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At 9/14/12 05:03 PM, hateyou1 wrote: Majority of black people voted for Barack Obama and many of them plan on re-electing him despite the fact he proved to be a failure. Unemployment rates have increased 3%, housing values decreased, gas pries are a dollar more expensive, and food inflation is going up. So yeah, those particular "black people" would be considered dumb and trust me, there are a lot of them.
It's a mixed bag and I would certainly not say that the people who voted for him were dumb, they just had hope (perhaps misguided) that he would turn around our economy immediately. I feel that the Barack Obama will probably receive the majority of the African American vote, but then again there are many who have become dissuaded by Obama's plan for America. Coming from a Liberal Arts University, I have many friends of different cultural backgrounds (African, Indian, Asian, Hispanic, etc.) and many of them do not plan on voting for Obama again because they feel he focused on policy making when he should have been focused more on job creation or because of they feel his stances are against their religious convictions. Many African Americans still believe (rightly so) that unemployment is too high and are incredulous to give Obama another shot. If you looked at the graph you can see that while we might be back at employment levels seen in 1999 and 2000, we are worse off. Obviously the population has grown since then; and on a percentage basis, employment is considerably worse than it was in any of those years. The jobs he did create have been relatively disappointing as they give less benefits for the workers and contain lower wages. Also, much of the minority vote that believe in different religious constructs are unwilling to vote for the president due to the ramifications of his policy making (i.e. his support of homosexual marriage, HHS mandate, etc.).
Obama received a mixed bag of votes coming from many different ethnic groups and he did receive much of the white vote during his first election. As I stated earlier, I don't believe the majority of people that voted for him are in any means dumb, they simply had "hope". It will be interesting to see how Obama fares in the debates now that they know his records, have witnessed his policy implementation, and seen how he handles himself in foreign affairs.
I doubt he'll get re-elected
The Drama.
I'm gonna win a Oscar
Wow, I can't believe I never found this club!
Anyway, I'd definitely like to join. I usually only collect comics from the golden age and the silver age, but I've started to branch out a little and collect things from the modern. My favorite comics to collect are: early Batman 1st series; Superman 1st series; Ironman 1st series. As for the modern, I've started collecting some of the new Spider-man comics (especially the new variant covers). I recently got a great deal on a CGC 9.8 copy of Spider-man 583B; which I feel is going to be a great sell in the future.
If anyone has any recommendations for some good modern age comics, I'd be interested!
Also, any opinions on Batman 227? Do you guys feel that it is the best Neil Adams cover/issue to have or is there one better? I've been considering investing in some comics from the Adams's era
At 9/13/12 04:30 PM, luigifan5555 wrote: How do i make a second news post?
Click on the "make a newspost" button on your profile page. Top-right corner.
At 9/13/12 04:10 PM, Suprememessage wrote: I just came to report that, in the recent days, I have recieved 7 messages from 4 different spambots. I believe activity of spambots is rising. Has anyone else experienced an increase of spambot activity on NG recently?
Just send a pm to an admin alerting them of the spambot's presence if it's abusive or block the spambot from messaging you.
I personally haven't been receiving spam messages, but I have noticed some spam reviews and such.
At 9/12/12 01:37 AM, Wegra wrote: You ever have one of those jobs that you want to get it over with as quick as possible? Eh we all do at some point. Do you ever do a job half assed or do you do it to the fullest and make sure that shit gets done?
Sometimes when I have a job I end up doing it right and then later on I half ass it once or twice. Not always the best thing sometimes I worry if I do it to much I'll get chewed out for it. For the most part I think it's acceptable every now and then I guess...
I usually don't. I like the quality of my work to represent my character. All that jazz about your body of work being your signature in life is relatively true and you never know who is watching/criticizing you. Not to say that there aren't any tasks that are really crappy.
Depends somewhat on the circumstance though. If you have a good paying job then I wouldn't recommend jeopardizing it by half-assing your work, you never know when you may need to ask your former boss for a recommendation letter.
Sometimes you just gotta roll with the blows
At 9/10/12 04:28 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: Newspost whistle flag maybe? Just a random idea.
I think the pm system is fairly efficient. If shit hits the fan, it's better to just send a pm to an admin addressing your concern and they'll take a look. I think a Newspost whistle system would probably just end up being abused to all hell and would create more unnecessarily work for the moderators.
At 9/10/12 09:22 PM, daethdrain wrote: jay is the sick guy
timmy is the old looking guy
tarah is the woman
redcoin, you have a hat
dean is next to redcoin
The-great-one is The-great-one
You guys can guess who I am.
Permission to come aboard, Captain?
At 9/8/12 03:06 PM, ljhamm1 wrote: i wanna get madness 10 sprites but i dont know where to i mean i have sprites but i want madness 10 sprites does anyone know where i can get them
Here are some sites I found that have madness sprite downloads: Madness Combat Sprites, Nezman.webs. There's also the creative Resources page if you need any help with regards to sprite tutorials and such.
If you don't find what you're looking for still, I'd recommend perhaps sending a pm to Krinkles.
Are teens dumber than ever before?
Probably. I only have my era to reference, but it seems that teens nowadays take a lot more risks and shit than they used to.
Do you hate the whole #yolo fad?
It's pretty freakin' stupid. I've never hear anyone use the term at my university, but I knew a lot of teens at different high-schools who use it incessantly because they feel it makes them more gangster .
Have you ever used/said #yolo ironically online or in real life?
Nah. If I used it on Facebook or something it would probably just make me look like a retard. From what I've heard Yolo is just the new translation of Carpe Diem for stupid people.
Are you glad he's dead?
Not at all. If I was that kid's dad I would be pissed that he did something so stupid as to acknowledge that he was driving under the influence but I wouldn't want him dead.
Is it because you're a racist or because you hate "teen stupidity"?
Teen stupidity. I'm sure the next generation will invariably end up pissing me off as well.
Do you ever "tweet and drive"?
I have a facebook, don't really need a twitter.
It appears we have radically different views on what issues the US should prioritize, judging by your statement that Iran should attain nuclear weapons, so I will not endeavor to go into full detail on some of our ideological differences .
Instead I will rebut you on some of the economic/constitutional points in which I feel you are incorrect and offer sources as you have asked.
At 9/9/12 10:15 PM, Light wrote: And it doesn't violate the Constitution in my opinion.
This article explains that the constitution requires direct taxes must be apportioned and explains the adaption of the 16th amendment. A quality which the affordable care act violates.
But it does have the power to levy taxes. This is why the Supreme Court ruled the Affordable Care Act constitutional.
What is the purpose of the tax though? To raise revenue for the government or modify human behavior. In the case of the 18th amendment the government chose to prohibit the sale of alcohol instead of making the sales tax so high that no one could afford to buy it. Why? Because it would be a violation of the constitution.
This is a good thing. Besides, we don't need so many nuclear weapons.
If you believe in the concept of nuclear superiority in International relations theory, then limiting our stockpile to put us at a disadvantage is not a great idea.
Iran should have a nuclear weapon. In the field of international relations, the acquisition of a nuclear weapon by Iran would be seen by some as a balancing of power. Iran most likely wants the weapon as a deterrent against a preemptive strike from Israel or the U.S.
Of course Iran wants and should desire nuclear weapons. Realism dictates that world politics is driven by competitive self-interest. The question is, as a citizen of the US do we want Iran to have Nuclear Weapons to level against us (as you suggested)? No. Even Obama in his efforts to welcome the Middle East and dispel our differences is ultimately afraid of Iran's nuclear capabilities, otherwise he would not have implemented the use of Stuxnet. Problem is that he has been ineffective in preventing their acquisition of nuclear weapons.
I couldn't give less of a shit if Iran gets nuclear weapons.
Obama disagrees and believes in the danger of this happening (though as I said, he is ineffective).
President Obama's administration is neglecting our traditional allies,How?
He did not support England in the dispute over the Falkland Isles (it may seem trivial, but insuring England's interests help), he has paid little attention to helping Israel (just look at the neglect and division in the DNC over the recognition of Israel), and damaged our relationship with Canada (source).
breaching security on private government matters,Source?
Source. This should suffice.
Why should the maintenance of the hegemony of the U.S. be a priority to us?
If you believe in American exceptional-ism and value the status we have held since the end of the Cold War, then yes.
It's stated within nearly every one of the advertisements (i.e. Obama: The Choice; it's on Youtube)I just watched the video on Youtube and nowhere in it does he say that all we have to do in order to balance the budget is to increase taxes on the wealthy.
Looks like you're wrong here.
Click on 0:33 of the video. Obama suggests that to strengthen the middle class the wealthy must pay a "little" more to bring down our debt.....Exact words. He mentions this constantly and devises that increased taxation is a strong part of the solution. Problem is the wealthy would have to pay a lot more to bring down our debt and it would hurt many businesses.
he has released and in almost all of his speeches he directly alludes to the fact that Corporations and the wealthy are not paying their fair share, which is simply not true.Most corporations don't pay the corporate income tax, and if they do, they probably don't pay it in full.
We could debate this, but it would be a fruitless endeavor.
And I noticed that you didn't respond to what I said regarding the fact that many, if not most, wealthy people don't pay the 35% income tax because they don't make that money through income but through investments or through other methods.
In order to balance the budget they would have to apply an 88% tax rate to about roughly 9 million American households.They don't have to do that and they don't intend to do that.
Who knows? I would hope/think not, yet Obama's own father believed and wrote in thesis papers that citizens of the state could be taxed to the fullest extent as long as they are given some service (however menial).
As I stated earlier, Obama alludes to dramatically raising taxes in many of speeches.But you claimed that Obama wants to balance the budget only by raising taxes on the wealthy, which is a demonstrably false claim.
I never said that he will balance the budget "only" by raising taxes on the wealthy, I said that his idea of balancing the budget through placing more taxes on the wealthy is absurd and I gave an example of how much he would have to impose to reduce the total budget significantly. I agree, raising taxes astronomically on the wealthy and corporations is insane.
Prove me wrong. Cite a quote by Barack Obama or the White House that confirms what you said, because the evidence you've provided so far *has* strengthened my argument and weakened yours.
Source. Clearly shows the increase in the tax bracket.
Obama's solution of printing more money to solve the U.S.'s debt downgrade could result in hyper-inflation.Sources?
Are you asking why printing more money is a bad idea or where is the evidence that his administration has printed more money? You can find the first answer in a history book and the second online or in past news articles.I'm asking for a source that states that the increased production of physical currency is the White House's attempt to "solve" the U.S.'s debt downgrade.
The above source I gave already shows what has occurred during his time in office and is "quick fix" from the white house.
I don't know why people accept Mitt Romney's background in business is considered to be legitimate experience for a presidential candidate.
Obama was a community organizer. I'm not sure if that is legitimate experience.....
and has produced record employment levels during his tenure as Governor of Massachusetts.That seems to be contentious.
So is everything about Obama's record.
His work at Bain Capital also pays testament to his experience in the economic zone.So does this mean that every businessman in America would make a great president?
It's far better experience in my eyes then Obama has. Does every community organizer have what it takes?
Even if I supported Romney, I'd be the first to admit that Obama will probably defeat him because of his poor public image, perceived connection to Bush, his status as the challenger, etc. etc.
The polls essentially show that they are nearly neck and neck, I am incredulous to believe that Obama has soared above Romeny and has a strong lead.
We both have made our points, the debates will most likely bring certainty to whom will be our next commander-in-chief.
At 9/9/12 03:16 PM, Light wrote: Affordable Care Act, repeal of Don't ask, Don't Tell, cuts in defense spending, creation of consumer protection bureau
I strongly disagree that the Affordable care act was a "good thing" for America. Under the new legislation the government will most certainly be able to limit medical diagnosis that it does not feel necessary. It is quite evident that the government will be able to do this because they are funding the Affordable Care Act. The quality of Obama-care will invariably go down simply because there are higher limitations in Socialized systems and Government Regulated Healthcare. Various government agencies have already suggested limiting screenings of breast and prostate cancer; something which the majority of the medical community is highly against. Many cancer patients already cannot receive the treatment they so desperately need through Medi-Cal (an established government-run program) and have been put on long wait lists. The Obama administration has already proved unreliable and shown it's wiliness to break promises to fulfill it's agenda. President Obama already violated his agreement with Former Congressman Bart Stupak to sign an Executive Order protecting the Hyde Amendment, preventing the public funding of abortion and the Conscience Clause, and instead promoted the HHS's controversial mandate for taxpayer-funded contraception, including abortion-inducing drugs.
Whether or not you are in favor of the Affordable Care Act, it is important to recognize that it still violates The Constitution and is a threat to both individual liberty and the idea of limited government. Obamacare imposes an unapportioned direct tax on US citizens who do not buy into the plan. The government does not have the right to coerce an unconstitutional contract with the American people.
His administration has also significantly limited our nuclear stockpile through START and plans on further reducing our ABMs', has done barely anything to stop Iran's nuclear enrichment program (Stuxnet was a disaster), is spending money like the deficit doesn't matter.
It's not entirely true that he "hasn't really delivered upon his promises of change and hope."
and if he has it certainly doesn't seem like a great direction for the country to be headed in.Why do you say that?
President Obama's administration is neglecting our traditional allies, breaching security on private government matters, and is limiting the US's chances of maintaining it's status as a regional hegemon.
During his 2008 campaign Obama promised us a new type of bipartisan politics and said that he would have a Lincoln-esque team of rivals who would challenge his views........Clearly he did not deliverBlame the Republicans for refusing to work with him and almost taking pleasure in frustrating his efforts to promote bipartisanship.
He had both the senate and the house for two years (lest we forget) and gave us onerous, massive bills meant to "make" things better.
and his rhetoric is still the same as numerous other politicians. Also his idea of balancing the budget by placing higher taxes on the wealthy is absurd, the tax rate on the top 2% of Americans who earn more than 300k a year is already at 29% and they pay it.Wait. When did he ever say that in order to balance the budget, we only have to increase taxes on the wealthy?
It's stated within nearly every one of the advertisements (i.e. Obama: The Choice; it's on Youtube) he has released and in almost all of his speeches he directly alludes to the fact that Corporations and the wealthy are not paying their fair share, which is simply not true.
In order to balance the budget they would have to apply an 88% tax rate to about roughly 9 million American households.They don't have to do that and they don't intend to do that.
As I stated earlier, Obama alludes to dramatically raising taxes in many of speeches. Whether or not you choose to believe otherwise is entirely your opinion.
Obama's solution of printing more money to solve the U.S.'s debt downgrade could result in hyper-inflation.Sources?
Are you asking why printing more money is a bad idea or where is the evidence that his administration has printed more money? You can find the first answer in a history book and the second online or in past news articles.
Overall, I feel Obama may lose this election because he simply focused on policy making rather than job creation.That policy making is intended to promote the creation of jobs.
Just look at the Job Reports that were released after the DNC, it is quite evident that the American people are dissatisfied with this President.As Clinton said at the DNC, no president has been able to fully recuperate the economy in just 4 years.
I don't believe that is justification to give him another four years if you disagree with course of action he has taken so far. I don't necessarily believe that Mitt Romeny is the savior of America, but he has a far better track record and has produced record employment levels during his tenure as Governor of Massachusetts. His work at Bain Capital also pays testament to his experience in the economic zone.
Could go either way, but my inclination is that Mitt will most likely win.
I would not be shocked if Obama lost this election.
Mainly because Obama hasn't really delivered upon his promises of change and hope, and if he has it certainly doesn't seem like a great direction for the country to be headed in. During his 2008 campaign Obama promised us a new type of bipartisan politics and said that he would have a Lincoln-esque team of rivals who would challenge his views........Clearly he did not deliver and his rhetoric is still the same as numerous other politicians. Also his idea of balancing the budget by placing higher taxes on the wealthy is absurd, the tax rate on the top 2% of Americans who earn more than 300k a year is already at 29% and they pay it. In order to balance the budget they would have to apply an 88% tax rate to about roughly 9 million American households. Banning Capital profits and imposing Capital losses is another terrible idea that has brought up by the Obama administration and Obama's solution of printing more money to solve the U.S.'s debt downgrade could result in hyper-inflation.
Overall, I feel Obama may lose this election because he simply focused on policy making rather than job creation. Just look at the Job Reports that were released after the DNC, it is quite evident that the American people are dissatisfied with this President.
Maybe you should try clearing your browser cache (in firefox you do this by pressing ctrl + F5) and check again. Or else I would try submitting your picture using a different browser, sometimes that does it.
Make sure your picture is formatted correctly and has the correct dimensions.
At 9/9/12 01:36 AM, spitley wrote: I've been into playing flash gams for a while now. I've recently become a member of newgrounds. now i want to make a game!
The problem is, I have no clue what I'm doing or where to start. so i ask you fellow gamers for help! if any one could point me in the right direction, and/or give me any suggestions, tips, advice, ect. i would be ever great full.
Why not check out the Creator-Resources page? It really has everything you could need (i.e tutorials, flash resources, NG-Preloaders, etc).
Good Luck
At 9/8/12 01:29 PM, Confucianism wrote:At 9/8/12 12:56 PM, Pride wrote: Just send one of us a pm if you need help distinguishing whether or not something is stolen, that's what we're here for.Does that mean I got the points?
Currently there isn't a way set up in the system for Portal mods to distribute whistle points to users. The main thing is that we help keep the portal clean. We definitely appreciate you guys helping us out or bringing stuff to our attention, makes the things easier.
So keep up the good work!
At 9/8/12 12:39 PM, Confucianism wrote: Yeah, but I don't actually know what anime that it's being stolen from even though I know it's stolen. So how am I supposed to be credited for knowing it. Unless I actually say "This is stolen". I prefer the old system really.
Just send one of us a pm if you need help distinguishing whether or not something is stolen, that's what we're here for. As for the whistle system, it'll be up to the admins how and when it is implemented. Have faith.
At 9/8/12 12:49 PM, gamejunkie wrote: Use the Force dude. Trust in the Portal Mods they are strong, wise and all knowing. Their retribution is swift.
Thou speakth truth.
At 9/7/12 09:38 PM, hiddeninthecrowd wrote: college
Same. School and work pretty much dictate where you live, unless you're homeless or retired.
Ideally I'd have a place in Yosemite.
At 9/7/12 07:59 PM, Gambit wrote: No mexican superhero? Thank god.
Three words: The Frito Bandito
Or else just look here. Anyway, there's an ass load of different ethnic Superheros. I don't really think it matters though, as long as they have cool super powers.
At 9/7/12 05:52 PM, DevinArcane wrote:
As opposed to Aquaman...Who's never had a single successful solo series ever...
I agree, Static had way more potential than Aquaman. I actually own some of Aquaman's 1st series comic books (in near mint condition) and that crap isn't worth barely anything.
At 9/6/12 02:05 PM, JCFfilms wrote: It is now your job to come up with a new scam. You have to explain your method.
Go.
Rip-off other people's designs and sell them on T-shirts over the internet.
Freeessshhhh!
Don't post in topics that you consider gay or stupid then. That usually works for me.....
Though I end up only posting about twice a day.
I do, which is why I only get to spend so little time with all you upstanding gentlemen.
At 8/7/12 10:37 AM, daethdrain wrote: I hate every username change. I'll never change mine.
This make me sad.
Some username changes are alright, but the majority are probably pretty disappointing.
I don't really think anyone remembers my old username though, so it doesn't really matter in the long-run.
Wow, that is one incredible phallus-like snake. I wonder if it shoots venom or jizz.
Possible stolen Flash:
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Skate Mania by hqproYou are the new skater in town.
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All of this guy's flashes have messed up stage sizes, one of them doesn't even work. Just seems very suspicious; I'll probably try and pm an admin to investigate it.
Not if the Japanese Navy has anything to say about it!
FOR HONOR!
At 7/20/12 02:10 AM, SpazzmuhTazzmuhRazz wrote:
Your username is way too enthusiastic
Tailsprower; daethdrain; Sheizenhammer; and most of the guys from the NGPD. I usually tend to enjoy their posts more and I place more weight on what these guys say :P
At 7/17/12 04:17 AM, GoodFang wrote: Does anyone here read Marvel comics? I've been getting back to them again and I wanted to hear from NG.Which comic book titles have you read and would recommend?
The only Marvel comics I read are the classic Iron Man and Silver Surfer comics, mainly because those are two of my favorite heroes from Marvel and I have the first issue of the Silver Surfer; I'm still looking for a decent deal on a silver age first issue Iron Man. Other than that, I mainly collect DC.
I would recommend reading the old silver age versions of the Iron man comics, I personally am not a fan of the new stuff. You can buy some on either ComicConnect or MycomicBookStore.com, but they are usually somewhat expensive.
