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Maureen Boccaccio
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04-01-2009 09:47
From: LittleMe Jewell There is absolutely no way in hell you could ever pay me enough to go play in bed with the scumbags in DC. My involvement would come more along the lines of helping with a freakin revolution. But...but...if you were President, then I could come visit you and you could show me all the super duper sekret stuffz at the White House!
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Damien1 Thorne
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04-01-2009 09:48
From: Maureen Boccaccio But...but...if you were President, then I could come visit you and you could show me all the super duper sekret stuffz at the White House! Like the private office off the Oval Office?
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Allegria Kanto
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04-01-2009 09:51
From: Amaranthim Talon I have not read it- I just walked by and saw it on a shelf- but gee, why stop at nationalizing banks? Who needs free enterprise anyway? Capitalism is evil - see how well the socialist and communist countries around the world are doing... FYI, the Obama Administration is (quite sensibly) NOT considering nationalizing the banks. But I find it just a bit ironic that a right-leaning publication like Newsweek would print such a provacative cover "OBAMA IS WRONG", over a lead story about an economist proclaiming the Adminstration is wrong because they aren't taking steps to do just that. Of course, Newsweek's objective is to sell magazines, irregardless of how misleading and inflammatory the cover is. I think we're seeing a lttle microcosm of the effect of this kind of misleading hyperbole right here in our little thread...
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04-01-2009 09:56
From: Damien1 Thorne Like the private office off the Oval Office? Make sure you wear your Blue Dress
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Brann Georgia
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04-01-2009 09:57
We're seeing the same thing up here, politically.
The two main opposing parties are too busy bashing each other's plans and jockeying for the NEXT election that the objective of fixing what's actually wrong right now is taking a back seat.
The idiots in the media (especially the ultra-conservatives) only serve to pour oil on the flames by telling those who won't think for themselves what to think.
If people (politicians, media, investors, bankers, you, me) would stop thinking only of themselves for a little while, this mess would be solved much more quickly.
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Amaranthim Talon
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04-01-2009 09:58
I don't think Newsweek is generally perceived as a Right Wing or Conservative magazine.
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Chris Norse
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04-01-2009 10:02
From: Allegria Kanto FYI, the Obama Administration is (quite sensibly) NOT considering nationalizing the banks.
But I find it just a bit ironic that a right-leaning publication like Newsweek would print such a provacative cover "OBAMA IS WRONG", over a lead story about an economist proclaiming the Adminstration is wrong because they aren't taking steps to do just that. Of course, Newsweek's objective is to sell magazines, irregardless of how misleading and inflammatory the cover is.
I think we're seeing a lttle microcosm of the effect of this kind of misleading hyperbole right here in our little thread... Newsweek is rightwing? Since when?
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04-01-2009 10:03
From: Brann Georgia We're seeing the same thing up here, politically.
The two main opposing parties are too busy bashing each other's plans and jockeying for the NEXT election that the objective of fixing what's actually wrong right now is taking a back seat.
The idiots in the media (especially the ultra-conservatives) only serve to pour oil on the flames by telling those who won't think for themselves what to think.
If people (politicians, media, investors, bankers, you, me) would stop thinking only of themselves for a little while, this mess would be solved much more quickly. Because government cannot build, it can only destroy.
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Maureen Boccaccio
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04-01-2009 10:04
From: Damien1 Thorne Like the private office off the Oval Office? From: Brenda Connolly Make sure you wear your Blue Dress Damien's wearing blue dresses these days? 
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Allegria Kanto
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04-01-2009 10:05
From: Amaranthim Talon I don't think Newsweek is generally perceived as a Right Wing or Conservative magazine. I would agree that they are not perceived as a Conservative magazine (note the capital "C".) But their editorial stance is certainly right of center, although in the U.S. center seems to be a moving target. 
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Damien1 Thorne
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04-01-2009 10:06
From: Maureen Boccaccio Damien's wearing blue dresses these days?  /me checks the temperature below the dungeon, nope hell hasn't frozen yet.
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Brann Georgia
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04-01-2009 10:11
From: Chris Norse Because government cannot build, it can only destroy. Hmm, yes, well... The world would such a better place if rednecks with guns ran things. 
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04-01-2009 10:13
From: Chris Norse Newsweek is rightwing? Since when? Newsweek is by no means right wing.
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Amaranthim Talon
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04-01-2009 10:16
I don't know about rednecks with guns but a tall tree and a short piece of rope would do wonders...
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Allegria Kanto
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04-01-2009 10:18
From: Chris Norse Newsweek is rightwing? Since when? Actually, I said "right leaning" not right wing. My perception, admittedly (and proudly) liberal, is that Newsweek is right of center, a viewpoint shared by my RL social circle. Their right or left leaning editorial stance is irrelevant to the point of my post except that their editorial history supports the notion that Newsweek would never support nationalizing the banking system, thus highlighting the cynicism of their cover.
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Allegria Kanto
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04-01-2009 10:29
From: Amaranthim Talon I don't know about rednecks with guns but a tall tree and a short piece of rope would do wonders... Amara, please tell me you didn't just say that lynching would be a good thing... 
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04-01-2009 10:31
From: Amaranthim Talon I don't know about rednecks with guns but a tall tree and a short piece of rope would do wonders... Thanks but my side's been there done that, let's move on.
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LittleMe Jewell
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04-01-2009 10:34
From: Brann Georgia The two main opposing parties are too busy bashing each other's plans and jockeying for the NEXT election that the objective of fixing what's actually wrong right now is taking a back seat. Politics as usual around here From: Brann Georgia If people (politicians, media, investors, bankers, you, me) would stop thinking only of themselves for a little while, this mess would be solved much more quickly. I'm not sure our politician's could manage that under any circumstances.
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04-01-2009 10:38
From: Allegria Kanto Amara, please tell me you didn't just say that lynching would be a good thing...  I've advocated lynching all politicians for a long time -- and any other method of knocking them off that folks want to try. I am coming to believe that we really do need a full scale revolution.
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Amaranthim Talon
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04-01-2009 10:42
From: Allegria Kanto Amara, please tell me you didn't just say that lynching would be a good thing...  Without tongue in cheek -no, dear not really lynching. I am however pro death sentence and strong reprisals- not slap on the wrists. In case it isn't apparent, no - I am not much of a liberal but an unabashed libertine  .
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04-01-2009 10:57
From: Amaranthim Talon ... I am not much of a liberal but an unabashed libertine  . New sig alert.
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04-01-2009 10:59
Actually, I think it might be. CHRIS NORSE FOR PRESIDENT!
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04-01-2009 11:00
From: Lindal Kidd Actually, I think it might be. CHRIS NORSE FOR PRESIDENT! Yeah !!!! CHRIS NORSE FOR PRESIDENT! CHRIS NORSE FOR PRESIDENT! CHRIS NORSE FOR PRESIDENT! CHRIS NORSE FOR PRESIDENT! CHRIS NORSE FOR PRESIDENT! 
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Amaranthim Talon
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04-01-2009 11:12
From: Lindal Kidd New sig alert. Awww.. I am honored.
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04-01-2009 11:57
From: Pserendipity Daniels So you don't need to read the British papers today . . . The Sun joked that England fans would have to stand through the world's longest national anthem - at six and a half minutes - before the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine. ... If the Sun writers had ever been to a U.S. professional baseball game they wouldn't think this was funny. From: Chris Norse Someone in Massachusetts please tell me this is an April Fools joke. Not that I like granny porn, but when does this nanny state crap stop? Will cybergrannies in SL be next? http://www.volokh.com/posts/1238285248.shtml Oh great. I was already worried that they're going to make it illegal to burn the flag and I'll have to protest by burning one... From: Marcel Flatley What a way to get me into the undying thread... Might this be saved for the future: Ama proclaimed me a wise man. Whether that says something about my wisdom or hers... I refrain to comment about that  You are both wise. From: Jackie Silverfall That's wonderful! In RL I served for almost a decade as an elected member (and most times, chair) of locally elected boards. There is nothing that is more rewarding and frustrating at the same time. At least then, in my opinion, you truly have earned the right to complain about the system  Get involved. See the dark underbelly of the human spirit close up! Jackie I agree. It's easy for most of us to complain about how public servants do their jobs but most of us don't want to do those jobs ourselves. From: 3Ring Binder Kaimi, i just wanted to say again how wonderful it is to see you back here. you were sorely missed. I missed you too. *Big Hug* From: Pserendipity Daniels You only checked out
Pep (for a while) That's what I was thinking. From: Brenda Connolly Since Godwins seem to be flying all over the place over the Pornsylvania Project, it might be a good time to bring back this chestnut, which popped up again across the street. It's a bit dated now, but still one of the funniest things I've seen about SL. YouTube - Hitler Explains Second LifeHey... This is exactly the sort of thing you are really good at! Did *you* MAKE this video? It's great to have you back. From: Allegria Kanto FYI, the Obama Administration is (quite sensibly) NOT considering nationalizing the banks.
But I find it just a bit ironic that a right-leaning publication like Newsweek would print such a provacative cover "OBAMA IS WRONG", over a lead story about an economist proclaiming the Adminstration is wrong because they aren't taking steps to do just that. Of course, Newsweek's objective is to sell magazines, irregardless of how misleading and inflammatory the cover is.
I think we're seeing a lttle microcosm of the effect of this kind of misleading hyperbole right here in our little thread... Really you think so? I consider myself to be pretty far left of center but I read Newsweek pretty much cover to cover every week and I have not formed the opinion that it is particularly right-leaning... From: Brenda Connolly Make sure you wear your Blue Dress And then save any evidence you gather. Re economic systems like communism and capitalism: I believe either on could work fairly well if they were practiced under a truly democratic political system - which has never happened yet.
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