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Reply to You smoke? You're fired! at least for one company.... in Politics JoeUser Forums

I agree Karmagirl, but you can't tell people they may not smoke at home. Next thing they'll be telling us we can't have sex at home without a condom.

Reply to Stop this silly nonsense! in International JoeUser Forums

I appreciate all the comments and I assert my right to comment on a problem that is getting out of control. There is absolutely nothing wrong with prospective immigrants wanting or, indeed , needing, to use their skills and education to benefit another country. However, it is the bad eggs I'm talking about---the asylum seekers who run from second hand states (and, yes, they are secondhand states because they have no economy to speak of and their govern

Reply to Stop this silly nonsense! in International JoeUser Forums

Call it bigotry if you like. I prefer the US attitude: turn the Mexicans, Guatemalans et al back at the border. Those Yanks do it quietly and efficiently too. The Brits make too much of a song about it.

Reply to You smoke? You're fired! at least for one company.... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Who are these people? Soviet comrades (You do as I say and as I do)? Do you actually mean that this company might spy on you at home---to see if you have a puff? Who owns this company? A McCarthy? Well, sheeeit, I'm bowled over. I think all smokers should boycott this company and pepper them with e-mails showing their disgust. This is a gross impingement on human rights! Wonder if any management at this firm have a little tok

Stop this silly nonsense! in International JoeUser Forums

The United Kingdom is the land of the free and the underprivileged and they certainly prove it by allowing every Tom, Dick and Harry from wherever to settle here.Why do they allow Nigerians, Zimbabweans and citizens of every second hand state to settle here? If it's not in a legal way, i.e, some sort of grasp on British citizenship, then it's a sympathetic hand to all

The dangerous world of cyber relationships. in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Dear Joeuser friends, I have had a great break travelling from West Africa to South Africa then the United Kingdom. I trust that you will stay with me and read my scribblings again. I am extremely concerned about the effect the internet is having on young people.Children from the age of eight are surfing the net and being exposed to risque images and ri

Reply to Brad's election prediction in Politics JoeUser Forums

Hope you're right Draginol. Personally I'd like to see what John Kerry does with Iraq (if he wins). Noone can have ****** that up more than Dubya. Can Kerry offer a better compromise. It's like a guy going into a trashed candy store. Do you pick up all the broken candy or turn your back on it? I'm hoping Kerry has a better solution.

Over My Dad's Dead Body! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The British media is full of the Queen's visit to Germany. The papers (like the Daily Express), have headlines blaring: " The Germans say you should apologise for the war Your Majesty! I hope that Bild Zeitung and the British papers have it all wrong---in fact, I hope this is just cheap publicity to sell newspapers. No way is my Queen going to apologise for t

What a break, Dubya! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Osama Bin Laden is no friend of the USA but after his latest video he could have George Bush kissing his feet. Imagine the perfect pre-election scenario:George W. is neck and neck with Kerry and a lightning bolt from the blue pushes the American people into the Dubya camp. If you're going to scare the shit out of any American you just need a terrorist adventurer (w

Kofi, Bush, General Gordon and Geldof. in Politics JoeUser Forums

Did you know that: -General Gordon did his best to save Khartoum? -George Bush doesn't give a damn about the Sudan? Did you know that: -Kofi Annan can't save the Darfur region of Sudan, as his predecessors could not rescue Rwanda? -The African Union is so divided that it couldn't save a man from drowning? -That pouring food into a region result

Reply to Islam's 5 Pillars : Rape, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, and Hate in Politics JoeUser Forums

Islam IS a religion of peace. The reason that many Islamists rebel, is twofold: First,there are millions of Mohammedans who feel the World is against Islam and thus they rebel and hit back at their detractors. Secondly, Israel gains so much support from the USA that Muslims feel they are being neglected and castigated. We should, however, not forget that for every rebel/bomber/Al Quaeda member/angry Muslim, there are ten in the USA, Britain and other

Reply to Kerry:Now you know: It was bullshit! in Politics JoeUser Forums

You know, Boomer, it doesn't take a fool to see that some Americans dislike Kerry and that they will twist the facts for their own benefit. Rightly so, I am A South African liberal but I see daily how "some" Americans will twist anything for so-called love of country. I call it conniving. Fact is you guys don't like criticism of any type. You are so wrapped up in yourselves that you don't see that we on the outside can read you like a book.

Kerry:Now you know: It was bullshit! in Politics JoeUser Forums

I refer you to my previous blog. It seems as if, and I go only by the South African press and television here, that there HAS been a little scam going in the Swift Boat ranks. Now the Swift boat men seem to be changing their minds. One moment Kerry is a coward and a medal hunter; next he's a good guy. There are still question marks but it seems as if the Swif

Reply to John Kerry: The closer we get, the more bullshit there is. in Politics JoeUser Forums

I think Gideon has a point: Kerry did serve and if we were'nt sitting next to him, how do we know how well or how badly he did? The Swiftboat guys seem to have a hidden agenda.

Reply to Who are the Harteis? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Well, JKH1, if your'e going to be gullible no-one can stop you. I say: Stand up against the charlatans of this world because the root of their world is cash, pure and simple. There is nothing wrong with making a living but if you sell your soul (as in pure lies), to make that living, then you're a charlatan and a deviate. Prove me wrong.

Reply to the murderous florence nightingale in History JoeUser Forums

Just remember that we are talking about the Crimean and conditions were extremely primitive . What proof do you have that Nightingale was a "murderess"? Facts have to be put into the context of conditions (as you mentioned), and the amount of the good Nightingale rendered as opposed to the bad---in light of these horrific conditions. The very fact that you mention Nightingale's guilt seems to absolve her, in my view.

Reply to John Kerry: The closer we get, the more bullshit there is. in Politics JoeUser Forums

The Bush machine is deflecting attention away from real issues and trying to knock Kerry down in the only place Bush can claim to go toe-to-toe with him. Thanks for that. Mc Carthy proved that dirty tricks (many unproven), could upset the apple cart. Eisenhower sat quietly and let that asshole hold sway. No election was in contention but times have not changed much. Muckraking and accusations seem to be a part of American politics. Let's see w

Reply to John Kerry: The closer we get, the more bullshit there is. in Politics JoeUser Forums

Thanks for the comments guys but the point is: Is the muckraking necessary? Is that just American politics? Do we have to hang a guy before the scaffold's readY? This whole propaganda issue is aimed at moving attention away from Dubya so that Kerry's weaknesses are highlighted. What about Dubya's weaknesses? I guess that's politics but from my South African point of view it seems pretty dirty.

Reply to Alien Vrs Predator in Movie Reviews JoeUser Forums

Well, we've been waiting a long time for Batman to have sex with Robin!

John Kerry: The closer we get, the more bullshit there is. in Politics JoeUser Forums

I note in the South African press that Kerry is being keelhauled again. I mean there is an election in just over two months so there have to be accusations in the Great American Political Game! So pick a card from the following: * He went into Cambodia and committed atrocities. * He was too scared to go into Cambodia. * He went into Cambodia to visit Angko

Reply to Hey A**hole. You Left Your Concrete Blonde CD in My Car in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Hope your ex doesn't have a death wish.

Reply to Faria Alam, who ? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Great little blog article. But I don't blame Sven Goran Eriksson one bit. She is a sexy bit of work!

Comrade Bob's moaning again. in Politics JoeUser Forums

Item 1: Comrade Mugabe has had a lot to say lately. He has made a "Royal " pronouncement on the mistakes Britain has made by going into Iraq and he has blamed Britain for Zimbabwe's suspension from the Olympics. In fact Comrade Bob blames Britain for everything: His piles give trouble, he blames Tony. He has constipation, he blames Tony. In his wisdom he prob

Blogging is a gas. in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I must say I enjoy blogging. And reading the works of fellow bloggers. There are some pretty intelligent, politics- savvy guys and gals here. And insight there is by the gallon. I can't criticise a site that has folks from Australia, South Africa and the USA (amongst others), giving us a window into their lifestyles and thoughts. And it's not just politics (which has

Reply to We'll Be Brand-New in Religion JoeUser Forums

Honey, you should give up your day job.