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POPS#youmightbedivisive if...... (more) TWEET your own thoughts if you're sick of partisans taking every new concept that gets uncovered with regard to how the parties are just tools of Corporatist/Government urges to allout tyrannical oneworld nannyism but using each one in the same old R vs.D paradigm. You know, like when you realize that both parties are vehicles to drive us away from a true American marketplace that thrived before the boom & bust bailout days (like,..oh,..pre 1960's, maybe pre 1970's) and each party is master of different aspects of the same Post-American end, and then someone says "Yea. Like Cheney & Haliburton. With Obama things will get better now." -OR- "Yea. Obama & SEIU & multi $T debt bailouts. Repubs. will get us back to the free-market." You just want to scream when you hear either one. ARRGGGHHHH! Just finish the phrase "you might be divisive if" and hit "update".
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POPSHealth Insurance:Cheating The Honor System The honor system may be fine in situations much smaller in scale and with less at stake. In instances where circumstances have placed people in the same position and role - at least on the surface as a statistic - as the intentionally dishonest, it is left to number crunchers to declare those who would appear as cheaters to be invalid. It is the dishonest who are more responsible for innocent parties being dubiously removed from the pool, thereby taking away their coverage. Assuming these cases could be resolved by a caring arbitrator to discern the difference between the unfortunate and the dishonest, maybe this factor could be cleared up.
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POPSHealthcare Lies #1 in Series I ask: Who was it, when was it, and what was the alleged purpose of instituting such regulations? Behind the alleged intentions, what were the true intentions? Was there pre-knowledge that the effect would be detrimental to consumers in the long run? Was the well-being of the people sacrificed in order to cause the state of healthcare to degenerate and costs to spiral out of control just so eventually the people would acquiesce to governmental control? After all, go back only to the Clinton effort. When that failed do you imagine Democrats wanted to see conditions improve or get worse? That answer is obvious. The worse it got, the more pleased they had to be.
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POPSThese Hypocrites Oughta Make You Puke! Corruption,Lobbying, conflict of interest! Here's MORE: Carol Browner, assistant to the president for energy and climate change, disclosed earnings of between $1 million and $5 million from lobbying firm Downey McGrath Group, Inc., where her husband, Thomas Downey, is a principal. She states $450,000 in "member distribution" income, plus retirement and other benefits from The Albright Group, a lobbying firm whose principals include former Secretary of State Madeline Albright.
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POPSPolitical Analyst~OR~Partisan Activists??? Olbermann's dominance brings out the worst in Matthews. Even Brokaw. They are both more balanced, when KO is nowhere in sight. An insightful eye can tell the difference when responding to Keith they are timidly stammering for words far enough in the extreme left bias to satisfy him. And their facial expression shows it - clearly. They are resentful, pressured, and under the thumb of Keith Olbermann. At a later point, with Olbermann gone, they are confident, balanced and natural. Myself, I can ferret out this kind of passive-aggressive, irresponsible phony journalism. There are just too many out there that cannot see that the line between news and amateurish blog has disappeared ~ probably for ever.
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POPSLogicSaysUnigender ParentsNow Off Table Sudden reversal on left disparages earlier "Two Daddys" glorification. It will be hard for many of them, I'm sure, but I'm confident they will honorably step forward with testimonials and recantations regarding their previously hard-fought campaign to portray stay-at-home mothers as relics of days gone by; of the mother's brand of nurturing being of no importance unique from a man's.
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POPSThou doth protest too much ~"Hillary, despite what you've heard, is not the smartest woman in America. And can anyone dispute that one element of Obama's allure is the potential of his becoming the first African-American president? Palin is, without doubt, in part, a token pick. So what? The appeal of a candidate includes his or her policy position, but also background (that's why we are blessed with the folksy charm of Joe Biden), experience, ability, race and gender. "~
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POPSWeisburg's Racist Comments on Election
Author's propaganda tries to turn tables on realities. Despicable barely describes this hateful diatribe. Not in criticizing Reps.,McCain,etc. That's part of the game. I refer to his conclusions. Hopefully we can see through this kind of distortion no matter where we stand politically. If he felt confident in Obama's record he wouldn't need to even go where he does here. It seems that the concept, the equation, coming clear in this time, as we hopefully progress past true racism and the hurt it does to good people, is that, as blatant, actual racism lessens and becomes ever less an immediately impacting harm , less of a component of thought and feeling in our society, there seems to be, hopefully only temporarily, a corresponding yet negatively driven counter-trend of some sort. which insists that, there be a reverse racism taken for granted in order to prove the non-existence of the old, shameful racism.. Speaking for myself, I had, earlier this year, felt most favorable about
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POPS"God Punishes Reps. w/Hurricane Guztav" Dems. Concern Troll facade exposed. In Fowler's thought - expressed quite easily ~ and shared by more than a few Leftists ~ one does not know which nastiness is greater: (a)that displayed while enjoying the threat to the people of N.O because it interrupts the Reps., or (b) the show of disgust they muster when accusing the Right of that very thinking. Soooo often, when they habitually accuse another of a certain despicable pattern of thought or feeling, weeelll it is their own scent they're smelling. When a main element of the character make-up of a group is the pomp and self-aggrandizement causing them to believe their very body odors are sweeter than their counterparts, well of course they will blame them upon noticing a fowl stench rising. Thing is, it is most likely their own aroma which first wafts nostril-ward. ;-)
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POPSI REALLY want to like this guy. Going more on general "feeling" and a lack of research on my own part, I "sense"(?), hope(?) that Obama does turn out to be more of a real-world, moderate with common-sense, goodwill, and strength when necessary, than some have declared him to be. Not a good basis for my decision is it? I know. Still, after McCain's disgusting display of dishonesty in the debates (smearing Romney) on one hand,...and the distasteful (putting it mildly) notion of the Clintons on the other, there is a lot to like about Barack Obama. Here is his chance to show what his stuff is. Most troublesome,however, are some of the aides and advisors, not to mention the radical leftists of the population who could over-react with a disproportionate sense of inflated power and grandeur, were he to be elected. At this, for me still, somewhat ignore-ant point in my insight into the man, I have found myself hoping Barak Obama survives the process, and comes through CLEANLY. One huge measure is how he responds to
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POPSThis Guy Ain't No Bill Clinton. Obama will be good for America. And if you are still hankering for Hillary because of notions you've been holding onto for some time now, or some revival of the '90's......STOP......and really LOOK at the candidates. LOOK at the difference.Look in their eyes. Listen to their voices. Watch their mannerisms. Look at whether they are hiding something or not. You can tell. If you have come to believe that Hillary has plans and goals that have so convinced you and that are so important to you that you are willing to overlook the proven track record of deceit and the obvious disdain she feels for people and the phony front she uses to mask it, then I think it is time you re-examine your understanding of those goals and plans you think she has for America. Then re-adjust them back down to reality. Then, after that, compare them to Obama's. As thin as they've been, he has a philosophy - which is more than just hope. He will do things because they are the correct thing to do rather than who
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POPSWho's Voting For This Guy????? Proof (?) the OLD-media still runs the show? It seems that the web and talk radio are quite aware of the Hillary-style contempt J.Mc has for the voters, and the similar ability and willingness to speak a lie directly to a man's face, in front of the world, maintain that lie, and scoff contemptuously at the truth then - AS IF IT WAS THE LIE.!!! Who is it that observes this behavior, in light of the OBVIOUS REAL TRUTH - yet says: "Yes. This is a guy I can trust." WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH OUR PEOPLE? *Two pair of candidates. *In each set one who lies in the face of the truth, plays a childish psychology of blaming, contemptuous rationalizing, storytelling, and manipulation, who wobble from stance to stance revealing an inner core standing for nothing. *And alternatives who are, well, a little better than that, anyway, but who are less connected to the old machinery and can each exude an honest sense of success WITHOUT the puppet strings and the backing of the same power gangs. *W
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POPSDishonest?....or.....Stupid? Take a good hard look at the antics of John McCain and don't let the "hero" card get in your way. I ask America: Why do we put as frontrunners two smug, manipulating, LYING, backstabbers like Hillary Clinton and John McCain? Ask yourself! Ask your friends! Ask your family! Why do we flock to these people. Is it a reflection of our own collective self-imagery? Then let's admit we ourselves may be scoundrels at times ~~ AND LOOK FOR SOMETHING BETTER IN OUR LEADERS!
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POPSCalculated "straight-talk" LIAR I agree with the author of this post ~ WORD FOR WORD. How could one miss this? And having seen it, what then does it say about one who saw it, yet supports McCain still? It says that that person supports a liar, a childish smirking, unjustifiably self-important emotional adolescent who has to LIE to get over on others.
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POPSJohn McCain - Hero, Emotional BABY. Can anyone, after watching this display and the impish smirk, support the guy come Jan.31st. Let alone Feb 5th. If you were not against his political deception in the past, you have to despise his disgusting display of his inner personality in this debate. I thought Mitt might have chucked it all for the chance to pop him in the mouth a good one. What a little punk.
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POPSAnd The Wink Says,"I Just Lied" "...and I'm a true conservative" WINK,WINK! With a sly grin. Right in front of the world. Review the victory speech in Florida. ....also.....Mitt has to inject some fresh catch phrases and become more spontaneous and touch some hearts and minds in the next week or he is TOAST.
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POPSRacist Agitates Failed HomeBuyers Having actually benefited from the largest lowering of the financial bar - in terms of qualifying for home loans - certain low-income groups have found in the demographics a reason to pretend it's racism that they have failed to make their payments and/or the due-diligence required to refinance or understand what they had entered into contractually. We know that there is no white t-shirt, musclebound, gold earring guy who jumps out of the Mr.Clean bottle That's marketing. It should be clear that a $250,000 home will never give you equity at the rate of $250 a month. Let alone ever get paid for. It was never a secret that these payments would jump after an introductory period. It was on news, talk shows, T.V., radio, print, web, etc. What part of "interest only" makes you think that is an arrangement one should relax with? Now suddenly the Rev.Suckup inflames people into thinking they're being targeted because they are black. Democrats would freeze rates for years thereby putting th
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POPSPres.Material-Obama's a Solid Guy The others are shifty & insecure. Clinton & Edwards eyes dart, they show anxiety and are quick to defensiveness. Johnny looks like he is trying on facial poses to appear a serious adult..Forget about a LEADER! Give him credit though. He did try to reach his inner nature, though unsuccessfully. Chris Matthews is half-drunk in the post-game analysis. I don't know what these guys think they are seeing and hearing, but they surely aren't seeing these candidates with open eyes. Matthews guesses Hillary won because she took on Bush harshly so she is now the "leader of the party". The self-image of a candidate is more important than whatever it is these news guys are seeing. I don't mean over-confidence, either. Clinton and Edwards are closer to G.Bush than they are to Obama. Insecure and emotionally fragile. Obama scored on every question. The order is "in". Hillary must look good. Make viewers unsure about the reality they just saw, and wonder if maybe Cris and Keith are right -
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POPSRudy Losing Heartland Cao says on her blog, regarding Rudy & 9/11: ~~ "You can’t make that the cornerstone of the campaign–it’s like Kerry making 4 months in Vietnam the cornerstone of his campaign. People have to take the whole man into account, and his value system.
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POPS"New"Economy NeedsNewTalent Romney brings that without puppet strings. Let's bag the extremists~ right AND left. Here's a guy worth a look for knowing eye to our economy as it fits into the global model. Is Mitt the best one to recognize what is unavoidable about the international economy, blending and revitalizing the elements that are and can remain America's economic prosperity? Who else has the skills? And the ability to bridge the gap politically so that we get out of this B.S. where no matter what he might do is counteracted by hateful radicals who will maybe stop crapping on our forward attitude just to "win" little daily one-up,ego games. Personally, I appeal to anyone to rethink their choices made on religious basis. OR "anti". Let's not ask for trouble and no progress. Hmm? :-)
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POPSA Kind of Guy Who Likes the Running,........... ...Is not the best to BE the President. -How often has this been said and heard ~ or similar ~ in the recent years? Well, there is a guy out there who does not seem to be run by other powers and he shows no sign of bending to any ulterior agendas. He's not ego-driven in a dysfunctional way yet he seems to have a healthy enough one to stand up for principles. Speaking of which, are not principles of any extreme or fundamentalist nature. He's worth another look, by anyone who is not on his wagon as of yet.
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