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Forum: Current events 01-18-2011, 09:32 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
In the political realm, I'd suggest picking the...

In the political realm, I'd suggest picking the persons for whom it would represent the greatest hypocrisy. It will increase your odds greatly.;)
Forum: Current events 01-18-2011, 07:59 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Back to WikiLeaks/Assange for a bit: It...

Back to WikiLeaks/Assange for a bit:

It seems that WikiLeaks will be forthcoming with information concerning wealthy business leaders and lawmakers evading tax payments...
Forum: Current events 12-13-2010, 09:44 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
I guess part of my problem with the "stop blaming...

I guess part of my problem with the "stop blaming Dubya" argument is that Dubya did f_ck up a bunch of things (mostly the economy) almost beyond repair. For the most part, the economy has improved...
Forum: Current events 12-11-2010, 09:52 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
One man's pork is another man's tofu. BTW, Obama...

One man's pork is another man's tofu. BTW, Obama was negotiating with congressional Republicans. They were party to the porking of the bill (to the extent that any of its contents fit the...
Forum: Current events 12-11-2010, 07:28 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
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Forum: Current events 12-10-2010, 02:25 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
It must be somehow comforting to be completely...

It must be somehow comforting to be completely oblivious to Dubya's malfeasance.:confused:
Forum: Current events 12-10-2010, 12:59 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Yep. Let's invade every country who doesn't...

Yep. Let's invade every country who doesn't treat women the way we think they should. Maybe we should start with southern Utah.;)
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 08:15 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
He's wrong (as was Dubya). We have no national...

He's wrong (as was Dubya). We have no national interests there (other than oil).



It worked, just not well enough to make up for the mess that Dubya left behind - starting two wars and...
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 06:34 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
It sure would be a lot cheaper and less dangerous.

It sure would be a lot cheaper and less dangerous.
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 03:57 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
OK. But it's not clear to me that a decision to...

OK. But it's not clear to me that a decision to defund the war at that time would have had any appreciable difference in the ultimate outcome of the war. Whenever we pull out (next month or next...
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 02:48 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Your logic is getting so circular that I'm...

Your logic is getting so circular that I'm developing whiplash.:rolleyes:
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 02:36 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Truth hurts, don't it? The only winner in the...

Truth hurts, don't it? The only winner in the Iraq War was Iran and we did the fighting for them.

As for criticizing our country abroad, I think the more correct characterization of what he did...
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 01:13 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Yeh, but he's done plenty of things that have...

Yeh, but he's done plenty of things that have resulted in people from both parties accusing him of being too intelligent or too cerebral. He was also a constitutional law professor and editor of the...
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 12:56 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Say what? I questioned her assertion that...

Say what? I questioned her assertion that everybody is silent about Assange. Good grief. Nearly everyone with a set of vocal chords has spoken out against him.

As for a foreigner being...
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 12:35 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Unfortunately, your girl Sarah doesn't make it...

Unfortunately, your girl Sarah doesn't make it all that difficult. Please note that she didn't know which countries were in NAFTA (Canada, US, Mexico), didn't know that Africa was a continent (as...
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 10:49 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Am I the only one on this board guilty of this?:D...

Am I the only one on this board guilty of this?:D Grab a mirror, sir.

Seriously though, I'll admit to being unwilling to read Sarah's musings deeply enough to glean their inner meaning or to...
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 09:47 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Two points to counter the lovely Sarah - 1. ...

Two points to counter the lovely Sarah -

1. Nobody has kept silent about Assange. It's all over every newspaper and TV news show. Silence, indeed.:confused: Maybe it's because she doesn't read...
Forum: Current events 12-09-2010, 08:15 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Every cloud has a silver lining.

Every cloud has a silver lining.
Forum: Current events 12-08-2010, 02:42 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
The City of Berkeley calls the leaking private a...

The City of Berkeley calls the leaking private a hero. WTF???

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/08/AR2010120803057.html?hpid=topnews
Forum: Current events 12-05-2010, 03:27 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Julian has probably broken no American laws. The...

Julian has probably broken no American laws. The crime here is the access granted to a friggin' buck private (who had been busted for assaulting an officer) and the actions of the private himself. ...
Forum: Current events 12-03-2010, 02:16 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Same goes for moderate Republicans here, BTW.

Same goes for moderate Republicans here, BTW.
Forum: Current events 12-03-2010, 09:09 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
On the subject of WikiLeaks, here's a fictional...

On the subject of WikiLeaks, here's a fictional yet insightful account by Tom Friedman of what a leaked Chinese diplomatic cable from their embassy in Washington back to Beijing might look like:...
Forum: Current events 12-01-2010, 01:01 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Preventing Saddam from controlling the oil...

Preventing Saddam from controlling the oil instead of the House of Saud. FWIW, it was Saudi oil money that indirectly funded the 9/11 terrorists, not Saddam. Pick your poison, I suppose.
Forum: Current events 12-01-2010, 12:17 PM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
Oil. If Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia didn't...

Oil. If Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia didn't have oil, we wouldn't give them the time of day, much less our troops.
Forum: Current events 12-01-2010, 07:42 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 24,755
Posted By finnbow
I don't think a foreigner can be prosecuted for...

I don't think a foreigner can be prosecuted for treason. The DOJ is thinking of prosecuting him for espionage though. I'm still skeptical about the success of such a strategy.

For us to leave...
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