Obama = cokehead

[Q Classic]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


You think religious people are more likely to be cokeheads?

I dont get the impression that is the message Obama is spreading.

I don't think you're parsing things as I intend you to.

I'm saying that if we actually educated people, they'd be less likely to believe the "Intelligent Design" or "God's Green Earth" bull**** peddled by politically-motivated religionistas.

They'd be less likely to waste their money on lottery tickets.

They'd realize that being a cokehead is not a general path to success.

They'd realize that studying well is one of the better methods of trying to acheive a higher standard of living.

They'd realize that they'd be better off not buying the bull**** peddled by demagogues and talking heads hook, line, and sinker.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Arrian
Well that is a common extremist criticism of moderates. You know, the "yellow streak in the middle of the road" thing?

-Arrian

Typical of idealistic yutes without a clue.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Q Cubed

I don't think you're parsing things as I intend you to.

I'm saying that if we actually educated people, they'd be less likely to believe the "Intelligent Design" or "God's Green Earth" bull**** peddled by politically-motivated religionistas.

Im not sure how im supposed to get that from this

"Maybe they'll also learn what good odds are, when to make good gambles, not play the lottery, and become rational people who understand how science works and are less likely to be swayed by statistically improbable imaginary bearded men."

[Ramo]

Am I missing something?

Yes. I was talking about the thread in general rather than a particular post. No one here made a thread about how great Obama is because of the admission. I see it as a mild plus, but not very important. Hence your "Obama Akbar" response is overblown.

Clear now?

No. That comment clearly implied that it had to do with local political ambitions.

[Ramo]

You should take a look at her website. Somehow support for raising the minimum wage, mental health care for seniors and Alzheimers research, AIDS, public health preparedness arent liberal positions?

She doesn't talk about them all that much. Look at what she has gotten a lot of attention in the national press for in recent years. It's usually not bread and butter liberal positions. Her rhetoric is not commensurate with her record.

Again, I'm not saying that she's alone in doing that, or that her pandering isn't overblown, but it's not imaginary.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Ramo


She doesn't talk about them all that much. Look at what she has gotten a lot of attention in the national press for in recent years. It's usually not bread and butter liberal positions. Her rhetoric is not commensurate with her record.

Again, I'm not saying that she's alone in doing that, or that her pandering isn't overblown, but it's not imaginary.

if you check her website, she recently did a photo-op thingie on the minimum wage. She sure as hell wanted publicity for it. Its not her fault what the national press picks up - I guess a liberal Senator from NY supporting an increase in the minimum wage doesnt strike editors as newsworthy - dog bites man, you know.

And of course if you hang out at gaming sites, or libertarian sites, or at leftish sites where people are looking for reasons to paint hillary as rightist, youre gonna see her positions on video games mentioned alot.

I still dont see how its a left right thing though.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Ramo


Yes. I was talking about the thread in general rather than a particular post.

The thread in general hadn't turned to any discussion of morality. Merely how we have had a preponderance of drug using pols on the national scene and whoops looks like here comes another.

It was you that decided to take teh opporuntiy to sing hossanahs to Obamas name and spin bad into good.

No one here made a thread about how great Obama is because of the admission.

Becasue they would be laughed at like I am doing now to you.

I see it as a mild plus, but not very important.

Good for you. I see it as neither and not important other than if he is using today.

Hence your "Obama Akbar" response is overblown.

Gee dya think?

No. That comment clearly implied that it had to do with local political ambitions.

It did? The amount of mud slinging back then in local election stuff probably didn;t warrent any full disclosure expose. OTOH perhaps it played well with the gangbanger consitutuency.

[Ramo]

It was you that decided to take teh opporuntiy to sing hossanahs to Obamas name and spin bad into good.

I don't see what's so terrible about making a few mistakes when you're a kid. And I respect someone who owns up to his mistakes. I don't see what's so confusing. Turning that into OBMAMAMAAMAM AKBAR is kinda pathetic.

Becasue they would be laughed at like I am doing now to you.

By your lonesome. Not a coincidence.

It did?

Then you tell me what it was supposed to imply.

[Darius871]

Originally posted by Arrian
Honest politician

Even if he is now... not for long!

Honest politician

QFT

[DaShi]

Why don't Republicans ever focus on the issues rather than the personal life of their opponents?

Oh right, nearly forgot.

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Having the balls to admit that you snorted coke in high school in your own memoir

I'd have a lot more respect for him if he hadn't admitted it. What are we supposed to tell kids when a Presidential candidate not only isn't ashamed to admit that he used cocaine, but tries to turn his openness about it into a badge of honor? Or, to paraphrase Chris Rock, how do you tell your kid not to get high when the Democratic presidential candidate is happy to tell everyone he snorted coke?

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with you here, Drake.

I've often said that the thing I most admire about Bush is that he was able to overcome his chemical addictions, both cocaine and alcohol. That shows a profound strength of character that has, to my great disappointment, has not been evident in him otherwise.

[DaShi]

I heard last that Bush had hit the bottle again.

[Guynemer]

Unfounded rumors. That's dirty pool. At least the coke allegations have significant evidence backing them up.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
Typical of idealistic yutes without a clue.

Check check check, we have Odin.

[SpencerH]

One might think that with a name like O BAMA that he'd be liked here but it doesnt seem to be true. Dunno why? I guess it's cos he's a typical wishy-washy liberal (every time I saw him in the senate committee meetings he spoke then voted with true liberal doublespeak). Bah!