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Re: The Coke Commercial
« Reply #50 on: February 06, 2014, 09:50:10 AM »
That's the problem with the conservative label.  Every con here is accused of being a Christian fundamentalist who believes in cavemen riding dinosaurs. I don't believe that..more to the point I don't really consider religion...period. I'm a catholic,  I guess but don't go to church.  I'm certainly not for endless wars....so the neocon label is ridiculous for most of us. Primarily because early neo's were lib hawks. Many of them didn't like Reagan. Tu has never come across as a Lib...and only of handful of folks here...regardless of political persuasion still support Obama, right down the line even if they're still Dems.
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« Reply #51 on: February 06, 2014, 11:07:58 AM »
That's the problem with the conservative label.  Every con here is accused of being a Christian fundamentalist who believes in cavemen riding dinosaurs. I don't believe that..more to the point I don't really consider religion...period. I'm a catholic,  I guess but don't go to church.  I'm certainly not for endless wars....so the neocon label is ridiculous for most of us. Primarily because early neo's were lib hawks. Many of them didn't like Reagan. Tu has never come across as a Lib...and only of handful of folks here...regardless of political persuasion still support Obama, right down the line even if they're still Dems.

That's the rub though isn't it?

While most people around here really aren't Neo Cons or Christian Fundamentalists... (There's really only one or two off the top of my head to be honest) The problem is who does all of the talking on both sides.

Most people are just that... decent people... We want to keep our money, we like freedom, most of us don't care about a lot of topics... We worry about things that matter, not bullshit that doesn't, but the squeaky wheels get all the grease.

On both sides, all they do is whine about this... complain about that... Never a fix.

It's like ShitbamaCare... I think it sucks... No doubt... but the Republicans NEVER offered anything to fix it.

They had the time... We all know they did, but they chose to go into Iraq and shit like that.

I hate the Republicans and the Democrats pretty equally these days.

I'd like to lower our spending... fix our welfare (It can be done) and promote middle class economics... Bring some manufacturing back to this country that builds shit better than most others.

It's very disappointing.

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Re: The Coke Commercial
« Reply #52 on: February 06, 2014, 11:20:05 AM »
See that's the problem...Repubs at the state level offer a  menu of solutions for their given states...but the national level guys, as you pointed out have nothing. The average voter, not really paying attention will default to something is better then nothing, action better then not...free shit better then paying etc. Why can Scott Walker or even Christie come in and kick ass in their respective states...yet we get Romney. I would love factories everywhere....cheaper domestic fuel and a ridiculously strong military that doesn't get deployed to every shithole because the current admin repub or dem wants to crusade or bow down to the UN.


If gas was 99 cents maybe all that extra money could go to developing the green magic fuel that the libs want. High fuel prices stifle everything.
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« Reply #53 on: February 06, 2014, 12:31:02 PM »
Do you believe she really said that, retard?

I believe she is capable of saying anything that is stupid.  Just like you are.

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« Reply #54 on: February 06, 2014, 12:51:23 PM »
See that's the problem...Repubs at the state level offer a  menu of solutions for their given states...but the national level guys, as you pointed out have nothing. The average voter, not really paying attention will default to something is better then nothing, action better then not...free shit better then paying etc. Why can Scott Walker or even Christie come in and kick ass in their respective states...yet we get Romney. I would love factories everywhere....cheaper domestic fuel and a ridiculously strong military that doesn't get deployed to every shithole because the current admin repub or dem wants to crusade or bow down to the UN.


If gas was 99 cents maybe all that extra money could go to developing the green magic fuel that the libs want. High fuel prices stifle everything.

Saw a list the other day of the worst/best managed states in the USA.  Some of the most liberal states like NY and CA were among the worst managed, VA being one of the exceptions to that norm.  Tennessee, a very conservative state and one of the most, if not the most religious, was among the best managed states in the USA.

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« Reply #55 on: February 06, 2014, 01:04:02 PM »
It's like ShitbamaCare... I think it sucks... No doubt... but the Republicans NEVER offered anything to fix it.

Were the Republicans obligated to offer anything to fix a train wreck introduced by the Democrats to help just 15% of the US population?  The Republicans did not support it.  Good for them.  If anything, the Democrats are responsible for fixing their own train wreck and help the millions they have hurt by trying to help 15% of the US population.

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« Reply #56 on: February 06, 2014, 01:20:54 PM »
Interesting that's its broken down like that. Also the myth of who gets the most welfare..red/blue is also not what libs think either. Things like natural disasters factor into those numbers...
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« Reply #57 on: February 06, 2014, 01:29:37 PM »
Were the Republicans obligated to offer anything to fix a train wreck introduced by the Democrats to help just 15% of the US population?  The Republicans did not support it.  Good for them.  If anything, the Democrats are responsible for fixing their own train wreck and help the millions they have hurt by trying to help 15% of the US population.


Apparently they did in fact need to do something.

15% of the population is a pretty big percentage don't you think?

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« Reply #58 on: February 06, 2014, 01:52:29 PM »
Apparently they did in fact need to do something.

15% of the population is a pretty big percentage don't you think?


Yes.  So the Democrats should have done something to help those 15% without screwing things up for the entire population:  Millions lost their insurance, then couldn't sign up because of a broken website, no connection to insurers' system, no way to protect personal information on the website, some forced to sign up for Medicaid which gives the state the right to keep all their assets when they die, etc, etc, etc.  

I'm sure the Republicans would have been on board with working on something to help just the 15%.

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« Reply #59 on: February 06, 2014, 03:18:21 PM »
Yes.  So the Democrats should have done something to help those 15% without screwing things up for the entire population:  Millions lost their insurance, then couldn't sign up because of a broken website, no connection to insurers' system, no way to protect personal information on the website, some forced to sign up for Medicaid which gives the state the right to keep all their assets when they die, etc, etc, etc. 

I'm sure the Republicans would have been on board with working on something to help just the 15%.

I don't disagree... I personally thought they should have simply allowed everyone to enroll in medicare.That would have been the easy fix.

Still, the base issue is that when the Republicans could have done something, they let it sit, so the 15% made some noise and we get this shit.

Believe me, I'm not happy about it either.


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« Reply #60 on: February 06, 2014, 03:26:31 PM »
Marxist wrath in a can.
By cans for cans.
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« Reply #61 on: February 06, 2014, 03:36:56 PM »
I don't disagree... I personally thought they should have simply allowed everyone to enroll in medicare.That would have been the easy fix.

Still, the base issue is that when the Republicans could have done something, they let it sit, so the 15% made some noise and we get this shit.

Believe me, I'm not happy about it either.



Medicare and Medicaid already take up close to 1/4 of the total US federal spending (and Obamacare is going to expand this by the expansion of Medicaid) so you could drop defense spending to zero (as in fire the entire Military) and it still wouldn't pay for what you are wanting. The Politicians have bankrupted us, and the liberals want even more. Truly unbelievable.  

Soon the entire United States will look like Detroit!

"The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - Margaret Thatcher

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« Reply #62 on: February 06, 2014, 04:12:44 PM »
Medicare and Medicaid already take up close to 1/4 of the total US federal spending (and Obamacare is going to expand this by the expansion of Medicaid) so you could drop defense spending to zero (as in fire the entire Military) and it still wouldn't pay for what you are wanting. The Politicians have bankrupted us, and the liberals want even more. Truly unbelievable.   

Soon the entire United States will look like Detroit!

"The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - Margaret Thatcher


It does, but I didn't want them to enroll for free... I wanted them to be able to buy into it at a cheap rate... or whatever the cost was to handle the overhead.

There's a lot of waste and it's not all in one spot in government. That's part of the problem.

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« Reply #63 on: February 06, 2014, 04:17:26 PM »
You hear that, OzmO?     ;D

 >:(  Prolly right.   :)

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Re: The Coke Commercial
« Reply #64 on: February 06, 2014, 04:33:40 PM »
She didn't say that.

Sorry... That's a lie.

While she says plenty of dumb shit.... She didn't say "that".

yes, i call bullshit on that quote. 

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Re: The Coke Commercial
« Reply #65 on: February 06, 2014, 09:58:12 PM »
Saw a list the other day of the worst/best managed states in the USA.  Some of the most liberal states like NY and CA were among the worst managed, VA being one of the exceptions to that norm.  Tennessee, a very conservative state and one of the most, if not the most religious, was among the best managed states in the USA.

Managed in what sense?  I don't know much about Tennessee but seems like whenever I see it mentioned it's rarely anything positive.  Like this:
http://www.wkrn.com/story/21760580/tennessee-ranks-4th-most-miserable-state

Tennessee ranks 4th most miserable state in Gallup Index
Posted: Mar 21, 2013 4:56 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -

The Business Insider highlighted the top 10 most miserable states in a survey done by Gallop-Healthways on the well-being of the general populace, and Tennessee is ranked 4th.

According to the top 10 list by The Business Insider, the survey rated each state based on factors such as high unemployment, poor access to basic necessities and rising obesity rates that plague many of the nation's southern states.

It also said that the survey looks at six categories: basic access, life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, healthy behaviors and physical heath.

"In general, state-level scores remained consistent with the past five years of data. Western and Midwestern states ranked highest on the well being index, with Hawaii topping the list, and Southern states ranked near the bottom," the Business Insider reports.

Overall, Tennessee ranked 4th among the top 10 most miserable states, with their overall well-being score of 47th out of the 50 states.

The highest ranking Tennessee received in the six categories was 36th in basic access, which measures things like satisfaction with community, clean water, affordable healthy foods, access to a doctor and enough money for basic necessities, among other factors.

To see the 2012 results of each state, or the composite survey as a whole, visit Gallup-Healthway's "Well-Being Index".

To read more about the Index itself and more about its methodology, visit Well-BeingIndex.com.



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Re: The Coke Commercial
« Reply #66 on: February 06, 2014, 10:11:49 PM »
... 

I'm sure the Republicans would have been on board with working on something to help just the 15%.

You're "sure" that republicans would have been on board...?  WTF?   

How could you possibly be sure of that?  Did you follow the filibuster rule-change issue?  Did you hear how republicans were even beginning to obstruct the judicial appointments of their own nominees?

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« Reply #67 on: February 06, 2014, 10:48:09 PM »
It totally went over my head.  I do not understand the commercial.  I dont even know what their aiming for here.

Wifey was all "Oh, that coke commercial everyone is talking about". 

What are they trying to say?   People all over the world love america and drink coke to celebrate it?   I feel like Don Draper right now, staring at season 1 peggy and the other drunks with a look of disbelief. 

can someone explain the commercial?

It's about American diversity.

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« Reply #69 on: February 07, 2014, 08:40:59 AM »
Managed in what sense?  I don't know much about Tennessee but seems like whenever I see it mentioned it's rarely anything positive.  

The Best and Worst Run States in America: A Survey of All 50

16. Tennessee
> Debt per capita: $925 (the lowest)
> Budget deficit: n/a
> Unemployment: 8.0% (tied-19th highest)
> Median household income: $42,764 (7th lowest)
> Pct. below poverty line: 17.9% (tied-11th highest)


The Tennessee economy grew roughly 3.3% last year, better than the nation’s 2.5% growth. About a third of the increase in GDP came from growth in durable goods manufacturing, which includes the state’s growing auto industry. The state is home to auto plants owned by Nissan, General Motors, and Volkswagen. Tennessee had the smallest debt in the country relative to its size, at just $925 per resident as of fiscal 2011. Several negative factors, however, lowered the state’s ranking. Tennessee was the most crime ridden in the country last year, with a violent crime rate of 643.6 incidents per every 100,000 people. In the city of Nashville, the state’s capital and second largest city by population, the rate was nearly double that.

http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/11/21/the-best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-a-survey-of-all-50-2/3/



Top States For Business 2013: Overall Rankings

13. Tennessee

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100824779



The Good And Bad About Tennessee
"Tennessee has an extremely low cost of living. That's why many of our neighbors are ex-Californians like us. There is no state wage tax in TN and very low property taxes. TN funds itself mostly through sales tax, which means everyone pays into the system, including those who use the system."
http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Hate-Living-In-Tennessee/2887088


Thread topic related:    ;D

"Chattanooga, Tennessee is the site of the World's First Coca-Cola Bottling Company.  Before Coca-Cola first appeared in bottles, it was sold as a fountain drink for more than a decade."

http://cocacolaunited.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/HISTORY-OF-CHATTANOOGA-COCA-COLA-WORLDS-FIRST-BOTTLING-COMPANY.pdf

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« Reply #70 on: February 07, 2014, 09:38:11 AM »
The Best and Worst Run States in America: A Survey of All 50

16. Tennessee
> Debt per capita: $925 (the lowest)
> Budget deficit: n/a
> Unemployment: 8.0% (tied-19th highest)
> Median household income: $42,764 (7th lowest)
> Pct. below poverty line: 17.9% (tied-11th highest)


The Tennessee economy grew roughly 3.3% last year, better than the nation’s 2.5% growth. About a third of the increase in GDP came from growth in durable goods manufacturing, which includes the state’s growing auto industry. The state is home to auto plants owned by Nissan, General Motors, and Volkswagen. Tennessee had the smallest debt in the country relative to its size, at just $925 per resident as of fiscal 2011. Several negative factors, however, lowered the state’s ranking. Tennessee was the most crime ridden in the country last year, with a violent crime rate of 643.6 incidents per every 100,000 people. In the city of Nashville, the state’s capital and second largest city by population, the rate was nearly double that.

http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/11/21/the-best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-a-survey-of-all-50-2/3/



Top States For Business 2013: Overall Rankings

13. Tennessee

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100824779



The Good And Bad About Tennessee
"Tennessee has an extremely low cost of living. That's why many of our neighbors are ex-Californians like us. There is no state wage tax in TN and very low property taxes. TN funds itself mostly through sales tax, which means everyone pays into the system, including those who use the system."
http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Hate-Living-In-Tennessee/2887088


Thread topic related:    ;D

"Chattanooga, Tennessee is the site of the World's First Coca-Cola Bottling Company.  Before Coca-Cola first appeared in bottles, it was sold as a fountain drink for more than a decade."

http://cocacolaunited.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/HISTORY-OF-CHATTANOOGA-COCA-COLA-WORLDS-FIRST-BOTTLING-COMPANY.pdf

Seems like an average state to be honest.

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« Reply #71 on: February 07, 2014, 09:45:55 AM »
Saw a list the other day of the worst/best managed states in the USA.  Some of the most liberal states like NY and CA were among the worst managed, VA being one of the exceptions to that norm.  Tennessee, a very conservative state and one of the most, if not the most religious, was among the best managed states in the USA.

This has long been a common theme. The top states for business, with the strongest economies are usually mostly all red states, and the worst run states, and cities, that are in financial disaster are almost exclusively democrat-run: Illinois, california, Detroit, Chicago, los Angeles, etc.

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« Reply #72 on: February 07, 2014, 09:46:07 AM »
Seems like an average state to be honest.


I never said it was great, at the very top or perfect, only that it was one of the best run states according to what I've read, and so are Utah and Texas.  What would you call California and Illinois?

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« Reply #73 on: February 07, 2014, 09:46:24 AM »
I never said it was great, at the very top or perfect, only that it was one of the best run states according to what I've read, and so are Utah and Texas.  What would you call California and Illinois?

California is definitely below average.

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« Reply #74 on: February 07, 2014, 09:57:02 AM »
Best examples of failed lib policies are found in the big cities.
chicago has been under full democrat rule for some time- always near bankruptcy, extremely strict gun control yet a huge crime/murder rate, several of their most recent Mayors, politicians, and Ill governors have been convicted and jailed for corruption. Think about that...several of their highest- level politicians in modern times have been tried for corruption.

Detroit has been under total democrat rule for generations, during which time it has gone from being a symbol of american industrial might to a symbol of failure and destitution. Has extremely strict gun control yet has a notoriously high crime and murder rate. Biggest city to ever declare bankruptcy. Something like a million people have left, leaving behind entire sections of the city which resemble burned out ghost towns. It was ENTIRELY democrat policies that got them here.

There are plenty of other examples-new orleans, Washington dc, Hartford, Memphis...

The libs remain curiously quiet as they have absolutely no answer for this.