CosmicBills

Old adage: It takes 3 years to start making money on a new business venture. The first year is spent trying to figure out what you're doing. The second year is spent figuring out how to make money on what it is you're doing. And the third year is where it all comes together if you've done the first two years correctly.

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Well, I am an insensitive assclown most days.

Wait... it's Monday today, right? Or did I sleep through Tuesday again?

Then you're clearly not a real American.

At this point, SM is found money. Helps the team tremendously if he's healthy, no loss if he's not. No story here yet, odds are it's just a rest day for him. Camp is overrated. Just ask Bruce.

Playoffs or bust. There's no excuse for this team not getting at least a wild card this year. I like Promo's pick early in the thread: 11 wins is doable with this schedule.

Sorry to hear the news. RIP.

Dude. Every post he makes is an exercise in schizophrenic hilarity. Though this is the first post where he laid off the emoticons. Usually every other word has one of those after it. Pretty sure there are at least 3 competing voices in OC's head at any given time. This post just proves that.

You could write an interesting paper on that topic actually. It's funny but possibly more true than people realize.

That was actually my first thought too. It lines up perfectly with the new wave of articles on the left talking about winning back the black vote. What better way to do that than to invent a racially charged quote like that one?

Figures this fits in with this thread.... Warning: CNN link. "Certainly Not News".

:lol: Brilliant.

Absolutely. I thought it was dead on (and hilarious). The security leaks are bad. The fact the President has a flying killer robot army and a list is worse to me.

This is still the funniest commentary I've seen about the leaks... despite being a Daily Show clip, it's not anti-GOP. It's anti-stupidity. Especially the last 3 minutes. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-13-2012/newsleaks "It is an inconceivable breach of human rights... to tell us about the kill list! The president is killing people with flying robots and uh... you should not know that!"

Link?

But shouldn't you get outraged over the Kochs as well (assuming you identify with the Tea Party or even the GOP as a whole)? That's what I don't get. I'm not trying to be combative or difficult, I'm honestly asking. I mean, the reason these guys exist at all is because the people within their parties allow them to hijack it, no?

I've spent the better part of the last 2 months flying around and you're right. It's annoying at times, but much faster and efficient than before.

100% agree. It's sad. But what's sadder still is how few people actually realize this is happening. Sure, lots of people lament about it but then instantly go back to shouting at the heavens about nonsense. The media and social revolution certainly played their parts in this. Certainly the miserable string of "leaders" we've elected the past decade and change also shoulder a large chunk of the blame as well. But, like you, I find the failing falls squarely on the people themselves. Myself included.

You're not wrong at all... But I think people forget how united this nation was immediately following the attacks. Not just the nation, but the world rallied behind us. There was an opportunity there for real healing. For real action to be taken by our leaders that could have perhaps stemmed the tide of what was coming down the pipe. Instead, Bush and his opposition wasted that opportunity and divided this country in such a deep way that we're still spiraling downwards as a society. Waging two wars under false pretenses, the hijacking of the far right by religious extremists, and the piss poor leadership of the left who decided to spend more time vilifying the Bush administration than working to solve the problem were all the result of Bush's impotent leadership. It's what doomed the economy and hastened our descent into political savagery. The media played their role as well and we as a people ate it up with a spoon. I may be an idealist, but I'd like to believe that someone like Washington would have recognized the incredible opportunity that presented itself in the months following the attacks. But then again, that's what the people in power today want. They want us fighting with one another so they can keep robbing us blind. A very cynical view... but sadly not incorrect. At least the past 20 years. I want to believe that it's not a fait accompli, but I'm not sure what it's going to take to change the course we're currently on as a nation.

What I don't get is why people point to either the Kochs or Soros as justification for the other. If what you say here is true, and I believe it is, shouldn't you be as outraged over the Kochs as you are over Soros and visa versa? Both are using misdirection and manipulation to get you on their side when in reality neither gives a shi* about you or your cause. But this kind of debate is exactly what they want. Soros and the Kochs want you fighting the other side rather than looking out for the guy behind you who's trying to pick your pocket. F*ck them all should be the reasonable answer. But instead it's "my rich benefactor is better than your rich benefactor".

While your last point is excellent, I disagree with your theory about Washington. Yes, the world has changed. Yes, our political system has changed. Yes, we've become more divisive and combative with regards to our political discourse. But true leaders still exist. Men of honor who put the nation ahead of themselves. Washington was one such man. Had he been in the driver's seat, I honestly believe things would have been different. For one thing, we wouldn't have gone into Iraq. For another, Washington wouldn't have squandered the national unity we experienced in the early hours after that terrible day. The failure to unite the country in the wake of 9/11 was Bush's biggest failure in my opinion. And he had a lot of failures. What wouldn't have happened had a true leader the likes of Washington been in charge. Sadly, neither of the choices for this coming election are leaders either. It's just more of the same drek.

So true. Sooooooooo true.