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| 2007/8/3-22 [Uncategorized] UID:47521 Activity:nil |
8/2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akNJ6S2UqsE Human transformers. |
| 2007/8/3-22 [Uncategorized] UID:47522 Activity:nil |
8/3 wow
http://laist.com/2007/08/03/worst_fall_ever.php
\_ I like how his legs run in the air. |
| 2007/8/3-22 [Politics/Domestic/911, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:47523 Activity:low |
8/3 http://zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1343 Survey shows just 3% of Americans approve of how Congress is handling the war in Iraq; 24% say the same for the President \_ The Republicans support the war and the Democrats do not. That is not really news. \_ "This lack of confidence in Congress cuts across all ideologies. Democrats--some of whom had hoped the now Democrat-led Congress would bring an end to the war in Iraq--expressed overwhelming displeasure with how Congress has handled the war, with 94% giving Congress a negative rating in its handling specifically of that issue." \_ So we agree. The Democrats are upset at Congress for not taking stronger action against the war and the Republicans are upset at Congress for taking action against the war. \_ How many are upset that the Democrats ran on a platform of cleaning up corruption in DC and not only did nothing to clean it up but went out of their way to make it worse? \_ Show me how it's worse. Then show me how the Dems made it so. \_ Because they're doing the exact same thing with earmarks but are also hypocritical liars about it. \_http://www.commonblog.com/story/2007/2/2/155119/1962 \_ What do you have against the Ethics Reform Bill? At least it is a step in the right direction. \_ Nothing except the fact they left so many holes in it they shouldn't have bothered. With control of Congress and a President who will sign it, they could have done a real reform bill but they're all so addicted to giving away other people's money to buy campaign funds they'll never do real reform. It is just a PR bill so in 2008 they can say they cleaned up DC like they promised, meanwhile having filled their pockets with your cash. \_ Bush would never sign real campaign finance reform. The GOP sucks at the teat of big money. \_ Of course he wouldn't. It was never sent to his desk, duh. Of course the GOP requires big money. Hint: so do the Dems. I find this whole "my guys are angels and your guys are devils" line of non-reasoning both amusing and somewhat sad at the same time. Try some critical reasoning skills before posting in the future. \_ Are you the same guy who said "did nothing to make it better but went out of the way to make it worse." If so, you are a hypocrite. If not, no one was talking to you. \_ There is absolutely nothing hypocritical about saying the Dems are hypocrites on the issue. I've always been very consistent on the motd: both parties suck equally. Party politics sucks. Your pet party is no better than the opposition party. Deal. \_ Nope. The GOP has been more corrupt this last six years than the Democrats have ever been. The two parties are not exactly the same and you are just a cynic with no idea or hope to improve things. It is very easy to sit on the sidelines and whine. Learn to make some positive change and maybe someone will pay attention to you. \_ You're either ignorant or blind. Both parties have been corrupt, robbing the tax payers, stealing elections, and serving themselves first and foremost for far longer than anyone here has been alive. I'm not here to 'make positive change' nor am I 'sitting on the sidelines'. I reject your ridiculous and damaging two party scam system. It is not a mindless "our guy" or "your guy" choice. So tell me oh great bringer of justice and wisdom, what have you done to make positive change? \_ For one thing, I was one of the people that circulated petitions and then got endorsements from the Democrats, Republicans and Greens for a campaign finance reform initiative on the SF city ballot, one that passed by 80%+ of the vote. http://www.csua.org/u/jak More recently, I have joined Common Cause. And if you are who I am pretty sure you are, it is kind of amusing your sudden conversion to independent. Weren't you posting pro-war Freeper links not that long ago? \_ I not only have never posted freeper links, I think the freepers are just as stupid as their counterparts at dailykos. So, no. \_ This Dem is angry at the Dems for not killing the Farm Bill. I'm angry with the vetoing President and the filibustering Republicans for everything else. \_ Bush has barely vetoed or even threatened to veto much of anything compared to most Presidents. Both parties have abused the Senate rules to make almost every vote require 60 votes to pass anything. This is all pot, kettle, black. \_ Bush's own party had controlled both houses for the majority of his time in office. I have no actual numbers, but I'd bet that his veto/threat pace this session outstrips many other presidents. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-08-05-vetoes_N.htm There's some numbers. Fuck off with your kettles. \_ "Fuck off"? Childish. Ok, so where in this article does it say Bush vetoed or even threatened to veto more bills than any other President or even any particular President? You've added absolutely nothing to this but you have shown you're immature and not too bright. I also see you entirely ignored my point about abuse of Senate rules by both parties which is what PKB was a reference to. Have a nice evening. |
| 2007/8/3 [Reference/Tax] UID:47524 Activity:nil |
8/3 Here's a good idea, tax the ethnic studies dept!
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID={C36D653C-804B-4E35-96A0-501F3DC84FC9} |
| 2007/8/3-22 [Finance/Investment] UID:47525 Activity:nil |
8/3 http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070803/bearstearns_markets.html?.v=1 "Bond market turmoil sending investors fleeing from risk may be a worse predicament than the 1980s stock market fall and Internet bubble burst, Bear Stearns Chief Financial Officer Sam Molinaro said on Friday." ... well that's not a good headline \_ It's a cyclical market! Lalalalala! \_ Housing prices are going to crater in 2005! Lalalalala! \_ Markets are cyclical. This is news to you? Maybe Sam is entirely right. Things drop. You believe they'll stay that way forever? Do you *want* them to stay that way? I don't see the reason for your snarkiness and sarcasm on such a sky-is-blue issue. |
| 2007/8/3-22 [Uncategorized] UID:47526 Activity:nil |
8/3 Jim Cramer goes crazy (about 2-3 minutes in)
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=452808336&play=1 |
| 2007/8/3-22 [Recreation/Dating] UID:47527 Activity:nil |
8/3 Hypothesis: Many guys don't care whether the woman they're
having sex with is enjoying it. Women who enjoy sex in general,
don't enjoy having sex with one of these guys. Bitter Sexless Guy
is one of these guys, therefore he doesn't get to have sex with
women who enjoy it.
\_ Why should you care if she enjoys it when she herself doesn't
care and just wants it over with as quickly as possible?
\_ begging the question.
\_ My sister used to refer to sex with her husband as her
'wifely duty'. That is just such a turn-on for us guys,
but it is how women perceive sex.
\_ What does she refer to sex with you as?
\_ Incest
\_ So what has the motd taught us about women? They don't like sex,
unless they're porn stars or psychologically damaged, but they
still have sex but it is only to get to a guy's wallet, except for
the 0, 2, or 30% of women are who nothing like that, except for the
ones that BSG runs into who all can magically detect he is one of
'those guys' who doesn't care if the woman is enjoying it. Did I
miss anything? And oh yeah, a few people are morons, idiots, and/or
misogynists but that goes without saying around here.
\_ It's not that women can tell BDG doesn't enjoy sex, it's that
women can tell BDG doesn't like women.
\_ I don't think the idea was that the guy doesn't care, but that
regardless if he cares, the woman still doesn't really enjoy it
(on average as relationship time increases or some such).
Actually I think that this really does apply to guys too... guys
get bored of women too. There is still the issue that guys get off
WAY more easily than most women.
\_ No, there is science (as well as plenty of anecdote) which
shows that many women enjoy sex. So the question is why BSG
has the impression that women don't enjoy sex, when many of
them clearly do. A possible answer is that he has no clue in
bed. -tom
\_ What science is that?
\_ The recently-posted study, as well as dozens of others,
going back to the Kinsey Report. -tom
\_ You don't believe Kinsey, do you?
\_ No, I trust Bitter Sexless Guy as the ultimate
authority on women's sexual behavior. -tom
\_ Did you ever read Kinsey and what academics
think of it? Kinsey and Hite are crap.
\_ And Bitter Sexless Guy is respected as the
ultimate arbiter!
\_ # According to an article published in the Journal of the
American Medical Association, 43% of women suffer from some kind
of sexual problem or another.
# In a recent survey conducted by Laumann and colleagues at the
University of Chicago, 33.4% of American women ages 18-59
reported that HSDD (hypoactive sexual desire) was their most
common sexual problem.
\_ 18-59 is a huge age range.
\_ Of those, almost 100% also mentioned other stresses in their
lives, including unromantic partners who were just interested
in getting off and rolling over.
# I would make the argument that the 33% number is just
self-reporting and the real number is much, much higher. I
base this on anecdotal evidence, but for sake of argument
let's assume that number is correct. You still have a 1 in 3
chance of ending up with a frigid wife no matter how good
of a lover or husband you are. To me, that's pretty
indicative of women not really being into sex. What's the
number for men? 5%? Less?
\_ Asserting something doesn't make it true. You must be
Republican.
\_ "let's assume that number is correct"
\_ Lots of old guys are not interested in sex anymore. |
| 2007/8/3-6 [Reference/BayArea] UID:47528 Activity:low |
8/3 more oakland fun [ black muslim bakery troubles ]
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_6533089
\_ Berkeley/Oakland residents read this article! Heard of
Black Muslim Bakery? See also:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/03/bakery.raid/index.html
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/03/BAGVJRCCPR7.DTL
\_ how did that guy get on the bus with a shotgun?
\_ It's unclear that the shotgun-wielder actually got on the bus.
\_ Yeah i think shotgun-wielding-man may not be related. also
i dont think 19 year old shotgun wielding man decided
all by himself to kill the reporter from a newspaper
that i have never heard of |