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I say if B. did lead Freddy to believe he wanted him on the team, signed him only to pump him for info, it's sleazy no matter if it's within the rules.
And it depresses me to think how many people are just fine with it. Someone once said, in another context, that "Society only works when people do more than the law requires and less than it allows." Yet the country is full of people who think that's a loser's attitude. It makes the U.S. an uglier place to live. No wonder we're on the skids, heading for the third world.
Pardon my editorial comment.
Oh boy...this ain't politics (or golf--the gentlemen's game); it's friggin football! Kudos to maybe the most intelligent coach in the NFL for using whatever "legal" means necessary to win.
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Gas prices went up 4 cents yesterday at the gas station I usually buy from. I guess that means that the Democrats have infiltrated and gained control of the evil Big Oil companies and have purposely raised prices in order to help themselves with the upcoming mid-term elections. It is the only logical solution.
"However, there is one bright spot politically for the White House in its latest push on Iraq and national security. After months of party squabbling over everything from immigration to the federal budget, congressional Republicans, for the most part, seem to be on board with the White House’s attempt to make security and terrorism their primary platform heading into the midterms."
Say it ain't so Karl...
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Gas prices went up 4 cents yesterday at the gas station I usually buy from. I guess that means that the Democrats have infiltrated and gained control of the evil Big Oil companies and have purposely raised prices in order to help themselves with the upcoming mid-term elections. It is the only logical solution.
How does this post relate to the one you responded to?
As for gas prices, they're mainly responsive to demand because there is very little excess refining capacity in the US. One could argue that US oil companies like it that way.
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No. But believing the Democratic Party's innocent of the same nonsense makes it conspiratorial.
Fact is, all politicians - all marketers, really - appeal to the people's most current fears, simply because fear is a very powerful motivator. That's why we can't bicycle without a helmet, can't fly without being all but stripped-searched, and are only capable of electing total !@#$ing dumbasses to public office.
Which is why my first sentence in the post you quote says "politicians will use fear."
I totally agree with your statement though (paraphrasing)--if you believe only one party is capable of using fear for gain, you must believe in conspiracies....
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What happens to "his presidency" if the dems gain control of the House?
Based on your literal interpretation of that statement, I'm sure your answer is "he's still president;" however, he will be totally ineffective (that's assuming he was effective to begin with). In fact, the dems will push for investigations into quite a few potentially disasterous issues that the republicans have been sitting on.
At any rate, I'm losing the battle. Everyone's arguments have completely supported the fact that only a conspiracist would believe that the republicans focus in the elections is fear....
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Is it too difficult to believe that politicians will use fear of terrorism to their political advantage?
While Bush is not up for re-election (gee, ya got me on that one), this election is about his administration's policies. Is he not in campaign mode right now? And what has been the focus of his speeches?
By the way, of course it's an editorial. The point is, IT'S NOT A CONSPIRACY TO BELIEVE THAT THE FOCUS OF THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS FOR THE REPUBLICANS IS FEAR, AND TRYING TO CONVINCE THE ELECTORATE THAT REPUBLICANS WILL PROTECT US BETTER THAN DEMOCRATS.
I suppose if you don't believe that, then you probably believe that Karl Rove is a man of principles....
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I guess the Sydney Morning Herald believes in conspiracies too...
Bush has nothing else to run on. That's a fact.
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Oops! those were supposed to be subliminal messages....
While I exaggerated the point, the terror alert seemed to be raised more often during the fall election cycle of 2004 than the rest of the year.
About the only thing Bush has to run on is fear of terrorism. Do you believe politicians do not use fear to boost their chances of election or re-election?
That's the hypothesis. It's not conspiracy; it's a political fact.
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I was waiting to see who the first political hack would be to mention this. I was expecting conspiracy theorists like PastaJoe to make stupid statements like this, but I was not expecting this from you. This ranks right up there with the Karl Rove weather machine stearing hurricane Kartina to make sure it targetted black people.
It just shows how desperate the Dems are to regain power. Of course, you do not see them coming up with actual ideas, it is just "vote for me because the evil Republicans will kill your children."
So true, republicans (swift boat) would never try to manipulate (terror alert) the public before an election (Al Queda video)...
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I guess if you believe the Post piece, then you have to believe this piece, which is from one of the original sources of the post article.
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All I could think about watching this game was that Takeo Spikes is the source of the Bills' troubles...the jinx!
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Did I say there is no doubt that the petrodallar is being reconstituted.
Or I know where the Petro Dollars are, their east-west-north-and south around baghdad.
I never said that this is what this wars about and is about.
I merely asked due to reading about a U.S. politicians speech about this issue.
And checking the web for more info..And I needed to ask people who have experience and understanding in this matter...Fearmonering, C'mon! it's just an open discussion.
Code red on the terror thingy?You're right, my favorite politician, that libertarian from Texas, Ron Paul said it. I love that guy....
The dollar's influence today, and its precarious status as reserve currency, has more to do with Asia's export-driven growth strategy (see the article Gavin linked to) than the petrodollar issue, though it will certainly speed the demise of the dollar as international reserve currency as Russia, Iran, et al, price oil in euros. I also believe the US (administration) is more interested in controlling access to oil than maintaining its price in $s.
As for the euro, there is an increasing demand to hold non-dollars as reserves by central banks, and the euro is the only other (real) option until China opens up its financial markets.
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Ready to see the dollar collapse? Or maybe China will just buy the United States? Time to start hoarding gold and learning Mandarin...
Thanks. That's a good article.
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This was a letter that was supposedly published in several major American newspapers last week. Batiste isn't alone...
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Interesting piece on how to correctly measure government deficits--accrual vs. cash accounting. If the government used accrual accounting, like all other entities do, they'd be forced to include future obligations incurred today--social security and medicare for example. The argument against it is that they are not "true obligations." The government has no binding contract to provide these benefit--they can be changed or elminated at any time.
I'd support the accrual accounting because the government would then be forced to start answering the questions of how the current obligations will be paid? If not, what changes will be made? It's a lot easier to ignore the problem and let a future congress deal with it...
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Maybe it was Ezekiel's stellar play, or his new haircut?
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BS. Anyone who is for completely disarming the populous (and there are many in your party of choice) is absolutely for complete government control. I know it's a hard thing to understand, being a liberal, but try and wrap the noodle around it.
Your last statement is ridiculous. I've never advocated no government whatsoever, or anything even remotely close to it. More liberal fear mongering. Can't deal with the message, attempt to discredit the messenger by any means necessary.
I say arm the populace! Especially those guys in prison. We're going to need them when Cheney and company declare martial law....
Tinfoil cap to dunce cap, over...?
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It's a perfect storm brewing. The Neocons are licking their chops and egging on Bush and company (and israel) to go after Iran. Israel will provoke Syria and bring them into the conflict; Iran will then be forced to support Syria; and the US will jump in to support Israel. Their plan for "regime change" in Syria and Iran is about to start. It'll probably be as successful as their plan for Iraq...
Oh, but it really is about the 2 Israeli soldiers getting kidnapped...
Another reason to get liquid....pass the beer please....
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Gee, I get that from his statement too. Friggin AAArab lover!
It's a celebrity death match--Jesus vs. Mohamad!
All muslims bad; all christians good. Who's the idiot...? Who's being duped?
Time will tell...
I met Joe Lieberman today...
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Funny that you ask this question...