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  Double standards of bellicose anti-spending conservatives

  by hamilcarr in

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  hypocrites?.

  implicitly, some advocates of continued largesse for the pentagon concede that the case cannot be made fully in terms of our need to be safe from physical attack.

  ironically--even hypocritically, since many of those who make the case are in other contexts anti-government spending conservatives--they argue for a kind of weaponized keynesianism that says military spending is important because it provides jobs and boosts the economy.

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  jeeprube

  Hypocrites indeed!
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  Ann Coulter

  by megaflower in

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  any ann coulter fans out there.

  i just got her latest book, guilty.

  i find her insightful on many subjects but do not agree with her all the time..

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  jeeprube

  Can't stand her. Rush Limbaugh with a vagina.
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  What's The Worst Way You've Been "Ripped Off"?

  by minimus in

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  identity theft is so prevelant now.

  i would think that would have to be the worst scam you could get yourself involved in.

  thank god i haven't had something like that happen.

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  My mom told me that I didn't need to worry about getting a higher education because some magic man in the sky was gonna wave his wand and make us live in paradise................
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  So Far, How Do You Think President Obama's Doing?

  by minimus in

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  excellent.

  very good.

  good.

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  jeeprube

  I would say sidetracked. He's put too much emphasis on bipartisanship, and has made some major screw ups with some of his non-tax paying nominees.

  It's nice to see him get back on message the past couple of days.
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  Birthday party pic

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i finally got my scanner working again.

  it's a bit late but here's a pic from a birthday/christmas party that i threw for my little girl (both events fall at the same time for her).

  not a big celebration but it's a start.

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  jeeprube

  That's really cool! My wife and I put our first Christmas tree up last December.....it felt really good!
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  Might the Watchtower Society be preparing accept EVOLUTION soon?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i heard a public talk last week that was all about evolution and how it dishonours god, and it struck me just how out of date and confused many of the ideas presented were.

  the speaker used the old example of the giraffe's neck, but made the classic mistake of mixing up darwin's theory of natural selection and lamarckism by poking fun at the idea a neck stretched through use could be passed on to offspring.

  i wondered how an otherwise intelligent person (as this speaker is) could make such an elementary mistake.. it occurs to me that the society has been writing less and less against evolution in recent years, so there is less up-to-date ammunition for brothers to draw upon in talks.

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  jeeprube

  Don't bet the ranch on it!
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  8 Months sober and going strong

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't really posted here much lately, i think it's because being old skool i cannot get used to the new format, but thought i'd check in.. i posted long and hard here the first half of last year about my alcoholism and attending aa, so thought i'd give a short update for anyone who remembers and gave me a lot of advice, which i am grateful for.. my last drink was may 30th, so i am now 8 months sober.

  i hardly ever crave or even want a drink anymore, if i do it's when i think that maybe i can handle one or two on a night out or something.

  but it soon goes, when my head kicks into gear and realise that i can't.. i used the aa alot in the early stages.

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  I just went to the AA sobriety calculator. 328 days for me. A year ago I would never had envisioned I could go 8 days.....I'm also still humbled by the generosity and forgiveness of the people around me!

  http://www.aahistory.com/days.html
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  8 Months sober and going strong

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't really posted here much lately, i think it's because being old skool i cannot get used to the new format, but thought i'd check in.. i posted long and hard here the first half of last year about my alcoholism and attending aa, so thought i'd give a short update for anyone who remembers and gave me a lot of advice, which i am grateful for.. my last drink was may 30th, so i am now 8 months sober.

  i hardly ever crave or even want a drink anymore, if i do it's when i think that maybe i can handle one or two on a night out or something.

  but it soon goes, when my head kicks into gear and realise that i can't.. i used the aa alot in the early stages.

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  Congratulations Paul!

  My sobriety date is March 14, 2008. My one year anniversary is fast approaching. I want to thank you for this post, I have a bit of a tear in my eye right now.

  I went through a terrific rehab program last year, then went to a few AA meetings. I couldn't get into them, too similar to a cult mindset for me. My wife has been the greatest support a man can ask for. When I finally admitted I was an alcoholic and reached out for help, she turned on a love cannon! I also took up Kenpo Karate. That has helped me tremendously to order my mind. I've also found the responsibility to a group and to myself that 12 step groups instill.

  I never knew life could be so awesome sober! I'm also back to pursuing my degree, I don't know about you but learning is fundamentally easier with a sober brain. The science behind what alcohol does to the body and the brain is scary.

  Paul, this post made my day. I've been looking for a way to admit my alcoholism here, thanks man! Keep it up!
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  50,000 disfellowshipped, 30,000 reinstated

  by Gladring in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as mentioned in the thread - http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/171251/1/jws-on-bbc - on the bbc website under the beliefs section they state that "elders disfellowship 50,000 to 60,000 witnesses around the world every year.

  each year, however, 30,000 to 40,000 are reinstated having "come back to their spiritual senses".".

  does anyone know where they could have got those stats?.

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  jeeprube

  That's still a negative growth number.
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  In Germany, the Watchtower logo must be removed from all kingdom halls

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  according to german april issue of our kingdom ministry, the watchtower logo must be removed from all kingdom halls:.

  it sais that the watchtower logo - a stylised watchtower or a watchtower with a bible - is used by the watchtower society.

  thus, it should not be used by congregations or private persons, neither on kingdom halls, stationary or anything else.

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  jeeprube

  Bah hah hah hah! We need more of this.