a book attacking Bush yet he said this: He praises President Bush for letting the Fed stay independent of political pressure, saying he was scrupulous in not trying to interfere with monetary policy — which he contrasts

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-27 Thread sam morris
Well it is the party that created the KKK. too truestill, a minority may be too much to swallow by itself as evidenced by my mother-in-laws recent doctor visit. While in the waiting room, there were some old farts talking about the upcoming election. One said, I've been a democrat

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-27 Thread sam morris
I don't think the Democratic party spun off the KKK, but rather it was a result of the Civil War. Essentially it was, and is, a modern American insurgency pretty similar to Iraq. Based on and made up of angry Democrats Another interesting point is that shows the evolution of the parties. The

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-27 Thread sam morris
You're right, my bad. It wasn't the Democrat party it was the democrats in the party. Glad I cleared that up. Wrong. Sometimes the lies are so egregious that I know you're just trolling. Well it is the party that created the KKK.

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-27 Thread sam morris
At least they're not voting for charisma. It's Obama Biden not Osama bin laden :) there are people who wont vote for him because his NAME sounds too much like OSAMA's yeah. we are in a world where people THAT stupid exist.

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-27 Thread sam morris
http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=133#FN45 The passage of the 14th Amendment, much like the 13th Amendment, was also along partisan lines. In the House, it passed 138 to 36. Of the 134 Republicans in the House, 128 (96%) voted to provide civil rights to former slaves; of the

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-27 Thread sam morris
That's why Jr. is going to lose. He keeps dwelling on the America sux message. It doesn't and if he can tell us what he'll do besides make other countries like us I'll listen. What does he say? 1) Close the borders to trade to bring more jobs back to the US. I thought you where into

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-27 Thread sam morris
, 'Beijing looks like a pretty good option.' -BHOjr Duped? Respond to that statement. Is he right or wrong? 2008/8/27 sam morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-27 Thread sam morris
Huh? That was a direct answer. Would you prefer? Definitely WRONG! Nice way to dodge the question. 2008/8/27 sam morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/08/21/cnchina121.xml Not where I want to set up shop

Re: Hillary's speech

2008-08-27 Thread sam morris
that it is their fastest growing market for several years straight. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/3/story.cfm?c_id=3objectid=3534820 2008/8/27 sam morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-26 Thread sam morris
You missed the point of the question. McCain was asked how many houses he had and didn't know the answer. I believe his wife owns them all and most are investments. She probably buys his shoes too. The Obama campaign used a three pronged personal attack. 1. He's senile 2. He can't count that

The Hope and Change candidate

2008-08-26 Thread sam morris
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/26/mob-loan-figure-speaks-at-convention-for-agent-of-hope-and-change/ Mob-loan figure speaks at convention for agent of Hope and Change Charlie Rangel should really be ticked off after the DNC gave a speaking slot to Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.

Re: A Lady's View Of Michelle Obama

2008-08-26 Thread sam morris
You sound more like a dumb blonde than a lady :) from the moment Michelle Obama began to speak, I realized we were witnessing something historic -- and unrelated to the fact she is an African American. Michelle Obama is the first woman to embrace/embody a post-feminist view of a presidential

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-25 Thread sam morris
If true you'd be able to supply a link or few. Not possible is it. Sam wrote: Sending out vicious lies from the Obama camp TPM. A new low even for you. When you copied the quotes from: As usual Sammy, no clue what you're talking about. I didn't copy the quotes from blahblah.blah, I compiled

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-25 Thread sam morris
Didn't work because all but the first quote were made up as a joke and you quoted them verbatim, even including the bullets. Just say your sorry to the group so we can move on Sam wrote: If true you'd be able to supply a link or few. Not possible is it. www.msnbc.com www.cnn.com

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-25 Thread sam morris
I didn't realize you wanted me to prove you lied. If you use your secret source on each quote you randomly found bulleted in the exact order as jetpacks jokes you'll see they all point to the same location.

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-25 Thread sam morris
to argue that both McCain and his campaign staff has not tried to use his Service Record for political gain. 2008/8/25 sam morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] I didn't realize you wanted me to prove you lied. If you use your secret source on each quote you randomly found bulleted in the exact

Re: McCain Was A POW!

2008-08-25 Thread sam morris
Though both Obamas have spoken often and in great personal detail of their own humble beginnings, of Michelle's hardworking blue-collar dad and Barack's struggling single mom on food stamps, it somehow hasn't sold Sarah. You might ask if she was a die-hard Clinton supporter. The answer is yes,

Re: Today's POW Update

2008-08-25 Thread sam morris
Here's one from July 28 Even Cindy's using it. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/mccain-talks-about-pow-experiences/ July 28, 2008, 6:15 pm McCain Talks About P.O.W. Experiences By Michael Cooper BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – For months some nervous Republicans have pressed Senator John

Re: Today's POW Update

2008-08-25 Thread sam morris
Did you mis this line? But he rarely mentions it on the stump. This is a mis-post. This thread is solely for when someone notices McCain (or his campaign) victimizing himself as a former POW. Just to be clear, if McCain is telling his story in response to a question about it, or as part of a

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-29 Thread sam morris
No hypocrisy or irony. The irony is that Curly responded to my statement about respecting MJ's opinion with a personal attack on my opinion. I guess you missed that. For you to be correct I would have had to attack his opinion but I didn't. His insults aren't opinions; they're ignorance, closed

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-29 Thread sam morris
I've presented proof many times, then you disappear and a week later pretend you never saw it. You're saying a lot of stuff but providing absolutely no evidence to support it. How do we know that you're not bs'ing us? Or is it another case of trust me I know better. In other words show some

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-29 Thread sam morris
At least this slug thinks for himself and doesn't parrot the current talking points like a good little drone. But then again letting others do you thinking for you is easier, you ought to know. I think a child wrote this. Did you lose your thesaurus? But they were funding and training

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-29 Thread sam morris
I'm talking to Curley. Sam wrote: I've presented proof many times Proof of what? What are we talking about again? ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-29 Thread sam morris
Question: What's happened to those non-Iraqi state and non-state actors that support terrorism since we've invaded Iraq? Answer: - Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, and Hamas are at unprecedented levels of power and influence both in the region and on the world stage. WRONG,

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-29 Thread sam morris
Well, if Barry was president at the time he would have had a sit down with SH. He would have told him to be nice and that would have solved the problem. Would have worked in '91 too, and Vietnam, Korea etc... Could this support have been stopped through alternate means, other than invading a

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-29 Thread sam morris
How could stopping terrorists support be a failure? Iran and Syria are another part of the Axis of Evil that that had nothing to do with Iraq. Because you make another problem way WAY worse. Do you know any history of Iran? Your question is exactly why it's critically important to have

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-29 Thread sam morris
So flailing your arms and yelling conspiracy is how you save face when you lose a discussion. So how would you have stopped the Butcher of Bagdad? Certainly, but then they wouldn't have had any justification for paying Halliburton, or giving away the Iraqi Oil in no-bid contracts. Could this

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-29 Thread sam morris
Iraq, however, had no AQ presence of any consequence prior to US invasion. Did you forget Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was in Iraq? After invasion, AQ in Iraq was formed and the combat operations provided AQ with a key training ground for urban combat, recruiting, and insurgence. AQ was able to

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-29 Thread sam morris
That's your answer? All governments support terrorism? I guess this topic is over. Sam wrote: You still haven't admitted Iraq supported terrorism. Let's hear it. Ok. Virtually every country in the world, including Iraq pre- and post- Hussein, supports terrorism. Including the US.

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
I think he's got more than that. Being one of the few to vote against the Iraq war showed intelligence and forward-thinking that MANY people lack. That vote was in 2002, Obama wasn't in the Senate until 2005. I'll take that any day over McCain's experience. We *really* need to get away

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
You know, this rhetoric about people not dying is vain is so old the first time I heard it was riding a dinosaur. If we fight a war to win but leave as losers what was the point? And the phrase quit the war instead of of win it is enter campaign rhetoric from McCain, or radio talk show

Re: What A Speech

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
your missing my point... so, does that require on the job experience... i do not think so. You shouldn't be allowed to vote:) rest of the country knows, shit, hundreds of thousands of germans know, and im sure many more in many other countries, and when they can see that they have some

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
I respect your opinion. My opinion is that if we didn't go to war with Iraq we would have been attacked again. We'll never know which one is right There are many of us that believe that we need a president that will take those huge amounts of money that currently are being used to

Re: What A Speech

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
Whaaat? Are you OD'ing on Kool-aid? Reality doesn't matter because he's not president yet? That's having been said, his analysis this week - while consistent with his support for McCain - misses one oppressively large detail: Obama is not a President. You cannot compare a non-president to a

Re: What A Speech

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
So he didn't say as president he would draw down troops in Iraq and send them to Afghanistan? Talk to Iran without preconditions? So if all he can say is a giant group hug will create world peace I guess I will have to trust he knows what he's talking about. As a candidate, you can only speak

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
I just lost a few more IQ points. Maureen is correct. Its a tired old piece of bs that's been used time and time again to justify all sorts of crap, especially a lot of real idiocies during the Vietnam war. ~| Adobe®

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
Why? You've demonstrated the value of your opinions many times (i.e., not worth the electrons wasted in reproducing it). There are people that respect others opinions, myself, and then there are slugs, like you. Iraq had nothing to do with AQ. But they were funding and training

Re: I'm just glad the speech got made

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
What did he say? Some of those things really needed to be said. I'm just glad that somebody said them. I don't care if the speech was prepared. You'd have to be a fool not to prepare a speech you're going to give in Berlin in the circumstances. It was a great speech. He stuttered once or twice

Re: I'm just glad the speech got made

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
I don't want a transcript; I want to know what he said that moved you so much. Was there a line he said a fact he mentioned. Tell us what you think he said that NEEDED to be said. for the convenience of anyone else coming along -- http://my.barackobama.com/berlinvideo is the full-length video

Re: McCain admits to being a technological illiterate

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
Can you site any of this or is it too difficult to track the voices in your head:) Calling Obama a communist, radical muslim terrorist etc etc. Then seriously carrying on about black UN helicopters etc., all in the same conversation makes a pretty good example of an over propagandized

Re: I'm just glad the speech got made

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
Was he dressed? :) I think it was more what he needed to show rather than say; and that was that he could effectively rally hundreds of thousands of Europeans behind him and work credibly with European leaders. He did that. Thus with a strong foundation established he can return as

Re: I'm just glad the speech got made

2008-07-25 Thread sam morris
Or did he:) http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/07/24/will-media-report-concert-obamas-berlin-speech Remember back in May when media gushed and fawned over a huge crowd in Portland, Oregon -- supposedly gathered to hear the words of Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama --

Speaking of charisma

2008-07-24 Thread sam morris
Katie Couric of all people has started actually asking real questions. Then the WaPo realized how flawed his war position is. Is the emperor wearing any clothes? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/22/eveningnews/main4283623.shtml?source=mostpop_story Couric: But talking microcosmically,

Re: McCain admits to being a technological illiterate

2008-07-24 Thread sam morris
I'm not sure how accurate you think rating a liberal or conservative can be, it's an opinion. What's wrong with it anyway, I thought you liked being a liberal. Of all the votes, Clinton cast 5 conservative votes and Obama only one. On social issues, which include immigration, McCain received a

Re: Dana: You were right

2008-07-24 Thread sam morris
Fannie and Freddie's Enablers http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121659681885068955.html?mod=djemITP gMoney wrote: What kind of market regulation are you after? If it's anything beyond breaking up the Oil monopoly and capping obscene profit taking in the name of national interests.I

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-23 Thread sam morris
What's not ridiculous to debate is the influence the public has on elected officials, and that's probably fairly high - moving towards 100% as elections near. Did you notice who got elected in Germany and France last round? Since I'm fairly certain that Obama can draw a monster crowd compared to

Re: Why is Barack Obama giving a speech in Germany?

2008-07-23 Thread sam morris
I lost a few IQ points reading this ;) Except for one thing, conservative in France and Germany are the equivalent of flaming liberals here in the US. In other words its a very invalid question. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8

Re: this is what im talkin' about!!!

2008-07-22 Thread sam morris
That's antidotal. I believe this notion that Bush caused anti-Americanism is naive. Read: Anti-Americanism Is Mostly Hype - David Gothard http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121417762529095457.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Here's a blurb. You would not know from these surveys, of course, that

Re: fundamentalists and MSM -- allow me a small rant

2008-07-09 Thread sam morris
I would be concerned with every new vaccine; this one is on the market for two years even though testing ends on 9/30/2009 So far: 8 million got the vaccines 8,000 had reactions 18 died 4 of blood clots (must have been sluts) 38 Guillain-Barre Syndrome the VAERS reports show that the average

Re: South Carolina to print christian license plates

2008-07-07 Thread sam morris
http://www.scdmvonline.com/dmvnew/forms/RG-504.pdf Page 13 Not sure how they can justify this without providing equal access for all religions to do the same. Anyone with $4K can apply. Not everyone will be approved. So is it still discrimination? I say yes.

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-03 Thread sam morris
* The guy is black dude from a broken home with a kooky name who was moved all over as kid. Despite that he graduated at the top of his class from Harvard - f'ing - Law School. That's no small accomplishment. It's the pinnacle of professional services: equal or better than any other

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-03 Thread sam morris
http://www.nysun.com/foreign/report-details-saddams-terrorist-ties/72906/ The report, titled Saddam and Terrorism: Emerging Insights from Captured Iraqi Documents, finds that: - The Iraqi Intelligence Service in a 1993 memo to Saddam agreed on a plan to train commandos from Egyptian Islamic

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-03 Thread sam morris
That's much better than a few places I lived: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park,_Chicago In the 1960s, as a result of the project, Hyde Park's average income soared by 70%, but its Black population fell by 40%, since the substandard housing for poorer Blacks and other minorities had been

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-03 Thread sam morris
Your on the right path: http://hotair.com/archives/2008/07/03/does-anyone-know-what-obama-thinks-any-more/ Does anyone know what Obama thinks any more? The last frontier of flip-flops approaches for Barack Obama, and even his surrogates can't seem to guess which way the wind blows on any given

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-03 Thread sam morris
Obama keeping the plan is proof enough it works. Interesting that you're referencing this opinion piece as straight news. Especially given that the writer was director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives from 2002 to 2006. So he has an interest in

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-02 Thread sam morris
So many on this list were angry with Bush for this. Crickets when Obama offers it. i think its great that the media are making him a rockstar. finally we have someone we can enjoy listening to! i love it. -- tony Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. --

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-02 Thread sam morris
That's my point. There's no logic to the liberal mind, only emotion. 'cause it was bush. cant anyone just understand that... we dont like him... so anything he tries to do, we poo poo on it... thats why. -- tony ~| Adobe®

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-02 Thread sam morris
What do you base that belief on? Has Obama done or said anything that would make him trustworthy? Are you also saying giving money to religion is acceptable if a member of the Trinity Unity Church does it as opposed to whatever Bush's religion is? Because it's easier to believe that Obama's

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-02 Thread sam morris
Nice. Since I'm all grown-up I'll keep my opinions of you to myself. again, coming from a prick i dont like, humor isnt humor its arrogance. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-02 Thread sam morris
gut feeling. All could be said for Bush in 2000 and the fact that he is NOT a washington professional. He has no Experience and the fact that he HAS NOT sent one man to war. Do you think we were wrong to go in to Afghanistan? and the fact that he has not been a prick on the world stage.

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-02 Thread sam morris
You're forgetting one key point: Obama isn't using it as an end-to-end solution. Neither did Bush. All he's saying is that charity works. So did Bush. Further, there's the political angle that you've gotten wrong: he isn't courting evangelicals (although that's a side benefit), he's courting

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-02 Thread sam morris
Suddenly after 20 years. I wonder why. And for the record, Obama has completely distanced himself from Trinity United. He goes to another Methodist church now, same as Bush. David C ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-02 Thread sam morris
What's the difference between what he said and what Bush said? It definitely is pandering... but it's not as bad when you actually put it in context. Here's the rest: Now, make no mistake, as someone who used to teach constitutional law, I believe deeply in the separation of church and state,

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-02 Thread sam morris
Great article: Not a flinch. Not a flicker. Not a hint of shame. By the time he's finished, Obama will have made the Clintons look scrupulous. Speaking of which, Charles Krauthammer has labelled Obama for what he really is - a politician:

Re: Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-02 Thread sam morris
Who says it doesn't function well? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062702631.html Although this continues to be debated in Washington, there's little debate in the heartland: The Bush faith-based initiative works. Thirty-five governors -- 19 Democrats and

Obama promises faith-based initiative

2008-07-01 Thread sam morris
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/01/obama-unveils-plan-to-fund-faith-based-groups/ Barack Obama, in a bold appeal to religious voters, announced Tuesday that he would expand President Bush’s program to award federal grants to faith-based groups.

Re: Healthcare Solution

2008-06-27 Thread sam morris
Canadian Health Care We So Envy Lies In Ruins, Its Architect Admits http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=299282509335931 What would drive a man like Castonguay to reconsider his long-held beliefs? Try a health care system so overburdened that hundreds of thousands in need of medical

Re: Another Bit about Carlin

2008-06-27 Thread sam morris
Stop talking about me asshole pretty hard to be logical and any kind of an extremist actually. Look at Sam. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial

Re: Healthcare Solution

2008-06-27 Thread sam morris
is your answer for dealing with those people that can't afford health care? 2008/6/27 sam morris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Canadian Health Care We So Envy Lies In Ruins, Its Architect Admits http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=299282509335931 What would drive a man like

Re: Healthcare Solution

2008-06-27 Thread sam morris
Back in the 1960s, Castonguay chaired a Canadian government committee studying health reform and recommended that his home province of Quebec — then the largest and most affluent in the country — adopt government-administered health care, covering all citizens through tax levies. The

Re: Bush Plays The Race Card

2008-06-26 Thread sam morris
I usually give Bush around $15 a year. I gave Rudy $50 anyone else care to make a disclosure? I gave Bbama $15 dollars so I could get a magnet. Hillary $20 bucks. Republicans can kiss my cheep ass! ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8

It's about race now

2008-06-23 Thread sam morris
We know what kind of campaign they're going to run. They're going to try to make you afraid. They're going to try to make you afraid of me. He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black? -BHO Jr Lt. Col Allen West: My advice to Senator Obama is to run as

Obama couldn't pass a polygraph

2008-06-23 Thread sam morris
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june08/sbdrilling_06-20.html Mark Shields: It was a flip-flop of epic proportions. It was one that he could not rationalize or justify. His video was unconvincing. He looked like someone who was being kept as a hostage somewhere he was so absolutely

Re: NY deli question

2008-06-23 Thread sam morris
I like Katz but it's downtown, near CBGBs, which wasn't in Queens. The others are near Times Square. Ben's is a Restaurant more than a deli but it's good. I never tried Carnegie. I am going to be in NY next week for a few days. For you New Yorkers, which deli... Katz, Bens, or Carnegie? (If

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread sam morris
Look into my eye's you are getting sleepy I think you mean 80% think the country sucks thanks to AP and BS articles like this. http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2008/6/23/media-to-america-disaster-seen-as-catastrophe-looms.html# [http://tinyurl.com/6rmhu6] Dino

Re: [QUAR] Re: McCain - US is a Christian Nation,a President should be a Judeo Christian.

2008-06-20 Thread sam morris
It was a stupid question that was meant to deflect the discussion. I noticed this question was completely ignored.not surprisingly. This really is the heart of the matter when you hear someone say The country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. Yep, it was founded on Buddhist

Re: [QUAR] Re: McCain - US is a Christian Nation,a President should be a Judeo Christian.

2008-06-20 Thread sam morris
Which it isn't, as other have helpfully pointed out. I did not read any convincing points. C'mon Sam, quoting from the Declaration, as an example to bolster the claim that the *Constitution* establishe[d] the United States on [Judeo-Christian ideas] is dishonest on its face. I'll always be

Re: [QUAR] Re: McCain - US is a Christian Nation,a President should be a Judeo Christian.

2008-06-20 Thread sam morris
I got the impression he was more in agreement with the Hebrew bible while not happy with the new Testament but believed in Christ. Overall, from his body of writings, Jefferson definitely favored secular government. His writings on his personal feelings and religion may have oscillated, but in

Re: [QUAR] Re: McCain - US is a Christian Nation,a President should be a Judeo Christian.

2008-06-20 Thread sam morris
I thought you went to school in WV Not that there's anything wrong with that:) I guess it was too advanced for your pointy little head. btw its Northern Virginia. Some people have no sense of direction. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion®

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