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题目: Re: Any libs wanna hammer them on the lies from this new administration?
(V): There was no expert saying he had WMD, just some vague comment from one person so I believe and he was dubious.
I cant believe we are back here again?
The whole US Congress and most of its government sent us to war on intel he had WMD, and now you tell me there were no experts saying he had WMD? We all sent our troops based on one dubious persons report?
题目: Re: Any libs wanna hammer them on the lies from this new administration?
Czuch: No, as the real experts, aka those who were doing the inspecting said Saddam had no WMD's
There was no expert saying he had WMD, just some vague comment from one person so I believe and he was dubious.
And no, this is not part of a normal economic cycle. This was due to lack of regulation world wide of the banking system... I mean.. how else do you explain how someone is able to keep a $50 billion dollars scam going?
题目: Re: Any libs wanna hammer them on the lies from this new administration?
(V): I never doubted how bad things are, my opinion is that its all part of a normal economic cycle (well normal for a free market economy, which would be different from normal under a socialist type of system)
He and other economic experts just not think things were as bad as they were
Well experts thought Saddam had not got rid of the WMDs , but then they found out he had... thats the point, get it yet? Experts think things all the time, and they are not always correct.... and most of the time we realize this and we move on.
But how do you know that these Obama economic experts really did know what the economy was like, and that they really had no hope of creating 3 million jobs like they said they would? But they lied to us just to get their big spending spree passed easier.... Thats what was said about Bush, right? That he lied and should be impeached, right?
Its about a point, how the media and the liberals in general think about things differently when it is Obama or Bush, not trying to say anything about the specifics, just pointing out a bias and hypocrisy, as I see it....
题目: Re: Any libs wanna hammer them on the lies from this new administration?
(V): Once again you miss my point... its not about what is specifically going on, its about the fact that expert intelligence isnt always as accurate as we would like it to be... that Obama pushed this package through in a big hurry, and was able to pull it off based in part on faulty expert intelligence!
Now, the real point for me, is the hypocrisy by the media and the liberals in general..... if this were Bush, we would be told how he lied to us to get what he wanted and he should be impeached blah blah blah
but now you say, "whats wrong with that?" well whats wrong is that we had this huge stimulus forced down our throats at record speeds, and now that it is a done deal, we are told that the info used to make this legislation was wrong, and since it is a president popular with liberals and the media, well, lets just say again, if it were Bush, you wouldnt be so easy on him, would you????
题目: Re: Any libs wanna hammer them on the lies from this new administration?
Artful Dodger: re:If this were any Republican President it would be a different story. But Obama is the darling of the press and inspite of the fact that he's running this country down the toilet, consider that those politicians who fully support Obama have been floating in that same toilet, waiting for someone to flush it.
It's good to know the moderator of this board shows such restraint
题目: Re: Any libs wanna hammer them on the lies from this new administration?
Czuch: Was it?? The page I found the interview on was dated December 2008.
Unless, the interview you saw was just a repeat of another one he did last year?? Who knows!!
The guy is saying the economy is in worse state then at first thought, what is wrong with that? We've had the same over here by our Government. I would you'd like to focus on that your current admin is trying to cut the budget deficit. I would have thought you would like that idea!!
题目: Re: Any libs wanna hammer them on the lies from this new administration?
(V): Well, the interview I quoted from was from a couple of days ago..... and the point is, that we were rushed into this multi trillion dollar stimulus package on faulty intel, both about the state of the economy, and on how the stimulus would create some 3 million jobs.
The press was all over the Bush administration for crap like this, but why nothing now????
"Bams clan lied, the nasty slobs... now more people lost their jobs!"
题目: Re: Any libs wanna hammer them on the lies from this new administration?
Czuch: You forgot to mention...
"There is no short run other than keeping the economy from absolutely tanking. That's the only short run," Biden told me. Biden said he has canvassed Republican and Democratic members of Congress about a second "big" and "bold" stimulus package . He said the Obama team is focused on creating jobs and spending on energy and information technology infrastructure.
"Every single person I've spoken to agrees with every major economist. There is going to be real significant investment, whether it's $600 billion or more, or $700 billion, the clear notion is, it's a number no one thought about a year ago," he said.
The future vice president said the struggling economy will be the number one priority for the Obama Administration next year. "
****************** I'm surprised as a republican, that it took you so long to pick up on this story as the interview was in December last year.
题目: Re: Any libs wanna hammer them on the lies from this new administration?
Czuch: If this were any Republican President it would be a different story. But Obama is the darling of the press and inspite of the fact that he's running this country down the toilet, consider that those politicians who fully support Obama have been floating in that same toilet, waiting for someone to flush it.
题目: Re: Any libs wanna hammer them on the lies from this new administration?
Artful Dodger: Right...so it is okay for them to rush a multi trillion dollar stimulus package, and tell us how many jobs they were to save, and blah blah blah..... and now say they really didnt know what they were talking about, and it doesnt even matter to anyone????
Again if this were Bush, do you think it would be a non story????
"No one realized how bad the economy was. The projections, in fact, turned out to be worse. But we took the mainstream model as to what we thought -- and everyone else thought -- the unemployment rate would be."
"Everyone guessed wrong at the time the estimate was made about what the state of the economy was at the moment this was passed."
These are quotes from Biden..... if this were Bush, I am sure we would have heard non stop about their poor intelligence
Shell ...agreed to pay $15.5 million to settle a case accusing it of taking part in human rights abuses in the Niger Delta in the early 1990s, a striking sum given that the company has denied any wrongdoing.
In a statement, the company said the agreement “will provide funding for the trust and a compassionate payment to the plaintiffs and the estates they represent in recognition of the tragic turn of events in Ogoni land, even though Shell had no part in the violence that took place.”
Ten plaintiffs, including the son of Mr. Saro-Wiwa and his brother, accused Shell of seeking the aid of the former Nigerian regime to silence the critic, as well as paying soldiers who had carried out human rights abuses in the impoverished region where it operated.
The Niger Delta continues to be marred by violence and ethnic strife. Much of Shell’s production in the delta is still the target of militants seeking a larger share of the country’s oil wealth.
The prominent case involving Shell was the latest to challenge the behavior of some of the world’s biggest oil companies in developing countries. Companies are increasingly being called to account for their environmental record as well as any collusion with repressive governments.
“We hope this sends a signal. It’s a relief also that we’ve been able to draw a line over the past. And from a legal perspective, this historic case means that corporations will have to be much more careful.”
Czuch: According to this man.... wE aRE AlL doOMeD!!!!
But who is this guy anyway??? Just some shmuck who founded this country.... just some joe shmo who doesnt have any clue about our "modern day" "progressive" society.. what an idiot, dolt!
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The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson
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I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.. Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: 'I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered..'
(V): I agree about the party thing. I don't think we'll get any help from the Democrats on that one and certainly the Republicans haven't been much help either. I think the best bet is the independents and there's lots of them (and the numbers are growing - me for example).
Artful Dodger: Only way is for your fellow citizens to forget party and join together over one particular, or a few universal grudges.... and ya TV and radio to back the USA population. As long as they split ya..
Artful Dodger: Several MP's have stood down, or been told that they will not stand at the next election. ... And the Home secretary has resigned.. and good riddance!! She was an idiot.
the sentences are not has heavy has what ppl would of liked but considering what has now come to light we should be somewhat grateful that they were not even lighter http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8062099.stm
and it sends a warning to all the bloggers esp on facebook that all the hate groups set up at the time did more harm than good
(V): Yes, it does get maddening when the people elected to do the peoples work end up doing more for themselves, and even at the expense of the people
Maybe we have to look at it more from the point of view that it is not simply fraud or corruption, but an act of treason, that might get their attention a bit, make them think a bit before falling for the greedy, self indulgent crap, if they have some serious jail time, or worse, hang them in a public square
heavenlyemma: I'm not perfect as you say.. you should know better then all here.
But I'm willing to learn and have adapted some interesting methods of looking at things. Black and white just don't work for me!! Even grey is not enough sometimes.