Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[Rome]

if it's voter fraud you're engaging in it is serious business.

but don't believe me.  it's not like i actually work for the government or anything.

ps... look it up here...  http://www.votespa.com/portal/server.pt/community/where_to_vote/13520

[MDS]

voting is a waste of time

who gives a shtein

option A: douche
option B: turd

what. is. the. difference.

[Sgt PSN]

and while we're on the subject, I just want to say that I heart Wikileaks.

I just had to sign a statement at work stating that I will not access that site from a gov't, personal or public computer.  Apparently there's a lot of shtein out there that's still classified. 

[Diomedes]

give the military creeps half a second and they'll try to tell you you can't look at world war one stuff because it's classified

this most recent batch of super secret war papers has shown the world that surprise surpsie, the government lies all day long about all kinds of crap.  15,000 more dead Iraqis than previously documented, for example.  the govenment would prefer the world not know that, and barring a leak like this, they would have continued to hide that information under cloak of [hush tone]classified secret[/hush tone.]

farg them

go wikileaks

[ice grillin you]

the random almost fun and games type killing of civilians that is included in those papers is sickening

[Diomedes]

and not the least surprising

one of the reasons I oppose war in almost every possible circumstance is that it provides a theatre in which otherwise normal civilized people are able to sate their darkest impulses.  it's not just that people die, but that people become killers, monsters.  almost none of the people who did all that butchering would have been joy killing people back home

[Tomahawk]

voting is a waste of time

who gives a shtein

option A: douche
option B: turd

what. is. the. difference.

poty

[SD]

dude... whenever your residence is located is where you're supposed to vote.  i don't know if you still have time to register in your new precinct but don't vote at your old one if you don't actually live there anymore.

seriously, that's bad news.

Why is that 'bad news'?

[ice grillin you]

and not the least surprising

one of the reasons I oppose war in almost every possible circumstance is that it provides a theatre in which otherwise normal civilized people are able to sate their darkest impulses.  it's not just that people die, but that people become killers, monsters.  almost none of the people who did all that butchering would have been joy killing people back home

have you read the expose's in the post about the rogue band of soldiers in afghanistan that were sniping out random afghan civilians then cutting off their heads and fingers and keeping them as souveniers in their barracks...they pick a random person out kill them then put a grenade by their body to show that they were a threat...just terrible

it was also on 60 minutes

[Rome]

lol @ anyone thinking things like this don't go on on both sides.  give people a weapon and the freedom to act on their darker impulses and they will.  why?  because at heart we're all savages.

[Diomedes]

tens of millions of Americans, many of whom disbelieve everything the government says, nevertheless buy anything our military says hook line and sinker..they think that "our boys" would never, could never.  that we're better, we're above that, etc.

And even when it's proven that we do in fact behave in the most barbaric ways, they think it's okay when we do it.

[Munson]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-Campaign-Fibs-About-the-usnews-2615553179.html?x=0

5 lies about the economy

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

TMQ on the Juan Williams stuff:

Recently TMQ did an item about National Public Radio changing its name to NPR. Last week the organization changed its name again, to NTPR -- National Thought Police Radio -- by firing commentator Juan Williams. For NTPR to act horrified when its sole prominent right-of-center commentator -- commentator, not newscaster! -- utters remarks unacceptable to the limousine liberal circuit is political correctness gone berserk.

There is plenty to disagree with in Williams' opinions, but what he says clearly is presented as opinion. "Williams' presence on the largely conservative and often contentious primetime talk shows of Fox News has long been a sore point," NTPR said in announcing the sacking,, adding prissily -- as if Hester Prynne's personal life were the topic -- "strong criticism followed Williams' comments." The horror! If having a viewpoint and sparking criticism are scarlet letters, all NTPR programs except "Car Talk" and "Splendid Table" should be canceled.

TMQ is a longtime listener and sometime donor to public radio, and thinks the network does mainly a fine job. But now that it's clear public radio's Washington headquarters has been lying in its long-standing contention that the organization is impartial, public funding must end. It would be offensive if money were forcibly extracted from taxpayers' pockets to fund right-wing dogma on Fox News. It is offensive that money is forcibly extracted from taxpayers' pockets to fund left-wing dogma at National Thought Police Radio.

The full context of Williams' remarks was that he has felt frightened when encountering Muslims on airplanes but also understands that assuming Muslims are extremists is wrong. From his writing on the civil rights movement -- Williams' biography of A. Philip Randolph is terrific -- he knows prejudice cannot be resolved until it is first confronted honestly. Yours truly having lived in Pakistan, I can report that most Muslims are peace-loving, law-abiding people. (Yes, there are dangerous Islamic fanatics -- there are dangerous Christian, Jewish and Hindu fanatics, too.) Open-mindedness about the good and the bad of Islam won't happen until United States society learns to talk openly about its biases regarding Muslims. Williams was just being honest.

[Diomedes]

TMQ should STFU about politics. 

[rjs246]

Despite the fact that he's right?