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Bush Looks Good, but is Being Very Aggressive in Politics JoeUser Forums

From the polling I've seen on the second debate, men respond well to Bush's willingness to attack, but women are turned off by it

Bush Just Lied: He Did Say He Wasn't Worried About Bin Laden in Politics JoeUser Forums

Bush just claimed he never said that he wasn't worried about Osama bin Laden. Bush looked into the camera and make fun of Kerry for claiming Bush had. In fact, this is what Bush said : "We want him dead or alive ... but we are not too worried about him. ... He is the one who

Reply to I may not be John Kerry, but I Approve this Message in Politics JoeUser Forums

I think it's funny that people on both sides say things like "I'm not in love with [fill in your candidate], but the other guy scares me" but then look down on people on the other side who are saying the exact same thing . I'm continually surprised at how resistent people are to seeing that they're not so different from the other side . </fo

Reply to Kerry's flip-flops in Politics JoeUser Forums

Um, yeah, Bush's lies are harmless . Or is that mostly harmless ? Anyway, see LA Times:Bush Lies Bigger and More Numerous in Second Debate

Reply to Bush Vs. Kerry on the Record on the Economy in Democrat JoeUser Forums

You may be interested in Economist Poll: Most Economists Prefer Kerry Economic Plan .

Reply to Kerry's flip-flops in Politics JoeUser Forums

"oh wait, not those kind of flip flops" That's funny! Remember, when Bush changes his position, he's clarifying . Kerry is flip-flopping . Many conversations here make more sense if you make that internal translation.

Reply to I Told You This was Gonna Happen in Politics JoeUser Forums

Well, I can't claim to know how priests will actually vote, but neither can you. And you already know that these bishops weren't representative of most American bishops</a

Mrs Blogic and I Get Spoofed Up! Videos of Bush and Moore in Politics JoeUser Forums

For those on the Left Mrs. blogic and I watched this spoof last night. It stars -- well, it more than stars, it's only him and the horses -- Will Farrell, doing his very funny impression of George Bush. As an aside, the guy Saturday Night Live has doing their Kerry impression -- Seth Myers -- is perfect.

Reply to I Told You This was Gonna Happen in Politics JoeUser Forums

Well, I think the law is that religious leaders can't endorse specific candidates, if they want to keep non-profit status. These conservative bishops who are pushing that line, but no more than some protestant churches have been doing for years. While a group of conservative bishops support Kerry, most catholics support Kerry, and I think it's likely that most Catholic priests and perhaps bishops plan to vote for Kerry. Most Catholics care a lot ab

Reply to Bumper Stickers in Politics JoeUser Forums

Reporting in from NYC: The good bumper sticker news: tons of them being sold by all the street venders here. The bad bumper sticker news: nobody own a car, and we're not allowed to stick things on the subway any more.

Reply to Something Cheney would prefer we do not know...... in Politics JoeUser Forums

The Onion has a funny piece on Cheney today: Cheney Vows To Attack U.S. If Kerry Elected , although I still like American Robot's Job Outsourced To Overseas Robot more.

Reply to Picking between 2 sets of losers.. in Politics JoeUser Forums

My brother years ago suggested that we pick our president through a national lottery, and while I was skeptical at the time, I've warmed up to it a bit. I think it's entirely possible that random picks might have made better presidents than the men we chose. The lottery system would favor representativeness, while eliminating the need to pander. </fon

Bush Wired? OMG: He's a Terminator Robot from the Future! in Politics JoeUser Forums

There's a rumor that's percolated to late night television and major papers that Bush is wearing a wire during the debates . While there's obviously something going on there, I don't think Bush is getting his lines read to him. For one thing, would he have performed so badly in the first

News Report: American Troops Execute 35 Iraqi Guards in Politics JoeUser Forums

Seymour Hersh is the guy who reported the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, and he was one of the first people to discover that prisoners were being tortured in Iraq, at Abu Ghraib. Bush supporters reflexively deny his reports, but his facts have a history of holding up. When the torture story broke, pro-Bush talking heads told us that it was nothing worse tha

Reply to Red Sox: Not My Favorite Team, But My Favorite Team Tonight in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Funny. It gets ugly when Mrs. blogic and I go to Yankees-A's games.

Red Sox: Not My Favorite Team, But My Favorite Team Tonight in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm sitting at my computer, radio tuned into the game. Baseball just isn't the same on television. There's something authentic about hearing radio's detailed commentary, focusing on the crowd noise that you never really notice on the tube. I feel a little furtive. If you read my posts, you know I live in New York City, in the East Village, just a few mil

Economist Poll: Most Economists Prefer Kerry Economic Plan in Politics JoeUser Forums

For those of you who don't read The Economist , it's about as solidly old-style freemarket capitalist as you can get. It favors low taxes, disciplined budgets, minimal regulation, and free trade. They polled economists -- not exactly a group known for being left wing on economic policy -- and got these results : In an informal poll of

Reply to Bush Should Have No Chance in International JoeUser Forums

Spinning, while saying you aren't, is widespread here at JoeUser. Both on the Left and the Right.

Reply to Bush Should Have No Chance in International JoeUser Forums

Yes, conservatives never favor one group over another, and of course, I forgot that conservatives never appeal to hate.

Reply to Badnarik on Draft; Badnarik Arrested; Info 3rd Party Debate in Politics JoeUser Forums

Ross Perot is a billionaire, and spent enormous amounts of money to broadcast his half hour infomercials across the country, during prime time. That was his "excellent template".

Reply to Bush's Administration Thinks Oil Prices Will Go Down! in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Where oh where Blogic" You'll see I included the link in the comment in which I first brought it up. Regarding the distribution and selling of oil, you can also google "kbr iraq pentagon probe oil" -- you'll find plenty.

Reply to Badnarik on Draft; Badnarik Arrested; Info 3rd Party Debate in Politics JoeUser Forums

The system is heavily biased against "minor" party candidates, which is why their candidates are relatively unknown, which is then used by the major parties to keep the system so biased. The debate issue is a great example of that bias: only well known candidates get into the debates, but voters don't learn about other candidates because they're excluded from the debates.

Reply to Bush's Administration Thinks Oil Prices Will Go Down! in Politics JoeUser Forums

"That's like saying Ubisoft controls the flow of how many Political Machine or WinCustomize CDs are sold by JoeUser, right?" I don't understand the comment -- I don't know enough about the software business. KBR is a wholly owned subsidiary of Halliburton. They are in no sense a separate company.

Reply to Scoring the debates in Politics JoeUser Forums

Bush is ignoring his church's official view on the death penalty ("The" United Methodist website. It don't get much more United Methodist than this). I could say he's do it simply to snag more votes from the overwhelming pro-death penalty majority of conservatives -- making a mockery of his own religion

Reply to Bush's Administration Thinks Oil Prices Will Go Down! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Actually, Halliburton -- through it's KBR subsidiary -- can both produce and sell oil : The contract also gives KBR the right to produce and sell oil inside the country of Iraq. Remarkably, this was a closed-door handout granted to KBR without bidding. So to reverse your logic, Ha