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[quote]Sure Australia has its problems and it's far from being perfect, but it really pisses me off when someone attacks/accuses it of racism when they've never so much as put a toenail on its soil to see for themselves if it's true or false. And when you accuse Kitty (someone you've never met) of "Aussie racism" for her innocent, non-racist "cool" comment regarding Barack Obama, it's going too far. I DO know Kitty, and believe me, I can 100% guarantee that she is NOT racist, so an apology

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[quote]Don't forget one very important thing in all of this. Oversite committies are like inmates guarding themselves. I vote for a nationwide strike where no one in the top 5% elite receives any services from anyone. Don't sell them their Starbuck's in the morning, no clothing, no cars or gas, absolutely nothing. They may as well get used to it, at the rate we are going, those that provide the services won't have places to live or cars to get to those jobs or food for their families.<br

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[quote]Hi Kitty, long time no see! And yeah, we are in heaven here in Oz... especially when you read things like: "When do you think the American people were ever as one" "Being a united people really isn't our style" [/quote] Just to be clear here, I happen to think that is our greatest strength, not a weakness! We get it together when the need arises however as shown by the fact that you are still an independant country. (WW2) [e digicons]^_^[/e] How quickl

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[quote]With that said, I really hope the American people will become as one again and give Barack Obama a chance to fix what needs fixing... because a divided. politically fragmented USA that does not support its President will have Worldwide repercussions/consequences, from Europe, Asia, Africa (um, that's a continent ) through to Australia.[/quote] When do you think the American people were ever as one? (With the possible exception of mid World Wars of course.) Be

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[quote]I find it hard to believe that the same lack of oversight which contributed to this mess is still at work (or still not at work)[/quote] Why so?. It is the same people doing the oversite!

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[quote]sources?[/quote] Like I said I heard it on the radio not sure what station. I heard it again on a Fox News bit with Judge Napolitano. Whether it is true I have no way of knowing but it was not posed as a dem or rebublican blame issue but rather a legal issue. I would be truly happy to hear that it is not true however!

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They have bought and are buying the stock. They are non-voting shares and no legal way that I know of to track the funds and control the use. The defense fund for Fannie Mae was on the radio today. I forget which station.

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For those following the great $700B bailout plan, it would appear that we have been had again. First, Paulson was going to buy "toxic assets from the banks. That was changed to a plan to give loans to the banks with oversite and strings attached. None of that happened. What did happen was the government simply bought non-voting shares of stock in the banks and the banks are free to do with the cash whatever they wish. There are no strings attached, not even a req

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[quote]At least, unlike you clearly, most of us are willing to simply worry that Obama is bad for the country based on policy as opposed to saying that Obama is a bad man or doesn't deserve respect.[/quote] Exactly so. I will certainly respect the office of the President. But his election does not suddenly make me lose my concern that he will gut the intelligence services and the military like the last two democratic presidents did. I will not suddenly

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[quote]If they didn't make disposable cars Americans would buy them[/quote] Lol! Can't argue with that!

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And so it continues..... http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081105/D948VC380.html

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[quote]What a truly simplistic reading... The POINT is that yes, he died, as all men do, but the ideals of peace he stood for defeated the British tyranny that oppressed the Indian people.[/quote] He didn't just die as all men do, he was assasinated. There is always the cost and that was my "truly simplistic"point. There were many factors in the end of British rule in India although without dobt Gandhi played a significant role. Do you believe that t

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[quote]Bush had our support. He lost it.[/quote] You are correct here. Sad but true indeed.

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[quote]I meant south of us but if we became energy independent that wouldn't matter as much. My main point is bringing the manufacturing jobs back to the US. [/quote] It would be nice Craig, but although we all say that, we still go out and buy the cheaper imported goods simply because they are often the better bargain, just look at the auto industry. Manufacturing things is all well and good, but only if you have someone to sell the products to and our current cos

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[quote]Wrong move if you are talking about the US/Canada NAFTA agreement. If you think the cost of energy is high now, wait until tarrifs are placed on the oil/gas/hydro that heads south from Canada if free trade is removed.[/quote] Exactly so and Canada is the #1 supplier of oil to the USA.

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[quote]"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS." - Mahatma Gandhi[/quote] And what happened to Gandhi? The truth is that EVERYONE ALWAYS falls in the end, not just the "bad" guys.

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[quote]For some odd reason you sound like someone unhappy with the result of the election. If so, either get over it, or live somewhere else[/quote] Come on Doc, you don't mean this. My goodness, if that was said to all the dems still crying about Gore loosing in Florida, you would be up in arms! Like it or leave the country? You sound like Chavez and I know that is not you.

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[quote]If you're going to semantically call Obama a "liar" for changing his position on this, then you must, in fairness and good conscience, call McCain a "liar" all of his newly found positions over this campaign.[/quote] Absolutely! Bullshit is bullshit no matter where it comes from!

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[quote]And it's based on greed: The greed of the CEO's who buy the "care" for the workers, the lack of choice and monopoly of the Insurance co.'s, the greed of the stockholders in the Ins. Co. for their dividends to be higher on the backs of their brothers and their stupidity in not realizing "what goes around comes around". The faulty ethics of a situation where an MD makes a 'deal' to get more patients who he gets payed an 'incentive bonus' not to see...and their stupidity (fear based) in n

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[quote]He chose NOT to take tax money out of the national coffers because it turned out, he didn't need it. Again, as CONSERVATIVES how are you faulting him for changing his mind TO THE COUNTRY'S FINANCIAL BENEFIT?! [/quote] He broke his promise because he saw that he was getting more from donationa and would not be limited by the fixed amount spending provision required when taking funds provided by the Presidential Election Fund. You know that the whole point of t

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[quote]Are you going to give a man shit for NOT taking tax dollars from the taxpayers to pay for his campaign?!!! He wound up getting more donations than he needed and so he's spending donations (mostly $100 or less!) on his campaign instead of the tax dollars we oh so need right now. I APPLAUD him for that. You should too, ESPECIALLY if you are a fiscal conservative. Or did you want him to take taxpayer money on top of his donations, just because he could have?![/quote] <p

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[quote]I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom

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[quote]There is still a "major" update that needs to be done, and we should see significant improvements. It's just something that can't be done by flicking a switch, but should hopefully be completed in a week or so. [/quote] Thanks for the update ID!