I see you’re throwing one your tamper tantrums with the user name changes and the creation of new user names. Can’t you just stick with one?
Very mature of you.[/quote]
Funny thing is, that was exactly what flu’s screen name was before it was changed to flu, because everyone keep referring to fat_lazy_union_workers as flu.
KSMountain
May 13, 2010 @
5:56 PM
Even though I suspected the Even though I suspected the poll was created by briansd1 before I even clicked it, I’m still ok with his polls.
And briansd1, how do you know briandsdl is flu?
It was kinda cute actually.
Coronita
May 13, 2010 @
6:20 PM
KSMountain wrote:Even though [quote=KSMountain]Even though I suspected the poll was created by briansd1 before I even clicked it, I’m still ok with his polls.
And briansd1, how do you know briandsdl is flu?
It was kinda cute actually.[/quote]
Pretty simple. Click on the poster’s handle, and you can see the history, and other’s quote. Actually, the reason why I ended up taking all three of my handles is because once you change handles, someone else can take it. And by golly, I’m not going to let anyone else be fat_lazy_union_worker or flu heh heh…
briansd1
May 13, 2010 @
6:57 PM
flu wrote: Actually, the [quote=flu] Actually, the reason why I ended up taking all three of my handles is because once you change handles, someone else can take it. And by golly, I’m not going to let anyone else be fat_lazy_union_worker or flu heh heh…[/quote]
It occurred to you in the last few hours; I see. You, who is always so conscious of the details.
That’s why you have the following handles, 2 of those were just created within the last few hours.
KSMountain wrote:Even though [quote=KSMountain]Even though I suspected the poll was created by briansd1 before I even clicked it, I’m still ok with his polls.
I see you’re throwing one your tamper tantrums with the user name changes and the creation of new user names. Can’t you just stick with one?
Very mature of you.[/quote]
*sniff* *sniff* Don’t cry Brian, it will be alright.
briansd1
May 13, 2010 @
6:36 PM
fat_lazy_union_worker [quote=fat_lazy_union_worker][quote=meadandale]Is anyone else sick of Brian’s freaking polls? Maybe I should do a poll…[/quote]
I should do a poll too.[/quote]
I certainly won’t do any more polls because we now know that polls in no way accurately reflect the opinions of Piggington members.
We now know that there is at least one politically conservative member of this board who’s not above logging in using several user-names to post simultaneously.
Too bad the poll feature of this site has now been rendered completely useless.
The primary elections are coming and I thought it’d be interesting to see if Piggington could pick the next Republican candidate for Governor. Too bad, we won’t get a chance to do that.
Coronita
May 13, 2010 @
6:54 PM
briansd1 [quote=briansd1][quote=fat_lazy_union_worker][quote=meadandale]Is anyone else sick of Brian’s freaking polls? Maybe I should do a poll…[/quote]
I should do a poll too.[/quote]
I certainly won’t do any more polls because we now know that polls in no way accurately reflect the opinions of Piggington members.
We now know that there is at least one politically conservative member of this board who’s not above logging in using several user-names to post simultaneously.
Too bad the poll feature of this site has now been rendered completely useless.
The primary elections are coming and I thought it’d be interesting to see if Piggington could pick the next Republican candidate for Governor. Too bad, we won’t get a chance to do that.[/quote]
Wow, I’ve succeeded in effecting change. Hmm, maybe Obama is right about this change thing.
Meadandale, you owe me consulting dollars 🙂
briansd1
May 13, 2010 @
6:59 PM
flu wrote:
Wow, I’ve [quote=flu]
Wow, I’ve succeeded in effecting change. Hmm, maybe Obama is right about this change thing.
Meadandale, you owe me consulting dollars :)[/quote]
Not looking to affect change. This poll was just to see if Piggington could accurately pick the next Republican candidate.
Zeitgeist
May 13, 2010 @
9:51 PM
I think flu should run for I think flu should run for office, but he probably does not want a pay cut.
Casca
May 14, 2010 @
9:18 AM
These aren’t “polls”. These These aren’t “polls”. These are reader surveys.
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
9:44 AM
Zeitgeist wrote:I think flu [quote=Zeitgeist]I think flu should run for office, but he probably does not want a pay cut.[/quote]
I can really see the Tea Partiers and the right wing of the Republican party voting for a Chinese engineerd, as flu likes to call himself.
briansd1 wrote:
I can really [quote=briansd1]
I can really see the Tea Partiers and the right wing of the Republican party voting for a Chinese engineerd, as flu likes to call himself.[/quote]
This shows how woefully uninformed you are and how tenaciously you cling to your liberal stereotypes.
I’m a conservative with a graduate degree and a fairly high income. I recycle, I compost and I give to charity. I pretty much invalidate every stereotype you have about conservatives and tea party supporters yet here I am.
And I’d vote for a qualified chinese enginerd in a heartbeat.
Would you?
Ironically, I find that the most racist and misogynistic people that I know are all libtards–members of the party of inclusion and tolerance…
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
10:40 AM
meadandale wrote:briansd1 [quote=meadandale][quote=briansd1]
I can really see the Tea Partiers and the right wing of the Republican party voting for a Chinese engineerd, as flu likes to call himself.[/quote]
And I’d vote for a qualified chinese enginerd in a heartbeat.
Would you?
Ironically, I find that the most racist and misogynistic people that I know are all libtards–members of the party of inclusion and tolerance…[/quote]
meadandale, you’re reading into my post more than there is.
I said that I can see Tea Partyers and right wing Republicans voting for flu. Read what I posted before jumping to conclusions.
I too would vote for a qualified Chinese engineerd in a heartbeat.
Coronita
May 14, 2010 @
10:45 AM
briansd1 wrote:Zeitgeist [quote=briansd1][quote=Zeitgeist]I think flu should run for office, but he probably does not want a pay cut.[/quote]
I can really see the Tea Partiers and the right wing of the Republican party voting for a Chinese engineerd, as flu likes to call himself.
1) Brian, I consider myself more of american enginerd, than chinese.
2) A good percentage of ethnically chinese in america ARE republicans because they are conservative in thinking. Hell, Nancy Reagan paid one of my high school friends’ parents at home to thank personally thank them for all the fund raising for Ronald.
3) If there’s any lesson to be learned recently is the color of green knows no discrimination. Give me an immigrant investor who brings in know jobs and an honest day’s of work to a community, I can say suddenly a lot of the problems go away, and probably can effect more change than any public policy designed to make folks more “racially sensitive”.
Why do you think there is a backlash against some of the minorities while not of others? Why do you think there is a backlash against illegal immigrants?It boils down to availability of resources/opportunities (or perceived availability)…
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
10:46 AM
flu, I somehow remember your flu, I somehow remember your posting that you already have an exit strategy to Canada planned in case there’s conflict with China. You were worried about possible detention camps for Chinese-Americans if there’s ever war with China.
If that happens, you really should stay and fight.
BTW, Kia is Korean.
Coronita
May 14, 2010 @
10:58 AM
briansd1 wrote:flu, I somehow [quote=briansd1]flu, I somehow remember your posting that you already have an exit strategy to Canada planned in case there’s conflict with China. You were worried about possible detention camps for Chinese-Americans if there’s ever war with China.
If that happens, you really should stay and fight.
BTW, Kia is Korean.[/quote]
Ugh, yeah I know it’s Korean. I think you’re missing the point. Economics still talks. People get all hissy/fitty when they don’t have them. When people’s economics are not in question, a lot of the social problems go away. It’s about competing for the same resources.
And regarding staying to fight…Yeah, maybe IF I wasn’t going to be thrown in the a concentration camp…But likelihood of an all out war with China…No way man, I never claimed to be *that* patriotic. Family first, always. And so an all out war, the best thing to do would go to a neutral place. When did I ever say I was that patriotic? I think you mistook be someone else who you think claimed to have high ideologies. I don’t. I’m pretty practical, and if you make the arguments about ethics/morality/etc, sure go ahead.. I never claimed to have stellar those either. In fact, part of the reason why I switched handles versus just creating a new one and remaining anonymous (which would have been a heck of a lot easier) is because I wanted to make sure you knew it was me. You’re operating on the premise that I have any credibility. I’m operating on the premise that I have none and never had any.
Dude, I think I must have struck a nerve of yours or something.
an
May 14, 2010 @
10:59 AM
flu, but if you leave to flu, but if you leave to Canada, then you won’t live up to the stereotype Brian has of Asian being lifetime property owner who never sell and pass it down to their kids. Don’t let him be wrong, he might cry.
Coronita
May 14, 2010 @
11:01 AM
AN wrote:flu, but if you [quote=AN]flu, but if you leave to Canada, then you won’t live up to the stereotype Brian has of Asian being lifetime property owner who never sell and pass it down to their kids. Don’t let him be wrong, he might cry.[/quote]
I really like Vancouver. However, that could be trouble because a hotty I really liked from college lives there…Big trouble come to think about it.
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
12:03 PM
AN wrote:flu, but if you [quote=AN]flu, but if you leave to Canada, then you won’t live up to the stereotype Brian has of Asian being lifetime property owner who never sell and pass it down to their kids. Don’t let him be wrong, he might cry.[/quote]
AN, I don’t hold the stereotypes of Asians as lifetime holders of real estate.
In fact, it was you and flu who argued that Asians do hold property forever. Your argument was that it doesn’t really matter if you overpay because time will take care of that. Are you now backpedaling?
After flu challenged me, I pointed to few real world examples of people with Asian names walking away from their houses.
Is it really economically advantageous to pay off a house if you might escape to Canada under duress, possibly to avoid the draft? I think that gold or diamonds would be better investments.
an
May 14, 2010 @
12:30 PM
briansd1 wrote:
AN, I don’t [quote=briansd1]
AN, I don’t hold the stereotypes of Asians as lifetime holders of real estate.
In fact, it was you and flu who argued that Asians do hold property forever. Your argument was that it doesn’t really matter if you overpay because time will take care of that. Are you now backpedaling?
After flu challenged me, I pointed to few real world examples of people with Asian names walking away from their houses.
Is it really economically advantageous to pay off a house if you might escape to Canada under duress, possibly to avoid the draft? I think that gold or diamonds would be better investments.[/quote]
Care to point out where I said that’s what Asians do?
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
12:46 PM
AN, you said that you’ll give AN, you said that you’ll give your house to your kids.
But since you want me to provide quotes, please first tell me how I hold the stereotype that Asians are lifetime holders.
I believe people who hold and pass on property to their children should be commended. I, however, don’t believe that the evidence is there for Asians simply because relatively few Asians have owned property in America for 50 years or more.
Time will tell.
[quote=AN]flu, but if you leave to Canada, then you won’t live up to the stereotype Brian has of Asian being lifetime property owner who never sell and pass it down to their kids. Don’t let him be wrong, he might cry.[/quote]
an
May 14, 2010 @
12:57 PM
ok, so I’m Asian and that’s ok, so I’m Asian and that’s what I’d do, you assumed I mean that’s what all Asian would do? You know what they say about assumptions and this is a prime example of it.
Btw, you’re on a constant crusade to show Asian are FB too.
[quote=briansd1]AN, you said that you’ll give your house to your kids.
But since you want me to provide quotes, please first tell me how I hold the stereotype that Asians are lifetime holders.
I believe people who hold and pass on property to their children should be commended. I, however, don’t believe that the evidence is there for Asians simply because relatively few Asians have owned property in America for 50 years or more.
Time will tell.
[quote=AN]flu, but if you leave to Canada, then you won’t live up to the stereotype Brian has of Asian being lifetime property owner who never sell and pass it down to their kids. Don’t let him be wrong, he might cry.[/quote][/quote]
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
1:14 PM
AN wrote:ok, so I’m Asian and [quote=AN]ok, so I’m Asian and that’s what I’d do, you assumed I mean that’s what all Asian would do? You know what they say about assumptions and this is a prime example of it.
Btw, you’re on a constant crusade to show Asian are FB too.
[/quote]
AN, tell me where I assumed anything.
If I were on a crusade to show that Asians are FB, then how would I possibly hold the stereotype that Asians hold properties forever. As far as I know, those who hold property forever are not FB.
You are the person who is making contradictory claims about me.
an
May 14, 2010 @
2:07 PM
briansd1 wrote:
AN, tell me [quote=briansd1]
AN, tell me where I assumed anything.
If I were on a crusade to show that Asians are FB, then how would I possibly hold the stereotype that Asians hold properties forever. As far as I know, those who hold property forever are not FB.
You are the person who is making contradictory claims about me.[/quote]
Sorry that the sarcasm of your stereotype went right by your head. You assume that I’m Asian and I want to hold my property forever, that all Asians hold their property forever. Which cause you to go on a crusade to point out all the FB Asians. Which you’ve done many times. In another word, you assume that I believe in the stereotype that Asian hold their property forever.
No shit Sherlock, of course those who hold their properties forever are not FB. That’s why you constantly point out all those FB Asians thinking you can convince me that the stereotype of Asians holding their property forever. Yet you failed to see that I don’t believe in that stereotype at all and I never claimed to believe in that stereotype.
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
2:23 PM
AN wrote:
You assume that [quote=AN]
You assume that I’m Asian and I want to hold my property forever, that all Asians hold their property forever.
[/quote]
You assume that I assume.
[quote=AN]
Which cause you to go on a crusade to point out all the FB Asians. Which you’ve done many times.
[/quote]
On one thread, I posted actual links to people who walked because flu challenged me to to find some names that rhyme with such and such. That’s all I did.
[quote=AN]
That’s why you constantly point out all those FB Asians thinking you can convince me that the stereotype of Asians holding their property forever. [/quote]
Read the entirety of this thread. Who brought up revived the subject of Asian property owners? You did.
AN, you are the one who keeps on repeating that you’ll pass on your house to your kids.
an
May 14, 2010 @
2:28 PM
briansd1 wrote:
You assume [quote=briansd1]
You assume that I assume. [/quote]
You actions/words speaks for itself. I assume nothing.
[quote=briansd1]
On one thread, I posted actual links to people who walked because flu challenged me to to find some names that rhyme with such and such. That’s all I did. [/quote]
Is that because the U.S. Is that because the U.S. stole the property from Japanese Americans during WW II? Where did you get that fact from? Let me guess. Brian, that sounds real close to being a racist remark. Most of the Republicans could not say anything like that or you would be all over them. Your liberalism is amazingly selective and I think you are jealous of anyone who owns something because you do not. You really need to start proving your harebrained arguments. You are a closet racist, IMO.
Here is some info for you from Wiki:
“The Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed by the 1943 Magnuson Act, which permitted Chinese nationals already residing in the country to become naturalized citizens. It also allowed a national quota of 105 Chinese immigrants per year, although large scale Chinese immigration did not occur until the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965. Despite the fact that the exclusion act was repealed in 1943, the law in California that Chinese people were not allowed to marry whites was not repealed until 1948.[17][18]”
“Even today, although all its constituent sections have long been repealed, Chapter 7 of Title 8 of the United States Code is headed, “Exclusion of Chinese.”[19] It is the only chapter of the 15 chapters in Title 8 (Aliens and Nationality) that is completely focused on a specific nationality or ethnic group.”
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
1:17 PM
Aecetia wrote:Is that because [quote=Aecetia]Is that because the U.S. stole the property from Japanese Americans during WW II? Where did you get that fact from? Let me guess. Brian, that sounds real close to being a racist remark. Most of the Republicans could not say anything like that or you would be all over them. Your liberalism is amazingly selective and I think you are jealous of anyone who owns something because you do not. You really need to start proving your harebrained arguments. You are a closet racist, IMO.[/quote]
I said that few Asians have owned property in America for more than 50 years because the majority of Asian Americans immigrated here less than 50 years ago.
If they were not here, they could not have owned houses to pass on their kids.
Conservatives are very quick to jump the gun it seems.
an
May 14, 2010 @
2:16 PM
briansd1 wrote:
I said that [quote=briansd1]
I said that few Asians have owned property in America for more than 50 years because the majority of Asian Americans immigrated here less than 50 years ago.
If they were not here, they could not have owned houses to pass on their kids.
Conservatives are very quick to jump the gun it seems.[/quote]
Here are some history lesson for you Brian:
AN wrote:briansd1 wrote:
I [quote=AN][quote=briansd1]
I said that few Asians have owned property in America for more than 50 years because the majority of Asian Americans immigrated here less than 50 years ago.
If they were not here, they could not have owned houses to pass on their kids.
Conservatives are very quick to jump the gun it seems.[/quote]
Here are some history lesson for you Brian:
And what do the links you posted have anything to do with what I said?
an
May 14, 2010 @
2:37 PM
briansd1 wrote:AN [quote=briansd1][quote=AN][quote=briansd1]
I said that few Asians have owned property in America for more than 50 years because the majority of Asian Americans immigrated here less than 50 years ago.
If they were not here, they could not have owned houses to pass on their kids.
Conservatives are very quick to jump the gun it seems.[/quote]
Here are some history lesson for you Brian:
And what do the links you posted have anything to do with what I said?[/quote]
Let me slow it down for you. 1st, Asian-American have been here for a long time. 2nd, how did you come up with this: “If they were not here, they could not have owned houses to pass on their kids.” 3rd, 50 years is more than long enough to pass on properties to their kids. 4th, “Conservatives are very quick to jump the gun it seems.” Got any proof?
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
2:43 PM
AN, I said that the majority AN, I said that the majority of Asian Americans have been here less then 50 years. I never said anything about earlier immigrants.
If homeowners are still alive and living in their houses, they are not likely to have passed on their houses to their kids.
Aecetia called me a racist. I never said anything of the kind. That’s where jumping the gun comes in.
In fact, I never claimed that Asians are anymore or less likely to pass on their houses. However, I know from observation, that they are buyers. Like I said, about the passing-on part, time will tell.
an
May 14, 2010 @
2:51 PM
briansd1 wrote:AN, I said [quote=briansd1]AN, I said that the majority of Asian Americans have been here less then 50 years. I never said anything about earlier immigrants. [/quote]
Fair enough, so when you say they, you mean those who came w/in 50 years ago, not they as in Asians.
[quote=briansd1]If homeowners are still alive and living in their houses, they are not likely to have passed on their houses to their kids. [/quote]
Another bad assumption.
[quote=briansd1]Aecetia called me a racist. I never said anything of the kind. That’s where jumping the gun comes in. [/quote]
Sorry but Aecetia does not represent all conservatives. Saying Aecetia jump the gun is very different than saying Conservatives jump the gun.
[quote=briansd1]In fact, I never claimed that Asians are anymore or less likely to pass on their houses. However, I know from observation, that they are buyers. Like I said, about the passing-on part, time will tell.[/quote]
Time won’t tell you anything more than what you can see today. Asians, just like Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, etc. don’t fit into a neat little box for you to stereotype. There will be FB Asian just like FB of other races.
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
3:02 PM
AN wrote: Asians, just like [quote=AN] Asians, just like Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, etc. don’t fit into a neat little box for you to stereotype. There will be FB Asian just like FB of other races.[/quote]
That was exactly my point when I took up flu’s challenge to post examples of FB Asian homeowners.
flu’s contention was that there wouldn’t be any names that rhyme with certain sounds.
BTW, I was responding to Aecetia’s post when I make the comment about jumping to gun.
an
May 14, 2010 @
3:06 PM
briansd1 wrote:
That was [quote=briansd1]
That was exactly my point when I took up flu’s challenge to post examples of FB Asian homeowners.
flu’s contention was that there wouldn’t be any names that rhyme with certain sounds.
BTW, I was responding to Aecetia’s post when I make the comment about jumping to gun.[/quote]
Well, just hope you know I’m not flu.
Although you responded to Aecetia, you stated Conservatives jumping the gun, not Aecetia jumping the gun. They convey a very different message.
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
3:14 PM
Well, AN, this site is pretty Well, AN, this site is pretty rough on liberals.
But I don’t take it personally when derogatory comments are made about liberals.
If a comment is made with a quote of the person one is responding to, then that comment is likely directed to that one individual.
Aecetia
May 14, 2010 @
7:50 PM
Not only are you are racist, Not only are you are racist, you’re a whiner. There are plenty of liberal blogs where the posters will agree with you. What did you expect when you come on a real estate blog where most of the people pay taxes and work for a living?
Did you read those Wiki posts?. Asians helped build this country. They did not just arrive here to get on the gravy train. In fact, how long has your family been in this country. Have they been here long enough to pass their home on to you or are you an FB?
I did not jump the gun, you just can’t handle the truth.
P.S. I think the Tea Party would support flu in a heart beat.
Ricechex
May 14, 2010 @
9:18 PM
briansd1 wrote:Well, AN, this [quote=briansd1]Well, AN, this site is pretty rough on liberals.
[/quote]
It is not that there are no “liberals” on this site. It is simply that often you sound more like a talking head for the “liberals.” No different than the talking heads from the “conservatives.”
Oftentimes, you make sweeping generalizations, whether it be about race, women, politics, social issues, etc. rather than looking at the whole picture.
My suspicion is that your identity is rooted in being a “liberal” and any challenges against that are too great for you to integrate, which would cause internal conflict about your belief system. Thus, you stick with a “holier than thou” approach which puts off others, and keeps you at a lower level of critical thought.
Aecetia
May 14, 2010 @
9:26 PM
Happy Asian/Pacific American Happy Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week
“In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important anniversaries: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) and the completion of the transcontinental railroad (May 10, 1869).”
“In 1992, Congress expanded the 10-day observance to a month-long celebration. Per a 1997 Office of Management and Budget directive, the Asian or Pacific islander racial category was separated into two different categories: ‘Asian’ and ‘native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander.'”
Education
50%
The percentage of Asians, age 25 and over, who have a bachelor’s degree or higher level of education. Asians have the highest proportion of college graduates of any race or ethnic group in the country. The corresponding rate for all adults in this age group is 27 percent.
88%
The percentage of Asians, age 25 and over, who are high school graduates. The corresponding rate for all adults in this age group is 85 percent.
19%
The percentage of Asians, age 25 and over, who have an advanced degree (e.g., master’s, Ph.D., M.D. or J.D.). The corresponding rate for all adults in the age group is 9 percent.
I believe the education stats are telling and they explain why Asians are so successful. They are willing to study hard and work hard and to me, they exemplify the American success story.
Using the National Study of
Using the National Study of College Experience (NSCE) — a collection of information from eight anonymous elite colleges — authors Thomas J. Espenshade and Alexandria Walton Radford are able to calculate various applicants’ odds of getting into a school. They discover some mildly interesting trends regarding social class (more on that later), but their results for race are truly stunning. After academic performance and demographic factors have been taken into account, black applicants are more than five times as likely as whites to be accepted at NSCE private schools, and 220 times as likely to be accepted at NSCE public schools. Asian applicants, meanwhile, are only about a third as likely as whites to get big envelopes from private institutions, and one-fifth as likely to gain admission to public ones.
Putting preferences in terms of test scores, at private schools, blacks get an advantage, compared to whites, worth 310 SAT points (out of 1600), Hispanics an advantage of 130, and Asians a disadvantage of 140. At public schools, the authors present the difference in ACT points: blacks 3.8 (out of 36), Hispanics 0.3, Asians –3.4.
The book – “No longer separate, not yet equal” has further data.
briansd1
May 17, 2010 @
1:34 PM
I see that what Poizner is I see that what Poizner is winning big on Piggington.
I assume it’s because of Poizner’s support for the Arizona immigration law.
It’s interesting that we have that many right wingers on the “Econo-Almanac for the Landed Poor”
Aecetia
May 17, 2010 @
4:21 PM
More pearls from Brian [img_assist|nid=13310|title=More pearls from Brian|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=120]
abell
May 17, 2010 @
5:37 PM
Is anyone planning on voting Is anyone planning on voting for Orly Taitz? She seems a bit odd to me. But then I guess most of the folks in Sacramento are not what I would consider “normal”.
briansd1
May 17, 2010 @
5:44 PM
Aecetia wrote:More pearls [quote=Aecetia][img_assist|nid=13310|title=More pearls from Brian|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=120][/quote]
Notice that the silly pictures frequently comes from conservatives who call themselves serious thinkers.
Aecetia
May 17, 2010 @
5:55 PM
Racist, whiner and no sense Racist, whiner and no sense of humor.
briansd1
May 17, 2010 @
6:07 PM
Who’s whining?
Listen to Who’s whining?
Listen to conservatives lately. They are the ones whining and complaining non-stop.
Aecetia
May 17, 2010 @
6:52 PM
You need to regain your You need to regain your balance. When you lose your sense of humor it is all over.
briansd1
May 19, 2010 @
10:37 AM
Ricechex wrote:briansd1 [quote=Ricechex][quote=briansd1]Well, AN, this site is pretty rough on liberals.
[/quote]
It is not that there are no “liberals” on this site. It is simply that often you sound more like a talking head for the “liberals.” No different than the talking heads from the “conservatives.”
Oftentimes, you make sweeping generalizations, whether it be about race, women, politics, social issues, etc. rather than looking at the whole picture.
My suspicion is that your identity is rooted in being a “liberal” and any challenges against that are too great for you to integrate, which would cause internal conflict about your belief system. Thus, you stick with a “holier than thou” approach which puts off others, and keeps you at a lower level of critical thought.[/quote]
Ricechex, I think that it’s fun to give conservatives some of the culture war they’ve been dishing out.
If you compare NPR to Fox, you will see that reasonable people are way outgunned in polemic.
There are no talking-heads for liberals, unfortunately.
briansd1
June 8, 2010 @
8:52 PM
Looks like Whitman won the Looks like Whitman won the primary.
In early returns, Whitman had 65.6 percent of the vote to 25.3 percent for state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner
briansd1 wrote:Ricechex [quote=briansd1][quote=Ricechex][quote=briansd1]Well, AN, this site is pretty rough on liberals.
[/quote]
It is not that there are no “liberals” on this site. It is simply that often you sound more like a talking head for the “liberals.” No different than the talking heads from the “conservatives.”
Oftentimes, you make sweeping generalizations, whether it be about race, women, politics, social issues, etc. rather than looking at the whole picture.
My suspicion is that your identity is rooted in being a “liberal” and any challenges against that are too great for you to integrate, which would cause internal conflict about your belief system. Thus, you stick with a “holier than thou” approach which puts off others, and keeps you at a lower level of critical thought.[/quote]
Ricechex, I think that it’s fun to give conservatives some of the culture war they’ve been dishing out.
If you compare NPR to Fox, you will see that reasonable people are way outgunned in polemic.
There are no talking-heads for liberals, unfortunately.[/quote]
You think NPR is not spun?
So, I guess we got it almost precisely the opposite of the election. As expected the Piggington community marches to the beat of a different drummer.
SD Transplant
June 9, 2010 @
12:32 PM
What I can’t get, and I need What I can’t get, and I need your help here, why in the world a candidate like Whitman spends double digit $ millions for a job that pays a low six figure?
I heard her campaign manager was getting $ 90,000/week (or month)….
The only immediate answer is POWER (cause she’s already got the money)
briansd1
June 9, 2010 @
12:40 PM
I’m betting that if Meg I’m betting that if Meg Whitman wins in California, she’ll run for president.
UCGal
June 9, 2010 @
1:32 PM
SD Transplant wrote:What I [quote=SD Transplant]What I can’t get, and I need your help here, why in the world a candidate like Whitman spends double digit $ millions for a job that pays a low six figure?
I heard her campaign manager was getting $ 90,000/week (or month)….
The only immediate answer is POWER (cause she’s already got the money)[/quote]
It’s not the money made while IN office – it’s the money that can be made once you leave office… Lobbying, influence peddling, etc… Not to mention the high paying, relatively low hour gigs – being paid to be on the BOD for various corporations.
Ex: Pete Wilson (Meg’s campaign chairman). BOD for NIC (I.T. provider for the state), BOD for U.S. HealthWorks… Plus he’s been on the board for TelePacific, Crossflow Systems, IDT Entertainment… Probably some more, but those are the ones I could garner through forbes, wikipedia, the google…
Most ex-politicians make a lot more money AFTER they leave office than they ever did while in office.
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
12:11 PM
flu wrote: You’re operating [quote=flu] You’re operating on the premise that I have any credibility. I’m operating on the premise that I have none and never had any.
[/quote]
I can now see why conservatives Zeit, Meadandale and CE hold you in such high esteem.
[quote=Zeitgeist]I think flu should run for office, but he probably does not want a pay cut.[/quote]
fredo4
May 16, 2010 @
12:39 PM
. .
fredo4
May 16, 2010 @
12:39 PM
meadandale wrote:Is anyone [quote=meadandale]Is anyone else sick of Brian’s freaking polls? Maybe I should do a poll…[/quote]
Put me down for a yes vote.
Coronita
May 13, 2010 @
5:19 PM
Did someone say poll? Did someone say poll?
Ricechex
May 14, 2010 @
2:13 PM
Brian, I think that the Brian, I think that the racism that others respond to is covert racism. It leaks out all over the page when you discuss race or make comments that anyone that does not like Obama is because he is black. Your comments about women are often inflammatory and derogatory.
You frequently stereotype others as in this thread about Asians passing down property to their kids. How silly is that? Those crazy Asians! As if white people don’t pass down property?
What does FB stand for?
briansd1
May 14, 2010 @
2:26 PM
Ricechex wrote:
You [quote=Ricechex]
You frequently stereotype others as in this thread about Asians passing down property to their kids. How silly is that? Those crazy Asians! As if white people don’t pass down property?
[/quote]
Read the entirety of thread, I didn’t stereotype. AN did.
May 13, 2010 @ 5:04 PM
Is anyone else sick of
Is anyone else sick of Brian’s freaking polls? Maybe I should do a poll…
May 13, 2010 @ 5:17 PM
meadandale wrote:Is anyone
[quote=meadandale]Is anyone else sick of Brian’s freaking polls? Maybe I should do a poll…[/quote]
I should do a poll too.
May 13, 2010 @ 5:17 PM
Me too.
Me too.
May 13, 2010 @ 5:35 PM
briansdl wrote:Me too.
flu,
[quote=briansdl]Me too.[/quote]
flu, you’re not fooling anyone.
I see you’re throwing one your tamper tantrums with the user name changes and the creation of new user names. Can’t you just stick with one?
Very mature of you.
May 13, 2010 @ 5:51 PM
briansd1 wrote:briansdl
[quote=briansd1][quote=briansdl]Me too.[/quote]
flu, you’re not fooling anyone.
I see you’re throwing one your tamper tantrums with the user name changes and the creation of new user names. Can’t you just stick with one?
Very mature of you.[/quote]
Funny thing is, that was exactly what flu’s screen name was before it was changed to flu, because everyone keep referring to fat_lazy_union_workers as flu.
May 13, 2010 @ 5:56 PM
Even though I suspected the
Even though I suspected the poll was created by briansd1 before I even clicked it, I’m still ok with his polls.
And briansd1, how do you know briandsdl is flu?
It was kinda cute actually.
May 13, 2010 @ 6:20 PM
KSMountain wrote:Even though
[quote=KSMountain]Even though I suspected the poll was created by briansd1 before I even clicked it, I’m still ok with his polls.
And briansd1, how do you know briandsdl is flu?
It was kinda cute actually.[/quote]
Pretty simple. Click on the poster’s handle, and you can see the history, and other’s quote. Actually, the reason why I ended up taking all three of my handles is because once you change handles, someone else can take it. And by golly, I’m not going to let anyone else be fat_lazy_union_worker or flu heh heh…
May 13, 2010 @ 6:57 PM
flu wrote: Actually, the
[quote=flu] Actually, the reason why I ended up taking all three of my handles is because once you change handles, someone else can take it. And by golly, I’m not going to let anyone else be fat_lazy_union_worker or flu heh heh…[/quote]
It occurred to you in the last few hours; I see. You, who is always so conscious of the details.
That’s why you have the following handles, 2 of those were just created within the last few hours.
briansdl
http://piggington.com/user/fatlazyunionworker
fat_lazy_union_worker
http://piggington.com/user/flu
flu
http://piggington.com/user/fat_lazy_union_worker
May 13, 2010 @ 6:21 PM
KSMountain wrote:Even though
[quote=KSMountain]Even though I suspected the poll was created by briansd1 before I even clicked it, I’m still ok with his polls.
And briansd1, how do you know briandsdl is flu?
It was kinda cute actually.[/quote]
I thought it was cute also.
Of course, I knew… I’m d1 after all 😉
May 13, 2010 @ 5:56 PM
briansd1 wrote:briansdl
[quote=briansd1][quote=briansdl]Me too.[/quote]
flu, you’re not fooling anyone.
I see you’re throwing one your tamper tantrums with the user name changes and the creation of new user names. Can’t you just stick with one?
Very mature of you.[/quote]
*sniff* *sniff* Don’t cry Brian, it will be alright.
May 13, 2010 @ 6:36 PM
fat_lazy_union_worker
[quote=fat_lazy_union_worker][quote=meadandale]Is anyone else sick of Brian’s freaking polls? Maybe I should do a poll…[/quote]
I should do a poll too.[/quote]
I certainly won’t do any more polls because we now know that polls in no way accurately reflect the opinions of Piggington members.
We now know that there is at least one politically conservative member of this board who’s not above logging in using several user-names to post simultaneously.
Too bad the poll feature of this site has now been rendered completely useless.
The primary elections are coming and I thought it’d be interesting to see if Piggington could pick the next Republican candidate for Governor. Too bad, we won’t get a chance to do that.
May 13, 2010 @ 6:54 PM
briansd1
[quote=briansd1][quote=fat_lazy_union_worker][quote=meadandale]Is anyone else sick of Brian’s freaking polls? Maybe I should do a poll…[/quote]
I should do a poll too.[/quote]
I certainly won’t do any more polls because we now know that polls in no way accurately reflect the opinions of Piggington members.
We now know that there is at least one politically conservative member of this board who’s not above logging in using several user-names to post simultaneously.
Too bad the poll feature of this site has now been rendered completely useless.
The primary elections are coming and I thought it’d be interesting to see if Piggington could pick the next Republican candidate for Governor. Too bad, we won’t get a chance to do that.[/quote]
Wow, I’ve succeeded in effecting change. Hmm, maybe Obama is right about this change thing.
Meadandale, you owe me consulting dollars 🙂
May 13, 2010 @ 6:59 PM
flu wrote:
Wow, I’ve
[quote=flu]
Wow, I’ve succeeded in effecting change. Hmm, maybe Obama is right about this change thing.
Meadandale, you owe me consulting dollars :)[/quote]
Not looking to affect change. This poll was just to see if Piggington could accurately pick the next Republican candidate.
May 13, 2010 @ 9:51 PM
I think flu should run for
I think flu should run for office, but he probably does not want a pay cut.
May 14, 2010 @ 9:18 AM
These aren’t “polls”. These
These aren’t “polls”. These are reader surveys.
May 14, 2010 @ 9:44 AM
Zeitgeist wrote:I think flu
[quote=Zeitgeist]I think flu should run for office, but he probably does not want a pay cut.[/quote]
I can really see the Tea Partiers and the right wing of the Republican party voting for a Chinese engineerd, as flu likes to call himself.
Yes, this is a reader survey, but it’s called a poll on this site.
http://piggington.com/forum
May 14, 2010 @ 10:27 AM
briansd1 wrote:
I can really
[quote=briansd1]
I can really see the Tea Partiers and the right wing of the Republican party voting for a Chinese engineerd, as flu likes to call himself.[/quote]
This shows how woefully uninformed you are and how tenaciously you cling to your liberal stereotypes.
I’m a conservative with a graduate degree and a fairly high income. I recycle, I compost and I give to charity. I pretty much invalidate every stereotype you have about conservatives and tea party supporters yet here I am.
And I’d vote for a qualified chinese enginerd in a heartbeat.
Would you?
Ironically, I find that the most racist and misogynistic people that I know are all libtards–members of the party of inclusion and tolerance…
May 14, 2010 @ 10:40 AM
meadandale wrote:briansd1
[quote=meadandale][quote=briansd1]
I can really see the Tea Partiers and the right wing of the Republican party voting for a Chinese engineerd, as flu likes to call himself.[/quote]
And I’d vote for a qualified chinese enginerd in a heartbeat.
Would you?
Ironically, I find that the most racist and misogynistic people that I know are all libtards–members of the party of inclusion and tolerance…[/quote]
meadandale, you’re reading into my post more than there is.
I said that I can see Tea Partyers and right wing Republicans voting for flu. Read what I posted before jumping to conclusions.
I too would vote for a qualified Chinese engineerd in a heartbeat.
May 14, 2010 @ 10:45 AM
briansd1 wrote:Zeitgeist
[quote=briansd1][quote=Zeitgeist]I think flu should run for office, but he probably does not want a pay cut.[/quote]
I can really see the Tea Partiers and the right wing of the Republican party voting for a Chinese engineerd, as flu likes to call himself.
Yes, this is a reader survey, but it’s called a poll on this site.
http://piggington.com/forum%5B/quote%5D
Lol.
1) Brian, I consider myself more of american enginerd, than chinese.
2) A good percentage of ethnically chinese in america ARE republicans because they are conservative in thinking. Hell, Nancy Reagan paid one of my high school friends’ parents at home to thank personally thank them for all the fund raising for Ronald.
3) If there’s any lesson to be learned recently is the color of green knows no discrimination. Give me an immigrant investor who brings in know jobs and an honest day’s of work to a community, I can say suddenly a lot of the problems go away, and probably can effect more change than any public policy designed to make folks more “racially sensitive”.
A picture is worth a thousand words
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/07/08/fortunate.town/index.html
WEST POINT, Georgia
Why do you think there is a backlash against some of the minorities while not of others? Why do you think there is a backlash against illegal immigrants?It boils down to availability of resources/opportunities (or perceived availability)…
May 14, 2010 @ 10:46 AM
flu, I somehow remember your
flu, I somehow remember your posting that you already have an exit strategy to Canada planned in case there’s conflict with China. You were worried about possible detention camps for Chinese-Americans if there’s ever war with China.
If that happens, you really should stay and fight.
BTW, Kia is Korean.
May 14, 2010 @ 10:58 AM
briansd1 wrote:flu, I somehow
[quote=briansd1]flu, I somehow remember your posting that you already have an exit strategy to Canada planned in case there’s conflict with China. You were worried about possible detention camps for Chinese-Americans if there’s ever war with China.
If that happens, you really should stay and fight.
BTW, Kia is Korean.[/quote]
Ugh, yeah I know it’s Korean. I think you’re missing the point. Economics still talks. People get all hissy/fitty when they don’t have them. When people’s economics are not in question, a lot of the social problems go away. It’s about competing for the same resources.
And regarding staying to fight…Yeah, maybe IF I wasn’t going to be thrown in the a concentration camp…But likelihood of an all out war with China…No way man, I never claimed to be *that* patriotic. Family first, always. And so an all out war, the best thing to do would go to a neutral place. When did I ever say I was that patriotic? I think you mistook be someone else who you think claimed to have high ideologies. I don’t. I’m pretty practical, and if you make the arguments about ethics/morality/etc, sure go ahead.. I never claimed to have stellar those either. In fact, part of the reason why I switched handles versus just creating a new one and remaining anonymous (which would have been a heck of a lot easier) is because I wanted to make sure you knew it was me. You’re operating on the premise that I have any credibility. I’m operating on the premise that I have none and never had any.
Dude, I think I must have struck a nerve of yours or something.
May 14, 2010 @ 10:59 AM
flu, but if you leave to
flu, but if you leave to Canada, then you won’t live up to the stereotype Brian has of Asian being lifetime property owner who never sell and pass it down to their kids. Don’t let him be wrong, he might cry.
May 14, 2010 @ 11:01 AM
AN wrote:flu, but if you
[quote=AN]flu, but if you leave to Canada, then you won’t live up to the stereotype Brian has of Asian being lifetime property owner who never sell and pass it down to their kids. Don’t let him be wrong, he might cry.[/quote]
I really like Vancouver. However, that could be trouble because a hotty I really liked from college lives there…Big trouble come to think about it.
May 14, 2010 @ 12:03 PM
AN wrote:flu, but if you
[quote=AN]flu, but if you leave to Canada, then you won’t live up to the stereotype Brian has of Asian being lifetime property owner who never sell and pass it down to their kids. Don’t let him be wrong, he might cry.[/quote]
AN, I don’t hold the stereotypes of Asians as lifetime holders of real estate.
In fact, it was you and flu who argued that Asians do hold property forever. Your argument was that it doesn’t really matter if you overpay because time will take care of that. Are you now backpedaling?
After flu challenged me, I pointed to few real world examples of people with Asian names walking away from their houses.
Is it really economically advantageous to pay off a house if you might escape to Canada under duress, possibly to avoid the draft? I think that gold or diamonds would be better investments.
May 14, 2010 @ 12:30 PM
briansd1 wrote:
AN, I don’t
[quote=briansd1]
AN, I don’t hold the stereotypes of Asians as lifetime holders of real estate.
In fact, it was you and flu who argued that Asians do hold property forever. Your argument was that it doesn’t really matter if you overpay because time will take care of that. Are you now backpedaling?
After flu challenged me, I pointed to few real world examples of people with Asian names walking away from their houses.
Is it really economically advantageous to pay off a house if you might escape to Canada under duress, possibly to avoid the draft? I think that gold or diamonds would be better investments.[/quote]
Care to point out where I said that’s what Asians do?
May 14, 2010 @ 12:46 PM
AN, you said that you’ll give
AN, you said that you’ll give your house to your kids.
But since you want me to provide quotes, please first tell me how I hold the stereotype that Asians are lifetime holders.
I believe people who hold and pass on property to their children should be commended. I, however, don’t believe that the evidence is there for Asians simply because relatively few Asians have owned property in America for 50 years or more.
Time will tell.
[quote=AN]flu, but if you leave to Canada, then you won’t live up to the stereotype Brian has of Asian being lifetime property owner who never sell and pass it down to their kids. Don’t let him be wrong, he might cry.[/quote]
May 14, 2010 @ 12:57 PM
ok, so I’m Asian and that’s
ok, so I’m Asian and that’s what I’d do, you assumed I mean that’s what all Asian would do? You know what they say about assumptions and this is a prime example of it.
Btw, you’re on a constant crusade to show Asian are FB too.
[quote=briansd1]AN, you said that you’ll give your house to your kids.
But since you want me to provide quotes, please first tell me how I hold the stereotype that Asians are lifetime holders.
I believe people who hold and pass on property to their children should be commended. I, however, don’t believe that the evidence is there for Asians simply because relatively few Asians have owned property in America for 50 years or more.
Time will tell.
[quote=AN]flu, but if you leave to Canada, then you won’t live up to the stereotype Brian has of Asian being lifetime property owner who never sell and pass it down to their kids. Don’t let him be wrong, he might cry.[/quote][/quote]
May 14, 2010 @ 1:14 PM
AN wrote:ok, so I’m Asian and
[quote=AN]ok, so I’m Asian and that’s what I’d do, you assumed I mean that’s what all Asian would do? You know what they say about assumptions and this is a prime example of it.
Btw, you’re on a constant crusade to show Asian are FB too.
[/quote]
AN, tell me where I assumed anything.
If I were on a crusade to show that Asians are FB, then how would I possibly hold the stereotype that Asians hold properties forever. As far as I know, those who hold property forever are not FB.
You are the person who is making contradictory claims about me.
May 14, 2010 @ 2:07 PM
briansd1 wrote:
AN, tell me
[quote=briansd1]
AN, tell me where I assumed anything.
If I were on a crusade to show that Asians are FB, then how would I possibly hold the stereotype that Asians hold properties forever. As far as I know, those who hold property forever are not FB.
You are the person who is making contradictory claims about me.[/quote]
Sorry that the sarcasm of your stereotype went right by your head. You assume that I’m Asian and I want to hold my property forever, that all Asians hold their property forever. Which cause you to go on a crusade to point out all the FB Asians. Which you’ve done many times. In another word, you assume that I believe in the stereotype that Asian hold their property forever.
No shit Sherlock, of course those who hold their properties forever are not FB. That’s why you constantly point out all those FB Asians thinking you can convince me that the stereotype of Asians holding their property forever. Yet you failed to see that I don’t believe in that stereotype at all and I never claimed to believe in that stereotype.
May 14, 2010 @ 2:23 PM
AN wrote:
You assume that
[quote=AN]
You assume that I’m Asian and I want to hold my property forever, that all Asians hold their property forever.
[/quote]
You assume that I assume.
[quote=AN]
Which cause you to go on a crusade to point out all the FB Asians. Which you’ve done many times.
[/quote]
On one thread, I posted actual links to people who walked because flu challenged me to to find some names that rhyme with such and such. That’s all I did.
[quote=AN]
That’s why you constantly point out all those FB Asians thinking you can convince me that the stereotype of Asians holding their property forever. [/quote]
Read the entirety of this thread. Who brought up revived the subject of Asian property owners? You did.
AN, you are the one who keeps on repeating that you’ll pass on your house to your kids.
May 14, 2010 @ 2:28 PM
briansd1 wrote:
You assume
[quote=briansd1]
You assume that I assume. [/quote]
You actions/words speaks for itself. I assume nothing.
[quote=briansd1]
On one thread, I posted actual links to people who walked because flu challenged me to to find some names that rhyme with such and such. That’s all I did. [/quote]
Is this the thread you’re talking about? http://piggington.com/7835_prairie_shadow_92126_325000_to_350000_short_sale_fixer
May 14, 2010 @ 1:04 PM
Is that because the U.S.
Is that because the U.S. stole the property from Japanese Americans during WW II? Where did you get that fact from? Let me guess. Brian, that sounds real close to being a racist remark. Most of the Republicans could not say anything like that or you would be all over them. Your liberalism is amazingly selective and I think you are jealous of anyone who owns something because you do not. You really need to start proving your harebrained arguments. You are a closet racist, IMO.
Here is some info for you from Wiki:
“The Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed by the 1943 Magnuson Act, which permitted Chinese nationals already residing in the country to become naturalized citizens. It also allowed a national quota of 105 Chinese immigrants per year, although large scale Chinese immigration did not occur until the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965. Despite the fact that the exclusion act was repealed in 1943, the law in California that Chinese people were not allowed to marry whites was not repealed until 1948.[17][18]”
“Even today, although all its constituent sections have long been repealed, Chapter 7 of Title 8 of the United States Code is headed, “Exclusion of Chinese.”[19] It is the only chapter of the 15 chapters in Title 8 (Aliens and Nationality) that is completely focused on a specific nationality or ethnic group.”
May 14, 2010 @ 1:17 PM
Aecetia wrote:Is that because
[quote=Aecetia]Is that because the U.S. stole the property from Japanese Americans during WW II? Where did you get that fact from? Let me guess. Brian, that sounds real close to being a racist remark. Most of the Republicans could not say anything like that or you would be all over them. Your liberalism is amazingly selective and I think you are jealous of anyone who owns something because you do not. You really need to start proving your harebrained arguments. You are a closet racist, IMO.[/quote]
I said that few Asians have owned property in America for more than 50 years because the majority of Asian Americans immigrated here less than 50 years ago.
If they were not here, they could not have owned houses to pass on their kids.
Conservatives are very quick to jump the gun it seems.
May 14, 2010 @ 2:16 PM
briansd1 wrote:
I said that
[quote=briansd1]
I said that few Asians have owned property in America for more than 50 years because the majority of Asian Americans immigrated here less than 50 years ago.
If they were not here, they could not have owned houses to pass on their kids.
Conservatives are very quick to jump the gun it seems.[/quote]
Here are some history lesson for you Brian:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_American_history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_American
Quit making up stuff.
May 14, 2010 @ 2:29 PM
AN wrote:briansd1 wrote:
I
[quote=AN][quote=briansd1]
I said that few Asians have owned property in America for more than 50 years because the majority of Asian Americans immigrated here less than 50 years ago.
If they were not here, they could not have owned houses to pass on their kids.
Conservatives are very quick to jump the gun it seems.[/quote]
Here are some history lesson for you Brian:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_American_history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_American
Quit making up stuff.[/quote]
What did I make up?
And what do the links you posted have anything to do with what I said?
May 14, 2010 @ 2:37 PM
briansd1 wrote:AN
[quote=briansd1][quote=AN][quote=briansd1]
I said that few Asians have owned property in America for more than 50 years because the majority of Asian Americans immigrated here less than 50 years ago.
If they were not here, they could not have owned houses to pass on their kids.
Conservatives are very quick to jump the gun it seems.[/quote]
Here are some history lesson for you Brian:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_American_history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_American
Quit making up stuff.[/quote]
What did I make up?
And what do the links you posted have anything to do with what I said?[/quote]
Let me slow it down for you. 1st, Asian-American have been here for a long time. 2nd, how did you come up with this: “If they were not here, they could not have owned houses to pass on their kids.” 3rd, 50 years is more than long enough to pass on properties to their kids. 4th, “Conservatives are very quick to jump the gun it seems.” Got any proof?
May 14, 2010 @ 2:43 PM
AN, I said that the majority
AN, I said that the majority of Asian Americans have been here less then 50 years. I never said anything about earlier immigrants.
If homeowners are still alive and living in their houses, they are not likely to have passed on their houses to their kids.
Aecetia called me a racist. I never said anything of the kind. That’s where jumping the gun comes in.
In fact, I never claimed that Asians are anymore or less likely to pass on their houses. However, I know from observation, that they are buyers. Like I said, about the passing-on part, time will tell.
May 14, 2010 @ 2:51 PM
briansd1 wrote:AN, I said
[quote=briansd1]AN, I said that the majority of Asian Americans have been here less then 50 years. I never said anything about earlier immigrants. [/quote]
Fair enough, so when you say they, you mean those who came w/in 50 years ago, not they as in Asians.
[quote=briansd1]If homeowners are still alive and living in their houses, they are not likely to have passed on their houses to their kids. [/quote]
Another bad assumption.
[quote=briansd1]Aecetia called me a racist. I never said anything of the kind. That’s where jumping the gun comes in. [/quote]
Sorry but Aecetia does not represent all conservatives. Saying Aecetia jump the gun is very different than saying Conservatives jump the gun.
[quote=briansd1]In fact, I never claimed that Asians are anymore or less likely to pass on their houses. However, I know from observation, that they are buyers. Like I said, about the passing-on part, time will tell.[/quote]
Time won’t tell you anything more than what you can see today. Asians, just like Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, etc. don’t fit into a neat little box for you to stereotype. There will be FB Asian just like FB of other races.
May 14, 2010 @ 3:02 PM
AN wrote: Asians, just like
[quote=AN] Asians, just like Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, etc. don’t fit into a neat little box for you to stereotype. There will be FB Asian just like FB of other races.[/quote]
That was exactly my point when I took up flu’s challenge to post examples of FB Asian homeowners.
flu’s contention was that there wouldn’t be any names that rhyme with certain sounds.
BTW, I was responding to Aecetia’s post when I make the comment about jumping to gun.
May 14, 2010 @ 3:06 PM
briansd1 wrote:
That was
[quote=briansd1]
That was exactly my point when I took up flu’s challenge to post examples of FB Asian homeowners.
flu’s contention was that there wouldn’t be any names that rhyme with certain sounds.
BTW, I was responding to Aecetia’s post when I make the comment about jumping to gun.[/quote]
Well, just hope you know I’m not flu.
Although you responded to Aecetia, you stated Conservatives jumping the gun, not Aecetia jumping the gun. They convey a very different message.
May 14, 2010 @ 3:14 PM
Well, AN, this site is pretty
Well, AN, this site is pretty rough on liberals.
But I don’t take it personally when derogatory comments are made about liberals.
If a comment is made with a quote of the person one is responding to, then that comment is likely directed to that one individual.
May 14, 2010 @ 7:50 PM
Not only are you are racist,
Not only are you are racist, you’re a whiner. There are plenty of liberal blogs where the posters will agree with you. What did you expect when you come on a real estate blog where most of the people pay taxes and work for a living?
Did you read those Wiki posts?. Asians helped build this country. They did not just arrive here to get on the gravy train. In fact, how long has your family been in this country. Have they been here long enough to pass their home on to you or are you an FB?
I did not jump the gun, you just can’t handle the truth.
P.S. I think the Tea Party would support flu in a heart beat.
May 14, 2010 @ 9:18 PM
briansd1 wrote:Well, AN, this
[quote=briansd1]Well, AN, this site is pretty rough on liberals.
[/quote]
It is not that there are no “liberals” on this site. It is simply that often you sound more like a talking head for the “liberals.” No different than the talking heads from the “conservatives.”
Oftentimes, you make sweeping generalizations, whether it be about race, women, politics, social issues, etc. rather than looking at the whole picture.
My suspicion is that your identity is rooted in being a “liberal” and any challenges against that are too great for you to integrate, which would cause internal conflict about your belief system. Thus, you stick with a “holier than thou” approach which puts off others, and keeps you at a lower level of critical thought.
May 14, 2010 @ 9:26 PM
Happy Asian/Pacific American
Happy Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week
“In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important anniversaries: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) and the completion of the transcontinental railroad (May 10, 1869).”
“In 1992, Congress expanded the 10-day observance to a month-long celebration. Per a 1997 Office of Management and Budget directive, the Asian or Pacific islander racial category was separated into two different categories: ‘Asian’ and ‘native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander.'”
Education
50%
The percentage of Asians, age 25 and over, who have a bachelor’s degree or higher level of education. Asians have the highest proportion of college graduates of any race or ethnic group in the country. The corresponding rate for all adults in this age group is 27 percent.
88%
The percentage of Asians, age 25 and over, who are high school graduates. The corresponding rate for all adults in this age group is 85 percent.
19%
The percentage of Asians, age 25 and over, who have an advanced degree (e.g., master’s, Ph.D., M.D. or J.D.). The corresponding rate for all adults in the age group is 9 percent.
I believe the education stats are telling and they explain why Asians are so successful. They are willing to study hard and work hard and to me, they exemplify the American success story.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/004522.html
May 17, 2010 @ 1:22 PM
Using the National Study of
Using the National Study of College Experience (NSCE) — a collection of information from eight anonymous elite colleges — authors Thomas J. Espenshade and Alexandria Walton Radford are able to calculate various applicants’ odds of getting into a school. They discover some mildly interesting trends regarding social class (more on that later), but their results for race are truly stunning. After academic performance and demographic factors have been taken into account, black applicants are more than five times as likely as whites to be accepted at NSCE private schools, and 220 times as likely to be accepted at NSCE public schools. Asian applicants, meanwhile, are only about a third as likely as whites to get big envelopes from private institutions, and one-fifth as likely to gain admission to public ones.
Putting preferences in terms of test scores, at private schools, blacks get an advantage, compared to whites, worth 310 SAT points (out of 1600), Hispanics an advantage of 130, and Asians a disadvantage of 140. At public schools, the authors present the difference in ACT points: blacks 3.8 (out of 36), Hispanics 0.3, Asians –3.4.
The book – “No longer separate, not yet equal” has further data.
May 17, 2010 @ 1:34 PM
I see that what Poizner is
I see that what Poizner is winning big on Piggington.
I assume it’s because of Poizner’s support for the Arizona immigration law.
It’s interesting that we have that many right wingers on the “Econo-Almanac for the Landed Poor”
May 17, 2010 @ 4:21 PM
More pearls from Brian
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May 17, 2010 @ 5:37 PM
Is anyone planning on voting
Is anyone planning on voting for Orly Taitz? She seems a bit odd to me. But then I guess most of the folks in Sacramento are not what I would consider “normal”.
May 17, 2010 @ 5:44 PM
Aecetia wrote:More pearls
[quote=Aecetia][img_assist|nid=13310|title=More pearls from Brian|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=120][/quote]
Notice that the silly pictures frequently comes from conservatives who call themselves serious thinkers.
May 17, 2010 @ 5:55 PM
Racist, whiner and no sense
Racist, whiner and no sense of humor.
May 17, 2010 @ 6:07 PM
Who’s whining?
Listen to
Who’s whining?
Listen to conservatives lately. They are the ones whining and complaining non-stop.
May 17, 2010 @ 6:52 PM
You need to regain your
You need to regain your balance. When you lose your sense of humor it is all over.
May 19, 2010 @ 10:37 AM
Ricechex wrote:briansd1
[quote=Ricechex][quote=briansd1]Well, AN, this site is pretty rough on liberals.
[/quote]
It is not that there are no “liberals” on this site. It is simply that often you sound more like a talking head for the “liberals.” No different than the talking heads from the “conservatives.”
Oftentimes, you make sweeping generalizations, whether it be about race, women, politics, social issues, etc. rather than looking at the whole picture.
My suspicion is that your identity is rooted in being a “liberal” and any challenges against that are too great for you to integrate, which would cause internal conflict about your belief system. Thus, you stick with a “holier than thou” approach which puts off others, and keeps you at a lower level of critical thought.[/quote]
Ricechex, I think that it’s fun to give conservatives some of the culture war they’ve been dishing out.
If you compare NPR to Fox, you will see that reasonable people are way outgunned in polemic.
There are no talking-heads for liberals, unfortunately.
June 8, 2010 @ 8:52 PM
Looks like Whitman won the
Looks like Whitman won the primary.
June 8, 2010 @ 9:02 PM
briansd1 wrote:Ricechex
[quote=briansd1][quote=Ricechex][quote=briansd1]Well, AN, this site is pretty rough on liberals.
[/quote]
It is not that there are no “liberals” on this site. It is simply that often you sound more like a talking head for the “liberals.” No different than the talking heads from the “conservatives.”
Oftentimes, you make sweeping generalizations, whether it be about race, women, politics, social issues, etc. rather than looking at the whole picture.
My suspicion is that your identity is rooted in being a “liberal” and any challenges against that are too great for you to integrate, which would cause internal conflict about your belief system. Thus, you stick with a “holier than thou” approach which puts off others, and keeps you at a lower level of critical thought.[/quote]
Ricechex, I think that it’s fun to give conservatives some of the culture war they’ve been dishing out.
If you compare NPR to Fox, you will see that reasonable people are way outgunned in polemic.
There are no talking-heads for liberals, unfortunately.[/quote]
You think NPR is not spun?
June 9, 2010 @ 9:22 AM
Piggington poll:
Poizner :
Piggington poll:
Poizner : 61%
Whitman : 29%
Vote outcome:
Whitman : 64%
Poizner 27%
So, I guess we got it almost precisely the opposite of the election. As expected the Piggington community marches to the beat of a different drummer.
June 9, 2010 @ 12:32 PM
What I can’t get, and I need
What I can’t get, and I need your help here, why in the world a candidate like Whitman spends double digit $ millions for a job that pays a low six figure?
I heard her campaign manager was getting $ 90,000/week (or month)….
The only immediate answer is POWER (cause she’s already got the money)
June 9, 2010 @ 12:40 PM
I’m betting that if Meg
I’m betting that if Meg Whitman wins in California, she’ll run for president.
June 9, 2010 @ 1:32 PM
SD Transplant wrote:What I
[quote=SD Transplant]What I can’t get, and I need your help here, why in the world a candidate like Whitman spends double digit $ millions for a job that pays a low six figure?
I heard her campaign manager was getting $ 90,000/week (or month)….
The only immediate answer is POWER (cause she’s already got the money)[/quote]
It’s not the money made while IN office – it’s the money that can be made once you leave office… Lobbying, influence peddling, etc… Not to mention the high paying, relatively low hour gigs – being paid to be on the BOD for various corporations.
Ex: Pete Wilson (Meg’s campaign chairman). BOD for NIC (I.T. provider for the state), BOD for U.S. HealthWorks… Plus he’s been on the board for TelePacific, Crossflow Systems, IDT Entertainment… Probably some more, but those are the ones I could garner through forbes, wikipedia, the google…
Most ex-politicians make a lot more money AFTER they leave office than they ever did while in office.
May 14, 2010 @ 12:11 PM
flu wrote: You’re operating
[quote=flu] You’re operating on the premise that I have any credibility. I’m operating on the premise that I have none and never had any.
[/quote]
I can now see why conservatives Zeit, Meadandale and CE hold you in such high esteem.
[quote=Zeitgeist]I think flu should run for office, but he probably does not want a pay cut.[/quote]
May 16, 2010 @ 12:39 PM
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May 16, 2010 @ 12:39 PM
meadandale wrote:Is anyone
[quote=meadandale]Is anyone else sick of Brian’s freaking polls? Maybe I should do a poll…[/quote]
Put me down for a yes vote.
May 13, 2010 @ 5:19 PM
Did someone say poll?
Did someone say poll?
May 14, 2010 @ 2:13 PM
Brian, I think that the
Brian, I think that the racism that others respond to is covert racism. It leaks out all over the page when you discuss race or make comments that anyone that does not like Obama is because he is black. Your comments about women are often inflammatory and derogatory.
You frequently stereotype others as in this thread about Asians passing down property to their kids. How silly is that? Those crazy Asians! As if white people don’t pass down property?
What does FB stand for?
May 14, 2010 @ 2:26 PM
Ricechex wrote:
You
[quote=Ricechex]
You frequently stereotype others as in this thread about Asians passing down property to their kids. How silly is that? Those crazy Asians! As if white people don’t pass down property?
[/quote]
Read the entirety of thread, I didn’t stereotype. AN did.
[quote=Ricechex]
What does FB stand for?[/quote]
Fucked borrower.