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It was an electoral college landslide, Sparky, and he won by over 9.5 million votes. You can continue with your "we won the time of possession"-like arguments and rationalizations if that's what gets you to sleep at night, but the rest of America and the world is looking at the scoreboard and it was a landslide. It was also a mandate, something Bush never had. You also conveniently ignore the bloodbath the GOP suffered in the past two elections, losing control of both houses of Congress, multiple state legislatures, and several governorships. I'd say that's a pretty strong rejection of the GOP's ideas. But you've always got your little majority on the PPP.
Clinton had 43 percent of the popular. Was that a mandate?
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Well, we could just call him "H."
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Idealism has no place on this board. Neither does rationalism or common sense.
I agree with you, but as you can see all you statement has done is riled the troglodytes. You have to wonder how many actually bothered to listen to the inaugural speech, particularly the reference to "putting aside childish things". They know no other way. They are frightened, and this is how they react.
I recommend leaving them alone in their little cesspool where they can cower in peace.
Ah... as analyzed by PPP's own non-partisan Tokyo Rose.
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That's like saying Clinton supported the internet. Obviously as new technological and scientific discoveries are made, someone will be the first president to support it.
And if viable alternatives to embryonic stem cells were proven to work just as well, then this would be a moot point. But until they are, we should support all types of stem cell research.
Weak analogy. Clinton was never successfully portrayed as being against the Internet.
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I'm struck by how easily achieved his official top ten promises are, and how meaningless with the exception of one:
8. Lift restrictions on federal funding for stem-cell research. Yawn.
This one still gets me. Fact: President Bush is the first president to provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. And he put no restrictions on private funding, which is happening.
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I don't have one off the top of my head but I do remember when I played in a garage band in the 70's one of the hardest things was trying to figure out lyrics of songs. We'd play the record over and over trying to figure out what the hell they said. It's amazing we ever survived without the internet.
So true. Sheet music used to save us a bit Sometimes go sneak a look at the music store without making a purchase.
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I remember someone I knew singing that song thinking it was dirty deeds done with sheep
Another one that I've caught numerous people on is Bad Moon Rising by Creedance. "There's a bad moon on the rise" seems to always get confused with "There's a bathroom on the right."
I saw someone do that at Karaoke, cracked me up.
When my daughter was real young, "Pretty Woman" came on the radio and she sang along out loud. When the part came along, Pretty woman, the kind I'd like to meet, she sang, "pretty woman, kinda like me."
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I don't know. What ever happened to that spikey haired first wife? Does he have a smokin hot one now, or is he still with that one? Either way, he's very likely still in.
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Remember....if the player is tackled and goes down in bounds, the clock keeps moving. It's up to the official to decide where the player was down. He can go down in bounds and have his momentum take him out, yet the clock keeps moving because he was down in the field of play.
Yeah but apparently only in the last two minutes of the first half, and the last five minutes of the second half, according to the rules.
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http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/timing
"With the exception of the last two minutes of the first half and the last five minutes of the second half, the game clock will be restarted following a kickoff return, a player going out of bounds on a play from scrimmage, or after declined penalties when appropriate on the referee’s signal."
Thank you sir. Fascinating.
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I always thought the clock stops when you go out of bounds. I can't tell you many times I've seen a player get tackled right at the sidelines and the clock keeps running. Does it have to do with contact? In other words, if the defender bumps you out, does that mean the clock keeps moving?
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I've since looked up Gaylord Perry, and it wasn't him.
Perry was one of my grandfather's favorite players. He lived in Cleveland.
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I sort of wonder if George Bush will ever be given any credit for the excellence in all standards in place in the NYC area in this post 911 world for this wonderful rescue, but near tragedy. It's still good he's leaving because this way we won't see a war on Canadian geese.
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Sugar sugar...by the Archies.
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I didn't look it up, but my first guess was Nolan Ryan. How do you define 'expansion' team? Perry might be the answer. My favorite story about him was that once he slid into home plate and a bottle of Vaseline fell out of the pocket of his jacket. Strange how he is glorified as a cheater.
The way I heard it, it as Nolan Ryan. Nolan Ryan is the only man to play for all four teams from the 1961-1962 expansion: the Mets, Angels, Astros (Colt .45s), and Rangers (Washington Senators). Expansion teams in baseball are generally any team formed after 1950.
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Times will be slow for a while.
When things slow down at work, there is an art to looking as busy as normal when you yourself know that you are not. I have observed secretaries move a pile of papers from one side of the desk to the other, one piece at a time, analyzing every item. Then move it all back again, one piece at a time. I once heard a military friend say that in the military all you have to do is carry a clipboard around, and nobody questions what you are doing.. I worked at a daily newspaper once, and my boss's boss joked that,, if brass sees you reading a newspaper, they assume you are goofing off (hello, this is a newspaper). But if you are staring at a computer, they assume you are working. Go figure.
When I worked at one of the Disney marinas in my relative youth, certain times of year slowed down for us. Disney would not automatically lay you off, but instead would find other things for you to do. Wash boats, reassign you for a few days to housekeeping, or transportation, or landscaping, farm you out so to speak. There is always stuff that needs doing.
But I remember one day in early September when we were a little overstaffed but kept looking busy, but at the same time somehow wanting to keep our brains busy also, when the trivia questions began. Here are couple that I remember from that day that I think are still pretty good: Mind you this was the 80's, so we were talking stuff that was already old then.
A) If you drive due south out of the city of Detroit, what is the first foreign country you will be in?
B) What was the largest city south of the Mason Dixon line during the Civil War?
C) What was Richard Dawson's character's name in Hogan's Heroes?
answers at the end.
Then there was this one question. What was the name of Andy Griffith's girfriend on the Andy Griffith Show? No one could think of it. You couldn't google anything back then. Nobody had cell phones. Many of us had radios, but there was really no simple way to cheat and call a friend.... It was Joe's turn to go into the lifeguard boat. The driver brought the boat along side the end of the dock and we made the switch. Joe took command and slowly motored the boat back onto the lake to take his place as the first responder to any problems.
Suddenly, we heard the roar of a motor, looked up to see the guard boat heading toward us at full throtle, disreagarding caution Joe plowed through the no wake zone. All of our lifeguard instinks went on high alert. An accident most likely, a bad one or he would be attending it himself and using the radio to call us, not coming back here for more help. Joe swung the boat within about 30 feet of the dock, cupped his hand to his mouth and said..."HELEN CRUMP." Then he drove triumphantly back out onto the the lake.
Answers: A) Canada, B) Baltimore, C) Newkirk.
One more....what hall of fame pitcher played for four different expansion teams and no other?
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An absolutely incredible piece of revisionist history. Still never admitting mistakes about anything, still coming up with lying insane rationalizations. The part about Katrina was exceptionally galling. Like Raygun before him the right wing revisionists are coming out of the woodwork to save his legacy, though this time I don't think it is going to work.
S - Give it a rest folks. When Nixon was done, the second time that is, it was over. You didn't have him to kick around any more. But you still did, and you still do. When Carter went away, I was relieved. But he didn't stay away. When George senior was done, for the most part, he was done. And I was OK with that. When Johnson left, it was over. And Johnson was happy it was over. When Clinton was gone, he refused to be gone, and he still does. But what are you going to do? Trust me on this one, "W" will quietly ride off into the sunset, just like Eisenhower did, and those two guys from Blazing Saddles. I'm supposed to go fishing with our newest X sometime in the spring. I doubt it will happen. Yeah right, like the SS would ever let somebody like me near him. But that promise was not made by him; it was made by a mutual fishing buddy friend. Anyway, I ain't any where near Texas at the moment, and I don't really want to be. If the call comes, I will be tempted. Bush really a pretty good guy who had great intentions, and gets zero credit for any of the good that has come from his presidency. Many of you opinionated retards that post here just misunderstander him. I'll be glad when all ignorance is gone.
It's still fascinating to me to observe the hatred you have toward people who have little relevance anymore.
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Just to give you a little background I am a 20 year old Junior in college. Obviously, like many of my student peers, I drink my fair share of alcohol throughout the week. Nothing crazy, but I do indulge in a few beverages here and there. Anyways, heres the deal.
A few days ago my buddy and I were talking and he brought up this discussion. He informed me that even though we are underage, we could still technically drink legally in public places. He went onto say that, if a parent/guardian were to buy an alcoholic beverage for their son/daughter at a bar/restaurant, that the underage person could consume it and not worry about breaking the law.
Now I've tried to find this in writing online because my mom does not believe me, but I cant seem to find anything. I was wondering if any of you are professionals in law or have a liquor license and would know if my friends allegations have any legs.
Thanks guys!
Depends where you live. From Wikipedia:
Contrary to popular belief, since the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, few states specifically prohibit minors' and young adults' consumption of alcohol in private settings. As of January 1, 2007, 14 states and the District of Columbia ban underage consumption outright, 19 states do not specifically ban underage consumption, and an additional 27 states have family member and/or location exceptions to their underage consumption laws. It is an argument in this country whether the age should be 18 or 21 since 18 is the age of majority in most states.
Federal law explicitly provides for religious, medical, employment and private club possession exceptions; as of 2005, 31 states have family member and/or location exceptions to their underage possession laws. [13]
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Seemingly, it's legal here in OH. It comes up from time to time on the call-in talk radio AM show here in Cincinnati.
But these are increasingly intolerant times...young people snogging in a car getting put on sex offender lists, cigarette smoking equated with violent assault, certain foods being attacked by the State, possession of certain amounts of cash bringing an assumption of drug dealings, people getting thrown into jail for leaving a kid in a car to go buy a newspaper from a box and the like.
If that drink were bought, and you consumed it, be prepared for trouble, legal or not - a patron in high dudgeon calling a police force and them arresting your parents, or the merchant tossing you out in fear of being charged with criminal behavior (and if not, having to spend time and money fighting a D.A. bent on shining his star).
So very true. I wouldn't leave it to cop to know the law though.
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But she had the job in the first place. If you get a job and your employer decides later you aren't qualified and fires you, you get unemployment benefits.
The fact that you think she makes too much money for shaking her boobs while serving beers isn't really a valid reason to deny her benefits.
Hey, I'm the last person to advocate giving out taxpayer money to people who don't deserve it. I've actually shown up at unemployment hearings to contest ex-employees petitions for benefits. But this case doesn't seem unreasonable at all to me. Maybe I'm just getting soft in my old age.
Pretty much my thoughts. And Unemployment insurance benefits are only temporary, and are there for people who cannot work through no fault of their own. There are some other places for her to seek assistance if she is the victim of a crime.
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working on his tan
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What about stupid?
What about stubborn?
No, I have realized that this plan won't work. You are just going to have to be smart enough to know the difference. Good luck with that.
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I saw that when I was in DC and almost drove off the road I was laughing so hard.
Well George "H" Bush was head of the CIA at one point.
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Because some here cannot tell when I am being serious from when I am being sarcastic or silly, from this point forward I will put a capital "S" at the beginning to designate serious. And when I am being sarcastic, I will put an "S", for sarcastic. And when I am being silly....
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Neither did I. Just a question. Is 52 percent a MANDATE?