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talking to chairs....
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:21 pm
by callmeslick
....effective lead-in to most important speech of the campaign season? I don't think so, but you all might differ. Opinions?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:24 pm
by Top Gun
From the quotes I saw, it just makes me feel sad for Eastwood. With that sort of rambling near-incoherence, I think the old guy's a few nuggets short of a Happy Meal these days.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:33 pm
by woodchip
I found him very coherent. Then again I suppose there are those of you who are quick to demean a person because he doesn't think Obama is doing a good job. Now ask yourself, "Self, if Clint gave the same sort of speech at the DNC convention, would I think the same way?" Nope, as the liberal talking heads would all be saying what a amazing presentation. And just what part did you find in-coherent?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:03 pm
by CUDA
I found it fun
He made his points at the end
We are a great nation
This is still our country
Politicians work for us
And it's OK to let them go if they aren't doing the job
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:04 pm
by Isaac
Clint was fine. I'm really tired of these really nice pre-written speeches. Everyone bitching about Clint seems to really like these formulated speeches, politician only speak in these days. Clint was just saying whatever he wanted, so people actually listened. In contrast everyone that spoke sounded the same; drones reading what someone else wrote, painting verbal rainbows. No one can really listen to that crap.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:27 pm
by CobGobbler
I've always liked Clint, but he didn't seem to be on message. Was he giving Obama a hard time for not bringing the troops home from Afghanistan? I didn't really mind him, but someone please tell me, what was he talking about the rest of the time?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:59 pm
by Sergeant Thorne
He was playing to the crowd. He must feel the same way. Just talkin' down the opponent. Toward the end there I thought he was starting to say that we don't have to vote for Obama or Romney.
Would have been nicer to see old Clint talk about his opinions on politics, but I guess he's backing the Republican racehorse.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:38 am
by woodchip
I guess Chuck Norris will be the next guy the Libs declare to be senile.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:23 pm
by CobGobbler
Just can't let it go huh woodchip? I'm starting to think you have some serious psychological issues man, the other right wingers on this board don't go on and on like you do. You have some serious projective complexes...might want to get that checked out.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:27 pm
by Nightshade
Unfortunately I have to agree (gah) with the lefties this time. Poor Clint looked 3,000 years old and came off as a doddering old man. He and his dignity would have been better served by sitting in the audience and giving the speakers a wink and a nod rather than actually appearing on stage. Were it 20 years ago, I'm sure his delivery and commentary would be biting- but it's 20 years too late for the guy.
Other than that, I think it was a great convention for the Anti-Obama crowd. This election isn't about Mitt...it's about getting rid of the abomination known as the Obama presidency.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:16 pm
by Tunnelcat
I thought Clint was very funny, and it was all ad-lib apparently. He may be aging, but he can still put out a performance, even if he does talk to empty chairs.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 6:10 pm
by callmeslick
ThunderBunny wrote:Other than that, I think it was a great convention for the Anti-Obama crowd. This election isn't about Mitt...it's about getting rid of the abomination known as the Obama presidency.
telling commentary. Now, how did that work out for Kerry, Dole and a few others? If you stand for nothing(which Romney has made a career out of), why should the nation gamble on you?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:25 pm
by Tunnelcat
ThunderBunny wrote:Other than that, I think it was a great convention for the Anti-Obama crowd. This election isn't about Mitt...it's about getting rid of the abomination known as the Obama presidency.
You aren't going to get rid of Obama unless Romney shows more personality than that of a turnip and quits flipping positions like a pancake.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:07 am
by woodchip
callmeslick wrote:ThunderBunny wrote:Other than that, I think it was a great convention for the Anti-Obama crowd. This election isn't about Mitt...it's about getting rid of the abomination known as the Obama presidency.
telling commentary. Now, how did that work out for Kerry, Dole and a few others? If you stand for nothing(which Romney has made a career out of), why should the nation gamble on you?
Well the nation voted for a nobody last time around, so why not?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:02 pm
by dissent
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:48 am
by callmeslick
woodchip wrote:I guess Chuck Norris will be the next guy the Libs declare to be senile.
Nah, but after "Chuck Norris and his wife Gena made a YouTube video encouraging evangelical Christians to oust President Barack Obama, with Norris warning that the nation stands on the brink of "socialism or something much worse", he's clearly an idiot, or imflammatory buffoon.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:55 am
by CUDA
callmeslick wrote:woodchip wrote:I guess Chuck Norris will be the next guy the Libs declare to be senile.
Nah, but after "Chuck Norris and his wife Gena made a YouTube video encouraging evangelical Christians to oust President Barack Obama, with Norris warning that the nation stands on the brink of "socialism or something much worse", he's clearly an idiot, or imflammatory buffoon.
so do I get to say the same thing about every Hollywood lib that slams Romney? or other comments like this one
Roseanne Barr calls most billionaires 'violent pedophiles,' drug addicts in latest Twitter ran
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:09 am
by callmeslick
knock yourself out with Rosanne Barr, or anyone with similar comments.....I won't object a bit.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:47 am
by callmeslick
Oh, CUDA, you can toss old Hank Williams, Jr. into the Nut Mix, as well. Bear in mind, this is a man speaking about his elected President, and further, lying through his teeth:
Hank Williams Jr. blasted Obama again, calling him Muslim. Hank Williams Jr. repeated his anti-Obama tirade at a concert in Texas on Sunday. Performing at the Stockyards Music Festival, the country singer went on an extended rant against the president.
"We’ve got a Muslim for a President who hates cowboys, hates cowgirls, hates fishing, hates farming, loves gays, and we hate him," Williams Jr. bellowed.
"Hate", such a lovely expression of Christian sentiment, dontcha think?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:57 am
by CUDA
callmeslick wrote:"Hate", such a lovely expression of Christian sentiment, dontcha think?
I would agree with you,
but Christians don't seem to have the market on hate speech do they
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:28 am
by Top Gun
callmeslick wrote:Hank Williams Jr. blasted Obama again, calling him Muslim. Hank Williams Jr. repeated his anti-Obama tirade at a concert in Texas on Sunday. Performing at the Stockyards Music Festival, the country singer went on an extended rant against the president.
"We’ve got a Muslim for a President who hates cowboys, hates cowgirls, hates fishing, hates farming, loves gays, and we hate him," Williams Jr. bellowed.
What a ★■◆●ing piece of inbred trash. Anyone have any decent ideas for deporting rednecks en masse?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:32 am
by Tunnelcat
CUDA wrote:callmeslick wrote:"Hate", such a lovely expression of Christian sentiment, dontcha think?
I would agree with you,
but Christians don't seem to have the market on hate speech do they
So the pot calls the kettle black.
Top Gun wrote:What a **** piece of inbred trash. Anyone have any decent ideas for deporting rednecks en masse?
Yeah, ship 'em all to Texas, let 'em secede and wall off the place from the rest of us. Oh, and they can't remain connected to our power grid either.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:36 am
by Top Gun
That almost doesn't sound too bad at this point. Hell, if it would mean that the majority of the remaining population accepted basic scientific fact, we'd probably be better off.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:51 am
by Tunnelcat
Well, if you're going to run with that idea, you better count in the whole slew of Southern States that wanted to secede during the Civil War.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:01 pm
by callmeslick
CUDA wrote:callmeslick wrote:"Hate", such a lovely expression of Christian sentiment, dontcha think?
I would agree with you,
but Christians don't seem to have the market on hate speech do they
you are right, but at least the atheists don't have hypocrisy working on them.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:02 pm
by callmeslick
Top Gun wrote:callmeslick wrote:Hank Williams Jr. blasted Obama again, calling him Muslim. Hank Williams Jr. repeated his anti-Obama tirade at a concert in Texas on Sunday. Performing at the Stockyards Music Festival, the country singer went on an extended rant against the president.
"We’ve got a Muslim for a President who hates cowboys, hates cowgirls, hates fishing, hates farming, loves gays, and we hate him," Williams Jr. bellowed.
What a **** piece of inbred trash. Anyone have any decent ideas for deporting rednecks en masse?
I've been calling for the forcible secession of Texas for decades.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:15 pm
by Spidey
Enjoying your little hate circle jerk?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:20 pm
by CobGobbler
How long you all think Texas holds out against the Mexican cartels if they were out of the Union? I say two weeks.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:03 pm
by Sergeant Thorne
Spidey wrote:Enjoying your little hate circle jerk?
It seems so.
You think the U.S. is protecting the folks in Texas from Mexico,
Top Gun CobGobbler? I think your sentiment is at once naive and unfeeling. If I were a Texan and Texas seceded I would give the cartels good reason to stay in Mexico, period. I don't suppose some of the good folks down there would think too differently. Nice blanket sentiment, there. So Texas is full of rednecks and rednecks should be kicked out of our country. Did I miss anything?
Atheists aren't free from hypocrisy, they just aren't driven to it quite like people who try to be perfect while only human. It's hypocritical to accuse Christians of problems common to humanity.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:36 pm
by CobGobbler
Thorne, I seriously doubt the cartels are the least bit afraid of Texans.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:20 pm
by Sergeant Thorne
Oops, called you Top Gun.
Well, you have a danger anytime there are organized groups going up against passive, disorganized society. The way I see it if the "cartels" tried to make inroads into Texas and take over, there would be some pissed off rednecks who are pretty good shots and pretty well armed who wouldn't stand for it. Who knows how that would go. I would root for the Texans.
There's reason to be afraid of any man who you're looking to push. If you run over enough metrosexuals you might forget that, but if you stumble into a real man's space it'll come back real quick, especially if he has the tools for the job.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:32 pm
by flip
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:22 pm
by Top Gun
Sergeant Thorne wrote:There's reason to be afraid of any man who you're looking to push. If you run over enough metrosexuals you might forget that, but if you stumble into a real man's space it'll come back real quick, especially if he has the tools for the job.
That enough cartoonish chest-thumping for one day, or should we expect more later?
lolol
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:39 pm
by flip
Did you have anything of value to add? I posted that video then watched it. The guy made alot of good points and the advice was sound. What about it was laughable? Or is that all you got?
EDIT: I could point out several sources already listed on this forum that points to rampant inflation being the number one threat in the next 3-5 years. What do you have?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:25 pm
by Top Gun
I have the fact that, if you're going to put any stock whatsoever in a video that presents itself in that fashion, you really don't belong in the conversation in the first place.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:27 am
by flip
Lolol.
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:28 am
by flip
Lolol. Another empty chair
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:56 am
by Top Gun
Clever.
Okay, you want a bit more? In the few minutes I was able to stomach while skipping through, I saw three supposed "renegade economists" touting some prescient theories that apparently only they were privy to, and then proceeding to sell their book that claims to do the same for the future. Nowhere in any of this did I see any references whatsoever to external sources verifying their claims, or academic journal articles, or anything of the sort. It's a freaking infomercial, flip. They're a couple of snake oil salesman trying to get you to buy into their irrational alarmist nonsense. I mean, are you really not able to discern that this is a terrible source of valid information?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:24 am
by flip
We'll see
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EDIT: We must have watched 2 different videos. The one I saw was only 1 economist being interviewed, but he does have the distinction of being the ONLY one to predict the housing bubble BEFORE it happened. I'm not saying I believe anything he said, so calm down a bit, but nothing he said was lunacy either and quite possible. Taking precautions seems like a good idea to me, considering no one knows the future right?
Re: talking to chairs....
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:12 am
by callmeslick
Dude, that guy has been touting that theory, and his supposed 'credentials' in a series of videos going back 3 years now. First this implosion was to occur in 2011, then 2012, now 2013??? or whenever. It's not absolute BS, but merely a theory among theories presented in order to sucker rubes into buying a book and buying into an investment plan that will benefit the presenter. Lots of such silliness across the Net, with widely variant pitches.