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“In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all, By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul; But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy, And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: ‘If you don’t work you die.'”

Then the Gods of the Market tumbled, and their smooth-tongued wizards withdrew And the hearts of the meanest were humbled and began to believe it was true That All is not Gold that Glitters, and Two and Two make Four And the Gods of the Copybook Headings limped up to explain it once more.

As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man There are only four things certain since Social Progress began. That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire, And the burnt Fool’s bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire;

And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins, As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn, The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return.

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Absolutely. But what hasn’t become that during the last 20 years. The news people are just good looking readers, who if perchance they begin to ad lib about a news story, usually end up sounding pretty lame. Most of the real journalists are gone. Starting with high school it is all about popularity, so now the campaigns are mirroring the same trend. We shall see how this works out in the real world. I think it started with the demise of newspapers and real reporters and is continuing. The Internet is a bright spot, but who knows what is real and what completely manufactured by the poster. I hope the next generation can fix what we have left them in the way of debt. Most of us hope for a better future for our kids after all.

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“The most disturbing issue of the election was how President Obama managed to win re-election in places like Ohio and Pennsylvania and Michigan by talking about the highly unpopular bailout of General Motors. By taking billions of dollars in hard-earned money from taxpayers during a deep recession and giving it to a couple of huge companies, Obama managed to buy the votes he needed to eke out re-election. Taxpayers remain on the hook to the tune of $25 billion.”

Read more: HURT: Obama victory means four more years with no hope of change – Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/7/hurt-obama-victory-means-four-more-years-no-hope-c/#ixzz2BZRaosKw
Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter

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[quote=flu][quote=Oni Koroshi]Aside from the small sales tax increase, this won’t affect the income for most of us yet public education will benefit greatly which does affect all of us.[/quote]

It won’t do shit for public education.

Bookmark this thread and let’s compare notes in 2 years to see if your local public school are any better off 2 years from now…

Local schools know this…And that’s probably why there’s a bunch of local bond initiatives to fund schools locally.[/quote]

Exactly right. The public schools will still under perform and the teachers will blame the parents for lack of involvement. Nothing changes. I remember when the lottery passed. People thought it would help the schools. Think again.

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“The latest twist in the Benghazigate saga is a newly discovered, secret diplomatic cable. The document, sent two weeks before the Sept. 11 murder of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, warned that the consulate building in Benghazi could not withstand a “coordinated attack.” It is yet another piece of evidence underscoring the Obama administration’s inability to respond to intelligence.”

Read more: EDITORIAL: Benghazigate and the secret cable – Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/1/benghazigate-and-the-secret-cable/#ixzz2BOk5kjlX

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More truth, lies and Obama

“In an astonishing display of media malpractice, CBS News quietly released proof–two days before the election, far too late to reach the media and the public–that President Barack Obama lied to the public about the Benghazi attack, as well as about his later claim to have called the attack ‘terrorism’ from the beginning.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/11/05/Proof-Obama-Refused-to-Call-Benghazi-Terror-CBS-Covered-Up

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[quote=Zeitgeist]Dead men don’t talk. It just remains to be seen how much he gave up while being tortured.

http://rcjustice.tripod.com/pres.html%5B/quote%5D

“One former Special Op now employed by a private company in Benghazi said that even the safe room wasn’t properly set up. He said ‘the safe room is one of the first measures you take’ and that he is ‘not sure how you can set a safe room without fire suppression and ventilation in case of fire.’ He also said, ‘Ambassador Stevens would likely be alive today if this simple and normal procedure was put into place.'”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/03/exclusive-security-officials-on-ground-in-libya-challenge-cia-account/?intcmp=obinsite#ixzz2BJl5XyGN

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Dead men don’t talk. It just remains to be seen how much he gave up while being tortured.

http://rcjustice.tripod.com/pres.html

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“If Obama releases his college and passport records by the end of October, the New York real estate mogul and reality show host says he will contribute $5 million to a charity of the president’s choice.
Trump made the offer Wednesday in a video posted to his Twitter account.”

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/24/3065162/trump-offers-5-million-if-obama.html#storylink=cpy

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What is bullshi+ SK, is that we have a president who cannot bring himself to clearly condemn as “terrorism” the attack against the Ambassador and his staff while they were in Benghazi. All your machinations and gyrations in support of his administration will not change it. Humpty Dumpty has taken a great fall.

Four-score Men and Four-score more,
Could not make Humpty Dumpty where he was before

“Owing in part to the inability of either the Libyans or the Americans to mount a serious investigation, American dissections of the assault on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi have become muddled in a political debate over the identities and motivations of the attackers. Some Republicans have charged that the Obama administration initially sought to obscure a possible connection to Al Qaeda in order to protect its claim to have brought the group to its knees.”

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Walter-

You need a vacation. It is as simple as that.

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Pri,

You are welcome. I do appreciate the intelligent debate that is usually present on this forum. That is the beauty of this place and this country. Not that I would want to die, but for the privilege of being an American, that is what I would have to do, even if it means fighting government zombies. I hope that does not happen. I would like your opinion on the NDAA bill. The ACLU is pledged to fight it:
http://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/ndaa
I think this is a topic both left and right should get behind.

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Neither of them are retired, Brian, but thank you for the compliment. You have a good weekend, too.

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