This upcoming election maybe the most confrontational election in memory

Penn · 07-26-2010, 15:05

We'll see.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archive.../01/025329.php

Paslode · 07-26-2010, 15:16

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This upcoming election maybe the most confrontational election in memory

I hoping it ain't, but I am planning for a skirmish.

JJ_BPK · 07-26-2010, 17:02

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I hoping it ain't, but I am planning for a skirmish.

The youtube nazis have erased the video..

T-Rock · 07-26-2010, 17:40

I can see November from my house

Over · 07-26-2010, 19:26

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The youtube nazis have erased the video..

The video is back up...for now.

JJ_BPK · 07-26-2010, 19:42

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The video is back up...for now.

Still does not work for me, Maybe one of the of virus & spam filters I have running..

Anyway,, I went to YT and found the video "America Rising"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=662R2awSwPQ

and part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apQukuaXGs4

I like them and plan to distribute to my friends..

Dozer523 · 07-26-2010, 19:45

I guess it depends on what your definition of 'we' is.
This is pathetic.

Penn · 07-27-2010, 05:24

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This is pathetic

Dozer, In what sense is this pathetic? In the sense that that divide amongst us is so great, or is it the level of emotionally charged propaganda being produced, whose soul propose is to incite deep seeded visceral anger?

Dozer523 · 07-27-2010, 06:11

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Dozer, In what sense is this pathetic? In the sense that that divide amongst us is so great, or is it the level of emotionally charged propaganda being produced, whose soul propose is to incite deep seeded visceral anger?

The pathetic part is the mis-use of the pronoun "we". I assure you the makers of this video were most definitely not among the "we's" mentioned at the beginning of the video. I suspect these people should be more of an "us" (unmentioned in the video) who worked hard to ensure failure.

I realize this may come as a shock but I'm kinda liberal. (sorry, Teddy I tried to keep if from you for your own good). I was not crazy about GWB . . . ever (Teddy, I'm sorry) But when the SHTF I gave him the benefit of the doubt and let him do his job as he saw fit. To me GWB was the President -- whether I voted for him or not -- he made the call and I supported him to the best of my ability. Hell, I admit I had some doubts about the Yellow Cake; and thought the privatizing of the GWOT might be more beneficial to some investors; and when I thought back to my Law of Land Warfare classes I didn't remember the torture part . . . I still joined the Guard and I got on the plane.
These "us" types won't even see it it might work. And no ones' being asked to die for the economy.

Paslode · 07-27-2010, 07:42

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I realize this may come as a shock but I'm kinda liberal

I would have never guessed...........I am reasonably sure you aren't the type of liberal neighbor that would come in my yard at 10PM and piss on my 'NOBAMA-Say No to Socialism' yard sign or other more sinister things to do me harm because I may not agree with you.

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I suspect these people should be more of an "us" (unmentioned in the video) who worked hard to ensure failure.

Seems to me that 'WE' have people on both sides the isle who work hard to insure OUR failure when their Boy isn't sitting in office. Both sides have a rewards system built to bilk the tax payers and garner votes....and they want to keep that scam going.

As for the current administration, they have gone to extremes to dictate to me and you what we can have, how much we can have, how we can get it and who can get it, etc., etc......which is f-ked up IMO.

Liberal or Conservative it doesn't really matter as long as your an American first and foremost. But it seems to me that many are Democrats or Republicans first and being American comes in a distant third to entitlements for ME.

**Kyobanim** · 07-27-2010, 08:00

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Liberal or Conservative it doesn't really matter as long as your an American first and foremost. But it seems to me that many are Democrats or Republicans first and being American comes in a distant third to entitlements for ME.

You hit that nail on the head. My card says No Party Affiliation.

Richard · 07-27-2010, 08:57

Might wanna go read a bit of History on US elections - more than a few of them were really exciting - and a lot more so than what the political propaganda of this typically over-hyped upcoming event portends it to be.

IMO - the upcoming election will be yet another upcoming election promising a ULCC's worth of controversy and delivering the typical wheel barrow's worth of actual relevance...which will eventually lead to another upcoming election promising...and so on.

Personally - I don't see the necessity to dust off my pitchfork and rosette to man the barricades here in the USA for any liberté, égalité, fraternité political undertaking just yet.

However - YMMV - and so it goes...

Richard

Sigaba · 07-27-2010, 09:07

MOO, a large part of what is wrong with contemporary politics is that we're preoccupied with superlatives. The concern that we are experiencing the "worst" this or the "most" that leads to us boxing ourselves in and missing opportunities for understanding, conversation, compromise, and reconciliation.

YMMV.

Dozer523 · 07-27-2010, 15:25

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I would have never guessed....
Seems to me that 'WE' have people on both sides the isle who work hard to insure OUR failure when their Boy isn't sitting in office.
Liberal or Conservative it doesn't really matter as long as your an American first and foremost..

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You hit that nail on the head. My card says No Party Affiliation.

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MOO, boxing ourselves in and missing opportunities for understanding, conversation, compromise, and reconciliation.

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However - YMMV - and so it goes...Richard

It's good to be back with friends.

Green Light · 07-27-2010, 16:06

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Originally Posted by Sigaba

MOO, a large part of what is wrong with contemporary politics is that we're preoccupied with superlatives. The concern that we are experiencing the "worst" this or the "most" that leads to us boxing ourselves in and missing opportunities for understanding, conversation, compromise, and reconciliation.

YMMV.

The reason we're in this fix is because too many people thought that too many elections were unworthy of their time and politicians from both groups of crooks have run roughshod over the Constitution. Every election has been important but too many people didn't care. Most of the electorate thinks that the Good and Plenty clause in the Constitution is real and as long as they get their handout everything is okie dokie.