Posts by Preston

Obama was on the money when he said this. Even John McCain should know his own party used his own adopted daughter of color against him in his party’s South Carolina primary of 2000

I actually think John McCain has for the most part elevated his campaign from using his race or his name against Obama. Even when he invited Bill Cunningham to speak for him he rebuked him after he used Obama's name as an issue.

I think Obama was stating that there was a possibility it would be used against him because it already was in the primary election. In the general election both parties use everything in their disposal to win an election: race, gender, records, experience, inexperience.

It is true that the democrats have a double standard when it comes to this, and they should be held accountable and called upon it by the republican party. But.... this is 2008 and there isnt a single African-American among its collective 247 senators and representatives in Washington. Even gay men may hold more G.O.P. positions of power than blacks. An all-white Congressional delegation doesn’t happen by accident.

- Preston

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Which Governing body member will die next?? Will things change?

by Witness 007 in

i will review this post when it happens so.....prophecy time!

who will guess correct!

my $50 is on theodore jarc born in 1925?

Preston

I think this is the JW version of "celebrity death pool".

- Preston

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Does Wearing Your Nations Uniform Automatically Ensure a High Moral Ground?

by hillary_step in

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i realize that the contents of this thread may enflame the passions of those on all sides of the house.

if your sensibilities are easily damaged, you take yourself to seriously, or your humor is wanting, then be warned this may not be the thread for you.. i have been reading with interest a thread on this board today that is discussing the treatment of us veterans.

i have noticed that when such subjects are discussed there is an automatic assumption that those who don the uniforms of their respective nations, they somehow are automatically walking on a higher moral ground.. i find it all the more puzzling that those who cry the loudest for 'special' treatment for soldiers, and by special i mean as compared to the rest of the working masses, seem to be of an republican bent.

Preston

I's like to think that most people who put on the uniform are just a little bit better than the rest of us. It's not an easy thing going to a strange country with the possibility that everything about you will be lost in an instant. It makes me think of those that died in the front lines in Normandy, their combat lasted just a few seconds but their sservice made it possible for others to carry their work forward and people to remain free, and they'll never get their lives back.

It is my understanding that the military encourages servicemen to wear their uniforms in public, even when they are on vacation and I have no problem with that.

I do think that that functions plays an important role though. For instance, I don't think a young man who has fulfilled basic training should wear his uniform to let's say a graduation ceremony, I think the funcition for the setting is the cap and gown, and entirely different.

- Preston

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Did You Feel That Jehovah Loved You?

by minimus in

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or did you feel abandoned?

Preston

I felt like Jehovah loved me... like Michael Jackson loved his kids

His love was more of the kind that delusional girlfriends have when they need abundant reinforcement that you love them. It's like a potential lover saying that if you loved them you would carve their name in your arm while they were doing the school's football team.

- Preston

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The Real Culprit For Rising Oil Prices.???..and theres plenty of oil......

by chrisjoel in

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this has been repeated over and over in the news but what the hell no one will do anything about these assholes...so one more time....its the speculators, the investors who ....."institutional investors such as hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds are pouring billions of dollars into not just oil but mamy commodities, distorting markets and driving prices to unprecedented levels.."...and chinese influence???

while that is a factor, it's only part of the story, said mr. masters, a portfolio manager for masters capital management llc.

he cited u. s. government data showing that while annual chinese demand for petroleum increased 920 million barrels over the past five years, demand from speculators has moved up 848 million barrels over the same period.

Preston

I like to think of myself as more pragmatic on this issue.

I think there is plenty of supply, but don't think rising oil prices are a manifestation of the oil companies exploiting the consumers, I think this is simple supply and demand. There is less allowable supply through environmental regulations decided by the government but the greater demand for oil by means of affluence in more countries (China), and greater difficulty in producing it, has resulted in price increases. In Russia not only do they have plenty of oil for consumption, but unlike the US, they have plenty to export as well to middle eastern counties. I do think the technolgy will be there in the future but until people consume less oil in tjhe US the price for it will increase from the high demand.

In the meantime the US will need to take a good hard look at its laws and regulations regarding domestic drilling, and how much it is willing to invest in locating resources withing its own country. In Canada it is not atypical to walk out in public within eyeshot of a pump jack or some means of oil extracation. Is the solution ANWR, or drilling in Alaska? I don't know to what extent ANWR will enable the oil companies to extract oil. But I do think a good hard look at our countries current laws regarding where we can't drill is a factor.

Greed isn't the main reason why prices are high, its the legislation

- Preston

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For GoingGoingGone and Low-Key Lysmith

by HappyDad in

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just wondering if you guys got my pm's?

i sent both of you quite lengthly pm's a few days ago and now someone tells me that my mac may not let me send pm's even though i can receive them.

ggg..........my pm to you was info about my trip.

Preston

I like Low-Key... although I prefer to call him "Low-Brow Bar-keep". - Preston