Fairweather

The two major parties have a lock on the entire process. Can you imagine regularly having two ideologically aligned parties splitting the vote every election cycle and throwing the victory to a candidate that only a small minority of voters want?

Careful, Halifax. All the usual lefty suspects are now gonna come out and call you names and shit.

There is no two-party system. Independent, Constitution, Libertarian, Worker's World, Natural Law, Green, etc...they're all free to run--and "spoil" elections.

Mine too.

i had no idea how dwarfish mccain was till my little brother sent me this picture of him hanging out in the vip-bunny-lounge in mosul this week. message: if my brother's liking him, wave off! wave off! in this pic it looks like the boy might well be shoving a thumb up mccain's pooper Little bro is a Captain. Impressive. Is that last name "Braithwaite" ...like the famous Linden Hills historian?

What happened, Jim? I thought the "world couldn't wait" for something as trivial as an election.

Shouldn't Limbaugh be charged? Isn't that a form of treason or something? Let's ask our own Marylou.

My little brother went to a place called "The Colonnades" this past Sunday--somewhere in Seattle. Told me it was Mtb's only, but more obstacle/trick/technical riding.

Now I have you in quotes. Let's come back to this thread on November 5th and see if you will say you are wrong on your wrong. I've actually put out a challenge on another thread that has yet to be accepted:

Oh, the irony.

Everyone is so untrue... But mostly what I need from you...

Everyone is so untrue...

Honesty is such a lonely word...

intentionally degraded

j_b = prole

Video not available. I hope it wasn't homo-erotic, or something.

Does this mean you'll take my bet?

I liked Obama's reply to Ferraro's claim that his heritage was "an advantage": "Let's see now...I'm an African American with the name, 'Barak-Hussein-Obama' and somehow she thinks that's an advantage?" Priceless. I like the man--and his election would not be the end of the republic--but he's got some whacked out ideas about the role of government in our lives. My offer still stands, Prole. Ready to take a stand with Obamallary? BTW: Tell me, Prole: Why do you hate Israel?

Haiku: Hillary don't lie The primary was a tie Now let's coronate Super delegate spent tax money on hookers 'bout par for the course

Here is a challenge, comrade porolee: I'm willing to bet my presence in Spray that he (McCain) will prevail in the general election against either Hillary or Obama...IF...you care to take the bet and agree to leave here (no reincarnated avatars!) if I'm right. The loser only has to take leave of the spray forum--and only for one full year, beginning two days post-election. (So I can hear you snivel) This generous wager is also open to Tvashtarketena and Crux if they agree in kind.

...Obama will be easier for McCain to defeat in the general election than would Hillary.

Umm.. cause East Timor is its own country now? Reality and/or current events aren't one of his strong suits. Matt would prefer to go around calling others "pimple-faced" and putting words in mouths re Vietnam. Soon he will claim that it is he who is being maligned and personally attacked.

I'll play devil's advocate: Revolutionary War: Yes. Triangular Trade and Brit interference therein. (Stamp Act) War of 1812: No. Mexican American War: Yes. Territorial gain. Engineered by massacre of Americans in disputed territory. We get...the entire American southwest. Feel guilty and pay $$$. (25 million?) Civil War: No. Spanish American War: Yes. Sugar. Cuba. Philippines. Control. Colonialism. WWI: No. WWII: No. Korea: No. Vietnam: No. (Spare me the tin-market bullshit.) Grenada: No. Panama: No. (We lost control of our dog.) Gulf War I: Yes. Kuwaiti Oil. Stopped threat to Saudi Oil supply. Iraq: Yes. Regional influence/demonstration of power all related in some way to the free flow of oil. (IMO)

do you really think chinese government gives a flying fuck what western countries think? plus they know for fact all the fuss would end on empty rhetoric. thanks to bush and his stupidity we have a resurrection of soviet union. so here is the question: when the fuck are you people are going to get a clue what communism is all about!? You don't need to convince me that communism is the ultimate evil. It is. But the fact that the Chinese commies have invested a great deal of money and prestige in the summer olympics tells me that they do care--at least a small little bit--about what the world thinks.