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  • T Tim Carmichael

    So.. Michelle Bachmann in the only Tea Party politician then? Read the FULL message.. don't be selective. Have you met EVERY Tea Party politician or are you making potentially slanderous statements about people whom you've never met?

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    soap brain
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    I haven't met every Tea Party politician, obviously. But you can judge a person by the company they keep, and when that company includes Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry . . . X|

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    • S soap brain

      I haven't met every Tea Party politician, obviously. But you can judge a person by the company they keep, and when that company includes Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry . . . X|

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      Tim Carmichael
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      Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

      But you can judge a person by the company they keep

      And you keep company with Oakman via a Fat_Boy proxy... what does that say?

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      • O Oakman

        Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

        Say what you like about Maggie

        I thought Maggie was great - for exactly all the reason that I knew there'd be thousands of images of her as Hitler.

        “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein

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        Pete OHanlon
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        Oakman wrote:

        I thought Maggie was g

        Me too - she was the last real man in number 10.

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        • P Pete OHanlon

          Oakman wrote:

          when the PIIGS finally descend into bankruptcy.

          When???? There's only political trickery and jiggery-pokery thinly disguising the fact that they went bankrupt years ago. Ironically (given how this thread started), the problem is Germany. They are artificially keeping the Euro up - if they were to devolve their currency then the Euro countries could descend to a level at which they could cope financially.

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          Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

          When????

          You're right. I should have said, "acknowledged bankruptcy."

          Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

          the problem is Germany

          That's what you Brits always say. ;)

          Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

          the Euro countries could descend to a level at which they could cope financially.

          'Twould be an interesting time (in the Chinese curse sense) if that were to happen. Do you think the EU could survive the crash of the Euro? (btw: I do know that the Eurozone and the EU aren't the same thing.)

          “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein

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          • T Tim Carmichael

            Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

            But you can judge a person by the company they keep

            And you keep company with Oakman via a Fat_Boy proxy... what does that say?

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            Tim Carmichael wrote:

            And you keep company with Oakman via a Fat_Boy proxy... what does that say?

            It says you're unable to make any relevant point.

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            • O Oakman

              Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

              When????

              You're right. I should have said, "acknowledged bankruptcy."

              Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

              the problem is Germany

              That's what you Brits always say. ;)

              Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

              the Euro countries could descend to a level at which they could cope financially.

              'Twould be an interesting time (in the Chinese curse sense) if that were to happen. Do you think the EU could survive the crash of the Euro? (btw: I do know that the Eurozone and the EU aren't the same thing.)

              “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein

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              Pete OHanlon
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              I don't see how the EU can survive either way. Either the PIGS are going to drag Germany down or the German people are going to force their politicians to pull out. As a social experiment, the EU has failed. Before this is seen as a Brit bashing Europe, it is worth pointing out that I spent a great deal of time working abroad, and I worked in countries such as France, Luxembourg and Poland. Their is a lot to like about these countries, and perhaps the politicians should actually celebrate their differences. (And yes, I have also worked in the States, but that was in San Francisco which I do realise bears very little relationship to the rest of the USA, but I did love the chilli dogs you could get there)

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              • P Pete OHanlon

                I don't see how the EU can survive either way. Either the PIGS are going to drag Germany down or the German people are going to force their politicians to pull out. As a social experiment, the EU has failed. Before this is seen as a Brit bashing Europe, it is worth pointing out that I spent a great deal of time working abroad, and I worked in countries such as France, Luxembourg and Poland. Their is a lot to like about these countries, and perhaps the politicians should actually celebrate their differences. (And yes, I have also worked in the States, but that was in San Francisco which I do realise bears very little relationship to the rest of the USA, but I did love the chilli dogs you could get there)

                Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                Oakman
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                Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                As a social experiment, the EU has failed.

                As I watched the EU grow from this side of the Atlantic, I wondered more than once what wisdom there was in looking to the east. I never suspected how weak the south was. I once read that the primary purpose of the EU was to make sure that France and Germany were too closely intertwined to go to war with each other again.

                Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                that was in San Francisco which I do realise bears very little relationship to the rest of the USA, but I did love the chilli dogs you could get there)

                Problem is there's a very large Vietnamese population there - so you can't be sure that the chili dog you are eating wasn't someone's pet yesterday.

                “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein

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                • S soap brain

                  Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                  Ravel is still a child

                  Seventeen is hardly a child, except in an arbitrary legal way. And he needs to stop saying that Eric is my boyfriend... *grumble grumble*

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                  Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

                  Seventeen is hardly a child, except in an arbitrary legal way.

                  Don't take this the wrong way, but 17 is an age that is blissfully ignorant of being a child. Seriously don't take it the wrong way but here is why (Disclaimer: Not true for all 17 year olds. Heck some 13 year olds are forced to grow up wayyyyy to fast due to family/social circumstances) At 17 you do not have to worry about the electric bill. At 17 you do not have to worry about your daughter comming home and telling you she is pregnent (because if you have a daughter that can get pregnent and you are 17.... ahh WTF happened?) At 17 your biggest dillema is how to get Katie from Study Hall to notice you At 17 you have been exposed to AT MOST 4 presidential elections of which 1 you MAYBE were able to follow At 17 you have paid in as much taxes in yoru entire life as some people on these forums have in one month (Let me point out some advantages though) At 17 you have much more potential than the majority of the population in the world At 17 the amount of choices you are given and "Allowed" to make is astronomical (scary even) But maybe the most important, At 17 claiming you are not a child to those that are twice and even thrice your age makes you sound even more like a child. I do not believe I am a child. But if I was doing something stupid and someone twice my age (note I am 31 so this would be a 62 year old) pointed it out and said it was childesh I would not come back with "I am 31, thats not a child!". Why? (gonna blow your mind here and refer back to my disclaimer above) Because at some point we realize it has nothing to do with age. It is about what you say and do. How you respond to others. A 62 year old has every right to call me a child. In their eyes I am a child. I was in diapers when they were over a decade into their career. The non "childesh" response is to comment against why they are saying I am a child or acting childesh. For example, a 62 year old may say I am childesh because I don't go in to see the doctor for my annual check ups. I should respond with either "Healthy as a Studding bull, no need" (to which they would say Hmph exactly. you are ignorant) or I could say "Why is it childesh to not go see the doctor" etc. But most deffinately not "Dude I am 31. That is not a child. I know exactly what I am doing." End Rant Start Summary: Not trying to ridicule you. Hoping you take a little a way from this. Obvi

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                  • P Pete OHanlon

                    Say what you like about Maggie, but she had balls. Unfortunately, the legacy of Blair will last for generations - he's part of the reason why our country is completely screwed. Here's Cameron - are you sure it's Cameron. Him and his identikit deputy Nick Clegg are virtual twins - like Tweedledum and Tweedledummer.

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                    Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                    Say what you like about Maggie,

                    I can't think of anything I like about Maggie.

                    Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                    Unfortunately, the legacy of Blair will last for generations - he's part of the reason why our country is completely screwed.

                    And she's the other part. What a winning team.

                    Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                    Here's Cameron - are you sure it's Cameron. Him and his identikit deputy Nick Clegg are virtual twins - like Tweedledum and Tweedledummer.

                    You got that wrong. Cameron, Milliband and Clegg - Tweedledum, Tweedledummer, Tweedledummest. Welcome to the world of professional politicians. What experience do they bring (other than lobbying, advising, speech writing, arse-licking and back-stabbing) to their roles as leaders of a country? Corporate PR and Journalism. Well, whoop-de-doo!

                    Truth, Justice ... or the American way? - Trad.

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                    • S soap brain

                      Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                      Ravel is still a child

                      Seventeen is hardly a child, except in an arbitrary legal way. And he needs to stop saying that Eric is my boyfriend... *grumble grumble*

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                      Pete OHanlon
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                      Trust me, you're still a child - I have shoes older than you. Emotionally you are still evolving, and you still have a lot of the life lessons to learn. One of the lessons you have yet to learn is that what somebody says about you in a forum like this is not important. You know - the whole "sticks and stones" bit. The depressing thing is that I've been playing guitar for twice as long as you've been alive.:~

                      Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                      • N Nagy Vilmos

                        Here in the UK we have the best politicians money can buy. I checked ;)


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                        Jorgen Andersson
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                        Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                        Here in the UK we have the best politicians money can buy. I checked ;)

                        Has the economic decline gone that far in the UK?

                        List of common misconceptions

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                        • O Oakman

                          wizardzz wrote:

                          Well Obama is only half black; but from the waist down, where it matters!

                          Unfortunately for Michelle's dress designers, she's black from the waist down, too.

                          “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein

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                          Baby got back, sho 'nuff.

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                          • L Lost User

                            True. You elect bigger pricks than we do.

                            Truth, Justice ... or the American way? - Trad.

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                            We also seem to have a larger selection.

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                            • S soap brain

                              Except that the Tea Party is more like an apocalyptic cult than a political party. Not all politicians are proud of being ignorant and stupid or wave loaded handguns at journalists' chests.

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                              Majerus
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                              Don't be fooled. The teabaggers are nothing more the the radical republican base. They aren't a separate party. They've been republican's for much longer than the teabaggers have existed (see "The Southern Strategy"). Only difference is now their radical ways have become mainstream within the party.

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                              • M Majerus

                                Don't be fooled. The teabaggers are nothing more the the radical republican base. They aren't a separate party. They've been republican's for much longer than the teabaggers have existed (see "The Southern Strategy"). Only difference is now their radical ways have become mainstream within the party.

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                                Majerus wrote:

                                Don't be fooled.

                                We are so lucky to have you around to reveal the secret conspiracies that threaten America. :rolleyes:

                                “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein

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                                • O Oakman

                                  Majerus wrote:

                                  Don't be fooled.

                                  We are so lucky to have you around to reveal the secret conspiracies that threaten America. :rolleyes:

                                  “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein

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                                  Majerus
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                                  I do enjoy a good troll. Unfortunately your trolling doesn't qualify.

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                                  • T Tim Carmichael

                                    So.. Michelle Bachmann in the only Tea Party politician then? Read the FULL message.. don't be selective. Have you met EVERY Tea Party politician or are you making potentially slanderous statements about people whom you've never met?

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                                    Ravel is a queer as a three dollar bill - therefore since Michele Bachmann's husband makes his living proving to gays that it's something they can be cured of, he hates her guts. Of course, at 17 and never having lived in the U.S., he actually knows little about American politics and less about Bachmann, but then he doesn't have to.

                                    “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein

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                                      I do enjoy a good troll. Unfortunately your trolling doesn't qualify.

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                                      Oakman
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                                      Given how far underwater you are, when you vote someone down, does their rep go up?

                                      “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein

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                                      • O Oakman

                                        Given how far underwater you are, when you vote someone down, does their rep go up?

                                        “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ~ Albert Einstein

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                                        Majerus
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                                        Oakman wrote:

                                        Given how far underwater you are,

                                        What are you talking about?

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                                        • S soap brain

                                          Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                                          Ravel is still a child

                                          Seventeen is hardly a child, except in an arbitrary legal way. And he needs to stop saying that Eric is my boyfriend... *grumble grumble*

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                                          wizardzz
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                                          Just 4 years ago, I was over twice your age. Sorry if I was the cause of the eric boyfriend talk.

                                          "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson My comedy.

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