Comments on: Great Night with One More to Go http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Gullwatcher http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/#comment-223786 Gullwatcher Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:16:36 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4292#comment-223786 If they start touting Palin as someone willing to stand up to big oil because of her willingness to tax them, don't believe it. She doesn't do it out of principle, but because she wants the money. Alaska is the ultimate welfare state - between bridges to nowhere and taxing oil, it's all about getting the dough. It's just plain greed - the woman would let the oil companies drill through her own foot if it would mean more money for Alaska. The state is second only to Texas for both loons and greed (just not as famous for it), and she reflects her local values. If they start touting Palin as someone willing to stand up to big oil because of her willingness to tax them, don’t believe it. She doesn’t do it out of principle, but because she wants the money. Alaska is the ultimate welfare state – between bridges to nowhere and taxing oil, it’s all about getting the dough. It’s just plain greed – the woman would let the oil companies drill through her own foot if it would mean more money for Alaska. The state is second only to Texas for both loons and greed (just not as famous for it), and she reflects her local values.

]]> By: Agkistrodon http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/#comment-223776 Agkistrodon Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:48:11 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4292#comment-223776 When is Lori Lippman Brown to appear on the Colbert Report? I got an email from the Center for Inquiry that it would be Thursday but she wasn't on. Deepa avowed that it was Wednesday but I can't find it on Comedycentral.com. That was Huckabee. Anybody know? When is Lori Lippman Brown to appear on the Colbert Report? I got an email from the Center for Inquiry that it would be Thursday but she wasn’t on. Deepa avowed that it was Wednesday but I can’t find it on Comedycentral.com. That was Huckabee. Anybody know?

]]> By: Richard Hendricks http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/#comment-223768 Richard Hendricks Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:09:01 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4292#comment-223768 I think everyone is missing the boat on the McCain/Palin pick. McCain is taking one for the team here. The Republicans know that their chances of winning this year are slim, and they are planning for the election after Obama. They purposely chose a woman who, through no fault of her gender, will probably get ripped to shreds and look like a total idiot. Then, in 4 or 8 years when Hillary decides to run again, she will be associated with the Palin campaign failure, and guaranteed to lose (In their minds anyways). There you go, a great conspiracy theory all wrapped up with a bowtie! I think everyone is missing the boat on the McCain/Palin pick. McCain is taking one for the team here. The Republicans know that their chances of winning this year are slim, and they are planning for the election after Obama.

They purposely chose a woman who, through no fault of her gender, will probably get ripped to shreds and look like a total idiot. Then, in 4 or 8 years when Hillary decides to run again, she will be associated with the Palin campaign failure, and guaranteed to lose (In their minds anyways).

There you go, a great conspiracy theory all wrapped up with a bowtie!

]]> By: Siamang http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/#comment-223747 Siamang Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:36:19 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4292#comment-223747 Without inflaming a conversation that Merry really indicates he doesn't want to have... I do scratch my head and wonder about libertarians who vote republican. Given illegal wiretapping, the TSA, habeus corpus, torture, guantanimo, tainting the judiciary, running our military into the ground, no reproductive rights, no end-of-life rights, no right to marry without having to drop your drawers and prove to the government that you've got a wiener and your finance doesn't, church in the schools, church in the statehouse, church in the courtroom, unlimited executive priviledge, and a concerted effort to disassemble social power and fund churches to pick up the slack... I mean WHAT possible issue is left where the republicans are ACTUALLY the party of the CHECKED POWER of government? Without inflaming a conversation that Merry really indicates he doesn’t want to have…

I do scratch my head and wonder about libertarians who vote republican. Given illegal wiretapping, the TSA, habeus corpus, torture, guantanimo, tainting the judiciary, running our military into the ground, no reproductive rights, no end-of-life rights, no right to marry without having to drop your drawers and prove to the government that you’ve got a wiener and your finance doesn’t, church in the schools, church in the statehouse, church in the courtroom, unlimited executive priviledge, and a concerted effort to disassemble social power and fund churches to pick up the slack…

I mean WHAT possible issue is left where the republicans are ACTUALLY the party of the CHECKED POWER of government?

]]> By: MerryAtheist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/#comment-223743 MerryAtheist Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:41:10 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4292#comment-223743 Samuel, I'm a conservative atheist. That probably sounds contradictory, but my lack of belief in God actually has very little to do with my political views on national and international issues. I'll leave it at that, as I don't think this is really the place for such discussions. Samuel, I’m a conservative atheist. That probably sounds contradictory, but my lack of belief in God actually has very little to do with my political views on national and international issues. I’ll leave it at that, as I don’t think this is really the place for such discussions.

]]> By: Samuel Skinner http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/#comment-223724 Samuel Skinner Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:33:31 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4292#comment-223724 You do realize what you are saying MA? You are voting for a man whose plan for dealing with the uninsured is to redefine the word http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=126036 who qualification is that he was a POW. Did we mention he was a POW? How about... POW! My personal favorite? His plan to screw the working class. http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=125653 This isn't "mild inconvinience"- this is turning the screws with both hands while jumping up and down on the incapacitated body of those too weak to move. 3.4 TRILLION tax increase on the working class. As for voting libertarian... what word do you live in? Take a look at all the other first world countries- they are MORE statist than ours. And they are doing better when it comes to quality of life. There HAS to be a correlation! Basically, voting for someone besides from Obama is essentially insuring four more years of Bush... but worse. You do realize what you are saying MA? You are voting for a man whose plan for dealing with the uninsured is to redefine the word
http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=126036
who qualification is that he was a POW. Did we mention he was a POW? How about… POW!
My personal favorite? His plan to screw the working class.
http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=125653
This isn’t “mild inconvinience”- this is turning the screws with both hands while jumping up and down on the incapacitated body of those too weak to move.

3.4 TRILLION tax increase on the working class.

As for voting libertarian… what word do you live in? Take a look at all the other first world countries- they are MORE statist than ours. And they are doing better when it comes to quality of life. There HAS to be a correlation!

Basically, voting for someone besides from Obama is essentially insuring four more years of Bush… but worse.

]]> By: MerryAtheist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/#comment-223715 MerryAtheist Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:24:36 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4292#comment-223715 I was thinking of sitting this election out (or voting Libertarian). Now I've decided: I'm definitely voting McCain/Palin. I was thinking of sitting this election out (or voting Libertarian). Now I’ve decided: I’m definitely voting McCain/Palin.

]]> By: Deepa http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/#comment-223713 Deepa Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:13:08 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4292#comment-223713 TXAtheist: It was Colbert on Wednesday's episode. TXAtheist: It was Colbert on Wednesday’s episode.

]]> By: Ben http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/#comment-223710 Ben Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:30:39 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4292#comment-223710 Palin is awful, but this is inaccurate: <blockquote>Sarah Palin vetoed a bill to give same sex partners of state employees benefits.</blockquote> She vetoed a bill that would have <strong>denied</strong> same sex partners of state employees benefits. It was because the state Supreme Court had already ruled and such, but still, she did the right thing on this one. Palin is awful, but this is inaccurate:

Sarah Palin vetoed a bill to give same sex partners of state employees benefits.

She vetoed a bill that would have denied same sex partners of state employees benefits. It was because the state Supreme Court had already ruled and such, but still, she did the right thing on this one.

]]> By: TXatheist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/29/great-night-with-one-more-to-go/#comment-223707 TXatheist Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:56:28 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4292#comment-223707 Was it Colbert or Stewart that had the skit of the repo man thanking George Bush? I have not laughed so hard. Was it Colbert or Stewart that had the skit of the repo man thanking George Bush? I have not laughed so hard.

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