i agree, although i've been trying desperately to find the video clip where coop says "i want you inside me... what? oh hey, whats up." when i first saw that part i think i busted a kidney laughing

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
this whole side plot, with the corresponding motorcycle chase-scene,and the later chase-scene where they're wrecking the clinic trying to find him, are probably my favorite parts of this ridiculous movie.

*nsfw

1. Gun Grabber? Are you a member of a well regulated militia? Do you have guns at home for personal home defense or recreation? Then you're fine. Is trading foreign-made assault rifles at gun shows or concealing pistols something you enjoy? Only a chance of a problem. This is a non-issue that the old conservatives use to drum up votes.

Divide and conquer. "That's right, we're only going after gun show people." (Next year) "Don't worry rifle owners/hunters, we're only going after handguns." And so on.
During Katrina, armed "good guys" arrived at less-damaged homes and confiscated all firearms from private citizens without any lawful reason. While some years are more intense than others, there will never be a time to relax vigilance on this issue.

The easiest thing, unfortunately, is to try to place restrictions on who can buy guns, who can buy ammo, what kinds of guns can be sold, etc.

All the 50.000 gun laws we have on the books now do is keep honest people honest, make it harder for them to defend themselves and, of course, squeeze a few dollars more out of them via licensing. The criminals, obviously, don't care about gun control laws.

I did look at the Barack firearms page. There's nothing there that he can do that hasn't already been tried or isn't being done. Very little of it has an impact, and even if Barack put a personalized stamp on each idea, no one could reasonably hold any single politician accountable for such vague, general measures.

2. Oh Jesus, capital gains tax... are we talking long-term capital gains? 5% is less than 20%? ... my ears are open as to how that works. Keep in mind I don't listen to O'Reilly or Limbaugh.

Lower taxes = higher government revenue, as in revenue for your government funding, etc. Whether it comes from Limbaugh or Franken, a fact is a fact. Raising taxes as a way to demonstrably "punish the rich" satisfies the so-called little guys' illusions while hurting them all the more. "You may lose a hand, but we're going to make those evil rich people lose an arm!" (No, I'm not wealthy, but I don't want to drive wealthy people away with higher taxes and more regulations).

.3. Heh, lol on this one. At least you didn't say the ex-Marine was anti-American.

Lee Harvey Oswald was also an ex-Marine. We needn't go there.

Wright remains a crank. Barack took too long to disassociate himself, and even if he hadn't, he's been aligned with Wright's political church for 20+ years.

We can agree on this: Obama's supporters are willing to overlook anything they find wrong with Wright, and to his non-supporters, there's no positive angle to the Obama/Wright association.

Not to cut this short, but our differences are philosophical about the purpose of government:

You're a scientist in a field that either earns most of its bread from government funding (or has limited opportunities in the private sector). Concurrent with that, you see government as a tool to balance natural inequities in economics and social dynamics. Were I you, I'd vote for Obama or Hillary.

Generally, I view government as a water-stream of good intentions sprayed onto an oil fire of problemos. I believe in what Patrick Moynihan called, "Benign neglect", letting natural consequences and the free market shape society. Government is at its best when enforcing the few laws that make sense, and killing barbarians at the gate. But on its best day, it's still nothing more than raw force, a good servant but terrible master.

Every time the government is given power, it's power we the people never get back again. Therefore I'm wary.

Who knows how McLame (or McShamnesty or McNasty, take your pick) might 'lead' as President, but even at his most liberal he won't be as liberal as O-bam or Hillary. That might not bring you much comfort, but odds are you'll have your funding and employment regardless of who makes it in. Although the mainstream media denies it, Bush is a liberal about everything but Iraq.

For fun: if I had to choose only between Barack and Hillary, I'd choose Barack.


In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
1. Gun Grabber? Are you a member of a well regulated militia? Do you have guns at home for personal home defense or recreation? Then you're fine. Is trading foreign-made assault rifles at gun shows or concealing pistols something you enjoy?....

Why I would never vote for Barack Obama (or Hillary)

1. Gun grabber. Any government official who thinks the people cannot be trusted with a firearms cannot be trusted with government power. I'm appalled a Constitutional lawyer wouldn't recognize the 2nd Amendment.

2. Anti-capitalist. When explained point blank that lowering/keeping capital gains tax low brings more revenue to government, he dismissed it outright.

3. Close alliance with anti-Semitic, anti-White pastor and former Weathermen terrorists. Yes, you will be judged by the company you keep.

4. the lack of experience he brings to the job

Doesn't have a distinguished record (could be argued he's too new) and the guy can't even go one-on-one in a debate with Hillary...how is he supposed to deal with nutjobs like Ahmadinejad? Will not reveal his plans for the military, budgetary or otherwise.

5. Gives good speeches that fall short on substance and specifics. The "impartial" mainstream media has let this guy have a free pass and will continue to do so. Also, he seems to take offense when pressured to answer difficult or unpopular questions. That's the opposite of transparency.

I don't think socialized medicine is a good idea, but for those who do, what specifics has he laid out already to achieve his stated goals?

I wouldn't think you'd be incredibly supportive of McCain as candidate, are you? I thought McCain would be okay until his last year and a half of pandering, dumbing down his message and watering down his ideals to get the anti-liberal side of the conservative party onboard.

No, I'm not supportive of McLame, and the proof is, the only way I'd vote for him is if the other guys ran Barack or Hillary against him.

I know why Barack is popular, he appeals to the imagination and engages emotions (just like religion does). But from my POV, the people looking to him for salvation are reacting to a (not) surprisingly false and negative presentation of reality, courtesy of the monolithic media (no, not Fox).











In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
Basics of why I'm voting for Barack Obama.

1. he's an grounded idealist; identifies goals and outlines realistic paths to achieving them in the ridiculous environment of Washington D.C.
-(maximize transparency in federal government! have all parties (including health care providers) involved while moving in stages to universal healthcare! get out of Iraq by pressuring their government to make hard decisions! increase community service with college scholarships! etc.)

2. the experience he brings to the job
-(Constitutional Law professor from a middle-lower class family, raised by single mom and grandparents, attracted to community service literally through the joy of helping others, history of reaching across the aisle and not only respecting but understanding opposing views, etc.)

3. is not a "good" politician; refuses to bullshit for votes
-(treats American citizens like intelligent people, doesn't change his message to suit the audience, directly challenges parties to understand one another and find compromise, etc.etc.etc.)

I wouldn't think you'd be incredibly supportive of McCain as candidate, are you? I thought McCain would be okay until his last year and a half of pandering, dumbing down his message and watering down his ideals to get the anti-liberal side of the conservative party onboard.

Actually I still think Obama as Pres/McCain as Vice would be cool, as long as nothing happened to Obama.


In reply to this comment by quantumushroom:
America can take all the criticism dopes like Dan can churn out and a whole lot more. It's just when these empty shirts (or in this case, hoodies) are called on their bullsh*t by presentations of facts, they backpedal while throwing out the same old, same old: "America bad. Life unfair. Racism."

How about some new material? This poor-me victim crap is plenty stale. Last time I checked, Whites were paying the same $4-a-gallon for gas as everyone else.

Nowhere on earth have Whites done so much for a Black minority than America, spending over a trillion dollars in 50 years on what amounts to 13% of the population. How about a little gratitude? Just a little? They're still practicing slavery in North Africa and tribes (Hutus/Tutsis) are still pointlessly killing each other over there; any White colonial remnants left decades ago, can't blame them.

Voting for Obama and his odious doof of a pastor? As long as you're not doing so out of White guilt or Black entitlement...and if not those what do you got? O-Bam's "principles" are socialist, ultra-left-wing to the left of Ted Stumblebum Kennedy. There's nothing else there in the way of plans or leadership, except to raise taxes. I don't think I'm being unfair here, if you know something I don't about Obama's experience and quals, do tell.

The White House is the absolute last reward anyone should receive for having a victim mentality.

Funny you should ask that... Actually I started two days ago with this... Something in my head finally snapped since I wasn't getting anywhere with videos and me recieving negative feedback that I decided to take non-violent revenge... From what I can tell, the most non-violent thing you can get away with legally while still following the rules is to call videos dead... Since then, I have just been jumping to random members to see if there is anything I could call dead... And that is how I moved up from 135 to 129...

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
no prob. do you do this a lot?

In reply to this comment by mas8705:
I just checked your sift list and saw that 13 videos weren’t working anymore… sorry…

Read the updates today. Your commentary was excellent.

My response at that sift:

I have to be careful whom I praise, it can be bad for their rep, but bamdrew has done an exemplary job in this sift explaining another facet of this debate, and many other responses were excellent as well.



In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
hey guy, i wrote something of a reply that i'd like your opinion on.

In reply to this comment by quantumushroom:

I just checked your sift list and saw that 13 videos weren’t working anymore… sorry…

Mexico's southern border is porous, but not for lack of trying. Mexican authorities have police and military stationed there, though many still get in via bribery.


In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
What are you referring to in this comment, out of curiosity? I know they have problems with criminal gangs that prey on non-Mexican citizens at the Guatemalan border, but other than that I thought it was about as porous a border as ours with Mexico.


In reply to this comment by quantumushroom:
US should be guarding its Southern border like Mexico guards its southern border.

I went through your videos. I like your style. That band Supercar has a few things on Amazon but they run upwards of 55 dollars for an album. Are they that obscure?

The term you're searching for is Atlatl. Ted Nugent uses one for hunting.

No really. Ted Nugent uses one for hunting.

Wang Dang Poontang!

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
Whats the name of the two part javelin-launching setup that some indigenous peoples used to take down large animals? Its like a stick that a large arrow can rest in and be whipped out of a long distance. Wasn't that before the bow and arrow?

I don't really care one way or the other on Mars Volta, but I would object to ANY band's music being dubbed over a video of Led Zeppelin.

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
we obviously need to fight... immediately... in a parking lot... preferably a dairy queen parking lot

a friend of mine told me mars volta's singer had his hair all crazy like robert plant, and up until then I hadn't even thought about how their voices aren't terribly dissimilar.


In reply to this comment by JAPR:
Why the fuck would anybody dub over Zep with inferior music?

Just watched the video and figured it out if you haven't yet and still care after 3 months or so. The picture is of some sort of circus or carnival sort of thing (a fair, if you will), so the circle-slash "fair" of course gives you "unfair".

I love Yahtzee's pictures.

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
what with the image at 2:46 with the circle and bar through it, accompanying the comment "its unfair isn't it?"

I suppose I should do my homework first.

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
lol; until very recently the man made commercials exclusively for a living. (music videos don't pay the bills, just ask shynola)

In reply to this comment by Peroxide:
SELL OUT!

Srsly?! OMW!

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
I guess you maybe havn't seen this music video... late for a bus in slo-mo (and on fire) http://www.videosift.com/video/Music-video-for-waxs-california

In reply to this comment by calvados:
Man, explosions and super slow-mo would make anything look cool. Imagine running for the bus. Parallel parking, even.

*art

I see you changed the tags on my Ace and Gary video - Was that voiced by Colbert?

That's good to know, but don't you think that a Pro-war news station should be doing that?

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
... not a PBS watcher? NewsHour with Jim Lehrer closes with name, rank, and hometown accompanying a picture of every fallen soldier as the news is broken and pictures are made available, each shown in silence for 5 or 6 seconds.


In reply to this comment by MarineGunrock:
I'm not saying that each one should have a detailed write-up - but would 15 fucking seconds really hurt that bad? Rank, name, location and event of death - Is that really so much to ask? Regardless if you support the war or not, you should still care about the troops.