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Offline texasmom

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« on: January 29, 2008, 10:44:02 PM »
I don't see all that much difference between all of these politicians. I mean... really... come on.  They're all americans, all want to [basically] do what they think is 'best' for the greater american population.  

Some of them are just nuttier than others in what they think is 'best.'  And some of them are just nuttier than others in the methods they'd like to use to get to that 'best' arrangement.
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2008, 10:48:04 PM »
sin·is·ter  

Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English sinistre, from Anglo-French senestre on the left,  from Latin sinistr-, sinister on the left side, unlucky, inauspicious
Date: 15th century
1archaic : unfavorable unlucky
2archaic : fraudulent
3: singularly evil or productive of evil
4 a: of, relating to, or situated to the left or on the left side of something;  especially : being or relating to the side of a heraldic shield at the left of the person bearing it b: of ill omen by reason of being on the left
5: presaging ill fortune or trouble
6: accompanied by or leading to disaster
— sin·is·ter·ly adverb
— sin·is·ter·ness noun
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« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2008, 10:48:05 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2008, 10:53:21 PM »
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
sin·is·ter  

Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English sinistre, from Anglo-French senestre on the left,  from Latin sinistr-, sinister on the left side, unlucky, inauspicious
Date: 15th century
1archaic : unfavorable unlucky
2archaic : fraudulent
3: singularly evil or productive of evil
4 a: of, relating to, or situated to the left or on the left side of something;  especially : being or relating to the side of a heraldic shield at the left of the person bearing it b: of ill omen by reason of being on the left
5: presaging ill fortune or trouble
6: accompanied by or leading to disaster
— sin·is·ter·ly adverb
— sin·is·ter·ness noun


:aok :rofl
Have you ever seen The Devil's Dictionary? That reminded me of something you'd see in there. :lol
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« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2008, 10:55:23 PM »
You've been in enough of the Ron Paul threads to know that's what a lot of people see in him.  If you don't see it in him though, I'm not going to convince you in this thread.

I disagree, though, with you assertion that they are really doing what they think is best for America.  I think they make a compromise between what they think is best for both them (as an individual politician) and for the country.

If a politician was really doing what was best for America, he would basically get up on a podium and say something to the effect of "eat your vegetables."  No voter wants to hear that, even though it's desperately needed in this country, so very few politicians say it.  

Most people in this country know that something is wrong (we all see different things broken), and it is not getting better.  We may not all agree on what it is, but I really wish the politicians reflected this enough to get up there and have a debate about what it means to  eat some political veggies rather than just promising us more political candy and junkfood.
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« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2008, 10:55:23 PM »
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:aok :rofl
Have you ever seen The Devil's Dictionary? That reminded me of something you'd see in there. :lol


That's from Webster's!
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« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2008, 10:56:04 PM »
TXMom, I don't like your knocking of Ron Paul but, Great fights in the DA.:)
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« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2008, 10:57:18 PM »
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Originally posted by texasmom
I don't see all that much difference between all of these politicians. I mean... really... come on.  They're all americans, all want to [basically] do what they think is 'best' for the greater american population.  

Some of them are just nuttier than others in what they think is 'best.'  And some of them are just nuttier than others in the methods they'd like to use to get to that 'best' arrangement.


Well, to really understand politicians, you really need to watch their bank accounts.  

When a politician can enter the system poor as the rest of us, yet leave a billionaire, you know something is wrong.
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« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2008, 11:00:24 PM »
Laser...You still confuse the hell out of me.
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« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2008, 11:01:06 PM »
Tarmac, you're probably more right about that than I am.

[Devil's Dictionary]

Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.  The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Politician: An eel in the fundamental mud upon which structure of organized society is reared.  When he wriggles he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the tremblings of edifice.  As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive.



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Xargos ~ was fun. :) We'll have to go again another time.
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« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2008, 07:44:10 AM »
I'm glad you have finally accepted Hillary as your next CIC.
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« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2008, 08:09:19 AM »
There really is a red and blue America.. split as bad as in 1860.

You are right that there isn't much difference in the politicians tho.. they all just want to be the next American idol.    

You are wrong to say that they want what is best for America...  Maybe paul.. the rest.. they want what is best for them.

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« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2008, 08:26:05 AM »
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I'm glad you have finally accepted Hillary as your next CIC.

Yeah, right.  That would be the 'nuttier' element that I spoke of earlier.
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« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2008, 11:07:32 AM »
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« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2008, 01:53:19 PM »
Politicians don't give an at's rass about what's good for the nation or its people. All they do is bend over so they can be reamed by the Party Line, and all they care about is whatever Special Interest the Party is is trying to climb in bed with.
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