The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Alex

Oh, I'm sure you couldn't confuse me. I know it is just an expression, it just sparked curiosity into the moment as to why we waste time saying things that don't actually have any value. In saying what you said you meant to suggest "this is true." But you cloak it in some "it's a joke" phrasing as if that means people under the umbrella you were speaking about should then no longer care about the "this is true" half of the statement.

So really, I wasn't so much confused as pointing out that you really shouldn't feel safe to crawl back into your standard defense of "it was just a joke when I said mean things about people who have affiliations you just happen to have, how can you be upset?"

Ok. Whatever.

[Brendan]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I miss the days when the pledge was:

The original was "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all," written by a Socialist, and used in a magazine to sell flags to schools on Columbus day. Mad Men 1892, baby. Yesterday's marketing is today's dogma. Other successful vintage ad campaigns include the diamonds as the only true symbol of love and the inextricable link between freedom and automobile ownership.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Kevy, what are you taking?

Originally Posted by JWBear

Seriously!

Just conducting an experiment.

[scaeagles]

And an excellent experiment indeed.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Brendan

The original was...

I know what the original pledge was. Did you see all my incorrect words?

[Brendan]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I know what the original pledge was. Did you see all my incorrect words?

Oh, sure, you can miss any of the versions you like. I just want to point out that it's little more than a marketing slogan from 120 years ago.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Brendan

The original was "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all," written by a Socialist, and used in a magazine to sell flags to schools on Columbus day. Mad Men 1892, baby. Yesterday's marketing is today's dogma.

I didn't know Socialists were capable of "marketing".

Learn something new everyday I guess

[flippyshark]

Wow, sometimes a news story is so tiresome it makes me want to leave the planet. Sarah Palin's old emails is just such a story. I don't care. The very notion of hearing about it makes me despair. My gut feeling is that they will reveal nothing interesting at all, but we will be "treated" to constant updates just the same. Even if they turn up something juicy, I don't care, and I don't want it to be the subject of water cooler talk. But it will be. Thanks for letting me shudder publicly at the prospect. This is all I will have to say on the matter.

[Cynthia]

Somehow in the last 20 years what used to appear in the brazen pages of the "Weekly World News" became what is shown in place of news. Thank goodness for Aljazeera and BBC World News.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Wow, sometimes a news story is so tiresome it makes me want to leave the planet. Sarah Palin's old emails is just such a story. I don't care. The very notion of hearing about it makes me despair. My gut feeling is that they will reveal nothing interesting at all, but we will be "treated" to constant updates just the same. Even if they turn up something juicy, I don't care, and I don't want it to be the subject of water cooler talk. But it will be. Thanks for letting me shudder publicly at the prospect. This is all I will have to say on the matter.

Oh yeah, I just saw an "update" that had nothing more interesting to say then "no bombshells so far in palin's emails". Well woo fricking hoo....