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At 3/25/05 01:14 PM, spa-z wrote: And have what in its place? I know that the UN has hardly done its job lately but do you not feel that there is a need for a body like the UN? Or as Koffi has proposed, reform it so it can do its job.

When the UN was established in 1945, its charter, as agreed upon by all founding members, layed out a mission to promote the maintenance of international peace and security; the development of friendly relations among states; and the achievement of cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems. None of these things are done exclusively or the best by the UN. We continue to throw billions of dollars into an organization marred by fraud and scandal and achieves few results in agreement with its charter.

I have a good idea to reform the UN. Abolish it.

At 3/21/05 07:19 PM, -LazyDrunk- wrote: Bush and Cheney actually have a healthy sense of humor . . . if you aren't liberal

Check out the documentary Journeys with George from your local library or video rental store. Bush has a very rich sense of humor and is actually very charasmatic when he is candid and off the record.

At 3/20/05 11:47 PM, night_watch_man18 wrote: *Bangs head on Keyboard*

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic.php?id=235721

One could argue there is a clear distinction between the best president and one's favorite president.

"Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement."

At 3/20/05 01:36 PM, PLUSgood wrote: Before the great depression people kept borrowing and borrowing and they kept losing money and alot of people were in debt which cause the great depresiion.

The following italicized text is from http://www.mosler.org/docs/docs/thayer.htm.

In its first 150 years, the [US] government periodically undertook systematic multi-year reductions in the national debt by taking in more revenues than it spent.

6. 1920-30: In 11 years, the debt was reduced by 36 percent, to $16.2 billion. A depression began in 1929.

By the way, the same is true from WWII to the present. Every major recession has followed a reduction in deficits.

· Deficit reductions, 1971-74, led to the recession that began at the end of 1973; a slow recovery did not help Gerald Ford in 1976.

· Deficit reductions, 1987-89, were followed by the 1990-91 recession that harmed George Bush.

And, just to set the record straight about the late great Reagan:

Meanwhile, the longest period without a recession was from November, 1982 to July, 1990.

people do not invest monmey to earn intrest, they invest money so that they can make the mad cash.

Interest = the mad cash, idiot. People "invest" their money in the stock market, goods, etcetra, to make more money in the future. Foreign countries "invest" their money in the US to make more money in the future. Quite simple, yes?

At 3/20/05 01:27 AM, PLUSgood wrote: recessions come and go its a natural part of our economy which im usre you know, but bill clinton did have the longest uninterupted growth.

Look at history. Every major recession has followed a significant reduction in the national debt.

Countries lend us money because they know they will make interest, as opposed to a ountry with a much more uinstable economy where they may not get their money back. the only way it could be considered a investment is that it keeps us from defaulting on loans and going bankrupt. to further prove my point banks do not lend money for cars because they think that it is a good investment, they do it for the interest.

Haha, and do you know what an investment is? They are giving us money in the hopes of future gain via interest, making their money an investment. Same thing goes for banks.

WHAT THE HE*K THIS IS OUTRAGEUS

At 1/4/05 09:19 PM, -poxpower- wrote: what happens to a watch that is attached to God's wrist?
how could reason NOT apply to him?

God is beyond our reason because he exists outside of our universe and time in a realm foreign and unkown to us. For example, let's say there is a another universe entirely and we know nothing about it other than its existence. It is impossible to speculate as to the physical laws of that universe or anything else about it. In this way, it is beyond our reason.

how bout this: if we DID NOT have a choice, and if everything WAS predetermined by GOd, how would you know?
You couldn't! Every choice you'd make would be predetermined, without you knowing. You'd think you were choosing things, when all along, God knew you'd do that, and EXACTLY that.
hence, everthing IS his fault in this way.

When I first started studying The Bible, I, too, found a lot to blame God for. I really suggest you look at this. Believe me when I say I have thought, argued, and studied this topic for hours on end.

Ultimately, it is clear to me that the choice is ours and free will reigns. However, it is also clear to me that God has a macroscopic plan for our universe and a microscopic plan for each one of us. We have the choice to seek God's plan and accept it or not. If we choose not to, God does not give up on us and will continually intervene to influence us to follow his path. So, while God does have a plan for us, it is not etched in stone; it adapts to the lives we take and is always there for us to follow should we choose to.

At 3/18/05 01:13 PM, PLUSgood wrote: that would be bill clintons honor and he didnt have to borrow money. he had the greatst uninterupted growth in our history.

Bill Clinton ran us into a recession. Anytime you pay off the debt you are met with recession. You can learn about the genius of Ronald Reagan and why debt is good here.

What impact is his borrowing having on us now? You cannot borrow money through foreign investment. you can borrow money from foreign countries or banks. foreign investment would be investing in US companies or in starting new US buinesses.

Why do you think foreign countries and banks lend money to the US? It is an INVESTMENT.

At 3/17/05 07:42 PM, PLUSgood wrote: Nope, ask an Econ teacherif you want it explained better, but the jist is that Debt is bad because that means the government is contuniously losing money year after year. what is good is short term defecits, defecits are what happen when the government trys to jumpstart the economyand will be easily paid. although i used debt in my first quote i was wrong, but less than you. :)

Idiot. What did Ronald Reagan do all throughout the 1980's, which netted the greatest peacetime expansion ever in the history of the world? Yup, he borrowed money through foreign investments, decreased taxes on businesses, and watched as the money poured in and our economy boomed.

By the way, deficit and debt are practically synonymous. US fiscal policy states that any federal budget deficit must be made up for through borrowing, thus increasing debt.

At 3/17/05 12:42 AM, XXcodeXX wrote: crap

Canada is as Canada does. Nothing.

At 3/17/05 12:15 AM, PLUSgood wrote: im not sure i get your post because debt is not good. short term debts are ok as long as they are the result of trying to jumpstart the economy.

Look, let me make it simple. Government borrows money. Government lowers taxes. Nation grows. Government makes more money from people. Repeat. Since debt is the magic ingredient that makes all this possible, it is fair to describe it as "good."

At 3/16/05 05:51 PM, aingery_faic wrote: Forget about the end of oil, looks like the end of the western world might come even sooner.

Debt = good. Get over it.

At 3/13/05 08:02 PM, trigo wrote: The European Union is much closer to being a superpower than china!

That explains the curious yellow stain on the fly of the EU's pants...

At 3/12/05 07:55 PM, King_Hammurabi wrote: I keep replying and replying to this topic constantly, but you have no appreciation for that fact.

Yeah, I find it hard to appreciate you devoting your entire day to trying to erect your ePenor by "owning" someone who realizes you are not worth his time.

At 3/12/05 07:13 PM, Damien_FLAGG wrote: "Befell doesn't respond in three days, I'm the winner, and he's officially owned.''

If Hammurablenuts does not reply in an hour, he is officially owned!

At 3/12/05 03:41 AM, metalhead676 wrote: im not saying i dont feel for teh families, i meant its your governments fault, i feel for those innocent peopel that got senslessly killed, but when oyu vote the same guy back in that had hte foreign polic, shows how dmb oyu all are.

You do realize that 9/11 had nothing to do with George W. Bush, right? This attack had been in the planning for years.

At 3/12/05 01:29 PM, bootleg42 wrote: I read the whole act

Shut up.

China is still being cradled by the rest of the world. The value of the CNY is artifically fixed proportionately to the USD. So, as the value of the dollar falls, so does the CNY, making their goods cheaper and more desirable to other nations. Europe, and the US, are calling for this to end, which should make things more fair on the global market.

At 3/7/05 09:46 PM, Evil_Alex37 wrote:

but I'm hoping Howard Dean is going to kick some ass.

Hahahahahahahaha...

At 2/25/05 01:52 AM, Dr_Arbitrary wrote: Regardless, I agree that lasers probably aren't the way to go, but I think you are oversimplifying the situation when you claim that boost phase anti-ballistic missiles will only result in faster boost phase rockets.

New Russian Topol Missile Makes U.S. Defenses Obselete.

At 2/24/05 10:24 PM, JusticeofSarcasm wrote: The only people Europe would need the United Stateses help to defend them is if the US attacked, so it would be pointless for the US to help anyways. The EU is quite powerful military wise.

The EU has no military power. The primary defense of western Europe is NATO, but, of course, if France has its way that will change.

Second the US only goes into situations which have some political advantage for them. S Korea was alla bout stopping communism, ditto for Vietnam. Iraq was for, wellw e already know, Afganistan was so that they could invade Iraq as part of the war on terror.

True and not true. The US goes into a lot of situations, when supported by other nations, where it does not necessarily gain anything. For example, Haiti. However, when the US takes on nearly the full cost, in lives and dollars, it is generally for some type of gain.

I would not say the US government represses science when you look at the funding for NASA, compared to other space agencies, funding toward hydrogen fuels, etc... More accurately, the US government rejects this unfounded scientific claim.

At 2/20/05 11:39 AM, dominus_kima wrote: The real frekin scary part is not only are we going to invade Iran, ((For oil duh!)) Bush said "our mission is to bring democracy to the world"
Does this mean we are going to end up invading the rest of the middle east so that we can spread our "democracy" is more like a govermental monarchy.
All hail the empire of america! ((sarcastic))

At 2/20/05 01:56 PM, z-sabor wrote: Bush is a power hungry monster. He wasted billions on Iraq! If he takes over Iran then the economys gonna be crap.

Look, noobs, no one is talking about taking over Iran. All that will happen is Israeli and American bombers bunker bust some of Iran's nuclear sites. That is it.

At 2/18/05 11:08 PM, BeFell wrote: I would certainly like my children and my spouse to have gps tracking devices as well as myself. Of course for some reason I live in cosntant fear of kidnapping and consequental sodomy.

I imagine criminals would "innovate." When they kidnap someone they will just cut off their arm, bag it, and put it on a train.

How about the idea of these chips also reading our vitals?

So we bomb a few nuclear sites. What is the big deal again?

At 2/12/05 08:14 PM, Raptorman wrote: A clarification to RBS. In most "sport" debates, you do not know which sid eyou will be supporting. You research the subject and then right before you are on you are told if you are pro or con.

Interestingly, in Oregon, I do not know of a single debate style where there is more than thirty minutes of prep prior to debate. Most usually you get the topic and the position fifteen minutes before you are expected to debate.

Case in point

At 2/12/05 10:19 AM, SixStar wrote: Quoted for great justice.

Quoted for great justice.