Politics?

[Phil Dally]

Am I going to get yelled at because I'm a right wing wacko and damn proud of it? 8-)

[Scott H]

Nope, you found the right wing wackos. :lol:

[UNSAFE]

I'm really not polictically minded at all.

I never ever even voted until I well into my 40s and then just a few times.

I guess I'm an eternal cynic.

One of my strong beliefs tho is Freedom of Speech. I hate to see people using assigned authority to censor or edit others comments. Foul language and verbal assaults being exceptions.

[64vert]

IMHO until we get rid of lobbyists washington dc will continue to be a joke. greed is our country's biggest weakness, and unfortunately our government is driven by greed. it encourages and rewards greed. i believe most politicians (both left and right) are in it for the money not to make this country better. i dont know how to fix this but removing the lobbyists would be a good start.

[DaVair]

Term limits !!!!!

[turbo66coupe]

Independent

[Scott H]

A friend emailed this to me today and I thought you might enjoy it.



Two Different Morals (Updated)

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

This one is a little different... . Two Different Versions.... .......... .... Two Different Morals

OLD VERSION
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away..

Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.

The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself!



MODERN VERSION
The ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving.

CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.

America is stunned by the sharp contrast.

How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'

ACORN stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing, “We shall overcome.” Then Rev. Jeremiah Wright has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.

President Obama condemns the ant and blames President Bush, President Reagan, Christopher Columbus, and the Pope for the grasshopper's plight.

Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer.

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar and given to the grasshopper.

The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his free-loading friends finishing up the last bits of the ant’s food while the government house he is in, which, as you recall, just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around them because the grasshopper doesn’t maintain it.

The ant has disappeared in the snow, never to be seen again.

The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident, and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the ramshackle, once prosperous and once peaceful, neighborhood.

The entire Nation collapses bringing the rest of the free world with it.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2010.

I’ve sent this to you because I believe that you are an ant – not a grasshopper! Make sure that you pass this on to other ants. Don’t bother sending it on to any grasshoppers because they wouldn’t understand it, anyway.

[Phil Dally]

Are you a Democrat, a Republican, or a Redneck?
Are you a Democrat, a Republican, or a Redneck?

Here is a little test that will help you decide.

The answer can be found by posing the following question:


You're walking down a
deserted street with your wife
and
two small children.
Suddenly, an Islamic
Terrorist with a huge knife
comes
around the corner, locks eyes with you,
screams obscenities, praises
Allah, raises the
knife, and charges at you.

You are carrying a
Kimber 1911 cal. 45 ACP, and you are an expert shot.

You have mere seconds
before he reaches you and your family. What
do
you do?

.................................................. . .........

THINK CAREFULLY AND
THEN SCROLL DOWN:





Democrat's
Answer :


Well, that's not enough information to answer the question!
Does
the man look poor or oppressed?
Have I ever done anything to him that
would inspire
him to attack?
Could we run away?
What does my wife
think?
What about the kids?
Could I possibly swing the gun like a club
and knock
the knife out of his hand?
What does the law say about
this situation?
Does the pistol have appropriate safety built into it?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind
of message
does this send to society and to my children?
Is it possible he'd be
happy with just killing me?
Does he definitely want to kill me, or would
he be
content just to wound me?
If I were to grab his knees and hold
on, could my
family get away while he was stabbing me?
Should I call
9-1-1?
Why is this street so deserted?
We need to raise taxes, have
paint and weed day and
make this happier, healthier street that
would
discourage such behavior.
This is all so confusing! I need to
debate this with
some friends for few days and try to come to a
consensus.

.. .................................................. . ...........



Republican's
Answer:

BANG!


.................................................. .................................................. .. .........

Redneck's Answer:

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
BANG !
Click . . .. (Sounds of reloading)
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
BANG! BANG!
BANG! Click
Daughter: Nice grouping, Daddy! Were those
the Winchester Silver Tips or Hydrashocks?
Son: Can I shoot the next one?
Wife: You ain't taking that to the taxidermist!

[Scott H]

My 8 year old said he liked the redneck answer.

[Phil Dally]

All I have to say is, "I told you so!"

"Too much of any one thing is a bad idea."

You are doomed because of your arrogance.

Don't even think about delaying the swearing in.

November will be even better.

[4carbcorvair]

Not into politics either. Actually, first time I clicked on this post because of the title, no offence....

Freedom of speach
Freedom to bear arms
Freedom to speak english and NOT have to press "1"

[Phil Dally]

None taken...to each his own.

Impossible to ignore what happened in Massachusetts last night!!!

[4carbcorvair]

What happened in Mass???

LOL. Seriously, I don't pay attention to it. I get too frustrated with the lack of common sense....

[miniman82]

Impossible to ignore what happened in Massachusetts last night!!!

IT'S THE PEOPLE'S SEAT!!!!!!!!! WOOHOOO!!!

[grahamdell]

Yes Virgina this is the USA!

[Butcher&Vairs]