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Sorry... let me put down my beer and pull my hand out of my pants.... there we go. I always have to do that before I wax philosophical or political... ;) Wait... can both things coexist? I sure hope so. It really is a form of bigotry. The intellectuals are prejudiced against the...

IM and I talked the other day and I brought up the point that there is a marked move toward anti-intellectualism in this country. The underlying assumption goes like this: He is too lofty and learned and therefore is incapable of being in touch with grass roots, kitchen table issues. In other...

Right. We can make an error. The honorable man admits it, moves on, and doesn't repeat his mistake. The dishonorable man continues to repeat a mistake even though he knows it is a mistake. This is blatant lying. Either that or it is willful ignorance of the fact in question. I doubt very...

Right. We all make little mistakes. They are never really that funny. Let's move on. Personally, I believe that there is a substantial difference between making mistakes about facts and not being able to address current issues in an informed manner.

Look. I have already gone way farther than I wanted to go with this. Debating in this way is inane. What I don't like is having my position misrepresented, as, I am sure, you dislike it too. I do not believe Sarah Palin is capable. I fear her ideology. It is dangerous for America and it...

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In an interview, I doubt seriously if that many people know what is to be asked of them. And when someone asks me what newspaper I read, I can answer them. I won't say, "Um, all of them. Everything that comes across my table." Give me a break. And when someone asks me about foreign affairs...

If you were confused about Palin's debating style, this flow chart proves exceedingly handy: Daily Kos: Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart

As for the Youtube clip, I can't really compare a mistake about history to complete inability to speak about current events displayed be Palin. Yes, he goofed. But, Palin's was much funnier in that she stammered like a 3rd grader trying to bull$*&% the teacher.

It appeared to me that Palin was working with a list of prepared responses that she had memorized. She clearly had no knowledge of some of these issues until she was "programmed". She then spit out the same tired sloganeering. She steered the conversations into these realms repeatedly...

APewty, your argument shows a glaring contradiction: You say be wary of giving your money to other people and be reluctant to expect them to use it wisely, yet you also decry regulation. However, isn't regulation as close as we can come to making sure our government and economy operate...

The current polarization has happened as a natural consequence of a two party system. Actually, it is surprising that it hasn't come to this point sooner. When one side pushes, the other side will mostly likely push back. It is a sort of consequence of human behavior that when one side of a...

I believe his character is still in Ugot. He hasn't left for some time. As for Bob's character helping with the school, I am fine with this. I will need someone to organize this while I am away. As for my own interests, as long as no one else wants to pursue anything, I am going to pursue...

I have talked about this connection many times, that is the need to let our brains work on problems when we sleep. Many writers do this and wake to find the forges nice and hot in the morning. I have trained myself to think of a problem in my writing and sort of set my brain to the task. Many...

Yes, this was the bit that Tina Fey made fun of on SNL. What is so funny is that Tina hardly changed the dialogue at all. She used Palin's own words in the parody and it got huge laughs. Obama is pulling ahead in polls across the country. I will stand by my prediction: Landslide...

I watched this today and truly it is funnier than even the Tina Fey send-up. Unfortunately, it is for real. Can anyone say, "How do I pad my resume?" This woman could conceivably be a heart beat away from the Presidency of the United States! I have to say, though, that my darker side laughed...

Thank you, IM. It is a shame that my loathing of undead might interfere with my beating the black dragon, however... hmmm. I do have some ideas, though!

I believe it is necessary. I don't like it, but I think it is necessary. The optimistic view is that the government might make the money back with profit. We'll see. As for predictions, I think the stunt has only hurt the Republicans, as it is them blaming Pelosi and then storming out like...

It was a fun adventure. Bob also really enjoyed himself. The one shot adventures lend themselves well to this gaming situation. The next adventures will have more focus, I feel. Also, we learned some things about kid control. We will have to prepare a little better next time. But, I have...

Why do you want him to start at first when we are all 3rd or 4th? He will be severely hampered and probaby won't have as much fun hiding behind our skirts...