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Subject: Re:everyone knows the dems have been itching to rob us all blind for many years now,
ustica tnp: I have seen keith olberman, many times, he is a dolt, an ex jock reporter, and his political opinions are just that, his opinions..... I happen to disagree with him almost 100% of the time.
Explain to me how socialism is a "new" direction for this country? I guess it does count as change, but a change for the worse for sure.
Artful Dodger: Why do you keep asking these questions????
You already know the answers.... when the shoe was on the other foot, we were in here day and night, trying to defend and explain... the silence today from those same whining liberals is almost deafening!!!
Subject: Re:everyone knows the dems have been itching to rob us all blind for many years now,
Artful Dodger: Why do dems even want to control the masses in the first place?
I think it is a power issue.... they claim to be for the people and the little guy, but the reality is, everything they do is about giving them, the politicians, more power and more influence and more money, hardly what you would expect, or is it?
Subject: Re:everyone knows the dems have been itching to rob us all blind for many years now,
Czuch:And in the history of socialism and communism, they've always oppressed the people, kept them in collective poverty, and eventually they have fallen.
OTOH, there is no system like the free enterprise / capitalist sys where the little guy can become a millionaire and the average joe can achieve financial freedom. The Dems want socialism because that's the way to control the masses. Promise them steak, feed them cake.
The stimulus must be working already, Pelosi is off to Europe for 8 days!!! YAHOOIE!!!!
"oh, the democrats are for the little guy..."
I can see them now.... "okay, we gave the unemployed a few more weeks, and the welfare and food stamps people get a bit more too... (yeah thats all stimulus, not) we have done our jobs, lets all pat ourselves on the back, and reward our great efforts with a nice trip to Europe!"
Subject: Re:if they want to keep 911 alive and debating something that will outlive all of us well ..do so I guess.
Tuesday:
and I love what Awesome said. Amen. :)
Amen??? Really???
I can agree that a good moderator should be like a good umpire, and not be noticed or become more of the story than the story itself....
But AD has not actually even moderated one single post... how could he, as a moderator, be any less intrusive????
Typical liberal mindset, really.... ignore facts, logic and any common sense!
...and dont come back to me complaining that I say everything is a liberal blah blah blah... you put an "amen" to what awesome said, yet what he said actually makes no sense at all when you apply facts and logic and common sense to it, same with 90% of liberal arguments
I haavent heard one liberal on here before the election say anything other than "Obama is for change" or some other tiresome blah, nothing ever of any substance, but why not?
Because you dont even know what that change is meant to be..... if anyone would at least come out and say it, say "I vote democrat because I think the best thing for this country is for the government to take as much money from its citizens as they need to do everything for us and to control our lives in every way possible, and Navcy Pelosi and harry reid know more about what is best for me than i do, that is what I think is best for our country"...
Well, I could respect that, and I would at least know that you have put some though into it, and you have some ideals etc....
But when you "Amen" an asinine statement, and vote for some fantasy changes, well, thats liberalism in a nut (case) shell
Nobody needs to comment.... everyone knows the dems have been itching to rob us all blind for many years now, there is nobody who is not a socialist or even the communist party loves the dems right now, who can defend this "stimulus", its a joke, the average tax payor is going to have an extra 13 bucks a week????
Artful Dodger: Thank you, Dan, for your gentlemanly remarks. And I also appreciate the welcome fact that, as strong as your opinions may be and as fiercely as you assert them, you nevertheless do not interfere with the posts of myself & others (as moderator), even when some of those posts have been firmly opposed to yours. For this, I commend you.
The Usurper: Well I've made my position clear and I have no interest in rehashing this topic as I've discussed it on several other forums. My view hasn't changed over the years and it's unlikely you will convince me here either. But feel free to engage others and I will stay out of it and keep my tiresome insulting comments to myself.
Subject: I wonder what the theories will be about the fires that are burning good Australian residents to death will be.
Bernice: Great, you ask me a question and now I have to answer so now I'm up to 20 posts for today and that means I'm still over 50 percent! Oh well, now that I'm here, I have an answer.
You see, the Australian government set those fires. The current theory is that the fires were set deliberately but the "who" isn't known. Likely it was secret government operatives with orders coming from the highest branch of the military. The reason? Unknown at this point. But like all good conspiracies, we'll just keep digging until we get to the bottom and find the "truth" (or find some reasonable explanation that we can adopt--which ever comes first). And like all those committed conspiracy theorists, we will explain away any and all official explanations and only accept those explanations that support our conspiratorial views.
1. Yes, I was a naughty boy a few years ago and a part of the KM scandal. As a matter of fact, I was the first to expose the scandal, and to publicly apologize for my part in it. I certainly am not, and never have been, a saint.
2. I do not believe I am trying to force my opinions on you either now or in the past. I am arguing a case, which is a type of persuasion, certainly. But my appeal is to facts and to evidence, not to a demand that you think like I do simply because I am a voice of authority (which I don't pretend to be).
3. I have said nothing about the Holocaust. Nor have I rendered an opinion on the little green men in my ashtray Dan alluded to. I am debating the truth about 9/11. I have also indicated my opinion on the assassination of President Kennedy, but that has not been my focus or the main topic of debate.
4. I am very much trying to "prove" my position on the 9/11 conspiracy, by appeals to logic, to common sense, to evidence contained in books, by providing links, by answering objections to the best of my ability, etc.
5. This morning I copied & pasted information on polls about the Kennedy assassination & 9/11. To the best of my immediate recollection, those are my only two copy-&-pastes, and I clearly indicated them as such. If I have pasted before, it should be clear. The vast majority of everything you have read in my posts are my own words.
6. I agree that my previous shinanigans with the KM does potentially damage my credibility. I wish that I had not behaved so badly, but I did. Nevertheless, there is nothing I am asserting in my 9/11 argument that cannot be verified through the links I have provided & others, or through your own independent research.
7. In the end, the truth about 9/11 does not stand or fall on my own qualifications as a debater, or on my moral character, which naturally is mixed. It stands on facts alone. And my KM experience, naughty & sometimes wrongfully hurtful to others as it was, does not disqualify me either from researching the facts about 9/11, reporting some of the results about my research here, or urging others to research for themselves what I consider to be the central political event of our generation.
Could you people start posting some stuff cuz my daily percentage is nearly 50 for today and I gotta get it down. With this post I'm probably over 51! Any thoughts on this:
Subject: Re:if they want to keep 911 alive and debating something that will outlive all of us well ..do so I guess.
Artful Dodger: I wonder what the theories will be about the fires that are burning good Australian residents to death will be. I guess it could be taken as terrorists but why do it in the wooded areas (forests) do it in the cities where more people will cop it. Whole towns are burned and gone, small places with only a few hundred residents....cities with hundreds of thousands would have been more sense if it had of been terroristic. IMO
Subject: an interesting tidbit I ran across on youtube today
In The News:
For many months Operation YouTube Smackdown has effectively shut down almost 15 thousands terrorist videos posted on Youtube and this has caused a lot of anger among the cyberspace terrorists. Operation YouTube Samckdown is a group of patriots who took upon themselves to prevent spreading terrorist propaganda on Youtube. We have an ongoing thread here on FR about this operation and it is posted by Freeper StarCMC.
Subject: Re:if they want to keep 911 alive and debating something that will outlive all of us well ..do so I guess.
Bernice:Kennedy was killed in 63 and they are still arguing about the facts of his assassination. It will never end. I suspect the same will be true of 911. No matter how much is said, and even if an independent investigation were conducted, unless the results match the conspiracy theorists agenda, they will not be satisfied. Said another way, unless the world agrees with their point of view, they will continue to press on ad nauseum.
Subject: Re: Third of Americans suspect 9-11 Government Conspiracy (2006)
Bernice: I know, I suck at it. I'm not sure how to calculate the 10% but I do have a calculator in my accessories folder. That may help. I'm still trying to google for the rule but can't find it. I'll probably die tomorrow anyway as I've used up my cut and paste quota by now.
Bernice: He has the right to voice his opinions on matters he find important to him. And many people don't know about the KM group so it's not relevant to them. Maybe awsome and a few others share his interest in 911 and if so, they can discuss it and debate it all they want. I'll stay out of it as I've made my thoughts clear on the matter and there is nothing else to say.
Subject: Re: Third of Americans suspect 9-11 Government Conspiracy (2006)
Artful Dodger: he/she is the “invisible hand,” not the wannabe star
hehehehehhe..................see.....you just sit there and moderate....dont you DARE to have a conversation on your discussion board....you are a lousy mod. ROFLMBO
The Usurper: I have just one question.......aren't you the same Ursurper that tried and nearly succeeded in bringing havoc to this site a few years ago with your "crap" with the TNP = take no prisoners rubbish and all the "taking" over of all games?
How do you expect to be someone who is considered creditable after all that rubbish. If you weren't the instigator then you were one of the leaders....
CCP is something anybody can do and I ask for YOU to prove what you are saying about the holocaust, 911, and anyother thing you are debating.
Is it me or are you trying to force your opinions on us as you have been known to do in the past?
Subject: Re: Third of Americans suspect 9-11 Government Conspiracy (2006)
Artful Dodger:Wouldn't you think a good moderator would account for maybe 10% of the speaking time of a discussion forum ?--he/she is the “invisible hand,” not the wannabe star. In my opinion a good mod is like a good umpire. Never leave the game having the players and fans talking more about the umpire than the game.
ps * are you aware that when a person is born they are only given an "x" amount of copy/pastes to use in their life and then it's over ?
Subject: Re: Third of Americans suspect 9-11 Government Conspiracy (2006)
Artful Dodger: I would prefer to look past your insults and tiresomeness to get to the heart of your objections, if I can, so that I can respond to them. :o)
Subject: Re: Third of Americans suspect 9-11 Government Conspiracy (2006)
Artful Dodger: "Not one shred of evidence"?
Actually, there is massive amounts of evidence that:
1. The invasions of Afghanistan & Iraq were fully planned before 9/11. 2. The goal was control of the oil in Central Asia by a permanent military presence there. 3. That the only ingredient missing was "a new Pearl Harbor" to galvanize the American people into enthusiasm for war & a willingness to finance it. 4. That pre-9/11 investigations by FBI agents into the alleged hijackers were obstructed from above. 5. That NORAD failed to follow Standard Operating Procedure on 9/11, essentially allowing the attacks to occur. 6. That the Twin Towers & WTC-7 came down by controlled demolition. 7. That Flight AA77 did not strike the Pentagon. 8. That Flight 93 was shot down by the military. 9. That the Pakistani ISI (which is connected closely with our CIA) and the Saudi Royal Family (these are our two so-called "Allies") were heavily involved in the implementation of the plot. 10. That many of the so-called hijackers are reported to be alive and well. 11. That the Bush administration strongly resisted an official investigation. 12. That further investigations of official complicity have been obstructed from high levels of government, including the FBI. 13. That the 9/11 Commissions Report contains numerous distortions & glaring omissions, and is a revisionist document at its worst.
Furthermore, each of these points can be subdivided, as evidence is supplied through news reports, eye-witness accounts, expert analysis from various fields, etc., to bolster them. And these are only the points that occurred to me now as I type.
Furthermore, this evidence is easily available to everyone, through the internet, through books & DVDs. The internet is a great source because there are exhaustive compilations of information gleaned from newspaper reports, magazine articles, interviews, etc.
The real issue with you, Dan (as I see it), is that you refuse to acknowledge the possibility that any of these sources of information has provided or can provide "a shred of evidence". And if it is not possible beforehand, then why bother to look at it? I would argue that that is an a priori argument which is prima facie untenable.
Incidentally, for those who are not opposed to "all the google searches", a google search on "evidence 9/11 is an inside job" is profitable.
And here are two links. The first is Patriots Question 9/11. There you can quickly & conveniently read what has been said against the official theory of 9/11 by...
160+ Senior Military, Intelligence Service, Law Enforcement, and Government Officials 660+ Engineers and Architects 170+ Pilots and Aviation Professionals 350+ Professors Question 9/11 230+ 9/11 Survivors and Family Members 190+ Artists, Entertainers, and Media Professionals
The second link is One Dollar DVDs. Here the organization, Veterans for 9/11 Truth (of which I am a member), supplies a plethora of documentaries about 9/11 and other subjects at the affordable rate of a dollar a DVD.
On April 19, 1993, the American Jewish Committee released the latest survey on Americans’ knowledge of the Holocaust. This poll was taken by the Roper organization; it interviewed 993 adults and 506 high school students. The results showed that more than 1 in 5 Americans think that it is possible that the Holocaust never happened.
For you math whiz's out there, that's 20 percent. A significant number. So should we spend our time finding out the "truth" surrounding the Holocaust? And did you know that over 25% of Israeli Arabs say Holocaust never happened. Perhaps we're on to something here.
It would seem that an increasing number of people believe that the Holocaust never happened. It was a conspiracy perpetuated by high ranking government officials for making palatable the giving of the Land Of Israel to the Jews. This fact must be significant (since it's an "increasing number" and therefore we should see out the truth).
Subject: Re: Third of Americans suspect 9-11 Government Conspiracy (2006)
Tuesday: Thank you for recognizing my attempt to keep this debate civil. In my opinion, it is too important to be approached in any other way. If I am wrong, there are legitimate ways of convincing me and/or others. I agree that Artful Dodger is insulting and, yes, can be tiresome. Neither of these strengthen his position. That does not mean, in itself, that he is wrong, but he could certainly use a more able ally to help support his position. I really appreciate your post. :o)
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