Comments on: DIVERSITY

By: no1askedme

no1askedme — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:25:10 +0000

I believe the flag was what the comment is reffering too…

By: V. Henry

V. Henry — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:35:37 +0000

This guy was part of the Red Necks for Obama group, NO SERIOUSLY He was, him and his Father were on the news about it!

By: FriendlyFire

FriendlyFire — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:42:36 +0000

Man, you Americans really have something about the whole helping poor people thing…

By: michelle

michelle — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:03:14 +0000

this picture is awesome.

By: Gadfly

Gadfly — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:03:08 +0000

I fail to see how your experience of living in a small southern college town of one hundred people justifies your prejudice against the remaining millions who live in the South. I also fail to see any proof other than your simply saying so that Southerners are responsible for the negative opinions and hard feelings the rest of the world have toward the US. The “massive sexism, misogyny, bigotry, and ignorance” you witnessed in that tiny town of one hundred people exists everywhere. Yes, everywhere – even in large urban areas such as NYC. I am from the South. I am also married to a man of a different race and we continually encounter more opposition there than we ever do in the South. You also imply that it is mostly Southerners who are homophobic. If that is true then how do you explain California (a state supposedly composed primarily of liberals) of having failed to stop Proposition 8? I suggest you look inward to understand the real reasons for your own bigotry and hate towards Southerners rather than blame those from whom you desperately strive to disassociate yourself.

By: aka jane

aka jane — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:07:41 +0000

if you are going to use some outside source to prove a point, a biased network is a poor choice. the media is not about telling the truth they are really just bashing McCain and support Obama, like in every election or even just news stories. i would find it difficult to belive that Obama or McCain are honest about much of anything, they are both just politians and that is all politians do is lie to get a vote and then raise taxes anyways.

By: aka jane

aka jane — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:07:41 +0000

By: minerva146

minerva146 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:50:30 +0000

Wow, um, Thanks? Not sure if we should take that as a compliment??

By: hamletta

hamletta — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:42:41 +0000

Damn, y’all. The level of discourse around here rivals that of YouTube.

Keep up the good work!

By: Tim Hortan

Tim Hortan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:33:41 +0000

It’s things like this whole discussion that makes me wish America could oporate more like Canada.. I mean.. our elections take 6 weeks instead of 2 years, we actually don’t care who gets elected as long as he/she doesn’t change anything, and we don’t constantly argue over who should be our PM. Nothing against Americans, though, I just don’t get you. It’s just that the election is all over the news here, too. I didn’t see anything on our election. I also heard people are threatening to kill Obama if he’s elected. That disgusts me. What should it matter if Obama is black? Why are people so against african-americans? You’re the ones who enslaved them and treat them like they’re the bad ones. If you’re treating a man who’s never done bad towards you like shit then i’d say YOU’RE the goddamn bad one. Say all you like about me or canadians in general, but i think things would work better if the U.S were more like Canada. Afterall, we’re not the ones getting into wars all the time.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:42:33 +0000

I’m very confused. This is a sight that has it’s own spellings. I am born and bread Yank but have always had a deep feeling for the south. I do belive McCain will sell our country to China or maybe the highist bidder. If my parents made the money I make today they would be upper-middle class, I fall in the just above poverty level. JUST. Maybe I’m not as smart as some of you but I can see things can not go on as is. Things need to change. It is not just the President but also the house and congress. They are the ones that really count. arn’t they the ones who really make the true changes? Please if I am wrong help me understand. tnksby.

By: pdq

pdq — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:37:33 +0000

Just as my cat left a mark on the old sofa. Same smell, too.

By: pdq

pdq — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:25:03 +0000

‘Struth. I have yet to find a comedic conservativewho does anything more than redneck jokes – all of which are stale.

By: Dandelion

Dandelion — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:08:59 +0000

Woo! This picture seriously gave me goosebumps. Just…awesome.

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:03:09 +0000

Like calling someone a terrorist? Or a socialist? You’re right, labeling people is sickening.

By: tracie

tracie — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:56:28 +0000

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Robert! It’s not just the liar part…which even
Fox announced that McCain lied several times over and over again.
It is the he’s a terrorist, kill him, Negra, and many other hate terms
that are used to refer to this intelligent, capable, and Christian man!
Duhhhhhhh!

By: flax

flax — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:54:26 +0000

1. I am from the South.
2. I am well educated.
3. I am supporting Obama in this election.
4. The South rocks!

By: Maxwell Silverhammer

Maxwell Silverhammer — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:12:30 +0000

Screwing ninjas and beating hippies? I sense and epic trilogy in the making!

By: Yeee

Yeee — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:13:56 +0000

Not just 9/11 – Hurricane Katrina also happened during his presidency, situation in Darfur, etc.

By: ema

ema — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:58:14 +0000

lol! I wondered about that!

By: PiMan

PiMan — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:56:38 +0000

I just realised I added an extra zero on the Uni prices I
mentioned. It should be just $7000, not $70000.
These prices are consistent across the country, which is roughly a quarter of the price of Ivy League universities.

By: ema

ema — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:44:23 +0000

@minerva – This part of the thread originally started out with you saying I fight against any social programs and with my saying that we do help our poor and we do provide good education. Seths example and mine getting through college on my own demonstrate that we do have good social supports in this country the way it is and we don’t need any new spending or any new taxes. There are many stories like that were people use public assistance to get by in a rough patch, my cousin was a single mom and needed help to get by for a short time. I am not against that, but we have it already!
@PiMan – The reason I used Mexico is because I really hate when people say we don’t help our poor because they usually don’t know what poor really looks like. I lived for 6 months with some of the poorest of the poor in Cananea, Sonora in Mexico so I know what it’s like. There is no way anyone in this country lives like that.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:40:08 +0000

Keith, Please pardon the butt-in, but I think you meant to say 95% of the populace, or everyone making less than $200K net. $200K-$250K stays the same; over $250K experiences graduated increase similar to tax rates under Clinton. I’m sick of GOP folk saying that Obama is going to raise *everybody’s* taxes. (BTW, McCain was opposed to Bush’s rich-boy rollback. I was proud of him–back then.)

By: froofrou

froofrou — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:30:08 +0000

(that was @ keepthechange), not you herb

By: froofrou

froofrou — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:28:57 +0000

We’ve had this battle in other threads, and don’t talk down to ema. On top of that, don’t be flippant with eddie. Do a little reading and you’ll see we hashed this out a couple of days ago.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:27:51 +0000

Minerva! Yep, some of the GOP folk around here are certainly getting testy. I guess the polls aren’t tightening up enough to suit them, so they take it out on us. Can we help it if they’re betting on the wrong horse? We’re certainly trying to share our thoughts, after all! I have no clue about “Jellybeans and Jane,” but it sounds weird. Seriously, I live in a red part of a red state, so most of my friends are of the GOP persuasion. Based on how I felt in 2000 and 2004, I’m going to be extra nice to them if Obama wins. They’re going to feel lost and sick for a while, if memory serves.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:15:31 +0000

There have been silly mistakes on BOTH sides. Recently McCain stirred up a crowd by quoting Obama, then stated that he couldn’t agree more (with Obama). The human condition is nothing to hold against anyone.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:11:41 +0000

I’m glad you gave PK another try!

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:41:29 +0000

True enough. I believe Obama will be more level-headed and more likely to seek wise counsel than McCain. Mind you, I loved “old” John McCain. Frankly, I don’t know who this “new” John McCain is. I hope after the election America will get the “old” John McCain back. In the meantime, I trust Barack Obama to lead the country, come what may.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:33:53 +0000

ema,
Disagreement isn’t the point. Think about it: I don’t agree with everyone else on this string except you. Look back at your prose. Often, you diagnose the problems of others, knowing no more about them than a paragraph. However, in fairness, I don’t know your IQ or EQ.

By: minerva146

minerva146 — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:19:58 +0000

I’m ok with addressing that. A lot of universities have a lot overhead considering the many people they employ and the facilities they have to maintain, but I’m thinking some reform is needed. Not sure how it’s run in other countries to make up the difference. I will research it.

By: minerva146

minerva146 — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:14:47 +0000

Wow, the righties are really circling the wagons and getting upset today. I’ve been called a pessimist, a sock puppet multiple times, and generally been hassled all day, as well sa being accused of being jellybeans and jane.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:08:03 +0000

Oh, I don’t know, I think Obama talking about the 57 states, and Biden telling a wheelchair bound man to stand up is pretty amusing. Or, how about Biden saying that “In 1929, when the stock market crashed, FDR got on TV…”
And If you don’t know what’s wrong with that, you should look it up.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:06:38 +0000

If by “lowering taxes on 75%” you mean “giving the income of 5% to the other 95%”, then yes, that is more socialist. Obama keeps talking a big game on taxes, but he voted this year to raise taxes on anyone making over $42,000, and he wants to remove the deduction for 401(k)s and take away pensions.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:01:59 +0000

Obama is not a uniter. And Bush tried to be the nice guy, let Ted Kennedy write the education bill, passed a huge expansion of medicare, etc. All that happened was he was vilified because Democrats refused to accept that they lost.

By: ck

ck — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:57:45 +0000

“Country FIRST!!!”

By: ck

ck — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:46:12 +0000

No, you moron. There are stories of Obama signs being stolen and replaced with confederate flags. Look it up and then try to explain how those flags are not sending a racist message but OMG HERITAGE instead. lol.

By: ck

ck — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:39:42 +0000

No one cares.

By: Terry C - Obama/Biden 08

Terry C - Obama/Biden 08 — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:31:53 +0000

*sniff sniff* I smell double standards.

More like your own Repig stink.

By: froofrou

froofrou — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:10:39 +0000

I’m just amazed at the lack of them around here! And for a LOL site at that!

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:08:33 +0000

gee, I was thinking the same thing!

By: eddiepscetti

eddiepscetti — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:05:39 +0000

*hands froofrou two* you should be even again. I had extra and it looks like you’re handing them out in droves.

By: gogo

gogo — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:03:26 +0000

lol trying to make a wrong a right. Just like a Obama supporter….You can keep the redneck racist

By: froofrou

froofrou — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:57:03 +0000

@ Bee: Here, here’s a sense of humor for you too. I had three, and I gave one to someone else, but I think you could use this one.

By: froofrou

froofrou — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:55:06 +0000

Oh for……..*reaching into pocket* Here, here’s a sense of humor. I have an extra one, so I’ll let you borrow it for a while.

By: PiMan

PiMan — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:52:12 +0000

I know I was grossly simplifying, generalising, and lying, but I was also trying to be humorous. Most of my ancestors from Ireland were those petty criminals I mentioned.

By: froofrou

froofrou — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:35:15 +0000

That brings up another thing. Why aren’t we getting mad at ‘big education’? That’s a total Repub talking point, but it’s valid. If we’re getting mad at how much healthcare costs, and how much the profits of ‘big oil’ are, why aren’t we getting mad that it takes a damn act of congress to get through school nowadays?

By: PiMan

PiMan — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:32:01 +0000

ema, Mexico is a horrible example for saying that poor people in the US live better than poor people anywhere else. Try western and northern Europe, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
In most of these countries, University is somewhere between free and cheap. For example, in Australia fees are roughly $70000 per year, but most people get a student loan from the government with 0% interest and no requirement to be repaid until crossing a certain income level.
In most of these countries, minimum wage is higher than in the US.
In most of these countries, healthcare is cheaper.

By: herb

herb — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:21:56 +0000

Quite civilized. More tea?

By: froofrou

froofrou — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:14:15 +0000

Well, some of us are more civilized than others