MobBoss
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Actually, Fred Phelps is a registered democrat...so in that respect, he is in the same category as you and Obama.
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Actually, Fred Phelps is a registered democrat...so in that respect, he is in the same category as you and Obama.
azzaman333
meh
nonconformist
Miserable
Primo: so? I could join the Conservative party, but it wouldn't make me, would it?
Secundo: no, he is not in the same category as me. I'm a Red and a liberal; neither Phelps nor Obama are.
IF you want people in the same category, try Luxembourg, Liebknecht, etc.
Godwynn
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I thought it was an older Brett Favre.
Well, there are more of us than you, so I think you should switch.
OK, this I can understand.
But look, on the American political scale, Barack is a leftist, and so are you - you're just further left than he is. Why is that so insulting?Did you just compare Barack Obama to Fred Phelps?
But seriously. If you wanted to label Phelps a conservative, and me a conservative, you could do that. My positions aren't especially similar to his (I think I probably have more in common with Obama) but since the best way of describing our politics is conservative, you certainly could do that. (Although I admit, I prefer to describe Phelps' politics as '******* insane,' but that's just me) An American would know that not all conservatives have the same positions, just as not all liberals have the same positions.
It's really not that complicated.
nonconformist
Miserable
I doubt it, actually, since your definition is pretty much confined to North America.Well, there are more of us than you, so I think you should switch.
Anyway, the other definiton is much more established, through age and convention.
Because Obama isnt left; he is a capitalist nationalist who wishes to curtail civil rights, and does not embody someone who believes the state should own the means of production at all.OK, this I can understand.
Obama is probably closer to Phelps than I am to Obama.Did you just compare Barack Obama to Fred Phelps?
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
nonconformist
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Funny stuff.
Not really, quite scary actually that the fate of your country is between Fundie McSenile and the covert rightwinger.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
sonorakitch
Overseas hunter
Why is it that people find status quo = scary?
nonconformist
Miserable
Oh yes...thats quite scary indeed.
i'm glad you agree, Tovarish.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Really, just wow. I guess in MobBoss's world, we should blindly accept what people say and not disagree with the person. Tell me, do you favor a single party state?
I'm sorry MobBoss, but I am not intolerant to Republicans and Conservatives. Disagreeing with their views =/= intolernce. In fact, I would happy vote for a Republican if I agree with his/her views.
Ever called the kettle black much? I recall that you are quite intolerant towards Democrats and Liberals. Also, it is an ad hom against me to use me as a so called example of "intolerance". As I stated above, I'm not intolerant towards Republicns and would vote for one if I agreed with the canidate's views.
McCain (note I did not say "McBush") said it best that we should take off our political hats and put on our American hats. I myself as with many Americans are getting tired of the partisan BS. Even I am willing to be less partisan and stop throwing feces like monkeys.
I am glad that I am born in the US where I am free to agree or disagree with other people and politicians. I am glad that I don't live in a nation that oppresses people to think for themselves and become party zombies and drones.
You are a grown man in your forties, correct? I would expect to see some kind of control and common sense from you. But yet you stoop down to the level of throwing feces at other people. Take McCain's advice and take off your Republican hat and put on your American hat. There is no need to further divide this nation.
classical_hero
In whom I trust
More liberal-hating content from the usual 'liberal' poster. Man, you could work for the conservatives.
The hate probably stems from the obvious hypocrisy that is at play here. "No sex before marriage unless you're a whore, but if a Christian girl does it we should support her as good Christians." We have self-righteous pricks rushing to defend a weak link for their own interests. What's not to like?
And, of course, taking reference from a bunch of high school students, who apparently love to party, paints a very accurate picture of the political situation. Maybe partying does affect intelligence.
Well what are you going to do once someone has made a mistake? Add another mistake upon the first one? You seriously have no idea what we truly believe. Have you ever heard of the saying, "To err is human, but to forgive is divine"? Well it is much more important to be forgiving and allow people to come back from mistakes they have made than just allow more and more mistakes happen. That is certainly what we believe that you cannot undo the past but what you do now is just as important and making the right decision now. It is just as important to bring someone back into fellowship after they have done something wrong, knowing that they have learnt their lessons from the previous mistake.
lets see, a nobody from alaska being sarcastic and having no substantive part of her speech or the media revealing factual parts of her life which contradict her own word...don't get it twisted patty, independents aren't impressed with malkin-esque sniping at a candidate.
Bristol -- hmm... place-name in England? The pharmaceutical company? A cleaning product? All I can say is, that poor girl.
In the UK 'bristols' is a euphamism for 'breasts' which seems kind of appropriate....
BFR
In that case, "Trig" should have been spelled "Tryg" (presumably for either "Trygvasson" or "Tryggvasson"). And I still think "Bristol" is a terrible first name for anybody.
Depending on her looks... with that hairstyle?I didn't watch the whole thing but from the excerpts I gathered she was preaching to their base mostly. I don't see how she will attract independent voters with this rhetoric, maybe their depending on her looks for that.
Oh, gosh, she does bring out the shallow, snarky remarks... but honestly, her running for VP makes as much sense as our own Stockwell Day thinking he's capable of being Prime Minister. In other words, both of them are woefully underqualified (and no, I don't think it's merely because her kids have silly names and her hair is a disaster
).
Depends on what you describe as qualified I guess?
I'm not US-based so may not understand these things as well, but his experience seems to be a few years in a minor state senate and a few more in the national senate, during which he has written some books but not generated any meaningful legislation.
Her experience seems to be a few years as mayor of a large village and eighteen months as governor of a backwater state, during which she has got herself in to some considerable trouble through corrupt practice.
I don't see either as having great practical experience, but it does seem odd from a Republican perspective to have chosen a VP with no real history if your main point of advantage is the relative experience of your candidate.
BFR
aelf
Ashen One
Oh, really? You think I am heathen and can't debate some theology?
Like I said later, the Christian mindset is not = the conservative mindset. So why do they love the sinner in this case but not love other sinners that don't matter to them? The answer is oh so clear.
For the first 1/3rd.
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