Lefty

Holy...! Scratch just a little below the surface and look what we find ... Hmmm, you do realize you need to take your medication EVERY day ...right? You should know that my heartfelt philosophy is I will be judged by 12 rather than carried by 6. Damn guys learn your Monty Python. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

The sign of a true communicator. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Is that opposed to the slavish worshiping your Great Leader..there are many of you who are starting to sound like the followers of his North Korean counterpart.( Including no dissenting opinions allowed) I haven't seen one person yet on these boards, NEO-CON (have to put it in what I'm starting to call "Amazonian Caps", or it doesn't look ominous enough) or otherwise who has tried to silence your usually "dissenting opinion". Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

I'm gonna laugh if you think you're talking about me. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Well, I'd change "promote its values" to "promote its interests", then I'm not ashamed to admit I do subscribe to the views in that definition. Of course, we can't go throwing our weight around too much or else we start to do more harm than good to our interests. As of now, we're on top...and we should do what we need to to stay that way. Since our world is and has always been governed by the use of force, the use of force is not unthinkable when it comes to protecting our standing. I do not necessarily disagree, and there is much evidence what you say is true; but I find it a bit depressing to concede that we may forever be falling back on war as a way of spreading our values where they are not readily accepted. Define " . . . protect our standing." It appears you may think force is an acceptable way of protecting our standing. What exactly does that mean? I hope it does not mean that if we start to slip from our role of world's dominant economic power that such a slide alone would be sufficient to declare a few wars. You know, . . . to protect our standing. Well, I wasn't thinking in terms of economic power per se. War isn't the ideal answer, I'm just saying it's a tool that we shouldn't be afraid to use if we have to. As I said before, when it comes down to it, our world is governed by force or the threat of it. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

I suggest we all educate ourselves and take this handy quiz on how to spot a pedophile. Quiz. Maddox's theory definitely holds true for the guys in the link freefly posted. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Heh, I think that's why the original link doesn't work...went to the results page instead of the quiz page. Any quiz that says I'm a liberal is obviously broken...dumb quiz. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Heh, it linked me right to a page that said "You are most likely an isolationist"...that wouldn't be your result, would it? Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Well, I'd change "promote its values" to "promote its interests", then I'm not ashamed to admit I do subscribe to the views in that definition. Of course, we can't go throwing our weight around too much or else we start to do more harm than good to our interests. As of now, we're on top...and we should do what we need to to stay that way. Since our world is and has always been governed by the use of force, the use of force is not unthinkable when it comes to protecting our standing. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Ummm...well said? Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

True. Not raising taxes is also a good reason for me to vote for a politician also. But promises of not raising taxes may be a red herring as a platform if principles persued generally doesn't require the need for tax increases in the first place. Especially if he's a Senator. Governors tend to have the need of raising taxes as a job requirement vs. a Senator anyways. A politician can safely run his term without raising taxes if he picks the right fights to participate in. He can also achieve this by shifting fundings. In the Presidency though, this may not be possible when you are dealing with the rest of he world vs. inner runnings of a state. Perhaps. But as things stand right now, based on stated principles plus track record, I think Ron Paul is definitely the least likely candidate to abuse the taxing power of the government and the most likely to exercise fiscal responsibility. I don't think any of the other candidates can even pretend to stand for similar values. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

No, not really. Catchy song, though. The infrared Apache scene still looks cool after all this time. Anyone get the feeling that Bush-hating has reached the level of being a religion of its own? Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Out of curiosity, has anyone ever directly admitted to being one of these "neo-cons" on these boards in the same way I would say "I'm a libertarian"? Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Neat! Could have done without the obvious right-wing bias of the Fox News article, but interesting development nonetheless. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Heh, I see you don't know much about Mr. Paul. In his decades in Congress, he's actually stuck to his principles and has done what he says he will do...which is probably why he keeps getting reelected by his "small group of followers". For example, he has never once voted to raise taxes. That alone makes almost any politician worth voting for in my book. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Though I agree with the common sense argument that criminals don't buy guns legally, I have the same questions as you regarding this particular report. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

'Cause Ron Paul rules. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Clicky There's a summary of the study about a third of the way down the page. I can't find the whole thing online, but I did find a trusty endnote: "Violent Encounters: Felonious Assaults on America’s Law Enforcement Officers is available from the UCR Program Office, FBI Complex, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306-0150 or by calling 888-827-6427. Readers who wish to discuss the topic of officer safety but do not want to request copies of Violent Encounters should contact Mr. Charles E. Miller III, head of the Officer Safety Research and Training Program, at 304-625-2939." Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Well, I'm happy Mr. Turley is coming around...but I wonder why court cases and not a personal reading of the constitution are causing him to rethink his own principles. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Well, I'm a libertarian. I like Rush anyway. "RePUBICan", that was the word...now I remember. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Your mature eloquence on the issue is refreshing, as always. Although you forgot to mention the word "rePUBEicans" or whatever you call them. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Man, sorry I'm late to Bill's straw-grasping marathon, but consider this crazy face here my response to all his posts on this thread. Hell, I'm in the military and even I knew what Rush meant (and it wasn't offensive at all, Bill). As far as Rush being the one to blow it out of proportion...I don't believe he was the one who brought the issue of his statements to the floor of the U.S. congress. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

Good. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin

I hope the prison guards let the general population know what this guy did. Problem solved. Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin