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US congress targets cutting of $700m aid to Pakistan apparently to pressurise authorities in Islamabad to improve their strategy to fight improvised explosive devices.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/us-congress-targets-pak-freezes-700m-aid/887277/

That this has to come the day after Yusuf Raza Gilani told BBC that the routes will remain closed for the NATO and that the aispace could be blocked as well is the only coincidence. It should be noted that Pakistan would still receive billions of dollars in civil and miltary aid from the USA.
 
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python said:
what I don’t understand is what compels, what is the benefit for any american official publicly acknowledging the loss of the spy drone ?

publicly asking for its return by an implacable enemy by no less than a president (after committing an act of war against that enemy !) is either unreal or a peace of comedy or a poorly conceived ruse.

something does not add up in the entire story we’re fed by either side…

Agreed...."asking" Iran to return a spy plane captured over their territory lol. The administration looks like a bunch of idiots; I doubt it is any deeper than that because this administration does idiotic things daily.
 
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Rouetheday said:
A victims' rights group held a vigil in my town last week to honor recent victims of violent crime. Our sheriff was the main speaker and helpfully reminded folks not to worry, if The Lord Jesus Christ was their personal savior they would see their dear departed again in heaven. :eek: Sorry, Middle Eastern and Vietnamese families, I guess y'all are SOL. :rolleyes:
You are a little late to the blogosphere party!

I do not have time to read blogs about the subject. I will spend my time over at the multi colored fish wrap. News not opinion yeah that is the ticket.

What was going to be just as disturbing would have been the "sons of the confederacy license plate" Check this out.

http://content.usatoday.com/communi...late-christian-sons-of-confederate-veterans/1

I think ChrisE probably has the "One State under God" license plate on his Ford F150 King Ranch version sled. :eek:

I have the gun runner’s license plate on my vehicle.
 
Mar 17, 2009
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Glenn_Wilson said:
You are a little late to the blogosphere party!

I do not have time to read blogs about the subject. I will spend my time over at the multi colored fish wrap. News not opinion yeah that is the ticket.

What was going to be just as disturbing would have been the "sons of the confederacy license plate" Check this out.

http://content.usatoday.com/communi...late-christian-sons-of-confederate-veterans/1

I think ChrisE probably has the "One State under God" license plate on his Ford F150 King Ranch version sled. :eek:

I have the gun runner’s license plate on my vehicle.

are you saying i should take down my confederate flag at the house?
 
Jul 4, 2009
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patricknd said:
are you saying i should take down my confederate flag at the house?

...nahhh...I'd vote for keeping it up...that would probably, in the long run, save everyone a whole bunch of bother....

Cheers

blutto
 
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...an interesting read on Britain's response to the Euro financial crisis...and yeah it is The Guardian, but others, whose opinion I respect ( for whatever that is worth ) have said more or less the same thing...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/12/britain-ruled-by-banks

...and the following is just funny ( and btw comes on the heels of watching State of Play which is one of the best bits of tv ever produced and stars the self same Bill Nighy )...and is quite poignant given the present state of affairs...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZIRMXcxRc

Cheers

blutto
 
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Glenn_Wilson said:
Leave it up. You live out in Jasper don't yah? :eek:
nah, they asked me to leave cuz i was too backwards:eek:

on that note, we were riding in east texas a couple of months ago, piney woods, rolling hills, it was really nice. as we were coming back in to town, we see this compound with 10 ft privacy fencing, and alternating Texas and confederate flags flying from the top of each post. there was a little gap in the gate where you could see in, and inside was a pack of guard dogs. somehow i think we'll be seeing this place on the news one day.
 
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Political Science for Dummies

DEMOCRAT
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
You push for higher taxes so the government can provide cows for everyone.

REPUBLICAN
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?

SOCIALISM
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.

COMMUNISM
You have two cows.
The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
You wait in line for hours to get it.
It is expensive and sour.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pour the milk down the drain.

AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows.
You are surprised when one cow drops dead.
You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
Your stock goes up.

FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.
You go to lunch and drink wine.
Life is good.

JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains.
Most are at the top of their class at cow school.

GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.

ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows but you don't know where they are.
You break for lunch.
Life is good.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You drink some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You drink some more vodka.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
The Mafia shows up and takes over all cows you really have.

TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afghanistan . Exactly two.
You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts.
You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.

IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows.
They go into hiding.
They send radio tapes of their mooing.

POLISH CORPORATION
You have two bulls.
Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.

BELGIAN CORPORATION
You have one cow.
The cow is schizophrenic.
Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish.
The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow.
The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk.
The cow asks permission to be cut in half.
The cow dies happy.

FLORIDA CORPORATION
You have a black cow and a brown cow.
Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one.
Some people vote for both.
Some people vote for neither.
Some people can't figure out how to vote at all.
Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best looking cow.

CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
You have millions of cows.
They make real California cheese.
Only five speak English.
Most are illegal.
Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.
 
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patricknd said:
nah, they asked me to leave cuz i was too backwards:eek:

on that note, we were riding in east texas a couple of months ago, piney woods, rolling hills, it was really nice. as we were coming back in to town, we see this compound with 10 ft privacy fencing, and alternating Texas and confederate flags flying from the top of each post. there was a little gap in the gate where you could see in, and inside was a pack of guard dogs. somehow i think we'll be seeing this place on the news one day.

No doubt they will just happen to cause some trouble and wind up on the news. Probably FoxNews. That was my BIG SISTERS place you rode by,,,, SHE can be a bit over the top with their flag waving! :D

Hey did they have their "Don't tread on Me" or "Come and Take it" flags out?
 
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Boeing said:
Political Science for Dummies

DEMOCRAT
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
You push for higher taxes so the government can provide cows for everyone.

REPUBLICAN
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?

SOCIALISM
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.

COMMUNISM
You have two cows.
The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
You wait in line for hours to get it.
It is expensive and sour.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pour the milk down the drain.

AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows.
You are surprised when one cow drops dead.
You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
Your stock goes up.

FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.
You go to lunch and drink wine.
Life is good.

JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains.
Most are at the top of their class at cow school.

GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.

ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows but you don't know where they are.
You break for lunch.
Life is good.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You drink some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You drink some more vodka.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
The Mafia shows up and takes over all cows you really have.

TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afghanistan . Exactly two.
You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts.
You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.

IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows.
They go into hiding.
They send radio tapes of their mooing.

POLISH CORPORATION
You have two bulls.
Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.

BELGIAN CORPORATION
You have one cow.
The cow is schizophrenic.
Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish.
The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow.
The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk.
The cow asks permission to be cut in half.
The cow dies happy.

FLORIDA CORPORATION
You have a black cow and a brown cow.
Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one.
Some people vote for both.
Some people vote for neither.
Some people can't figure out how to vote at all.
Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best looking cow.

CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
You have millions of cows.
They make real California cheese.
Only five speak English.
Most are illegal.
Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.

:D very nice.

Eat more Chicken!
 
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Glenn_Wilson said:
No doubt they will just happen to cause some trouble and wind up on the news. Probably FoxNews. That was my BIG SISTERS place you rode by,,,, SHE can be a bit over the top with their flag waving! :D

Hey did they have their "Don't tread on Me" or "Come and Take it" flags out?

didn't see any of those, but i have to admit i pedaled away from there pretty quickly. it was a pretty strange sight, with a kind of deliverance vibe.
 
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This boys and girls is exhibit A of what I have been talking about...useful idiots distracted by "issues" that have zero impact on their life while the real stuff is going on behind the scenes.

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...ll-would-permit-robo-calls-to-your-cell-phone

Note all the republicans as the bill sponsor, and then some azzclown dem.

Why on earth would somebody introduce a bill that is short slippery slope from getting soliciting calls on your cell phone? I wonder. :rolleyes:
 
May 18, 2009
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patricknd said:
are you saying i should take down my confederate flag at the house?

I saw a pickup yesterday with a bunch of marines stickers all over the back, and "it's not your country if you didn't fight for it" in bold letters written across the rear window. It had a fancy paint job of the statue of liberty on it, and other such patriotic emblems. I almost snapped a picture of it with my cell, but I was distracted by another pickup pulling up beside it with a confederate flag all across the back window.

I was so overcome with inadequacy on what it takes to be a real American that I could barely continue to drive.
 
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ChrisE said:
I saw a pickup yesterday with a bunch of marines stickers all over the back, and "it's not your country if you didn't fight for it" in bold letters written across the rear window. It had a fancy paint job of the statue of liberty on it, and other such patriotic emblems. I almost snapped a picture of it with my cell, but I was distracted by another pickup pulling up beside it with a confederate flag all across the back window.

I was so overcome with inadequacy on what it takes to be a real American that I could barely continue to drive.

home sweet home eh? :D
 
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ChrisE said:
This boys and girls is exhibit A of what I have been talking about...useful idiots distracted by "issues" that have zero impact on their life while the real stuff is going on behind the scenes.

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...ll-would-permit-robo-calls-to-your-cell-phone

Note all the republicans as the bill sponsor, and then some azzclown dem.

Why on earth would somebody introduce a bill that is short slippery slope from getting soliciting calls on your cell phone? I wonder. :rolleyes:

Over 50,000 votes and over 99% against it. Nice!
 
May 18, 2009
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Fatclimber said:
Over 50,000 votes and over 99% against it. Nice!

You think that will make a difference? People will complain, then run right out and vote for the same corporate owned clowns that did this.
 
Jul 4, 2011
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The height of stupidity in education

School 'asks' 840 students to buy iPads

We moved from blackboards to interactive boards and from there to laptops and now, it is the iPad2.
- Vandana Lulla, Director, Podar International School

The middle and high school education at Podar International School in Santacruz seems ready to integrate Steve Jobs' legacy in daily learning. In a recent circular dated December 9, the school management informed parents that it has decided to introduce iPad2 in classrooms from the next academic year. While some parents welcomed the move, others feel the fancy tablet is not feasible for children.

The second edition of the iPad, which costs Rs. 40,000, is being introduced for the 840 students
of Standard VI to XII. But, says director and principal of the school Vandana Lulla, the tablet is not mandatory. The school's circular, however, mentions no alternative for parents who are not entirely sold on the idea, activists point out.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/school-asks-840-students-to-buy-ipads-157809?pfrom=home-topstories
 
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ChrisE said:
This boys and girls is exhibit A of what I have been talking about...useful idiots distracted by "issues" that have zero impact on their life while the real stuff is going on behind the scenes.

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...ll-would-permit-robo-calls-to-your-cell-phone

Note all the republicans as the bill sponsor, and then some azzclown dem.

Why on earth would somebody introduce a bill that is short slippery slope from getting soliciting calls on your cell phone? I wonder. :rolleyes:

Even the debt collectors like this bill! They rank right up with towtruck drivers, and those fools who buy auctioned storage centers! "scumm bumms"...

No way I would let msnbc distract me with one of their "stories". You lost focus Chris! Stick with FoxNews.:rolleyes:
 
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ChrisE said:
I saw a pickup yesterday with a bunch of marines stickers all over the back, and "it's not your country if you didn't fight for it" in bold letters written across the rear window. It had a fancy paint job of the statue of liberty on it, and other such patriotic emblems. I almost snapped a picture of it with my cell, but I was distracted by another pickup pulling up beside it with a confederate flag all across the back window.

I was so overcome with inadequacy on what it takes to be a real American that I could barely continue to drive.

Why do you like to bash Marines? :D

It is true NO???? "it's not your country if you didn't fight for it"??? :(

There is a good chance the person driving that vehicle / pickup truck did not fight for it either. He probably was a "water dog" or some other type of devil dog but far from being a 0311 or 0341 etc.

To bad about your inadequacy,,,,,,,maybe one day you will be able to make it to real American status. :)
 
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