Please don't let my next statement make you think any different of me... tho most of you do not know me already... But **** IT! The gov't is crooked as **** and won't ever change. No one man/woman is going to change that.
why would the lower class rise up into the working class when they can sit home, make babies and collect their checks? It's like this test I took once, I studied for days, the class was hard, this test was going to decide whether I graduated with above a 3.0 or below. Hours and hours. Finally, the day of the test came and I crushed it because I put the time in. The professor handed back the tests and said "not everyone did as well as I thought so, we are going to grade this one on a curve". He added fifteen points to everyone who scored below a 70, he added ten points to everyone who scored below an 80, he added five points to everone who scored below a 90 and nothing for the rest. I could have paddled out and still gotten the same grade that I did but I knew that I wanted to work for my grade and the outcome was not "fair" at all. The people who did nothing ended up getting the same or close to the same grade that I got! Is this like Obama's plan for "spreading it around"? the answer is surprisingly NO! Instead of the "professor" just giving out 15 points to those who didn't want to work he will be TAKING those points from your score and giving them to the people who were lazy, you know, just levelling the "playing field" a little bit. Does that sound right to you guys? I hope the students out there can relate to this...
I can't tell if your happy about this or not, but i just thought i would add that it would be sick if college was free in this country.
we are screwed either way whomever wins.....IMO both candidates suck.....I hate politics. I just wanna surf!
i think his point is how ironic it was to hear McCain and his running mate Joe the Plumber act so shocked about wealth redistribution and socialism, when its been all around us, and we've all supported the parts of it we like, for as long as any of us can remember.
I dunno, to me this whole argument about surfing and bodyboarding is as silly as skiing vs snowboarding - I mean, I think its all about havin' fun ridin' waves and... wait.... what?... whoops! sorry, wrong thread....
must be flat. or i'm on the wrong website. is this swellinfo? this thread is gay. i hate politics. vote,and shut up. whoever becomes president is not God,so if you actually believe he can singlehandedly make your life wonderful you're ignorant. obama and mccain are just two people,and worse yet,they are politicians.
Alexander Fraser Tytler - an 18th cent. lawyer is attributed with this interesting observation A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to complacency; From complacency to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage. Consider the US government is 232 years old and seems to be generally following this pattern. Perhaps living on borrowed time ?
Though Obama does have some disconcerting acquaintances it isn't the main issue in this election. These people will not have a major impact if he is elected. The main issue of this election is the economy. When the economy crashed around a month ago it almost locked Obama up the election. Obama's economic plan is highly flawed. If all of his entitlement plans were put into place in the next 4 years it would cost the U.S. 2 trillion dollars. We do not have this money and it would sink us into a greater national debt. His tax plan is even worse. I don't mind the overall idea of helping the poor but this plan would hurt the middle class. His plan calls for the corporate tax to increase almost 20%. If companies are taxed more it will hurt everyone. Most companies will be forced to downsize if they want to stay in profit. Also, it will force many companies to move out of the country so they can operate with less taxes. Even worse consumers may well have to pay more for products to make up for the tax increases. Surf board companies will need to change there approach. They will either raise the already super high sticker price on a board or cut back on developing technology to make boards and wetsuit better. How are companies going to give you a raise or higher new people if more money is taken from their bottom line. In this economic time we need companies to gain more freedoms so they can grow and higher more people. If Obama is elected it will be highly unlikely to enact this legislation because the country will realize it won't work. I am voting for John McCain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV5_T6CfHvE $300,000 $250,000 $150,000 ect. infanticide... http://www.secureputer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/obama-wright.jpg (heres another reason for the middle east to hate us) Obama is a target for assassination, not because he is black but because he is a Muslim apostate, according to devout Muslims around the world. Therefore, he cannot be a good Chief Diplomat to the Middle East. However, through Frank Marshall Davis, Obama had an admitted relationship with someone who was publicly identified as a member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). The record shows that Obama was in Hawaii from 1971-1979, where, at some point in time, he developed a close relationship, almost like a son, with Davis, listening to his “poetry” and getting advice on his career path. But Obama, in his book, Dreams From My Father, refers to him repeatedly as just “Frank.” Tony Rezko, Eric Holder, Jim Johnson - look them up Most politicians have at least one skeleton in their closet. Obama seems to have an entire family of skeletons. If he wasn't the media's "anointed one" or was a conservative (Rep or Dem) he would be just be a "community organizer" turned second term senator. Bill Ayers The LA Times Tape of Obama having dinner PLO member The Liberal media and the Democratic party should have looked into this guys background before the began worshipping him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs&eurl=http://www.dontvoteobama.net/ "I think he can be ready, but right now, I don't think he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on the job training." - Senator Joe Biden (If his own running mate has doubts about whether he's ready for the job... shouldn't you?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsMWun2ktXI&feature=related - ooopppsss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leEcpFOrulY&feature=related --- Bush is still the worst public speaker though... should I keep going? I mean I am not happy with either candidates but how could anyone vote for a guy with this much baggage. I never thought I would say this but Hilary sounds good right now...ewww KS
"When elephants fight, its the grass that suffers" Cleanup sets are on the Horizon, prepare for long Hold-downs...
in this crowded world,the surfer can still seek and find the perfect day,the perfect wave,and be alone with the surf and his thoughts
McCain Definitely voting for McCain. Obama has very little experience, wants to pull out of Iraq soon, is friends with a terrorist, and wants to, in his own words, "spread the wealth" = socialism. Not what our country needs at all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU9iCANi02o Check out this video.....he's some American not even saluting the UNITED STATES flag and he very well may be our next president?!?!?! wow Also, something to think about......people say that if Obama wins this election, it will be an "Obama nation". Put the two words together and what do you get??????? I think thats a sign lol McCain 08! .....Obama came to talk at our school (JMU) and people were going crazy. The liberal college student votes are gona kill us
no, this is an open forum and we have talked about surfing so if you don't like it then don't read it. Kelly Slater, the best surfer (and possibly the best athlete) to ever live is voting McCain. Need I say more?? It's a proven fact, if Obama tried to get a job with the CIA, FBI or even as a civilian within the federal government, he would be denied because of his links with the people he has surorunded himself by. As someone with a secret level security clearance, I must say, this is the biggest red flag of them all!
It is not tradition in the United States to hold your hand over your heart during the national anthem, that action is reserved for pledging.