-
Posts
14,313 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Everything posted by bishopx
-
Yes you have, good show...I'm not too far back though.
-
That and to discuss the fact that the big o likes Richard Simmon's Cock
-
I read this and felt that it was by far one of the best descriptions of the United States Political system, and where true accountability lies within it. 545 vs 300,000,000 EVERY CITIZEN NEEDS TO READ THIS AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS JOURNALIST HAS SCRIPTED IN THIS MESSAGE. READ IT AND THEN REALLY THINK ABOUT OUR CURRENT POLITICAL DEBACLE. Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years.. 545 PEOPLE By Charlie Reese Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes? You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy, theFederal Reserve Bank does. One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country. I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank. I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.. Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party. What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi. She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to. It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist. If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red . If the Army & Marines are in IRAQ , it's because they want them in IRAQ If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way. There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do. Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses. Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess! Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper. What you do with this article now that you have read it.......... Is up to you.
-
Of course they did...he's in full damage control mode. I'm willing to bet those interviews were on MSNBC as well.
-
I finally saw Watchmen in it's entirety. IT WAS COSMICALLY BADASS!!! Why aren't more people going to this damned movie. IT'S INFUCKINGCREDIFUCKINGBLE!!!
-
Bsg 5th Cylon Theories?
bishopx replied to calgarydave's topic in Rentals, Television, and Readables
Yeah I read the wiki on "Eve" too. I get it now. I still don't like the number of holes left open. As for Sam taking the ships into the sun...I thought it made sense. And Roslin, was definitely the dying leader. -
I used to enjoy awards shows for the music, when I was younger. Now I just don't see the point of them... a lot of the artists(if you can call some of them that) aren't worth the time or the effort to change the channels. It's too damned predictable a lot of the time anyway.
-
Musical Tag
bishopx replied to eadorer's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
Good One The Smithereens - A girl like you -
Bsg 5th Cylon Theories?
bishopx replied to calgarydave's topic in Rentals, Television, and Readables
It wasn't Seelix, it was Racetrack and Skulls in the Raptor, doh!!! -
Musical Tag
bishopx replied to eadorer's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
Foreigner - I don't want to live without you -
Musical Tag
bishopx replied to eadorer's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You -
Musical Tag
bishopx replied to eadorer's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
The Cars - Drive -
Bsg 5th Cylon Theories?
bishopx replied to calgarydave's topic in Rentals, Television, and Readables
Yes, I'm pretty sure it was. -
I would agree with Christine on being it being trendy. I personally find it all quite annoying.
-
Exactly, the word is just not right no matter who uses it.
-
I can actually handle Negro...but the other N-word goes up my ass.
-
Actually, I do an amazing Mr. T (I can do about 60 voices or so)...We could do this. I pity the fool!!!
-
Bsg 5th Cylon Theories?
bishopx replied to calgarydave's topic in Rentals, Television, and Readables
Overall, I loved the whole thing. It was incredible. The battle was phenominal. It was just over the top. I was beside myself over the destruction of the Galactica. I probably cried several times in the course of the show. Roslin's death pretty much broke my heart. Helo getting shot...and sending Athena on...was brutal, I just knew he was going to die, and was so relieved when he didn't. Now here's some shit I figured out... 1) Starbuck being the harbinger of death, wasn't death for the humans...but death to the Cylons. 2) From the beginning when she came back from death, something didn't add up...she definitely wasn't a Cylon...that much I could tell. Remember when she was captured on Caprica and she was taking to the birthing facility...wouldn't the Cylons have figured out she was one of them then? So yeah, I'm inclined to believe she was the fleet's guardian Angel. From the beginning she was one of it's greatest defenders... and let's face it, in most religions to reach that divine status, one must face great adversity, and even succumb to darkness before rising...Covers Kara pretty good. Okay, some shit that bothered me... With all of the shit that they did bring down to the planet with them...Raptors, weapons, etc...how could there not have been a trace of them to be found in the future? Another thing is, you land 36,000 civilized people on a planet...it's bound to have some significant impact on the locals, and their evolution...What happened to everyone after they landed was left to open ended...and I was pissed about this. I also couldn't see after everything they went through to build their relationship...that Bill and Lee would just go their seperate ways...the same with Tigh... Also, Hera being Mitochondrial Eve???? That's the only trace of their presence on Earth? Fuck that. How is that even possible? Did she mate with members of the indigenous population? How could she be Eve, if there were already people walking around on the planet? I liked seeing Moore in that final scene. That was cool. Baltar being an Angel makes sense too, only one who has fallen so far could find that measure of salvation(I know, nice one). I have more, but this is all I have time for. One last thing...I was very glad to see that the Cylons didn't get their resurrection data, and even better that Tory got her's. I liked her until she killed Cally. I was disappointed not to see Hotdog and his daughter again though. -
The"this Is A Screen Capture Of My Desktop" Thread
bishopx replied to Hyphnip's topic in Open Discussion
I like it...very serene. -
Okay Bromance??? I keep hearing it, and I'm not down with that...Just not going to put that in my lexicon. Wigga? I don't like the N-word to begin with...so won't be using that either. I have used Homance...which is when one of your bros hooks up with and falls in love with a well known ho.
-
Nine Inch Nails
bishopx replied to The_Rat_Who_Would_be_King's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
This will be the first thing I do when I get home. Chris, you rock. -
The Smashing Pumpkins
bishopx replied to here is no why's topic in Music In General: David Bowie Appreciation Station
Billy is Billy...so basically now SP is just Billy's solo career...which was oh so great.(Read suckfest)
