5,460 Forum Posts by "HighlyIllogical"
At 5/1/06 07:39 PM, SevenSeize wrote: Well, I don't have a penis, but even if I did I wouldn't be too worried.
Chances are, it's not a significant risk of damage or potential problems of any sort. I'd be more worried about potential carcinogenic effects.
At 5/1/06 07:18 PM, -Wraith- wrote: Anyone have any idea for a part-time job that a 17 year-old like me could do for the summer? Hopefully something besides bagging groceries and flipping burgers, alot of people I know are going after those jobs?
Internship at a law firm? Work on a political campaign (summer internship, for you, Monica)?
At 5/1/06 06:46 PM, MoralLibertarian wrote:
Check it out! A paper! What does that have to do with your first point?
Just pointing out the benefits of illegal immigration.
How am I not looking at the facts? And how are you not going to look at the fact that immigration is now just as much a national security issue as it is an economic issue? We need to register people in these countries so we can locate them and apprehend them if they are suspicious. The difference between legal and illegal is huge, and just because it is hard to get in doesn't mean that it is against the law.
Uh, *snicker*. You don't have to be a reactionist. Terrorists aren't coming through from Mexico and Canada. They're coming through our airports, our seaports. The border is important, yes, but not as important as port security or airport security.
At 5/1/06 07:17 PM, YankeeFli wrote:
You mean like the Rosie O'Donnel show that people watched and enjoyed.
Oh, fine. I liked that show. It was actually funny...but she gets her own station!
Jeeze, next thing that your going to talk about is making the national sport Hobo jousts.
Who ever said that was a bad thing?
At 5/1/06 06:20 PM, -LazyDrunk- wrote:
Like what? Enlighten me to the american values democrats actually care for.
Hard work for fair pay, for one. And political freedom for all.
And Rosie O'Donnell gets her own station. Which, of course, no one will watch.
At 5/1/06 06:29 PM, -LazyDrunk- wrote: Do you get to kill any cute animals at your new job?
Work at a research lab. Lots of rats to kill.
Far too much. if they could get in legally, they would.
"U.S. natives (especially high-skill natives) appear to have
benefited from greater availability and reduced prices of non-traded goods and services that are
intensive in low-skill labor." http://post.economic..ex_immig_nber_wp.pdf
Is no one going to actually look at the facts besides me?
At 5/1/06 06:01 PM, MoralLibertarian wrote:
They pass the savings onto prices, but they pass their costs onto taxes. They are tax-burdens.
The cost is not significant.
"Economists speculate that for the average high-school dropout, that would mean about a $25 a week raise if there were no job competition from immigrants."-NPR (http://www.npr.org/t...php?storyId=531290
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"[E]conomists generally believe that when averaged over the whole economy, the effect is a small net positive. Harvard's George Borjas says the average American's wealth is increased by less than 1 percent because of illegal immigration." (Same source)
Oh, look at that. 1%. No loss. Not much of a gain, but I'll take what I can get, thank you very much.
"The economic impact of illegal immigration is far smaller than other trends in the economy, such as the increasing use of automation in manufacturing or the growth in global trade. Those two factors have a much bigger impact on wages, prices and the health of the U.S. economy."
And there you go. It's not only beneficial (though very little), it's also an irrelevant wedge issue.
At 5/1/06 06:09 PM, Begoner wrote:
No, the terrorists deliberately sacrificed their lives for a cause they believed in. I consider that the highest form of bravery.
Yeah, an Islamo-Facist cause that is dangerous to the West and to moderate Islam, not to mention the fact that it is a terrorist cause.
At 5/1/06 06:14 PM, -LazyDrunk- wrote:
Why side with a loser who wants to keep on losing?
Because we've got a great chance of winning next time around, and because we adhere to real American values.
At 5/1/06 05:57 PM, YankeeFli wrote:
You fail to realize that we lose more in the eventuall exchange.
These immigrants, legally and economically, aren't in our country. They don't pay an income tax, they don't pay a lot of taxes, and in exchange they use up the resources given to the people without contributing to us.
They get very few resources. Public education and emergency medical treatment. That's it. If we lose so much, then why does nearly every economist agree with me?
I would pay 3 dollars for a bushel of apples if I know that the person picking them was actually legal.
What about the poor, then?
At 5/1/06 05:37 PM, YankeeFli wrote:
Isn't there a oven there a oven with your name on it somewhere.
I left myself open for that 'un.
We ALL benefit from immigration-illegal or legal. Consumer goods are cheaper because of many reasons, but here's two: illegal immigrants and outsourcing.
Who?
By the way: Matt Damon gets beheaded.
At 5/1/06 04:59 PM, JMHX wrote:
Each is individual and equal.
Well, yeah, but the Judiciary is the most powerful-it can reverse ANYONE'S decision and call into question anyone's actions.
At 5/1/06 12:16 PM, Begoner wrote:
(that would be considered brave by any standard).
Not if they're intending to do something criminal.
The people on the plane, however, were going to die anyway, whatever they did. So they chose to bring down the terrorists and crash the plane -- maybe somewhat brave, but they weren\'t risking a single thing. Maybe they wanted to go out with a bang and do something good, but not really brave.
Fuck you, "it wasn't brave"! It was BRAVE AND HEROIC!
It is a \"big conspiracy,\" but I\'m not saying that the evil planes decided to crash by themselves without someone piloting them.
Saudis, yeah.
Why's that, Moral? You want supermarkets, fast food outlets, retailers etc. to be investigated simply because they hire illegals and pass the savings on to us?
I'm surprised that these protests actually involved so many people-I wonder what happened to the stock market.
At 5/1/06 05:25 PM, Dacheater wrote:
He forgets Politics is supposed to be a place for inteligent debate
Since when WAS politics a place for such debate?
Oh, wait...
At 5/1/06 04:57 PM, Penal_Disturbance wrote: Isreal is the Allies' fault, not just France.
Fault? You say it like Israel's a BAD thing.
At 5/1/06 04:57 PM, -Shadic- wrote:
Learn to read.
Huked on fonix wurkd fur mi.
of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward individuals of one's own sex
Sexual desire, yes. However, in the sense that homosexual refers to "someone who practices homosexuality," then yes, it's homosexual. The question of INTENT comes up here.
Example:
Johnny masturbates often. Johnny is attracted to females. While masturbating, he thinks of females as opposed to males.
Clearly, Johnny is a heterosexual. However, the ACT is 'homosexual' but the intent is heterosexual. Therefore, I percieve it as a heterosexual act.
Again, when I'm clamping my hand around my cock, I'm not thinking of a guys ass.
Point taken.
At 5/1/06 04:53 PM, -Shadic- wrote:
Homosexual
of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward individuals of one's own sex
Still, strictly speaking, it is the SAME sex that you're engaging in sexual activity with.
At 5/1/06 04:48 PM, MoralLibertarian wrote:
Not according to his interpretation of the Constitution. Seems to me there is a definite problem with interpretation.
Ergo, bush is an idiot. Marbury v. Madison states that the Supreme Court can review federal statutes and interperets the constitution.
At 5/1/06 04:49 PM, MoralLibertarian wrote:
So you're saying that sucking your own penis is not homosexual?
No, it's not. It's 'monosexual'. Your OWN penis. We're not debating morality here.
True, quite true. However, there's little recourse available to those of us who uphold the constitution.
At 5/1/06 03:35 PM, JMHX wrote: If it were possible for McCain to get the nomination, he would be formidable.
You have a gift for understatement.
Yeah, this Alex Jones guy is quite the moron. At least Nostradamus wrote his predictions years before they happen.
At 5/1/06 11:46 AM, MeSmashie wrote: France gave the world:
World War I
That was Europe as a whole. The economic situation and a particular Serb nationalist.
Hitler
Hm? Source? I thought he was austrian.
World War II
Hitler. That was Hitler.
Israel – Middle East conflict
That was the Arabs.
Vietnam War
That was the French, yeah. But only because we wouldn't help them to win it.
Palestinian Liberation Army
How so?
And the Hizballah & Hamas
Again, that was Arabs.
At 5/1/06 04:19 PM, CorbanX wrote: Planned "Parenthood" is just the type of organization that would make Hitler himself blush.
Sorry, what? Planned Parenthood is not an organization in favor of eugenics, racial hatred etc. Hitler opposed abortion, by the way.
