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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Damn Martha. and lets hear it Ryan.
Bean?
edited 11th Oct '12 7:16:28 PM by GearLeader
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXkI1sTDoEg
Religion AND abortion. Ooh boy.
They would have flat Earthers on their show if there were enough idiots who believed it.
That's the definition of balanced. Balanced != accurate. The balanced view may very well be inaccurate. Unfortunately, people have differing assessments of what accurate is.
edited 11th Oct '12 7:19:08 PM by EdwardsGrizzly
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Looks like the abortion debate is coming,well I'm staying out of this one,since this is almost a non-issue for me.
I sympathize with Ryan,that's pretty much my position,....but Biden definitely seems to have it right about not pushing this on others.
But this is almost a non-issue to me.
edited 11th Oct '12 7:23:34 PM by terlwyth
@ Kostya: It's a progressive news channel. Mostly known for hosting The Young Turks show, but I prefer Jennifer Granholme's show. I think Al Gore Owns it.
http://current.com/shows/the-war-room/videos
Here's a link to their site. I'm having trouble navigating their site, but that's because I'm a dumbass about these things.
You can compare spending directly. We spend a goodly portion of our military budget on the ability to project power outward...I speak with some confidence that the United States military does that better than anyone else. If we want to put troops anywhere on Earth, less than 24 hours later there will be American boots hitting the ground on that anywhere.
However, I question the necessity of some of this, especially when one considers that in today's world no one can even touch us on this. We can spend a little less on this ability to spend a little more on our own citizens for their benefit.
If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed. ~Cora M. Strayer~

@Gear Leader
They keep going back and forth with this ME shit we're involved in.
"I don't give a rat's ass about going to hell. I guess it's because I feel like I'm already there." -Mugen