Was Obama's Campaign Promise to "Maintain a Substantially Similar Policy on Israel" also an inconvenient lie?
Charles Freeman, Obama's now failed appointee to National Intelligence Council, lashes out at American jews who he claims lobbied against him but there is little evidence of serious lobbying -- just a handful of people pointing out his ties to the Saudi's who funded his Pro-Palestinian think tank and his shameful record on China. When you read the following excerpt from today's Washington Post, remember, this is the guy that Obama wanted to give access to all 14 US intelligence organizations -- making him one of the most informed men in the world and a man we would need to be able to trust with our most secret information. Whether you support or oppose Israel, this does not reveal a man who can be trusted with our national security. The Washington Post: "Referring to what he called "the Israel Lobby," he added: "The aim of this Lobby is control of the policy process through the exercise of a veto over the appointment of people who dispute the wisdom of its views." One result of this, he said, is "the inability of the American public to discuss, or the government to consider, any option for US policies in the Middle East opposed by the ruling faction in Israeli politics." Freeman's angry rhetoric notwithstanding, the controversy surrounding the former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia was broader than just Middle East politics. Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair's choice of Freeman prompted a storm of complaints about his recent commercial connections to China and questions about whether he was too forgiving of that nation's leaders. But most of the online attention focused on Freeman's work for the Middle East Policy Council, a Washington-based nonprofit organization that is funded in part by Saudi money, and his past critical statements about Israel. The latter included a 2005 speech he gave to the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, where he referred to Israel's "high-handed and self-defeating policies" stemming from the "occupation and settlement of Arab lands," which he called "inherently violent." Only a few Jewish organizations came out publicly against Freeman's appointment, but a handful of pro-Israeli bloggers and employees of other organizations worked behind the scenes to raise concerns with members of Congress, their staffs and the media." For example, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), often described as the most influential pro-Israel lobbying group in Washington, "took no position on this matter and did not lobby the Hill on it," spokesman Josh Block said. Bamaman, Assuming Obama agrees with you, maybe he should have said this when he was running for his.
Elections - 4 Answers
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Obama's entire campaign was a lie
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Obama is the Kenyan version of Pinnochio.
3 :
Obama does not like Israel, that is a fact. It's why our government is now giving $900 million to "rebuild the gaza strip" and Hillary is running around trying to figure out how the money will not land in the hands of Hamas. Yeah right... They know it will end up in their hands. Remember though, Obama said we shouldn't worry about countries like Iran, syria and venezuela because they are "tiny countries". He later backed off on that statement when he realized how stupid it sounded. Yeah, we'll see how tiny Iran is when they have a nuke...and use it.
4 :
The Israeli lobbyist have way too much power in Washington.As long as we blindly support their terrorist activities,there will never be peace in the Middle East.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
I know about a cover up of a serious case of swine flu in the UK. How do I tell the press?
I know about a cover up of a serious case of swine flu in the UK. How do I tell the press?
My uncle works at the boarding school where the outbreak's happened. It's an international school with rich kids from places like Saudi Arabia, India, China and Japan. For a few months now the school has housed 20+ cases, (students and teachers), of confirmed swine flu. The heads of departments who aren't sick, including my uncle, have decided to hush the whole thing up so they can continue receiving fees until the summer holidays. Because of this, parents have already begun flying their sick kids back home, unaware that they could be introducing swine flu into their countries. The sick people at the school are being treated by nurses who have been paid to keep the outbreak quiet. I've left the details out for obvious reasons, but I know the name and location of the school, and some rough details of the timeline of the outbreak. The only problem is, I have no evidence, apart from my mum, great aunt, and grandmother's testimony. They heard this from my uncle first hand. Do I have enough to tell the press? I don't mean the tabloid media, I mean the proper newspapers. I don't want to make any money, I'm just scared about what will happen if nobody finds out about this. If someone dies I don't want that on my conscience. But I mean, how do you actually tell the press something? Do you just ring up the newspaper or something? Plus, I'm only 17, does that mean I'll need an adult to back me up?
Other - News & Events - 1 Answers
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no adult needed: dailymail.co.uk they hate the government: theyll spread it, but youll need alot of evidence
My uncle works at the boarding school where the outbreak's happened. It's an international school with rich kids from places like Saudi Arabia, India, China and Japan. For a few months now the school has housed 20+ cases, (students and teachers), of confirmed swine flu. The heads of departments who aren't sick, including my uncle, have decided to hush the whole thing up so they can continue receiving fees until the summer holidays. Because of this, parents have already begun flying their sick kids back home, unaware that they could be introducing swine flu into their countries. The sick people at the school are being treated by nurses who have been paid to keep the outbreak quiet. I've left the details out for obvious reasons, but I know the name and location of the school, and some rough details of the timeline of the outbreak. The only problem is, I have no evidence, apart from my mum, great aunt, and grandmother's testimony. They heard this from my uncle first hand. Do I have enough to tell the press? I don't mean the tabloid media, I mean the proper newspapers. I don't want to make any money, I'm just scared about what will happen if nobody finds out about this. If someone dies I don't want that on my conscience. But I mean, how do you actually tell the press something? Do you just ring up the newspaper or something? Plus, I'm only 17, does that mean I'll need an adult to back me up?
Other - News & Events - 1 Answers
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no adult needed: dailymail.co.uk they hate the government: theyll spread it, but youll need alot of evidence
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
question about muslim islamic women woman who follow Shariah Law ?
question about muslim islamic women woman who follow Shariah Law ?
This is a follow up question from an earlier one: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArKZME7AZy_cvigDDCJ7hIXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080915135302AA3Fwb1 SITUATION: 1. I am a New York State Department of Motor Vehicle's Certified Driving Instructor. a. I am forty-two b. have held this job at a driving school in Brooklyn for three years c. I have had my own license since 1982 and have a lot of experience driving d. I was an insurance investigator for seven years e. I was a police officer for seven years f. I was an executive chauffeuruffeur for three years 2. I am a native born American of Celtic ancestory who can trace his family back to Brooklyn and Tompkins County, NY for two hundred years. 3. I make my money giving driving lessons and only get paid by the lesson. I usually average thirty lessons a week but need to average fifty. 4. My students are please with my service. Regardless of gender or demographic I behave the same way. I only discuss the students driving during the lesson. No other concern at all is ever discussed. I never inititate physical contact ever. Even with men and even a handshake. I wait until it is offered. Most people request me after having one lesson. 5. Many Muslim women come to our school for lessons. Some will accept me as an instructor with no issues. In fact there is on student, a very observant muslim teenage girl who's uncle is a well known buisness man in the area who has no issue with me teaching his niece. However, some flat out refuse to have a male instructor. The women instructors at the school left. The owner is a female. She acquieces to instruct these women yet she would prefer not to. There is an arab owned school that has a female instructor. The rumor is she is not properly certified and regardless she can not handle to job so the muslim women dislike her. There is a male instructor who teaches with some woman as a chaperone but he has a bad reputation because he gets to emotional and can not handle to job. PROBLEM: I would like to teach these women to drive without them violating Shariah Law. In general, most religeons make allowances and exceptions for pretty much everything except blashphemy of the diety. Moreover, these women are not hard core (for lack of a better word) they wear head scarves but not the Burkha's with a slit for the eyes. And they are driving in the first place whereas in places like Saudi Arabia they can not. It seems as if the intent behind the islamic prohibition on unmarried men and women being alone together is to avoid one thing leading to another it turning into some type of sexual encounter. On a certain level I can understand that because in other situations when I was left alone with a female (not working this job) one thing leads to another...and in this job I have had women start touvhing me, flirting or even ask me out. MY PROPOSED SOLUTION: Having a chaperone is not a viable option since she would have to get paid and the student charged more. What if the school organized the lessons so that I would never be alone with one woman. They would set up a three hour group lesson with three women. It would build team spirit and cammraderie and all that and reinforce the lessons through observation. I would stagger the lessons so each student drove for twenty minutes then observed for forty minutes. Would such a situation be compliant with Shariah Law ? If you can please suppport your answer with any relevant sections of the Quaran. Further, in Brooklyn, name up to five major (by # of adherents) sects of islam and the name and address of the leader(s). SUMMARY: Driving is regulated by state dmv's and is separate from any religeon. However, driving schools are private buisnesses and private buisnesses have to take cultural and social considerations into play. Part of the culture of America is our ingenuity and inability to give up so I am going to figure out how to make the above work and approach the proper religeous authorities to write a letter on my behalf which will certify me to provide this service to islamic women. PLEASE COMMENT ON MY IDEA POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SOLTIONS PLEASE POST THEM. THANK YOU. Thank you and peace to all.
Religion & Spirituality - 11 Answers
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1 :
How about just making them take off the beekeeper outfit and take the class like everyone else has to. This is the United States, not Saudi Arabia.
2 :
As admirable as your intentions are....they may be against the law. If you specify "Islamic Woman" as you did above, you're discriminating against "sex" & "religion"......(men & women in general and Islamic men specifically and certainly other religious affiliations).
3 :
It seems to me, though admittedly I'm not muslim and do not know the rules, that the student could bring a chaperone with them (a relative or whatever). That chaperone would then not have to be paid. They could just sit in the back seat. If they were already licensed to drive they could not be accused of getting free driving lessons either, as they'd not need them. Tiki...I don't think it would violate the law if anyone who felt uncomfortable alone (for whatever reason) was allowed an already licensed chaperone.
4 :
Well, of course it is ok. The ones who oppose this are backwards people that blow everything, religious or non-religious out of proprotion. Islam well permits things which are otherwise even HARAM to be done as necessary for survival. I don't see the harm in them taking driving lessons from a man,
5 :
Sorry dude, but user "walls of jericho" said it all in a nut shell. This is still America. Do you think that if you a non-muslim (American) lived in a muslim land like Saudi Arabia, would they allow your wife to drive. Nope!
6 :
maxf736's idea is great.... have them bring a family member along too. our driver's ed was exactly as you're stating, with 2 or 3 kids at once, observed for 1/3 of the time, and we were usually out for around 3 hours. but, it wasn't for religious reasons, it was becuase there was 30 kids in the class, and one instructor. that way he could be done with exams in less than two weeks. ;) good luck, and good for you for caring how these girls feel. ;) BB )O( STB
7 :
Your solution is viable though having them bring a family member along would work well too. This question is based on travel to and from the hajj pilgrimage but I think that hadeeths may be extended to your situation. http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503544964&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaEAskTheScholar
8 :
Actually its based on the fact that .. a muslim woman shouldnt be alone with a non mehrum (out of family) man .. So the easiest solution is to ask them to bring someone along who can sit in the car with them .. u can put them on the backseat and blindfold them if u want :P but thats the only obvious solution. A group of women together .. i dont think it would make a difference :) Another thing u Could do is have a woman join u (as in be partners) .. u can instruct the male memebers .. and she can instruct the females :) Edit: I agree with Maxf736
9 :
A group lesson would be fine. A Muslim woman is not allowed to be left ALONE with a man who isn't a direct family member. A woman driving isn't haram , they aren't allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia for different reasons. The Burkha isn't a must, the head scarf is. PS: thanks for the 10 points
10 :
Hats off to you 4 being so considerate of people's feelings..........i really wish i cud give u the correct solution but cant......... since my knowledge of the matter is limited and ........Islam doesnt allow wishful additions or subtractions in the religion............i hope & pray that u find the perfect solution soon ...............may ppl like u increase in the world....and.....may u find guidance & rewards 4m Almighty........Ameen.
11 :
You know how Niqab came to Islam. One day Umer, the second Khalifah saw Prophet Mohammed's wives Shitting and Farting.He found the stench unbearable.He went and complained to Prophet Mohammed.The result---niqab.
This is a follow up question from an earlier one: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArKZME7AZy_cvigDDCJ7hIXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080915135302AA3Fwb1 SITUATION: 1. I am a New York State Department of Motor Vehicle's Certified Driving Instructor. a. I am forty-two b. have held this job at a driving school in Brooklyn for three years c. I have had my own license since 1982 and have a lot of experience driving d. I was an insurance investigator for seven years e. I was a police officer for seven years f. I was an executive chauffeuruffeur for three years 2. I am a native born American of Celtic ancestory who can trace his family back to Brooklyn and Tompkins County, NY for two hundred years. 3. I make my money giving driving lessons and only get paid by the lesson. I usually average thirty lessons a week but need to average fifty. 4. My students are please with my service. Regardless of gender or demographic I behave the same way. I only discuss the students driving during the lesson. No other concern at all is ever discussed. I never inititate physical contact ever. Even with men and even a handshake. I wait until it is offered. Most people request me after having one lesson. 5. Many Muslim women come to our school for lessons. Some will accept me as an instructor with no issues. In fact there is on student, a very observant muslim teenage girl who's uncle is a well known buisness man in the area who has no issue with me teaching his niece. However, some flat out refuse to have a male instructor. The women instructors at the school left. The owner is a female. She acquieces to instruct these women yet she would prefer not to. There is an arab owned school that has a female instructor. The rumor is she is not properly certified and regardless she can not handle to job so the muslim women dislike her. There is a male instructor who teaches with some woman as a chaperone but he has a bad reputation because he gets to emotional and can not handle to job. PROBLEM: I would like to teach these women to drive without them violating Shariah Law. In general, most religeons make allowances and exceptions for pretty much everything except blashphemy of the diety. Moreover, these women are not hard core (for lack of a better word) they wear head scarves but not the Burkha's with a slit for the eyes. And they are driving in the first place whereas in places like Saudi Arabia they can not. It seems as if the intent behind the islamic prohibition on unmarried men and women being alone together is to avoid one thing leading to another it turning into some type of sexual encounter. On a certain level I can understand that because in other situations when I was left alone with a female (not working this job) one thing leads to another...and in this job I have had women start touvhing me, flirting or even ask me out. MY PROPOSED SOLUTION: Having a chaperone is not a viable option since she would have to get paid and the student charged more. What if the school organized the lessons so that I would never be alone with one woman. They would set up a three hour group lesson with three women. It would build team spirit and cammraderie and all that and reinforce the lessons through observation. I would stagger the lessons so each student drove for twenty minutes then observed for forty minutes. Would such a situation be compliant with Shariah Law ? If you can please suppport your answer with any relevant sections of the Quaran. Further, in Brooklyn, name up to five major (by # of adherents) sects of islam and the name and address of the leader(s). SUMMARY: Driving is regulated by state dmv's and is separate from any religeon. However, driving schools are private buisnesses and private buisnesses have to take cultural and social considerations into play. Part of the culture of America is our ingenuity and inability to give up so I am going to figure out how to make the above work and approach the proper religeous authorities to write a letter on my behalf which will certify me to provide this service to islamic women. PLEASE COMMENT ON MY IDEA POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SOLTIONS PLEASE POST THEM. THANK YOU. Thank you and peace to all.
Religion & Spirituality - 11 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
How about just making them take off the beekeeper outfit and take the class like everyone else has to. This is the United States, not Saudi Arabia.
2 :
As admirable as your intentions are....they may be against the law. If you specify "Islamic Woman" as you did above, you're discriminating against "sex" & "religion"......(men & women in general and Islamic men specifically and certainly other religious affiliations).
3 :
It seems to me, though admittedly I'm not muslim and do not know the rules, that the student could bring a chaperone with them (a relative or whatever). That chaperone would then not have to be paid. They could just sit in the back seat. If they were already licensed to drive they could not be accused of getting free driving lessons either, as they'd not need them. Tiki...I don't think it would violate the law if anyone who felt uncomfortable alone (for whatever reason) was allowed an already licensed chaperone.
4 :
Well, of course it is ok. The ones who oppose this are backwards people that blow everything, religious or non-religious out of proprotion. Islam well permits things which are otherwise even HARAM to be done as necessary for survival. I don't see the harm in them taking driving lessons from a man,
5 :
Sorry dude, but user "walls of jericho" said it all in a nut shell. This is still America. Do you think that if you a non-muslim (American) lived in a muslim land like Saudi Arabia, would they allow your wife to drive. Nope!
6 :
maxf736's idea is great.... have them bring a family member along too. our driver's ed was exactly as you're stating, with 2 or 3 kids at once, observed for 1/3 of the time, and we were usually out for around 3 hours. but, it wasn't for religious reasons, it was becuase there was 30 kids in the class, and one instructor. that way he could be done with exams in less than two weeks. ;) good luck, and good for you for caring how these girls feel. ;) BB )O( STB
7 :
Your solution is viable though having them bring a family member along would work well too. This question is based on travel to and from the hajj pilgrimage but I think that hadeeths may be extended to your situation. http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503544964&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaEAskTheScholar
8 :
Actually its based on the fact that .. a muslim woman shouldnt be alone with a non mehrum (out of family) man .. So the easiest solution is to ask them to bring someone along who can sit in the car with them .. u can put them on the backseat and blindfold them if u want :P but thats the only obvious solution. A group of women together .. i dont think it would make a difference :) Another thing u Could do is have a woman join u (as in be partners) .. u can instruct the male memebers .. and she can instruct the females :) Edit: I agree with Maxf736
9 :
A group lesson would be fine. A Muslim woman is not allowed to be left ALONE with a man who isn't a direct family member. A woman driving isn't haram , they aren't allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia for different reasons. The Burkha isn't a must, the head scarf is. PS: thanks for the 10 points
10 :
Hats off to you 4 being so considerate of people's feelings..........i really wish i cud give u the correct solution but cant......... since my knowledge of the matter is limited and ........Islam doesnt allow wishful additions or subtractions in the religion............i hope & pray that u find the perfect solution soon ...............may ppl like u increase in the world....and.....may u find guidance & rewards 4m Almighty........Ameen.
11 :
You know how Niqab came to Islam. One day Umer, the second Khalifah saw Prophet Mohammed's wives Shitting and Farting.He found the stench unbearable.He went and complained to Prophet Mohammed.The result---niqab.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
What political party am I?
What political party am I?
I recently became interested in American politics since I am growing up, and looking to maybe transfer into political science. Since I am knew at this I do not know what I am, can you categorize me so that I know what political party I am? Economics: I do not believe in trickle down theory, I oppose it. 2% should not be in charge of 98%. The money then stays at the top and barely trickles. So the wealth should be spread. And bonuses for high wages should at most equal to half of the persons salary, no more $25 million bonuses. Government: I believe in lots of rules and regulations, with very clear guideline. The taxes on the wealthy should be heavy, and for god sake, so should the major corporations. Education: We should be giving schools more money, not cutting the teaching force! Previous generations have screwed the up and coming, there is no reason they should have less opportunity then anyone else. Religion: I am a devout Catholic, but lets be real here... complete separation of church and state! There should be no politician out there that believes in creationism, for lack of a better term, thats absolutely ludicrous. Environment: America should go green, and really make a better initiative to. Costa Rica is 100% fuel independent, there is no reason we cannot get a high number of independence. We need to back away from these mass murdering dictatorships who have oil. If Saudi Arabia had an uprising, we would be there killing them off in a matter of seconds. We need to up our domestic drilling, especially where we have oil like in Alaska. Abortion: Please ladies abort away, clumps of cells are not human, i scratch them off my skin every day. Teen pregnancy is on the rise because girls are keeping these bastard children. This only leads to poverty and more and more working class workers rather then people looking to achieve something. And with the school situation who would even want to bring a child into a low income area. More economics: Let me embellish on spreading the wealth. Lets raise minimum wage to $10 an hour, and build our working class up so that we don't outsource. Outsourcing should be taxed like crazy, because as of right now companies are not taxed on products in different countries, lets tax them no matter where they make their money. How about this, for every 1 outsourced factory, they need to build 4 American ones. We give away jobs to immigrants meanwhile our unemployment is through the roof, although we are rebounding. Please let me know what this falls into, I would greatly appreciate it! =]
Politics - 14 Answers
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1 :
Socialist. Green Party
2 :
If you never joined one, you're not in one.
3 :
It doesn't matter. Pick a party if you have to register by one in your state. Otherwise, be an Independent.
4 :
You are a flaming liberal
5 :
Nazi party
6 :
If you are unsure, you are definitely a Liberal. Your responses are typical of Secular Socialists.....congrats on the indoctrination, oops, I mean education you're getting.
7 :
How are you a devout Catholic but advocate women having abortions? Aren't those contradicting? Did your parents poison you with MSNBC and CNN every night around dinner time?
8 :
You are a full blown communist because over regulation and extreme taxation is no different from nationalization. You would do quite well as the dictator of Cuba. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
9 :
Stanley said: How are you a devout Catholic but advocate women having abortions? Aren't those contradicting? _____________________________________________ The liberal agenda is filled with hypocrisy. 1)Save killers, kill babies. 2)Tax to death the rich - except the richest democrats and give to the poor (except out of their liberal pockets), 3) save the environment and don't allow drilling for oil in our own land - then cry that we're dependent on other oil rich nations. 4) hates corporations and their outsourcing to other countries - love the unions that drove those corporations out of the U.S. 5) shall I go on and on?
10 :
You're a brainwashed, ego-maniacal, naive, Socialist/Green party.. This could be a very well thought out Joke Costa Rica is the not even half the size of my state.
11 :
liberal ......., well do ur homework otherwise these conservatives will eat u..loll
12 :
Which political party, hmm? You'd probably fall in line with the Socialist Party, but if you're trying to choose which of the two big parties to join, the Democrats.
13 :
You sound like an independent voter to me, Unfortunately no political party has a platform in line with Catholic moral and social teaching. The Catholic Church is pro-life in the widest sense. This is often called a "Consistent Ethic of Life." This pro-life stance stresses the highest regard for dignity of human life including that of: • All people in objecting to unjust war and nuclear arms. (closer to Democratic platform) • The unborn in objecting to to abortion, in vitro fertilization, frozen embryos, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning (closer to Republican platform) • The elderly, sick and dying in objecting to assisted suicide and euthanasia (closer to Republican platform) • Prisoners in objecting to the death penalty (closer to Democratic platform) • The poor and minorities in supporting social justice issues (closer to Democratic platform) Some Catholics are enthusiastically anti-abortion and align themselves with the Republican party. Some Catholics align themselves with the Democratic party which supports the "Catholic" issues that effect the most people. Neither party follows all Catholic teachings. For more information, see "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility" http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/FCStatement.pdf And the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 2259 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2259 With love in Christ.
14 :
You are a Democrat and a liberal Catholic, you should know as a Catholic ,that it is a sin to kill. How did you get on this earth---you too was in your mother's womb!
I recently became interested in American politics since I am growing up, and looking to maybe transfer into political science. Since I am knew at this I do not know what I am, can you categorize me so that I know what political party I am? Economics: I do not believe in trickle down theory, I oppose it. 2% should not be in charge of 98%. The money then stays at the top and barely trickles. So the wealth should be spread. And bonuses for high wages should at most equal to half of the persons salary, no more $25 million bonuses. Government: I believe in lots of rules and regulations, with very clear guideline. The taxes on the wealthy should be heavy, and for god sake, so should the major corporations. Education: We should be giving schools more money, not cutting the teaching force! Previous generations have screwed the up and coming, there is no reason they should have less opportunity then anyone else. Religion: I am a devout Catholic, but lets be real here... complete separation of church and state! There should be no politician out there that believes in creationism, for lack of a better term, thats absolutely ludicrous. Environment: America should go green, and really make a better initiative to. Costa Rica is 100% fuel independent, there is no reason we cannot get a high number of independence. We need to back away from these mass murdering dictatorships who have oil. If Saudi Arabia had an uprising, we would be there killing them off in a matter of seconds. We need to up our domestic drilling, especially where we have oil like in Alaska. Abortion: Please ladies abort away, clumps of cells are not human, i scratch them off my skin every day. Teen pregnancy is on the rise because girls are keeping these bastard children. This only leads to poverty and more and more working class workers rather then people looking to achieve something. And with the school situation who would even want to bring a child into a low income area. More economics: Let me embellish on spreading the wealth. Lets raise minimum wage to $10 an hour, and build our working class up so that we don't outsource. Outsourcing should be taxed like crazy, because as of right now companies are not taxed on products in different countries, lets tax them no matter where they make their money. How about this, for every 1 outsourced factory, they need to build 4 American ones. We give away jobs to immigrants meanwhile our unemployment is through the roof, although we are rebounding. Please let me know what this falls into, I would greatly appreciate it! =]
Politics - 14 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Socialist. Green Party
2 :
If you never joined one, you're not in one.
3 :
It doesn't matter. Pick a party if you have to register by one in your state. Otherwise, be an Independent.
4 :
You are a flaming liberal
5 :
Nazi party
6 :
If you are unsure, you are definitely a Liberal. Your responses are typical of Secular Socialists.....congrats on the indoctrination, oops, I mean education you're getting.
7 :
How are you a devout Catholic but advocate women having abortions? Aren't those contradicting? Did your parents poison you with MSNBC and CNN every night around dinner time?
8 :
You are a full blown communist because over regulation and extreme taxation is no different from nationalization. You would do quite well as the dictator of Cuba. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
9 :
Stanley said: How are you a devout Catholic but advocate women having abortions? Aren't those contradicting? _____________________________________________ The liberal agenda is filled with hypocrisy. 1)Save killers, kill babies. 2)Tax to death the rich - except the richest democrats and give to the poor (except out of their liberal pockets), 3) save the environment and don't allow drilling for oil in our own land - then cry that we're dependent on other oil rich nations. 4) hates corporations and their outsourcing to other countries - love the unions that drove those corporations out of the U.S. 5) shall I go on and on?
10 :
You're a brainwashed, ego-maniacal, naive, Socialist/Green party.. This could be a very well thought out Joke Costa Rica is the not even half the size of my state.
11 :
liberal ......., well do ur homework otherwise these conservatives will eat u..loll
12 :
Which political party, hmm? You'd probably fall in line with the Socialist Party, but if you're trying to choose which of the two big parties to join, the Democrats.
13 :
You sound like an independent voter to me, Unfortunately no political party has a platform in line with Catholic moral and social teaching. The Catholic Church is pro-life in the widest sense. This is often called a "Consistent Ethic of Life." This pro-life stance stresses the highest regard for dignity of human life including that of: • All people in objecting to unjust war and nuclear arms. (closer to Democratic platform) • The unborn in objecting to to abortion, in vitro fertilization, frozen embryos, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning (closer to Republican platform) • The elderly, sick and dying in objecting to assisted suicide and euthanasia (closer to Republican platform) • Prisoners in objecting to the death penalty (closer to Democratic platform) • The poor and minorities in supporting social justice issues (closer to Democratic platform) Some Catholics are enthusiastically anti-abortion and align themselves with the Republican party. Some Catholics align themselves with the Democratic party which supports the "Catholic" issues that effect the most people. Neither party follows all Catholic teachings. For more information, see "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility" http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/FCStatement.pdf And the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 2259 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2259 With love in Christ.
14 :
You are a Democrat and a liberal Catholic, you should know as a Catholic ,that it is a sin to kill. How did you get on this earth---you too was in your mother's womb!
Monday, April 28, 2014
Did u ever know this?
Did u ever know this?
idk why everyone says that the middle east is poor and all but... saudi arabia is one of the richest in the world here in palestine there's a lot of people that make more money in a year than americans i just dont know why americans say middle easterns are poor...
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ok. well now we know
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i knew that!
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Im sure.
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Cool!!
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we kno now lol thanx
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idk I guess bc maybe their GDP per capita is lower than here in America?
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Because they encourage stereotypes to satisfy their nationalist ego
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Yeah, ok. Hollywood Hills is good too. I am very proud to be an American.
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my parents went to Dubai,they could not believe the wealth and decadence.Truly beautiful from the postcards i got. I hear the shopping would give New York a run for it's money.
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You're robbing us blind with the price oil, so ya sure as hell ain't poor...
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i already know that.
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Thanks for sharing.
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I'm American, and I'm poor. And I will be even poorer if Obama or Clinton get elected, as my taxes will increase exponentially.
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we make fun of other countries cuz theres nothing to talk about.
15 :
That is interesting....
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It's probably because it makes better copy for the news reporters to push poverty than affluence. A few years ago, there was so much reporting in New Zealand about poverty and hard times in the UK that worried friends contacted us to see if they could send a food parcel!
17 :
suppose all the devastation being caused over there doesn't matter then seeing as you all have so much money to pay for shiny new things. Not being funny, but no picture that I have seen, whether it be on TV or in brochures, makes it look like a wealthy country. Why don't you put the effort in and make the place look more presentable! lol Nah, like with everywhere in the world, there are poor places and well off places. At the moment, most people see the poor places being destroyed and devastated by war and terrorism and think that's what it is like all over.
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Because it is poor! Just because a few individuals are wealthy doesn't mean that the great majority of individuals in The Middle East aren't poor. For instance, in Jordan, many children don't go to school because their parents need them to help get money for the family. Look at the great majority of people, not the few wealthy ones!
idk why everyone says that the middle east is poor and all but... saudi arabia is one of the richest in the world here in palestine there's a lot of people that make more money in a year than americans i just dont know why americans say middle easterns are poor...
Polls & Surveys - 18 Answers
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ok. well now we know
2 :
i knew that!
3 :
Im sure.
4 :
Cool!!
5 :
we kno now lol thanx
6 :
idk I guess bc maybe their GDP per capita is lower than here in America?
7 :
Because they encourage stereotypes to satisfy their nationalist ego
8 :
Yeah, ok. Hollywood Hills is good too. I am very proud to be an American.
9 :
my parents went to Dubai,they could not believe the wealth and decadence.Truly beautiful from the postcards i got. I hear the shopping would give New York a run for it's money.
10 :
You're robbing us blind with the price oil, so ya sure as hell ain't poor...
11 :
i already know that.
12 :
Thanks for sharing.
13 :
I'm American, and I'm poor. And I will be even poorer if Obama or Clinton get elected, as my taxes will increase exponentially.
14 :
we make fun of other countries cuz theres nothing to talk about.
15 :
That is interesting....
16 :
It's probably because it makes better copy for the news reporters to push poverty than affluence. A few years ago, there was so much reporting in New Zealand about poverty and hard times in the UK that worried friends contacted us to see if they could send a food parcel!
17 :
suppose all the devastation being caused over there doesn't matter then seeing as you all have so much money to pay for shiny new things. Not being funny, but no picture that I have seen, whether it be on TV or in brochures, makes it look like a wealthy country. Why don't you put the effort in and make the place look more presentable! lol Nah, like with everywhere in the world, there are poor places and well off places. At the moment, most people see the poor places being destroyed and devastated by war and terrorism and think that's what it is like all over.
18 :
Because it is poor! Just because a few individuals are wealthy doesn't mean that the great majority of individuals in The Middle East aren't poor. For instance, in Jordan, many children don't go to school because their parents need them to help get money for the family. Look at the great majority of people, not the few wealthy ones!
Monday, April 14, 2014
Should we go to war over gas prices?
Should we go to war over gas prices?
Saudi Arabia is now refusing to increase production after the US President asked. We have tried deplomacy with Saudi Arabia and its like they think its a joke. Where I live it cost $3.69 and its going up fast, $70 every few days to fill my parents tank. I DO NOT think this should happen until Obama wins, Bush did a horrible job in Iraq. SO with all this in mind do you think we should go to war with Saudi Arabia for example of oil? I think we should, we shouldn't have to beg them to produce more oil so they can make more money. A VERY OPINIONATED 14 YEAR OLD
Current Events - 14 Answers
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no
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no
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Wakeup man - that shit was a set-up by our zionist government. Bush is a bumbiling fucking pupet. Take to the streets against our own gov is more like it.
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We should not go to war. We should move speedily toward a energy policy that will make them irrelevant
5 :
War with Saudi Arabia? Not in this lifetime, or any other. The answer is to build a car that runs on seawater. There's enough of that to go around.
6 :
You have some good thoughts, but it goes a lot deeper than that. First of all, whenever there is a crisis in this country, it's always that "others" have to bend to what WE want, but yet we sacrifice nothing. I've heard a lot of carping about the gas prices, but are we (as a majority) doing anything about it? Are we buying more economical cars? Are we driving with a lighter foot? Not from what I've seen so far we aren't. So my logical conclusion from that is...if you can't be bothered to drive more economically or if you can't be bothered to get rid of that big gas-guzzling SUV, then the gas prices aren't bothering you as much as you say. I'm all for alternate fuel sources though, and I'm especially excited about both electic run vehicles and hydrogen powered vehicles. As technology improves, so will our choices. But the choice we can make right now is to slow down and down-size, and until that happens, I have no pity for the citzens of our country.
7 :
Nope--
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no blood for oil if we drill in Alaska we would be selling them oil Americans shouldn't have to die to drive to work if we all got together and stop buying oil for one week that will bring down oil prices
9 :
You have a lot of questions in here. It really just comes to why can't we figure out a way to run our world without increased energy usage which WILL decrease energy costs. Entire parts of the world in the middle east, europe and asia have developed & USE within their own countries appliances, vehicles and products such as escalators, elevators, lights for corporate towers that use less than 1/3 of the equivelant average product in North America. Yes they sell their product (oil) to the USA & other countries however there are other areas in the world where oil is produced. Cheaper areas as well. So another question is why is the USA so focused on buying oil from a country who's political outlook is so very different than their own. Why do they continue to do business with a culture that they have publically disagreed with on a regular basis. Why do they continually defy the obvious that if they were to increase production on ideas that used less oil for energy--they could remove themselves from the economy that exists between the 2 (& more) countries. It comes down to finding out what each side is getting out of this current relationship. To do that, you'll have to continue your research. Start with researching the relationship the current Bush Administration has with the Bin Laden's & the Royalty of Saudi Arbia as its a long & involved one. Michael Moore's Farenheit 911 asks more questions than it answers but they are still GOOD questions. Ask & research why the president of the USA chose to conspire with top levels of Britan's government in 2002-2003 to create false documents that allowed them to invade Iraq. Ask & Find out why the USA, who in the 40's helped institute the UN (which btw is based in NY city) but then in 2002-2003 ignored their warnings about invading Iraq. Why did the USA "jump" from invading Afghanistan to "Suddenly" ivading Iraq. Go & get GOOD information, go & find educated people who are higher up in the government such as your state represenative & ask him/ her these questions. Research the HUGE amount of media that has since been published on all of this & THEN Give your opinion! Its such a MASSIVE & COMPLEX question to ask & its so very difficult to answer it.
10 :
No, we should stop buying oil from Saudi Arabia and rev up domestic production. That would hurt them far more than any war could. Get used to high gas prices and tell your parents to stop driving so much. I only fill my tank up once a month (or less) because unlike all the other hypocrites, I actually live what I preach about conservation.
11 :
Why does it so often seem that the people with the strongest opinions have so little command of the facts. I will forgive your ignorance and try to remember that you are only fourteen. But please, as you get older, before you form an opinion about a subject, particularly a strong opinion, make sure you've done some basic research and know what the heck you're talking about. The US is already involved in two costly occupations, one in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. Both of those have so taxed the military that many professionals complain that the Army and the Marines are nearing the breaking point. Yet you advocate going to war with yet another Muslim country, and this time without even pretending that it isn't about oil. Saudi Arabia is several times the size of Iraq and has a comparable population. They also have some of the most sophisticated weapons in the world, ones which the US has sold to them. Forget about the morality of it -- and such an attack would not only be illegal by UN standards, but also by US law as well -- just how would you suggest the US take on such a foe? The answer to the problem of high gasoline prices is not to launch wars to seize a resouce that is getting harder to locate and produce, at least cheaply (and this is coming from someone who works for a major oil company), but to apply our human ingenuity to developing a better alternative. After all, the current oil industry only began about 160 years ago, when whale oil, which used to be the norm, became scarce as whales were hunted almost to extinction. But your answer is to launch a war in which tens of thousands of people, at least, will die, just so your parents can fill up their car with cheap gas. Many people in the US claim that the terrorists, or even Muslims in general, have little or no respect for life. How much respect does your attitude show when you would quite willingly trade so many human lives for more oil?
12 :
You Americans should shut up and stop complaining. Instead of a war, why can't you guys junk mail your govt about prices? You seem to be an ignorant idiot who doesn't know why prices are rising. Here are the main reasons. 1. Inflation. If there was low inflation, crude would be at around $80/barrel. Proof-Gold is high/dollar is low. 2. Supply and Demand-Oil is not unlimited and the world population is growing. The less there is and the more it is sought after, the more expensive it would be. 3. Irresponsible govt. The US govt has not been responsible with the economy.
13 :
All it would take to lower oil prices is to stop crazy,....lazy people starting up the car and driving half a mile to get a Big Mac. War is not the answer just quit driving so much. I read a story about a guy who quit altogether and rides his bike to work.....that is what it will take to short the oil.
14 :
Our soldiers have been fighting Iraqis war for more than 5 years while the gas price keeps breaking new records. Do you really believe war with Saudi will bring down the oil price ?
Saudi Arabia is now refusing to increase production after the US President asked. We have tried deplomacy with Saudi Arabia and its like they think its a joke. Where I live it cost $3.69 and its going up fast, $70 every few days to fill my parents tank. I DO NOT think this should happen until Obama wins, Bush did a horrible job in Iraq. SO with all this in mind do you think we should go to war with Saudi Arabia for example of oil? I think we should, we shouldn't have to beg them to produce more oil so they can make more money. A VERY OPINIONATED 14 YEAR OLD
Current Events - 14 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
no
2 :
no
3 :
Wakeup man - that shit was a set-up by our zionist government. Bush is a bumbiling fucking pupet. Take to the streets against our own gov is more like it.
4 :
We should not go to war. We should move speedily toward a energy policy that will make them irrelevant
5 :
War with Saudi Arabia? Not in this lifetime, or any other. The answer is to build a car that runs on seawater. There's enough of that to go around.
6 :
You have some good thoughts, but it goes a lot deeper than that. First of all, whenever there is a crisis in this country, it's always that "others" have to bend to what WE want, but yet we sacrifice nothing. I've heard a lot of carping about the gas prices, but are we (as a majority) doing anything about it? Are we buying more economical cars? Are we driving with a lighter foot? Not from what I've seen so far we aren't. So my logical conclusion from that is...if you can't be bothered to drive more economically or if you can't be bothered to get rid of that big gas-guzzling SUV, then the gas prices aren't bothering you as much as you say. I'm all for alternate fuel sources though, and I'm especially excited about both electic run vehicles and hydrogen powered vehicles. As technology improves, so will our choices. But the choice we can make right now is to slow down and down-size, and until that happens, I have no pity for the citzens of our country.
7 :
Nope--
8 :
no blood for oil if we drill in Alaska we would be selling them oil Americans shouldn't have to die to drive to work if we all got together and stop buying oil for one week that will bring down oil prices
9 :
You have a lot of questions in here. It really just comes to why can't we figure out a way to run our world without increased energy usage which WILL decrease energy costs. Entire parts of the world in the middle east, europe and asia have developed & USE within their own countries appliances, vehicles and products such as escalators, elevators, lights for corporate towers that use less than 1/3 of the equivelant average product in North America. Yes they sell their product (oil) to the USA & other countries however there are other areas in the world where oil is produced. Cheaper areas as well. So another question is why is the USA so focused on buying oil from a country who's political outlook is so very different than their own. Why do they continue to do business with a culture that they have publically disagreed with on a regular basis. Why do they continually defy the obvious that if they were to increase production on ideas that used less oil for energy--they could remove themselves from the economy that exists between the 2 (& more) countries. It comes down to finding out what each side is getting out of this current relationship. To do that, you'll have to continue your research. Start with researching the relationship the current Bush Administration has with the Bin Laden's & the Royalty of Saudi Arbia as its a long & involved one. Michael Moore's Farenheit 911 asks more questions than it answers but they are still GOOD questions. Ask & research why the president of the USA chose to conspire with top levels of Britan's government in 2002-2003 to create false documents that allowed them to invade Iraq. Ask & Find out why the USA, who in the 40's helped institute the UN (which btw is based in NY city) but then in 2002-2003 ignored their warnings about invading Iraq. Why did the USA "jump" from invading Afghanistan to "Suddenly" ivading Iraq. Go & get GOOD information, go & find educated people who are higher up in the government such as your state represenative & ask him/ her these questions. Research the HUGE amount of media that has since been published on all of this & THEN Give your opinion! Its such a MASSIVE & COMPLEX question to ask & its so very difficult to answer it.
10 :
No, we should stop buying oil from Saudi Arabia and rev up domestic production. That would hurt them far more than any war could. Get used to high gas prices and tell your parents to stop driving so much. I only fill my tank up once a month (or less) because unlike all the other hypocrites, I actually live what I preach about conservation.
11 :
Why does it so often seem that the people with the strongest opinions have so little command of the facts. I will forgive your ignorance and try to remember that you are only fourteen. But please, as you get older, before you form an opinion about a subject, particularly a strong opinion, make sure you've done some basic research and know what the heck you're talking about. The US is already involved in two costly occupations, one in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. Both of those have so taxed the military that many professionals complain that the Army and the Marines are nearing the breaking point. Yet you advocate going to war with yet another Muslim country, and this time without even pretending that it isn't about oil. Saudi Arabia is several times the size of Iraq and has a comparable population. They also have some of the most sophisticated weapons in the world, ones which the US has sold to them. Forget about the morality of it -- and such an attack would not only be illegal by UN standards, but also by US law as well -- just how would you suggest the US take on such a foe? The answer to the problem of high gasoline prices is not to launch wars to seize a resouce that is getting harder to locate and produce, at least cheaply (and this is coming from someone who works for a major oil company), but to apply our human ingenuity to developing a better alternative. After all, the current oil industry only began about 160 years ago, when whale oil, which used to be the norm, became scarce as whales were hunted almost to extinction. But your answer is to launch a war in which tens of thousands of people, at least, will die, just so your parents can fill up their car with cheap gas. Many people in the US claim that the terrorists, or even Muslims in general, have little or no respect for life. How much respect does your attitude show when you would quite willingly trade so many human lives for more oil?
12 :
You Americans should shut up and stop complaining. Instead of a war, why can't you guys junk mail your govt about prices? You seem to be an ignorant idiot who doesn't know why prices are rising. Here are the main reasons. 1. Inflation. If there was low inflation, crude would be at around $80/barrel. Proof-Gold is high/dollar is low. 2. Supply and Demand-Oil is not unlimited and the world population is growing. The less there is and the more it is sought after, the more expensive it would be. 3. Irresponsible govt. The US govt has not been responsible with the economy.
13 :
All it would take to lower oil prices is to stop crazy,....lazy people starting up the car and driving half a mile to get a Big Mac. War is not the answer just quit driving so much. I read a story about a guy who quit altogether and rides his bike to work.....that is what it will take to short the oil.
14 :
Our soldiers have been fighting Iraqis war for more than 5 years while the gas price keeps breaking new records. Do you really believe war with Saudi will bring down the oil price ?
Monday, April 7, 2014
How to coup d'etat a small country?
How to coup d'etat a small country?
I'd like it to be bloodless, quick and incredibly efficient. BTW, the country is Bosnia and you have to factor in the aftermath of rebellions or foreign aid and Western intervention since I'd probably kick out the large majority of their forces and officials. There is no set budget or set timeframe as long as you justify it. And could you guys give me an outline of how many men I'd need, etc. A thing that I was thinking of doing was having a PMC stationed there in many bases and then coup the government, get them under house arrest and set up a new temporary government with everything prepared, including new books for schools, new utensils, new equipment for other forces, etc and disband the current military and give the soldiers the option to go back to civilian life or enlist and go through training in my PMC, which will now be the official military of the country and have the government make new jobs ASAP and employ the people so they can make more money and spend more money, etc. And how would I go about getting the money to fund all of this; ask other powerful nations like Germany, Austria, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia or something else?
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if you want your coup d'etat bloodless, you have to be powerful and legitimate in the eyes of the people. US held only one of these two in Iraq so the outcome is a mess.
I'd like it to be bloodless, quick and incredibly efficient. BTW, the country is Bosnia and you have to factor in the aftermath of rebellions or foreign aid and Western intervention since I'd probably kick out the large majority of their forces and officials. There is no set budget or set timeframe as long as you justify it. And could you guys give me an outline of how many men I'd need, etc. A thing that I was thinking of doing was having a PMC stationed there in many bases and then coup the government, get them under house arrest and set up a new temporary government with everything prepared, including new books for schools, new utensils, new equipment for other forces, etc and disband the current military and give the soldiers the option to go back to civilian life or enlist and go through training in my PMC, which will now be the official military of the country and have the government make new jobs ASAP and employ the people so they can make more money and spend more money, etc. And how would I go about getting the money to fund all of this; ask other powerful nations like Germany, Austria, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia or something else?
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if you want your coup d'etat bloodless, you have to be powerful and legitimate in the eyes of the people. US held only one of these two in Iraq so the outcome is a mess.
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