Absolutely no one could have predicted this

[240 is Back]

Pfft. Haha!  What a brilliantly pointless comment.

I love it when you act like you know the slightest bit about Australian politics.  Splendid.

Did your president not come out and criticize the beliefs of a POTENTIAL presidential candidate, Barrack Obama?

Did your presiden't son not work on the bush/cheney campaign?

I'd ask you what YOUR position is on the topic of this thread, but you'd refer me to 75 posts you made about something completely unrelated, demand an apology, call me a fool, and threaten a cage match for "moral superiority" among us 8 douchebags that post here.

Pretty close then?

[ribonucleic]

your president is my presiden't lap dog.  the man who rules your nation does what we tell him.

Bwahahaha!!

Heel! Sit! Roll over!

[BRUCE]

Did your president not come out and criticize the beliefs of a POTENTIAL presidential candidate, Barrack Obama?

Did your presiden't son not work on the bush/cheney campaign?

I'd ask you what YOUR position is on the topic of this thread, but you'd refer me to 75 posts you made about something completely unrelated, demand an apology, call me a fool, and threaten a cage match for "moral superiority" among us 8 douchebags that post here.

Pretty close then?

We don't have a 'President', clever guy.

[240 is Back]

We don't have a 'President', clever guy.

Poodle-in-charge.

Sorry.

[BRUCE]

Poodle-in-charge.

Sorry.

Yes, you've proven yourself as a force to be reckoned with on the geopolitical issues faced by our two countries.

[240 is Back]

Yes, you've proven yourself as a force to be reckoned with on the geopolitical issues faced by our two countries.

And I matter just as much as you with your hoity-toity challenges, inability to give straight answers, and neotaint party line toeage:


naught.

[BRUCE]

And I matter just as much as you with your hoity-toity challenges, inability to give straight answers, and neotaint party line toeage:
naught.

Er, well said.

[240 is Back]

we're all just carbon based oxygen thieves til cancer or the cardiac gets us.  only difference is, my president tells your poodle what to do. 

Your president is barney II.

[BRUCE]

we're all just carbon based oxygen thieves til cancer or the cardiac gets us.  only difference is, my president tells your poodle what to do. 

Your president is barney II.

(as above).

[Dos Equis]

Is it any coincidence you gave the only intelligible comment in this thread?

Thanks Bruce.   

[ieffinhatecardio]

Is it any coincidence you gave the only intelligible comment in this thread?

I love this post. Welcome back bruce, you were missed. Even a short absence and everyone gets a little antsy. 

[BRUCE]

And thank you both.

[ribonucleic]

"The nation's top two law enforcement officials acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law to secretly pry out personal information about Americans. They apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/national_security_letters



I feel so much better now knowing that Alberto Gonzales is going to be personally protecting my civil liberties.

[24KT]

"The nation's top two law enforcement officials acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law to secretly pry out personal information about Americans. They apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/national_security_letters



I feel so much better now knowing that Alberto Gonzales is going to be personally protecting my civil liberties.

You're probably the only one to feel that way. 

"The attorney general and the FBI are part of the problem,
and they cannot be trusted to be part of the solution," said ACLU's executive director, Anthony D. Romero.

[24KT]

This could prove a tricky mess for Congress leading into an election.

on the one hand, if they take measures to adjust The Patriot Act, rogue elements will undoubtedly commit another self attack in time to scare the bejeebus out of civilians in time for the election, and to campaign that "only with a Republican president can America be safe from the terrorists" ...or "If the Dems hadn't taken the teeth out of The Patriot Act, we would have caught them in time to stop it".

[240 is Back]

This could prove a tricky mess for Congress leading into an election.

on the one hand, if they take measures to adjust The Patriot Act, rogue elements will undoubtedly commit another self attack in time to scare the bejeebus out of civilians in time for the election, and to campaign that "only with a Republican president can America be safe from the terrorists" ...or "If the Dems hadn't taken the teeth out of The Patriot Act, we would have caught them in time to stop it".

Jag, I dunno.

Over 1/3 of Americans believe it was a self attack.  And that was before the huge media coverage the 'inside job' theory got in 2006.  God only knows what today's polls would say. 

They pull another self-attack and you're gonna have ten million dylan avery's.  They're LOOKING for flaws this time.  last time, everyone bought it at first.  This time?  We get attacked anywhere and "cheney again?" will be the first thing out of half of america's mouths.

IMO the dicks won't be able to pull off another (believable) self attack on that level for 40 years, and even then if the internet legacy hasn't been destroyed, it'll be tough.   If planes hit anything tomorrow and buildings fell again, Bruce and beach bum would be the only two folks in the world to believe it. 

people are smart now.  another attack would win the election for hilary/whoever. 

[BRUCE]

Bruce and beach bum would be the only two folks in the world to believe it. 
people are smart now.  another attack would win the election for hilary/whoever. 

Haha!

[240 is Back]

also noteworthy - in 2000 and 2004, the prez elections were super tight.

If 1/3 of the 50 million republican voters believed Bush had a hand in 911, and even 1% of that group didn't vote repub because of that, the dems will win eaily.

personally, no f'king way Rudy gets my vote.  He got warned the towers were gonna fall when no one else knew.  He has a DUTY to go on tv and "out" the person with foreknowledge.  instead, he won't answer it.  There are a lot of dead firefighters who would have lived if rudy had told them "don't go in there - it will fall in ten minutes".  instead, rudy runs for the CNN camera.

[Dos Equis]

Haha!

   How about this one:  "Over 1/3 of Americans believe it was a self attack."

Hahahahaha!   

[240 is Back]

  How about this one:  "Over 1/3 of Americans believe it was a self attack."

Hahahahaha!  

http://www.scrippsnews.com/911poll

Scripps is a very reputable polling firm.  They back their results with scientific knowledge.  heck, 911 Commissioner Lee Hamilton believes the results. 

This isn't a CT theory.  This is actualy American sentiment.  one out of three people you see on the street believes 911 was an inside job.  I'm sorry if your military or 'univ professor' friends don't wear 911truth.org t-shirts. 

But it's a fact - 1/3 of americans believe it was an inside job. 

[gtbro1]

 Bruce isn't american?? Then why does he care so much about our politics?

[Dos Equis]

one out of three people you see on the street believes 911 was an inside job. 

Absurd.  Absolutely ridiculous.  I think Ozmo is a much better gauge.  He previously indicated he travels quite a bit and NOBODY talks about this conspiracy nonsense.  It is primarily an internet phenomenon.  I deal with lots of people too and with the exception of two of my softball teammates, it has never come up.   

[240 is Back]

Bruce isn't american?? Then why does he care so much about our politics?

cause aussie does what we tell them to do.  they're like england without all the bobbies.

[240 is Back]

Absurd.  Absolutely ridiculous.  I think Ozmo is a much better gauge.  He previously indicated he travels quite a bit and NOBODY talks about this conspiracy nonsense.  It is primarily an internet phenomenon.  I deal with lots of people too and with the exception of two of my softball teammates, it has never come up.   

LMAO!

Absurd?  Perhaps you would like to tell the class why your data ("No one has brought it up to me") is more reliable than a consistent, statistical analysis done with real math behind it?

Do you ASK everyone you see about 9/11?  Or just wait for casual acquanitances to bring up a horrible thought out of nowhere?  Come on.   Friends aren't supposed to tlak business or politics. 

I'm shocked that a 'university professor' would discount the value of a scientific poll from a reputable firm as nonsense because "people i know don't bring it up".

You seem more and more like a early 20s inexperienced college kid every day beach bum.   anyone with a college education does realize the value of stats.  Your discounting them shows a huge lack of understandiing.

[BRUCE]

Absurd.  Absolutely ridiculous.  I think Ozmo is a much better gauge.  He previously indicated he travels quite a bit and NOBODY talks about this conspiracy nonsense.  It is primarily an internet phenomenon.  I deal with lots of people too and with the exception of two of my softball teammates, it has never come up.   

Agreed, the '1/3' of people poll is inaccurate, to say the least.

Bruce isn't american?? Then why does he care so much about our politics?

Correct, I'm not.  I care because none of you will do the polite thing, and engage me in Australian politics here.