The Anger Of The Left

[Jamo]

Commander

The "idiot" remark (which I just saw) has put you on double super secret probation. Come even remotely close to something like that again and you'll be standing in the corner.

Thank you for your expected cooperation.

[Commander]

Originally Posted by Jamo

Commander

The "idiot" remark (which I just saw) has put you on double super secret probation. Come even remotely close to something like that again and you'll be standing in the corner.

Thank you for your expected cooperation.

Originally Posted by Jamo

A brother-in-law is someone you're going to have to be around for a few years. Make him feel like an idiot now and you've invested in years of pleasure during the holidays.

bnewell

The F-707 has autofocus--some idiot shut it off in order to learn the camera....still learning......

You unmitigated ass. I specifically chose not to have a CSX number--not because of SAI or its product. Rather, I chose the Family Kirkham.

With all due respect to Marsh and the other fine folks at SAI, what idiot promoted you from the depths of hell to run SAI into the ground with your obviously assinine inability to grasp even the most elementary elements of good business judgement?

I will read your proffered stupidity with joy, knowing that it will provide me with unlimited opportunities to point out your failings as anything more than a dimwitted dung beetle, forever lost due to being attracted only to the aroma of its own waste producing orifice.

Bud's $.02 is worth millions...

The person you talked to is a freeking idiot government moron that our tax dollars are being wasted on. He/she should get the hell off the planet. I have no patience for government folks that are stupid.

Originally Posted by 392Cobra

The grinning idiot clinging to Je$$e Jack$on is Cindy Sheehan... the sob sister protesting the war at Bush's ranch, who lost her son in the war, the same son she gave up in her divorce when he was 7 years old.

And by the way if you wonder why she has so much free time ... she is going through another divorce right now and guess what? She is giving up custody of another son.

As Forest Gump once wisely proclaimed, "Stupid is as stupid does."

And lest we forget the original point of this thread, anger of the left and all, not to mention someone up above brought in obfuscation as a means of diffusing a debate:

Cheney curses senator over Halliburton criticism

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...ahy/index.html

In response to Cheney, Leahy reminded Cheney that the vice president had once accused him of being a bad Catholic, to which Cheney replied either "f--- off" or "go f--- yourself."

I think it is unfortunate that Cheney has to continue to attack Leahy and stand by his conduct instead of remembering the location and role from which his verbal attack came from. It was unbecoming. It would be forgivable. Unfortunately Cheney is defending himself instead of apologizing.

This is just in line with the kind trash-talking macho crap that the chickenhawk frat boys of this Administration spew with disgusting frequency. This is par for the course. It was during the last election that Dubya was overhead saying to Cheney that a reporter from the New York Times was an euphemism for the human rectum.

When you add Cheney's churlish refusal to apologize for his potty-mouth, it only reinforces the notion that he really does live up to his first name.

This is just another example of how Bush (through his administration) fails at being a uniter not a divider. Not that they ever really had anyone fooled. Maybe this is how they think changing the discourse is done...it's changing it all right.

It's not his cursing that really riles me, it's his arrogant response to being called on it. He is now saying his comment was 'long overdue' and that he 'felt better' for saying it. He also seems to be under the impression that a lot of people who heard him agreed with what he said. Is he trying to look like an unprofessional jerk or does it just come natural?

It seems to me that Leahy was performing his role as a Senator in asking for an investigation into the connections between Cheney and Halliburton,. In fact, the fact that Cheney had the audacity to try confront Leahy on this issue shows how involved he does get on behalf of Halliburton.

Cheney still receives income from Halliburton. There is evidence that he got directly involved with decisions about the awarding of contracts to Halliburton, contrary to prior claims. Halliburton has not acted very well in its contracts in Iraq and has repeatedly shown up in the news.

Cheney should be staying away from this issue with a 10 foot pole instead of appearing to be attacking a member of the Senate (he is the presiding official over this body) who raised some legitimate concerns. But somehow in all this Leahy is to blame.

This was not a personal attack on the character of Cheney, it was a call for an investigation of allegations of improper conduct. Instead of letting the process and political system work and keep an air of professionalism, Cheney verbally attacked Leahy for trying to shake the President of the Senates hand on the day of the Senate photo. Leahy was acting as a Senator should in this situation. Cheney would have been childish for refusing to shake his hand. Trying to bully Leahy was inappropriate. Leahy is not the issue here.

The question now is will his boss---George W. Bush, the man who promised to bring a new tone to Washington---chasten his second-in-command for his intemperate and impolite language?

June 17, 2004. Vice President Cheney talking to CNBC's Gloria Borger.

Borger: "Well, let's go to Mohamed Atta for a minute, because you mentioned him as well. You have said in the past that it was, quote, 'pretty well confirmed.' "

Cheney: "No, I never said that."

Borger: "Okay."

Cheney: "Never said that."

Borger: "I think that is . . . "

Cheney: "Absolutely not. What I said was the Czech intelligence service reported after 9/11 that Atta had been in Prague on April 9th of 2001, where he allegedly met with an Iraqi intelligence official. We have never been able to confirm that nor have we been able to knock it down."

On Dec. 9, 2001. Cheney talking to NBC's Tim Russert.

Cheney: "Well, what we now have that's developed since you and I last talked, Tim, of course, was that report that -- it's been pretty well confirmed that he did go to Prague and he did meet with a senior official of the Iraqi intelligence service in Czechoslovakia last April, several months before the attack. Now, what the purpose of that was, what transpired between them, we simply don't know at this point, but that's clearly an avenue that we want to pursue."

Whatever.

Like the right is any better than the left when they're trying to advance their cause, trying to draw people from the outer fringes of the middle.

[bomelia]

Why do I think this thread is about to be closed? But before it is closed...remember the tactic of "shouting down" the speaker. Commander has effectively done this here.

Me thinks he complains a bit too much...

Mike

[cobra de capell]

Commander - it's not good to call people idiots even if others do outside this forum. I thought that you were calling me an idiot and I was about to eat your lunch.

Anyway, as noted by dblbarrel - people in the middle are clueless, they are the one's voting based on the look of candidates and not much else. Of course, they are the one's electing these yahoos - so sad.

[Ron61]

Mark,

Fred (392) only posted something he had cut and pasted, he never said it. Anything that Commander sees he takes exception to and wants to start an argument, his own words, as there is no such thing as a discussion if anyone disagrees with anyone else. I try to avoid posting in any thread he posts in because I know anything I say he will immediately start trying to impress everyone by his vast knowledge and I don't have to agree with everyone, but I do listen to their view points and if I am wrong I will admit it. He won't as he is never wrong.

Ron

[Jamo]

Commander...I just don't think you got the point. You quote me calling myself an idiot, tangling with Fenimore several years ago and 392Cobra making reference to Sheehan.

That's a bit different than using the term in direct response to a poster here.

You've got three days off to think about it. Think twice before responding next time.

[big-boss]

Commander, is a pretty funny guy- he certainly proves the point of the original post.
JAMO, "The Man" I don't really understand why you put him on "time out" status- but that is why you are God and not me!
I should probably wright something really profiund but nobody would really read it anyway. The interesting thing is that most people are on the same page-guess that is why the USA is such a great country and will only be getting greater. We really are all "Warriors" no matter left, right, black, brown,etc. We are fighters! We will even fight not fight.

[Jamo]

big boss...not a matter of whether something is funny or not, or whether Ron or I agree with them (I tend to agree with Commander on more than a few issues), but personal attacks lead to like responses, the resulting pissing matches and inevitably closed threads which are no fun for the rest of the folks. There is more leeway in the Lounge than anywhere else, but there are limits, and he had been warned before. Also, when we moderate...that's it, and folks need to simply move on.

So, back to the discussion...

P.S. Fred, you're on your own with the frog.

[Ron61]

Fred,

That's what yoiu get for posting an article and then running away.

I suppose you also missed the bill to create a National Turtle Day too.

Ron

[imagine2frolic]

If we can get religion into this thread, we would really be throwing gasoline on the fire. Politics, and religion are dangerous.......LOL

[bomelia]

Whose got a problem with turtling?

Mike

[JFBucy]

Originally Posted by bomelia

Whose got a problem with turtling?

Mike

Turtles are way over rated.
I highly encourage everyone to do more turtling.

[petek]

So, image2, was Zarathustra an idiot, a leftist, or simply against multi-theism?

[imagine2frolic]

PeteK, I think you are asking me about Zarathustra? I don't know the answer to that. I am going to look this person up though.

[imagine2frolic]

PeteK, I read the first page, and I have no clue. Reading that was what I imagine talking in toungue is like.

[petek]

image,

You wanted to see what would happen if we brought religion into the mix. I figured that the chances of offending someone who practiced Zoroastrianism was relatively slim, I choose the founder of the religion to pick upon. Of course I needed to bring the "idiot" comment into the mix and then the leftist part.

The multi-theism part was a reference back to Zarathustra in that Zoroastrianism is often viewed as the first major monotheistic religion.

Of course I suppose I could have gone on and mentioned something about Stanley Kubrick and really tried for some thread entropy points!

[imagine2frolic]

PeteK, Remind me not to get into a battle of wits with the likes of you...LOL

[rdorman]

Zoroaster (Zarathustra) was a devotee of Mazda... so much so they have a new model coming out named Zo-roadster. I sure do miss my RX7.

[wtm442]

I remeber Zarathustra ... he was the Japanese monster that killed Mothra.

[J. T. Toad]

Mothra?

ooo boy was I wrong... I thought Zarathustra was the inventor of mizithra which started the cult of worshiping pasta in old factoriums.