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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The idiot didnt even know Ayn Rand hated christians till it was pointed out to him
I'm pretty sure he knew quite well and just didn't give a damn until he suddenly had to appease people outside Wisconsin 1st District who called him out on it.
And yeah, the Vatican publicly blasted his economic policy more than once. They were really pissed that he said it was inspired by his Catholicism of all things.
edited 21st Jun '13 10:05:39 PM by Pykrete
Senator McCaskill Blasts The Guardian‘s NSA Reporting: They Have An ‘Agenda,’ Distorting The Facts
Of course they do, they are a British Newspaper. any British person could tell you the Guardian's as dishonest as the rest of our press.
But they also have actual documentary evidence of concerning civil liberties violations. That should be the issue.
Schild und Schwert der ParteiDean would only have a chance if he had someone like Joe Manchin or one of the big-wig Virginia politicians as running-mate. (Like Mark Warner or Terry Mc Auiffle or Tim Kaine)
13 year old sodomized with pencil, then blamed, teased, and run out of town
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/13-year-old-sodomized-wrestling-teammates
I hate humanity. I hate rape culture. And I hate this cult-like worship of high school athletes.
That is horrible. Utterly and completely horrible. The hazing itself is bad enough, but the reaction the town had to it, oh my goodness. If the victim had been a girl, the reaction would probably have been rather different, but the parents, why did they see nothing wrong with this?
The assaulters should have been expelled. That is a horrible thing to do and it is completely unacceptable with absolutely no exceptions.
edited 22nd Jun '13 1:24:10 PM by Zendervai
if it had been a girl they proibably woulda defended the athletes anyhow.
Athletes are sacred in these sort of towns, and your rights go out thre window the second you suggest masculine posturing over sport events isnt the single most awesome thing ever or dont go along with stupid excuses of "boys will be boys"
edited 22nd Jun '13 1:26:53 PM by midgetsnowman
I find the "boys will be boys" excuse is actually really insulting to the boys. "Oh, they act like horrible people and do things that would get them arrested when they're older...but, they're too dumb to figure it out and we won't bother teaching them it because it's a lost cause. You know, boys will be boys."
@Midget: That's mostly because high school athletics are what get most of the money for the school. If you expel your star players (or even the not so good players) and you're taking a large cut in needed revenue. It's really a terrible position to be in.
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
X8
That doesn't really have anything to do with the Thread's topic.
Senator Leahy: Border security measure reads 'like a Christmas wish list for Halliburton'
edited 22nd Jun '13 3:20:11 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016This is what happens when you train people to hate Muslims for twelve years.
A federal complaint unsealed Wednesday in Albany said the vehicle-mounted radiation gear was intended to be remotely controlled and capable of aiming a high-energy lethal beam of radioactivity at human targets. The concept was that victims would mysteriously die from radiation poisoning within days.
[...]
Crawford is listed on several websites as a member of Americans Demanding Liberty and Freedom, a Galway-based tea party group.
Two months ago, in a five-part text message monitored by the FBI, Crawford discussed a battery power-supply for the weapon in messages laced with political anger. The text messages were sent on April 15, the day of the Boston Marathon bombing.
"Well, tell it to your treasoness bedwetting maggot in chief," Crawford wrote, apparently referring to President Barack Obama, according to a transcript in the complaint. "He started bringing the scumbags (here) wholesale as he got in charge. He directed the ins (a former U.S. immigration agency) to start bringing the muzzies here without background checks."
[...]
"Crawford also told the (source) that the target of his radiation emitting device would be the Muslim community," the complaint states. "Crawford described the device's capabilities as 'Hiroshima on a light switch' and that 'everything with respiration would be dead by the morning.'"
Crawford ended the meeting by stating "how much sweeter could there be than a big stack of smelly bodies?"
It's a yin-yang sort of thing. They are kind of nuts to begin with, but they wouldn't be so inflamed if the politicians they look to for leadership weren't sending them signals that it's okay to hate.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Pelosi booed for saying NSA leaker Snowden violated the law

Howard Dean came in 3rd in the 2004 Democratic Primary, right?
If he faces weak opponents he might have a shot, but I wouldn't put money on it.
Greenwald Slams Snowden Espionage Charges: ‘Extreme Excess,’ ‘Vindictive Mentality’ From Obama Admin.
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016