Administration change
Oct 25, 2004 | 11:44 am
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Supreme Court
Just a reminder that the next US President will likely have more than 2 nominations to make for the Supreme Court. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...hnquist_cancer
I think there is a vast difference between the two major party candidates on this issue and that one is more likely than the other to appoint justices that are pro-civil liberties.
And also, although I am not a fan of his, best wishes to Chief Justice Rehnquist for a speedy and full recovery.
I think there is a vast difference between the two major party candidates on this issue and that one is more likely than the other to appoint justices that are pro-civil liberties.
And also, although I am not a fan of his, best wishes to Chief Justice Rehnquist for a speedy and full recovery.
Oct 26, 2004 | 7:01 am
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Update ...
Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
...is the result of the Washington Redskins' last home game before the election. For every presidential election since 1940, if the Redskins win, the incumbent party wins.
On 31 October, the Redskins play the Green Bay Packers. Draw your own conclusions
On 31 October, the Redskins play the Green Bay Packers. Draw your own conclusions
Favre Is Expected to Face Redskins
Although Brett Favre suffered the latest in a string of injuries Sunday when he hurt his right hand, Green Bay Packers Coach Mike Sherman said yesterday he expects Favre to be in the lineup Sunday against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field. Favre, the most durable quarterback in NFL history, hurt his passing hand during a 41-20 triumph over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at Lambeau Field.
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"It doesn't feel too good right now,'' Favre said during his postgame news briefing Sunday. "I kind of hit it on a guy's helmet, and it jammed down here in the wrist. As the game progressed, it felt worse and worse and I started thinking about last year when I broke my thumb. . . . I was able to throw. It hurt probably the most taking the snap."
Although Brett Favre suffered the latest in a string of injuries Sunday when he hurt his right hand, Green Bay Packers Coach Mike Sherman said yesterday he expects Favre to be in the lineup Sunday against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field. Favre, the most durable quarterback in NFL history, hurt his passing hand during a 41-20 triumph over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at Lambeau Field.
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"It doesn't feel too good right now,'' Favre said during his postgame news briefing Sunday. "I kind of hit it on a guy's helmet, and it jammed down here in the wrist. As the game progressed, it felt worse and worse and I started thinking about last year when I broke my thumb. . . . I was able to throw. It hurt probably the most taking the snap."
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Oct25.html
Oct 26, 2004 | 8:00 am
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Oct25.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Oct25.html
Can we all say: "more houses for sale"?
Oct 26, 2004 | 8:18 am
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Originally Posted by JS
The only way to rid this albatross about the neck of Lady Liberty is to vote Libertarian.
I already voted absentee (business trip November 2). I voted against Bush and against Kerry; I voted for someone (whoever the Libertarian Party candidate is) who will actually uphold the Constitution rather than just say meaningless words only to turn around and destroy our country.
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If you vote for Bush or for Kerry, you are saying that the TSA's Congressionally mandated abuse of power is acceptable to you. At the rate at which search invasiveness is increasing, government agents will be searching your home within 10 years. At that point it will be extremely difficult to regain our lost liberties.
November 3 is the point of no return. Think carefully about the consequences of a vote for status quo Bush or status quo Kerry before you cast it.
I already voted absentee (business trip November 2). I voted against Bush and against Kerry; I voted for someone (whoever the Libertarian Party candidate is) who will actually uphold the Constitution rather than just say meaningless words only to turn around and destroy our country.
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If you vote for Bush or for Kerry, you are saying that the TSA's Congressionally mandated abuse of power is acceptable to you. At the rate at which search invasiveness is increasing, government agents will be searching your home within 10 years. At that point it will be extremely difficult to regain our lost liberties.
November 3 is the point of no return. Think carefully about the consequences of a vote for status quo Bush or status quo Kerry before you cast it.
^ ^
Amen to that, JS.
I live in a swing state* now, and although I voted for GWB in 2000, I've become increasingly concerned about our liberties and freedoms over the past few years. I've wrestled with whether it's worth "throwing my vote away" to vote for Badnarik out of protest, to the point where I issued a plea on OMNI a few months back asking those present to justify my voting for Bush again.
I've come to the conclusion that a vote for the LP is not only necessary at this stage, but is worth a possible four years of Kerry as President. In fact - given what the Republican executive branch has "accomplished" since 2001 - a Kerry presidency might be a beneficial side effect of my "wasted" vote.
Mook
(* - Home of the 6-0 Eagles, Geno's Steaks, and the most valuable electoral prize in all of American politics. And they say New Englanders are having all the fun these days!)
Oct 26, 2004 | 8:39 am
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Oct 26, 2004 | 9:03 am
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Originally Posted by Mook
(* - Home of the 6-0 Eagles, Geno's Steaks, and the most valuable electoral prize in all of American politics. And they say New Englanders are having all the fun these days!)[/i]
I simply want to note that my house is the only one in the entire state of Israel to have an Eagles pennant on the front door!
(When you got it, flaunt it!)
Oct 27, 2004 | 9:18 am
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A study out yesterday found that raising the terrorism level improved the President's approval rating by an average of 2.75% each time:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...-regional-wire
I'm not suggesting anything about the President and whether he would or would not raise the silly alert level for political gain. (This isn't an OMNI political discussion, you know.)
What I am saying is that this gives us some empirical evidence that fear can be used by an administration for political gain. Something to consider when choosing an administration.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...-regional-wire
I'm not suggesting anything about the President and whether he would or would not raise the silly alert level for political gain. (This isn't an OMNI political discussion, you know.)
What I am saying is that this gives us some empirical evidence that fear can be used by an administration for political gain. Something to consider when choosing an administration.
Oct 31, 2004 | 2:59 pm
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Pack Wins!!!
Let's hope the tradtion continues. ^
If the D.C. area voters are any indication, the 'Skins may have lost the game on purpose.
Let's hope the tradtion continues. ^
If the D.C. area voters are any indication, the 'Skins may have lost the game on purpose.
Oct 31, 2004 | 3:09 pm
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We now have conflicting traditions: No Democrat has ever won the presidency in a year when the Eagle have started the season with a 7-0 record! ^
Oct 31, 2004 | 3:54 pm
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Here's a great snopes.com article
Oct 31, 2004 | 3:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Dovster
We now have conflicting traditions: No Democrat has ever won the presidency in a year when the Eagle have started the season with a 7-0 record! ^
Oct 31, 2004 | 3:58 pm
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Originally Posted by Japhydog
Neither has a Republican!