Re: Will Mike Bloomberg run for President in 2008?
by Joe on 7/4/2007 2:13:43 PM
Bloomberg's gonna run independent and make back hall handshakes with each party on certain issues and push weight behind one party or another. He's a billion dollar campaign advertisement that will run between the commerical breaks on the CNN debates. Who's he gonna be plugging, that's the question.... Continue »
BRRRRRRRRRREP BLOUGH AINT NO COMIN BACK, SON
by Joe on 1/30/2006 6:00:19 PM
I used to assign some degree of reverence to the higher ideals propping up our democracy. Things like Trust and Respect. But the more I learn about government, seems like the whole thing is held together with a rancid glue of fear, and lust for power and money. And not just the current administra... Continue »
The KKK probably doesn't much care for Spike Lee joints, either
by Joe on 12/13/2005 10:06:46 AM
God's a big guy, at least 15 feet tall. I also heard he likes wearing funny hats, and he refuses to take them off, even in movie theatres. Aparently, he sat right the hell in front of MisterE at Narnia, and blocked his view of the screen:It is probably the worse parallel to christianity i've ever ... Continue »
WHAT'S UP THUG
by Joe on 12/5/2005 8:58:59 PM
Well Nate, I think you're too quick to define the term too narrowly. On it's face, the term 'gangsta' may be most apparently tied to the hard-luck inner city gangbanging black man. But I checked urbandictionary.com, and definition #2 of 'Gangsta' seems to afford a bit more laditude to the word, de... Continue »
I met the sons of darkness and the sons of light in the bordertowns of despair
by Joe on 10/10/2005 6:41:06 PM
When I was 17 I used to date this Mormon broad. It went fine for awhile. Her father was some type of brain doctor and she rode horses in competitions and had walls covered with long blue ribbons and enormous trophies falling off every surface in her room. I never really looked at what the trophie... Continue »
A heart that's full up like a landfill
by Joe on 10/4/2005 11:13:45 PM
I was making a run to north Jersey today in the Euro-style Benz -powered sprinter Vespa van to pick up a broke down scooter earlier today. Traffic was light and tolerable and I had NPR on, and I suddenly realized that I may loathe George Bush. MEEshell Norris, or whatever her name is, was running ... Continue »
For you don't count the dead when God's on your side
by Joe on 9/12/2005 1:15:25 AM
Nick wonders where all the Boy Scouts went:How did all of the once-Boy Scouts in the conservative movement ever forget the one thing that organization is known for?I'd imagine being the President of the United States is sort of a hard job. And with that assumption, you allow for a certain latitude ... Continue »
It's hard to focus your eyes when you're underwater
by Joe on 9/7/2005 11:11:58 PM
I'm not well acquainted with the back story of FEMA, but Don seems to offer a competent summary. When we're in The Shit abroad, it's ok to gaze beyond the horizon, and float around words like 'vengeance' and 'justice'. Regardless of the truth of it. When it's 3,000 miles away, it's all academic. ... Continue »
...and then I do this fantastic leaping scissor kick, and twirl my wand...
by Joe on 9/6/2005 6:21:52 AM
Don writes[The search for truth] is exasperating. I wonder what it would take to help people go on that quest just for the hell of it?If we can find that - then WIS is a guaranteed success. But I'm still trying to figure out where to start looking.First, the new UI seems to be moving in the right ... Continue »
I guess dot com is what more people are most comfortable with. Though Dot ...
by Joe on 9/1/2005 11:20:04 PM
I guess dot com is what more people are most comfortable with. Though Dot org makes me think of fresh air and the rolling green hills of Vermont. But I also think a lot of National Public Radio is stupid and pretentious. Continue »
I MUST BE FINE BECAUSE MY HEART'S STILL BEATING
by Joe on 9/1/2005 11:11:15 PM
andy flips the switch:I think WIS is a place to ask questions of yourself. If you are a creationist, and will never change your mind, fine, no problem, but do you want to be a creationist with certain beliefs without ever having those beliefs challenged and examined? Not by other people on this site... Continue »
THE HOLOCAUST NEVER HAPPENED
by Joe on 8/28/2005 6:02:59 PM
I read the New Yorker article, it was great. I wasn't familiar with a majority of the names dropped from the various fields of academia and philosophy. I tried to read Nietzsche once when I was nineteen, and eventually had to pull the white flag after reading the first 60 pages, three times each, ... Continue »
I have to empty the dehumidifier approximately every 5 hours
by Joe on 8/11/2005 9:52:18 PM
Mike you're relying on domesticated plants and animals as proof that evolution actually happened. I'm not sure I follow you here. Fill out your defense here a little more if you're so inclined. I used to have this mutt and her name was Hilda and she looked nothing like a dinosaur, hand to God. O... Continue »
Good thinking, Donovan. Though I've read a few of his book...
by Joe on 7/25/2005 1:11:10 PM
Good thinking, Donovan. Though I've read a few of his books on the matter, I hesitate to merely give a Friedman book report. My insight on the issue may not be sufficient to adequately fill in such a broad topic, and it's not be a bad idea to take a more specific line with this question. Doesn't ... Continue »
Why not? The area directly affected by any drilling or recovery is a tiny,...
by Joe on 7/23/2005 6:23:07 PM
Why not? The area directly affected by any drilling or recovery is a tiny, tiny fraction of the reserve. The Alaskans are all for it. It'll bring a few hundred thousand jobs to the market. It would be another potentially enormous strategic reserve, should anything go berserk with Saudi Arabia. ... Continue »