bills_fan Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 They're printing it up, anyway. What's another half a billion here or there? Not if the bond market has anything to say about it, based on today's auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Do you actually consider cracker to be an offensive term? Honestly? I don't know. Do you think wetback's an offensive term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I don't know. Do you think wetback's an offensive term? Usually. Wetback is generally said maliciously, cracker is generally said comically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 So what do you expect the President to do? Show up and fill sandbags? You wingnuts slam the President for "doing nothing", which it turns out isn't true. Do you think doing something is free? Sending troops - $$$ Sending national guard - $$$ Sending food - $$$ Sending water - $$$ etc. How about you brilliant people explaining to the rest of us how you deal with a disaster WITHOUT SPENDING A DIME? Yeah. Let's hear it. Maybe take the money from volcano monitoring...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Usually. Wetback is generally said maliciously, cracker is generally said comically. So if I call you a "wetback cracker", it's effectively neutral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 So if I call you a "wetback cracker", it's effectively neutral? Actually makes him sound a bit soggy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Maybe take the money from volcano monitoring...? Now that's pretty damn funny. NO AIRPLANE LEFT BEHIND!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Maybe take the money from volcano monitoring...? Doesn't DC sit on a major fault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Doesn't DC sit on a major fault? No, but about 535 of them sit on DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 The Red River flows north... Quite problematic when the ice is gorged further north where it is in essence a bit colder... This area always floods... It would be like the Feds giving money to BFLO for taking care of the snow. Hey, that is a novel idea... Have the fire trucks fill your basement with CLEAN water and be on your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 The Red River flows north... Quite problematic when the ice is gorged further north where it is in essence a bit colder... This area always floods... It would be like the Feds giving money to BFLO for taking care of the snow. Hey, that is a novel idea... Have the fire trucks fill your basement with CLEAN water and be on your way. There are always hurricanes in the Gulf region. Why isn't the messiah in North Dakota helping put sand in the the bags? Why isn't the NG, FEMA, HHS, someone there helping all those thousands of people? Can these folks loot the local Best Buy and get away with it? Why don't they all just hunker down in a sports complex, killing and raping each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 We see people post that they want LESS government, then we see people post that they want more government before "a possible" flood. What about Florida from June through November? Or Oklahoma and Kansas year round for Tornadoes, or California for wild fires, earth quakes and mud slides..... etc etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Oh and by the way North Dakota has been declared a federal disaster zone as the rising Red River continues to cause statewide flooding. North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven said the declaration, announced early Wednesday by U.S. President Barack Obama, means the federal government will pay 75 per cent of state and local government costs to fight the flood. Officials are getting ready to tell people in Fargo to evacuate. Pay extra close attention, and let's see if the good folks from the great state of North Dakota are somehow smarter than the good folks from the great state of LOU-zee-ana 9 (sic) and actually heed the words "Your lives are in danger. Please leave." But if not, it's okay. We'll just print more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Usually. Wetback is generally said maliciously, cracker is generally said comically. By whom? A black person? So if I am to call a black person a "!@#$" out of a sense of comedy, it makes it ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Usually. Wetback is generally said maliciously, cracker is generally said comically. Maybe you should get out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 By whom? A black person? So if I am to call a black person a "!@#$" out of a sense of comedy, it makes it ok? I guess so, as long as the person in question is aware that you're just playing around. Like most things, this isn't a black and white issue. (no pun intended) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I'd argue it's used mostly for comedic affect. Is it the same as !@#$ in that white people are allowed to say it but others aren't? Personally, words are just words and those who take offense to a word (and not the tone/connotation behind it) are strung a bit too tightly. "Get the !@#$ out of here, you !@#$ing cracker." Yeah....my wife thought that was a real hoot when some of her black students said that to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 "Get the !@#$ out of here, you !@#$ing cracker." Yeah....my wife thought that was a real hoot when some of her black students said that to her. Like I said, it isn't the word itself, it's the tone behind the word. Would you have preferred "Get the !@#$ out of here, you !@#$ing caucasian"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Like I said, it isn't the word itself, it's the tone behind the word. Would you have preferred "Get the !@#$ out of here, you !@#$ing caucasian"? Youre spinning. BIG TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 There are always hurricanes in the Gulf region. Why isn't the messiah in North Dakota helping put sand in the the bags? Why isn't the NG, FEMA, HHS, someone there helping all those thousands of people? Can these folks loot the local Best Buy and get away with it? Why don't they all just hunker down in a sports complex, killing and raping each other? Ya! Why isn't he in BFLO helping with snow removal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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