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I think the common denominator is ignorance. Not... 843 Views / 16 Replies  
I think the common denominator is ignorance. Not that voting for Hillary makes you ignorant, just that a lot of Hillary supporters are. Anyone who can't tell the difference between Obama and McCain...
Posted by spindler, on May 15, 2008 at 11:01 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Here's what I think is happening. Obviously it... 896 Views / 26 Replies  
Here's what I think is happening. Obviously it is the people in the middle, not the staunch R's or D's who decide the election. Usually in good times the middle goes slightly Republican, because...
Posted by spindler, on May 13, 2008 at 01:30 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I made the call yesterday that Hillary would quit... 8,111 Views / 308 Replies  
I made the call yesterday that Hillary would quit within three days. If not three, definitely seven. At this point she risks making herself look like a complete fool. The party's over, and...
Posted by spindler, on May 8, 2008 at 12:12 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I don't think that Obama is guilty by... 1,306 Views / 42 Replies  
I don't think that Obama is guilty by association. Let's assume that every single week Reverend Wright was saying this stuff. Then obviously Obama would have to agree with it to stay in the church....
Posted by spindler, on Apr 5, 2008 at 12:36 AM, in Political/War Lounge
What a weasel. He campaigns for "change" and... 1,843 Views / 52 Replies  
What a weasel. He campaigns for "change" and then won't even endorse Obama over Hillary. Not saying Obama is perfect, but he has got to be better than Hillary in terms of doing things differently...
Posted by spindler, on Jan 30, 2008 at 06:06 PM, in Political/War Lounge
TheoCryst, if you want to do something you can't... 897 Views / 33 Replies  
TheoCryst, if you want to do something you can't do in Tucson or Phoenix, how about taking a ferry ride? They have ferries that cross to the different islands around there. I took a ferry to the...
Posted by spindler, on Dec 29, 2007 at 01:03 PM, in MacNN Lounge
My guess is that you will be downtown which would... 897 Views / 33 Replies  
My guess is that you will be downtown which would be low numbers, like 5th avenue and 5th street or something like that. The Space Needle is cool and costs around $10 to go up. If you are a classic...
Posted by spindler, on Dec 28, 2007 at 09:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Poll: Really good observation BRussell. On the other... 1,977 Views / 54 Replies  
Really good observation BRussell. On the other hand though, unfortunately, going from 15mpg to 18mpg probably will motivate a lot less people then going form 15 to 27mpg for the same car. And also...
Posted by spindler, on Dec 26, 2007 at 11:04 PM, in MacNN Lounge
How to make Terminal look like Unix? 1,826 Views / 8 Replies  
Sorry for the dumb question, but I want to make Terminal look like a traditional Unix greenscreen terminal just for fun. I changed the background color to black which is good. What is the name of...
Posted by spindler, on Nov 16, 2007 at 09:34 AM, in GUI Customization
I read on bbc.com/news a couple months ago that... 1,443 Views / 10 Replies  
I read on bbc.com/news a couple months ago that the Sultan of Dubai gave $10 billion (with a b) to further education in the Middle East. Of course that something you aren't going to see on the news...
Posted by spindler, on Oct 5, 2007 at 11:06 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Poll: On a moral level, hell no, both to punish him and... 1,783 Views / 70 Replies  
On a moral level, hell no, both to punish him and just the principle that brutality should make you an outcast.

On a financial level, who's really gonna bring their kids to a football game to...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 20, 2007 at 11:07 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Earth to finboy, come in finboy. I HAVE proposed... 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
Earth to finboy, come in finboy. I HAVE proposed a solution for stabilizing Iraq. That is drafting 1,000,000 Americans to actually support the troops rather than abandoning them up shits creek. ...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 19, 2007 at 10:22 PM, in Political/War Lounge
This is absurd. There is no analogy between a... 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
This is absurd. There is no analogy between a carpenter and what a soldier does. I just buy services from a carpenter or doctor. With a soldier, my choices affect someone's life and death, health...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 16, 2007 at 10:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I meant "for the troops leaving Iraq". 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
I meant "for the troops leaving Iraq".
Posted by spindler, on Aug 16, 2007 at 09:19 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The score so far 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
Railroader, I am not in the military, someone just assumed that above. I have arthritis and couldn't really run alot but I would be happy to join 1,000,000 Americans in attempting to give Iraqis a...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 16, 2007 at 08:58 PM, in Political/War Lounge
See now here is a perfectly good excuse for not... 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
See now here is a perfectly good excuse for not fighting yourself and my acceptance of it shows I am not ideological in one way or the other. I can accept that somewhere along the line people...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 16, 2007 at 03:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge
What a bunch of lame relativism. There are... 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
What a bunch of lame relativism. There are 150,000 troops there. there could be 2,000,000 more. You claim to be pro-victory, but you've all got your excuses. Kevin "just doesn't agree" with the...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 16, 2007 at 11:00 AM, in Political/War Lounge
"If that is the case then you can say the same... 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
"If that is the case then you can say the same thing about the liberals. In both of their eyes, it's all good as long as their children don't join."

That is absolutely false. Liberals have been...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 16, 2007 at 05:34 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Two things Rumor. First, I realize Doofy is... 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
Two things Rumor. First, I realize Doofy is English I believe. Second, if you post anything whatsoever off topic in these thread the instinct of these conservative cowards will be to use it to go...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 16, 2007 at 04:57 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Absolutely completely false. There are... 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
Absolutely completely false. There are prerequisites to sending American troops or any troops off to war that go without saying. One is that the voters have very carefully made sure it is...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 16, 2007 at 04:48 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Sounds like you are making this lame excuse... 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
Sounds like you are making this lame excuse because you are unwilling to fight in a war you are happy to send others off into. Whether or not you are for randomly beating up people, this tactic...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 16, 2007 at 04:34 AM, in Political/War Lounge
In case you missed it, my point is NOT that a... 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
In case you missed it, my point is NOT that a draft is the right thing to do at this time. My point is that if you are for this endless war, then obviously you should want to win it now and with...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 16, 2007 at 03:33 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Anyone pro-surge must be pro-draft 4,420 Views / 101 Replies  
For four years the far right claimed that anyone against the war didn't "support the troops", wasn't a real American, etc. They claimed America's future was on the line. Yet as it is obvious to...
Posted by spindler, on Aug 15, 2007 at 10:54 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I try to have a policy that when someone dies, I... 3,337 Views / 94 Replies  
I try to have a policy that when someone dies, I do not belittle that death by going into the details of their life.

But unfortunately with politicians or powerful figures, really what they do...
Posted by spindler, on May 15, 2007 at 06:26 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Jon Stewart was really good and it shows the... 896 Views / 13 Replies  
Jon Stewart was really good and it shows the power of precise thoughts and communication skills. Unfortunately that is very rare, which works in conservatives favor, since their arguments are...
Posted by spindler, on May 10, 2007 at 02:23 AM, in Political/War Lounge
One of the reasons that religion continues is... 1,253 Views / 19 Replies  
One of the reasons that religion continues is that they get you at an early age and build a interdependent web of lies that is hard to get out of.

At 5 years old, your parents tell you "Mommy and...
Posted by spindler, on Apr 1, 2007 at 09:08 AM, in Political/War Lounge
By her looks, Ann Coulter does look like she... 4,571 Views / 176 Replies  
By her looks, Ann Coulter does look like she might used to be a man. But her voice is completely normal. It is hard for an ex-man to get as normal a voice as that.
Posted by spindler, on Mar 20, 2007 at 11:10 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I started off with some initial numbers just to... 906 Views / 21 Replies  
I started off with some initial numbers just to start. I asked if anyone with some expertise could give me precise numbers.



I am a liberal. My two goals are to know what the answer is and...
Posted by spindler, on Mar 20, 2007 at 07:56 AM, in Political/War Lounge
At what salary does a person not benefit from wealth redistribution? 906 Views / 21 Replies  
It seems to me that middle class Republicans think that the tax structure hurts them. They believe that their money gets thrown away on helping the poor, who of course are poor because of their lack...
Posted by spindler, on Mar 20, 2007 at 12:15 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Is anything you do in front of a camera legal? 1,314 Views / 34 Replies  
Paying someone to have sex is illegal, but when you put a camera there, it becomes legal, supposedly because of freedom of expression.

So let's say you are a person who enjoys beating people up. ...
Posted by spindler, on Mar 14, 2007 at 07:48 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Again, I did not say that the entire job of... 2,956 Views / 86 Replies  
Again, I did not say that the entire job of nation building had to be done in four years. Step one in nation building is obviously to stabilize the country. What I said was that when you attempt to...
Posted by spindler, on Mar 11, 2007 at 11:25 AM, in Political/War Lounge
"We could put a million soldiers in Iraq, or a... 2,956 Views / 86 Replies  
"We could put a million soldiers in Iraq, or a million cops in Detrot, but that does nothing except lock the places down."

The situation in Iraq is definitely complex and could be hopeless even...
Posted by spindler, on Mar 10, 2007 at 04:58 PM, in Political/War Lounge
This response is a good indication that you might... 2,956 Views / 86 Replies  
This response is a good indication that you might be a kook. I gave a Plan B. I said that if you are for the war then you should be for drafting 300,000 more soldiers. I raised an entire moral...
Posted by spindler, on Mar 10, 2007 at 03:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I would respect you guys if you were anxiously... 2,956 Views / 86 Replies  
I would respect you guys if you were anxiously working on Plan B and you had the courage to admit that Plan A isn't working. But you seem to be happy to say "I'll check back in 20 years." to the...
Posted by spindler, on Mar 10, 2007 at 12:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Don't you care about measurable progress??? 2,956 Views / 86 Replies  
I am not saying "The entire situation must be solved in one year."

I am saying "There must be a noticeable difference between this year and last year."

It is much like solving the Rubik's Cube....
Posted by spindler, on Mar 10, 2007 at 12:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Zeeb, I never said I was for the Iraq war. You... 2,956 Views / 86 Replies  
Zeeb, I never said I was for the Iraq war. You are assuming that. I am simply stating that the current situation is unfair. I was initially against the Iraq war. Once it started and we were...
Posted by spindler, on Mar 10, 2007 at 11:24 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Two choices: leave Iraq now or draft 300,000 Americans 2,956 Views / 86 Replies  
Right now here are only two moral options in the war in Iraq.

(a) leave now. We've had four years to train the Iraqis and that is enough. They aren't getting any better.

(b) draft 300,000...
Posted by spindler, on Mar 10, 2007 at 10:19 AM, in Political/War Lounge
How does Giuliani fit with health care? 3,358 Views / 95 Replies  
What can and should Giuliani do about health care? His strongest quality is that he can Get Things Done. If he said "I am determined to implement some kind of national health care plan." he is most...
Posted by spindler, on Feb 11, 2007 at 06:08 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I signed up for wind powered electricity. 686 Views / 6 Replies  
So I moved from Austin, TX slightly north to Round Rock to start a job (you can probably guess who I'm working for). I was going to sign up with the electric company that the apartment complex told...
Posted by spindler, on Jan 23, 2007 at 11:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge
iRez, it is impressive that you were able to get... 2,646 Views / 68 Replies  
iRez, it is impressive that you were able to get the license plate number. You obviously weren't scared shitless, because you weren't frozen and did realize to get the plate number. You did the...
Posted by spindler, on Jan 18, 2007 at 11:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The conservatives on this board just can't take... 1,993 Views / 65 Replies  
The conservatives on this board just can't take their own medicine. Face Ache is telling it like it is. If you can send other people to fight and die with no obvious gain, why don't you sign up...
Posted by spindler, on Jan 15, 2007 at 01:57 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I heard somewhere that the average house in... 1,279 Views / 47 Replies  
I heard somewhere that the average house in Europe is a tiny 1300 square feet, slightly smaller than what Americans lived in in the 1960s. The average American house is 2500 square feet.

So...
Posted by spindler, on Jan 9, 2007 at 12:09 AM, in Political/War Lounge
People of course have always followed certain... 1,931 Views / 62 Replies  
People of course have always followed certain actors. I just saw Hooper and remembered how cool Burt Reynolds was. But if you are thinking about who Tom Cruise is dating during the movie you are...
Posted by spindler, on Nov 25, 2006 at 06:44 PM, in MacNN Lounge
You'd also have to factor in that you can get... 999 Views / 18 Replies  
You'd also have to factor in that you can get away with a lot more nowadays. What is PG or R seems to have been stretched upwards. At least it appears that way to me. Things that are PG today...
Posted by spindler, on Nov 23, 2006 at 11:08 AM, in MacNN Lounge
This thread started off with a specific claim,... 3,130 Views / 93 Replies  
This thread started off with a specific claim, that conservatives donate more than liberals.

And then it just mentioned some vague fluff about church attendance and different political ideas.
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Posted by spindler, on Nov 19, 2006 at 12:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge
When Republicans talk about the cost of social... 1,994 Views / 63 Replies  
When Republicans talk about the cost of social services for Mexicans, I can believe that.

When they talk about Mexicans stealing jobs, that is laughable.

Most Mexicans are doing $10 an hour...
Posted by spindler, on Nov 8, 2006 at 11:20 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Faith No More - The Real Thing 1,320 Views / 43 Replies  
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Posted by spindler, on Oct 24, 2006 at 11:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge
This looks like another interface disaster for... 1,613 Views / 29 Replies  
This looks like another interface disaster for Microsoft. The tabs, which are the most important part of the browser for basic users, DON'T EVE GET THEIR OWN ROW. I'd bet there's not another web...
Posted by spindler, on Oct 18, 2006 at 11:10 PM, in MacNN Lounge
What's really sad here is that 100,000s of... 1,325 Views / 47 Replies  
What's really sad here is that 100,000s of Iraqi's are dead for, AND THERE IS NO GAIN.

If we had simply dropped a targeted nuke on Kim Jong Il, perhaps at some point when he left Pyongyang to a...
Posted by spindler, on Oct 13, 2006 at 12:40 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Marden, I think your logic is backwards. You... 1,785 Views / 59 Replies  
Marden, I think your logic is backwards. You don't invade a country because some unknowns MIGHT be a problem later.

Before you start a war, you need to be sure there will be a large return on...
Posted by spindler, on Oct 11, 2006 at 11:09 PM, in Political/War Lounge
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