Jobber of the Week

*comes out in a mock-up imitation of Slapnuts!* Ahem. MYTH: You wipe your ass with what he feels. FACT: You actually care to an extent that you bothered to reply. Source: Five uncredited quotations and an obscure anti-defamation link.

If they were all like "People who live near financial centers should move out, people who work in financial centers should not come to work. Residents should keep bottled water available for emergencies" it would okay and the complaining, while maybe not GONE, would be reduced. It's this "We're raising the terror alert to 'High', but don't feel too scared to go to the local megamall" business that nobody likes.

Wow, that's almost as bad as the stereotyping as everyone in California as a hippie, gay, ganster, or idiot. Or a mix. And, of course, always out of touch with the American mainstream. Nevermind that 1 in every 7 Americans is a Californian.

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Green? Oh no, wait, that's just if you're GWB or working on his election team.

Again, I'm not talking about this guy. Everyone seems to think I am. I already said that I think he's worrying a bit too much about whether he's sinning by helping other people out in a way the Lord wouldn't agree with, since supposedly the Lord forgives you of your sins in the afterlife. Regardless of that, I'm talking about a much more large-scale situation, involving prescribed drugs such as painkillers or what have you. It doesn't have to be this guy doing it. I'm talking completely in hypothetical land.

Actually, he never denied that he didn't do coke, but he never said he did either. The best answer we got out of him was that he'd pass the qualifications given to his staff, which is to not have done drugs over a certain number of years. He won't give a straight answer for anything before that. Actually, it's the middle and lower class that spends the money. The highest classes just puts it back away in their bank and considers it money saved.

I'll just say it again. Dole's service didn't matter because we weren't at war with anybody. If he was running in today's climate things would be different.

Because the point of the electoral college is to make sure rinky-dink states have a voice, too. Republicans in particular are big fans of this, because if you ever lookat the election map there seems to be acres of red, each state an easily-forgotten one that only has a few electoral votes. But, when put together, are a better ace in the pocket than the Democrats winning the states where most of America is gathered.

And changing pharmacies with your insurance company can be hell in a handbasket depending on policies. Again, I don't think over the counter stuff is an issue, but if we get into the area of perscription drugs, you have to understand that if you choose to work in this kind of environment that you may find yourself doing something you yourself don't agree with. You're a participant in the medical process, helping people, and getting paid for it too. Not giving people drugs for religious reasons is the same as the people who complain about the health of people who work in bars and casinos and have to breathe a lot of smoke. If you don't approve of it, DON'T GET INTO THAT BUSINESS. If your belief is Christian Science, maybe pharmaceutical just isn't for you.

But what if you're a rich farmer/ran.... Oh, fuck it.

Not every town has such an option.

Ditto Arnold.

First of all, don't hold bigjig responsible for what I'm posting, thank you. Second of all, while I personally believe the guy should lighten up (as I mentioned in my post about how, spiritually, your sins on this world are atoned for), that doesn't tie in directly to this issue. Birth control pills are one thing, but the precedent scares me. What happens if my doctor perscribes a painkiller medication for me (not necessarily over the counter Advil like Jig suggested, but something prescribed by a Doctor) and the pharmacy refuses to carry it for religious reasons? I'd have to get it filled at another pharmacy, which would require going back to my doctor, probably having to muck around with the health insurance company, etc. Over the counter birth control pills aren't at the same level as that, but there are people out there who don't believe in the help of medicines in various cases for religious reasons. If they want to suffer for God, then fine. But we're all in trouble if they get behind our pharmacy counter.

GreatOne, rather than talking trash and insulting people for following an ideology that isn't your own, why don't you try to actually debate or something? If you think we're a bunch of retarded commies who worship the ground "Michael Moron" waddles on, then just make a big "fuck you all" post and leave, because that will encompass all you have to contribute to this forum. You're the person who claims to not give a shit about being told to fuck off by somebody on the internet. Act like it instead of blowing it up into a huge flamefest while still trying to pretend like you don't really care.

I don't really give a rat's ass about those, but tearing down Yankees Stadium is like tearing down the White House. If they absolutely have to tear down the walls, just build something new in the same place and give it the same name. Don't move it across the street because that's the ultimate slap in the face to everyone. "Oh, yes, we had to tear down Yankee Stadium so we could move it across the street." Shit, it's times like this I wish a team could use two arenas, and just use the old one for their most important games. At times this season, NYY has been playing like they don't deserve the place anyway.

If you cannot do your job because of your religion, then don't do that job. No one has asked this guy to use birth control himself. Because of his decision, there's a higher risk that people without have sex without protection and we'll have another unwanted child in this world. If you are going to work in the profession of medicine, airline pilot, the military, and other careers, you need to make sure you can do your duty without conflicting with your religion. Supposedly, this guys sins will be absolved, so for now he should stop worrying about the specks in his neighbors' eyes and realize everything's going to be alright.

I really have to call this into dispute. I've already asked conservatives here why they don't see how conservative policy will only flourish if we have government gridlock, and their answers seem to be along the lines of "But will Kerry do anything differently from Bush? Probably not, so I might as well vote for Bush so that Kerry doesn't win." Bush has been spending millions running negative ads all over the place. California is hardly considered a battleground state and even I'm seeing them. Kerry's ads have been moderate to positive. Heck, at one point just before Edwards was announced as running mate, if you went to Bush's website, you saw NO pictures of George W Bush. The picture of him in the logo at the top banner wasn't there, and there was no photos of him in the page except for a "Volunteer Now!" Flash that only occasionally showed up (it shares space with ads for a Party For The President ad and other things, changing with a browser refresh.) At the same time, there was four pictures of John Kerry, attatched to videos and attack pieces casting him in a negative light. On Kerry's site at the same time, there are no pictures of George W Bush either. All you found is warm and fuzzy PR shots of Kerry like you'd expect from a campaign promotional. And yet, somehow, our guy is always cast as the guy who's running on nothing but contempt for the other guy, and your guy is the guy with the uplifting message who takes the high road.

If Bob Dole ran for President during wartime, perhaps his service would have been more relevant. And thank you for rescuing me from that mine filled with the toxic gas.

Fans: Taker is old and boring. Taker: Whoa. I guess I better go back to what's popular and limit my TV exposure. Fans: Why the hell is Taker not on TV more? Is he too good for free TV or something?

Appearantly a whole bunch of politicians flip-flopped for voting for the Patriot Act while we were still in our "OMG911SECURITYSECURITYSECURITY" Chicken Little groupthink mode.

How about everyone on the forum adopt Thumbtack's avatar, just to throw everything off-balance?

And here I thought at TSM the posters were too classy for internet porn.

So has Nevada, which is interesting to me. I know there's a lot of Dems in Vegas and a lot of Republicans everywhere else, but they've also been fighting Bush all term over Yucca Mountain, and who REALLY wants to vote for the guy who wants to use you for a waste dump?