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    • W Offline
      watkins
      last edited by

      Dear David,

      So, you decide which way to vote on how much money you get to keep! Whatever happened to the Kennedy ideal, " Ask not what your country can do for you....". But then, what can one expect from a country that voted Bush in TWICE!!

      Sorry, but as a non-American I get nightmares when I think of a McCain/Palin administration. Is money all that matters to you, or do you really believe that McCain/Palin are the best candidates?

      Kind regards,
      Bob

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        watkins
        last edited by

        Whatever it takes to get in power!

        http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c

        Of course he is going to cut taxes! He said so, didn't he?

        Sorry if this has been posted before.

        Regards,
        Bob

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          pbacot
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          @tomsdesk said:

          "...down and down we go..."

          Jimi Hendrix?

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          • david_hD Offline
            david_h
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            I Think just for fun, I will throw a little gas on this fire and see what happens. . .

            this is from Chas. Krauthammer's column posted in yesterday's Washington Post:

            ***%(#BF0040)[The case for McCain is straightforward. The financial crisis has made us forget, or just blindly deny, how dangerous the world out there is. We have a generations-long struggle with Islamic jihadism. An apocalyptic soon-to-be-nuclear Iran. A nuclear-armed Pakistan in danger of fragmentation. A rising Russia pushing the limits of revanchism. Plus the sure-to-come Falklands-like surprise popping out of nowhere.

            Who do you want answering that phone at 3 a.m.? A man who's been cramming on these issues for the past year, who's never had to make an executive decision affecting so much as a city, let alone the world? A foreign policy novice instinctively inclined to the flabbiest, most vaporous multilateralism (e.g., the Berlin Wall came down because of "a world that stands as one"), and who refers to the most deliberate act of war since Pearl Harbor as "the tragedy of 9/11," a term more appropriate for a bus accident?

            Or do you want a man who is the most prepared, most knowledgeable, most serious foreign policy thinker in the United States Senate? A man who not only has the best instincts but has the honor and the courage to, yes, put country first, as when he carried the lonely fight for the surge that turned Iraq from catastrophic defeat into achievable strategic victory?

            There's just no comparison. Obama's own running mate warned this week that Obama's youth and inexperience will invite a crisis -- indeed a crisis "generated" precisely to test him. Can you be serious about national security and vote on Nov. 4 to invite that test?

            And how will he pass it? Well, how has he fared on the only two significant foreign policy tests he has faced since he's been in the Senate? The first was the surge. Obama failed spectacularly. He not only opposed it. He tried to denigrate it, stop it and, finally, deny its success.

            The second test was Georgia, to which Obama responded instinctively with evenhanded moral equivalence, urging restraint on both sides. McCain did not have to consult his advisers to instantly identify the aggressor.]***

            If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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              tomsdesk
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              @pbacot said:

              @tomsdesk said:

              "...down and down we go..."

              Jimi Hendrix?

              Peggy Lee: That Old black Magic

              http://www.tomsdesk.moonfruit.com/
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                bellwells
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                @david. said:

                Four more reasons NOT to vote for Obama:

                Senator Obama's Four Tax Increases for People Earning Under $250K

                And, another:

                Throw Out the Constitution for Reparative Economics (eg, Reparations by Redistribution)

                The first link is very insightful. I never thought about the possibility of the Bush tax cuts expiring resulting in a de facto a tax increase. Not to mention Obama's claim he will raise capital gains tax rate from 15% to as much as 28%.

                @Bob, we Americans are a capitalistic and entrepreneurial lot and not at all fond of government taking our money so they can "spread the wealth". We take great care of all our citizens. The poor (and the illegal aliens) have better health care plan than I do, for example.

                Ron

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                  glennwarner
                  last edited by

                  Obama's motto: " Ask not what your country can do for you....demand it."

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                    bellwells
                    last edited by

                    @glennwarner said:

                    Obama's motto: " Ask not what your country can do for you....demand it."

                    LOL. Good one for your first post!!

                    Ron

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                      tomsdesk
                      last edited by

                      @unknownuser said:

                      ...Who do you want answering that phone at 3 a.m.?...

                      Not this guy for sure:

                      http://www.tomsdesk.moonfruit.com/
                      2.5D Trees & Shrubs!

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                        solo
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                        McCain "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran"

                        Just what we need.

                        http://www.solos-art.com

                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                        • david_hD Offline
                          david_h
                          last edited by

                          Someone just sent this to me. . ..

                          %(#FF0040)[Subject: redistribution of wealth- a practical application

                          Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read 'Vote Obama, I need the money.' I laughed.

                          Once in the restaurant my server had on a 'Obama 08' tie, again I laughed--just imagine the coincidence.

                          When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need--the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.

                          I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.

                          At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient deserved money more.

                          I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.]

                          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                            solo
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                            http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/10/27/mccain-says-unscripted-obama-wants-to-redistribute-wealth/

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                              bellwells
                              last edited by

                              @tomsdesk said:

                              @unknownuser said:

                              ...Who do you want answering that phone at 3 a.m.?...

                              Not this guy for sure:

                              And sure as hell not this guy:Obama-Kennedy.jpg

                              Ron

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                                bellwells
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                Someone just sent this to me. . ..

                                %(#FF0040)[Subject: redistribution of wealth- a practical application

                                ...At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient deserved money more.

                                I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.]

                                Of course most of those voting for Obama will be on the receiving end of this redistribution. I can't even believe we're having a conversation regarding whether we should adopt socialism. Re-brand and redefine it how you will with wonderful sounding terms like "solidarity" or "social consciousness", it's still socialism.

                                Ron

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                                  tomsdesk
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                                  🤣

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                                    bellwells
                                    last edited by

                                    @tomsdesk said:

                                    :roflmao:

                                    Glad you think my picture is funny.

                                    Ron

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                                      solo
                                      last edited by

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                                        solo
                                        last edited by

                                        Obama Versus McCain

                                        The Future versus The Past
                                        Hope versus Fear
                                        Unity versus Division
                                        Love versus Hate
                                        Humility versus Arrogance
                                        Calm versus Rage
                                        Core issues Versus Superifical ideas
                                        Subtantials versus Gimmicks
                                        Organised campaign versus Shamble campaign
                                        Middle Class Versus Top 5%
                                        Educated versus Non Educated
                                        Computer literate versus No Computer skills
                                        21st Century skills versus 20th Century skills
                                        and the list can go on.....

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                                          pmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          Socialism?

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                                          • soloS Offline
                                            solo
                                            last edited by

                                            Palin taxed the oil companies and gave the money to Alaskans. That is not spreading the wealth? I don't expect to change any anti-Obama voters' minds, but I would at least ask them to take a breath and think of what they actually know about him - not based on what they have heard just from Republicans, but from other sources. He is not a socialist, Marxist, or terrorist. He is not against the second ammendment. Contrary to what you are getting from your party, most liberals have jobs.

                                            Finally, when this is over, hopefully, we will have change and we will have two people who are qualified to be president, and we will have intelligence and dignity and vision restored to the White House.

                                            It is sad for me to see so much conservative knee-jerk reaction - when conservatism used to be a proud, intellectual movement. Now it just seems based on fear and propaganda. Fight, fight, fight - that's what I hear from McCain. Well, fighting is not going to get us where we want to go - we have to be smart enough to work together, to find new solutions, and to innovate ourselves out of this crisis.

                                            http://www.solos-art.com

                                            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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