Genghis Hank

Genghis Hank

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Any interest in Fantasy Baseball? in Sports & Leisure JoeUser Forums

Would any of you Joe Users out there be interested in some fantasy baseball this year? I'm thinking of starting a blog league. I have run footabll, hockey and baseball for friends over at the Galactic Core and I find it's more fun to be in a league that has people I've chatted with and know a little about than just joining public leagues. Anyone interest should comment here. If there is enough interest, I'll start one up. If it works out, I'll run football and

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Count Your Blessings! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Happy Thanksgiving! With so much doom and gloom around, I want to remind everyone that we are still truly blessed here in the USA. Please remember to see the good tomorrow and count your blessings, Nothing cures gloom as fast as a positive outlook on life. We are still the same people as before the elections. We are still as rich in life and blessings as we were before the Wall street meltdown. The things that are important have not

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Reply to HAW HAW!!! in Current Events Stardock Forums

I could extend this to: Congress though that they could make banks fund everybody's dreams by passing a law and it backfired and wrecked the credit market HAW HAW... And the banks came to Washington and said "You got us into this, you get us out." and the Congress said "Sure, what's another Trillion, we'll just pass it on to the taxpayers." HAW HAW... And when it collapsed the Democrats in congress pointed the finger at Bush and everyone believed them HAW HAW... An

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Reply to The Republican party: What's next? in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]For what it's worth, I think the Repubilcans need to start explaining why less government is better government. They have to start actually proposing cutting government before they have to explain it. [/quote] That's why I ended with the line about actually delivering on what you promise.

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Reply to The Republican party: What's next? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote]Other things that don't matter: Prior military service (whether the country is at war or not). Past associations. Perceived lack of patriotism (like the refusal to recognize the National Anthem). And the big favorite, that has remained a constant of all recent elections, the ability to keep all campaign promises (with president elect in the we'll see category for now).[/quote] Those things would matter in the normal course of things. This

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Reply to The Republican party: What's next? in Politics Stardock Forums

For what it's worth, I think the Repubilcans need to start explaining why less government is better government. They need to explain that to the Social Cons that this is the best way to protect their religious liberties and they need to explain it to the Fiscal Cons as the best way to preserve the market. Then they need to sell it to the American people. If all they do is offer big government that is pro business, the people will choose the Dems version of big government&nb

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Reply to Obama wins in Democrat Stardock Forums

Genghis Hank comment 9 The Fairness Doctrine would only affect publicly licensed airwaves, not blogs (or newspapers). I hope you are right, but some on that side of

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Reply to Fairness is a subjective word in Politics Stardock Forums

I think ThinkAloud illustrated an important difference in perception. Those who talk of "fairness" in wealth don't see it as belonging to individuals. They see it as belonging to the country, the government, or the world, depending on the context of the moment, rather than the descrete property of individuals. If that were true, they would be right that it is unfair that only a few controll it. As long as the difference in perception exists, discussions are useless.&n

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Reply to It Aint Fun Being in Play in Politics Stardock Forums

I beleive it! Especially in PA (which is another state that is supposed to be in play). I know McCain is treating us like we are in play, in part because he probably needs us to win. I just don't see how it can be though. The whole state votes for McCain, but Phily and Harrisburg vote for Obama and it's a win for Obama. For what it's worth, I haven't had the mass callers yet, and the only one to come t

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Reply to So Who's Ready? in Politics Stardock Forums

The problem is the money. Get the money out of politics and people have to run on ideas, character, and trust instead of marketing campaigns. Of course, that only begs the question - how do you get the money out of campaigns? Well, taking away the financial incentive of donors would be a start. Two places to start: Make a system of taxes (flat tax, sales tax, or make your own) where the tax code is stable and congress can't tinker with it. Restr

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Reply to You think you got what it takes to be an American citizen? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

95% Of the 5 wrong answers, 3 were due to not reading through to the "all of the above" , one was the George Washington is incorrect, the answer is George Washington. and one ligetimate wrong answer. I said NATO was created to keep the peace instead of the UN. Personally, I like my answer better.

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Reply to A Thought on the Bailout in Current Events Stardock Forums

I agree that action must be taken, but I would like to see at least a nod to reforming the system that got us here along with the immediate action. I am warming to the idea of suspending or removing the "mark to market" rule for starters. 90% of american households are not going to default on their morgages unless Big Government makes things dramatically worse, so marking these "toxic" loans at $.10 on the dollar is not a valid accounting representation IMHO.

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Reply to What caused the financial crisis? in Republican Stardock Forums

In Greenspan's defense, He got very low key and careful with his wording on dire predictions after his first couple of years in office. For a while, every time he opened his mouth, the markets swung a couple of hundred points. Congress quoted him out of context to back every position they wanted from tax cuts to large spending increases when throughout his career he preached paying off the debt as the first priority. With that kind of "E.F.Hut

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Reply to Scoring the debate [Live blogging] in Republican Stardock Forums

Just in terms of who performed better, and leaving my own political views out of it, I scored it McCain 5 Obama 4 (counting the the second question being reasked as a seperate question). I though Obama did well in the first half of the debate while McCain struggled to find his words. In the second half, McCain started landing some pretty good blows and put Obama on the defensive. Am I the only one who niticed that there were a couple of questions where Obama was asking to pl

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Reply to What would be viable copy protection? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

For what it's worth... What exactly am I paying for when I buy a game (or any IP for that matter)? If it's the media, then I should be able to use that media however I see fit. Put it on a different machine, loan it out, rent the machine it's installed on, sell it when I'm done with it, etc. If it's a license to use the content, then I should be able to use it only for myself, but on whatever device I see fit, including converting it to a different format

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A Thought on the Bailout in Current Events JoeUser Forums

A thought occures to me at this point. How is the US different than Communists? Hugo Chavez takes over companies with real assets that make a profit. <span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma,a

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