I was surprised at the commercial with David Letterman and Jay Leno That was the same Letterman/Oprah commercial they ran a few years ago...they just put Leno in digitally. Turns out I was wrong about that...in fact Leno DID come to town last week to film this ad. Wow![/quote] How did that NOT turn...

SeminiferousButtNoid wrote:Very simple:

1) Cut the defense budget in half

2) Cut bureaus that do nothing or are extraneous or corrupt like the Department of Education and the ATF

While you're on point two, how about the FDA? That whole department is a fucking joke.

A lot of good points have been made, but Ugmo, I gotta disagree about entitlements. Look, the fact is, if you really want to fix a debt this big, you've got to make big changes. That means stop asking the government to fund your lifestyle! So go down the line with a pair of shears and listen to the ...

I still don't really get your point. So the Fed loans the government 1.9 trillion dollars - where does that money come from? Because when it loaned the money to AIG, the taxpayers financed that (or rather it got added to the deficit and thus eventually the national debt). Or if it just prints the m...

Social Security, 19.63% Department of Homeland Security, 2.22% Interest on the deficit 4.63% Housing & Urban Development 1.34% National Science Foundation 1.32% Deaprtment of Defense by 50% 9.82% There goes 37.96% War budget is covered under Department of Defense.

VB - don't take this the wrong way, but I propose you lay off the reefer for a while. :lol: Come on don't get cheap on me! I made valid points and you know it, so if you want to question my criticism on that article then by all means go ahead. Or, maybe you need a bowl to catch up! Sorry dude, I do...

So, we all agree that Bush's economic plan was to blame for the deficit (even though the Dems had no problem agreeing to the budgets submitted in most cases) so that should mean that all the Obamabots can agree that he's spending us into oblivion, right? Why not just stick to a comparison between 2...

Ugmo wrote:VB - don't take this the wrong way, but I propose you lay off the reefer for a while.

Come on don't get cheap on me! I made valid points and you know it, so if you want to question my criticism on that article then by all means go ahead. Or, maybe you need a bowl to catch up!

I don't take Beck the least bit seriously and could actually imagine myself watching his show for entertainment purposes. I agree 100%. But I'll give credit where credit is due. His piece on the America's Police Force was spot on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPaUsIvzwOc As far as Olbermann goes,...

[quote="VinnieKulick"]The US debt is on track to hit a congressionally proposed debt ceiling of 14.3 trillion dollars by the end of February, the Treasury said Wednesday, a day ahead of a key vote to raise it to that level. "Based on current projections, Treasury expects to reach the ...

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/26/business/fi-fed-audit26?pg=2 He noted that a full, independent audit of the Fed's financial operations is conducted every year and that Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has taken steps to increase the amount of information the central bank releases. I'll be honest, I...

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/26/business/fi-fed-audit26?pg=2 He noted that a full, independent audit of the Fed's financial operations is conducted every year and that Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has taken steps to increase the amount of information the central bank releases. I'll be honest, I...

I really can't believe you guys think Olbermann and Beck are bigger douchebags than Rush and O'Reilly. Beck is a fruitcake in a cup on a girl's bicycle basket, but he's spoken true once or twice. Olbermann can be hot headed, to understate, but he at least seems man enough to admit when he's wrong on...

How about auditing the Federal Reserve? Ron Paul fan, eh? :wink: I'm not sure that would save a whole lot of money, let alone the 1.6 trillion bucks needed to balance the budget. And apparently the Fed is fully, independently audited every year anyway. Honestly I hate quoting the guy because whenev...

I agree with EYU in principle, but if you're going to make assertions on a controversial topic like global warming, you'd better make sure your data is a little more bulletproof than that. The fact that it's not the first incident and that people's jobs are on the line at the IPCC tells me that the...

Oh I look forward to it

A dollar is a dollar. If the government spends it on bullets and not band aids, it's still spent. Deficit spending (spending more than you take in) is still deficit spending. When Obama rings up big numbers and he's still spending more than we're taking in, it doesn't matter WHY we're not taking in...

Jesus fuck, for the last time. I am NOT deflecting away that Bush ran up a deficit. We've all agreed on that. Obama is still spending at record rates, and running the deficit higher, even without the stimulus spending. Why is that so hard to comprehend? He has no other choice, thanks to the perfect...

All your answers are really on point and each point is a hundred times better than any McCain or Bill Oreilly could make on the subject. i agree with each of you and it's totally a mountain out of a molehill. I guess I was expecting some hate on the issue but you metalheads prove your maturity once...

I can't think of a political issue I care less about. Let the military do whatever they think they need to do. They'd be the ones who'd know how it affects troop morale and interaction a lot more than some pandering to the religious right politician would. It's retarded that this ever became a nati...

Check out this email I just got: "No matter how I look at the issue...I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens...For me, it comes down to integrity -- theirs as i...

When I first saw this thread I thought I would upload the demos and help you out. But then you talked shit about a band the included a friend that has since passed way. So instead. I will never upload anything for you. Have a great day shit talker. I get what your saying but would I have asked if I...

Anyone got some Glamour Punks bootlegs? Any shiny shitpop glam bands like that?

I guess you could call them third tier or whatever

Yesterday I saw Paranormal Activity. I give it a five for not being as corny and predictable as other horror flicks but it made me feel fucking carsick, and the idea that it's based on a real story makes it more intriguing. I almost want to dig up the old thread about it. Maybe a seven, just becaus...