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Reply to The Choice is a No Brainer in Republican JoeUser Forums

[quote]However if you look at the slant of the articles, the major publications are decidedly left.[/quote] Its the Rural/Urban issue. Most major newspapers are in cities where the problems are vast compared to rural areas. The more conservative papers come out of mostly smaller cities that are surrounded by a smaller extent of suburbia. Farm states for example. Of course the Times would be liberal. NY is a huge city which has vast problems compared to many other. Timeswatch is

Reply to Running out of oil in The Environment JoeUser Forums

The PBS stuff in particular expose stuff is from various news sources around the country. So simply casting doubt by saying its PSB is hogwash. That kind of attitude and stupidity is exactly what allows certain politicians to continue to lie to the public. Prosecuting after the fact does not show the system is working. The loopholes or laws that allowed some of this corruption or manipulation have not been changed. Some of the current stuff, for ie. the sub prime crisis was seen in ad

Reply to The Choice is a No Brainer in Republican JoeUser Forums

[quote]It's not so much I'm voting for McCain. It's more I'm voting against Obama[/quote] Which is valid vote. A lot of Independents will vote McCain simply to keep the Dems from controlling everything. [quote]Well then that's the problem ain't it? I'm too blooming conservative. Not sure how to fix it[/quote] Theres no reason to fix it. You are who you are, but don't let someone else put a tag on you. The GOP claims they are the party of the conservatives which at the s

Reply to Running out of oil in The Environment JoeUser Forums

[quote]You say you know the system is broken, fine, lay it out for me[/quote] Ill let you do the research...Google is your friend,Here's a starter list Arthur Anderson Enron Bear Sterns Jack Ambramoff Duke Cunnigham Tom Delay Jerry Lewis Bill Lowery William Jefferson Angelo Mozilo http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tax/view/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/regulation/view/ http://www.pbs.org/now/shows

Reply to Yes, I Signed the Internet Petition in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]We, therefore, the undersigned citizens of the United States, petition the U.S. Congress to act immediately to lower gasoline prices (and diesel and other fuel prices)* by authorizing the exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries.[/quote] Unfortunately that is not how it works. When the price of oil drops groups like OPEC can simply lower production to get the price of oil back up to the level they wish to hav

Reply to The Truth About Socialized Medicine in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]If you are so fired up about the lobbies that have too much influence in Washingtown, why not outlaw them?[/quote] Because lobbies do have a legitimate purpose. Many lobbyists are extremely knowledgeable about the groups or industries they represent. Politicians are not very knowledgeable about all the various factions affected by the laws they write or vote on. The problem I have concerns specific instances where lobbies have swayed politicians or even written legislation that i

Reply to The Word on Creationism in Religion JoeUser Forums

A scientific method consists of the collection of data through observation and experimentation The difference is the theory of evolution is constantly being approved upon by the collection of data through observation and experimentation. Fossil and DNA collection and experimentation for example. The theory of creation(or intelligent design or whatever its being called this week) is not being approved upon by any data collection or experimentation, hence it is not being improved

Reply to The Choice is a No Brainer in Republican JoeUser Forums

[quote]The only problem with the newspapers, and I read them as well....is they all seem to have a very liberal slant to them.[/quote] That isn't a problem at all. If you think all the newspapers are liberal it means you are extremely conservative. On the opposite side if someone thinks the newspapers are all conservative then they are probably extremely liberal. I've lived in both urban and rural states. The problems they face are very different. The journalists in an area tend to writ

Reply to OBAMA, ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Sounds like someone with an agenda against the lobby is trying to convince others of their paranoia.[/quote] Which is fine. There is nothing wrong with opinion pieces. My opinions are based on looking at the opinions of both sides of an issue. The problem is when someone is so one sided that they can't see through the propaganda and look at what is really happening. Israel is certainly one our best allies in the region if not the best. That is very hard to argue against, and that

Reply to The Truth About Socialized Medicine in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]It is my belief that once we can get past being so greedy and selfish,[/quote] Its human nature or maybe better termed the human condition. What is so ironic is that there are voters who base their vote on greed and are actually voting the wrong way because they can't differentiate between what is simply a lie or how a certain policy truly affects them. Or more importantly how certain things are going to affect them and their children in the future. And I'm not being partisa

Reply to OBAMA, ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]To be influential, you have to bring something to the table. Sadly, the Jewish (or pro-Israeli) lobbies bring nothing to the republicans. You dont get if you do not give.[/quote] http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,53785,00.html How about an old article from the Fox "Think Tank" about the issue. Looks like you have misspoken. I can find plenty of information from a wide variety of sources partisan and bipartisan. They bring plenty to the table particularly in an era of t

Reply to OBAMA, ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST in Politics JoeUser Forums

There are republican as well as as democratic Jewish lobby groups. Or maybe better stated as Pro-Israeli lobbies. So if u were say running in the GOP primary and the Pro-Israeli lobby didn't like your position they would certainly do something about it.

Reply to Running out of oil in The Environment JoeUser Forums

[quote]Let me try to understand you, people that have a socialist agenda are to be believed and people with a capitalist agenda are to be ignored?[/quote] I believe in business and capitalism. But I also know when the system is broken.

Reply to The Truth About Socialized Medicine in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]I beg to differ. It's because of the publics lack of interest in this countries welfare, lack of education in politics and the desire to make as much money as possible in as little time as possible with the lowest expenses possible that our Gov't is out of control.[/quote] You are correct. That is a huge part of the problem. But Nader has it right when he says both parties are screwing us. Unfortunatly we need to get rid a large percentage of the incumbent congress to make things

Reply to The Word on Creationism in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]e don't need embryonic (destroying life) cells when we can very well use adult stem cells (without destroying life)[/quote] Please do some research so you can learn why embryonic stems cells are used as opposed to adult stem cells.

Reply to The Choice is a No Brainer in Republican JoeUser Forums

You don't need businessmen or a CPA...U need a good group of economists. We needed to lower the value of the dollar vs. other currencies but some of our trade partners are manipulating their currencies to keep this from happening. So u have to tighten enforcement of agreements with those nations until they start to play nice. Otherwise we need to address the federal deficit in terms of %GDP. You have two choices. Cut spending or increase tax revenues. Tax revenues will need to go up rat

Reply to The Choice is a No Brainer in Republican JoeUser Forums

[quote]About the only things they do agree on is that the US can win the war in Iraq[/quote] They agree on much more than just the War in Iraq however. Winning :I would be interested in what others think winning the war is. It has very little to do with what has ever been told to the public. I don't support either party but much of what is the same is very disturbing to me. Mostly in the enforcement (or actually lack thereof) of trade policy. After all that is one of the main d

Reply to The Word on Creationism in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]And? Learned anything useful?[/quote] Yes. That some people are intelligent and others are toasted

Reply to why we MUST stay in Iraq in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

[quote]Having carried out our US foreign policy for a decade and as a current member of our government I would have to say you are full of beans.[/quote] Ya right. lol....more like all policy is foreign to you

Reply to The Word on Creationism in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote]And I assume we are entertaining lurkers[/quote] Indeed. lol

Reply to Running out of oil in The Environment JoeUser Forums

Ignorance is bliss

Reply to The Word on Creationism in Religion JoeUser Forums

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/expose/2006/11/science-fiction.html

Reply to OBAMA, ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST in Politics JoeUser Forums

The biggest problem is the American Jewish Lobby. No politician can win without their support. So even though U.S. Foreign policy as written says no more settlements, the Jewish lobby has actually supported many groups that have funded the establishments of some of the settlements. It was no coincidence that Hillary waited 2 days to declare Obama the winner of the primary at the AIPAC Conference. But Obama's position is no carte blanche for Israel. He said Jerusalem should not be split, but the

Reply to Running out of oil in The Environment JoeUser Forums

It proved that the politicians who are trying to make others disbelieve are lying about it. They are mostly politicians from coal states trying to protect the coal industry. That's politics at its finest. If you search the web you'll find a lot about the so-called scientists that say global warming is a myth....Some of these groups can be traced back to the same people who were doing the smoking isn't bad for you propaganda back in the day. Lying to the public and casting doubt is a huge industr

Reply to why we MUST stay in Iraq in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Face the facts. We've had a constant military presence in the Persian gulf since WWII. Its always been about protecting the flow of oil supplies there. Disruption of the oil supply of any of the major producing nations can bring down economies pretty quickly. Particularly these days when oil supplies are tight. There may be a bunch of reserves around the world but it only comes out of the ground so quickly. It costs less than a buck to get a barrel of crude out of Iraq compared to about 70 to g