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The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #25 on: May 28, 2004, 04:34:04 PM »

Vote poor. No clear, if any, exit strategy. No actual clear objectives, no real point in being over there in the first place.
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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #26 on: January 03, 2012, 02:36:36 PM »

Nice use of the word "panacea".  :)


You know, there's a part of me that thinks that as well.  That they're just that fricken blind.    It's just that that prospect frightens me so much that I'm in denial about it, so let me have my pleasant little illusion, mmkay?  :evil:


Lol.  You know, I'm sure it's always looking simple when you're playing armchair quarterback like we always do, but I honestly think that I could hand-pick a dozen or so people that I do nothing but piss around with online like this to run this country and we wouldn't do any worse a job.

Just among HNers and teh Geekery (OMFGLOL!!1) members I'd pick:
  • DogStarMan
  • Pbsaurus
  • Ivan
  • Vespertine
  • BizB
  • biggyfred
  • Socrates
  • Detta
  • Banshee
  • Law
  • catwritr
  • Joe Sixpack
  • Xolik
  • PeyoteCoyote
  • Daria
  • 7thSon
Just for starters.

Form a panel.  Make no decisions without discussing them thoroughly among ourselves, with everyone allowed to say what's on their mind about it however they like.

Just a bunch of regular folks.  We could do it better than those 'tards could any day.  Or if nothing else, at least not any worse, right?

I mean shit... we seem to be better-informed, if nothing else.  A lot less prone to extremism of any kind.  A lot more willing to listen to alternative solutions.  Probably quite a bit less antagonistic.

Then we could also form a foreign advisory panel made up of:
  • Kryzec
  • TheJudge
  • Lacerda
  • gorgeous_si
The reason I think we could do AT LEAST AS GOOD a job as the Bush administration is because everybody I listed (plus a bunch I didn't) have one main thing in common:

The capacity for rational thought.  Opinions based on reason rather than dogmatic rhetoric.

That alone could be enough to steer things back onto a course more closely resembling "sane" than anything this country's been on in decades.

Oh crap! Sorry I'm a bit late. What did I miss? Anything important? When do we have a break?
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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #27 on: January 03, 2012, 02:50:22 PM »

Nice use of the word "panacea".  :)


You know, there's a part of me that thinks that as well.  That they're just that fricken blind.    It's just that that prospect frightens me so much that I'm in denial about it, so let me have my pleasant little illusion, mmkay?  :evil:


Lol.  You know, I'm sure it's always looking simple when you're playing armchair quarterback like we always do, but I honestly think that I could hand-pick a dozen or so people that I do nothing but piss around with online like this to run this country and we wouldn't do any worse a job.

Just among HNers and teh Geekery (OMFGLOL!!1) members I'd pick:
  • DogStarMan
  • Pbsaurus
  • Ivan
  • Vespertine
  • BizB
  • biggyfred
  • Socrates
  • Detta
  • Banshee
  • Law
  • catwritr
  • Joe Sixpack
  • Xolik
  • PeyoteCoyote
  • Daria
  • 7thSon[/list:u]Just for starters.

    Form a panel.  Make no decisions without discussing them thoroughly among ourselves, with everyone allowed to say what's on their mind about it however they like.

    Just a bunch of regular folks.  We could do it better than those 'tards could any day.  Or if nothing else, at least not any worse, right?

    I mean shit... we seem to be better-informed, if nothing else.  A lot less prone to extremism of any kind.  A lot more willing to listen to alternative solutions.  Probably quite a bit less antagonistic.

    Then we could also form a foreign advisory panel made up of:
    • Kryzec
    • TheJudge
    • Lacerda
    • gorgeous_si[/list:u]

      The reason I think we could do AT LEAST AS GOOD a job as the Bush administration is because everybody I listed (plus a bunch I didn't) have one main thing in common:

      The capacity for rational thought.  Opinions based on reason rather than dogmatic rhetoric.

      That alone could be enough to steer things back onto a course more closely resembling "sane" than anything this country's been on in decades.
HEY! Who you callin' "less antagonistic"?!?[/list][/list]
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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #28 on: January 03, 2012, 03:09:44 PM »

I would want no part of any panel that would have me as a member.

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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #29 on: January 03, 2012, 06:15:01 PM »

Kryzec and Cat in the same 7.5 year year old thread, on the same day!?  What the fuck is going on here?  Did we start the takeover and nobody told me!!!??
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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #30 on: January 03, 2012, 06:46:03 PM »

I'm glad to see I'm on the list, or I'd've had to go on a mindless antagonistic rampage.
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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #31 on: January 03, 2012, 06:50:53 PM »

I'm glad to see I'm on the list, or I'd've had to go on a mindless antagonistic rampage.

You should edit yourself off of it. This shit is fuckin FUN.

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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #32 on: January 04, 2012, 11:38:03 AM »

Kryzec and Cat in the same 7.5 year year old thread, on the same day!?  What the fuck is going on here?  Did we start the takeover and nobody told me!!!??

Heya Vespertine! Good to see ya! Sorry I can't give you straight answers about whats going on. You have to take those up with Cat.

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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #33 on: January 05, 2012, 01:42:57 PM »

Heya Vespertine! Good to see ya! Sorry I can't give you straight answers about whats going on. You have to take those up with Cat.

 :w:

You were off taking care of that other part of the plan, Vespertine. That one. You know.
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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #34 on: January 06, 2012, 01:23:36 PM »

Ooohhhh, yeah.  Um, I dropped the ball.  I should be fired and beaten.  With a spatula.   :wink:
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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #35 on: January 06, 2012, 02:08:53 PM »

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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #36 on: January 09, 2012, 07:54:38 PM »

I'm still amazed that Demo... er Mr Shifty would vote for me.
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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #37 on: January 09, 2012, 09:29:24 PM »

Well sure.... seven fucking YEARS ago.   :roll:
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Re: The War On Terror and the White House Poll: Part Four
« Reply #38 on: January 10, 2012, 08:04:50 AM »

no take backsies

some day I'll claim that vote
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