Anyone Here Have a Republican Congressman

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:59:37 GMT, "Thomas Littleton"
wrote:


wrote in message
Uh, huh - so we should protect the FFing streams at the cost of the
national interest

I would see your side, if I could find one bit of "national interest" beyond
personal enrichment on lands purchased on behalf of the nation as a whole.
Even with the exemptions, why should the government be selling off(at
bargain rates) National Forest lands??

First, I have no side in this, but that said, this all seems to be much
ado about nothing. It does not allow the selling off of vast amounts
of, much less anywhere near _all_, "public land." Also, I didn't say
this part of the HR _was_ in the national interest, I simply asked
(rhetorically) if the national interest should be a lesser issue than
protecting the "public" right to access (a few/some) trout streams.
Read up on this particular part of the whole issue, and look into some
of the background on the whole issue. For example, the "fake" bill he
(Pombo) circulated some time back about selling national monuments and
other stuff. Google up "Pombo Markey sale Frederick Olmstead" (Olmstead
was one of the parks - hopefully, it will work to cut down on unrelated
stuff) and you should see quite a bit, much of it leftish media-driven
hysteria about something Pombo plainly said he wasn't going to actually
introduce.

Plus, if it was in the "National Interest", they probably wouldn't have to
sneak it into legislation, but could proudly pass it as a stand alone
measure........just my guess.

There are lots of things that would be in the national interest that
would have to be disguised as Paris Hilton, carrying a Starflocks'
Frappacappamochabreeze, and washing a Bentley while wearing nothing but
a "Trumpthong" and a $485USD t-shirt to sneak it into legislation...for
example, a Bill authorizing...nay, _requiring_ the sale (final, "as is,
where is," with no warranties expressed or implied) of Paris Hilton to
the Yakuza, Donald Trump to the Chinese, and making the possession of a
Frappacappamochabreeze or anything remotely similar a Federal rap with
some serious time.

TC,
R

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...I have no side in this..

Hm.....

A lot like life its own self......ainna?

Wolfgang
who, eternal optimist, stands firm in the conviction that the boy will
discover that he has something to say.......someday......maybe.

Wolfgang wrote:
wrote in message
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...I have no side in this..

Hm.....

A lot like life its own self......ainna?

Wolfgang
who, eternal optimist, stands firm in the conviction that the boy will
discover that he has something to say.......someday......maybe.

He's a convincing argument that the best thing to do about the national
debt is to give Texas to the Chinese and call it good.

"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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Well Mike, perhaps my hyperbole went a little far in the "Where is the
Unibomber when we really need him" line, but my frustration with the
situation in my country is not an orphan, and well within the normal curve.

Dave
The only reason some people are still alive is because its against the law
to kill em. (FF: Canadian bumper sticker)

"David Snedeker" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
. ..

"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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Well Mike, perhaps my hyperbole went a little far in the "Where is the
Unibomber when we really need him" line, but my frustration with the
situation in my country is not an orphan, and well within the normal
curve.

Dave
The only reason some people are still alive is because its against the law
to kill em. (FF: Canadian bumper sticker)


Indeed, excessive hyperbole merely detracts from what one is trying to say.

While I often sympathise with a lot of what you say, I can not see it doing
anybody any good airing such grievances here. If you feel so strongly about
it, why are you not politically active? Petty squabbling on here, with
others who are in any case apparently well aware of the unfortunate
situations pertaining, is not going to get you anywhere at all.

Lots of people are frustrated at all sorts of things, not only in America.
This is a result of being more or less powerless to change things that one
feels are wrong, or that one disagrees with. Your only recourse in a
democracy, is to try and find other people who agree with you, and use this
collective power to change things.If you are unable to do this, it usually
means that not enough people care enough about it to do anything. This is
indeed usually the case.

People, groups, countries, invariably receive the officials and governments
they deserve. This is unfortunate for those who do not deserve it, but that
is democracy.

In a democracy, mediocrity rules, for the simple reason that there are more
mediocre people than any other. Obviously there are quite a few people who
are aware of corruption, lies, misdirection, etc etc. But they simply don´t
care. Those in power do what they do for their own reasons, and it would be
foolish in the extreme to imagine that this is liable to be the result of
altruism.

Enough.

TL
MC

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
...

Having spent a good deal of time cleaning toilets, I've made of point
achieving good aim. SNIP

Im sorry. Having replaced a toilet last week I can empathize.

That said, shoe removal on entry has been my default action for
years.......not that it's much of an issue......I don't get invited in all
that often.

Good idea. And do you enjoy these visits? Would you like more invitations?

"But, go easy on the PG 13 stuff on TV and at the movies unless your Mom
says it's o.k.........o.k.?

Not really a problem as all but 2-3 of the movies I see in a year at the
indy theater on the island, are not rated. And my Mom at 83 is more
interested in her new SUV than supervising my media choices.

Wolfgang
any of y'all ever get that strange tingly sorta premonition that your
about
to get cuffed.......again!?


Now, now, now, lets not project too far ahead. Im sure we can keep this
session productive.

You have renewed your mental health coverage, right?

Dave
Fa schifo ideology

"David Snedeker" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Having spent a good deal of time cleaning toilets, I've made of point
achieving good aim. SNIP

Im sorry. Having replaced a toilet last week I can empathize.

Well.....gosh. That's touching. Um......you want to be careful about
touching in this day and age......it can lead to all sorts of trouble.

That said, shoe removal on entry has been my default action for
years.......not that it's much of an issue......I don't get invited in
all
that often.

Good idea.

I've always thought so.

And do you enjoy these visits?

Some of them.

Would you like more invitations?

No thanks. I have little enough time to devote to various other pursuits as
it is.

"But, go easy on the PG 13 stuff on TV and at the movies unless your Mom
says it's o.k.........o.k.?

Not really a problem as all but 2-3 of the movies I see in a year at the
indy theater on the island, are not rated.

Somehow, we all knew that your film viewing habits would evince an
unmistakable and doubtless well timed psychic shudder at the mediocre and
mindless tripe offerred up by the majors.

And my Mom at 83 is more
interested in her new SUV than supervising my media choices.

Hm.....so you've been every bit as conscientious in instilling an
environmental awareness in her as she has been moderating your prurient
interests, eh?

Wolfgang
any of y'all ever get that strange tingly sorta premonition that your
about
to get cuffed.......again!?


Now, now, now, lets not project too far ahead. Im sure we can keep this
session productive.

You have renewed your mental health coverage, right?

Insurance is a wonderful thing for those who need the coverage. But, I
don't think I'm Dave Stoller......and I've never put myself in the position
of having to continue to use a sig line that I now realize is stupid (after
this fact has been clearly demonstrated innumerable times) because
discontinuing its use would be correctly seen as a tacit admission of that
realization.

Dave
Fa schifo ideology

Wolfgang
hm......snedeker......snedeker.....what the hell kinda name is that,
anyway?......is that eyetalian?

In article ,
says...
QUOTE FROM WIKIPEDIA
Dr. Theodore John Kaczynski, Ph.D., also known as the Unabomber (born May
22, 1942) is a Polish-American terrorist who attempted to fight against what
he perceived as the evils of technological progress by sending mail bombs to
various people over almost eighteen years, killing three and wounding 29. He
was the target of the FBI's most expensive manhunt ever.

Extra trivia: I went to the same high school as him (about 30 years
later). My uncle was in the same graduating class and apparently knew
him.
- Ken

In article ,
says...

angry children are often armed with automatic
weapons, .
. . maybe I'll listen to you for advise as to what is and what is not
reasonable.

Dave
Ideology fa schifo


You forgot dogs and cats living together........angry children armed
with automatic weapons???? Talk about fear-mongering.
- Ken

P.S. Before you give yourself a heart attack responding, do yourself a
favor and look up automatic weapons. Automatic weapons are practically
outlawed (there's about 200-300K mostly owned by Hollywood and
collectors) and are rarely used in crimes.

Hey, I could go for a positive note. So . . . where might you suggest I
"look up automatic weapons" to get your sublime point of view. And please
let me know what non-automatic weapons the various kid shooting up their
school mates, and doing the drive-bys etc.. favor.

Think the Department of Justice is a relatively unbiased group?

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/guic.pdf

Percent of gun tracing requests by weapon type:
Handgun: 79.1%
Pistol: 53.0%
Pistol Revolver: 24.7%
Pistol Derringer: 1.4$
Rifle: 11.1%
Shotgun: 9.7%
Other (including machineguns): 0.1% ---- This is automatic weapons.

"Automatic weapons are considered machineguns subject to the provisions
of the National Firearms Act." - Same webpage, page 2 under 'What are
the different types of firearms?'

- Ken

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Slicing thru your drivel, I guess it comes down to you liking the movie
product of the "majors," and your feeling that ideology doesn't suck. As to
"innumerable" whatnot, you have never demonstrated anything regarding
ideology sucking, with the exception of revealing you don't understand
either word.

As for your taste in movies, if trash culture does it for you, fill er up.
I find most of it painful (hurts my ears) and degrading. I stopped
apologizing years ago for my tastes in fine art, film, and music, life is
too short to spend it on crap, pretend that Arnold is kool, pretend Billy
Crystal is funny, or pretend that women who look like boys with tits as big
as their heads are inherently interesting.

As for "fa schifo" I doubt you will ever understand either its similarity to
the English "suck," or the difference. And if someone learning the basics of
a few languages is another one of those things that make you uncomfortable,
thats just sad.

Dave
Ideology still sucks