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Now how does that quote go? This is my rifle This is my gun One is for fighting, the other for fun Nope, you said gun -- that's still Bonfire fodder Wendy P. Holy crap, it took more than a minute before I got the joke Adding fear of Alzheimer to my list of fears. That double-post was funny! You owe me a keyboard.

Bureaucratic automatons and people who are handed broad and largely unchecked regulatory power who operate on the fringes of legal or constitutional authority (either mindlessly or with an extreme socio-political agenda ...I don't know which is worse!). ---see the "Guitar Frets..." thread for an example. A lot of folks have become convicted felons, or have been exposed to that risk, because of a shortage of common, walking-around sense by incompetent people in positions of authority or by regulations imposed upon people by agenda-driven regulators.

Now you know how we feel. It's only English.

I am essentially agreeing with your point that the Freeman Institute, MIT and PBS (by quoting selected excerpts from Douglass's speech and, in this case, omitting other parts) have distorted his message to fit their social/political philosophy. I agree with Douglass's view that "...the people of the North have allowed themselves to be so ruinously imposed upon, as that of the pro-slavery character of the Constitution" and that "there is neither warrant, license, nor sanction of the hateful thing" (slavery) within that "GLORIOUS LIBERTY DOCUMENT". I am suggesting that those organizations, and other's who distort and take other's words out of context, are also among "the veriest impostors that ever practiced on mankind". Your example of Charlie Rangel's misinterpretation (or, more likely, his misunderstanding) of the purpose for the "3/5 Compromise" is another great example of that "slander". I'm also saying that taking Douglass's words outside the context of his entire speech is a "slander upon his memory" just as it was his belief that it was a slander upon the memory of the founders by "those who charge this baseness on the framers of the Constitution of the United States".

Yes, as early as 1852! even a former slave, who had every right to despise the country, "got it". The enlightened message that Douglass was trying to deliver in that speech requires that it be taken in it's entirety. Taking it apart for "sound bites" and out-of-context quotes is a "slander upon the memory" of Frederick Douglass. People who omit or try to twist parts of speeches or writings to support their own ideologies or political agendas are themselves "the veriest impostors that ever practiced on mankind".

Good stuff, Pookie! Landings probably look worse than they really are, ..I hope!

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Okay, that's one christian terrorist. Now, how many muslim terrorists have their been? From Wiki Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966), also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is a criminal responsible for a series of bombings across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured at least 150 others in the name of an anti-abortion and anti-gay agenda. The Federal Bureau of Investigation considers him a terrorist.[2] As a teenager Rudolph was taken by his mother to a Church of Israel compound in 1984; it is connected to the Christian Identity movement Now, let's not forget our not-so-religious, home-grown terrorists. "You Don't Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows" Bernadine's a freekin college professor in Chicago. Teach your children well. We were talking about religious nutters... like the thread title says right???? From Wiki During the twentieth century, members of extremist groups such as the Army of God began executing attacks against abortion clinics and doctors across the United States.[65][66][67] A number of terrorist attacks were attributed to individuals and groups with ties to the Christian Identity and Christian Patriot movements, including the Lambs of Christ.[68] A group called Concerned Christians were deported from Israel on suspicion of planning to attack holy sites in Jerusalem at the end of 1999, believing that their deaths would "lead them to heaven."[69][70] The motive for anti-abortionist Scott Roeder murdering Wichita doctor George Tiller on May 31, 2009 was a belief that abortion is criminal and immoral, and that this belief went "hand in hand" with his religious beliefs. OK, I'll give you that one on a technicality (although, my answer could fit the thread under the "edumucaton" choice since I made a reference to a teacher.) I'd rather take my chances with the occasional non-islamist religious nutcases whose criminal actions are generally able to be contained through the criminal justice system. I think the WU were fairly well organized and actually declared war on the US and followed through with several bombing attacks.

Okay, that's one christian terrorist. Now, how many muslim terrorists have their been? From Wiki Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966), also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is a criminal responsible for a series of bombings across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured at least 150 others in the name of an anti-abortion and anti-gay agenda. The Federal Bureau of Investigation considers him a terrorist.[2] As a teenager Rudolph was taken by his mother to a Church of Israel compound in 1984; it is connected to the Christian Identity movement Now, let's not forget our not-so-religious, home-grown terrorists. "You Don't Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows" Bernadine's a freekin college professor in Chicago. Teach your children well. edit to fix link

So, you're going to burn the religious nutters at the stake, along with silencing the people you don't think should have a right to speak? Nice. Not in this country he will not He may be able to where he is from Here is the REAL boogyman. ....sheeesh! ...talk about arrogant, ruling-class nutters!

I voted Edumucation since you spelled AL-QUADA wrong in the poll. BTW, have you ever been to the US? Is there a really a "wrong" spelling of "Al Kayduh" since it's pretty much a phonetic approximation of an Arabic name? Maybe there is a "correct" conventional western spelling. Maybe not. I dunno.

Didn't you start on the edumucation rant because someone misspelled a word? Give the guy a break, his first language is Swedish! no sir, my first language is SWISS-german, then came GERMAN, then came FRENCH; so english is only like my FOURTH language.. and i also at least understand parts of italian and dutch.. WHOOOOOOOOOOSSSSHHHH!

What DZO in his right mind would disqualify a whole class of folks who, by the time they reach 40: a) have possibly reached financial stability and are secure in their careers. b) have shipped the kids off to college (or to their own homes). c) have kicked the old man (or old lady) out and are ready to make the most of what little time they have left. d) are fully engaged in "mid-life crisis" and have a pocket full of crazy money (a truly observant DZO knows the need to get this money before it gets blown on a Porsche or a motorcycle or a new ho or other such silliness. ...or worse yet ...a competing expensive crisis activity like SCUBA diving or sailing.) ? Sounds like unabashed youthism to me.

Which is why I'm so confused about the concern. It looks like we're not talking about a "loophole" but about a legitimate venture. So why the concern? Saying "laundering" in one post and "100% legitimate" in another is very confusing to me. Don't tell me this is just another attempt to screw the American Indian in some way....please don't. A "loophole" is an advantage that can be taken by someone other than yourself and is lawful and in compliance with the tax code. Otherwise, it is a "deduction" or "credit".

"Santa Claus" ....his name is "Santa Claus".

That's what she said.

Another of Keltner's observations: Playing with poor rats (i.e. "...rat pups raised in impoverished environments...") is mentally and physically beneficial to them "and can reverse the effects of deprivation". (But, I have to admit that I'm not sure whether the subjects of the study were the destitute rats or the poverty-stricken folks who were playing with them. Also, I found out that baby rats are called "pups"! ....who knew!?)

If you're in no big hurry you can spend a little time researching the coins for collector value. Kinda like treasure hunting. Meanwhile, for the common silver coins, you can set them aside and wait and see if silver will start tracking the rising gold price. It's just under $40 right now but it has been as high as $49 within the last couple of months. (Better examples of a few of the "common" dates are getting more desirable to collectors, too.) Also, you might find a new hobby.

As a staffing/leasing company, are they not required to collect unemployment "taxes" from their client companies? Aren't their (presumably non-Indian) clients required to pay? If so, then isn't the leasing company fraudulently collecting this money from them? I assumed that the company using these employees must pay the unemployment insurance whether they are paid to the staffing company or directly to the government.

This is a "brick and mortar" store that has been around for a long time with a good reputation. Although they are in central Florida, their on-line published prices can be used as a good reference and represents actual prices they will pay on a given day. It is updated as gold or silver prices vary. Also, they single out particular coins in the guide for which there is a high collector demand. For gold bullion coins they will pay "spot" minus $10.00 IIRC. On ebay I have seen gold and silver coins go for substantially more than the spot value as they are being bought up by speculators. Also, here's another good reference site.

I say we go to the Monopoly money standard. There's already billions of dollars worth of it printed and there is only one way it's value can go.

These are better boobies (*)(*) Why start out like this (.)(.)? These aint bad either (+)(+) Just sayin' (oYo)

You bet! Hustler seems to like their women 'a little on the trashy side'! Chuck College math teachers, too!

Looks like they decided not to go down in a hail of gunfire although "shots were fired". http://www.wtsp.com/news/breaking/article/205305/20/Report-Two-of-Dougherty-Gang-caught-in-Colo

Actually, it was obvious that your point was the UN blamed Bush, et al. for killing civilians in Iraq, and blames the Taliban for killing civilians in Afghanistan. Of course, the first part of your claim was pure fiction. The UN never directly blamed Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld for killing civilians, but it made a nice partisan talking point for you. It has always been clear in both wars that the majority of civilian deaths has been due to local actors. Your attempt to make some anti-UN, anti-Obama partisan dig was complete nonsense. I stand corrected. It wasn't the UN at all ...it was actually our own American lefties. "Bush lied, people died."