Saint Ying

Reply to Bush: Is the election already lost? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Don't forget Janet Reno's dark forces and the Branch Davidians. They were both Christians, I presume.

Reply to Petition for John F. Kerry's Resignation in Republican JoeUser Forums

There needs to be a web site dedicated to all the online petitions that have failed, so people can see exactly how futile they are. I've only signed one or two of those things, and then only to petition a company to release a certain DVD.

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Saint Ying: Regarding the criminal's rights. The arresting officer (in Okalahoma) I think can be excused if he isn't up on the latest Viena treaty issues. For instance, how would the arresting officer have known that the man was an illegal alien? The Viena treaty merely means he could consult with the Mexican consulate to try to

Reply to NPR: National Propaganda Radio in Politics JoeUser Forums

Maybe I missed something, but where does it say that he was treated unfairly? I don't know. Draginol didn't bother to provide anymore information than that the 'arresting officer didn't follow the Viena convention about informing him that his national government could be contacted'. Draginol, why don't

Reply to NPR: National Propaganda Radio in Politics JoeUser Forums

Two wrongs make a right? Actually, I only counted one wrong. Unlike torturing Iraqi prisoners because them terrorists got us on ninelevun(!!), funding NPR isn't a wrong. <TD class="mb-Body-Quote-Text

Reply to Bush: Is the election already lost? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I agree with jet, of course. There is absolutely no fundamental flaw in the Koran as opposed to the Bible. Both are equally noble and fucked at the same time. Mohammed was a great and admirable man (unlike Jesus Christ, who would have been had he actually existed). We cannot blame Mohammed or the message of Islam for the troubles of today. We should look at ourselves and see what we could have done better in the past to prevent the current circumstance

Reply to Draginol the liberal in Politics JoeUser Forums

The idea isn't to take away the vote, it is to make sure everyone has a stake in how the money actually gets spent. We should give people the right to give up that tax if they are willing to give up their vote, however. Umm, government is about alot more than spending tax money. Government decides laws,

Reply to NPR: National Propaganda Radio in Politics JoeUser Forums

You really capture the Liberal mythos quite well there Saint Ying. You see, left-wingers aren't radical. They simply are more civilized. And it is up to them, as our betters, to educate the babaric slobs of the world (like me) how to be more civilized. There is no need for NPR to provide equal time on many issues because so

Reply to Petition for John F. Kerry's Resignation in Republican JoeUser Forums

And it went down hill from there. Ying, you have a right to your opinion, but so do those who disagree with you. Your insults and condecending attitude say more about you than it says about those you disparage. You have to play hard ball with types like you, because you don't respond to reason. Condesce

Reply to May Political Machine Prediction: Kerry defeats Bush in Political Machine News JoeUser Forums

What makes you think this is going to heat up as a story over the summer? No democrats or partisan judges are going to upset the pre-election waters by making any controversial rulings. I guarantee that gay marriage, as adicted as some PA republicans might be to fantisizing about how evil it is to have two gay men kissing in public or fornicating in a bedroom, will not be as big an issue as the war, the economy, or any lingering scandals of character a

Reply to Petition for John F. Kerry's Resignation in Republican JoeUser Forums

blah, blah, blah, blah! America has a two party system. That means democrats get a chance to be president too, and the world doesn't fall off its axis (of evil). Live with it, you twerps. The Democratic Party has nowhere to go but up. Behind your rhetoric, you cons/neocons/populo-cons/fundigelists are a confused and dim witted bunch, and your stranglehold on American government will end in the years to come. I would prefer if the party would snap back

Reply to Bush: Is the election already lost? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Unfortunately nobody ever told Bin Laden about the greatness of Jesus Christ. It's a two way street.

Reply to May Political Machine Prediction: Kerry defeats Bush in Political Machine News JoeUser Forums

I doubt gay marriage will be the #1 issue for voters in PA come November. Kerry and Bush both oppose gay marriage, BTW, and Bush's doomed attempts to pass a constitutional ammendment are about as unpopular as gay marriage itself. Kerry will continue to play it safe on this one. There is little he can do about it anyway.

Reply to NPR: National Propaganda Radio in Politics JoeUser Forums

NPR provides the best journalism available to radio listeners, PERIOD. If their ethic includes liberal values that question unfair modes of justice, so be it. The problem with American conservatives is that they dumb themselves down with talk radio and FOX news rather than taking advantage of the kind of quality journalism like NPR that makes a concerted effort to get remain incisive and professional while being objective and open to diverse voices. Pe

Reply to If the political media covered sports in Politics JoeUser Forums

Draginol, I don't really care about self esteem. I don't particularly care about individual victims anymore either. That's what war does to you. You conservative nutwings are missing the point completely. The way people react to these images is out of the control of any government. What should not have been out of our control is the conduct of guards and soldiers in the prison system that included photographing lude acts of abuse. Think of it as 'rever

Reply to Bush: Is the election already lost? in Politics JoeUser Forums

A little Koran reading would do everyone some good.

Reply to Bush: Is the election already lost? in Politics JoeUser Forums

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Reply to If the political media covered sports in Politics JoeUser Forums

The prison abuse scandal has damaged our reputation among moderates in the Arab and Muslim world, caused international embarrassment for the military and Bush administration, and played into the extremist position that America is a force of Satan. In short, we were caught with our pants down, which can never be a good thing if you're riding a moral highroad and pretending to represent something positive and progressive in Iraq. I'm not saying that ther

Reply to Bush: Is the election already lost? in Politics JoeUser Forums

The quiz is far too biased towards the libertarian 'government-phobic' viewpoint. I found it somewhat frustrating to take, although I did come down as a social liberal, which is fairly accurate. My position is, as always, that there are many more powerful and less desirable institutions that need to be kept in check: privatized power and utility, big media, health care, moral majoritarianism (?), etc. Because I believe that the government belongs to th

Reply to If the political media covered sports in Politics JoeUser Forums

Racist, inaccurate, insensitive, and childish, among other things. Sorry, this is not a basketball game. We're not up against Jihadis, we're up against our own ignorance and failure to make the right moves. We simply cannot justify the prison abuse, or eliminate the damage that is has caused, by pointing to violence that is committed against us. Remember, we're supposed to be in this for the Iraqis, not for ourselves. Military might means nothing in th

Reply to Is the General Public Naive? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I can't say that I think there's a connection between Clear Channel and Bush Does the fact that George Bush and ClearChannel Vice-chairman Tom Hicks have a long history of favors and business deals offer evidence of a connection? Lets see, Hicks donated over $100,000 to Bush's gubernatorial campaign, wa

Reply to Double Standard in Politics JoeUser Forums

Yes, there are a lot of reasons one could criticize the US, but that is because time and time again we put our collective ass on the line to help other nations. Did we need to go to Somalia? Nope. To Kosovo? Nope. To Liberia? Nope. To Haiti? Certainly not. The US is often the first to respond when there is a disaster somew

Reply to Disney block distribution of Michael Moores new movie in Politics JoeUser Forums

Nobody's calling what Disney has done censorship... It simply is not. However, we can't deny that it's cowardly either, especially considering that F911 will in all likelihood be a fairly profitable film. They're putting political economic considerations over standard product-profit based decisions. This is not a violation of anyone's free speach, but it is a good reason to practice 'consumer democracy' and avoid Disney products if you disagree with it

Reply to Disney block distribution of Michael Moores new movie in Politics JoeUser Forums

So, that means since I'm on top I can alienate everyone? As long as you are right, you can alienate everyone else. Since the left is right, and the right is wrong, the left is perfectly justified in alienating the right. <img src="../images/smiles/m

Reply to Disney block distribution of Michael Moores new movie in Politics JoeUser Forums

Moore truly is an obnoxious, left wing zealot with an inflated ego and a larger than life persona... and he's awesome. Documentaries? Absolutely, they are documentaries in tone and style, even if Moore takes liberties to create certain scenarios and drive in his points. Perhaps more accurately they are provocumentaries. They are funny and entertaining. They are thoughtful and very skillfully arranged and edited. And of course they give the appearance o