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  1. I apologize that you have so much free time on your hands that you can sit there and insult someone on the basis of their spelling. From now on when I post, I i wll do so prior to running out for class. If this is what our society has bred, people who are incapable of doing anything other than find some way to demerit an individuals achievements by any means available to them, then I truly pity your existence. The fact that you enter as a guest on a free-registration site tells me a whole lot about your character and hopefully I will never have the misfortune of working with someone's who ignorance and incompetency level is rivaled only by the heights of Mount Everest. I also fear that your intellectual depths is about as deep as an inflatable kiddy pool, but thank you for providing the information so that I may inform you that you are a waste of carbon.
  2. It really is great oppurtunity, I can't wait to go. The forum on National Security was amazing so I can only imagine that this will be even greater. Paul give Katie my congradulations. This really is a great oppurtunity for us.
  3. Alright I know I haven't read all these posts so if I say something that has already been said please forgive me. But religion is an essential part of history. How can you talk about the Dark Ages without mentioning religion? How about the Crusades, are we to pretend they never happened? How can you talk about ancient societies without understanding their religion? By the logic of never talking about religion, I am allowed to tell my teacher that talking about Greek and Roman Mythology is a violation of church and state. Technically the mythology is based on an ancient religion, which some people do still practice. Would we be banned from talking about the Salem Witch Trials being they involve religion? To deny the impact religion has had on the world would serve only to show your ignorance. Now here I am talking about religion, does this force you to have certain religious views? I just finished a paper for my history class in which I had to analyze the creation accounts of five different cultures, should I bring a case against the school for that? I do not know why this is still drawing a debate, the topic is quite old. But let me ask you another question, isn't science just another belief system? You can argue it either way if you like and I hope that I have not fueled this debate anymore. But logic says that science is a belief system and maybe that shouldn't be taught either, or maybe we are to let history dissappear because it involves religion. In the end, religion is a necessary part of history, and Matt did seem as if he was provoking the debate, but whats done is done...you know what they say, no point in airing out your shit, it only stinks the rest of the room up.
  4. I would love to serve my country, but I am restricted from doing so due to horrible eyesight, and that im recovering from a recent spinal problem. I believe in the war and why we are fighting
  5. Allow me to respond to your post piece by piece and thank you for actually addressing all the points I made. First it isn't just a matter of the Republicans questioning his patriotism, if it were just that then I would hold as nothing more than political mudslinging. But when the news brings it up like that I feel it is more substantial. The fact that Obama was against the war from the start doesn't score points with me for I have and continue to support the war. From my point of view I find it to be a neccessary evil and wish I could serve with them. As for experience, yes history does show that more governors are elected to the office of President then Congressmen, but from Obamas voting record I was not impressed. I feel that if he can fine tune his agenda into something feasable he might stand a better chance, he can't hit middle ground til he's learned to compromise with the opposing party. Now do not misunderstand me, I am not questioning Obama's intelligence as a whole. I believe that all the candidates running are highly intelligent regardless of their view points, I was reffering specifically to his ignorance on the military, which is a big part of this country and the Presidential campaign. The main foreign focus of this campaign is Iraq, and he does not seem to have accurate information or even able to get an advisor who possesses acurate information. Even if McCain made the statement about the troops I would criticize it without more information, as on Obama's website it did not say how he plans to do it. I admit I was reacting to what I read, hence the length of the post, but I am not close-minded on the situation either. I agree that we need more troops, but I can do nothing but criticize it until I understand or am at least told how it is to happen. I happen to agree with the concept of finishing the job that we had started, and of course the American people reserve their right to say "no" but that is what the election comes down to. McCain, on the military, is very smart. He was saying from the beginning that we needed more troops, even before the troop surge. And he proved right. I do believe nuclear material needs to be controlled, but once again Obama does not propose how he would accomplish such a feat. As for Farrakhan, Obama accepted an award from him a year ago (I believe). I apologize if I sound close minded, for I am really open to others opinions on this topic. As I said before I made a reactionary post and I do have my mind made up on my candidate, but I did do my research though it doesn't always show
  6. I would also be a little turned away if my candidate was called "Hope for the entire world" by the leader of a black islamic racist group, wouldn't you?
  7. I think McCain is the only one suited for the job of President of this great country. Obama not only lacks the experience but how can one run for President and have their patriotism questioned at the same time? The president must be dedicated to this country, McCain has shown that by not only being a war hero but by spending his life serving this country. Also Obama showed quite clearly that he is ignorant in the tool called the military. This is an excerpt from a recent news article on msnbc.com: "But last week, during his debate with Clinton, Obama tried speaking about substance when he mentioned the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he displayed an astounding ignorance of the military instrument. He said that an anonymous U.S. Army captain told him that his infantry platoon was split and sent to different areas of operations; that they were lacking vehicles; and that they had insufficient ammunition to fight. Although problems do occur in combat situations to be sure, none of what Obama related makes any sense and is, according to people with whom I spoke, untrue. Units the size of platoons are not sent to separate theaters, ammunition has been plentiful, and an investigation indicates that the unit in question was missing only one of its Humvees, all to no peril of the unit. Obama used the anecdote to demonstrate that the current president was not supporting the troops and to suggest that he would if elected. Given Obama’s ignorance of how ground combat operations are actually conducted, one expects that he’ll be no better at it than President Bush. Indeed, as bad as Bush’s Iraq strategy was for its first four years, Obama’s plan for rapid withdrawal is equally flawed and perhaps impossible to execute. Politicians rely heavily, on almost every subject, on advisors to get them educated and keep them current. And nobody really expects Obama or Clinton or even McCain, who was a Navy aviator, to know anything about ground combat. But one does expect the candidate to employ advisors who know what they are talking about and to prevent their candidate from embarrassment. While Obama has attracted money, notoriety and delegates, he has yet to attract military advisers who know what they are doing. If he doesn’t, and he becomes president, the United States won’t fare any better than it has for the past eight years. " Also McCain is tough on foreign policy and in this world of terror and animosity we need to stand strong. This is not the time to let a limp-wrist who probably couldn't tell you the difference between a guerilla fighter and a terrorist. If we are ever to gain credibility in the world we must not become pushovers to rouge nations like Iran and North Korea or to countries like Russia and China. In Iran he wants to talk, with a nation that has openly said they will not negotiate and have torn up condemnations and laughed at UN sanctions. Obama who is so anti-war promises to increase the size of ground forces, adding 65,000 soldiers to the Army and 27,000 Marines. Out of whose ass, may I ask, is he pulling these men out of? On Nuclear material he promises to secure all loose material in four years, how is that possible? Are we going to find them hidden at the end of the rainbow? No, no we wont. He wants to make the world "nuclear free", but only speaks of the US and Russia, what about China, France and the UK who have Nuclear Weapons?
  8. The Young Punk

    '08 Election

    While I used that as quotes, that is because when asked my opinion people usually want it from another source. That being said, I do believe in a lot of conservative views, at least when it comes to foreign policy. I do not really know where I stand domestically. I agree that the war was mishandled, but I view it as necessary. Please excuse the fact that I did not respond to all your points I have to go to my next class, but I will respond further within the night.
  9. The Young Punk

    '08 Election

    I would like to vote republican because while I do not agree with all their sentiments, I do agree with many conservative policies. For example I agree with the war in Iraq to some extent. I agree that Iraq was a potential threat and a definite threat to allies with in the area. In a book I'm reading Honor: A History, it puts a whole new outlook on the war in Iraq making it seem as if we were defending our honor, but I will elaborate more once I have finished the book. But I do not agree with the military occupation of Iraq. I have no doubt that our military can make any country fall to its knees, but they are not for the purposes of building countries. That, as far as I'm concerned, is a job for diplomats. I like John McCain because he realizes that we need to finish the job. But I do not agree with outsourcing and illegal immigration, though I can understand and sympathise with the companies and people who do this. I understand the concept of making as much money as possible with the least amount of cost. I think that we need to give jobs back to Americans until the economy has stablized again. As far as his age, it has no effect on me, he seems to be capable and healthy. I would rather a president who is old, but one who is experienced and knowledgable about how to run a nation. So theres nothing wrong with me, I'm just conservative, which in my school isn't a good thing. Thank you, it's very hard for people to take me seriously due to my age. People don't seem to think that my experience in doing model congress and model united nations or the week I spent in Washington D.C. learning about national security permits me to have an informed opinion on politics and world affairs. I really do not know what Obama's policies are, so the only thing I can speak on is his inexperience. Therefore I sincerly thank you for not criticizing my inexperience as some have. As I said in my post, I quoted the website arthurshall.com. The website is about conservative politics and metal. I used this site as the basis of my post because I am not as articulate as most, due to my age and lack of experience
  10. The Young Punk

    '08 Election

    What else do you expect from a 17 yr old?
  11. The Young Punk

    '08 Election

    Moving back to the topic of the election, I would like to vote for McCain. I can not vote in the primary but it seems pretty obvious that he will move on to the general elections. Unless Romney has a miracle on Tuesday, he will not be able to beat McCain who is currently leading by 35 delegates I believe. Too save people the time of asking why, if they even care, here is some excerpts from a website that I enjoy that puts my ideas in more eloquent and articulate terms: "One thing I don't think anyone can say is that John McCain is not committed to our nation. He has lived a life of public service. He was a POW in North Vietnam who REFUSED to be released when the North Vietnamese offered it to him because they learned that his father was an Admiral in command of the region. That is service my friends, that is commitment. So we know he is a man who loves our great nation. But is he trustworthy? I say yes. He has a history of sticking to his political principles. He opposed the Bush tax cuts that easily passed in 2001. He knew that would make him unpopular within the Republican ranks. But he did it anyway because he saw that tax cuts without spending limits were a recipe for massive deficits and inflation...exactly what we have seen in the last four years. In his Senate career, John McCain has been a strong advocate against pork-barrel spending. The GOP has been horrible over the last few years with spending, god damn horrible. He will put a stop to it. Does that make him popular with Senators or lobbyists? Does it make it easy for him to go to groups who typically rob the government for support and campaign donations? Surely not. But he sticks to his guns on the issues that are important to him and that is exactly the type of man we need to lead us." "I am not writting this endorsement to castigate other Republicans but I have no choice but to point out a few things on this issue. I was strongly considering endorsing Mitt Romney. The problem I found was that every time I looked into any issue I saw a duplicity in what he says now vs. what he did in the past. He was pro-abortion and now he is against it. He was for gun control in Massachusetts and now he is a "hunter". He was an "independent in 1994 and did not want a repeat of Reagan." Now he loves Ronnie. I call b.s my friend. I think he is a good man much in the mold of John Kerry. Good guy but weak minded..I cannot have that. One thing I admire about a man is their ability to stand up against the hurricane of public opinion. Bush has been able to do it...but his father and Clinton were not up to that task. I believe that John McCain will be able to weather the inevitable cry "foul" from an uneducated and apathetic public." "Another reason I am endorsing Senator McCain is his stance on religion. What is that? I don't know and that is how I like it. I am not sure if he is a Christian and that is a good thing to me. If you are forced to campaign on sharing religious beliefs with people it means you have very little record to stand on. Romney and Mike Huckabee are fighting a religious war and it is pathetic. It goes a little something like this: Romney "I am a Christian who believes in magic underwear and golden tablets"..Huckabee "Mormons are weird and I believe that the Earth is 6000 years old". Absurd. Huckabee is to blame for this religious test problem. He has injected his personal beliefs into every possible photo op and it has led Romney to defend himself. This is one of the many reasons I will not endorse Huckabee among many others (nanny state belief system, utter lack of foreign policy experience, etc)." "John McCain is not a threat to our 2nd amendment rights. I know that the gun-lobby is not a huge fan of John McCain but I do feel that there is some fanaticism at play here. He was against the defunct "assault weapons" ban. He co-sponsored a bill to allow the five law abiding citizens of Washington DC to own handguns. He opposed waiting periods for purchase of firearms. He voted against ammunition laws that would restrict certain types of ammunition that were labeled "armor piercing". The gun lobby has been pissed at McCain for his support of gun locks. To my understanding, these are placed on the weapons during transport. That seems like a reasonable rule to me. He also attracted the ire of some gun-rights folks when he agreed that existing laws for gun purchases be extended to gun shows. Why should gun show purchases be different than in store purchases? They are not. He is a friend of the 2nd amendment and his record proves it. Don't believe me...look into his record as a whole, not just what the GOA tells you. Most of the NRA's problem with McCain is his bill to reform our campaign finance laws. This is true because they are a huge lobby and it is a lobby that I support. The idea of limiting monetary access to our lawmakers is a good idea and while his bill may not be the best solution I agree with his sentiment. So rather than read the NRA or GOA's assessment of McCain, just look at his ACTUAL gun rights record and you will see that you will not lose your right to bear arms by electing John McCain." "McCain's record from a national defense standpoint is outstanding. He has consistently supported pay raises for military personnel to help with recruiting and retention. His has also been a supporter of the war in Iraq and was one of the early proponents of the surge that has been so successful in Iraq. He was critical of the war plan in Iraq from the outset, saying that there were not enough ground forces from the start and he was proven correct when Generals finally received increased manpower. McCain understands we must win in Iraq and install a democracy. There is no way we can leave until the task is completed. He has told anyone who will listen that Iran cannot get nukes and is on record as saying that if Iran acquires nuclear weapons that WE WILL ATTACK. I believe him." "I believe that Giuliani is more electable in a national election. He is more charismatic than McCain and more well liked by the public at large. The problem with Rudy is that he is barely a Republican. His personal life is very questionable but more damning to me is his record of heavy-handed tactics in fighting crime. He is lauded for cutting crime in New York but the untold story is that he banned certain types of legitimate businesses that tended to be robbed. That is a communist way of fighting crime and I fear that those types of ideas would be extended. So as much as I know that Rudy is more electable, I cannot endorse him. McCain is not the most electric figure on the campaign but he is quite forthright with what he believes, which will contrast well with the slimy Cliton. I have no doubt that he can beat Hillary. McCain is not a hard-core religious conservative, which will play well with non-Christian independents. His record is socially conservative but his stances are solidly grounded on Constitutional limits of government rather than religious beliefs. His sometimes prickly relationship with President Bush is also a good thing in the eyes of the voters. I believe that voters see him as independent of Bush which does not help him in our primary but will be an advantage in the national election. I honestly believe that he is our best choice to stave off the communists while adhering to our nation's Constitutional heritage." "Senator McCain also has a decent record of environmentalism. He sees the ethanol subsidy for what it is...a pork boondoggle. He has a roughly 50% rating from environmental groups which means he has a mixed record which in my view is a good thing. He advocates a nuclear and hydrogen based economy, and recognizes that our dependence on Middle East oil is a threat to national security. He, like me, sees economic benefits to environmental protections and that the two are not mutually exclusive." "John McCain is the most experienced candidate running for President, case closed. No candidate on either side of the aisle can match his distinguished record of service. They all seem like rookies if you look at their records; one term senators, wives of powerful men, one term governors, mayors.. f**king amateurs. I want our next President to know what the hell is going on from the day he is elected."
  12. Before I reign in this discussion back to the actual realm that it was intended to, allow me to start off with saying how disappointing some of the members on this website are. As the days go by, this forum begins to look more and more like a bunch of bickering children. Why must everything that starts off as a great thread, suffer the enthropic breakdown into insults on Paul and Matt, and the offenders? I have stated in the past that I didn't agree with Matt, but I know when someone is beating a dead horse. It must be sad that a 17 yr old, is the one who seems to find the ongoing insults played out and unnecessary. It doesn't matter what end of the political spectrum you fall on, each side has vital points. Philosophy will tell you that truth is relative and utopian. For example I am sure most people learned growing up, is that there are two sides that when put together make the truth. Also anyone who understands strategic military planning would understand what group think was. For those who don't it means that the objectives are only being viewed in a one-dimmensional field. The reason our great government is so successful is due to the fact that we hear the otherside to the story. The War in Iraq, like everything else in the world, lives in constant duality. If one applies basic logic then one one find that everything is flawed. An example would be, Humans are flawed...Humans created Ipods...(logical deduction) Ipods are Flawed. Nothing is perfect, and that gives us room to improve and do better. While I make it no secret that I am conservative (a real conservative, not a FOX conservative), I understand that Liberals do have valid points at times. By seeing things through the other sides eyes we are given the opportunity to correct mistakes, unless it is a misconception. Also while at times I don't agree with President Bush, I will never insult him nor show disrespect to the position, we elected him and it would be futile to insult him and do nothing to get him out. Slinging insults is something I expect from children attending a grammar school, not adults who were brought into this thread with a genre of politics. It's easy to see at times why our founding fathers did not entrust the general public the honor of a direct election of the president. Now to the original topic of this thread. I think Ron Paul is thinking to ideal for my likes, and Isolationism is not the road that any country can go down if they expect to be a global power. It is said that our civilization has evolved so much that it has devolved. By that I mean, that communication, news, and economics has become so interconnected between countries that the world has devolved into a small town. Isolationism at this point will slaughter our power. Also I do not agree with his education policies. For instance I believe this is the first time in I don't know how many years that Kearny has passed a vote to raise money for the schools, Ron Paul wishes for education to be left to the state, which is what we had back during the industrial revolution and for some time after that. We need to continue to be active in foriegn affairs, but perform threat analysis' with greater percision. I apologize for the length of this post, I hope maybe this will get us back on topic
  13. Happy Holidays to all and all A Good Time
  14. I agree that something has to be done about these punks. I drive over the chestnut bridge every now and then and I see them mouthing something at me. Luckily for me my music is too loud for me to hear what they're saying. But I would feel sorry if they get hit, mostly because the driver will get in trouble over these D**bA** kids.
  15. Though I do agree that this plan is unmanagable and has a low possibility of success, I applaud Paul for trying to make a compromise. Though I am in favor of no uniforms whatsoever, it is hard to deny the lack of a dress code that the High School seems to have. I think in regards to this "Voluntary Uniform Program" that the administration also set down very clearly what is considered inappropriate because otherwise it becomes a relative question. I heard someone say that a prism drawn on a sign was a symbol for enslaving egyptians, which knowing who wrote it and what they meant I know they really just meant they love pink floyd. But I digress, the point is instead of everyone complaining that uniforms are a good idea or that uniforms are a bad idea, lets come up with a solution of sorts. I don't agree with uniforms, but I do agree that the High School needs to enforce some sort of dress code. So keep trying to come with an idea, because I personally know that any attempt to enforce some sort of uniform that is not accepted by the student population of the high school will be met with fierce resistance. I don't go to the high school but alot of my friends do, so thats how I know. So it may be good for the kids to come up with ideas for dealing with disobedience to the dress code, teenagers are at the point where they will disobey any order they dont like, but if they come up with it they will be more likely to accept the punishment and probably not violate it as much. Just a suggestion.
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