jumper03 0 #51 October 24, 2005 QuoteNeat. I did some consulting for Rockwell on x-ray analysis of titanium alloys for the Shuttle. Did we find out exactly what Gawain did yet? I plan on riding it soon. AMAZON! what you doing in SC?????Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,008 #52 October 24, 2005 So we're up to 71% negative rating. Wow, even the lowest public poll isn't that low (58% disapproval.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,028 #53 October 24, 2005 QuoteSo we're up to 71% negative rating. Wow, even the lowest public poll isn't that low (58% disapproval.) Yes, but as a group we are better educated, more intelligent, sexier and better looking than the general public!... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #54 October 24, 2005 QuoteAMAZON! what you doing in SC????? I am annoying people what did ja think... I even got Billto ban me for 2 weeks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,460 #55 October 24, 2005 I help develop, test, and maintain the software it uses on orbit. I tested a modification that allows the antennas to use a larger number of antennas to send data to the earth, so that the blackout periods are shorter. Before that, I maintained the mainframes that the astronauts used for their important emails Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,008 #56 October 24, 2005 >I help develop, test, and maintain the software it uses on orbit. I > tested a modification that allows the antennas to use a larger > number of antennas to send data to the earth, so that the blackout > periods are shorter. Don't ever run for office, or someone will pick this post apart and say "Wendy claims she designed the space shuttle!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
okalb 104 #57 October 24, 2005 QuoteSo we're up to 71% negative rating. Wow, even the lowest public poll isn't that low (58% disapproval.) Just curious, do you think the higher than average negative rating comes from the non-Americans on dz.com? Since I don't think there are many outside of the US that approve of Bush's performance, but they are not called in the public polls.Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #58 October 24, 2005 2 of your links are from Sudan.net. A quick whois from godaddy.com who is the registrar shows: Administrative Contact: Ataalsid, Muaz misc@sudan.net P.O.Box 931750 Norcross, Georgia 30003-1750 Afghanistan 5593443076 Fax -- 5593443076 Technical Contact: Ataalsid, Muaz misc@sudan.net P.O.Box 931750 Norcross, Georgia 30003-1750 Afghanistan 5593443076 Fax -- 5593443076 I don't know about you, but I kinda doubt an "official" (nonetheless reliable) Sudanese source would be using a budget registrar and live in Georgia. On a side note, Sudan has their own country code , DOT SD So when you get those e-mail from the Minitry of Mining, you'll know it's legit ;) EDITED to add that I'm REALLY slow in postingI promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #59 October 24, 2005 oh what a tangled world wide web we weave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #60 October 24, 2005 Whoa! Oren's here! Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReBirth 0 #61 October 24, 2005 Wow...you sound all brainy and stuff. Maybe it was YOU that invented the internet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,008 #62 October 24, 2005 >Just curious, do you think the higher than average negative rating >comes from the non-Americans on dz.com? Since I don't think there > are many outside of the US that approve of Bush's performance, but > they are not called in the public polls. I think that's part of it. I think another part of it is that there seem to be a higher-than-national-average number of people on this board who are not democrat or republican, and the independents tend to have a lower than average opinion of Bush. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
okalb 104 #63 October 24, 2005 QuoteWhoa! Oren's here! Now you know I am bored!Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #64 October 24, 2005 QuoteNeat. I did some consulting for Rockwell on x-ray analysis of titanium alloys for the Shuttle. Did we find out exactly what Gawain did yet? In all honesty, my direct involvement with NASA was limited to selling some high-end technical training to DFRC at Edwards AFB, and coordinating similar programs with JPL.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #65 October 25, 2005 QuoteWow...you sound all brainy and stuff. Maybe it was YOU that invented the internet! Nahhh.. but I DID stay at a Holiday Inn onceI promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #66 October 25, 2005 QuoteJust curious, do you think the higher than average negative rating comes from the non-Americans on dz.com? Since I don't think there are many outside of the US that approve of Bush's performance, but they are not called in the public polls. No, I think the left wingers here are just plain partisan no matter what is really going on (though some are more eloquent than the typical screaming fits we are accustomed to see in the normal public faces) and the right wingers (here) tend to think through their positions and are more split in opinion as a result. These are rough generalizations and I'm sure some on both sides will cry that 'they' don't fit that mold - so be it. I agreed with much of what Vinny wrote and voted disappointed (but still prefer GWB over the potential of what either Al or John represented). C'mon George - veto a spending bill once in your life. Being pres means being tough on congress. If Reagan could do it once in a while, why not you? We are really better off when congress and the pres are in opposing parties, at least it slows down the vacuum pressure on our wallets. I don't think it matters which party gets a president in office, the primaries pretty well guarantee any decent human can't get a nomination out of either party. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
okalb 104 #67 October 25, 2005 QuoteQuoteNo, I think the left wingers here are just plain partisan no matter what is really going on (though some are more eloquent than the typical screaming fits we are accustomed to see in the normal public faces) and the right wingers (here) tend to think through their positions and are more split in opinion as a result. These are rough generalizations and I'm sure some on both sides will cry that 'they' don't fit that mold - so be it. I disagree with that statement. I think it looks that way now because the situation dictates it. I think that opposition to the party in power is always more vocal and passionate about what is going on. Being in opposition breeds anger and fear which causes people to speak up. It is easy to stay quiet when you are the party in power and things are going the way you would like them to go. Lets face it, who were the vocal ones during the Clinton years? If you think back, you will find that during the Clinton administration, the right wingers were just as resolute and unwavering in their hatred for him as the left wing is towards Bush now. Either way, I don't think that would affect the polls. If that were the case, then the public polls would show the same result. So I still think the large swing from public opinion must be coming from the non-Americans. Time flies like an arrow....fruit flies like a banana Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,460 #68 October 25, 2005 QuoteNo, I think the left wingers here are just plain partisan no matter what is really going on (though some are more eloquent than the typical screaming fits we are accustomed to see in the normal public faces) and the right wingers (here) tend to think through their positions and are more split in opinion as a result. Maybe it's just easier to see the thought process of someone who basically agrees with you, and maybe it's easy to see the shadings of leaning in someone whose point of view you understand. Kind of like "all Chinese look alike" to Anglos, maybe all "lefties" look alike when you're on the right. And vice versa. I see far more shadings in the leanings to the left than to the right, but I have a feeling that's more a reflection of where I lean than reality. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReBirth 0 #69 October 25, 2005 QuoteNo, I think the left wingers here are just plain partisan no matter what is really going on Irony. You use partisan labels to label others as partisan. And than go on to say how much better thought out one group is than the other. Partisanship, by definition, is thinking one side is better than the other. You know what I see? I see that left wingers are usually more introspective, less hypocritical, and more empathetic toward the view point of others. The split you see in the right wingers is that some of them are as well. They're the ones that finally see the truth about GWB. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tso-d_chris 0 #70 October 25, 2005 QuoteNo, I think the left wingers here are just plain partisan no matter what is really going on (though some are more eloquent than the typical screaming fits we are accustomed to see in the normal public faces) and the right wingers (here) tend to think through their positions and are more split in opinion as a result. I disagree with your conclusion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnnyskydive 0 #71 October 25, 2005 Bump Johnny Skydive! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #72 October 25, 2005 Hmm...I think there's truth in what you say Oren, but still agree with Rehmwa. You definitely nailed it when you said that the foreign presence here skews the results of our poll. You're dead on when you say that the opposition party is often the most vocal - I was more vocal during the reign of El Jefe Clintonista than I am now, that's for sure. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReBirth 0 #73 October 25, 2005 QuoteI was more vocal during the reign of El Jefe Clintonista than I am now, that's for sure. Don't be modest....you haven't slowed down your bitching about Clinton in the slightest. Until another democrat wins office, I'm sure he'll continue to be a source of daily bitching for you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
funjumper101 15 #74 October 25, 2005 ***Er...I was complaining about GWB's betrayal of fiscal conservatism and other things...not the internet. I rather like the net. Especially on nights when i'm not feeling well and can't go out for drunken revelry and merriment. *** NICE BACKPEDAL!!! You write the official party line/talking point about Al Gore and the genesis of the Internet. Once presented with factual information you backpedal furiously. Are you lacking factual information to refute BillVon's post? Yes, you are, because there ISN"T ANY!! One of the new party lines/talking points is that perjury and obstruction of justice are "technicalities" and aren't really important. Do you believe that one? Here is a quote from Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Texas - "I certainly hope that if there is going to be an indictment that says something happened, that it is an indictment on a crime and not some perjury technicality where they couldn’t indict on the crime so they go to something just to show that their two years of investigation were not a waste of time and dollars." There are similar quotes from other Republicans readily available on the internet. This was a really big deal to these folks back in 1998, 99, and 2000. Now they aren't. Why is that? What do you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
funjumper101 15 #75 October 25, 2005 Here is a link for more info - http://www.australianpolitics.com/usa/clinton/trial/statements/hutchison.shtml Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
