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Reply to George W. Bush "Our Worst President Yet" in Politics JoeUser Forums

And none of his own. Vice Presidents, nor presidents should stoop to making campaign speeches and pitching them to CNN and others as press confrences. Cheers

Reply to Kerry, What Were the Lies? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Allow me to clarify my point further. I'm talking about Kerry's plan to close corporate tax loopholes, and not even going near the 300 billion dollars in taxes Kerry would reimpose on the upper crust. Which, by the way, counts me as one of their number. Yes I know about LLCs and S-corp people, I've defended them and brought suits against them. I think perhaps that our arguements against each other share e

Reply to Kerry, What Were the Lies? in Politics JoeUser Forums

My point is that corporate taxes, not personal taxes, will mostly affect those companies who can afford to pay their CEOs $100m a year. Not companies such as yours. I agree, it is easy to point at the Fortune 500 companies and say those bastards. So perhaps those bastards should pay more. That's Kerry's plan, and that would be mine too. Stardock doesn't make enough in a year to reach the amount that Kerry intends to target. If your personal taxes

Reply to Kerry, What Were the Lies? in Politics JoeUser Forums

That's an excellent economic theory Brad, and in your case I believe it, but as bigger companies than yours, those who would be most effected by the Corporate Tax increases, send more of their workforce over seas, I have problems believing it. I have no idea how much Stardock brings in a year, but I seriously doubt you make $100m in salary and bonuses every year. The kind of companies that give their CEOs that much money are the ones who will be targ

Reply to The Creation of Welfare Dependency in Politics JoeUser Forums

As someone who has done work with both Oklahoma and Oregon Native American areas, I have some things to say about this article. Casinos do benefit some members of some tribes, but the people who are most often benefited are the white people who are hired to manage the casino. I say white people because in every casino I myself have seen, and I've seen hundreds, though I do not gamble, the management company and staff have been controlled by white peo

Reply to On Spain's elections in International JoeUser Forums

I came across a poll in the Economist the other day, from shortly before the Madrid explosions stating that 90% of the Spanish public were opposed to the War in Iraq. Is it possible that that could be one of the reasons for the way people voted? Cheers

Reply to Al Qaeda's not playing a game, Islamo Fascism is real in Politics JoeUser Forums

What Islamic State is not a problem Egypt, Turkey, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Bahrain, etc. Or if you want older examples, Persia, i.e. Iran before the Shah fell. Yes, Islam has as it's past the "Jihad", and yes, this has colored their belief in

Reply to Kerry, What Were the Lies? in Politics JoeUser Forums

If you can tell me one politician who hasn't stated things for political gains, I will not only eat my hat, I'll eat yours too. Cheers

Reply to Al Qaeda's not playing a game, Islamo Fascism is real in Politics JoeUser Forums

I concur about the basics of Christianity with Brad, however there does exist a christian theocracy. Judaism, however, is essentially a system of laws, much the same way that Islam is. The only time an Islamic government becomes a "problem" is when they begin spouting extremist rhetoric, the same bad thing that happens when Christian or any other type of relious extremist takes power Cheers</font

Reply to Al Qaeda's not playing a game, Islamo Fascism is real in Politics JoeUser Forums

Wasn't talking at you Brad, I was refering to the more relgio-racist people who were commenting in the blog. Cheers

Reply to Al Qaeda's not playing a game, Islamo Fascism is real in Politics JoeUser Forums

Islam's not just a religion, it's a form of government With respect, so too is Judaism and Christianity. The problem with Islam, Judaism and Christianity as a form of government is when they become extremists. Most Muslims are NOT facist. Cheers

Reply to George W. Bush "Our Worst President Yet" in Politics JoeUser Forums

Hate is such a blinding emotion, I feel pity for those among us that have been manipulated into such a fury of disdain for our President. And yet that stopped very few republicans from feeling that emotion towards Clinton. Sad

Reply to Is one man's freedom fighter another man's terrorist? in International JoeUser Forums

Ronald Reagan said, and I paraphrase, that if they're on your side they're freedom fighters and if they are opposed to you then they are terrorists. Sounds like a pretty good answer to the question for me. Cheers

Reply to "Mohammed Horton" in Politics JoeUser Forums

It's a question of saying things that people want/don't want to hear. Bush is playing politics, anyone who says otherwise is wrong. Cheers

Reply to Assimilation of Immigrants in International JoeUser Forums

Free language courses, classes on historical concepts. I'm not so sure about culture, at least coming from the US because there are so many different cultures, but I'd imagine in australia something about the two dominant cultures there, Aussie and aboriginal. Cheers

Reply to John Kerry gets foreign leaders nod! in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Which time? They didn't do it for the Germans, but they did do it for the Americans. Cheers

Reply to Is one man's freedom fighter another man's terrorist? in International JoeUser Forums

You could always do what they did in the Science Fiction movie, b-rated so I doubt anyone remembers it, I don't even remember the title, but they clone this guy and then execute him in dozens of various horrible ways. Cheers

Reply to Assimilation of Immigrants in International JoeUser Forums

Alright, governments responsibility. That's my two cents. Cheers

Reply to Assimilation of Immigrants in International JoeUser Forums

The thing is Muggaz, and I have first hand experience with this since I teach US history, there are a large number of Americans who don't know the answers to some of the basic questions you might ask. And, some native American groups find it offensive to celebrate a day for the man who helped bring Europeans to the world and eliminate most of those who were living here already. But seriously, I ch

Reply to George W. Bush "Our Worst President Yet" in Politics JoeUser Forums

aconservative, first off the government can not legally take your money if you sent it back after getting your rebate. Second, if you think Clinton did nothing to affect you then you are out of touch with reality. Or perhaps one of those republicans who felt the only thing worth mentioning in the Clinton presidency was the sex, if so you have a prurient interest in the subject and should seek professional help. If not for the fact that I had papers

Reply to Assimilation of Immigrants in International JoeUser Forums

So, which aspect of American Culture do we test them on? Texas cowboy culture? Arkansas redneck culture? Oregon Hippy Culture? New York Culture? Southern Culture? Southern California Culture? Native American Culture? Cheers

Reply to The "poor" make their choice in Politics JoeUser Forums

Some of the people I graduated from Law School with, went into Family law. These judges deal with approximately 60 cases a day, that's one case every 8 minutes. Now, these people deal with divorces, but most often they have cases refered to them from these meddling social workers. And many of the cases of abuse I've seen, and they've dealed with would make your blood run cold, this is not a overzealous parent, this is thrashing a kid within

Reply to The "poor" make their choice in Politics JoeUser Forums

Ahh, yes, those damn social workers who break into people's homes and take their children from them, those children who have pesky bruises, broken bones, burn scars, concussions, organ damage, mental psychoses, etc. Yes, those troubling meddlers, we ought to stop them so those parent's can go back to their god given right to beat and abuse their children. Jeers to Dyno.

Reply to Why did You Vote for Kerry? in Democrat JoeUser Forums

It is a step in the right direction, the problem is it's cronically underfunded. I don't disagree with the concept. I disagree with the amount of money that's being put into it. Since Bush himself blocked an attempt by lawmakers to bring the total funding up to what the director of the program had asked for, I feel that Bush, in this regard, is more talk than substance. Cheers

Reply to The "poor" make their choice in Politics JoeUser Forums

Absolutely, it's eroneous to compare poorly paid and over worked social workers to the Drug Companies however. Cheers