Author Topic: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American  (Read 1498 times)

tbrannon

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2008, 06:54:01 AM »
Some topics are better left untouched....especially in places that are supposed to be friendly. I don't share the same political views with the majority of posters on this forum and I certainly don't come to the forum to read political opinion.
 
Politics sucks.  They're all liars and thieves.

spose

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2008, 07:37:37 AM »
I like carrots

ajdover

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2008, 07:43:25 AM »
Speaking only for myself, I've always been proud to be an American, whether it's around election time or not.
 
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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2008, 07:52:47 AM »
The resulting direction of this thread were to be expected by any intelligent person and it never should have been started, at least not on the Alembic boards.

pas

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #19 on: November 05, 2008, 07:57:43 AM »
Ah, wait...this just in...
 
As part of his 1st legislative initiative, Mr. Obama will be confiscating all Alembics from those who own more than one, in order to spread the wealth.

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2008, 08:26:14 AM »
Personal Quote:    Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by stupidity...

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #21 on: November 05, 2008, 08:40:45 AM »
You know I tried to keep it neutral but it is sliding down the opinion slope.
As you said glocke..davehouck will be chiming in pretty soon

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #22 on: November 05, 2008, 09:13:04 AM »
. . . (the sound of distant wind blowing across a vast expanse) . . .
 
I love this forum, and I love its members (in a strictly platonic way, of course).  Families fight, families make up.  We will get along again tomorrow when tensions are less high.  
 
Anyone heard any new good music lately?  I have been enjoying garage a trois:
 
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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #23 on: November 05, 2008, 09:14:27 AM »
I'm just glad we finally have the approval of the Europeans.  Thanks, Big O!

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #24 on: November 05, 2008, 09:21:14 AM »
This thread needs more of Oolong, the balancing rabbit.
 

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #25 on: November 05, 2008, 10:00:52 AM »
Obama will be confiscating all Alembics  
 
Good thing I have shelters for my other ones...
 
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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #26 on: November 05, 2008, 10:05:48 AM »
Miscellaneous  
Free for all area - talk amongst yourselves.  I have noticed a few tempers flaring here.  As it states above and on the link to this section, ?free for all area.?  Paul (Pas) you probably think this is a Socialist area of the forum because it says free for all?lol.  I believe it is okay for everyone to express their views, but we should be able to respectfully disagree.  If you don?t share Bill?s sentiments, that?s okay.  He started the thread and had every right to do so.  I don?t see where anyone turned this into a political debate until you began your sarcasm.  Many of us will never meet face to face.  So, the miscellaneous area is where we get the chance to chat about all topics, including and excluding Alembics.  I come from a long line of conservative Republicans; Kentucky overwhelmingly voted for McCain.   I always thought of him as too liberal personally.  However, I am not going to attack Bill or other members of this family just because I disagree with their politics.  With all that said, GW has sent us to hell in a hand basket.  McCain did not prove his point to me that he could bring about any change.  He threw every piece of garbage out there to try to get something to stick.  It backfired on him.  Instead of setting up a platform and selling us right minded thinkers (tongue in cheek Bill) on it, he attacked his opponent with a bunch of blanks.  My advice to McCain would be: don?t tell us how bad this guy is; tell us how good you are.  He just didn?t deliver.  I think we can all do a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking at this point.  But, I am willing to give this guy a chance.  I am poorer now than I was 8 years ago.   I think we can all agree this is going be a very tough assignment for any President.  We have discussed the economy, life, death, and human interests?why not a little political banter?
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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #27 on: November 05, 2008, 10:06:01 AM »
America spoke clearly and concisely, what was going on had to stop. i doubt anyone thinks obama is the messiah as pas calls our president to be.  
i thought one of the more interesting things i saw last night were sore losing republicans at mccains speech. mention obama and boos rang out. at the obama speech a mention of mccain brought almost no response. The republicans can thank bush for one thing. he helped destroy the party as we know it. The only category mccain carried was voters over 65.  
As far a socialism and obama are concerned. when the top 1% of the country grew their wealth over the last 8 yrs and the rest of us went backwards and/or lost our jobs,saw our quality of life retreat,saw democracy reduced,saw our standing in the world decimated, then something is wrong with the direction we were headed in.  
pas you make your living as an investor. if your making so much money that you MAY end up paying more in taxes to say improve education, improve the infrastructure, improve health care for those who have no access to it, to give others the access to the things you have. I dont see it as a bad thing.  
Spreading the wealth? not necessarily. spreading the dream - definitely.
The problem as i see it is that the republicans tried to tie socialism to communism and that was a fear based move to create votes. It didnt work
If i end up having to pay more taxes. So be it
the difference between republicans and democrats is simple. democrats tax and spend-republicans borrow and spend. this is why our national debt has doubled to 10 trillion in the last 4 yrs after being left a 5 trillion dollar surplus 8 years ago. So now we are in debt to other countries like China.  
The one person who worked hardest for Obama was none other than george bush!
finally inebtitude has been rewarded.
if you think this isnt a democracy anymore i feel sorry for you and all the other boneheads who dont get it, never did and never will. its not about YOU its not about ME its about US
as they said in star trek- sometimes the needs of the many outweigh the needs of a few

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #28 on: November 05, 2008, 10:13:52 AM »
bravo

new2alembic

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Re: Tonight I'm Proud To Be An American
« Reply #29 on: November 05, 2008, 10:14:26 AM »
Ouch Jeff.  I try not to be a bonehead.  I didn't boo 'That One' at McCain's speech.  My hat is off to Mr. Obama for a well run campaign.  I agree that we can thank GW for the Republican defeats nationwide.  Yes the GOP has gotten greedy and fat lately off the backs of others.  Corporate welfare is still welfare.  Don't let me get started on Halliburton or Exxon-Mobil.  I want my money back!
 
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