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Let me see if I understand your complaint... 780 Views / 8 Replies  
Let me see if I understand your complaint correctly. The "mainstream media", and the police, have decided to NOT draw broad conclusions about an entire ethnic group based on the actions of a...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Jun 8, 2011 at 09:14 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Your opinion, not fact. I know this is hard for... 12,374 Views / 347 Replies  
Your opinion, not fact. I know this is hard for you to believe, but liberals and mainstream economists really do think, based on empirical evidence, that spending money when there's a 2 trillion...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Jun 3, 2011 at 10:01 PM, in Political/War Lounge
This is what you originally said that I find... 12,374 Views / 347 Replies  
This is what you originally said that I find objectionable. The problem with your argument, ebuddy, is that you completely misrepresented my statements. Whether it's intentional, or a lack of...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Jun 3, 2011 at 09:37 PM, in Political/War Lounge
This is a silly analogy. First, the Post Office... 865 Views / 15 Replies  
This is a silly analogy. First, the Post Office was never "nationalized", since it was never a private corporation to begin with. Second, despite the constant demonization of the Post Office from...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Jun 1, 2011 at 08:09 PM, in Political/War Lounge
On to the list of supposed hypocrisy by the left:... 12,374 Views / 347 Replies  
On to the list of supposed hypocrisy by the left:



There's no evidence that Obama is "incompetently executing" our current wars, none at all. Iraq is winding down, exactly as he promised it...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Jun 1, 2011 at 04:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I see what you did there, you changed the... 12,374 Views / 347 Replies  
I see what you did there, you changed the subject. First you accused the left of a lack of substance when criticizing Bush, so when I pointed out plenty of substantive issues, you avoided addressing...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Jun 1, 2011 at 03:17 PM, in Political/War Lounge
You are misinterpreting my point. I had and... 12,374 Views / 347 Replies  
You are misinterpreting my point. I had and continue to have major substantive concerns with the Bush Administration on a wide variety of issues - from the multiple wars executed incompetently, to...
Posted by Gee-Man, on May 27, 2011 at 12:23 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Palin quit her job as governor just over halfway... 12,374 Views / 347 Replies  
Palin quit her job as governor just over halfway through her first term because a) she couldn't handle the pressure of "ethics investigations", and b) she got bored at the job. No political...
Posted by Gee-Man, on May 26, 2011 at 09:55 PM, in Political/War Lounge
If there were some question or dispute about... 3,216 Views / 60 Replies  
If there were some question or dispute about Obama's academic performance, then you might have a point. However, no one is disputing that he a) graduated near the top of his class at Harvard, b) was...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Apr 30, 2011 at 07:41 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I actually agree with ebuddy on this one. Obama's... 2,459 Views / 63 Replies  
I actually agree with ebuddy on this one. Obama's original stated reason for not wearing a flag pin was that he didn't want to be the typical politician who wraps himself in the symbols of...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 21, 2010 at 09:02 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Poll: I think Williams said something pretty stupid,... 2,805 Views / 75 Replies  
I think Williams said something pretty stupid, but he didn't deserve to get fired over it. Neither did Rick Sanchez - his comment about Jews in the media was equally stupid, but he should have...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 21, 2010 at 06:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
When in doubt, simply change the subject. Works... 1,373 Views / 30 Replies  
When in doubt, simply change the subject. Works every time.
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 20, 2010 at 06:19 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I'll see your trivial... 2,459 Views / 63 Replies  
I'll see your trivial rightwing-outrage-of-the-week and raise you one of our own:

Watch Sarah Palin desecrate a US flag!...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 20, 2010 at 06:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Post 'n run: ... 3,914 Views / 127 Replies  
Post 'n run:

http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=11f691fa45325a3ed63fabebfc962b57&w=900.0
Posted by Gee-Man, on Aug 20, 2010 at 07:11 PM, in Political/War Lounge
One of these comments really stuck out at me: ... 9,606 Views / 304 Replies  
One of these comments really stuck out at me:



It's not naive nonsense, it's simply a fact. There are over 1.5 BILLION Muslims in the world. It is the world's second largest religion. if it...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Aug 19, 2010 at 07:54 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Exactly! As a matter of fact, this reminds me of... 9,606 Views / 304 Replies  
Exactly! As a matter of fact, this reminds me of this one time, when a black family bought a house in my all-white neighborhood and wanted to move in. I mean, come on - that's just disrespectful and...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Aug 18, 2010 at 07:55 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I like this picture a lot: ... 9,606 Views / 304 Replies  
I like this picture a lot:

http://i.imgur.com/TacgJ.jpg
Posted by Gee-Man, on Aug 17, 2010 at 04:45 PM, in Political/War Lounge
One, it's not fully accurate to call it just a... 9,606 Views / 304 Replies  
One, it's not fully accurate to call it just a mosque. There is a mosque, but it's run separately from the facility according to the official web site (http://www.park51.org/facilities.htm). It's...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Aug 17, 2010 at 04:39 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I really don't understand the "people might be... 9,606 Views / 304 Replies  
I really don't understand the "people might be offended" argument at all. So what? America is not at war with Islam itself. America has never been at war with Islam itself. So why would a...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Aug 17, 2010 at 02:57 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Yes. You're way overanalyzing this. You seem so... 1,232 Views / 11 Replies  
Yes. You're way overanalyzing this. You seem so caught up in finding reasons to demonize Obama that you are willing to attribute something to malice that is merely a simple slip of the tongue. The...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Mar 17, 2010 at 02:16 AM, in Political/War Lounge
BadKosh - I find your... 14,670 Views / 421 Replies  
BadKosh - I find your I-really-really-hate-all-liberals posts far more interesting and coherent when they are formatted as a poem, and the appropriate punctuation is added. Take this one from earlier...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Nov 25, 2009 at 09:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Please point to any specific issues where he has... 3,738 Views / 114 Replies  
Please point to any specific issues where he has moved to the left, counter to what he promised during the campaign. I'm still waiting for that answer.

I read your posts. Multiple times. There's...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Nov 6, 2009 at 02:38 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Shorter stupendousman. In any case, I don't have... 3,738 Views / 114 Replies  
Shorter stupendousman. In any case, I don't have the energy to go through this re-tread of a response line-by-line today. Suffice to say you completely dodged my question on the substance, and you...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Nov 5, 2009 at 05:18 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The will of the people is represented by who gets... 3,738 Views / 114 Replies  
The will of the people is represented by who gets elected to the House. Right now, the House has 258 Democrats, and 177 Republicans. The "will of the people you represent" is overwhelmingly...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Nov 5, 2009 at 02:57 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Card check and labor unions are one issue. She's... 3,738 Views / 114 Replies  
Card check and labor unions are one issue. She's pro-labor, which aligns with the positions of the constituents in her area of the state.

I don't know what "supported tax increases" means, you'll...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:11 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Actually, it's much simpler than that. It's... 3,738 Views / 114 Replies  
Actually, it's much simpler than that.

It's not that Republicans don't commit fraud. It's just that if a Democrat commits fraud, it's evidence of the corruption of the entire Democratic Party. If...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Nov 4, 2009 at 09:24 PM, in Political/War Lounge
She endorsed the Democrat after she got shut out... 3,738 Views / 114 Replies  
She endorsed the Democrat after she got shut out by leading Republicans. On her positions, my understanding is that she's fiscally conservative (tax cuts, against cap-and-trade, etc.), but socially...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Nov 4, 2009 at 09:18 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I wasn't aware that state governors have a vote... 3,738 Views / 114 Replies  
I wasn't aware that state governors have a vote in the US House of Representatives. Politico seems to think they do. Did the US Constitution change since yesterday or something? :rolleyes:
Posted by Gee-Man, on Nov 4, 2009 at 09:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Read the bills. There is no single payer anywhere... 1,406 Views / 35 Replies  
Read the bills. There is no single payer anywhere in the proposed bills. You are free to argue that it *may* make people more amenable to single-payer in the future, but as written, they are not a...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 29, 2009 at 03:13 PM, in Political/War Lounge
They get rolled over to the next year, and the... 1,406 Views / 35 Replies  
They get rolled over to the next year, and the business adjusts costs and revenue (i.e. raising prices of stamps and other services, deliver mail 5 days a week instead of 6) to compensate. Since...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 29, 2009 at 02:57 PM, in Political/War Lounge
You are confusing the public option with the... 1,406 Views / 35 Replies  
You are confusing the public option with the taxes proposed in some of the plans (not all) to fund other parts of the health care bill. In short, the public option is self-financing, and doesn't need...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 29, 2009 at 02:44 PM, in Political/War Lounge
No, it is not. The USPS is self-financing and... 1,406 Views / 35 Replies  
No, it is not. The USPS is self-financing and does not use taxpayer dollars, and it has been this way for over 25 years. If you want to rail against the Post Office in some kind of political...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 28, 2009 at 11:06 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The government already runs a number of... 1,406 Views / 35 Replies  
The government already runs a number of non-profit companies. The US Postal Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, FDIC, and others are all "companies" in that regard.

You are certainly...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 28, 2009 at 04:24 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It's clear that our resident conservatives don't... 1,406 Views / 35 Replies  
It's clear that our resident conservatives don't understand what the public option is. They're so blinded by anti-government rage that they really can't tell what a milquetoast offering this really...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 28, 2009 at 03:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Good grief. This is a really pointless (and... 4,181 Views / 128 Replies  
Good grief. This is a really pointless (and completely irrelevant) semantic argument you're trying to make here. First of all, I never said dynamite is THE most powerful weapon ever used for war, I...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 19, 2009 at 02:45 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I did get it from your post, yes. It's not hard. ... 4,181 Views / 128 Replies  
I did get it from your post, yes. It's not hard. You didn't understand the connection, which is probably because of binary thinking. It doesn't make you dumb, it just means you weren't willing to...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 16, 2009 at 06:32 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Because the poster questioned the seeming... 4,181 Views / 128 Replies  
Because the poster questioned the seeming contradiction of how somebody who is running two wars can simultaneously receive the Nobel Peace Prize. I'm calling attention to the fact that the Nobel...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 15, 2009 at 01:16 PM, in Political/War Lounge
"Subtle". Yeah, that's what it was... :rolleyes: ... 4,181 Views / 128 Replies  
"Subtle". Yeah, that's what it was... :rolleyes:

Whatever, dude.
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 10, 2009 at 10:42 PM, in Political/War Lounge
What's up with this? What, you think Stu can't... 4,181 Views / 128 Replies  
What's up with this? What, you think Stu can't defend himself? And the best you can do to respond is copy/paste what I said? :rolleyes:

So sad.
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 10, 2009 at 09:29 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The same way you reconcile the fact that the... 4,181 Views / 128 Replies  
The same way you reconcile the fact that the Nobel Peace Prize was established by the guy who invented dynamite. In other words, you'll just have to deal with the complexity of it.
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 10, 2009 at 05:43 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I think you will never realize what you actually... 4,181 Views / 128 Replies  
I think you will never realize what you actually sound like when you write stuff like this.
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 10, 2009 at 01:33 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Yes, the nominations were submitted last... 4,181 Views / 128 Replies  
Yes, the nominations were submitted last February. Obviously, if the award was given back then, it would have been even more premature. But the actual award was just given today. When voting, The...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 9, 2009 at 09:43 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I too think it is premature for Obama to have won... 4,181 Views / 128 Replies  
I too think it is premature for Obama to have won this prize. However, there is another angle to this that I believe most commenters have missed.

It is assumed by many that the Nobel Peace Prize...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 9, 2009 at 06:27 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Poll: Exactly what I said. We're in agreement - or you... 5,567 Views / 178 Replies  
Exactly what I said. We're in agreement - or you were you disagreeing with me just out of habit? ;)



That may be true of some, myself included, but those are not the people I was talking about....
Posted by Gee-Man, on Oct 1, 2009 at 02:50 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Poll: I think part of the reason why some people are... 5,567 Views / 178 Replies  
I think part of the reason why some people are defending him is that they cannot separate his art from his personal criminal activity. Human beings are complex, but we have a tendency to simplify...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Sep 29, 2009 at 06:11 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Poll: This isn't true. Michael Jackson settled with the... 5,567 Views / 178 Replies  
This isn't true. Michael Jackson settled with the family in the original case, and in that case, the boy could not conclusively identify Jackson's genitalia (after Jackson agreed to let the police...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Sep 29, 2009 at 03:33 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Poll: Roman Polanski is a convicted child rapist.... 5,567 Views / 178 Replies  
Roman Polanski is a convicted child rapist. Nobody denies that, even Polanski himself. His arrest is perfectly justified, even after all these years. Being a gifted filmmaker doesn't change the fact...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Sep 28, 2009 at 09:00 PM, in Political/War Lounge
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xZrogjuKtjY/R39LUi1uZLI/... 3,710 Views / 115 Replies  
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xZrogjuKtjY/R39LUi1uZLI/AAAAAAAAAqI/fgvXRUwvZXs/s400/_41176509_sarcasm_416.gif
Posted by Gee-Man, on Sep 28, 2009 at 06:32 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I learned something interesting today when... 3,710 Views / 115 Replies  
I learned something interesting today when reading about this. Apparently, the Constitution prohibits laws designed to specifically target an individual or group without a trial. This link from Glenn...
Posted by Gee-Man, on Sep 23, 2009 at 01:43 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Do you have a link for this info about a 911 call... 3,710 Views / 115 Replies  
Do you have a link for this info about a 911 call and one office turning them away? I'm curious, I hadn't heard this before.
Posted by Gee-Man, on Sep 23, 2009 at 01:33 PM, in Political/War Lounge
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