tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post8900554109008501508..comments2023-09-15T08:07:28.542-06:00Comments on Western Hero: A Full Cuppa JoeSilverfiddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-4442918997992126192012-10-14T06:57:58.662-06:002012-10-14T06:57:58.662-06:00You would enjoy "How Many Ways Can You Say Es...You would enjoy <b>"How Many Ways Can You Say Ess-Aitch-Eye-Tea?</b><br /><br />at: <br /><br /><b>http://freethinkesblog.blogspot.com/?zx=da63e836789862c5</b><br /><br /> FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-4263876436925336812012-10-13T15:32:13.293-06:002012-10-13T15:32:13.293-06:00I hope you Americans stop to think when you hear b...I hope you Americans stop to think when you hear biden knocking off the one-liners about being a commoner and flashing his teeth, how well that's worked out for the last 4 years for you. Ask yourselves honestly.MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-75787508950112492652012-10-12T19:22:48.416-06:002012-10-12T19:22:48.416-06:00Your man has slashed medicare. Learn it, love it, ...<i>Your man has slashed medicare. Learn it, love it, live it, earn it. Eat it.</i><br /><br />I never thought I'd live to see the day the Republican Party would rally behind someone crying about a major cut to a debt-expanding social program.<br /><br />Then again, I never thought I'd live to see the Republican Party become the vanguard of the gay rights agenda...(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-43862189655453544772012-10-12T14:13:15.254-06:002012-10-12T14:13:15.254-06:00Liberalmann said...
Boom. Ryan was spanked!
A... Liberalmann said...<br /> Boom. Ryan was spanked!<br /><br />And you used a very unbiased source to prove your point. You must have missed the:<br /><br />The Benghazi embassy never asked for more protection. He said this the day after the State Department confirmed they did.<br /><br />Iran does not have a way to deliver a nuclear weapon. Car, suitcase <br /><br />They saved the auto industry. They spent 60 billion to take them into bankruptcy. <br /><br />I didn't hear a lot of complaining about the moderator doing a horrible job of controlling the debate. Maybe that is because she is an old friend of Obama's, no that couldn't be it could it?skudrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610092853412481236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-80130365037575020972012-10-12T13:03:55.198-06:002012-10-12T13:03:55.198-06:00Given my oft-derided penchant for linguistic elega...Given my oft-derided penchant for linguistic elegance and purity, Silver probably thought I'd go ballistic at his use of "embiggen," but I've outfoxed him. Heh heh heh!<br /><br />Thanks to the rotten influence of The Simpsons there really is such a word.<br /><br />Not only that I've gone him one better and figured in my wild and wicked imagination that with embiggen now sanctioned as part of the vocabulary <b>ENSMALLEN</b> surely could not be far behind, and lo and behold! ensmallen IS recognized in ONE online dictionary by Gosh!<br /><br />How about <b>petiten</b> (to make smaller) -- or <b>engrossen</b> to make larger -- or <b>emblushen</b> to embarrass -- or <b>chagrinize</b> -- to shame?<br /><br />This could be the start of a Great Game!<br /><br /><b>Anyone for ENVERBEN?</b><br /><br />~ FreeThinke<br /><br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-82363889415860619572012-10-12T10:01:03.304-06:002012-10-12T10:01:03.304-06:00Oh my!
I hadnt seen that pic before.
Oh my!Oh my!<br /><br />I hadnt seen that pic before. <br /><br />Oh my!KPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788103894599339102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-66262447193921793112012-10-12T08:43:11.418-06:002012-10-12T08:43:11.418-06:00"that money is saved primarily through reduci...<i>"that money is saved primarily through reducing over-payments to insurance companies under Medicare Advantage, cutting waste fraud and abuse, and eliminating inefficiencies in the system."</i><br /><br />Hee hee hee...<br /><br />You naive rube... That's one of the hoariest chestnuts in the bag of political tricks.<br /><br />Cut waste? They why hasn't he just done it already? <br /><br />Your man has slashed medicare. Learn it, love it, live it, earn it. Eat it.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-29936079029996711012012-10-12T08:32:47.086-06:002012-10-12T08:32:47.086-06:00You're wrong Sliver. Ryan (and Romney) is clai...You're wrong Sliver. Ryan (and Romney) is claiming that Obamacare siphons off $716 billion from Medicare, to the detriment of Medicare beneficiaries. In actuality, that money is saved primarily through reducing over-payments to insurance companies under Medicare Advantage, cutting waste fraud and abuse, and eliminating inefficiencies in the system. Ryan’s budget plan keeps those same cuts, but directs them toward tax cuts for the rich and deficit reduction.Liberalmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612454539046863752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-76377577627403290092012-10-12T08:29:04.111-06:002012-10-12T08:29:04.111-06:00Ryan; 24 lies in 40 minutes:
http://thinkprogress...Ryan; 24 lies in 40 minutes:<br /><br />http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/10/12/1002021/at-the-vice-presidential-debate-ryan-told-24-myths-in-40-minutes/Liberalmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612454539046863752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-6320022896432568602012-10-12T05:57:11.119-06:002012-10-12T05:57:11.119-06:00Take a look:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...Take a look:<br /><br /><b>http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-11/ryan-won-vice-presidential-debate-48-percent-say-in-cnn-poll</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-34605112719628710982012-10-12T05:12:41.917-06:002012-10-12T05:12:41.917-06:00If Martha Raddatz, who appeared quite likable, unl...If Martha Raddatz, who appeared quite likable, unlike puffy, querulous old Jim Lehrer, had done her job properly, she would have silenced Biden, the Bullying Bastard, and insisted he shut up while Ryan was trying to answer questions.<br /><br /><b>Ryan was interrupted EIGHTY-TWO TIMES</b> by the sneering, smirking, ostentatiously insolent Biden, and Ms. Raddatz failed to deliver even so much as ONE well-deserved slap in the wrist.<br /><br />This was not a DEBATE. Biden turned it into BARROOM BRAWL. <br /><br />~ FreeThinke<br /><br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-84786615369626950462012-10-12T01:19:59.584-06:002012-10-12T01:19:59.584-06:00If Biden would have let Ryan speak, we may have go...If Biden would have let Ryan speak, we may have gotten a more clear impression that Romney and Ryan have no plan.<br /><br />This was a draw.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-3381979358342256492012-10-12T00:00:03.747-06:002012-10-12T00:00:03.747-06:00@A good (and fair) analysis
Thinkprogress is run ...@A good (and fair) analysis<br /><br />Thinkprogress is run by the Center for American Progress founded in 2003 by John Podesta to provide long-term leadership and support to the progressive movement.<br /><br />They are hardly unbiased.<br /><br />Care to try again?<br /><br />I'd call it more of a draw. Both candidates came off poorly. Biden was rude and overly aggressive (undoubtedly trying to compensate for Obama's performance) and Ryan was meek. Of course he was in the awkward position of having to not come off as if he were beating up an old man on national TV.<br /><br />Cheers!Finntannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234170229108668040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-35811836451281511222012-10-11T23:53:12.667-06:002012-10-11T23:53:12.667-06:00I finished watching the debates. I haven't don...I finished watching the debates. I haven't done any fact checking, but as of now, I would lean towards a Biden victory. He seemed a lot more crisp, full of vigor, and definitely kept Ryan on the defensive.<br /><br />But therein lies the problem for the Obama supporters. You may be in trouble, when your VP acts more presidential than the President.J.O.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12180244268084796661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-87541896120175725752012-10-11T22:31:28.606-06:002012-10-11T22:31:28.606-06:00Boom, that is simply a matter of opinion. One not...Boom, that is simply a matter of opinion. One not supported by early polling.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-90435386240587863952012-10-11T22:16:58.749-06:002012-10-11T22:16:58.749-06:00And Laughing Gaffe Man Biden came across how?
Ry...And Laughing Gaffe Man Biden came across how?<br /><br /><br />Ryan won most convincingly on all counts Ducky, in my never humble opinion.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-50289471495521523912012-10-11T22:09:14.058-06:002012-10-11T22:09:14.058-06:00
Boom. Ryan was spanked!
A good (and fair) analy...<br /><br />Boom. Ryan was spanked!<br /><br />A good (and fair) analysis:<br />http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/10/11/997261/thinkprogress-liveblogs-the-vice-presidential-debate/<br />Liberalmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612454539046863752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-37455045013236818452012-10-11T21:37:04.142-06:002012-10-11T21:37:04.142-06:00A biased comment, Ducky.
Biden came off histrioni...A biased comment, Ducky.<br /><br />Biden came off histrionic and rude.<br /><br />I loved FreeThinke's comment, but he's deleted it.<br /><br /><i>Biden is a FILIBASTARD</i> is a classic line!Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-6879616921515130682012-10-11T20:56:28.845-06:002012-10-11T20:56:28.845-06:00He may be all that but he kicked John Galt's a...He may be all that but he kicked John Galt's ass.<br /><br />He stopped the bleeding. A clear win. Ryan came off as a child.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-13879187882796069392012-10-11T19:57:32.379-06:002012-10-11T19:57:32.379-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-63808787956422957112012-10-11T19:19:03.538-06:002012-10-11T19:19:03.538-06:00@if you enjoy pushing the button, go ahead.
I won...@if you enjoy pushing the button, go ahead.<br /><br />I won't delete anything with the slightest probative value, I just can't stand Steve's juvenile and iterative name-calling.<br /><br />Shaw - Redneck won't get away posting that stuff here. What he does elsewhere is beyond our control. Other than that, it's kind of rude for both of you to bring your fight onto our blog.<br /><br />@Now if you'd just write a blog post every now and then!<br /><br />I know, I've been slacking off, but winter's coming...should be able to pull off a post now and then.<br /><br />Well... Back to watching the debate.<br /><br />Cheers!Finntannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234170229108668040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-3185744571864339902012-10-11T18:57:20.943-06:002012-10-11T18:57:20.943-06:00Radical Redneck:
Doing stuff like that is not coo...Radical Redneck:<br /><br />Doing stuff like that is not cool, and it's not gentlemanly.<br /><br />Anybody who keeps it clean can post here, but you should seriously examine your actions. Doing stuff like that erodes your credibility and hands your ideological opponents ammo to blast you with.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-13543763619334050592012-10-11T18:53:42.734-06:002012-10-11T18:53:42.734-06:00Shaw: Someone slams you with porn, so you spread ...Shaw: Someone slams you with porn, so you spread it to my blog? Real classy. Please take your porn back to your own blog and don't post stuff like that here anymore. <br /><br />Everybody: I had to delete Shaw's post because it contained a link to pornography, and this is not that kind of blog.<br /><br />In the interest of fairness, here is her comment, minus the porn:<br /><br /><i>On Sept. 26, 2011, the creep who calls himself Radical Redneck and who continues to be obsessed with me and my blog, sent this to my blog:<br /><br /><br />"Radical Redneck has left a new comment on your post ""50 REASONS WHY I REJECT EVOLUTION"": <br /><br />Shaw, you've NEVER looked better!" <br /><br /><br /><br />Posted by Radical Redneck to Progressive Eruptions at September 26, 2011 4:51 AM" <br /><br />I can deal with people who disagree with my political philosophy, but I will not participate on a blog that welcomes people like him who sends women these sorts of links.<br /><br />Radical Redneck is a sick, disgusting pornographer who hopes to shut down anyone who disagrees with him, but especially women. I don't think he has ever sent a man anything as disgusting and repugnant as this because of a political disagreement.<br /><br />He belongs to you. And he's a perfect example of the extremists you tolerate.</i><br /><br />And vulgar idiot Stevie Girl belongs to you, by your logic. Stick to the facts, Shaw. I know the truth hurts in the age of Obama.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-32014169704931592882012-10-11T18:49:19.853-06:002012-10-11T18:49:19.853-06:001. Romney and Ryan would eliminate health care for...1. Romney and Ryan would eliminate health care for 31 million people...The Romney-Ryan plan is even worse, and is estimated to force about 44 million people off the program. <br /><br /><br />DUDE! You aren't even coherent.<br /><br />2. The trust fund ratio, which indicates the number of years of program cost that could be financed solely with current trust fund reserves, peaked in 2008, declined through 2011, and is expected to decline further in future years. After 2020, Treasury will redeem trust fund assets in amounts that exceed interest earnings until exhaustion of trust fund reserves in 2033, three years earlier than projected last year.<br /><br />http://www.ssa.gov/oact/trsum/index.html<br /><br />3. That means they’d need to start raising taxes on the middle class. <br /><br />OR STOP SPENDING MONEY YOU DONT HAVE<br /><br />4. Ryan wants to kick 1 million students off of Pell Grants. <br /><br />GET A JOB, I did.<br /><br />5. Ryan’s budget included the same $716 billion in Medicare savings included in Obamacare.<br /><br />"it’s hard to see how “Ryan did it too” allows Democrats to say that Ryan is throwing granny over a cliff, unless they are confessing guilt to the same crime."<br /><br />"Ryan’s Medicare cuts were solely used to extend the solvency of the Medicare trust fund, and not to fund new spending elsewhere. By contrast, Obamacare cut $716 billion from Medicare in order to fund $1.9 trillion in new health care spending"<br /><br />"Mitt Romney is not campaigning on the Ryan budget. He’s campaigning on his own budget, which fully repeals Obamacare, and eliminates that law’s Medicare cuts."<br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2012/08/16/fact-checking-the-obama-campaigns-defense-of-its-716-billion-cut-to-medicare/Finntannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234170229108668040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674333464171899932.post-22042196972068592682012-10-11T18:48:29.281-06:002012-10-11T18:48:29.281-06:00Liberalmann: We welcome comments from liberals he...Liberalmann: We welcome comments from liberals here, but please don't cut and paste red propaganda. I'm not a billboard.<br /><br />You talking points are laughable, best of all you've admitted Obama has slashed $716 billion from Medicare! Thanks for proving Romney right!<br /><br />#3 is bogus. How do I know? because the leftwing Tax Policy Center did not do the study they use to make their bogus claim, a Princeton economist did.<br /><br />Wanna know what he has to say about Obama's lying claim?<br /><br /><i>But Princeton economist Harvey Rosen told The Huffington Post in an interview on Tuesday that there is no way that this claim is accurate. "My paper doesn't say it, doesn't imply it," Rosen said.<br /><br />He said that, if anything, his paper reached the opposite conclusion about Romney's tax plan. "The paper shows that if you look at individual taxpayers with incomes of $200,000 or more, there is sufficient revenue from base broadening and growth to make up for the revenue lost from lower tax rates. Therefore, there is no need to make up revenue from groups with below $200,000."</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/08/harvey-rosen-obama-campaign_n_1948615.html?utm_hp_ref=elections-2012" rel="nofollow">Huffington Post</a><br /><br />So from now on, I'm deleting your red propaganda. Approach us with logic and reason, not cut and paste talking points.<br /><br />I'm leaving these up because they are so laughably wrong.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.com