* All is well!
* Cut taxes.
* Kill evildoers.
* God hates gays.
* Osama who?

Thank you, good night! :wave:

You know, odd, if the man proposed giving dirty gold bricks away to every citizen, you would b itch about the dirt. :laugh:

rickheel Wrote:You know, odd, if the man proposed giving dirty gold bricks away to every citizen, you would b itch about the dirt. :laugh:

Good one Rick. :laugh:

Oddball Wrote:* All is well!
* Cut taxes.
* Kill evildoers.
* God hates gays.
* Osama who?

Thank you, good night! :wave:

I take it you aren't gonna be at Owens CC today to listen to the president talk Odd? :D Come on, you have to admit that it is pretty cool to have the president of the United States come to your town the day after he gives the State of the Union address.

TJRocket Wrote:

Oddball Wrote:* All is well!
* Cut taxes.
* Kill evildoers.
* God hates gays.
* Osama who?

Thank you, good night!  :wave:

I take it you aren't gonna be at Owens CC today to listen to the president talk Odd? :D Come on, you have to admit that it is pretty cool to have the president of the United States come to your town the day after he gives the State of the Union address.

Bush came to my fair city back in September. He was, you guessed it, raising money! He came through like a whirlwind. About 300 media folks gathered on the tarmac that morning, waiting for 3 hours without restroom facilities, anxiously awaiting the commander-in-chief to give us some news. The plane landed and then the handlers brought out some general public types, holding signs and waving at the plane like idiots. They also unleashed the dignataries like state politicos and a few U.S. Senators, along with, you guessed it the fund-raising posse. Bush exited the plane, entered the limo and off he went. The reverse of this process transpired several hours later, again the press was not allowed to leave the tarmac and no restroom facilities were available.

So, my experience of the commander-in-chief visiting gave me a freakin' stomach ache. All that friggen trouble to get a few pictures of a priviledged white fat-cat waving. I hate f*cking journalism! :mad:

I meant to add this earlier but I thought it was great Bush had Republicans lining up after the big speech to criticize it! That was choice! :drink:

rickheel Wrote:You know, odd, if the man proposed giving dirty gold bricks away to every citizen, you would b itch about the dirt. :laugh:

I must have missed the part where he was giving away the gold bricks...or were you making a reference to his military "career"?

TJRocket Wrote:

Oddball Wrote:* All is well!
* Cut taxes.
* Kill evildoers.
* God hates gays.
* Osama who?

Thank you, good night!  :wave:

I take it you aren't gonna be at Owens CC today to listen to the president talk Odd? :D Come on, you have to admit that it is pretty cool to have the president of the United States come to your town the day after he gives the State of the Union address.

Not particularly. The man is a freakin' chimp in a suit.

From CNN:

Quote:The Toledo Blade reported Wednesday that at least six employees on Owens Community College's work-force development staff were laid off just before Bush appeared to praise programs at such schools.

I'd rather that Toledo wasn't being portrayed in the media as some sort of Reagan-era Youngstown. The city has enough problems.

Oddball Wrote:or were you making a reference to his military "career"?

Dude, give it up. Its old. :rolleyes:

T-Monay820 Wrote:

Oddball Wrote:or were you making a reference to his military "career"?

Dude, give it up. Its old. :rolleyes:

No, actually, it's not old at all. In fact, it hasn't even started being news. Yet. You might as well get used to it, because it will be old by the time you're done hearing about it.

A straight-to-the-point post from a fellow blogger (and harder-core libertarian) on Catallarchy covering the <a href='http://www.catallarchy.net/blog/cgi-bin/archives/000831.html' target='_blank'>SOTU address</a> last night.

Motown Bronco Wrote:A straight-to-the-point post from a fellow blogger (and harder-core libertarian) on Catallarchy covering the <a href='http://www.catallarchy.net/blog/cgi-bin/archives/000831.html' target='_blank'>SOTU address</a> last night.

Ohhh, I love this:

Quote:Message to politicians:

I don't want your 'strengthening of the economy'. You have screwed it up enough already.
I don't want your 'sanctity of marriage'. It's not your business.
Quit trying to define everything as right or left. The world is not binary.
You don't end poverty. You create it.
I don't want your retirement plans. I know my unique circumstances best.
Consensus support does not signify 'bipartisanship'. It is simply honor among thieves.
I don't want your entangling alliances. They endanger rather than protect me.
I don't want your education guidelines. My education is personal and lifelong.
Tonight was not a great 'political event'. It was the very reason for eternal vigilance.
Government does not 'create jobs'. It only takes them away from honest individuals.
I don't want your 'leadership'. Sovereign individuals are their own leaders.

Leave us alone, you ignorant *****.

Especially the part about entangling alliances! :chair:

Mr Edwards knows a thing (or two?) about retirement plans! :laugh:

The senator from North Carolina "strongly opposes investing Social Security in the stock market," according to his campaign website.

In a page titled "seniors," Edwards takes a stand on the controversial issue, declaring how he "strongly opposes recent efforts to privatize Social Security, which would jeopardize benefits by risking our Social Security funds in the stock market."

But before he decided he was going to seek the Democratic presidential nomination, the DRUDGE REPORT can reveal, Edwards supported investing Social Security funds in the stock market!

In a speech on October 6, 1998 in Raleigh, Senator Edwards told a group of senior citizens that Social Security surpluses - money not needed immediately to pay benefits - should be invested and kept separate. A portion of the money, up to 10 percent, could be invested in the stock market and the remainder put in secure investments such as treasury bills, Edwards explained.

On September 27, 1998, Edwards told a gathering at Elon College how a small part of the Social Security fund should be invested in stocks and bonds "to see the kind of returns it would produce."

Investment brokers and not Washington bureaucrats should decide how the money should be invested, Edwards said.

Edwards advocated setting up a new commission to invest "5 to 10 percent of Social Security reserves in private markets. "

The Wilmington Star-News reported on the Edwards speech at Elon under the headline: "Many in poll fear uncertain future on social security."

Edwards's presidential campaign theme is "There Are Two Americas."

But now, the question must be asked, are there two John Edwards?

John Edwards-- "We have two Americans, one for the rich, one for the poor. Two countries with two tax systems, two school systems and two medical systems."


President Bush-- "Why don