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itechman63

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Would you serve on the jury? Posted: 11/23/2009 5:44:40 PM
Anyways ... I'm in favor of putting these men on trial because I want to hear what they have to say. I don't expect to hear much. They aren't interested in defending themselves as this is their chance at martyrdom. If they did speak of motivations we'll do as we always have and cover our ears while shouting "la la la la la la" then go back to foolishly believing it's simply "just because we're infidels" or just "because they hate our freedoms". But I don't expect much more than some Allah Akbars here and there. It's mostly an exercise without enlightenment and in the end some small morsel of vengeance.

itechman63

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Finding relief in reading the forums. Posted: 11/23/2009 2:51:36 PM
But are you really living if you never come out of your sister's basement?

itechman63

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Does This Make Me Look Smart? - I Watched Star Trek Posted: 11/23/2009 2:48:33 PM
I thought the Klingons were the Soviets. The main point of the time travel and the changing of events in the movie is that to have an entirely new Cinema franchise, you had to change the paradigm from the original series to create openings for new plot lines. But yeah... Nero could have just given Spock a heads up that on such a such a date, he probably needed to set the alarm clock a little earlier to head to the Supernova with the red matter sooner.

itechman63

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Would you serve on the jury? Posted: 11/23/2009 2:10:17 PM
that the shoe bomber (Jose Padilla) Just mentioning that the shoe bomber was Richard Reid and believe he was British. Padilla was the American that plotted the detonation of a dirty bomb. That doesn't diminish your point though. No , haven't forgotten the "Evils" of America. Just out of curiosity. Can you name one civilization , that does not have blood on their hands? One piece of history , where one group hasn't enslaved or destroyed another? Or is this just another " Lefty , i hate america , but certainly enjoy the freedoms lots of other folks payed for ,Rant ? What about the "Lefties" is it that supposedly hates America? I never get this. I don't share the views of higher taxes, social programs, and distribution of wealth that are typically Liberal, but Liberals have their vision of what would make America a better America in their views that includes not exploiting other nations, not invading sovreign nations for greed, and not arrogantly imposing our will globally. How is that "hating America"? What makes condoning and even wanting America to continue doing those things Pro-American?

itechman63

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Laugh Tracks Posted: 11/23/2009 11:32:26 AM
Also, I watch a lot of crime dramas, and find it difficult to know when I am supposed to be shocked--perhaps they could come up with a "OMG! track" to help me out? The "Gasp Track"? lol! That's supposed to be accomplished by the score consisting of ominous tones.

itechman63

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Hardest profession to date? Posted: 11/23/2009 8:20:11 AM
Salary jobs in an understaffed office. No need to make plans to go out or date because you're going to be working all night and every weekend.

itechman63

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wagon trains, government land, and homesteading Posted: 11/23/2009 8:14:40 AM
I'm afraid of heights so I can't live on the moon.

itechman63

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Would you serve on the jury? Posted: 11/23/2009 8:12:33 AM
I don't want my country to be represented by military concentration camps, indefinite detentions, show trials and legalized torture. If our rights and freedoms are such good things, then let the system work to convict these guys. And that's not a "Liberal" concept. That is a 100% American concept. When Bin Laden was shown filmed in a tent and was translated as saying that the attacks exceeded expectations, the assumption was that he was talking about the magnitude of the murder and the towers collapsing. In reality, what exceeded their plans was America's reaction and behavior since. The Patriot Act an example of their plans succeeding beyond expectations, the invasion of Iraq and the running up tremendous deficits, the polarization of our nation. Everything we've done since 9/11 has played into Al Qaeda's hands and so many are happy to have danced into the trap. We ourselves were the key element to the plan that exceeded AQ's expectations and we fell for it.

itechman63

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Laugh Tracks Posted: 11/23/2009 7:57:09 AM
How many sitcoms use laugh tracks anymore? Most sitcoms are filmed in front of a live studio audience these days and for the most part, laugh tracks are a thing of the past. I don't know if any are "dubbed" in addition to the audience laughter. Also there is a difference with the live studio audience in that the audience is a little more giddy to be there watching the actors perform so they might laugh more easily. I enjoy shows like "The Office", "Arrested Development", and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" that aren't filmed in front of an audience in part to achieve a certain "desired" effect. For example, "The Office" seeks to totally capture the mundane of every day in a general office setting and the absence of an audience/laugh track is a huge part of the desired "atmosphere". Some shows seek to make their atmosphere a shared event where we all get together and chuckle aloud and bring us together for a half hour or an hour. They are designed to take us away from our self-important little worlds. Others want to pull us individually into the art. Each have their place.

itechman63

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Is this a Hate Crime ? Posted: 11/23/2009 7:33:52 AM
Assault is assault. I've no problems with prosecuting the assault to the full letter of the law in this case. What I struggle with is that assault not falling under the definition of "hate crime" is often not given the same weight.

itechman63

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Would you serve on the jury? Posted: 11/23/2009 7:28:39 AM
The jury system is obsolete and should be replaced with something more effective. 12 average, ever day morons sifting through evidence they don't understand, wading through law explanations they can't comprehend and deciding the fate of the accused based more on which attorney they liked better. With the down spiral of the American IQ increasing steadily - the jury system has become broken. I wouldn't sit on it unless I absolutely had to. And, if were ever charged I would opt to take my chances with the judge rather than with a box of twelve slobbering buffoons who couldn't spell "DNA" let alone understand it. You don't propose anything new. Your preference for putting all the power into one man's hands was experienced by those that put our current justice system in place. Our system is the result of the injustices seen from making one easily corruptable person the judge, jury, and executioner. For all the flaws in the pieces of the system it will always be more just for it's checks and balances than anything unilateral.

itechman63

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Going alione Posted: 11/22/2009 10:44:51 AM
I love to go to the movies alone. I notice the looks but the experience of just me and my soda allowing me to immerse myself totally into the film is something I really enjoy. Plus going to things you enjoy alone opens up the opportunity for social adventures (or misadventures) that otherwise wouldn't be there.

itechman63

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What's the deal with all the doctors??? Posted: 11/22/2009 6:53:22 AM
I think their problem is that they saw a doctor for something and are now hooked into regular tests and medications. Like I tell them, 100% of all cancer patients saw a doctor first. Seriously, some of us are more fortunate than others in that our bodies develop the natural deficiencies later in life but all our times are coming.

itechman63

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Female Athletes Posted: 11/22/2009 6:30:35 AM
While not attractive to me... Martina Navratilova could flat out play. Steffi Graff, Martina Hingis, and Monica Seles... all women that probably could have outplayed the men in their sport during their times. How about Danika Patrick in auto racing? She holds her own quite well in her sport and I do think the day is coming when she does hoist a trophy in the winner's circle.

itechman63

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Dad or Jail? Posted: 11/22/2009 5:29:03 AM
We still just have bullet points and no real details to make a judgment on this particular case. If my kids didn't want to visit me, why would I want their visitation enforced? They do enjoy staying with me so that's not an issue but I expect as they get older and their own personal lives develop that they'll ask to skip staying with me as much (I have them at least every other night and every other weekend plus I live in a small town 10 miles away from their hometown where all their friends live). How uncontrollable is this boy... straight A's and a "leader" in school? He's moved to make these achievements at his age on his own without parental influence? I don't think that is even possible. There is something positive going on in his home life with his mother. This case runs so much deeper than we'll ever know.

itechman63

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Would you serve on the jury? Posted: 11/20/2009 7:00:56 PM
It would be because when I was asked questions I would have to say truthfully that I already know he's guilty. I know that he confessed and bragged about the attacks. I know that he has asked for the death penelty because he wants to be a martyr for the muslims. Because of these things I feel sure that I would be rejected for the jury. That is an excellent point. Given that I know of his confessions, boasting, and saying he wants to be a martyr I would say that I would be sent home too.

itechman63

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Would you serve on the jury? Posted: 11/20/2009 2:29:52 PM
Would I serve on the jury? One, if called I don't think it's our choice and two, it is our civic duty to do so if selected. I don't think it can be spelled out any better than DINO explained above. I know there are a lot of "can't see past the nose on your face" arguments that ignore that the precedents set in tossing aside due processes for foreigners for their crimes means the way is clear to toss aside due processes for ourselves in the future. Very dangerous ground.

itechman63

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whats the most orgasms you've had in one day? Posted: 11/20/2009 9:07:46 AM
No one here has jobs nor errands to run? I can only "O" between 1 and 3 and maybe work one in after the kids go to bed.

itechman63

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New Civil War Posted: 11/20/2009 7:42:44 AM
In the pre WWII German economy, it took a wheelbarrow full of money to buy a loaf of bread. We aren't near that bad yet. We're not but what's to stop us from getting there? Nothing's changed about US fiscal practice to keep us from spiraling deeper into an intense hyperinflation?

itechman63

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Next Election and Obama Posted: 11/19/2009 1:44:23 PM
I know little of Ron Paul Dance, pick up RP's book 'The Revolution: A Manifesto'. It's a pretty quick read but I really think you would appreciate reading it very much.

itechman63

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Difference between job and career Posted: 11/19/2009 1:22:33 PM
I've worked in the same place for 24 years... same bosses although the Managing Partner serves one to two 5-year terms before a new one assumes his place. Never been promoted and never will be essentially because the firm knows I'm stuck... to find a position elsewhere would require leaving the area and I am a divorced father of young kids that cannot leave the area. They have no motivation to sweeten the pot for me while others that have been here a short while receive raises and promotions to keep them here as they are capable of moving. I guess you could say that I have a career that feels like a job.

itechman63

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Multiracial on the move Posted: 11/18/2009 2:41:27 PM
Others suggest humans would find other ways to rank others even if the races homogenized. Of course they would. Just as an addict replaces one addiction with another when they "quit" one, prejudiced humans will find a way to replace their racism with another prejudice. As one person told me once... people just can't stand prosperity.

itechman63

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whats the most orgasms you've had in one day? Posted: 11/18/2009 2:25:19 PM
Maybe I need to get a scoreboard and a referee. The thought never entered my mind to exclaim during "That's two!".

itechman63

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Why do guys love porn so much??? Posted: 11/18/2009 2:06:34 PM
Bad Monkey! Bad Monkey!

itechman63

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what is the reason for ... Posted: 11/18/2009 1:55:36 PM
Don't feel badly about almost getting into something you don't feel you would have wanted to. You'll become a lot less trusting and a lot more cynical the longer you're here! ;)

itechman63

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what is the reason for ... Posted: 11/18/2009 11:57:58 AM
Expect to hear the question "Do you have a webcam" in one of your upcoming messages/chats. It's most likely an invitation.

itechman63

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belly button kissing and licking Posted: 11/18/2009 11:41:29 AM
Of all the things I've seen people here NOT go apesh*t about, I found it odd that poor Darth took so many groin kicks mercilessly for this question. I agree that the whole, Hi, my name is Chet then pulling her shirt up and licking her belly button at a TGI Fridays was kind of an unusual thing to read about. You want to do it at an Applebee's after you ask her about her hobbies.

itechman63

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Illinois, The most corrupt state in the country. Posted: 11/18/2009 11:21:04 AM
I just noticed a campaign sign for a person running for Gov. named Brady. Haven't had a chance to figure out what he's all about yet. Come back Big Jim Thompson!!! Governor Jim got around. He was heavily involved in the development of area community colleges that were floundering at the time he took office. I met him so many times when I was a kid, I thought everybody always saw their governors and representatives all the time. He was very "hands on". I can't speak for any ethics or lack thereof, but there hadn't been a governor since Big Jim to show his face in my area except for a golf outing that Jim Edgar attended once.

itechman63

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sexual issues with single mother of 15 year old Posted: 11/18/2009 11:13:03 AM
Do you find yourself more actively involved in things when the son is around? Checking on homework, more time spent on the finances, getting him from here to there, picking up his clothes, getting him fed, etc? Or is she more involved in those things so it's less prancing sexily around the house but plodding with a laundry basket in hand? Perhaps when the son is around, you see her as someone's mom and you experience a form of Madonna complex?

itechman63

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Illinois, The most corrupt state in the country. Posted: 11/18/2009 11:00:41 AM
I walk through Obama's Illinois district while he was a US Senator every day. It's a pretty big district. I live 3+ hours south of Chicago. It'd be a hell of a walk through the district and I'd have to hand it to anyone that makes that walk.

itechman63

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legalized marijuana...a possible American reality? Posted: 11/18/2009 10:54:46 AM
I watched "Reefer Madness" the other night and laughed my ass off. That stuff they were smoking HAD to be laced or the best weed ever grown! Even funnier is that people today believe that's what weed does to you. Makes you jump out of windows and that you can't hear piano music fast enough.

itechman63

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Actress Heather Graham star of PoliticalAction Campaign Posted: 11/18/2009 10:11:01 AM
Just thinking aloud here... Why is it that multi-millionaire celebrities generally are willing to pay higher taxes and give of their time and money for others when they should be aligned with the Corporate CEOs who generally grasp their time and money close to their chests? Like I said, not making a point just wondering aloud. Whether I agree with far left policies or not (which I don't), I have some admiration for those that care for others and willing to... fight to... give up more than I'll ever have for someone else. We can talk about how much we disagree with them, but I don't think ridicule for those qualities is necessary. BTW regarding Palin... has anyone noticed that Factcheck.org just set a record for it's length of "fact corrections" in it's analysis of her book? There just aren't boots high enough to help when she starts shoveling it out. You can't say she's not a natural born politician.

itechman63

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Where is your personality from? tv land? Posted: 11/18/2009 4:51:12 AM
More important issues? What does that even mean? Interesting post and a great discussion point. I did watch a lot of TV growing up but the values in the shows when I was young were reflections back to what life was like in the small town in which I grew up. Mayberry and it's residents was us. We all knew everyone else in town in those days and each person living here was a part of everyone's lives as an extended family. You didn't just know Mr. Wilson but on some summer days you'd sit on his porch with him having lemonade and shooting the breeze. On Sundays the whole town would gather for a carry-in at the pavilion at the park. I do wonder what happened because as I've moved back to this town (always lived in the area), it's not even close to being that way. So while I like to consider myself contemporary, I was shaped by the experience of growing up in those times and have carried many of those small town values into my adult life. I miss those times.

itechman63

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Illinois, The most corrupt state in the country. Posted: 11/18/2009 4:37:20 AM
Illinois is not better off or worse off than it was before Obama. As trivial as it is, it is nice to be able to update your voter registration information when you pickup your new license plate sticker or renew your license. He did that. Illinois has sucked as a state with high taxes and seeing nothing in return for your taxes downstate since Obama was a young lad.

itechman63

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Coincidences or Not? Posted: 11/18/2009 4:33:35 AM
Deja Vu is a mind trick. You've not really "seen" the events unfolding before but as you experience it, something makes you believe you've seen it before. Much like a brain freeze isn't really pain, it's where the nerves in the upper back of your mouth don't know how to interpret the cold so it sends messages to your brain that it is pain.

itechman63

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Guys, Ready for the Christmas favorites rush? Posted: 11/17/2009 10:21:41 AM
There are times when people are more open to being proactive because of seasons. It doesn't mean anyone is desperate, they're just in better moods.

itechman63

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Meteor Shower Posted: 11/17/2009 10:18:42 AM
Seen some great meteor showers over the years, but I got to work in the morning and it's raining here. I remember when 'Men In Black' came out we were at the drive-in watching it. We saw a bright white fireball coming in toward the field next to the theater with a bright blue-green trail behind it. Spectacular to see and maybe a pebble sized meteor did hit the dirt, but we loved the irony. It was a lot more fun than when we went to watch 'Twister' during a severe thunderstorm.

itechman63

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Religion Posted: 11/17/2009 10:13:47 AM
^^^I didn't hear Lennon imagining no borders. I think he just wanted to buy the world a Coke. Certainly my beliefs are Christian but I call myself to be "non-practicing" which means I believe I need to change my ways. I don't argue religion but when an Atheist wants to tell me how stupid I am to believe in anything, my response is simply "If I'm wrong then no sweat. If you're wrong, we both won't be sweating enough".

itechman63

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Christmas already? For Christ's sake... Posted: 11/16/2009 2:40:32 PM
You know who cares less about the commercialization of Christmas? That's right... Jesus himself. He always had a tendency to not get worked up over the trivial and anything that brings attention to his existence and reminds people that he's out there can't be a bad thing. If it's not going to bother the man for whom the holiday intends to celebrate and who is the Son of God, I doubt it should bother any Joe Schmo from Ourtown, USA.

itechman63

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Obama drops the ball...again. Posted: 11/16/2009 12:10:36 PM
Well, standing back and taking a deep breath and re-examing everything I had believed before to see none of it stood up to logic was a personal choice of mine. You're not going to apply common sense because someone points it out to you if you don't make that choice personally. Many here won't make the choice to examine their beliefs and see if logic applies... it won't.

itechman63

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Would you have sex with a machine? Posted: 11/16/2009 10:37:37 AM
Yeah, I'd do Lindsay Wagner.

itechman63

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Obama drops the ball...again. Posted: 11/16/2009 9:43:36 AM
Humility... Schmumility. Every one of us is taught at an early age that when an apology is owed, it's called being a real man to give one. Anyone really believes that the US doesn't owe a few apologies? What have we really accomplished by showing the world how big our junk was? The first accomplishment that comes to mind is having airplanes flown into the World Trade Center. Our oil barons are richer, we're not. They're sitting around their boardrooms right now red faced from laughing so hard that so many Americans support them and buy into their brainwashing. Call Obama an apologist for making America look like a "real man" and make them laugh some more.

itechman63

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Obama drops the ball...again. Posted: 11/16/2009 4:20:50 AM
Being the "cops" of the world is not only not our job, it's not Conservative. So if you support running up huge deficits and loss of life in interventionism, you are not a Conservative. This concept of flexing our military muscle and imposing our will globally is not a Conservative concept... that was the philosophy of Napoleon, Attilla the Hun, Hitler... is that what we are supposed to be? Is that what Conservative means now? Understanding Arabs then certainly is understanding that the War on Terror is us fighting monsters of our own creation. Believing that Muslim extremists hate us for our freedoms is not understanding Arabs. We have an Islamic Theology ruling Iran that is now what we see as our biggest threat in the world... because we intervened in their affairs and installed a ruthless dictator for 25 years there... for money. The Taliban took over rule in Afghanistan because after we got our way in seeing the Soviets leave, we abandoned them. Al Qaeda exists because we have troops stationed in Saudi Arabia... it's just that simple. US troops on the holiest land in Islam is why the terrorist network that killed thousands on 9/11 exists. No one would blow themselves up to be a martyr unless they are desperate for a change... not even a Muslim. Supporting a mindset that continues to do things like the above is not understanding anything... it's dancing on the strings for your corporate masters. Attacking Bush for invading Iraq and killing my neighbor's children for****Cheney's wallet is not being unsupportive of the military. It's the opposite in fact. Soldiers die in conflict how is it unsupportive to not want them to die solely for the bank accounts of the powerful in this nation? I am a Conservative and this mindset is an insult to Conservatives. It's why our ideals are being left behind out of general distaste by the voting public. If Obama is a failure, I wouldn't be so sure that voters will turn to the Republicans as long as they remain hijacked by the mindless ranting extremists of the far right.

itechman63

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Suicides increase as foreclosures rise Posted: 11/15/2009 3:52:29 PM
I understand that people are losing homes, cars and all the other things that they've over-extended themselves in buying... but I will not feel sorry for them; each had choices to make and they've made poor ones. The ignorance that was pointed out on display. Many did not overextend... they lost their jobs. That's part of a recession too you know. When unemployment hits 10%, if your job is eliminated then your benefits and contingency plans run out before you find another one. And while you deem yourself not to be overextended, you'll BEG anyone to feel sorry for you and look for your charity. I've seen many of these smug fortunate ones who saw their time come and not a single one was too proud to stick their hand out. You won't be either.

itechman63

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Obama drops the ball...again. Posted: 11/15/2009 11:24:02 AM
and while you are not rushing people are dying...October had the highest amount of American casualties.... So let's send more there without a sound strategy and maybe by January THAT can be the month with the highest amount of American casualties. Repeat... "The Surge" came after the Sunni Awakening in Iraq in addition to other instances of the Iraqis themselves fighting the insurgency. More troops, less US troop involvement. Iraq was stabilizing before the surge because of the Iraqis and it is convenient that the surge came soon enough after that trend so it looks like it was the surge that did it. Wanting an America that is just and not sending troops to die and dictate for business interests is not anti-military nor anti-American. Iraq was purely business whether we want to believe it or not... few denounce being in Afghanistan but it's not being done right and having more troops to do it wrong helps nothing. We all have our visions of what a better America is... some of us are wrong, some are closer, and there are some on all sides that are dead wrong but there is one fact.. there is NO American that is anti-American. Especially if they don't like your vision of America. It is Patriotism to want what our views of a better America is so all are Patriots. When our nation is wrong, it is not Patriotism to support it unconditionally.

itechman63

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Suicides increase as foreclosures rise Posted: 11/15/2009 8:06:34 AM
Just saying that I have known people who thought the same but when the rain fell it wasn't as easy for them in reality as it was in their pre-struggle fantasy. Most people that lost everything felt the same as you before... some had the inability to work and workman's comp did not pay their bills, others are working 3 jobs with their families living with their parents after losing just a $50k home. And it's never your choice for the rain to come or not to come... that's out of your hands.

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Suicides increase as foreclosures rise Posted: 11/15/2009 7:30:53 AM
^^^If you got injured at work or were in a debilitating accident and had to go on disability, would you still be able to afford your payments on your $115k mortgage? Depending on what you do for a living, can you keep your home if you lose your ability to make what you do now?

itechman63

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Kissing during sex; cuddling after sex. Posted: 11/15/2009 7:27:50 AM
A good kiss can be sex. I consider it to be the most intimate of acts between two people... during sex kissing is a whole different level still. Why wouldn't anyone kiss during except for those times LeeAnne stated above?

itechman63

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smell me Posted: 11/15/2009 7:05:08 AM
My impression would be that shortly after putting on the bottled pheromones that it would then adjust to your personal body chemistry and that your bottled George Clooney sweat would have little different effect than our Emo Philips brand we're emanating naturally. I do believe there is a difference to a chemical from one man to another. I've seen guys that I wouldn't consider to be the most attractive of the bunch get all the attention without trying. He's the guy everyone looks at with all these women and think it's his money of which he has none. Whether it's a pheromone or body language or some physical quality that's not obvious I can't tell but there is something. It's not any "lines" because they are instantly drawn to him before he ever says anything. I just think there is a natural appeal that one has or doesn't and I have a hard time buying that science can add to our natural appeal or lack thereof.

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Obama drops the ball...again. Posted: 11/15/2009 6:50:32 AM
We didn't and still don't understand Afghanistan. No one in our military or executive branch has ever and don't have a strategy to effectively deal with them. You don't "defeat" the Taliban by military force. There either has to be a way for a new government to be more desirable to the people of Afghanistan than is the Taliban or we give up. We pushed the Taliban out of power and into the mountains and helped them launch a new government. But the reasons for the Taliban gaining power in the first place has resurfaced and now many Afghans find themselves longing for the days of the Taliban. Thus they gain public support in many regions and recruits adding to their strength. To us it looks like Obama is "waffling" on sending more troops. What could be the case is what the strategies are for the additional troops when sent and those could be what's in dispute. More targets for the insurgency? More troops agitating the Afghans thereby pushing them to greater support the Taliban? What is being presented as the goals to be achieved by more troops? In Afghanistan you have to win culturally not militarily. Throughout history all who have entered Afghanistan thinking within their boxes of military might have left in shame. Some nations have collapsed completely partially as a result of their failed endeavors into Afghanistan. Maybe there is someone in Obama's administration that understands this and there are closer examinations of what the military is proposing.

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