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Reply to Against Iraqi War, Against Iraqi Peace? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Joseph: I think that many people see Iraq as another Viet Nam, which was a horrible period in the U.S. and still has scars that have never been healed. The analogy is that Iraq has never had a democracy so has no democratic tradition. A vast underground of corruption both in terms of politics and crime exists. The U.S. will not send enough troops or do the right things to control the situation. Ultimately the people of the U.S. stop supp

Reply to Communist Party Endorses Kerry in Politics JoeUser Forums

Greywar: Did it come as a shock that something far left of the Democrats would support the left? Hmmmm...... Actually, if you read Draginol's post on Bush you might see similarities (especially on the budget and debt) with what the Communists say. Does that mean that Draginol is associated with communists or that communists are actually conservative?

Reply to Hawks Move The Goalposts in International JoeUser Forums

O G: No, it wasn't intended as a joke. The "assumption" is that Kerry would be "soft" on terrorism protection. But do we have any real basis that this would be true?

Mudslingers at the OK? Coral in Politics JoeUser Forums

( footnote: I would like to thank all those people who took the time to read and/or comment on the blog "No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties." Once again, the conversation showed the intelligence and decorum of the JoeUser! ") The 1992 election was winding down and the American people were still undecided about whether they would vote for Geor

Reply to Why Bush may not get my vote in Republican JoeUser Forums

Draginol: None of your problems with Bush are going to change substantially between now and the election. It sounds like you are saying that Mr. Bush has poor character traits for leadership. Many of us in the undecided group feel the same way. Good Summation!

Reply to My Initial Impression of "Lost in Translation" in Movie Reviews JoeUser Forums

Beebles: I think you would have liked it better on the big screen. It was one of those movies that seems sort of slow seen at home but was pretty neat at the theater. The lights and action seemed to be a lot quicker with much less down time. Good review though. I thought Murray did a good job but wouldn't have voted for him for Best Actor.

Reply to Hawks Move The Goalposts in International JoeUser Forums

O G: The question to consider is: Why are they moving the goalposts? President Bush made a speech in Tennesee yesterday (7/12) and used the phrase "We are safer" 8 times in the same speech. This signals to me that we are now going to be inundated by the neocons who wil argue, regardless of the truth or history or reality we must accept Bush because his leadership means we don't have bombs raining

Reply to Please! No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties in Politics JoeUser Forums

little_whip: Someone actually did that? Hi, I'm Steve and I'm gay." Weird, been on the earth a long while and never had anyone say that to me. I do think it is unhealthy for someone to disengage from their left handedness to please societal norms, don't you? As for fantasy, I think that has a place, but pursuit of other left handers doesn't have to be overt or a broadway musical (all though it might help, hehehe.) I think some

Reply to Things we are doing in Iraq you don't hear about... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

ShadowWar: I think many of us would appreciate a link to the organization if they have a site. Thanks

Reply to Please! No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties in Politics JoeUser Forums

Death_by_Beebles: But there is no way to be sure about whether you are or not born left handed at this point, right? You certainly wouldn't convict someone of making this a choice if you were on a jury given the contradictory evidence that seems to imply it might be genetic. The thing is....we got time to wait. Baffled's argument that this is an attempt to quickie pass an amendment which will be hard to overturn makes some sense then.

Reply to Things we are doing in Iraq you don't hear about... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Grog: True and God Bless You and all the American soldiers. But I would rather have you here, at home with your loved ones and people who do this work as their job in the field. You deserve not to be placed in harm's way for the delivery of humanitarian aid over a year after your mission ended. What you are doing is good, but you are worth something more than this and I don't remember in your job description "will risk life so that Iraqi ch

Reply to Senator Kennedy has caused Americans to DIE in Iraq. in International JoeUser Forums

ShadowWar: Well, before Bakerstreet says it, let me be the first, he is who he is because he is successful and gets reelected every 6 years. Do you need directions to Massachusetts so you can work against his reelction or you ok with that?

Reply to Bizarro World 2: The Revenge in Just Hanging Out JoeUser Forums

Bravo! Well thought out and phrased. BTW: Spam, Spam, Eggs and Spam doesn't have a lot of spam in it! -Monty Python

Reply to Please! No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties in Politics JoeUser Forums

little_whip: A phrase gets bandied about here that sometimes scares me a bit because it is used in so many contexts it begins to lose meaning and substance (like the word "cool", different for actions, milk, or jazz). That term is majority. A majority is easy to define only in a statistical procedure like a vote. When you use it in the sense of argument though, it becomes a catch all term. For example: A simple majority, the silent majorit

Reply to Please! No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties in Politics JoeUser Forums

BakerStreet: Well, we are in agreement. I would only say IMO it isn't happening because of "liberal judges" but rather because many people have "enemy" mentalities. That is, there must be an enemy on every issue, someone who can be the problem. So conservatives find targets for their outrage over the way society is and then broadcasts that outrage 24/7 through a not so-subtle radio and tv media that latches on to anything negative because i

Reply to Why we distrust our politicians so much in Politics JoeUser Forums

whyallajohn: Distrust is the by-word of democracy. The old "trust but verify" mantra that used to apply to nukes but really applies to anyone in a political sense. Every poliitician overstates the case for why they should be elected and why they are better than the other guy. But, in a practical sense, how does a freshman _________ in Congress or Parliament get anything accomplished. So, if they do achieve something, even that is suspiciou

Reply to Please! No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties in Politics JoeUser Forums

BakerStreet: I can't understand which side of the issue you are on. Are you for or against?

Reply to Bush's Credibility Founders on Iraq in Politics JoeUser Forums

David: Well, the neocons will say it's Canadian so it's irrelevant. But to me, it's indicative of most of the world's opinion. Thanks!

Reply to Please! No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties in Politics JoeUser Forums

Joseph: Survival of the species is not dependent on the procreation of the individual. The pattern of procreation will continue unhindered constitutional amendment of not. So, a constitutional amendment serves no purpose in a Darwinian sense, right? But if life were all about simply eating, sleeping and survival, we wouldn't be humans, would we?

Reply to Things we are doing in Iraq you don't hear about... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

ShadowWar: First, thanks for the information. But, let me ask a question: Is this what we want our servicemen and women to be doing in Iraq? I mean, aren't these good works (and make no mistake, they are good works that should be done) something others besides soldiers should be doing? Further, isn't that the reason the media (like Fox, which is certainly oriented conservative) not singing the praises of them?

Reply to The American left changes gears in Iraq in Politics JoeUser Forums

Draginol: All may support it now who did then but me and of course, Lilla from Fahrenheit 9/11 and of course, about 100 congresspeople and about 25 senators. But really, when you think about it, we're a small minortiy compared to who you know.

Reply to Please! No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties in Politics JoeUser Forums

Madine: You know, my brother served in Viet Nam and had this problem. Now, before some of you say "which side?" it was the side that "left." I think, but please correct me if I'm wrong that there is a thing called a "left hand salute" which is considered "very bad form" as our British readers would say. He once said he did a week of KP duty for doing it. I'm sure, knowing him, it was unintentional. Hehehe.

Reply to Please! No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties in Politics JoeUser Forums

Death_by_Beebles: Calling it a lifestyle choice is interesting. It's interesting that through the ages the percentage of leftyism has been fairly constant by both culture and times (bad times, good times, etc.) and the genetic studies done this far at least imply that a genetic component exists. As for Darwin, many species seem to have no real purpose or function in the kaleidoscope of nature, for example: the duckbill platypus or

Reply to Please! No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties in Politics JoeUser Forums

little_whip: Some actions fall into the area of criminal such as adult to minor relationships. I doubt anyone will take up the flag of such as genetic predisposition and equating that with "leftism" would be incorrect. Did the founding fathers have in mind to protect lefties. Well, you could certainly make the case that some of them were lefties and felt the Constitution in the ratified form said what it needed to about them, righ

Reply to Please! No Constitutional Amendment against Lefties in Politics JoeUser Forums

Joseph: Ambidextrose? Does that mean they can eat sugar with both hands? Hehehe. Yes, they should allow to marry too. My wife is ambidextrose, as much as I've tried to get her to just use her right hand for M&M's. They always melt in her hand the other way.....