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Reply to ACLU's Not-So-Secret Agenda in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

I love trolls. They are a great way to keep your mind sharp. - singrdave I really don't see how post #2 qualifies as a 'troll post'. The poster used no derogatory language, made no smear attacks, and attempted to illustrate a point using researched quotes. I guess because the poster doesn't regularly post here and used an 'anonymous' or non-registered account, he is automatically a troll? Come now. What I enjoy is my feeling that everyone who posted in res

Reply to Know Your Rights in Politics JoeUser Forums

Here! Here! Too bad most people don't care ( I may be cynical, but....)

Reply to Do you Sudoku? in Misc JoeUser Forums

It was only a matter of time before Sudoko invaded JU. I've tried it...but I didn't inhale.

Reply to Justifying Spying in Politics JoeUser Forums

Mostly because the conservatives are battling the hate Bushes. - Doc Guy I can certainly understand that with Col. Gene floating around. It can be hard to criticize one's own when others are already doing it. But you can find them. Most of us, (Drmiler, Gideon - he is libertarian, bakerstreet, and I) have spoken out about it. Most of us are conservatives. and not republicans. - Doc Guy I've had a very d

Reply to Justifying Spying in Politics JoeUser Forums

most on JU dont like the big spenders either - Doc Guy I wish it was reflected more often in posts, but I take your word for it.

Reply to What side will the liberals take? in Politics JoeUser Forums

This has nothing to do with "watching everyone's move". The fact is this program is spying on Americans who are helping foreign terrorists. Only liberals have a problem with this, and every other measure that is taken to stop terror. - Island Dog I wonder where 'watching everyone's move' begins. Stoplights at intersections, National ID cards, high resolution satellites monitoring the earth's expanse, Echelon, TIA, and citizens willing

Reply to Justifying Spying in Politics JoeUser Forums

You love being a shit stirrer! - Doc Guy Thanks. I always appreciate a good sport and the understanding he brings with him.

Reply to Jihad comes to America in Current Events JoeUser Forums

And 2 dozen Muslims came out to protest and demand an apology. - Doc Guy Well, now, waitaminute, according to at least one JU user this is a very close example of what is termed 'Mob Rule'. Link See post #16 for defn. . Right Bakerstreet? : - )

Reply to Justifying Spying in Politics JoeUser Forums

Aren't they ruling on the constitutionality of laws all the time? - Dr. Guy Yes, unfortunately they haven't weighed in on this yet. Now, with Roberts and Alito on the bench (both I respect and are qualified) I believe we'll see their continued lean toward Federalism. american conservatives endorsing the expansion of the executive branch to the detriment of the other two. - Kingbee Conservatives? At

Reply to WHY IS THE MOSLEM WORLD SEETHING WITH RAGE in Politics JoeUser Forums

Bahu, if you are Muslim, it might do some good to explain why creating an image of The Prophet is so offensive in the first place to Muslims - let alone a disparaging supposed image of The Prophet. It would help 'Westerners' gain some perspective on the issue. Aside from enlightening westerners, it is important to realize this comic was released four months ago. Four months? And we're just now seeing a respon

Reply to What side will the liberals take? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Like I have been saying for many months, the islamic revolution is coming. You see the excuses they make for violence around the world, and it won't be long before this happens here in America. The Islamic Revolution? *snicker* C'mon. Like any group that gains a majority standing in the populace of a region, laws and attitudes favoring that majority are going to occur. Right now, one could claim A

Reply to Could America Fracture? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Maybe it is guided my Parties but one camp I see is Reveling in America's new use of power and strong arm tactics. I am not sure if you would call them Federalization supporters but i find this group supporting America in these new avenues of Out-Sourcing Torture, wire-tapping, and holding non-us citizens without due process. I find alot more people supporting these actions of America blindly without any concern over the longer effect. If someone qu

Reply to Liberals Are Not Pro-Abortion in Politics JoeUser Forums

Rather, it is up to the woman, and perhaps the man implicated, who must under trying circumstance make the weighty decision to abort. Given some of the rhetoric, i.e.; fetuses are simply masses of cells, the life of one citizen is worth the equal amount of another's desires, etc., I believe there are few 'liberals' that feel there is anything 'weighty' about the choice to abort as their conscience is already cleared by the majority of

Reply to Staying The Course=More of The Same in Politics JoeUser Forums

You are still in the rhetoric of the 60s No, and I don't see how your reply applies to the point I've made, please clarify.

Reply to moral decline in Misc JoeUser Forums

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Kingbee swattin' flies! ..and yes, I did spend some time and effort...thanks. I've got a little sister who has just recently turned 14 and a little brother who will be turning 18 this May. I'm involved in their lives and attempt to give them as much practical advice as possible to help guide them through their early times so that they won't have to suffer the same amount of c

Reply to Staying The Course=More of The Same in Politics JoeUser Forums

I take this in the spirit of satire and not literally. Actually, no, I've got link-loads of facts to support this rhetoric. Damn... I can't find them now, hey JU! You got those facts to support how a flower throwing peacenik utterly diminishes battle-hardened soldiers to peace-loving hippie bullshitters? Doc Guy, you've got those facts and links, right?? wait, no, Bakerstreet, you've got 'em

Reply to moral decline in Misc JoeUser Forums

Best to learn your audience. I attempt to neither limit my audience or myself, Doc., a contingency you have yet to understand or apply. Or not really. This is not the venue, please wait and a customer representative will be with you shortly.... *beep*

Reply to First time in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

He'll do fine.

Reply to moral decline in Misc JoeUser Forums

Please wait. This is not politics and this is not the venue. Whatever. The gentle ribbing was for your benefit, Doc... C'mon, smile. Anyway...It's good to see you picking things apart, jlaur, I remember thinking some of the same thoughts and being just a bit peeved about the whole situation when I was younger. I've got som

Reply to moral decline in Misc JoeUser Forums

Thank God we have a Republican President, and a Republican majority in the House and Senate, they'll preserve those family values for us! Oh, wait....

Reply to Wal-Mart Good - So say 25,000 in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Actually, 8 bucks an hour is not bad. Oh, okay, I see your perspective. I think eight bucks an hour isn't all that great.

Reply to Wal-Mart Good - So say 25,000 in Current Events JoeUser Forums

"Pays good, Benefits better". Slightly better then minimum wage earnings plus a benefits package so modest, the expense is hardly worth it seems to contrast heavily with your statement, Doc. Of course, I guess I could see the perspective of Wal-Mart pay being 'good' and the benefits 'better' opposed to any job that only offers minimum wage and no benefits. You should grab the Wal-Mart documentary 'Wal-Mart: The H

Reply to Spreading Democracy and Military Occupation in Politics JoeUser Forums

Dont get me wrong when I say this but what does a Pakistani, who has lived in the US for the last 10 years know about life in Iraq? My original remark was not meant to serve as a barometer of the typical Iraqi living in Baghdad feelings regarding democracy and it's feasibility. My original remark; "Most from the middle east that I have spoken to reply, with some chagrin, that the majority of people in the region favor a

Reply to Is it a question of Character?? in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'd pluck the wings off a butterfly for nothing. Would you pluck the wings off a fly for fifty bucks?

Reply to Spreading Democracy and Military Occupation in Politics JoeUser Forums

Could you be a bit more specific as to who you are talking about, like are they Americans or Iraqis? - DjBandit Sure, I have a Pakistani room mate who has lived in the U.S. for ten years, now, I've kept in contact with a French Muslim whom I met in college who immigrated from Tehran and is here as part of the student exchange program, and if you listen to the majority of Muslim scholars and religious leaders, they continually point out