ketchuplover: Maybe communist leadership , but who amongst the people would risk speaking out?
In most Middle East countries you are literally putting your life at risk if you are openly gay

Jim Dandy: Original nic Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

ketchuplover: Wasn't he in The Smiths?

(V): maybe if you hum a few bars

Artful Dodger: or having an elevator built

Artful Dodger: Is Romney holding the ladder for Gore?

(V): Maybe the musician who mentioned the 90% rate was being a little over zealous

(V): I remember lots of musicians left GB when she jacked the highest tax rate to around 90%

Iamon lyme: reWho are you referring to when you say "This part of the world"?

I can't speak for the rest of the world, only the section I inhabit.The opinions here were positive when he toured during the election.I guess you have a different perspective.

World to you:

This part of the world enjoyed it, and found it refreshing ..I don't think anyone considered it an "apology tour" other than Republicans

(V): If only I believed Morgan was sincere, and his gun assault wasn't just a desperate attempt at being noticed/ratings

Artful Dodger: It's a huge red flag when there is money to be made for energy policy changes"

And it's a huge red flag when the opposition stands to gain in the reverse.The pro and con to the discussion is cut right along party lines, which means both sides have supporters who blindly support each side with no clue of reality.So the tie breaker logically goes to informed sources, and they support the global warming/climate change theory by a landslide

rod03801: Smoking is apparently harder to quit than heroin. I'm not an "addictive personality" generally, but triggers such as coffee,reading,being online, driving, alcohol(though I drink very rarely) cause me to automatically reach for a cig.

(V): so you've looked into it?

(V): I wonder why they can't just find the part of the brain that controls the urge to smoke and perform a partial lobotomy to erase it

(V): Is that the one that gives off stream?
I guess it beats sucking on a carrot

Iamon lyme: I usually tune out once I hear a half, or pack a day smoker give advice on how hard it is/was quitting, though I am aware they are trying to help.I was actually down to less than a pack over the holidays while staying in a home where the balcony was the only option.I have been smoking for about 30 years at an increasing rate, I've got to stop

rod03801: How many years did you smoke?
1 pack a day? I consider that pretty lightweight , I smoke 2 1/2 per day

Iamon lyme: Ronny Wood of the Stones uses electronic ciggs, I wonder if you would still get hassled on an airplane regardless

(V): Heavy man

(V): Mr Blobby sounds like Darth Vader
politically speaking of course

(V): Oh it ended alright, you're just dreaming

(V): Maybe a stupid question , but how did they avoid it in the past?

(V): I hear he's a sucker for good Yorkshire pudding

(V): He has stated he's returning to Canada after 5 years

(V): I guess he'll be hearing 'G'morning Guv'nor!' for the next 5 years

(V): He has a great reputation here in Canada
Nobody has a bad word to say about him

(V):re : " Although Jabari's killing signalled the start of Israel's offensive, it was preceded by spates of deadly cross-border violence which saw Palestinian militant groups, including Hamas's Qassam Brigades, firing hundreds of rockets into southern Israel and the Israeli military shelling Gaza and carrying out air strikes."

Exactly , they started it, and Israel was well within their rights to respond.Politically speaking you are well aware of the many differing opinions in Israel, and specifically The Knesset in regards to finding a lasting peace, but when it comes to defending against attacks, they unite.

(V): Who started this recent round of bombings?

And how do you think Israel should have responded?

Artful Dodger: And these are Israel's partners in peace?They are raised from infancy to hate, they know nothing else.If the Palestinians truly want peace, allowing a terrorist organization like Hamas to represent them is not the way to achieve it.Hamas doesn't want peace, of peaceful co existence, it would put them out of business

(V): It's a unique situation , and not based on racism as SA was.Can you imagine the uproar if the Israelis bombed a public transit bus, as the Palestinians did today? and have done so many times in the past.

(V): This is why , comparing Gaza to the Warsaw ghetto is ignorant V , and ignorant you are not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcoTlBAjz9s

Hamas doesn't want peace , it would put them out of business, same with Arafat, that's why he walked on proposals that later were determined to be more than fair.Israel does want peace, it makes no sense for them to want anything other than peaceful co-existence .

So do the math.This is a quote that pretty much sums up the situation

"Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.
What bothers me most is not that Arabs kill our children, but that they force us to kill theirs"

-Golda Meir

Artful Dodger: that about nails it

(V): I think the liberal Americans are probably smart enough not to bother cuz I have had a number of pm's from some who have never posted here

(V): I ve seen people called "idiots" amongst other such names, and nary a disenting word, oh well.What I find interesting is Obama won the election and the popular vote , but the only ones supporting him on this board are from the UK and Canada

rod03801: Yeah, hardly up to the high standards of this board ,and clearly worth making one of your rare appearances

(V): So many phrases, so little time

Iamon lyme: Frankly, life is too short to weed through your often rambling statements, and I usually nod off by the first paragraph.I did research your insinuation that pot calling kettle black" is(or was) a racist statement.It dates back to the 1600's apparently, and it NEVER did, not then, not now. NO original subtext, nadda,zich.If you would like more info regarding the origons of "pot calling kettle black" I will send you the links

(V): re "he just didn't like my reply"

shocking

Iamon lyme: it's about hypocrisy, not racist bud, look it up, everywhere you look it will dismiss it as being racist

Artful Dodger: btw, I have only heard women say "bite me" is that your liberal side?

Artful Dodger: For 70 % you are: Liberal!
44.0917 % of 1701 Quiz participants had this profile!

Artful Dodger: I asked for the test you supposedly took, not your spin

Artful Dodger: can i see the test? I don't think anyone who reads this board could possibly miss your "political leanings" so it should be pretty easy to fill in the boxes

Iamon lyme: shouldda been a comma after "reject"

Artful Dodger: um, it was well said, and Christie is a Republican moderate, but you are the " far right-wing" he must reject from reading your views

(V): Again this is an issue Republicans like to point the finger at Democrats for perpetuating , but as usual they seem to be the ones committing the crime.Standing on that pedestal can be daunting

(V): This time she got caught, she has been in a position to commit this fraud since 2000 apparently

An election worker in Oregon is facing a criminal investigation for allegedly altering multiple ballots to benefit Republican candidates.

In a press release on Monday, Clackamas County spokesperson Tim Heider said that 55-year-old Deanna Swenson had been "relieved of duty immediately after the alleged ballot tampering was discovered."

Swenson, who was registered as a Republican, was accused of filling in a Republican straight ticket on ballots where voters did not specify a choice.

Contacted by Willamette Week, Swenson tearfully insisted that it was "only the two" ballots that had been altered.

The Oregon Department of Justice began an investigation last week after an elections official reportedly observed ballots being altered.

"At this point, it is unclear how many ballots the employee at issue had access to, or what will be done with those ballots," the sheriff's office said on Monday.

At a Monday emergency meeting, officials in Clackamas County announced that the altered ballots would not be counted. Since ballots were anonymous, disenfranchised voters would not be given a chance to re-cast their votes.

Swenson has worked in elections since at least 2000, according to the Clackamas County spokesperson.

Blue Oregon's Kari Chisholm reported that the Oregon City woman's Facebook page indicated she "liked" various conservative personalities, candidates and organizations including the Republican National Committee, The Tea Party, Paul Ryan VP, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Ann Romney and Fox News.

If convicted of a Class C felony for ballot tampering, Swenson could face five years in prison and a fine of up to $125,000