Who do you support for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2010?

[jeb stuart]

Informed Opinion wrote:

<quoted text>
What's wrong with Zappa ?
(I don't like his music, but he's a bright guy)
or
Is it Einstein that the problem ?
Truth comes from a variety of sources.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.�
― Mark Twain
Always be cautious of advice about foreign countries that comes from those who have never spent substantial time there.

there is nothing wrong with zappa or einstein,and i did kinda like some of zappas' music.seems like he named another kid something weird,too.i was just kiddin,as usual.

[Support]

The White Raven wrote:

Informed Opinion
Naples, FL
Ever wonder why Americans are so convinced it's a bad thing to live in a more "liberal" country.
Those "liberal"countries enjoy a better quality of life than our system provides.
When you travel through their countries that find our refusal to improve the lives of most Americans, to make a few of us wealthy beyond dreams, proof that we just aren't that smart.
Here are some facts:.........
__________
You pick and choose your so-called 'facts' as some statistics that prove your point, when in fact they prove nothing.
It's what everyone should expect, that the left would tell us how much better Europe is and how much smarter Europeans are than Americans. So we should hope to be more like Europe or become same as Europe in every way that is possible?
Of Germany, and what if Germany ~did pay for the costs of WW2 reparations and also for much that the USA paid to re-build West Germany and Europe after the war? Then how would they be today? But now they want to bring home their gold? Do we need to wonder why?
France is not on your list because they're about to go down the toilet with us because of their debt and welfare state.
The UAE is just so much oil money that how could they not be better off? But the hegemony of the USA petro-dollar is about to end.
The Swiss have sound money, little or no debt, and balance their budget, so it's easy to see why it's a better country than the US.
But I would say there's little choice in rotten apples, and if you place the bar low enough a mouse can jump over it no problem.
What you posted seems more like the stream of putrid hog swill I always see coming from the left. But again it's all bad for the most part and I am not a Dem or a Republican. The USA is beyond bankrupt. Join the preppers and prepare yourself for the end times.

Why don't YOU post facts (and sources) in rebuttal?

[Synergy]

Colunbus Native wrote:

As we move closer to the much needed Sequestor notice how both parties are starting to back-off. Republicans because of cuts to defence which is pork-laden and democrats because of minor cuts to entitlements. I said it 30 years ago, it's not a question of if we go bankrupt but WHEN! How many in this fast food, fast divorce, cell phone addicted society could stand humbly in a soup line for a few years untill the caos settles down? Hunker down and get ready cause whether you like it or not it's going to happen.

You and I completely agree on this. It's coming. Years of abuse by both parties.

[wobbler1957]

jeb stuart wrote:

there is nothing wrong with zappa or einstein,and i did kinda like some of zappas' music.seems like he named another kid something weird,too.i was just kiddin,as usual.

He had 4 kids, and they were named:

Moon Unit
Dweezil
Ahmet Emuukha Rodan
Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen

[Informed Opinion]

The White Raven wrote:

Informed Opinion

Naples, FL

Ever wonder why Americans are so convinced it's a bad thing to live in a more "liberal" country.

Those "liberal"countries enjoy a better quality of life than our system provides.

When you travel through their countries that find our refusal to improve the lives of most Americans, to make a few of us wealthy beyond dreams, proof that we just aren't that smart.

Here are some facts:.........

__________

You pick and choose your so-called 'facts' as some statistics that prove your point, when in fact they prove nothing.

It's what everyone should expect, that the left would tell us how much better Europe is and how much smarter Europeans are than Americans. So we should hope to be more like Europe or become same as Europe in every way that is possible?

Of Germany, and what if Germany ~did pay for the costs of WW2 reparations and also for much that the USA paid to re-build West Germany and Europe after the war? Then how would they be today? But now they want to bring home their gold? Do we need to wonder why?

France is not on your list because they're about to go down the toilet with us because of their debt and welfare state.

The UAE is just so much oil money that how could they not be better off? But the hegemony of the USA petro-dollar is about to end.

The Swiss have sound money, little or no debt, and balance their budget, so it's easy to see why it's a better country than the US.

But I would say there's little choice in rotten apples, and if you place the bar low enough a mouse can jump over it no problem.

What you posted seems more like the stream of putrid hog swill I always see coming from the left. But again it's all bad for the most part and I am not a Dem or a Republican. The USA is beyond bankrupt. Join the preppers and prepare yourself for the end times.

Thanks for proving my point. Right Wingers always have am excuse to ignore facts that don't like.

Those European "Socialist" countries provide a quality of life average Americans can only dream of.

Last year I was at a resort on Costa Rica's west cost.

80% of the people there were European Middle Class workers, mechanics, postal workers, carpenters, etc. enjoying their 30 day vacations, government health care, and sufficient incomes to afford a 30 day vacation at a nice resort for themselves and their children.

Yep, the average American would hate to enjoy that quality of life, why that high level of intelligence might make you a "Leeeeeeeeeberal".

[jeb stuart]

wobbler1957 wrote:

<quoted text>
He had 4 kids, and they were named:
Moon Unit
Dweezil
Ahmet Emuukha Rodan
Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen

thanks,dweezil is my personal favorite,and the one i was racking my brain trying to remember.

[Informed Opinion]

wobbler1957 wrote:

<quoted text>He had 4 kids, and they were named:

Moon Unit
Dweezil
Ahmet Emuukha Rodan
Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen

Now that's creativity !

Maybe being an entrepreneur gave him the confidence to name 'em what he wanted.

Kinda like "A Boy Named Sue".

I wouldn't have those guts.

[Informed Opinion]

Informed Opinion wrote:

<quoted text>Thanks for proving my point. Right Wingers always have am excuse to ignore facts that don't like.

Those European "Socialist" countries provide a quality of life average Americans can only dream of.

Last year I was at a resort on Costa Rica's west cost.

80% of the people there were European Middle Class workers, mechanics, postal workers, carpenters, etc. enjoying their 30 day vacations, government health care, and sufficient incomes to afford a 30 day vacation at a nice resort for themselves and their children.

Yep, the average American would hate to enjoy that quality of life, why that high level of intelligence might make you a "Leeeeeeeeeberal".

Thanks for proving paranoia reigns supreme.

You found me out !

Knowing this issue would be disputed on TOPIX,
I personally created and funded the business organizations and NGOs that rank America behind those "Liberal" countries in quality of life.

Damn, Foiled Again !

Are you sure you and Chevy don't attend the same secrete meetings

[Bored]

Informed Opinion wrote:

<quoted text>
Ever wonder why Americans are so convinced it's a bad thing to live in a more "liberal" country.
Those "liberal"countries enjoy a better quality of life than our system provides.
When you travel through their countries that find our refusal to improve the lives of most Americans, to make a few of us wealthy beyond dreams, proof that we just aren't that smart.
Here are some facts:
Country
Quality of Life Index
Purchasing Power Index
Safety Index
Health Care Index
Consumer Price Index
Property Price to Income Ratio
Traffic Commute Time Index
Pollution Index
1- Switzerland 194.11 127.42 74.22 79.51 148.69 6.53 30.88 35.49
2- Germany 184.42 114.22 78.80 71.96 92.83 4.80 33.12 45.14
3- Norway 183.43 94.21 80.93 79.04 166.65 7.10 18.50 19.22
4- United Arab Emirates 177.07 134.89 64.05 63.89 80.79 4.49 17.00 69.17
5- New Zealand 174.28 88.59 53.19 86.81 107.37 5.71 25.25 17.08
6-Sweden 171.72 99.33 63.76 86.76 109.02 9.01 23.00 32.50
7-Canada 164.99 110.72 60.18 71.99 101.70 4.85 40.44 41.59
8-Denmark 163.12 99.26 54.69 89.81 125.72 6.13 31.00 34.17
9-Australia 162.03 108.67 59.38 79.11 130.28 6.94 37.09 37.25
10- Austria 159.89 98.78 55.92 83.18 98.44 6.69 23.00 42.84
11-Netherlands 158.07 93.65 71.60 70.37 108.48 6.34 26.83 41.67
12- United States 140.62 118.75 35.07 65.52 85.55 2.82
We're number 12 !, We're number 12 !

Boring. Have a hissy fit.

[Bored]

The White Raven wrote:

Informed Opinion
Naples, FL
Ever wonder why Americans are so convinced it's a bad thing to live in a more "liberal" country.
Those "liberal"countries enjoy a better quality of life than our system provides.
When you travel through their countries that find our refusal to improve the lives of most Americans, to make a few of us wealthy beyond dreams, proof that we just aren't that smart.
Here are some facts:.........
__________
You pick and choose your so-called 'facts' as some statistics that prove your point, when in fact they prove nothing.
It's what everyone should expect, that the left would tell us how much better Europe is and how much smarter Europeans are than Americans. So we should hope to be more like Europe or become same as Europe in every way that is possible?
Of Germany, and what if Germany ~did pay for the costs of WW2 reparations and also for much that the USA paid to re-build West Germany and Europe after the war? Then how would they be today? But now they want to bring home their gold? Do we need to wonder why?
France is not on your list because they're about to go down the toilet with us because of their debt and welfare state.
The UAE is just so much oil money that how could they not be better off? But the hegemony of the USA petro-dollar is about to end.
The Swiss have sound money, little or no debt, and balance their budget, so it's easy to see why it's a better country than the US.
But I would say there's little choice in rotten apples, and if you place the bar low enough a mouse can jump over it no problem.
What you posted seems more like the stream of putrid hog swill I always see coming from the left. But again it's all bad for the most part and I am not a Dem or a Republican. The USA is beyond bankrupt. Join the preppers and prepare yourself for the end times.

Agree.

[Boss]

The White Raven wrote:

Informed Opinion
Naples, FL
Ever wonder why Americans are so convinced it's a bad thing to live in a more "liberal" country.
Those "liberal"countries enjoy a better quality of life than our system provides.
When you travel through their countries that find our refusal to improve the lives of most Americans, to make a few of us wealthy beyond dreams, proof that we just aren't that smart.
Here are some facts:.........
__________
You pick and choose your so-called 'facts' as some statistics that prove your point, when in fact they prove nothing.
It's what everyone should expect, that the left would tell us how much better Europe is and how much smarter Europeans are than Americans. So we should hope to be more like Europe or become same as Europe in every way that is possible?
Of Germany, and what if Germany ~did pay for the costs of WW2 reparations and also for much that the USA paid to re-build West Germany and Europe after the war? Then how would they be today? But now they want to bring home their gold? Do we need to wonder why?
France is not on your list because they're about to go down the toilet with us because of their debt and welfare state.
The UAE is just so much oil money that how could they not be better off? But the hegemony of the USA petro-dollar is about to end.
The Swiss have sound money, little or no debt, and balance their budget, so it's easy to see why it's a better country than the US.
But I would say there's little choice in rotten apples, and if you place the bar low enough a mouse can jump over it no problem.
What you posted seems more like the stream of putrid hog swill I always see coming from the left. But again it's all bad for the most part and I am not a Dem or a Republican. The USA is beyond bankrupt. Join the preppers and prepare yourself for the end times.

Excuses, excuses. All you're doing is mouthing off!

[GoodPost]

The White Raven wrote:

Support
Hiawassee, GA
Why don't YOU post facts (and sources) in rebuttal?
__________
And as an accepted 'rebuttal' to this way-far-left-liberal I should post facts and sources on each of the 11 countries on his list that are ranked above the USA?
I would love to, and it would be fun and very easy to do, but the length of it would probably anger many at TOPIX that always like to get in their 2 cents and feel smug about doing so.
Also to do so would be over kill -- to the extreme. I might compare it to using a 50 megaton nuclear warhead to kill a piss-ant. Why bother?
My previous post was only a small sample of what I could have posted about all of this, and it should have been more than enough to show how absurd and naive the premise of those so-called 'facts' presented to me really was.
But if there seems to be enough demand for it, I will be delighted to take it further.
Until then, I should have another burbon. Not Maker’s Mark though, we don't need the watered down stuff or Wal-Mart hamburger that's partly horse meat. Pay the same or more, and get less. That's the way of the world as the US dollar collapses.
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-02-...

good post. No one likes all that crap and most times don't read it.
I appreciate you not posting garbage like some do.
Good Link. Those Europeans are living high on the hog off horse meat, must be their better standard of living posted by the boring poster.

[InLoveWithSelf]

Informed Opinion wrote:

<quoted text>
Thanks for proving paranoia reigns supreme.
You found me out !
Knowing this issue would be disputed on TOPIX,
I personally created and funded the business organizations and NGOs that rank America behind those "Liberal" countries in quality of life.
Damn, Foiled Again !
Are you sure you and Chevy don't attend the same secrete meetings

Atta boy Boring.

[OMTE]

Informed opinion you lose the general public when you even say the word socialist. We as a country have been taught to link socialism to Hitler to scare the uninformed public. If they knew anything about history then they would know that in the depression era Germany was the only country that was prosperous under his socialist government. He destroyed it with his hate and at the same time destroyed the ideology that socialism is good. Capitalism is defined to me as greed and is destroying not only our moral values, but our country as well. It will fall just as all the greedy empires have in the past. It's just a matter of time. Alot of modern advancements have been originated in Germany like space travel. Why not a proven better form of Government? Capitalism is nothing more than government-granted monopoly of the american economy to the top 400. Informed opinion I'm with you only we better be quite or we they might send a drone to our house to blow it up. Good day and God bless.

[Synergy]

Yeah! Let's ALL envy Europe.

http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1...

[BoilinItDownChic kn]

The White Raven wrote:

Tack and Sole
Columbus, GA
Ain't never gonna vote for a democrat again, ever
__________
It could be because he's sickened to think of the leader of the local boy scout troup being a pedophile, or the 'drill' sergeant in the army taking his job to heart[or to fanny].

Homophobe? Check.

The White Raven wrote:

Then also it
could be because of the out-of-control spending in Washington and the ever expanding welfare and 'nanny' state.

Makers/Takers argument? Check.
Probably bigot, afraid a black man might get a piece of bread on his nickel? Check

The White Raven wrote:

Tack and Sole
Or, this person could be a paying member of the NRA and now sees that gun control was just held back until Obama's 2nd term. All those that bought into Obama's silence on gun
control during his first term were duped.

Gun-toting paraniod redneck? Check.

All the ingredients of a typical Republicans world view accounted for.

No surprises.

[OMTE]

Fear is what the Republicans thrive on, instead of morals like their founding father Lincoln.

[OMTE]

The White Raven wrote:

It's almost as if I knew exactly what was coming, so I gathered the list of definitions that will follow.
I might add that, failing any ~relevant facts, clear logic, and sound reasoning, one can often times 'baffle with BS' and thereby disarm an opponent temporarily, until you can have enough time to thrust again with some alternative ruse or deception.
An effective technique, I must say, and it's often used by the MSM and politicians on both sides of the isle.
Using the term 'babbling buffoon' or 'babbling buffoons' can be effective in your business and personal dealings.
Just as using the terms 'ignoramus', and 'ignoramus goofball' seems to be effective from time-to-time. But using then here to describe many of the posters may be totally correct and is in no way being facetious. Well that's to attempt to point out that, try as we might, we can't really be expected to fashion a reply to many of these folks, so we can do as well to just let many of these absurd suppositions and replies pass as we just consider the source(s).
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bab·ble (bbl)
v. bab·bled, bab·bling, bab·bles
v.intr.
1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds: Babies babble before they can talk.
2. To talk foolishly or idly.
3. To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.
v.tr.
1. To utter rapidly and indistinctly.
2. To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.
n.
1. Inarticulate or meaningless talk or sounds.
2. Idle or foolish talk; chatter.
3. A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.
[Middle English babelen.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000
buf·foon (b-fn)
n.
1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon.
2. A person given to clowning and joking.
3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.
[French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone, from buffa, jest, from buffare, to puff, of imitative origin.]
buf·fooner·y (b-fn-r) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000
ignoramus
noun dunce, fool, ass, donkey, bonehead (slang), duffer (informal), simpleton, dullard, dolt, blockhead, lowbrow, putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), numbskull or numskull
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 ©
goof·ball (gfbôl) Slang
n.
1. A foolish, incompetent, or stupid person.
2. A barbiturate or tranquilizer pill, especially when taken for nonmedical purposes.
adj.
Silly or outlandish: "Underneath his goofball braggadocio lies a kind of purity" (David Ansen).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Noun
1. goofball - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, jackass, twat, zany, goose
fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
2. goofball - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior merry andrew, buffoon, clown, goof
comedian, comic - a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
harlequin - a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
jester, motley fool, fool - a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the
Middle Ages
whiteface - a clown whose face is covered with white make-up
zany - a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection.© 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc
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What are you saying; that you are a babbling baffoon and no one should listen to you. If so; then I'd have to agree. Good post.

[OMTE]

The White Raven wrote:

It's almost as if I knew exactly what was coming, so I gathered the list of definitions that will follow.
I might add that, failing any ~relevant facts, clear logic, and sound reasoning, one can often times 'baffle with BS' and thereby disarm an opponent temporarily, until you can have enough time to thrust again with some alternative ruse or deception.
An effective technique, I must say, and it's often used by the MSM and politicians on both sides of the isle.
Using the term 'babbling buffoon' or 'babbling buffoons' can be effective in your business and personal dealings.
Just as using the terms 'ignoramus', and 'ignoramus goofball' seems to be effective from time-to-time. But using then here to describe many of the posters may be totally correct and is in no way being facetious. Well that's to attempt to point out that, try as we might, we can't really be expected to fashion a reply to many of these folks, so we can do as well to just let many of these absurd suppositions and replies pass as we just consider the source(s).
_____
bab·ble (bbl)
v. bab·bled, bab·bling, bab·bles
v.intr.
1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds: Babies babble before they can talk.
2. To talk foolishly or idly.
3. To make a continuous low, murmuring sound, as flowing water.
v.tr.
1. To utter rapidly and indistinctly.
2. To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.
n.
1. Inarticulate or meaningless talk or sounds.
2. Idle or foolish talk; chatter.
3. A continuous low, murmuring sound, as of flowing water.
[Middle English babelen.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000
buf·foon (b-fn)
n.
1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon.
2. A person given to clowning and joking.
3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.
[French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone, from buffa, jest, from buffare, to puff, of imitative origin.]
buf·fooner·y (b-fn-r) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000
ignoramus
noun dunce, fool, ass, donkey, bonehead (slang), duffer (informal), simpleton, dullard, dolt, blockhead, lowbrow, putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), numbskull or numskull
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 ©
goof·ball (gfbôl) Slang
n.
1. A foolish, incompetent, or stupid person.
2. A barbiturate or tranquilizer pill, especially when taken for nonmedical purposes.
adj.
Silly or outlandish: "Underneath his goofball braggadocio lies a kind of purity" (David Ansen).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Noun
1. goofball - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, jackass, twat, zany, goose
fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
2. goofball - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior merry andrew, buffoon, clown, goof
comedian, comic - a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
harlequin - a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)
jester, motley fool, fool - a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the
Middle Ages
whiteface - a clown whose face is covered with white make-up
zany - a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection.© 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc
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So suffer 'babbling buffoons' and 'ignoramus goofballs' gladly, if you can, whenever you can. They're just part of the mix most places and surely so at TOPIX.
Lighten up... Don't take everything so personal. At and in a public cesspool like TOPIX what else can you expect?

I'd agree. You do sound like a "ignoramus babbling baffoon". Good post.

[soros]

Stop with the dictionary posts...we all have one. Good grief. We don't read the posts. We all can copy and paste, we learned it in kindergarten.