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13. augusti 2011, 01:20:57
The Col 
Ämne: Re: But when confronted with a home invasion, it could mean the difference.
(V): when is it right
I would still rather be armed when faced with someone looking to do me or my loved ones harm.Being undermatched doesn't seem like a scenario that would provide more safety.You too might reconsider as you're being requested to squeal like a in the back room of a shop by the bad guy

12. augusti 2011, 20:46:47
The Col 
Ämne: Re: But when confronted with a home invasion, it could mean the difference.
Ändrat av The Col (12. augusti 2011, 20:47:08)
(V): the assailant is probably less likely to choose the store equiped with firearm protection

12. augusti 2011, 20:10:11
The Col 
Ämne: Interesting perspective regarding the pros and cons of guns re the London situation

10. augusti 2011, 00:19:05
The Col 
Ämne: Re:
(V): Is this the first time anyone has been shot by a cop in London without being armed?
If it happened here, it would be news, but.........

6. augusti 2011, 18:04:46
The Col 
Ämne: Re:
Artful Dodger: I think you have to blame congress,especially the Republican hostage taking of the debt ceiling.Never before has the debt ceiling been leveraged, it would make any investor worry about carrying of debt.Frankly it has come to the point where Republicans seem so bent on the taking down of Obama, they would risk the whole economy laying in ruins to achieve their goal.I think Obama has been a gutless negotiator, but his errors are based on terrible judgement.The Republicans on the other hand seem determined to undermine every initiative, thinking that the worse things get in the USA the better chance for taking office.Kinda like winning the battle, but losing the war.

23. juni 2011, 01:25:41
The Col 
Ämne: Plastic fantastic history
As of 2010, seven countries have converted fully to polymer banknotes: Australia, Bermuda, Brunei, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Romania, and Vietnam. Other countries and regions with notes printed on Guardian polymer in circulation include: Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong (for a 2-year trial), Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Singapore, Solomon Islands (no longer issued), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Samoa and Zambia. Countries and regions that have issued commemorative banknotes (which are not in circulation) on Guardian polymer include: China, Taiwan, Kuwait, Northern Ireland1 and Singapore

wiki

23. juni 2011, 01:07:41
The Col 
Ämne: Re:
Bernice: I'll bet you've been waiting decades to say that

23. juni 2011, 00:49:09
The Col 
Ämne: Re: currency erotica
Ändrat av The Col (23. juni 2011, 00:51:56)
Tuesday: Leave it to Canada to put the "sexy" back into money

19. juni 2011, 22:01:05
The Col 
Ämne: Re:elected by the public or paid with tax money.
Übergeek 바둑이: Bilderberg group baby, Bilderberg group

29. maj 2011, 23:31:41
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Why would they show up there?
Tuesday: probably the same reason a moth flys to a flame

29. maj 2011, 23:01:02
The Col 
Ämne: Re: exactly
Artful Dodger: It's difficult dealing with a partner who's stated goal is driving you into the sea

25. maj 2011, 02:20:23
The Col 
Ämne: Re:Treatment of Jews after 67 war
Übergeek 바둑이: I think a big step towards peace would be for the Palestinians to recognise Israel.Israel afterall has acknowledged the right of Palestinians for their own state.

20. maj 2011, 16:51:41
The Col 
Ämne: Re:
Tuesday: I should be fine as long as I don't pick a leper

20. maj 2011, 16:47:47
The Col 
Ämne: Re:
Tuesday: I have crazy glue gloves to attach to the ankles of those flying towards the sky

20. maj 2011, 16:32:06
The Col 
Ämne: Re:
Tuesday: Better get a Brazilian wax, things might get a lil hairy

20. maj 2011, 16:04:55
The Col 
Ämne: Re: they would rather have peace than another 50 years of distrust
(V): I agree,both sides have valid issues to be addressed.Moving forward respectfully towards eachother is the only path to a solution, not pissing contests

20. maj 2011, 13:07:05
The Col 
Ämne: Re:Treatment of Jews after 67 war
Übergeek 바둑이: Jewish neighborhoods in Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Morocco, burning synagogues and assaulting residents. A pogrom in Tripoli, Libya, left 18 Jews dead and 25 injured; the survivors were herded into detention centers. Of Egypt's 4,000 Jews, 800 were arrested, including the chief rabbis of both Cairo and Alexandria, and their property sequestered by the government. The ancient communities of Damascus and Baghdad were placed under house arrest, their leaders imprisoned and fined. A total of 7,000 Jews were expelled, many with merely a satchel.[111]

wiki source

20. maj 2011, 13:01:37
The Col 
Ämne: Re:Were they not driven out of their homes and their land ?
Übergeek 바둑이: The Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries was a mass departure of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from Arab and Muslim countries, in the 20th century. Though Jewish migration from Middle Eastern and North African communities began in the late 19th century, it did not become significant until the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.


From 1948 until the early 1970s, 800,000-1,000,000 Jews left, fled, or were expelled from their homes in Arab countries; 260,000 of them reached Israel between 1948 and 1951; and 600,000 by 1972. Lebanon was the only Arab country to see an increase in its Jewish population after 1948, which was due to an influx of refugees from other Arab countries. However, by the 1970s the Jewish community of Lebanon too dwindled due to hostilities of the Lebanese Civil War.

The reasons for the exodus included persecution, antisemitism, political instability, and the desire to fulfill Zionist yearnings. A significant proportion of Jews left due to political insecurity and the rise of Arab nationalism. Many were required to sell, abandon, or smuggle their property out of the countries they were fleeing. By 2002 Jews from Arab countries and their descendants constituted about 40% of Israel's population.

Additional 200,000 Jews from non-Arab Muslim countries left their homes due to increasing insecurity and growing hostility since 1948. Many Iranian and Kurdish Jews fled and abandoned their property in fear, that they would remain hostages of hostile regimes. When combined all together, as much as 37% of Jews in Islamic countries - the Arab world, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan, left for Israel between May 1948 and the beginning of 1952. They amounted for 56% of the total immigration to the newly founded State of Israel.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

20. maj 2011, 05:39:22
The Col 
Ämne: Re:
Artful Dodger: And don't be fooled by Netenyahu's response.The more he elevates the value of the 1967 concession the more he will get in return.He didn't just fall off a matzoh ball truck.This whole event may have been strategically planned

20. maj 2011, 05:32:16
The Col 
Ämne: Re:
Ändrat av The Col (20. maj 2011, 05:32:53)
Artful Dodger: I would have prefered Obama kept his opinion inside the negotiation room, but it might be inevitable that they move back to pre 1967 borders.It will be alot of give and take, strategically championing a Palastinian negotiation point will pay off when it comes to something being requested of them.I do it all the time in business.I'll let the small concessions I make pile up onto my side, and then use them for a major concession on the other side.

2. maj 2011, 15:55:26
The Col 
Ämne: re:Pouring petrol onto embers is not a good way of putting a fire out
Well, Hamas's version of "pouring petrol" is much less desirable than inhabiting disputed lands IMO, they have been known to do it literally, not figuratively, but I suppose that doesn't fit their new freedom fighter image

2. maj 2011, 15:19:19
The Col 
Ämne: Re: In Obama's speech tonight, he made it clear that our fight isn't against Islam. He's so clueless.
(V):The proposition that Israel is " nicking Palestinian land" is opinion.Israel rightfully not trusting Palestinian terrorist representation is not.Requasting an honest broker in negotiations is reasonable.I suggest they get their house in order before coming to the table,

2. maj 2011, 13:38:45
The Col 
Ämne: Re: In Obama's speech tonight, he made it clear that our fight isn't against Islam. He's so clueless.
(V): Hamas has condemed the killing, and this is the Palestinian leadership Israel has to deal with.

2. maj 2011, 12:10:53
The Col 
Ämne: Re: In Obama's speech tonight, he made it clear that our fight isn't against Islam. He's so clueless.
(V): re:"Perhaps it could be said that your bias is making you clueless"

Some will say anything for attention

2. maj 2011, 07:28:19
The Col 
Ämne: Re: He's so clueless
Ändrat av The Col (2. maj 2011, 07:28:41)
Artful Dodger: It sounds like you're the type who would be pissed if Santa left snow on your floor after leaving you the gift you'd been waiting for

19. april 2011, 21:44:08
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Buddy Jesus
(V): amazon has loads for just $12.50 a pop

19. april 2011, 21:23:16
The Col 
Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man -- living in the sky -- who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do.. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time! ..But He loves you.

written by George Carlin

9. april 2011, 00:29:20
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Strange story and death
Mousetrap: I'm personally inviting any hot women to find out what it's like to be straight in Toronto ...............sorry mouse, couldn't resist

6. april 2011, 23:48:09
The Col 
Ämne: Pawlenty campaign takes " 3am call" to a new level

6. april 2011, 00:28:58
The Col 
Ämne: Donal Trump, head birther, and no stranger to bankruptcy
"The Donald" has not personally filed chapt 11, though he came close in 1990, but many of his businesses have.Do you want Trump running the "business" of the USA?

the effects of recession left Trump unable to meet loan payments. Trump financed the construction of his third casino, the $1 billion Taj Mahal, primarily with high-interest junk bonds. Although he shored up his businesses with additional loans and postponed interest payments, by 1991 increasing debt brought Trump to business bankruptcy[13] and the brink of personal bankruptcy. Banks and bond holders had lost hundreds of millions of dollars, but opted to restructure his debt to avoid the risk of losing more money in court. The Taj Mahal re-emerged from bankruptcy on October 5, 1991, with Trump ceding 50% ownership in the casino to the original bondholders in exchange for lowered interest rates on the debt and more time to pay it off.[26]

On November 2, 1992, the Trump Plaza Hotel was forced to file a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection plan after being unable to make its debt payments. Under the plan, Trump agreed to give up a 49% stake in the luxury hotel to Citibank and five other lenders. In return Trump would receive more favorable terms on the remaining $550+ million owed to the lenders and retain his position as chief executive, though he would not be paid and would not have a role in day-to-day operations.[27]

By 1994, Trump had eliminated a large portion of his $900 million personal debt[28] and reduced significantly his nearly $3.5 billion in business debt. While he was forced to relinquish the Trump Shuttle (which he had bought in 1989), he managed to retain Trump Tower in New York City and control of his three casinos in Atlantic City. Chase Manhattan Bank, which lent Trump the money to buy the West Side yards, his biggest Manhattan parcel, forced the sale of a parcel to Asian developers. According to former members of the Trump Organization, Trump did not retain any ownership of the site's real estate - the owners merely promised to give him about 30 percent of the profits once the site was completely developed or sold. Until that time, the owners wanted to keep Trump on to do what he did best: build things. They gave him a modest construction fee and a management fee to oversee the development. The new owners also allowed him to put his name on the buildings that eventually rose on the yards because his well-known moniker allowed them to charge a premium for their condos.[29]




In 1995, he combined his casino holdings into the publicly held Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts. Wall Street drove its stock above $35 in 1996, but by 1998 it had fallen into single digits as the company remained profitless and struggled to pay just the interest on its nearly $3 billion in debt. Under such financial pressure, the properties were unable to make the improvements necessary for keeping up with their flashier competitors. Finally, on October 21, 2004, Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts announced a restructuring of its debt.[31] The plan called for Trump's individual ownership to be reduced from 56 percent to 27 percent, with bondholders receiving stock in exchange for surrendering part of the debt. Since then, Trump Hotels has been forced to seek voluntary bankruptcy protection to stay afloat. After the company applied for Chapter 11 Protection in November 2004, Trump relinquished his CEO position but retained a role as Chairman of the Board. In May 2005[32] the company re-emerged from bankruptcy as Trump Entertainment Resorts Holdings

2008 financial crisis

Trump has been caught in the 2008 financial crisis as sales for his Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago have been lagging and he failed to pay a $40m loan to Deutsche Bank in December.[35] Arguing that the crisis is an Act of God, he evoked a clause in the contract to not pay the loan and initiated a countersuit asserting his image has been damaged.[35] Deutsche Bank has in turn noted in court that 'Trump is no stranger to overdue debt' and that he has twice previously filed for bankruptcy with respect to his casino operations.[35]

On February 17, 2009 Trump Entertainment Resorts filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; Trump having stated on February 13 that he would resign from the board.[36] Trump Entertainment Resorts has three properties in Atlantic City

source : wiki

27. mars 2011, 21:08:31
The Col 
Ämne: Canadian general takes over NATO mission in Libya

27. mars 2011, 20:37:53
The Col 
Ämne: Re: on't deserve the freedoms in the Constitution, but we'll give it to them anyway.
(V): I'm pretty sure we all pay school taxes, regardless of having children

17. mars 2011, 01:01:05
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Hannity finally figures out a way to attack President Obama for the Japan quake
(V): I'm pretty sure the Obama admin, if not he himself are in pretty close contact with the situation (not the jersey shore dude)

He may not be making public statements, but that doesn't mean he's not engaged in the events as they transpire.Our Prime Minister hasn't taken to the airwaves regarding the situation (not the jersey shore dweeb) and our loyal opposition has refrained from taking him to task, as have our media

17. mars 2011, 00:23:48
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Hannity finally figures out a way to attack President Obama for the Japan quake
(V): If Obama was too hands on, he'd get slammed for that too, the Democrats are no better, but it's far too predictable

17. mars 2011, 00:15:28
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Hannity finally figures out a way to attack President Obama for the Japan quake
Ändrat av The Col (17. mars 2011, 00:16:14)
rod03801: Bush took more time off than any President in history(look it up), and he was denounced for it, not by the Republicans though.I can do a March Madness bracket in an hour, is that too much spare time? I personally don't think the American President is the president of the world, but maybe that's just me

16. mars 2011, 23:36:21
The Col 
Ämne: Hannity finally figures out a way to attack President Obama for the Japan quake

10. februari 2011, 22:19:57
The Col 
Hosni Mubarak reminds me of me when I am told to do the dishes.The stronger the demand, the less likely I am to do it.

10. februari 2011, 21:15:08
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Yet people can make just as vicious comments about her, and it's ok?
rod03801: I guess" idiocy" is a perspective thing, but I don't see the left mocking education, like some on the right do.

10. februari 2011, 20:38:55
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Yet people can make just as vicious comments about her, and it's ok?
rod03801: Anti-intellectualism is a very dangerous path, and the Palin's of this world are the flag beares of it's renaissance upon the right wing stage.I frankly think it should be confronted whenever it appears, and it is in all it's heavenly glory when Palin opens her mouth

10. februari 2011, 20:29:55
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Yet people can make just as vicious comments about her, and it's ok?
rod03801: Truth depends on your perspective these days.Rarely does anyone break rank and disagree with someone on their side of the aisle.It has become far too predictable

10. februari 2011, 20:14:38
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Yet people can make just as vicious comments about her, and it's ok?
rod03801: you betcha!
though I wonder what you consider " vicious "
she puts herself out there in the public forum, she gives just as much as she gets, and then some

6. februari 2011, 23:21:07
The Col 
Ämne: Sarah Palin Is Worried About Religious Extremists - In Egypt

2. januari 2011, 22:15:59
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Deadly cat-flea typhus strikes in Australia
(V): bagpipe players?

2. januari 2011, 21:53:07
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Deadly cat-flea typhus strikes in Australia
(V): Are their behavioral characteristics?
If there are thousands infected without knowledge, how are they spotted? and should authorities be alerted?

9. december 2010, 17:46:18
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Can the Democrats ask for a mulligan, and remove Obama,and replace him with Hillary?
rod03801: Do you really think you'd find a major network poll (other than Fox News) with results greatly different?

O'bama was handed a gift, and he blew it spectacularly.The Republicans play hardball, he's way over his head

9. december 2010, 13:44:58
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Can the Democrats ask for a mulligan, and remove Obama,and replace him with Hillary?
Ändrat av The Col (9. december 2010, 14:06:08)
rod03801: "Just 26 percent of Americans say they support extending the cuts for all Americans, even those earning above the $250,000 level, which is the GOP proposal"

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20024494-503544.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody


If Obama can't find the will to battle that fight, and concedes outright, he's frankly not doing his job. He rolled over.

9. december 2010, 09:05:35
The Col 
Ämne: Re: Can the Democrats ask for a mulligan, and remove Obama,and replace him with Hillary?
Ändrat av The Col (9. december 2010, 09:06:13)
The Col: Sometimes you have to stand up for what you, and the vast number of your citizens believe.This guy is like the wimp who continues to try and reason with the bully who has already landed another punches to close one eye, defend yourself Obama! grow a pair!

http://crooksandliars.com/media/play/wmv/18985/

9. december 2010, 00:22:48
The Col 
Ämne: Can the Democrats ask for a mulligan, and remove Obama,and replace him with Hillary?
Ändrat av The Col (9. december 2010, 00:24:57)
He's breathtakingly weak, remove him from office before he does more damage.Can you imagine if he was President during the early years of WW2?

We'd all be goose stepping right now, and eating shnitzel

10. november 2010, 10:47:08
The Col 
Ämne: Prime Minister Harper does Canada proud
Ändrat av The Col (10. november 2010, 10:49:07)
This is the type of speech that your grandkids look back on with pride, clearly Harper is less shy than Obama in standing his ground.........the speech picks up steam about halfway through

http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media_gallery.asp?media_category_id=2&media_id=6856

5. november 2010, 09:37:40
The Col 
Ämne: Re: boarding a plane,I want a qualified pilot
Bwild: "yomama" ?

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