The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux) - Page 397

bewitched · 03-03-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

It's socialism!!! It's unamerican!!!! Damn pinkos!!!...
Simply because O'Reilly can attach an "evil" buzz word to it. Pisses me off. A lot.

You're a *%!@*&^ liberal socialist, aren't you?

JWBear · 03-03-2009, 01:16 PM

It's very difficult for adults to have a rational discussion with children who just want to throw a temper tantrum because they didn't get their way.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-04-2009, 10:07 AM

Say what you want about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, at least it's not some idiotic shoehorned acronym like TARP.

Moonliner · 03-04-2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Say what you want about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, at least it's not some idiotic shoehorned acronym like TARP.

Still, they could have called it the Ameican Security and Savings Act. That would have been more fitting.

JWBear · 03-04-2009, 11:28 AM

ASSA?

Moonliner · 03-04-2009, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

ASSA?

Ass Act.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-08-2009, 08:34 PM

Barack Obama, you won't like him when he's angry.

scaeagles · 03-09-2009, 08:18 AM

Hillary sure is off to a great start as Secretary of State.

She gave the Russians a "reset" button that actually said "overcharge", with an added implication of intentionally ripping someone off.

She claimed the American democracy is older thn European democracy. Considering the Europeans regard Greece as their roots of democracy, that's a bit of a problem.

She mispronounced several names of dignitaries she was meeting with.

Great start, Hillary! Woo-hoo!

Alex · 03-09-2009, 08:31 AM

American democracy is older than European democracy. But no, it isn't older than the concept of European democracy. So to the extent that anybody is seriously bothered by the comment I'd say they were going out of their way to have bruised feelings. Besides, since when do you care what other countries think and if their feelings are hurt?

The reset button was stupid for many reasons. Though I'm told by my Russian speaking friend that the mistaken word doesn't so much have a meaning of paying too much but is more an electrical term and closer to "overloaded." Search the term (in Cyrillic) and you'll find mostly pictures of electrical diagrams and things carrying too much weight.

And unless she was meeting people she didn't know she would be meeting, mispronouncing names is embarrassing.

scaeagles · 03-09-2009, 09:40 AM

I don't care, honestly. However, since the theme seems to be that we need to "rebuild" our image in the world, and she has insulted (whether they have reason to take offense or not) European leaders with her American vs. European democracy comment, I decided to make an issue of it from a purely rhetorical standpoint.

I debated whether or not to bring up Obama's insult of the British PM, when he gave 25 DVDs to him as a gift (I honestly don't know if that was a slight or not, but there has been some uproar over the thoughtlessness of it compared to the gift from him to the Obamas) and the lack of the traditional joint press conference (which I find to be far more insulting).

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Say what you want about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, at least it's not some idiotic shoehorned acronym like TARP. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Barack Obama, you won't like him when he's angry. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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03-09-2009, 08:18 AM	#8
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Hillary sure is off to a great start as Secretary of State. She gave the Russians a "reset" button that actually said "overcharge", with an added implication of intentionally ripping someone off. She claimed the American democracy is older thn European democracy. Considering the Europeans regard Greece as their roots of democracy, that's a bit of a problem. She mispronounced several names of dignitaries she was meeting with. Great start, Hillary! Woo-hoo!
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03-09-2009, 08:31 AM	#9
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	American democracy is older than European democracy. But no, it isn't older than the concept of European democracy. So to the extent that anybody is seriously bothered by the comment I'd say they were going out of their way to have bruised feelings. Besides, since when do you care what other countries think and if their feelings are hurt? The reset button was stupid for many reasons. Though I'm told by my Russian speaking friend that the mistaken word doesn't so much have a meaning of paying too much but is more an electrical term and closer to "overloaded." Search the term (in Cyrillic) and you'll find mostly pictures of electrical diagrams and things carrying too much weight. And unless she was meeting people she didn't know she would be meeting, mispronouncing names is embarrassing.
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03-09-2009, 09:40 AM	#10
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I don't care, honestly. However, since the theme seems to be that we need to "rebuild" our image in the world, and she has insulted (whether they have reason to take offense or not) European leaders with her American vs. European democracy comment, I decided to make an issue of it from a purely rhetorical standpoint. I debated whether or not to bring up Obama's insult of the British PM, when he gave 25 DVDs to him as a gift (I honestly don't know if that was a slight or not, but there has been some uproar over the thoughtlessness of it compared to the gift from him to the Obamas) and the lack of the traditional joint press conference (which I find to be far more insulting).
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