Sorry about that. That was an asshole comment on my part. I apologize.>> ^honkeytonk73:

>> ^geo321:
So you've got no love for the Big Bang that is propelling us, our planet, and our solar system into an unknown trajectory. Extroverting towards the future open minded to enriching you're ideology with new ideas, or keeping a frame on your belief system and viewing the world within an old passed down cultural ideology from reinterpreted myths of our past. >> ^honkey
tonk73:
Jesus created all 14.5 billion lights years of it in ONE day. It took the rest of the 7 day week to make the Earth. Absa-freakin-lutely amazing isn't it?



I should have added sarcasm to my statement LOL.
I still don't get how there are individuals who believe a 14.5 billion light year expanse was created a few thousand years ago over the time span of a single 'day' (whatever a DAY is defined as).. including all the photons 'in-transit' over that expanse such that it appears it is that old. Simply for human visual amusement? To keep us on our toes? Ah I know. The 'mysterious ways' argument!

>> ^Throbbin:

What can Obama do about those by himself? He could go after the Democratic caucus a little more than he has been. I don't think I'm the only one who noticed that Obama's rhetorical prowess (or his willingness to use it) has substantially diminished since the election.
Regarding the oil gusher - he could've NOT allowed for the expansion of offshore oil drilling in the first place (remember that?). I know it wouldn't have prevented the current fiasco, but it would have shown some backbone. He could have appointed someone competent (and not an oil industry stooge) to oversee the issuing of drilling and safety permits (I know you know about those).
Your are right - Congress is where most of the substantive issues of the day are dealt with. But Obama has such enormous political capital that he could use to sway them on many issues, but chooses to play it safe for fear of losing the 2012 election. That's no way to lead.
I like the guy too. But I like him alot less since hearing about many of the things he has done (and more importantly, hasn't done) since taking office.

I agree with much of what you're saying here, but I think people often blame things that are a direct result of Congress's gridlock and corruption on Obama personally, simply because he hasn't been able to nullify it by his very presence.

Do I think Obama could have used his influence to make Health Care both more progressive and pass more quickly? Abso-fucking-lutely.

Do I think Obama needs to turn up the heat on his opposition, both within his own party, and across the aisle? Absolutely.

Do I blame Obama for failing to completely turn Congress into a rubber stamp for his policies? No.

Do I think Obama shouldn't have permitted offshore oil drilling? Yes and no -- if it would've guaranteed Republican votes for cloture on a cap & trade bill, hell yes. If it was just one of these "do this in good faith, and we'll think about maybe only calling you a socialist 10 times a day, instead of 20 times a day", no. From what I've read, that was part of a compromise that was somewhere between those two things.

I think the two main things Obama needs to answer for to his progressive base are his inaction on DADT (he could make it irrelevant unilaterally), and his continued use of Bush-era terrorism loopholes on civil liberties (which he could also make irrelevant unilaterally). I'm getting the sense that he doesn't want to fight either of these fights at all.

I think everything else he's done that I disagree with has been a difference over tactical choices, rather than an actual disagreement with a policy goal.

>> ^geo321:

So you've got no love for the Big Bang that is propelling us, our planet, and our solar system into an unknown trajectory. Extroverting towards the future open minded to enriching you're ideology with new ideas, or keeping a frame on your belief system and viewing the world within an old passed down cultural ideology from reinterpreted myths of our past. >> ^honkey
tonk73:
Jesus created all 14.5 billion lights years of it in ONE day. It took the rest of the 7 day week to make the Earth. Absa-freakin-lutely amazing isn't it?




I should have added *sarcasm* to my statement LOL.

I still don't get how there are individuals who believe a 14.5 billion light year expanse was created a few thousand years ago over the time span of a single 'day' (whatever a DAY is defined as).. including all the photons 'in-transit' over that expanse such that it appears it is that old. Simply for human visual amusement? To keep us on our toes? Ah I know. The 'mysterious ways' argument!

So you've got no love for the Big Bang that is propelling us, our planet, and our solar system into an unknown trajectory. Extroverting towards the future open minded to enriching you're ideology with new ideas, or keeping a frame on your belief system and viewing the world within an old passed down cultural ideology from reinterpreted myths of our past. >> ^honkeytonk73:

Jesus created all 14.5 billion lights years of it in ONE day. It took the rest of the 7 day week to make the Earth. Absa-freakin-lutely amazing isn't it?

Jesus created all 14.5 billion lights years of it in ONE day. It took the rest of the 7 day week to make the Earth. Absa-freakin-lutely amazing isn't it?

Why did that dude have to interfere? She was doing just fine with the camera...

On another note, it makes me happy to see someone who's just gone 'fuck it, I'm going to do what I feel like doing' he's got the scandiwegian goth thing going on, playing a lute and singing beautifully. All credit to him. Fantastic.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'goth, singing, lute, tattoos' to 'goth, singing, lute, tattoos, luc arbogast, countertenor, ave maria' - edited by therealblankman

Think about this one..

If the pope is the 'voice of god', or the living embodiment.. whatever the heck you want to think of him as. Would you not expect that such a 'magical' being should be immune from take downs by crazy bitches? Yeah. Apparently even God doesn't have the power to control crazy bitches. Now I know I have abso-fuckin-lutely no hope to gain any sort of control over the wife.

Or this may just prove that the whole God story is complete bullshit. Still.. it proves there are crazy bitches out there.

Thanks, EDD!

In reply to this comment by EDD:
*quality, abso-fucking-lutely

*quality, abso-fucking-lutely

my pleasure. I love the lute, that one was my fav.

In reply to this comment by Almanildo:
Wow, two videos sent out of my queue at once! Thanks!

You're so right. This was hilarious. I caught part of this on TV and specifically looked for it to sift all or part.

In reply to this comment by EDD:
I sifted Prejean's BS "speech" yesterday, it's abso-freaking-lutely hilarious: http://www.videosift.com/video/Miss-California-on-self-Miss-Heaven

I sifted Prejean's BS "speech" yesterday, it's abso-freaking-lutely hilarious: http://www.videosift.com/video/Miss-California-on-self-Miss-Heaven

Ah, I get it. It's his preferred instrument; he didn't make lutes as far as I know.

I don't see what you mean. A luthier is one who plays a lute, right?