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I particularly enjoyed the all-male congressional panel on the morality of contraception they had the other day. One woman tried to testify but was deemed "unqu

I particularly enjoyed the all-male congressional panel on the morality of contraception they had the other day. One woman tried to testify but was deemed "unqualified." Well played. Also, who else is looking forward to the war with Iran? I hear it's going to be in HD this time.

gph 15y ago
Only HD? Damn, I thought I'd get some good use out of my 3D flatscreen.
wyclif 15y ago
Well, the only Presidential candidate in the US who isn't down with the Patriot Act and its provisions, and doesn't believe the US should be engaged in worldwide wars (aka "police actions"), is routinely dismissed as "crazy" by both major parties. Tells you a lot about the USA.
- the_tubes 15y ago
  Ron Paul is crazy to think that he can make the US better again and reduce it's debt while shrinking the federal government and giving freedoms back to the states.
- count 15y ago
  Just because a candidate has a position you agree on for something doesn't mean they're not crazy.
- mindcrime 15y ago
  Well, the only Presidential candidate in the US who isn't down with the Patriot Act and its provisions, and doesn't believe the US should be engaged in worldwide wars (aka "police actions"), is routinely dismissed as "crazy" by both major parties. Tells you a lot about the USA. While I agree with your general sentiment, I want to add that Ron Paul is not the only such candidate for President in the US. If one expands their worldview to include "3rd Party" candidates, there are a few guys pursuing, for example, the Libertarian Party nomination, who hold views very similar to Ron Paul. Gary Johnson and Thomas Hill come to mind. Of course it's easy to convince oneself that "3rd party" candidates don't matter and to exclude them from the conversation, but that just feeds into a self-fulfilling prophecy, IMO.
  - com 15y ago
    Third-part candidates don't matter because of the structural gerrymander. Including them in the conversation is like including me, a non-citizen in the conversation - I don't matter because I'm not remotely electable, and neither are they.
meric 15y ago
You better enjoy it when it happens. The Iraq war cost $6300 per citizen.

gph 15y ago

Only HD? Damn, I thought I'd get some good use out of my 3D flatscreen.

wyclif 15y ago

Well, the only Presidential candidate in the US who isn't down with the Patriot Act and its provisions, and doesn't believe the US should be engaged in worldwide wars (aka "police actions"), is routinely dismissed as "crazy" by both major parties. Tells you a lot about the USA.

the_tubes 15y ago
Ron Paul is crazy to think that he can make the US better again and reduce it's debt while shrinking the federal government and giving freedoms back to the states.
count 15y ago
Just because a candidate has a position you agree on for something doesn't mean they're not crazy.
mindcrime 15y ago
Well, the only Presidential candidate in the US who isn't down with the Patriot Act and its provisions, and doesn't believe the US should be engaged in worldwide wars (aka "police actions"), is routinely dismissed as "crazy" by both major parties. Tells you a lot about the USA. While I agree with your general sentiment, I want to add that Ron Paul is not the only such candidate for President in the US. If one expands their worldview to include "3rd Party" candidates, there are a few guys pursuing, for example, the Libertarian Party nomination, who hold views very similar to Ron Paul. Gary Johnson and Thomas Hill come to mind. Of course it's easy to convince oneself that "3rd party" candidates don't matter and to exclude them from the conversation, but that just feeds into a self-fulfilling prophecy, IMO.
- com 15y ago
  Third-part candidates don't matter because of the structural gerrymander. Including them in the conversation is like including me, a non-citizen in the conversation - I don't matter because I'm not remotely electable, and neither are they.

meric 15y ago

You better enjoy it when it happens. The Iraq war cost $6300 per citizen.