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X002548
Not Just a Number
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2005-04-25 : 13:51:36
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wanna explain the point to us non USA-ers?Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
15586 Posts |
Posted - 2005-04-25 : 14:36:00
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| Well you would know better...US bashing is big sport for the is it not?Well the latest series of appointments could be called questionable...So it should be interesting to watch the worlds reaction....I mean I like Condee...but.....Brett8-) |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2005-04-25 : 14:45:17
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heh.... well we on the old continent are used to you americans doing some crazy stuff ....  and it's probably vice versa too...Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow |
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JimL
SQL Slinging Yak Ranger
1537 Posts |
Posted - 2005-04-25 : 15:45:13
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Hey-Hey-HeyJust Remember we are crazy by design not by accident. JimUsers <> Logic |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2005-04-25 : 15:50:17
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Anything strange in that particular nomination? I didn't see anything in the article about that guy that seemed that bad or controversial. I'm not trying to pick a fight, just asking.quote:
Originally posted by X002548...Well the latest series of appointments could be called questionable...
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rockmoose
SQL Natt Alfen
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Posted - 2005-04-25 : 17:54:16
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| Actually I don't find the nomination strange at all.Not that I have the faintest idea who the guy is,but he seems to have all the qualities that would make him a prime candidate.>> Just Remember we are crazy by design not by accident.That has nothing to do with pleading insanity, does it ?Ok, what's the strange part ???rockmoose |
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jsmith8858
Dr. Cross Join
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Posted - 2005-04-25 : 18:12:56
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| The problem is that most opinions about things here in the US are strictly based on the politcal party you belong to, and very few true original opinions are formed about the actual topics themselves.- Jeff |
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ajthepoolman
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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Posted - 2005-04-27 : 12:44:11
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Originally posted by jsmith8858
The problem is that most opinions about things here in the US are strictly based on the politcal party you belong to, and very few true original opinions are formed about the actual topics themselves.- Jeff
Typical LIBERAL drivel! Just messin' with ya!Aj |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2005-04-28 : 02:53:30
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| Yeah I always wondered why you only had two parties. We have two and a halfsteveA sarcasm detector, what a great idea. |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2005-04-28 : 05:15:32
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| ... and several quartersKristen |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2005-04-28 : 09:56:15
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The US has a number of other political parties, but their candidates rarely get elected to any national or even state-wide office, and very few at even a local level.The national parties in the US are "big tent" organizations that would probably split into multiple parties in other countries. The political struggles within the parties are just as important as the struggles between the parties.The nature of the US electoral system, with "first past the post" elections means that any successful party must appeal to a wide variety of people. This keeps the major parties in a struggle for the voters in the center of the political spectrum, because they are the swing voters that really decide the elections. It also means that more radical political points of view get squeezed out of the two parties.The irony is that the two major parties are very similar, but the rhetoric is very bitter. As Henry Kissinger said about political fights in academia, "The fights are so bitter because the stakes are so low."quote:
Originally posted by elwoos
Yeah I always wondered why you only had two parties. We have two and a halfsteveA sarcasm detector, what a great idea.
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2005-04-28 : 12:01:34
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| i read somewhere on the net a definition of republican and democrats.to this day i believe it's written by a republican.here goes:"A republican will say he'll screw you and he will. A democrat will say everything will be alright and then screw you.Anyway you go you're screwed."laughed my ass off on that one...Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2005-04-29 : 03:20:12
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| To be fair we have quite a few others. I think my favourite has to be the Monster Raving Loony Party even though the major parties often look like they are adopting policies that should belong to them.steveA sarcasm detector, what a great idea. |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2005-04-30 : 10:24:46
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| He's dead though, isn't he (Screaming Lord Sutch).Mind you, I did like his policies - to wit: "Why is there only one monopolies and mergers commission?" Kristen |
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We may be in for a rocky road the next few years