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Post by Techguy on Mar 31, 2006 19:36:53 GMT -5
at least Clinton had the decency to get blown in private ;D Or as I've heard it phrased another way: if Clinton could be impeached for only f*****g an intern, what should happen to Dubya and his cronies for f*****g the entire country?
Yoo hoo, Homeland Security? Are you monitoring the Internet for negative statements about our not-so-illustrious leader? Fine. You want a piece of me, I'll give you more than you bargained for. Bring it on.
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Post by trisha on Mar 31, 2006 22:40:13 GMT -5
Dude, if they're monitoring private calls and text messages without warrants, i.e., illegally, you can be sure that they're spying on people on the internet for any type of "threat" as they need no warrant. What do they consider a threat? I don't know, but I'd be willing to bet that political competitors, watch dog groups and dissidents are right up there on the list of top threats along with suspected terrorists. Seriously, as far as keeping the power they've managed to grab up, this administration has got a lot less to fear from terrorists then they do from freedom loving and law abiding Americans.
I want to see some check and balances; some judicial oversight; some impeachments and indictments; and I want them now, damn it!
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Post by Techguy on Apr 1, 2006 0:17:10 GMT -5
What do they consider a threat? Not to be facetious, but if *they* are overly paranoid, I suppose *they* could zero in on my rants against Dubya via my IP address. And your "Bush is Sauron. Save the Shire!" sig might also catch *their* attention! Seriously, as far as keeping the power they've managed to grab up, this administration has got a lot less to fear from terrorists then they do from freedom loving and law abiding Americans. But in response *they* drum up fear of the former in order to gain and maintain control over the latter. Pretty clever. And diabolical.
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Post by maherjunkie on Apr 1, 2006 11:57:29 GMT -5
Lol, but Bill would disagree about the no blow jobs. In one of the shows I caught, he implied that that's what Bush's "Town Hall" speeches were, and that at least Clinton had the decency to get blown in private ;D Yes it was, but I stole that line from the master. Don't call your cable company; we'd get a nosebleed if we took the high road all the time!
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Post by maherjunkie on Apr 16, 2006 12:33:06 GMT -5
So, Trisha, did you keep your subscription?
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Post by kawaiidragonfoe821 on Apr 16, 2006 22:08:35 GMT -5
But if they were apying on me, wouldnt my firewall alert me?
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Post by caseyswife on Apr 17, 2006 10:46:09 GMT -5
Just for the record, Trisha, I totally LOVE your "Bush is Sauron.. Save the Shire" signature. And if "THEY" are watching or listening, I hope Treebeard shoves a branch up their butts!
And I am with Techguy... come and get me and see how much of a stink I can make!
caseyswife
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Post by kawaiidragonfoe821 on Apr 18, 2006 14:14:03 GMT -5
Okay call me stupid for asking this but what exactly does 'bush is sauron... save the shire' mean?
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Post by Techguy on Apr 18, 2006 15:09:50 GMT -5
Okay call me stupid for asking this but what exactly does 'bush is sauron... save the shire' mean? Kawaiidragonfoe, I assume from your question you are unfamiliar with "The Lord of the Rings" and the characters in it?
BTW here's a couple of clues: Sauron = the Dark Lord who forged the One Ring to control the other rings in the fire-mountain of Orodruin The Shire = home of the Hobbits (Bilbo and Frodo Baggins et al)
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Post by kawaiidragonfoe821 on Apr 19, 2006 7:43:13 GMT -5
Oh yeah! Duh, I'm sorry it's been so long sence I've read LOTR... boy am I embarrased LOL. I get the part about Sauron, but what does 'save the Shire's back meaning?
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Post by trisha on Apr 19, 2006 11:37:06 GMT -5
Bush = Sauron: The evil power hungry warlord trying to take over Middle Earth.
America = The Shire: a land of beauty, freedom, peace and prosperity. In the LOTR books, Sauron takes over the Shire, enslaves and impoverishes its people, pollutes its lands and waters, and appoints greedy, racist and fear mongering minions to police the lands.
Maherjunkie, I didn't keep HBO. It's just not worth the money to me, and I wouldn't trust my luck with my cable company. They just sent me a ridiculous bill, charging me twice for one month. I pointed it out to them, and even though the person I spoke with could see that the bill didn't add up, he still had to refer me to a "billing specialist" who has still not called me back after 4 days.
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Post by kawaiidragonfoe821 on Apr 19, 2006 21:52:25 GMT -5
Ok Bush isnt the best person of character & I don't relaly like him (anymore) but to call him an evil, power hungry warlord is a little extreme. The choice to go to war & believe was the right one, it's how it was handled that I don't agree with.
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Post by Techguy on Apr 20, 2006 0:51:06 GMT -5
The choice to go to war & believe was the right one, it's how it was handled that I don't agree with. Please refresh my memory. Was it the weapons of mass destruction or the connection between Saddam Hussein/Iraq and al-Qaeda the right one?
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Post by Metella on Apr 20, 2006 8:13:33 GMT -5
Or that we could shape things up and give them a democratic government after the 1st elections?
Sigh
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Post by trisha on Apr 20, 2006 9:58:47 GMT -5
Yeah, what Metella and Techguy said! Plus, there is a lot of evidence to show that Bush was planning to invade Iraq long before we actually did no matter what, and even suggested making up evidence to suggest that Saddam had WMD's or a connection to terrorists to get the support of Americans if the UN refused to support invasion. Now we KNOW the evidence suggesting Saddam had WMD's or connections to terrorists is total crap. Just like his father, W was after the OIL. Thousands of people have died over his greedy power mongering. How is that not evil?
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