Sean Conners aka SConn1

Reply to Nanny Governments Vs. Stupid Personal Financial Decisions in Current Events JoeUser Forums

As I said, one is illegal, one is not predatory sales tactics can be as illegal as anything. Washington Attorney General Christine Gregoire today sued members of an Eastern Washington vacuum cleaner sales ring for using unfair and high-pressure sales tactics on vulnerable elderly citizens. "These defendants preyed on vulnerable people and in some cases held them virtual hostages in their own homes," Gregoire said. "This is one of th

Reply to Hillary: Universal Health Care for Everyone! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

what they do in mass. is their plan. go argue with mitt about that. you and dog are contending that hillary is endorsing a one payer system, which she clearly is not. i am still waiting on some verification on her quotes that he put up there as you artfully try to change the subject and tangent off int o something ya might "get me" on...puhleeeassseee...get a new tactic.

Reply to Nanny Governments Vs. Stupid Personal Financial Decisions in Current Events JoeUser Forums

There is a big difference between coersion and high pressure sales. again, please stop equating predatory tactics to high pressure or aggresive tactics. you are seriously underestimating just how manipulating that a predatory salesman can be. it is very much like a predator to children or any kind of predator. do you blame the victims there like bill oreilly does?

Reply to When All Else Fails, Blame the Media... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

It has been well documented in the last few elections that the media gives more "postive" coverage for democrats than they do democrats. your theory assumes here assumes that all things are equal and the only determinent is the coverage. that is not so, necessarily. to believe that, you would have to have the predisposition that both parties do an equal number of things right and wrong. judging from your previous work, i'm confident that you don't beli

Reply to The Funny Ad You Won't See On YouTube... in Humor JoeUser Forums

wasn't it tho? i wish i could have embedded it onto the page to make it easier, but universal was swift on getting it off youtube.

Reply to Hillary: Universal Health Care for Everyone! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

The ONLY way to cause that to happen would be to make it ILLEGAL for people to refuse coverage not necessarily. that's a pretty scrict and self serving interpretatioon, imho. when people talk about universal health care in my mind they talk about it being available to everyone. i'm sure some people, esp. at the top end of the scale, would prefer to opt out in favor of a more "executive plan." i don't see anyone arresting trump because he won't get the g

Reply to Hillary: Universal Health Care for Everyone! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

That's because it does have LOADS of choices. Once National Health Care goes through, your choices become 1. Do it or go to jail. Tiffany Sumuel, via e-mail: One of the most common arguments against nationalized health care is that the quality of care and research will be negatively impacted. If health care is nationalized, what will be done to ensure and/or improve the quality of care? Clinton: Well, I want to make clear that there

Reply to Hillary: Universal Health Care for Everyone! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

we are under the federal employee coverage and it rocks. loads of choice, lower cost than most employers hit you for. i wish everyone could have what i married into. i have never had an employer that has ever come close to providing what the fed does for less money. Clinton: I believe that one of the ways we can get health care for everyone is to open up the federal plan that's available to members of Congress … to everybody. That would be one way that

Reply to Hillary: Universal Health Care for Everyone! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

and the link?

Reply to Nanny Governments Vs. Stupid Personal Financial Decisions in Current Events JoeUser Forums

??? whatever...it's the media's fault, right?

When All Else Fails, Blame the Media... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Since the handover in Congress in January, I have noticed something interesting. Now that Congress is beginning to get back to the task of executive oversight after a long hiatus, everything is now the media's fault. At least, according to the Neoconservatives. Sure, there are always the complaints from either side charging bias whenever anyone makes a compel

Reply to Nanny Governments Vs. Stupid Personal Financial Decisions in Current Events JoeUser Forums

And yet the contract that people sign always have the terms right there in black and white. not always. thus the investigations and inquiries. again, this isn't about the aggressiveness. and you don't think some get intimidated and such? maybe you are all big n tough and understand everything you read, but not everyone can be as great as you, i guess. it's jsut their own damn fault for not living up to your measure, right? puhleeaassseeee...

Reply to Private Sector is not Always Better in Politics JoeUser Forums

I must have missed your article criticizing the democrats and their pork filled Iraq bill. i did. we've had this discussion before. and i still say they were smart. and the senate versions of the bill are showing that as more and more of the GOP abandons this president. even robert novak commented this week that this president "stands alone" and is "isolated" as the GOP runs away from him.

Reply to Hillary: Universal Health Care for Everyone! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Clinton: My goal is to have a health care system that provides quality, affordable care to every American. On way to achieve this goal is to have a national health care system where there is only one source of care and the government runs it. where is this quote from? this is what she said on ABC... Clinton: ...We can build on the existing employer system, which is what I proposed doing back in ‘93 and ‘94. It’s what Senator Edwards h

Reply to Nanny Governments Vs. Stupid Personal Financial Decisions in Current Events JoeUser Forums

remember, this isn't called "really aggressive lending" , it's "predatory lending" which implies a predator. and predators use deception and lie to achieve their means. what i'm talking about goes well beyond the "hard sell." someone can hard sell and be still be honest. predatory salespeople lie and deceive their customers and clients.

Reply to Hillary: Universal Health Care for Everyone! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

because this guy was in the audience, that means the audience was "hand picked?" that is ridiculous. it would only be a legit audience if it was only filled with people who hate her? i would expect there to be some supporters in the audience, that doen't mean the audience was hand picked. geeez.

The Funny Ad You Won't See On YouTube... in Humor JoeUser Forums

Last weekend, Colts quarterback, Peyton Manning hosted the perrenial late night favorite, Saturday Night Live. The show featured a mock "United Way" ad that was absolutely hilarious. Universal has quickly stopped the Youtube crowd from sharing this funny ad, so the only place you can see it is here... L

Reply to Private Sector is not Always Better in Politics JoeUser Forums

The difference is that I can self-reference because I actually am, by any standard, "rich" so I know not just from first hand experience but also because those are the circles I travel. An investment banker could tell you much the same thing. brad, you think you are the only one? i have traveled in circles with bankers since my infancy. my father was an executive in world of high finance. even after he retired, and to this day, 15 years later, he is sti

Reply to I Didn't Have Kids So I Could Beat Them in Blogging JoeUser Forums

If I ever have kids I'm sure the psychological damage I could do would be much worse than what I could accomplish by spanking. true,,,mental abuse can be far more powerful than the physical sometimes. but social services, like most people, are only capable of comprehending (or miscomprehending)what is gotten thru the path of least resistance

Reply to Hillary: Universal Health Care for Everyone! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

That's because it does have LOADS of choices. Once National Health Care goes through, your choices become 1. Do it or go to jail. fact or opinion?

Reply to Hillary: Universal Health Care for Everyone! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Her audience was hand-picked and the person who initiated the "health care" issue was someone who worked on HillaryCare I. i asked for evvidence, not another accusation.

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

Strawman argument. No one is saying we should do nothing. bull...george will advocates exactly that.

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

I think the environmentalist movement manifests itself from people who are looking for some cause to latch on to that takes the place of organized religion. There have been countless articles written on this (Feel free to google it). or you could just remember the prophetic words of Bob Dylan, who said..."you gotta serve somebody."

Reply to Nanny Governments Vs. Stupid Personal Financial Decisions in Current Events JoeUser Forums

No one forces you to sign things unless they have a gun. wrong. mental manipulation can be every bit as powerful. i've been in sales fro a long time, and have seen people get ripped off who weren't dumb or lazy. desperate or greedy is more like it. and where i lack sympathy for the greedy who get stung by a better hustler, the desperate are another matter. of course, not everyone fits into this category, some people are just hustled by

Reply to Al Gore finds it's not so easy being green in Politics JoeUser Forums

from the abstract, right off the bat... World leaders gathered in Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997 more of the kyoto hatin crowd, lol. which takes me right back to reply #37, lol.