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...is somehow the agent of change in Washington? Apparently the public thinks so. Overall, voters see Obama as the preferred agent of "change" by a margin of 51 percent to 27 percent. Younger voters, in particular, are more likely to see Obama that way: those 18 to 39 favor the Illinois s...

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The Two Obamas By DAVID BROOKS Published: June 20, 2008 NYT Op Ed God, Republicans are saps. They think that they’re running against some academic liberal who wouldn’t wear flag pins on his lapel, whose wife isn’t proud of America and who went to some liberationist church where the pastor damned his...

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Oh please Avak. That cuts both ways. I'm not implying otherwise. Just suggesting that was part of the failed negotiations. McCain's best strategy is a smear campaign to discredit the celebrity candidate. They will no doubt paint him the same way Hillary did, all talk, no real experience, hyped, etc...

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You know, the fact of the matter is that McCain is right to call Obama out on his inconsistency. Corth is also right; Obama knows that he would be completely hamstrung to take the $84 mill cap or whatever it is when he has already raised, what...$200 mil + in the primary!! McCain is going to have a ...

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It will be interesting to see how the Obama campaign tries to defend this decision. They must have a good plan, because this looks pretty bad from the outside.

Funny youtube video of McCain making an idiot of himself repeatedly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c

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This is a prime example of where strict capitalism fails the general populace and our overall quality of life. We've known for a long time that there are a myriad of reasons to ween ourselves off of crude...environmental, rising price, foreign relations...etc. We've also known for a very long time t...

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greatest derail ever?

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It's just a big power play. The only reason these boards are even remotely interesting is because you can come here, recognize names and personalities, and engage in some stupid banter. Often there are highly disparate positions on social and political issues and hell, there are not that many places...

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That's like the thousandth time I've seen this crazy "it's technically not deleted, it's just moved to where essentially no one can see it," garbage. Apparently there are a select few that can manage the maturity to view nsfw and other inappropriate material based on their mudding credenti...

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I would just go back to the example of the opposite scenario. The bank decides to reclaim the property based on the increased value and sell it on the open market. If that were contractually legal, would it be ethical? Of course not. There are many examples of strategies that are perfectly legal con...

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Also, don't completely overlook the original post. "Democrat walking away from her house..." What connotation does that invoke? And inside the article, "The neighbors are extremely unhappy with her," said Sharon Helmar, who sold the home to Richardson. "She didn't mow the la...

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I think you need to take a step back and look at intent. Yes, the lenders may (are) anticipating losses. Yes, the borrowers know that they have entered in to a unique contractual relationship, unlike in most other states and situations, where the consumer can legally do what has been talked about. B...

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Walking away from a non-recourse mortgage that your underwater on isn't good behavior or bad behavior. Nor is it criminal behavior. There is no moral element to it. Its smart behavior. Its only central planning socialist types who think that the economy can be managed. In reality, the economy is si...

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If you live in California and your house is worth significantly less than the mortgage, the smartest thing to do is walk away. Its a simple business decision. This concisely sums up what is wrong with our American version of capitalism. Not saying you're wrong, just sayin'. Ah, you know the cliched...

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I was looking for a random Kierkegaard quote today (btw anyone know that one about when men live they should live with passion, love something something, curse all the generations of the families of their enemies...real shaky on the details obviously). But anyway, when I read this post I thought of ...

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She's got a guy friend that she's not into and is trying to sort all of that out, all while protecting you. She's really just that busy. She feels like she over-extended at first and is trying to cover up her strong feelings with a little aloofness. She got suckered in to a tupperware cult that insi...

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what's up now bitch? On reflection, I think it is possible that wunb is a localized thing, but I could swear I've seen it on digg, etc.

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...she was supposed to call me after she finished a tupperware party. Do we really need to continue? No, seriously, there is a lot to be said for the pursuit. Do you think the girl picked up on the fact that you were not entirely into her at the beginning, but now you are? Maybe consciously or subc...

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[lame joke removed]

Whoa...same joke in a different thread. I should read more thoroughly before trying to be funny.

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Great post. Too bad the chances of anyone caring at this point are minimal.

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I think it is funny (or sad) how this forum sort of reflects the state of the mud. Leaders are nonexistent and when they do show up they misdirect their energy massively. I mean seriously, how many people even read the forums anymore? Seriously? 50? 100? Yes, we really need to moderate this place or...

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To find the least common denominator, factor each of the denominators into primes. Then for each different prime in all of the factorizations, do the following... 1. Count the number of times each prime appears in each of the factorizations. 2. For each prime, take the largest of these counts. 3. Wr...

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Oh give me a break! This advice is garbage.

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Always good to read it in context. Being from a rural area I can completely understand. OBAMA: So, it depends on where you are, but I think it's fair to say that the places where we are going to have to do the most work are the places where people feel most cynical about government. The people are m...

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Do you see what happens Larry, when you meet a stranger in the Alps?

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This is a family mud that uses egregiously graphic descriptions of death and violence, among other things. Kind of funny that we can assassinate innocent children by viciously stabbing them in the back and laugh while looting their dead corpse and then drag it to town for our friends to see, but god...

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If she used the word in proper context then I hope she sues the pants off of whoever employed her. If, otoh, she has a history of questionable judgment and/or used the word as a sort of double entendre then she undoubtedly violated standing policy on discrimination. Lots of highly derogatory words h...

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The problem is, however, that the people who have the greatest sense of self-entitlement are the ones that never realize that they do the most damage. The ones who are saying "I'm so brilliant that my ideas are always fantastic and I'm the best gift to whatever I deign to devote my time to, an...

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I anticipated such a reply. I didn't think it needed to be said for the millionth time how much I personally (and seemingly most here) appreciate the work that has been done. Clearly, the current forgers have made this experience (or the continuance of) possible. We all owe them a substantial debt o...

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What huge FU? He posted on SOI because, DUH he couldnt post here .. Jesus he DID get the mud back up, he must care .. Honestly did anyone consider the fact they may just be sick to friggin death of all the crap they read and just need a break to put things in perspective? Get shit on enough times a...

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It is truly baffling that no forger has even bothered to respond...to this or the Forgers MIA thread. Nothing. I'm honestly surprised that they went to the trouble of getting the mud back up after the power supply failure. And what an ultimately huge FU that Shev could post fairly timely responses i...

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You could start by asking yourself what you found to be compelling enough to keep you playing the game. For me personally, it had everything to do with the number of people playing. Not that I was a highly social player, but the players were the ones that made it a dynamic experience. I found the va...

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I love false assumptions, so I thought I would check... However amusing the stereotype of the unemployed philosopher is, it could hardly reflect employment statistics less well. As the American Philosophical Association reports, only 2.3% of philosophy majors were unemployed, based on National Resea...

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Perhaps you could point to a politician in US history that has been able to mount a serious presidential campaign, but has an -unquestionable- record of valor and substance with experience in all aspects of policy. I mean, seriously, congratulations on finally finding something to call in to questio...

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Corth wrote:2.0 will bring change just like Obama.

At least we'll get to see if you're right about Obama.

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The VP position is all about posturing. John Thune from South Dakota is also on a short list, mostly because he is a Repub puppet. The nominees are looking for a veep that will balance out the ticket and the possible veep candidates are looking to enhance their political careers. Therefore, many nam...

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By the way, if you think Obama has a plan for this country read this so you can laugh (and cry) along with me: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/economy/ Maybe you could make a substantive point instead of a vacuous snark (to borrow your adjective). Given your advanced level of insight on, well, ev...

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I thought I would add this quote since I am surfing the net this morning. "In other words and in short, Obama's slogan, "stand for change", is not a vacuous message of uplift, but a content-laden token of dissent from the old-style liberal orthodoxy on which Clinton and Edwards have b...

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I saw this on Metafilter and it is a few days old now, but this presentation by Lawrence Lessig really articulates what many people are feeling instinctually about Obama. For those of you that don't want to watch it, he basically makes the case that Clinton and Obama are very very similar on policy,...

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Despite Birile's contention that Hillary represents the working class, her true support has always come from the elite. *eyebrow* You mean the "elite" people in households making less than $50,000 a year? The "elite" Medicare crowd? The "elite" women? Or did you mean t...

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Been thinking about the Obama experience debate a lot. I just read the transcript from the Vegas debates. Here is a really interesting exchange between Obama and Clinton. I think Obama makes the point beautifully, btw. [quote]Prompting the exchange: Senator Obamaâ€™s admission that â€œIâ€™m not an o...

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In honor of the fact that Obama is going to crush in NH I thought I'd revisit this topic. Since when does crush = down by 3%? Oh man, I love the Hill! Uh, yeah, wow. At least grant me the fact that no one predicted that kind of performance...not even Hillary! It was very surprising and impressive t...

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In honor of the fact that Obama is going to crush in NH I thought I'd revisit this topic. I'm still really thrown by this assertion that Obama is a bad debater. I realize that debating per se is different than public speaking, but Obama is clearly the best public speaker in the slate of all candidat...

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Corth wrote:John Edwards is pretty! :)

Thank god that in the US voters are too smart to be swayed by looks.

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If he wasn't a poor debater and wouldn't be an incompetent president, she'd have nothing to say, would she. I think it's great that she is pointing out his flaws so that even the retarded MTV generation might be able to see he's a bad president. I can understand not wanting to hear dirty politics, ...

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You know why I really can't support Clinton? Not because of her policy, but because of her personality. So, I'm thinking Obama will clinch NH and then pretty much be the man to beat after that. I was looking online for recent poll numbers from NH and see that Obama has made a very bold claim: "...

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Kifle - In all seriousness, what makes you think Clinton could run the country 'better' than Obama? I'm of the impression that a president is really a idealogical figurehead surrounded by (ideally) competent experts. Obviously, at the end of the day we really do need someone of competence and courag...

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Oh, yeah.. for all you dems in favor of nationalized health care: http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article.jsp?content=20080102_101452_5180 IMO, flaws in management are different than flaws in concept. "NDP Health Critic Adrian Dix says the issue is one that's continued to plague the Lower M...

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I saw a tabloid headline that said Obama and Oprah were falling for each other on the campaign trail. Wouldn't that be the most insane thing ever? Pres Obama and first lady Oprah...it would be like living inside a David Lynch movie.

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The only issue for me with Obama is he did something very irresponsible during the so-called youtube debate, which made it clear to me that would be dangerous to elect. He felt compelled to discuss a hypothetical in which we have actionable intelligence about the location of senior al queda members...

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