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  On CNN today: Acorn engaging in massive vote fraud.

  by BurnTheShips in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkukosnv2zy

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  I think the certral tenet is individual rights, freedom and liberty.
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  On CNN today: Acorn engaging in massive vote fraud.

  by BurnTheShips in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkukosnv2zy

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  I keep hearing about 2000/2004 elections, ACORN can be partially responsible of the chaos. If not for the fraud, Bush would have won by a hell of a lot more, eliminating the close margins that raised eyebrows. What is wrong with proving who you are while voting? Why is the left always squashing any attempts to tighten up voting guidelines? People have to recognize, we do not have an individual Constitutional right to vote. The Constitution simply states that voters can not be discriminated against.
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  Economic Crisis!

  by the sage in

  1. watchtower
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  have we arrived?.

  rev.16:16 then they gathered the kings together to the place that in hebrew is called armageddon.. rev.16:19 the great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed.

  god remembered babylon the great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.

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  Ya, I heard this line from a family member this week. I got the whole, "THIS IS IT" speech. His "theory" is right now people truly are "faint out of fear". It's an economic fear! Then when crisis is over, that will be the cry of peace and security!! AND THEN THE END WILL COME!!! Although I heard the same thing as a kid in 75', and then in the 80' with the UN's year of peace and security, then in the 90's, and then on 9/11.
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  Tophat's right, we need a civil war..LOL!

  by dawg in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, i'm working on a guy's machine today, he starts to talk politics... he says something about the democrats being responsible for the housing problems... "that damned bill clinton" or something like that.

  when i start to explain the fact that this mess was caused by both parties and the effects lobbyists have on the system, he gets heated and starts back in on the democrats... lol!

  i realize very quickly that he's another bts, tophat, or gregor, and there's really no need to continue.

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  Just bugs me that grown-ups can't have a simple exchange of ideas. That's why I can't see anything, as far as government goes, gettin' any better in my life-time. I hope to hell those in positions of public trust grow up for my kids.
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  Tophat's right, we need a civil war..LOL!

  by dawg in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, i'm working on a guy's machine today, he starts to talk politics... he says something about the democrats being responsible for the housing problems... "that damned bill clinton" or something like that.

  when i start to explain the fact that this mess was caused by both parties and the effects lobbyists have on the system, he gets heated and starts back in on the democrats... lol!

  i realize very quickly that he's another bts, tophat, or gregor, and there's really no need to continue.

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  Idiots took a good thread idea and ruined it. This is what dawg talking about.
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  Is The WT Society Getting Financially Desperate ? Nov.15th WT Your Take ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as most of us know on the board - awhile back the watchtower society printed a brochure called : "charitable planning to benefit kingdom service worldwide.

  " it was written to provide info to witnesses on a variety of ways that gifts may be made to the society presently or at death.

  i have a lurking witness friend on the board who sent me the nov. 15th watchtower and it has an article entitled, " ways in which some choose to give ".

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  Sorry, didn't read it. But it sounds like same ole' same ole'.
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  Tophat's right, we need a civil war..LOL!

  by dawg in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, i'm working on a guy's machine today, he starts to talk politics... he says something about the democrats being responsible for the housing problems... "that damned bill clinton" or something like that.

  when i start to explain the fact that this mess was caused by both parties and the effects lobbyists have on the system, he gets heated and starts back in on the democrats... lol!

  i realize very quickly that he's another bts, tophat, or gregor, and there's really no need to continue.

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  I respectfully disagree. The Framers foresaw the dangers of a democracy. Thomas Jefferson-A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine .
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  Tophat's right, we need a civil war..LOL!

  by dawg in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, i'm working on a guy's machine today, he starts to talk politics... he says something about the democrats being responsible for the housing problems... "that damned bill clinton" or something like that.

  when i start to explain the fact that this mess was caused by both parties and the effects lobbyists have on the system, he gets heated and starts back in on the democrats... lol!

  i realize very quickly that he's another bts, tophat, or gregor, and there's really no need to continue.

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  COME ON GUYS!!! A little respect! Dawg asked some very fair questions asking for honest answers. There is way to much partisanship, that's why we have a screwed up government. The whole thing has turned into a game, our team against theirs! Well guess what, citizens are on the SAME TEAM.

  Now for my thoughts. In many ways. he's right! No matter what party you belong, the government has stopped being for the people. Most of the problem is money and lobbyists on both sides! Maybe if we fire enough of them next month in Congress, they'll get the point. The current economy was caused by BOTH sides. Both sides have morphed into one party. The republicans have stopped being conservatives.

  And I do believe in deregulation. And here's why. The free market irons out problems all by itself and weeds out corrupt and scamming companies. But there needs to be changes. I agree fully with Obama with raising the FDIC protection limits. First and foremost, protect people's money. Failing banks WILL fail and fall to the wayside leaving behind stronger stable banks. Right now with the bailout (rescue my ass) the banks will be in the same position 5 years from now. Then what, another bailout?? Regulation, no matter how much, will pave ways for exploitation and abuse. Which in turn lets failing and dishonest enterprises to operate, pretty much as long as they want.

  Do I believe in god? My experiences, growing up jw and taking a long look at all religions, have turned me agnostic. There could be some entity out there, who knows. That being said, I don't disparage, berate, or belittle people that claim to have to a faith in what ever they want to believe in.

  Should the right bare all the blame for the national debt? Nope, look at all the spending bills the past 8 years. Most have passed with overwhelming majority. As I have said, all are to blame and we are naive and sipping cool-aid if we think otherwise.

  Like a told you before Dawg, I'm not right or left, social liberal, fiscal conservative. I think we should do 2 things. Dis-assemble the party system. Let candidates run on their own merits. Once people from either side see a D or an R, a switch is flipped. Look at the people, not the party. Second, run elections like the first couple of elections in our country's history. Split tickets!! President and VP ran independently and on their own. If you really take a look at the wisdom of the Framers, it's pretty impressive. State Senators were really State Senators, appointed by the State Governors. And the House represented the people, elected by the people. A lot has changed since then. I'm sure they wouldn't even recognize the Constitution now.
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  How about some music?

  by beksbks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let's forget all this politics for the next 3 hours hmmm?

  here's one of my absolute favorite songs.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrcn2yxahoo.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7A3UMViOzQ&feature=related

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHac_3OPMto

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmCvnfxrNDM&feature=related
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  Should Prostitution Be Legalized???

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  recently, in the news were reports of 90 plus year old men being arrested for soliciting prostitutes.

  i believe the charges were dropped.

  and the vast majority of people polled thought that police should worry less about prostitutes and johns and more about city government waste.. your thoughts?.

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  Here's where the libertarian in me comes out. If it is between two consenting adults, why shouldn't it?