(12-27-2008 10:17 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:03 PM)RobertN Wrote:  p.s. WHy do my emoticons not work anymore?

They're unionized and went on strike. Other emoticons tried to take their place but the striking emoticons hit them with bats and burned their cars. If you want the emoticons back we'll probably have to move the server hosting this board to the South East where they have right-to-work laws.

I'm surprised you crossed their picket line to come in here.

WTF?

(12-27-2008 10:03 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Let me guess, you aren't racist because you have African American friends too. LOL. Nice try Trippy. I am sure you are one of guys who were laughing and pointed at the pack of Camel cigarettes and then point to my relatives from their car.

As for your not wanting to see a single bullet fly, I am LMFAO. You are all about war.


p.s. Why do my emoticons not work anymore?

No RobertN, I am not all about War - - I have had my hand inside enough bodies and had brains all over me too the point of horrible PTSD.

I AM About being a Patriot, being Loyal, being Unafraid to face Death, and Keeping my Countries Honor. If that takes Bullets and Killing, well Robert, someone has got to do it and my Country is worth Fighting to the Death for.

And NOPE - - I am not a Cliche` for Racist either.

Back in the Day when White Boys were taken out and Beaten for Associating with a Black Guy, I Broke the Rules - - my Still Very Good Friend James and I (he is as Black as Coal), would walk up in front of a bunch of these Racist Whites and Blacks and we would put our Forearms High in the Air for all to see and in a Loud Voice, he and I would say, "Let See if it Rubs Off" and we would Strike Our Forearms across each others Forearm Mocking the Hate Mongers who would say our Skin Color would Rub Off.

I got more respect from the Black Guys for crossing over the line and facing my White Peers and boy did I have to take a couple of them down.

I would walk in from the Break Room and have a Single Cup of Soup and James and I would share the Cup - - no Spoons .... I caught pure White Hell over that, but I could kick ass and I did when I had too.

This was during the Real Civil Rights Movement, not this fake crap we see today and people lost their lives for doing what James and I did.

You have no idea who I am Robert and no idea all that I have seen and had to do.

Maybe one day you will be able to Stand for Something Like James and I did.

I was the only Guy the Black's would allow to wear a Rebel Flag - - I have seen them go down ripping a Rebel Flag off White Boys Jackets several times ... and they were not playing.

I guess I have always Tipped the Balance and Stood My Ground without Fear ... and all I was Doing was Simply Being Human.

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(12-27-2008 10:35 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Yes. That common enemy is the US.

The more you post, the more I am amazed at your utter, total, stupidity.

(12-27-2008 10:54 PM)Paul M Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:35 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Yes. That common enemy is the US.

The more you post, the more I am amazed at your utter, total, stupidity.

Paul, he sounds like Ziad, doesn't he?

(12-27-2008 10:54 PM)Paul M Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:35 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Yes. That common enemy is the US.

The more you post, the more I am amazed at your utter, total, stupidity.

Oddly enough, I was thinking the same of you. You can't see that our policies as a country(ie. sticking our nose in everyones business) are the problem? I guess if you think that we are the greatest country and all other countries are worthless and we should tell all others how to live, then I can see where you are coming from. You would be coming from the point of view of ignorance(which is if fact your point of view).

(12-27-2008 11:03 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:54 PM)Paul M Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:35 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Yes. That common enemy is the US.

The more you post, the more I am amazed at your utter, total, stupidity.

Paul, he sounds like Ziad, doesn't he?

Not sure who Ziad is but he sounds like he is probably an intelligent man.

(12-27-2008 11:12 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 11:03 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:54 PM)Paul M Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:35 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Yes. That common enemy is the US.

The more you post, the more I am amazed at your utter, total, stupidity.

Paul, he sounds like Ziad, doesn't he?

Not sure who Ziad is but he sounds like he is probably an intelligent man.

Ziad took political positions similar to yours. His greatest claim to fame was that it was the Jews who bombed Pearl Harbor and made it look like the Japs did it. Now that you know a little about him I'll let you decide how intelligent he might be. As crazy as he was I sorta liked the little kook.

(12-27-2008 10:35 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Yes. That common enemy is the US.

Not sure who Ziad is but he sounds like he is probably an intelligent man.

All I can say to either of those Remarks is ......



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(12-27-2008 11:10 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:54 PM)Paul M Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:35 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Yes. That common enemy is the US.

The more you post, the more I am amazed at your utter, total, stupidity.

Oddly enough, I was thinking the same of you. You can't see that our policies as a country(ie. sticking our nose in everyones business) are the problem? I guess if you think that we are the greatest country and all other countries are worthless and we should tell all others how to live, then I can see where you are coming from. You would be coming from the point of view of ignorance(which is if fact your point of view).

The 2 sides have been fighting over Kashmir for years and they'd be fighting for it even if this country never existed. How that is our fault is beyond me.

Oh, man, he was a kook, but he kept the board lively. I always loved the way I could quote the Koran to him and give him chapter and verse and he would go on a rampage and tell me I was making it up, that it wasn't in there.

(12-27-2008 11:29 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 11:12 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 11:03 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:54 PM)Paul M Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 10:35 PM)RobertN Wrote:  Yes. That common enemy is the US.

The more you post, the more I am amazed at your utter, total, stupidity.

Paul, he sounds like Ziad, doesn't he?

Not sure who Ziad is but he sounds like he is probably an intelligent man.

Ziad took political positions similar to yours. His greatest claim to fame was that it was the Jews who bombed Pearl Harbor and made it look like the Japs did it. Now that you know a little about him I'll let you decide how intelligent he might be. As crazy as he was I sorta liked the little kook.

As much as you may find this surprising, I don't think the Jews bombed Pearl Harbor. But they did blow up the WTC(J/K).

(12-27-2008 02:12 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 09:05 AM)Paul M Wrote:  Robert: stop talking about murdering all republicans.
Jeez'um Pete, Trip, he's always replying to phantom posts.

While I think the world would be a better place without greedy, blood thirsty republicans, I have not said all of them should be murdered.

Do you feel the same way about greedy, blood thirsty democrats?

(12-27-2008 11:29 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  Ziad took political positions similar to yours. His greatest claim to fame was that it was the Jews who bombed Pearl Harbor and made it look like the Japs did it.

That reminds me of a joke.

A chinese guy is sitting in bar, minding his own business. Suddenly a drunk comes up to him, throws a drink in his face. "That's for Pearl Harbor!" he shouts.

"Pearl Harbor? That was the Japanese! I'm chinese."

"Chinese/japanese? What's the difference?" his antagonist proclaims, and then goes back to his table and sits down.

A few minutes later, the chinese patron returns the favor, walks over and throws a drink in the other guy's face.

"What was that for?" the drunk exclaims.

"That was for the Titanic!" the chinese guy answers.

"The Titanic! That was sunk by an iceberg!"

"Iceberg/Goldberg? What's the difference!?"

(12-26-2008 05:07 PM)WMD Owl Wrote:  Hmm... 30,000 US troops being re-deployed to Afghanistan.. enough to strike the Tribal Areas if the Pakistani Army moves East. It looks like Barry will have a crisis on "Day 1"...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan began moving thousands of troops away from the Afghan border toward India on Friday amid tensions following the Mumbai attacks, intelligence officials said.

The move represents a sharp escalation in the standoff between the nuclear-armed neighbors

http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=10769

Invading Enemy Territory


Last week, Patty and I attended a performance of a Living Christmas Tree at my church, the First Baptist Church of Naples, Florida. It was the best I’d ever seen. The performers did not simply offer music and a manger scene; they also brought out flags. One read: “The Great I AM”; another proclaimed “King of Kings.” Yet another said “Lord of Lords.”

In other words, the program was not confined to warm thoughts about a chubby-cheeked Baby Jesus. It made the point that Christmas is about the Incarnation.

Too many pastors, music directors, and rank-and-file Christians miss this point. We wander happily through the weeks of Advent, buying gifts, trimming trees, throwing out Aunt Ethel’s fruitcake, and listening to Eartha Kitt warble “Santa Baby.” All good fun, of course, but what we often miss is the huge, central truth of Christmas: the fact that the birth of Christ represents an invasion of Planet Earth—an assault on territory occupied by a violent and vicious enemy, Satan.

Viewed properly, Christmas is a matter of life and death for billions. God invaded in order to smash the reign of Satan and to establish His holy rule.

We see hints of the battle plan in Scripture—evidence of one kingdom pitted against another. For example, in Matthew 3, John the Baptist announces that the kingdom of God is at hand. John later warns that “even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” In other words, we are told to make a choice—God’s kingdom, or Satan’s.

Beginning in Acts, we find the first signs of the kingdom of God—believers banding together to form the first church, holding all things in common. Peter and John announce: “The kings of the earth set themselves . . . against the Lord and against his Anointed” (Acts 4: 26). We’ve seen the signs of the two kingdoms at war ever since—a holy kingdom assaulting the gates of hell.

Think about it for a moment. What is the kingdom of Satan? It’s a kingdom that celebrates mass murder, sex trafficking, abortion, pornography, addictions, and any other horror you might imagine.

But we don’t hear much about this at Christmas. The problem, you see, is we’ve slipped into classic American reductionism. We take a big idea, like the Incarnation, and reduce it into something small enough to cope with.

We can handle the warm, fuzzy baby in the manger bit. But that babe in swaddling cloths matured in 30 years and triumphed over sin and death and conquered the kingdoms of this world. As we hear in Handel’s Messiah, “The Kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ.”

What about you? This year, will you celebrate a holly, jolly Christmas? Or will you stretch yourself to recover the huge, real, violent, beautiful meaning of the Incarnation?

So, yes, the birth of Jesus is a glorious moment, and the manger scene brings comfort and joy and Christmas cheer. But it should also inspire a holy terror in us—that this Baby, born in the manger, was the thrilling signal that God had invaded the Planet Earth. This baby is God incarnate, the mighty King who came to set the captives free through His cruel, bloody death on the cross as atonement for us, His unworthy subjects.

(12-29-2008 03:31 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=10769

Invading Enemy Territory

Last week, Patty and I attended a performance of a Living Christmas Tree at my church, the First Baptist Church of Naples, Florida. It was the best I’d ever seen. The performers did not simply offer music and a manger scene; they also brought out flags. One read: “The Great I AM”; another proclaimed “King of Kings.” Yet another said “Lord of Lords.”

In other words, the program was not confined to warm thoughts about a chubby-cheeked Baby Jesus. It made the point that Christmas is about the Incarnation.

Too many pastors, music directors, and rank-and-file Christians miss this point. We wander happily through the weeks of Advent, buying gifts, trimming trees, throwing out Aunt Ethel’s fruitcake, and listening to Eartha Kitt warble “Santa Baby.” All good fun, of course, but what we often miss is the huge, central truth of Christmas: the fact that the birth of Christ represents an invasion of Planet Earth—an assault on territory occupied by a violent and vicious enemy, Satan.

Viewed properly, Christmas is a matter of life and death for billions. God invaded in order to smash the reign of Satan and to establish His holy rule.

We see hints of the battle plan in Scripture—evidence of one kingdom pitted against another. For example, in Matthew 3, John the Baptist announces that the kingdom of God is at hand. John later warns that “even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” In other words, we are told to make a choice—God’s kingdom, or Satan’s.

Beginning in Acts, we find the first signs of the kingdom of God—believers banding together to form the first church, holding all things in common. Peter and John announce: “The kings of the earth set themselves . . . against the Lord and against his Anointed” (Acts 4: 26). We’ve seen the signs of the two kingdoms at war ever since—a holy kingdom assaulting the gates of hell.

Think about it for a moment. What is the kingdom of Satan? It’s a kingdom that celebrates mass murder, sex trafficking, abortion, pornography, addictions, and any other horror you might imagine.

But we don’t hear much about this at Christmas. The problem, you see, is we’ve slipped into classic American reductionism. We take a big idea, like the Incarnation, and reduce it into something small enough to cope with.

We can handle the warm, fuzzy baby in the manger bit. But that babe in swaddling cloths matured in 30 years and triumphed over sin and death and conquered the kingdoms of this world. As we hear in Handel’s Messiah, “The Kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ.”

What about you? This year, will you celebrate a holly, jolly Christmas? Or will you stretch yourself to recover the huge, real, violent, beautiful meaning of the Incarnation?

So, yes, the birth of Jesus is a glorious moment, and the manger scene brings comfort and joy and Christmas cheer. But it should also inspire a holy terror in us—that this Baby, born in the manger, was the thrilling signal that God had invaded the Planet Earth. This baby is God incarnate, the mighty King who came to set the captives free through His cruel, bloody death on the cross as atonement for us, His unworthy subjects.

My Friend !!!!! You most definitely have some Points Coming !!!!

Absolutely Perfect Volume that was so Beautifully Stated !!!!!!!

:ncaabbs: :ugaexams: :uberbow:

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(12-27-2008 11:35 PM)Paul M Wrote:  Oh, man, he was a kook, but he kept the board lively. I always loved the way I could quote the Koran to him and give him chapter and verse and he would go on a rampage and tell me I was making it up, that it wasn't in there.

My guess is that what he was saying is that you took a small sentence or short passage and that it was out of context. That is something the right is good at.

(12-29-2008 10:27 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 02:12 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 09:05 AM)Paul M Wrote:  Robert: stop talking about murdering all republicans.
Jeez'um Pete, Trip, he's always replying to phantom posts.

While I think the world would be a better place without greedy, blood thirsty republicans, I have not said all of them should be murdered.

Do you feel the same way about greedy, blood thirsty democrats?

Absolutely. Did you think I would say somethng else?

(12-30-2008 04:09 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 11:35 PM)Paul M Wrote:  Oh, man, he was a kook, but he kept the board lively. I always loved the way I could quote the Koran to him and give him chapter and verse and he would go on a rampage and tell me I was making it up, that it wasn't in there.

My guess is that what he was saying is that you took a small sentence or short passage and that it was out of context. That is something the right is good at.

No Robert, Ziad was/is in Dire Need of much Psychiatric Help.

He was basically always Irrational to the Point of Reversing Himself without knowing he was Arguing Against His Own Points.

If Ziad said "It's Black" and I would Reply, "It's Black" .... he would Rant that "It Was White" .... LOL .... he was Priceless.

It was quite amusing though ....

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(12-30-2008 04:09 AM)RobertN Wrote:  My guess is that what he was saying is that you took a small sentence or short passage and that it was out of context. That is something the right is good at.

My experience has been that the extremists on BOTH sides are quite good at that--or at least, if practice makes perfect, they should be approaching perfection.

(12-30-2008 04:11 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(12-29-2008 10:27 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-27-2008 02:12 PM)RobertN Wrote:  While I think the world would be a better place without greedy, blood thirsty republicans, I have not said all of them should be murdered.

Do you feel the same way about greedy, blood thirsty democrats?

Absolutely. Did you think I would say somethng else?

I had no preconceived notions about what you would say.
More than anything, I was wondering whether you would concede that greedy, blood thirsty democrats even exist, since your post could be read to imply that those were traits exclusive to the republicans.