takoma wrote:Anonymous wrote:America is awesome. The fact that we all disagree, can't stand each other, have guns, learn to live together in a messy annoying antagonistic high blood-pressure mosaic, get to drive giant cars and foreclose on giant homes.....and will still defend each other to the death when we inevitably are attacked by China...is amazing. I'll never forget how the terrified, screaming, crying, worried liberal urbanites LOVED tough, mean, born-again, GWB after 911.
I don't know which liberals you were talking to, but the ones I knew, including me, were bitching about the fact that he ignored the warnings he was given beforehand and was clearly maneuvering to use 9/11 as an excuse to invade Iraq. We were not out on the Mall demonstrating our love for the guy.
But I'm willing to let bygones be bygones. We've said 'bye to Cheney; why isn't he gone?
Anonymous wrote:America is awesome. The fact that we all disagree, can't stand each other, have guns, learn to live together in a messy annoying antagonistic high blood-pressure mosaic, get to drive giant cars and foreclose on giant homes.....and will still defend each other to the death when we inevitably are attacked by China...is amazing. I'll never forget how the terrified, screaming, crying, worried liberal urbanites LOVED tough, mean, born-again, GWB after 911.
holy cow, the GOP should propose this nationally... the EPA will get run out of town!Anonymous wrote:socialism = Alaska = Palin = Tp'ers
Being paid b/c you are there
About the Permanent Fund Dividend Division
The Alaska Department of Revenue, Permanent Fund Dividend Division is responsible for determining applicant eligibility for the distribution of an annual dividend that is paid to Alaska residents from investment earnings of mineral royalties. The annual payment allows for Alaskans to share in a portion of the State minerals revenue in the form of a dividend to benefit current and future generations. Eligibility to receive a Permanent Fund Dividend is defined by the Alaska Legislature through Statute and Regulation. The dividend calculation(.pdf) is based on the number of eligible Alaskan applicants in a dividend year and half of the statutory net income averaged over the five most recent fiscal years. The available funds are also reduced by prior-year dividend obligations, PFD operation expenses, and other state agency program appropriations. The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation is responsible for investment of the funds principal balance.
TheManWithAUsername wrote:Anonymous wrote:Don't try to debate him on socialism. He doesn't know what the term means.
He sure uses it with confidence, so I assume he can help me out with these few simple questions.
Anonymous wrote:Don't try to debate him on socialism. He doesn't know what the term means.
Anonymous wrote:a socialist is a collectivist but not a dictator. a communist is a dictator collectivist.
Anonymous wrote:\\Anonymous wrote:TheManWithAUsername wrote:Anonymous wrote:"spreading the wealth around" by use of goverment force is the definition of socialism and Obama is a socialist.
So I was in the library? With all those books? And they had this thing...called a "dictionary?" And it, like, tells you the meaning of all these words! I know - right?!
See my question above re: if Obama's a socialist, and I dislike him b/c he's way too conservative, what am I?
I don't view Obama as a socialist; however, if you think he's "way too conservative," then I would respect your ideas but view you as extremely liberal and truly out of touch with mainstream America.
Pretty much this. Obama is a realist that comes out as 90% liberal when left to his own devices and maybe 65% liberal when forced to compromise, etc., as President. He is, however, at least living in the same universe as reality, which is something I cannot say about the Tea Party.
\\Anonymous wrote:TheManWithAUsername wrote:Anonymous wrote:"spreading the wealth around" by use of goverment force is the definition of socialism and Obama is a socialist.
So I was in the library? With all those books? And they had this thing...called a "dictionary?" And it, like, tells you the meaning of all these words! I know - right?!
See my question above re: if Obama's a socialist, and I dislike him b/c he's way too conservative, what am I?
I don't view Obama as a socialist; however, if you think he's "way too conservative," then I would respect your ideas but view you as extremely liberal and truly out of touch with mainstream America.