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FIRE AND BRIMSTONE!!

At 1/2/07 05:31 PM, LazyDrunk wrote: FIRE AND BRIMSTONE!!

MoralLibertarian is as knowledgeable about economics as a jihadist is about religion. That's a fact.

At 1/2/07 05:48 PM, Begoner wrote:

At 1/2/07 05:31 PM, LazyDrunk wrote: FIRE AND BRIMSTONE!!

MoralLibertarian is as knowledgeable about economics as a jihadist is about religion. That's a fact.

You're as credible a source as a kremlin hitman with a gambling debt.

You're as credible a source as a kremlin hitman with a gambling debt.

Although I do love the colorful simile, MoralLibertarian does happen to have a very narrow view of economics, and I bet that he'll even admit to that himself. He is very well-versed in the tenets of his particular brand of laissez-faire supply-side economics, but he is woefully ignorant of, say, Marx's contributions to the discipline.

At 1/2/07 06:08 PM, LazyDrunk wrote:

At 1/2/07 05:48 PM, Begoner wrote:

At 1/2/07 05:31 PM, LazyDrunk wrote:

You're as credible a source as a kremlin hitman with a gambling debt.

Where do you get these comparisons?

Tanx :)

At 1/2/07 07:27 PM, Begoner wrote: Although I do love the colorful simile, MoralLibertarian does happen to have a very narrow view of economics, and I bet that he'll even admit to that himself.

Speaks volumes of his humbleness, I must say.

At 1/2/07 07:28 PM, MortifiedPenguins wrote:

At 1/2/07 05:31 PM, LazyDrunk wrote:

You're as credible a source as a kremlin hitman with a gambling debt.

Where do you get these comparisons?

First ya gotta act like both your ankles itch at the same time...

At 1/2/07 07:30 PM, Leeloo-Minai wrote: Speaks volumes of his humbleness, I must say.

Really? 'Cause I was going for arrogance, there. You know, the whole, "my concepts are right and everyone else's are wrong, so I won't even bother listening to them" thing.

Alright I'll give this a shot, I can't remember everyone on here though.

The categories are (roughly the same as last years):

El Presidente -- The best all around poster.

Draconias

Defense Minister -- The poster most knowledgable about the military and foreign policy.

:The Mason

Department of the Interior -- The poster most knowledgeable about domestic issues.

JMHX

Economics Advisor -- The poster most knowledgeable about economics.

Cellardoor6

Newcomer of the Year -- The best all around poster not posting in politics in 2005.

I'll give this one to "cold as hell"

Mr. / Mrs. Troll -- The most likely poster to start a fight and stir up trouble.

Dre Man

Nice Guy / Gal -- The friendliest and most civil poster.

Talcum

Best non-US User -- The best poster not in the States.

Elfer

Best Topic Starter -- The poster that makes the most interesting, readable, and/or enjoyable topics.

Tonio Miguel for his god is dead topic.

News Story of 2006-- The top news story for the year, in whatever criteria you want to use (influence, amount of news coverage, etc.)

Religion

Just a suggestion for next year's award ballot, maybe we should add a category for knowledge of energy related issues. (points to self)

Just a suggestion for next year's award ballot, maybe we should add a category for knowledge of energy related issues.

And maybe political leanings, too.

You see, this is why I can never debate you people on economics. I can barely understand that sentence, but I'm pretty sure it's degrading to ML. Ah, well.

That's the thing about economics: the concepts are easy enough to understand after you've taken a course on it, but it all looks so confusing with all the esoteric terms before you've taken one. ML has probably taken a lot more economics courses than I, or he's read a lot more about it, and is much more knowledgeable about the subject. When he writes a topic, I have to Wiki every second word to find out what the hell he's talking about. For me, talking to somebody about economics is like talking to somebody who consistently uses long, obscure words.

I didn't mean my comment as that much of an insult, though -- I'll just say that he's like Adam Smith, reincarnated and more rabid than ever in his ideas. To him, that's probably a compliment.

At 1/2/07 09:25 PM, Begoner wrote:

I didn't mean my comment as that much of an insult, though -- I'll just say that he's like Adam Smith, reincarnated and more rabid than ever in his ideas. To him, that's probably a compliment.

It would be a compliment to most people.

The man was a genious, an avante garde, and also Scottish. He set the basis for our economy for the present day and helped to make America the nation that it is today.

It is now 10 p.m. and nominations are closed. All nominations after this post are invalid.

The official ballot will be posted within the hour.

The man was a genious, an avante garde, and also Scottish.

He was very forward-thinking for his day, true. The same thing could be said about Marx or countless scientists. So was the guy who created the first system of verbal communication by grunting when he was hungry. They were way ahead of their time. However, looking back on them now, we can see that they were wrong. Even though a particular caveman may have been avant-garde, I wouldn't particularly like to be compared to him. The same is true for Smith. Being Scottish must be a point in his favor, though.

At 1/2/07 08:05 PM, fasdit wrote:

Nice Guy / Gal -- The friendliest and most civil poster.

Talcum

Ehhh..

To the person who tallies the results (IllustriousPotentate?)

It's Bolo now, not Talcum. :)

At 1/2/07 10:40 PM, Bolo wrote: It's Bolo now, not Talcum. :)

Duly noted. :)

If only if this aint late or whatever...

El Presidente
RedSkunk

Defense Minister
Cellar

Department of the Interior
JMXH

Economics Advisor
JoS

Newcomer of the Year
*thinking* SevenSeize

Mr. / Mrs. Troll
StevenHerman... if he's not banned from his 30 days, he comes up right here.

Nice Guy / Gal
Fabulous (formerly known...)

Best non-US User
Empanado

Best Topic Starter

News Story of 2006-- The top news story for the year, in whatever criteria you want to use (influence, amount of news coverage, etc.)

Besides from Iraq War???

At 1/2/07 10:01 PM, IllustriousPotentate wrote: It is now 10:01 p.m. and nominations are closed.

Haha. Talk about on the dot! =)

Btw, why didn't u vote anyone? I know the organizer normally excludes themselves from ballot, but it's fair enough to participate.

At 1/2/07 10:40 PM, Bolo wrote:

At 1/2/07 08:05 PM, fasdit wrote:

Nice Guy / Gal -- The friendliest and most civil poster.

Talcum

Ehhh..

To the person who tallies the results (IllustriousPotentate?)

It's Bolo now, not Talcum. :)

Oh shit! I had no idea.....and here I was since yesterday wondering "who the hell is this Bolo guy?"....lol....