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- Thoughtful William is a 45 year old married guy from Self Righteous, Florida, USA.
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Anything you touch in the annals of knowledge is a foe of this system of commerce and profit, run amok. The only education that can be permitted is if it acculturates to the status quo . . . . or if it produces people to police and enforce the status quo.
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May 9, 6:29pm
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Kawasaki.com
Kawasaki Vukcan 1600, Nomad. We likey, alot!
(coming soon)
(btw, in case you wonder ... I wouldn't own a Harley if you gave it to me.)
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May 9, 7:29am
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Contrast ...
From the NYT home page.
The lesson?
We can, but we don't. By choice.
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Jonathan Martins Blog - Politico.com
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May 9, 6:56am
1 review
politics
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0508/Early_summer_squall_breaks_...
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Obama's remark earlier today that McCain had "lost his bearings" ...
The truth hurts, eh John?
But a better summary of McCain is that he has lost his soul. He has totally succumbed to the Republican machine for want of the Presidency. The only hope I have for McCain, if the GOP machine does find a way to deny the black candidate, is that he returns to his self after he wins ... but I hope against hope that he will not be President.
Obama really is our only choice at this point.
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May 9, 6:35am
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Aww, look what she sent me!
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Obama plans to declare victory May 20 - David Paul Kuhn - Politico.com
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May 8, 6:17am
3 reviews
politics
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10184.html
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"A train wreck is coming May 20"
Bastards.
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TheHill.com - Gingrich warns GOP of ‘real disaster this fall
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May 6, 1:31pm
1 review
politics
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gingrich-warns-gop-of-real-disaster-this-...
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Hopeful ...
In a letter to House Republicans posted on (url), Gingrich urges House leaders to call an "emergency meeting" of House Republicans to address what he describes as a "catastrophic collapse of trust in Republicans."
... MAN, am I hopeful for a "catastrophic collapse" in republicanism. Perhaps if they had done ANYTHING at all FOR the country, that wouldn't be a concern. But, since they have done nothing but fleece us, destroy our reputation internationally, increase the wealth divide for their caucus and buddies, strike fear of shadows into otherwise good people, while they have failed on nearly every front for the vast majority of Americans ... well, I hope Newt is right. And that is not something I say often.
Go Newt, you go boy!
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May 6, 8:55am
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May 5, 10:01am
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The only option we have.
Just DO it. Seriously.
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May 5, 9:53am
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A recent theme, from "Real Time ..."
"Eight Wasted Years"
And eight dangerous years. So much has been destroyed, undermined, and wasted ... not the least of which are the many lives lost to Bush/Cheney's "war."
SO many issues, not the least of which is the Iraq debaucle instead of spending on sustainable energy technology, or education, or, or or ...
Never forget the frenzy between Sep 11, 2001 and March 2003, the invasion of Iraq. Never forget how we were played like fools on the emotion of 9/11.
But whatever the issue, we have wasted eight years in so many ways.
Are we actually prepared to make it TWELVE?
Just say no to McCain.
I do not want Clinton in the White House, but if it comes down to her or McCain, it will be either her or skip the vote (a completely viable option).
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Excerpt: Fareed Zakaria’s ‘The Post-American World’ | Newsweek Internation…
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May 4, 9:01pm
7 reviews
american-history
http://www.newsweek.com/id/135380
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No news, but spoken plainly and apparent ...
American anxiety ... (huh? anxiety would come from thinking about it, which most do not ... sorry, back to the snippet ...)
American anxiety springs from something much deeper ... (what?!? there is nothing "deep" about Americans ... mercy. Oh sorry, back to the snippet)
American anxiety springs from something much deeper, a sense that large and disruptive forces are coursing through the world. In almost every industry, in every aspect of life, it feels like the patterns of the past are being scrambled. "Whirl is king, having driven out Zeus," wrote Aristophanes 2,400 years ago. And for the first time in living memory the United States does not seem to be leading the charge. Americans see (...) that a new world is coming into being, but fear it is one being shaped in distant lands and by foreign people.
The cancer is within, (and it is NOT terrorism) those who usurp our leads are only picking up each ball we drop, nothing more. All we have to do is care ... we don't. We are afraid of shadows, full of self-righteousness, distracted by trivia, extended beyond belief into debt, and oblivious of not only the world but of our own towns, our neighbors.
We shop.
We also suffer from the "Free Rider Problem" for all the world's ills.
If it's to complicated for you to read that consider this ... you are one person, your little bit can't make a difference, right? So you do nothing (pick your topic). IF topic "X" gets solved, you still benefit ... hence, even the free-rider benefits. That is very short and sweet, but you get the point.
It is why collective action, which conservatives loath, are so hard to organize. Collective action can be very effective, but we are to lazy so we free ride ... and everyone suffers.
Some forms of collective action have had monumental effect: rights for black people, women, children, for example. But, they share obvious similarities. Now, consider gays. What obvious trait do they share? None. Thus, it is a much harder issue to fight. These are ultra-simple examples of collective action problems.
On a global scale ... forget it.
So we shop.
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