Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-26 Thread Jerry Barnes
" if you're talking about DC's semi representative in congress she's done a great job" If you consider extorting money from a lobbyist okay, then she has done a great job. Since she has a D beside her name, it must be okay, right? J - No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legi

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-23 Thread Larry C. Lyons
why? if you're talking about DC's semi representative in congress she's done a great job. For a colony she's provided great representation for the district. A lot better than most repuglicans. On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > Oh.  We should add Eleanor Holmes to the list.

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-23 Thread Jerry Barnes
Oh. We should add Eleanor Holmes to the list. J - No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy. - Thomas Jefferson

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-23 Thread Robert Munn
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Eric Roberts wrote: > > Difference is that Bachman's statements were shown to be lies, while Rangel > has not been convicted of anything.  Maybe compare it to someone that was > actually convicted and then you have some ground to stand on. oh, i see, now we're wa

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-23 Thread Sam
I did point out to you that politifact was exaggerating. On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Eric Roberts wrote: > > Difference is that Bachman's statements were shown to be lies, while Rangel > has not been convicted of anything.  Maybe compare it to someone that was > actually convicted and then

RE: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-22 Thread Eric Roberts
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 12:44 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this... On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Eric Roberts wrote: > > Or John Ensign...(Rangel hasn't been convicted of anything BTW...you know > that whole inconven

RE: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-22 Thread Eric Roberts
Repeal the silly drug laws and there would be plenty of room. -Original Message- From: Sisk, Kris [mailto:ks...@gckschools.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 2:16 PM To: cf-community Subject: RE: THere should be laws against politicians like this... We'd run out of room i

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-22 Thread Judah McAuley
gt; You started this thread, live with it. You say there should be laws > against politicians "like this". Well, there are laws against the > stuff Rangel has been doing (allegedly). Seriously. And I rally doubt that Rangel is "innocent". He might be able to get out

RE: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-22 Thread Sisk, Kris
We'd run out of room it the prisons, as well as recognizable politicians, very quickly. -Original Message- From: Eric Roberts [mailto:ow...@threeravensconsulting.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 5:07 PM To: cf-community Subject: THere should be laws against politicians like

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-22 Thread Robert Munn
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Eric Roberts wrote: > > Or John Ensign...(Rangel hasn't been convicted of anything BTW...you know > that whole inconvenient innocent until proven guilty thing...) You started this thread, live with it. You say there should be laws against politici

RE: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-22 Thread Eric Roberts
Or John Ensign...(Rangel hasn't been convicted of anything BTW...you know that whole inconvenient innocent until proven guilty thing...) On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 2:43 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "There *are* laws against politicians like that, hence why they've been > charged with violating laws"

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-22 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Unfortunately such laws also don't help with those politicians who are not currently holding office, but are at the public troughs, such as Palin, gingritch, Edwards etc. On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 2:43 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "There *are* laws against politicians like that, hence why they've b

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-22 Thread Jerry Barnes
"There *are* laws against politicians like that, hence why they've been charged with violating laws" O. My bad. It's hard to tell since they remain in office for even after all doubt of guilt has been removed. They just keep hanging around forever. Rangel is the perfect example. J - No

RE: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Eric Roberts
Bachman wouldn't know integrity if it bitchslapped her... -Original Message- From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:critic...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 11:38 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this... >From the title, I thou

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Maureen
Yeah..let's get rid of them too. And anyone in a position of power, or running a campaign that lies. I am so sick of the lies being spouted by both sides in California Governor and Senate races that I could barf. On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 8:38 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > From the title, I though

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Judah McAuley
There *are* laws against politicians like that, hence why they've been charged with violating laws. I wish they were more vigorously pursued though and earlier on. It seems to take years, if not longer, between when a pretty full fledged scandal hits and when things actually wind their way through

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Jerry Barnes
"some of us work for a living you know at real jobs, not as shills for corporations and the GOP." Are you implying that corporations and the GOP are locked at the hip? I won't disagree. I'll say that the GOP is firmly locked on the "right" hip. However, the Democratic party is firmly locked on

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Jerry Barnes
>From the title, I thought this was going to be about one of these integrity challenged congressmen: Charles Rangel Maxine Waters Eddie Bernice Johnson Sanford Bishop Christopher Dodd J - No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain The artific

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Nope working at a conference on Global Navigation Satellite Systems http://www.ion.org/meetings/gnss2010program.cfm On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Sam wrote: > > Hah > > Please tell me you're going as a Canadian scientist. > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: >> >> wor

RE: There should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Eric Roberts
-Original Message- From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 8:16 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this... 1) Pelosi, Bachmann said, "has been busy sticking the taxpayer with her $100,000 bar tab for al

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Medic
Sir Sandford Peameal. Inventor of Back Bacon. On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Sam wrote: > > Hah > > Please tell me you're going as a Canadian scientist. > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Larry C. Lyons > wrote: > > > > working at a scientific conference. > > > > some of us work for a li

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Sam
Hah Please tell me you're going as a Canadian scientist. On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > working at a scientific conference. > > some of us work for a living you know at real jobs, not as shills for > corporations and the GOP. > ~

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Larry C. Lyons
working at a scientific conference. some of us work for a living you know at real jobs, not as shills for corporations and the GOP. On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Sam wrote: > > Aren't you supposed to be on vacation? > > You're vaca's must suck if you're thinking about me :P > > > On Tue, Sep

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Sam
Aren't you supposed to be on vacation? You're vaca's must suck if you're thinking about me :P On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > $5.00 says that Sam will say that politifact is 1) lying and 2) is biased. > ~~~

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Sam
1) Pelosi, Bachmann said, "has been busy sticking the taxpayer with her $100,000 bar tab for alcohol on the military jets that she's flying." They call this Pant's on Fire because "Their Friends at FactCheck.org" decided Judicial Watch exaggerated. They don't say why or how they know this. Two bi

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Medic
Seriously Lar, who's gonna take you up on that bet? On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > $5.00 says that Sam will say that politifact is 1) lying and 2) is biased. > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Eric Roberts > wrote: > > > > > http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter

Re: THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Larry C. Lyons
$5.00 says that Sam will say that politifact is 1) lying and 2) is biased. On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Eric Roberts wrote: > > http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2010/sep/21/bachmann-and-tru > th-o-meter-collected-works/ > > > > If a politician continually lies, there should be

THere should be laws against politicians like this...

2010-09-21 Thread Eric Roberts
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2010/sep/21/bachmann-and-tru th-o-meter-collected-works/ If a politician continually lies, there should be legal repercussions. It's one thing to have an opinion, it's totally another to be a lying POS. Eric ~~