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Message: <blockquote data-quote="APewty" data-source="post: 4502203" data-attributes="member: 71816">I"m bolding this for emphasis, that this is my failing to continually not finish thoughts, with an explanation later why it happened this time. I love humor too. BUT..... It is no more appropriate to apply satire or other political humor right before an important election, than it is to use black humor when someone passes. This is my point that I did not make. It is a poor choice indeed to make jokes at someone's funeral, the same as making political jokes in the heat of the debate, or it is my opinion. For instance, the new movie from Stone. I don't believe now is the time for such a thing. A year ago or a year from now, it's appropriate and even funny. But releasing that kind of movie just before the election shows a lot of bad qualities on the part of the people responsible. It denigrates politics and the people involved. We can laugh at politics later, when the job is done. More simply put, there is a time to laugh and there is a time to work or be serious. That's my opinion. As far as the intelligence reference, it is directly related to the choice of when to make your joke. It's called timing. Some will argue that the time to make a joke is during a serious moment. That's true if the point of making your joke is to break tension. But, if the point of making your joke is to sling mud, score points, or attack people, then it's not really satire or comedy but just an attempt to hide behind comedy. I don't find that funny. I don't like people trying to fool me. It's like the guy that kicks you in the ass and when you turn around, he gives you that little smile and says "I was just kiddin' around..." I call BS on that every time. It's done with malice, and I don't laugh at that. I'm in Florida on business since Sunday and will be until a week from tomorrow. It's done nothing but rain, and I just now found out there is a computer in the hotel I can use. I've used the one at the training center I'm here to attend but I can only use it when others aren't and during lunch and breaks, so I have posted fast the last couple of days. My haste has caused me to be less clear than usual, which is a real shame since I don't consider myself to be good at writing my thoughts down. As for anti-American, I can sympathize with that. In a way I feel anti-American in some ways. Not saying I want America to be harmed, just that I've thought what it would be like to live in another country since I'm not always happy with how things happen here. I've always decided this is the best country in the world despite what failings there are. Having never been to Alaska, I have no idea what it's like. I assume, without checking at this time, that it's an association started by natives, that is people indiginous to the Alaskan area before the "white man" came along. If not, then the idea that the natives of this country, who suffered under the American government as our country grew, being anti-American is something I am sympathetic with. I also think that any associations that Sarah Palin had with any anti-American group need to be checked into and her cooperating monitored. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> for tat if you will. I don't think the Ayers-Obama connection is important because of any bias. I think it's important regardless of who it is. Period. Like I said before, Troopergate continues and you'll not hear any complaining for me. I'll only complain if Troopergate or any partisan check continues and Ayers-Obama is ignored. Both need checked. All pertinent facts need to be checked. I'm torn on Keating Five ties. I think it could be reexamined, but that's supposed to have been investigated and McCain cleared. I think both Presidential candidates careers are open to scrutiny. Not only does this include the Keating scandal but also the Ayers-Obama association.</blockquote>

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