gearing up....

York99 · Post by **York99** » July 13th, 2007, 9:08 am

... but then again, Shannon is still loyal to the crown.

mpbrockman · Post by **mpbrockman** » July 14th, 2007, 5:34 pm

For those considering Bloomberg, I ran across this disturbing bit:

Warning: High "ewwwww" factor here...

www.slate.com/id/2125225/

The short form is that a 57 yr. old New York mohel gave herpes to several small boys, and caused the death of at least two of them. He did this by by performing peri'ah metsisah, part of the original Hebrew covenant with god, in which the foreskin and blood are sucked off the infant's penis (yes, orally) by the circumcisor after the cutting.

Normally a finding like this would cause the health department to forbid the practice and the mayor to denounce it. Instead, Bloomberg told the health department to back off. He said the crucial thing was to be sure the free exercise of religion was not being infringed.

Wrong answer... and I will never again be able to look at Bloomberg without picturing him nodding in the background as an older man with payes takes a little boy's bloody penis into his mouth.

Hey - I warned you about the "ewwwww" factor...

Dave · Post by **Dave** » August 23rd, 2007, 12:10 pm

NIXON: Serves two terms in the House before moving to the Senate.
GORE: Serves two terms in the House before moving to the Senate.

NIXON: As a sitting Vice President loses 1960 presidential election by a razor thin margin after charges of fraud and vote stealing.
GORE: As a sitting Vice President loses 2000 presidential election by a razor thin margin after charges of fraud and vote stealing.

NIXON: Is criticized after his narrow loss for not utilizing the campaign services of Eisenhower the popular incumbent President who has presided over 8 years of economic prosperity.
GORE: Is criticized after his narrow loss for not utilizing the campaign services of Clinton the popular incumbent President who has presided over 8 years of economic prosperity.

NIXON: Gains a national reputation as a debater after televised debate with Nikita Khrushev but loses presidential debate to greener opponent with reputation as a lightweight.
GORE: Gains a national reputation as a debater after televised debate with Ross Perot but loses presidential debate to greener opponent with reputation as a lightweight.

NIXON: Pioneers environmental issues by starting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pioneers environmental issues by publicizing global warming.
Goes on Jack Paar and is relaxed and self deprecating, calls himself a "drop-out from the electoral college." Voters wonder where this guy was when he ran for President.
GORE: Goes on Jay Leno and is relaxed and self deprecating. Says he used to be "next President of the United States." Voters wonder where this guy was when he ran for President.

NIXON: Takes a sabbatical from politics. Passes up the next presidential race but endorsement of Goldwater wins him new admirers in his Party's more extreme wing.
GORE: Takes a sabbatical from politics. Passes up the next presidential race but endorsement of Dean wins him new admirers in his Party's more extreme wing.

NIXON: Writes a Cathartic book, "Six Crises" which becomes a best seller.
GORE: Writes a Cathartic book, "An Inconvenient Truth" which becomes a best seller.

NIXON: Tells the ASSOCIATED PRESS he has "no plans to run for President." (1966)
GORE: Tells the ASSOCIATED PRESS he has "no plans to run for President." (2006)

NIXON: Goes on popular comedy show "Laugh In" to retool his reputation as a wooden stiff uncomfortable in his own skin.
GORE: Goes on popular comedy show "Saturday Night Live" to retool his reputation as a wooden stiff uncomfortable in his own skin.

NIXON: Stressing his 8 year Vice Presidential experience in Foreign Affairs, he exploits an unpopular and divisive war and his familiarity to make one of the most dramatic political comebacks in American Presidential history.
GORE: ?

York99 · Post by **York99** » August 23rd, 2007, 12:47 pm

When did Nixon announce though? Gore is running out of time.

It's interesting because I keep thinking that if Nixon were to run today, he'd be further left than even most Democrats. That's how far to the country has swung to the right.

PS: I already blew my Kennedy/Lincoln joke cred on another thread. Dammit.

HerrHerr · Post by **HerrHerr** » August 23rd, 2007, 1:04 pm

What was the name of Nixon's secretary!

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF NIXON'S SECRETARY!

shando · Post by **shando** » August 23rd, 2007, 2:19 pm

HerrHerr wrote:What was the name of Nixon's secretary!

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF NIXON'S SECRETARY!

Rose Mary Woods? The one who "erased" the crucial 18 minutes?

HerrHerr · Post by **HerrHerr** » August 24th, 2007, 10:50 am

Damn. I was hoping it was Rose Mary Gore...

Milquetoast · Post by **Milquetoast** » August 24th, 2007, 1:34 pm

The thing I dislike most when it comes to politics is the ire it invokes in people. That 'despising' that becomes so easy when someone is a republican or whatever is a tool that's actively used by the two party system. Just like fear, just like all the 'hot button issues' that don't matter in the big picture.

We've all got a lot of pent up stuff about politics. Cynicism, resignation, and lots and lots of confirmation bias. There's this inherent need to be right and make sure the other guy knows he's wrong. It's a survival mechanism spun out of control and exploited by a couple of parties that, aside from mostly superficial details, are very similar.

All that really matters is what you believe in and what you're willing to do about it.

York99 · Post by **York99** » August 24th, 2007, 2:50 pm

Drew's a hippie commie spy.
I didn't know that.
Now I hate him.

Milquetoast · Post by **Milquetoast** » August 24th, 2007, 3:26 pm

It's cause I never wear the flowers anymore.

Ron Paul a go-go.

Austin Improv

gearing up....

Gore is to Nixon as Kennedy is to Lincoln