Obama Continues Bush's Illegal Drone Surveillance

Started by Rome, December 16, 2005, 08:52:30 AM

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reese125

#465
July 15, 2009, 09:26:02 AM
so dependence on foreign oil or the effects on the environment...which one swayed your decision in buying that Prius?

or neither--youre just a cheap ass?

ice grillin you

#466
July 15, 2009, 09:31:11 AM
dont prius run in the mid to upper 20's...i think there are many vehicles you can get cheaper than a prius
i can take a phrase thats rarely heard...flip it....now its a daily word

igy gettin it done like warrick

im the board pharmacist....always one step above yous

Seabiscuit36

#467
July 15, 2009, 09:33:13 AM Last Edit: July 15, 2009, 09:46:28 AM by Seabiscuit36
worst cars ever... Smart Cars.  you look like a douche, and get only 35mph, add to that they cost a shteinload for a car that will kill you in a crash. 

"For all the civic slurs, for all the unsavory things said of the Philadelphia fans, also say this: They could teach loyalty to a dog. Their capacity for pain is without limit." -Bill Lyons

rjs246

#468
July 15, 2009, 09:40:09 AM
The Prius was low 20s brand new at a time when gas was almost $4 a gallon.
The ladyfriend does 90% of the driving since she commutes 450 miles a week so she had more say in the decision than I did since I take public transportation to work.
Moderately priced car + huge gas savings + super liberal ladyfriend = Prius.

In terms of drilling, I believe the humans impact the environment. I also believe that drilling for oil on our own land is a good bridge to reduced foreign dependence and potentially less future consumption. But the truth is that I don't really care at the moment. Maybe some day when I have more free time I'll care but in the mean time I'll just recycle my mountains of empty beer cans and take the T to work and feel actively superior about passively saving the planet.
Is rjs gonna have to choke a bitch?

Let them eat bootstraps.

ice grillin you

#469
March 08, 2013, 09:42:42 PM
Poll: Majority of Americans Opposed to Being Killed by Drone
March 8, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS — In a possible setback for the Administration's controversial drone policy, a new poll conducted by the University of Minnesota shows that a broad majority of Americans are opposed to being killed by a drone strike on U.S. soil.

The poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus five percentage points, showed that ninety-seven per cent of those surveyed "strongly agreed" with the statement, "I personally do not want to be killed by a drone," with three per cent responding, "Don't know/No opinion."

"There's no other way to interpret these numbers," said the University of Minnesota's Davis Logsdon, who oversaw the survey. "The idea of being killed by a drone is not playing well out there."

And while the poll numbers may not augur well for the Administration's expanding use of drones, the response was even more negative in a focus group of likely drone victims.

One member of that group, a forty-three-year-old male from St. Paul, complained that "it doesn't even seem like the government is trying to come up with alternatives to killing us with drones."

"It seems like they could figure out some kind of system where instead of just being killed by a drone, people could maybe present evidence to see if they're guilty or not," he said.

At the White House, spokesman Jay Carney tried to make the best of the poll results, telling reporters, "Look, people are afraid of getting killed by a drone. We get that. But there is still broad public support for drones killing somebody else."
i can take a phrase thats rarely heard...flip it....now its a daily word

igy gettin it done like warrick

im the board pharmacist....always one step above yous

shorebird

#470
March 09, 2013, 07:39:02 AM
Why is this here and not in the Obama drone killings thread?

Rome

#471
March 09, 2013, 07:46:04 AM
One would think 100% of respondents would choose NOT to be killed by a drone.

Rome

#472
March 09, 2013, 07:53:56 AM
And by the way... as the loony lefty who started this thread, I am disgusting beyond words that President Obama has followed President Bush down this rabbit hole.   Surveillance by drones represent sickening and shocking abuses of our right to privacy and should be halted immediately.

Diomedes

#473
March 09, 2013, 08:15:12 AM
Change thread title?
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

Sgt PSN

#474
March 09, 2013, 08:22:32 AM
Quote from: Rome on March 09, 2013, 07:46:04 AM
One would think 100% of respondents would choose NOT to be killed by a drone.

Pretty much. I don't want to be killed by anything, really. Except natural causes.

Diomedes

#475
March 09, 2013, 08:27:07 AM
Dudes.  The "article" is obviously a joke.  WTF is wrong with you people.
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

Sgt PSN

#476
March 09, 2013, 10:32:47 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on March 09, 2013, 08:27:07 AM
WTF is wrong with you people.

You've been posting here like 10 years (minus your sabbatical) and you really need to ask this?  WTF is wrong with you, sir? 

Diomedes

#477
March 12, 2013, 07:02:32 AM
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

Seabiscuit36

#478
March 12, 2013, 07:45:58 AM
Maryland has a drone program instituted for DNR to patrol in some of the counties
"For all the civic slurs, for all the unsavory things said of the Philadelphia fans, also say this: They could teach loyalty to a dog. Their capacity for pain is without limit." -Bill Lyons

shorebird

#479
March 12, 2013, 07:53:05 AM
The DNR better arm those drones, I can see one getting mistaken for a duck. Drunken eastern shore hunters will shoot just about anything.
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