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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
@that video: wow, so he's not an android.
It sounded like — I don't know because I don't listen to radio talk-shows — he was continually getting questions about his faith, uncalled for questions that he wouldn't have gotten if he was, say Methodist or Episcopalian. I would be really fucking sick of that, too.
edited 2nd Nov '12 7:53:30 AM by ohsointocats
@ Midget:
Read Glenn Magus Harvey's post (#36365) on the last page. To quote:
I get the point of the law—it was probably made to prevent corrupt executives from embezzling everything—but it seems it needs tweaking.
Note I said "tweaking". When a law doesn't work, the first thing to do is to ask why it exists, and how to keep its good parts while fixing the bad parts. NOT to throw the baby out with the bathwater. So shut up, "repeal Obamacare" folks.
Traditionally, the entire point of a corporation was to make as much money as possible for shareholders.
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayYes, and in addition to that I've known business owners who risked not eating rather than compromise on the service they provide to their customers.
Of course none of these are people Obama or Romney know, or people you'll even see in the news. But they are the main people who suffer from a lot of anti-business legislation.
edited 2nd Nov '12 8:33:12 AM by EdwardsGrizzly
<><Yeah, small businesses tend to be much better about giving a damn than large corporations, and not just when it comes to product and service, but also when it comes to how they treat their employees.
Then again, all the small business owners I know have started voting Democrat after the Republican party tried to stymie the stimulus bill, which kept them open.
edited 2nd Nov '12 8:38:13 AM by DrunkGirlfriend
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -DrunkscriblerianI guess that's because small businesses aren't Listed on the Stock Exchange, and thus are Private Firms; they can afford to that because they haven't got Shareholders demanding Profit.
Does WalMart do School Transport, Railways or Bus Lines, then? Mind you, a fair few of them aren't small businesses — in some cases, they're not even American-owned...
edited 2nd Nov '12 8:49:19 AM by Greenmantle
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Having grown up in Oklahoma, I can say with certainty that none of those are being run by small business either.
School transport is handled by the state, unless you're in a private or charter school, in which case they just don't have transport.
Railways are non-existent unless you need to ship something, and then there's only four or five nationwide companies you can choose from.
Bus lines as in public transit systems are either handled solely by the state, or contracted through a subsidized private company. Inter-city transit is usually through something like Greyhound.
edited 2nd Nov '12 8:50:36 AM by DrunkGirlfriend
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Not that I'm aware of. I would assume they exist, but they're not used very often.
Also, Greyhound is one of those things that doesn't get used very often, so nobody really cares about them getting bought out.
edited 2nd Nov '12 9:05:41 AM by DrunkGirlfriend
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -DrunkscriblerianReal Clear Politics now have Obama in the lead again. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html
Current tally of voter registrations in NC from the state election board's website-
Democratic: 2,859,075 Republican: 2,046,224 Libertarian: 18,972 Unaffiliated: 1,701,734
It would seem to me that NC's Independents tend to swing more to the right than they would in other regions. Issues like Abortion and Gay Marriage are hot-button topics among the religious groups, and they tend to sway the fiscal liberals more towards republican candidates. However, many of the democratic candidates this year have come out in opposition of both subjects, so they may gain some ground.

What pissed him off so much? It seems like something really got under his skin, since he seemed offended about a question - not angry about a "gotcha question".
edited 2nd Nov '12 7:52:22 AM by Completion