AldericJourdain

Reply to Running out of awards to give to Barack Obama in International JoeUser Forums

[quote]This is not about liking or disliking Obama, which I'm sure some here do. This is about giving an award just to give it. I am curious as to why Democrats (or you) argue that Obama has not had enough time to accomplish anything (in 9 months now) yet when it comes to this award he has. Talk about having your cake and eating it too.[/quote] Yeah, I'm sure some here do - which I think blinds them. To me it's the same irrationallity as those democrats/liberals who frothed at the mou

Reply to Running out of awards to give to Barack Obama in International Stardock Forums

What, so he got it...big freaking deal. Better shit to whine over; which, I'm sure, will come sooner or later. I mean, seriously, just because he got it, that makes it less valuable now? What, did you not value the award beforehand? Sorry, but it just comes across as shallow and partisan to shrug off the award because it was given to someone you don't like. Or because it isn't in line with your politics? Puh-lease. Ridiculous. Btw, the Nobel Peace Prize: "...needs no actual acco

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote who="taltamir" reply="40" id="2401420"]1. rigor mortis takes some time to occur. 2. If they are using fake photos to prove it, then their claim of israel killing civilians is more than a little suspect. Reminds me of another "israeli bombing" that happened during the same "lebanon war"... where it just so happens that in that particular case there were photos (smuggled out by an AP reporter who secretly took them - but the AP only showed the photos approved by the hamas

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]That: 1. Fails to explain rigor mortis 2. Does not account for the different background, (I happened to see the photos, the background were different).[/quote] 1. Simple, the person is dead. 2. Sure it does, they're being lazy and/or unethical. To be frank, there is some amazing shit you can do with some of the most basic photo editing software. Heck, with something like Adobe Photoshop I could fix a photo that would b

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Every time the news comes up with a story like "stray israeli mortar kills 5 year old girl at beach" israel first and foremost begins profusely apologizing to everyone for such a tragic accident... Of course, when a few days later someone notices that the girl in the picture has rigor mortis and is the exact same girl held by the same "rescue worker" (crying, in a dramatic pose, every time) shown in the last 3 "tragic accidents" and put 2+2 together nobody publishes it and i

Reply to Another Presidential Proclamation in Democrat JoeUser Forums

[quote]They say respect is something that is earned not given. My take from what gay people do to get what they want is that they believe they deserve respect and should get it regardless of who or how they are. As you can see from previous post, I have no beef with gays for being gay. I have a beef with being forced to do something just because they want it as oppose to me wanting to do something because they earned it.[/quote] That is somewhat of a flawed idea because

Reply to Another Presidential Proclamation in Democrat JoeUser Forums

[quote]I'm curious AJ, are you gay? Otherwise I would have to say your comments are just as ignorant as mine. You are speaking on behalf of gays as if you understand them but just as you pointed out to me that I am not gay so I am not in a position to judge and am ignorant, unless you are gay that makes you ignorant as well by your own words. Am I wrong?[/quote] At one point I considered myself gay and was in several relationships with guys, but after a while I cam

Reply to Another Presidential Proclamation in Democrat JoeUser Forums

[quote]LOL, I don't mind a Gay Pride Day. It bugs me that it's done not because they deserve it but for political reasons. It's like making an ACORN Pride Day. Get my point? As a man, I think I deserve a day more than gay people do. As a man, I am responsible for making sure our race, the human race, lives on. Even in a Lesbian relationship a man is needed to conceive, even if not physically.[quote] Who knows if it was for political reasons or not, Charles; although, I'm sure you're p

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]yeah 30 for me...that makes your ecucation "newer".[/quote] Really? Hmm, and to think I had you pegged at mid/late twenties. (Or maybe that was Taltamir?) That being said, aside from recent findings in science, history and so on - there really isn't much difference in what you learn. It's still based on the basic reading, writing, and OH MY GAWD BRING ME SOME ASPRIN! (Er, I mean math, lol; I'm not a math person by any means if you can't tell. My forte was video and wr

Reply to Another Presidential Proclamation in Democrat Stardock Forums

[quote]Interesting, a gay, lesbian, etc Pride day. So why exactly do we need a Pride Day for? Where's my Man Day? or wheres Womans Day? You know not every man is a father, not every woman is a mother or secretary. Talk about unfairness. What about those men and women who are not parents, who don't have secretar jobs, who are stay husbands and wifes or sons and daughters. What about uncles and aunts day? This is not fair. What about Straight Pride day?[/quote] Oh come on Charles, really

Reply to Would a Republican victory in 2010 save Obama's Presidency? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Both major parties (and maybe a third) will be in play.[/quote] I really do hope there is a third pary in play; I would love to see some in-roads made by them. My money is on the Libertarian Party. ~AJ

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Should we therefore not do anything and simply cross the bridge when we get to it? Do you believe in preventive action or after the fact? Should we wait for Iran to possibly drop a nuke on Israel before we all agree they were capable and it was their intentions all along or do we work under the assumption that a man, who denies the holocaust, who has said many times that Israel should be destroyed, that has funded terrorist organizations, who hid a second nuclear power plant, who sent

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]understand the caution you wish we took into consideration, but we should not always be worrying about what others think. Do you not think that someone like, say, Castro would dislike the US if we went around promoting the idea of voting for a new leader every few years, say 4? Do you think we should take Catsro's feelings into consideration when we promote this so that we can still convince people to move towards this kind of idea knowing he will not like it because it will mean the e

Reply to Would a Republican victory in 2010 save Obama's Presidency? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Most of them are more like hyenas waiting for the sick Democrats to die rather than like lions taking control and showing who should be leading.[/quote] I can agree with that. [quote]I am still curious why so many people keep puting Republicans as the reason very little has been accomplished in an Administration controlled by Democrats from all 3 sides. White House, Congresss and Senate. Seems to me that the only real obstructionist here are those who would rather chang

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I only have time to address a single point, but it's one that I think is significant. I'll get to the rest of your reply once I have a longer break between classes today Charles. [quote]The problem is they don't like it that it's us trying to do something about it because they think we are simply looking to expand our reach, our power to be bigger than everyone else. No one ever sees it as doing the right thing.[/quote] Which is exactly my point -- that is what they thin

Reply to Would a Republican victory in 2010 save Obama's Presidency? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]President Bush II had higher approval ratings in his first year and didn't seem to have those major difficulties.[/quote] Your point?

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Tell me which ones had their leaders apologize to their neighbors for the previous leaders policies? Hey, you've been in school a lot more recently than I, what are they teaching these days?[/quote] Can't think of any at the moment, but I'll give it a thought some more later. Then again most of those great nations where led by egomaniacs who loved the attention and were extremely arrogant, among other things. Not really a good formula. They felt they could push other count

Reply to Would a Republican victory in 2010 save Obama's Presidency? in Politics Stardock Forums

Addendum: The likely scenario - unless something drastic happens between now and then - is that the Democrats will lose (albeit in a close race) either the House or the Senate. I think it will more than likely be the House that they will lose. Seems drastic considering the number of seats they have, but it's still possible. ~AJ

Reply to Would a Republican victory in 2010 save Obama's Presidency? in Politics Stardock Forums

Mmm, I don't know; I think it depends on what happens in the next few months. I think some, namely conservatives and republicans, are claiming Obama is a sinking ship way too early. Yeah, he's had some major difficulties, but what president hasn't? With the way the Repbulicans have been behaving (obstructionist, and not at all constructive -- not to say the dems have been amazing and all...), I truly hope they do not get control of both parts of congress. At that point, becau

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Show me one great nation in the history of the world that has apologized to the world for it's actions? Show me a nation that humbled itself (of its own accord) before the world? Obama's actions are unprecedented in history and not in the best interest of the country.[/quote] You realize that most great nations of history have nearly always collapsed, right? Egypt - collapsed. Rome - collapsed. Greece - collapsed. The list goes on and on. Anyways, I digress; the reasons for the

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I feel compelled to leave to quotes for y'all to think about, they are: "The price of greatness is responsibility." ~W. Churchill "The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say "I." And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say "I." They don't think "I." They think "we"; they think "team." They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but "we" gets the credit. This is what create

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote]Call him what you want. dictator, sociolist, marxist, communist. I don't care. The guy is evil plain and simple. If you want specifics than go to some highly specialized blog for perfectionist. I'm not here to please your needs for daily perfection. Besides, what do you care? You only reply to these forums and you find something that seems correct but never actually comment are the topic itself. Plain and simple, if I need a grammar police, a dictionary police or an encyclopedia police

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote]Wait a few, Obama isn't finished smashing our image as a world leader and reducing us in to the Albania of the Western Hemisphere in the eyes of the world.[/quote] Oh sure, I remember where it is written that we're the leaders of the world......right, it isn't. I'm beginning to understand why foreigners get pissed off at our country - we have no right, nor do we have any responsibility to lead the world. We need to stay out of shit we don't belong in, period. <

Reply to Obama’s magic show makes the 2016 Olympics for Chicago disappear in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote]Not that any of these were more important than getting the Olympics for Chicago.[/quote] Mmm, I feel that if we got the Olympics, it would've been a plus to repairing our international image. I mean it hasn't exactly been polished. That being said, I'm laughing my ass off that you called Ahmadinejad communist. He's had countless communist leaders both in and out of his country consistantly speak harshly against him. They don't like him, period. <b

Reply to I thought having the first Black President in history was suppose to be a good thing? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]So in a weird round about way did you just say the left has bad personalit, is immature, and poor intellegence?[/quote] (Sorry all, I just moved into a dorm and have had to deal with the first few weeks of the school term) Mmm, yes actually, though I'm not saying that the left is stupid or not intelligent. I think I should have used critical thinking in place of intelligence. My point simply put: You have types of people who feel that others