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Re: Obamacare regulations reportedly 8 times longer than the Bible

skylark — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:19:49 -0000

Complete nonsense.

http://cnsnews.com/news/art...

Re: Obamacare regulations 30 times longer than law

skylark — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:42:13 -0000

Baloney.

http://cnsnews.com/news/art...

Re: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/01/19/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6116297.shtml

skylark — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:18:23 -0000

Looks like the call went out to the wingnut chatrooms ... note to Freepers et al, next time you troll an online poll, try to make the results look a little more plausible.

Re: McCain's "Christmas Story" Ads

skylark — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:28:02 -0000

Gee, why is it that only McCain campaigners recall this story?

Of course Orson Swindle didn't remember it four months ago. In fact he didn't remember them ever really discussing faith at all:

Politico

And don't forget the detailed accounts McCain gave in 1995 of three Christmases he spent in captivity - 1968,1969, and 1970 - without a word about a Christian guard or a cross in the dirt.

The Nightingale's Song
(pp. 171-174)

Re: Shaking Hands With Terrorists

skylark — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:59:00 -0000

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Re: Shaking Hands With Terrorists

skylark — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:49:31 -0000

Oh I dunno. I'll bet they're pretty embarrassed in retrospect.

Accepting his services when he was in prison for murder would - besides being difficult - be unconscionable. Not just embarrassing.

Re: Shaking Hands With Terrorists

skylark — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:47:50 -0000

Oh, you mean this part of the article?

"The Tennessee Republican Party soon claimed no connection with Looper, though campaign contributions and lists of paid political consultants proved otherwise."

No kidding, people didn't want to see a murderer win the seat of the man he murdered? High praise indeed.

Hey, here's one:

BTK killer = registered Republican !

Re: Shaking Hands With Terrorists

skylark — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:04:48 -0000

"Byron (Low Tax) Looper (born Byron Anthony Looper on September 15, 1964 in Putnam County, Tennessee), is a former politician (Republican), who is currently an inmate in the Tennessee state penal system. In order to advance his political career, he legally changed his middle name from Anthony to "(Low Tax)". He was convicted for the October 1998 murder of Tennessee State Senator Tommy Burks (Democrat) while running for his seat."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Re: Shaking Hands With Terrorists

skylark — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:33:36 -0000

Well, Ted Bundy did campaign for Washington's Republican Governor Dan Evans and was also assistant to the chairman of the Washington State Republican Party.

Talk about embarrassing factoids: Evans appointed Bundy to the Seattle Crime Prevention Advisory Committee.

Re: Shaking Hands With Terrorists

skylark — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:48:22 -0000

They were probably delivering his secret Islamofascist orders to him.

Look in the pumpkin.

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:41:08 -0000

Well, I have sure been making use of it now that I know about it !

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:35:38 -0000

Well, first of all, we don't know whether they signed on the actual stars and stripes or on the white edge. But when you can show where Kennedy or any of the seven others autographed flags as a campaign stunt, I'd say you have a point.

But I'd be perfectly willing to say Obama and GWB are equal "offenders" when it comes to the anthem.

Calling hands folded politely in front of you- during the anthem, not the pledge - a "crotch salute to the flag" just makes you look silly.

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:39:04 -0000

Wow, that is really helpful. Wish I'd known about this before.

Thanks for the info.

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:26:27 -0000

I think you mean it appears to be salable.

Unless you can show me the exception for Presidential signatures in the Flag Code.

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:23:02 -0000

And he still couldn't find it.

Guess he was showing respect for the flag...just not the way he ought to.

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:46:43 -0000

From someone who actually picked up the phone:

~~~UPDATE 2: I called the Houston Volunteer office - presumably the one on the tape - and the lady who answered the phone said there had been a "misrepresentation" and told me to call their Austin office. That office has not yet opened, so I was able to speak with Josh Earnest from their main media relations department. Despite a bad connection he clarified that the office on the tape is not and will not be an official office, so I've updated the title of this post to include "(volunteers)". He directed me to the following which has since been appended to the Fox 26 report:

The office featured in this video is funded by volunteers of the Barack Obama Campaign and is not an official headquarters for his campaign.

That conflicts with the statement from Fox 26 implying that the volunteers were just there to open the office, and that that very office would later be occupied by Obama staffers. The campaign has also called the flag "inappropriate". ~~~

http://lonewacko.com/blog/a...

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:33:11 -0000

Uhm, what part of "not an official headquarters for his campaign" was not clear?

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:30:04 -0000

Oh my, just a little desperate to make a talking point, are we?

If that was the "point" of Ed's post, you shouldn't object to it being as factually accurate as possible.

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:47:36 -0000

And maybe GWB was leading the singing here:

http://www.newshounds.us/Bu...

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:23:27 -0000

I didn't realize we can edit our comments here.

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:20:54 -0000

Uhm, I think you failed to read the part of the comment to which I was responding.

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:55:35 -0000

Just looking for the update that includes the disclaimer posted by Fox News:

"The office featured in this video is funded by volunteers of the Barack Obama Campaign and is not an official headquarters for his campaign."

http://www.myfoxhouston.com...

I'm sure you'd want to show this prominently in your main post, in the interest of accuracy.

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:42:03 -0000

You'll have to show me where I referred to you or anybody else as a schmuck.

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:35:30 -0000

How 'bout if you are the President?

http://www.editec.net/misc/...

Re: A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?

skylark — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:42:27 -0000

Sorry, you'll have to restate your comment. It makes no sense as a response to what I posted.