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#91 Re: The Garden » ABC News = Government Agency » 847 weeks ago
I don't believe you are wrong. I simply meant that the "political informaton" part is fine it's the manner (control by Obama and the White House officials) in which it is being done and the favortism to his personal agenda (by the ABC media) that I have a problem with. News channels always report politics but don't "turn over the driver's seat" to the government...this is supposed to be AMERICA, remember? I don't like it either PaSnow, it's not the way to go about this. We are in total agreement on this part.
You mentioned Bush's agenda for the war with Iraq...it wasn't privatized to one network. HUGE difference. Did we make the wrong move, probably so. However 95% of the country was behind this move AT THE TIME. I'm not by any means defending Bush, he made TONS of mistakes but the "I'd prefer healthcare" statement, while being a good one-liner, is not a fair comparison.
The cost and ideology behind this plan is insane and the "controlling the media" to push it is equally as disturbing.
#92 Re: GN'R Downloads » Estranged Edits » 847 weeks ago
I think they are ok Briggsy as they do not appear on any official album or are available for purchase any longer.
I got mine years ago on a cd maxi single that had the album version and the edits if I recall correctly. Have no idea where this may be now.
Thanks for sharing man.
#93 Re: The Sunset Strip » NIN breaks up (calls it quits after Bonnaroo) » 847 weeks ago
Interesting, I wonder what Trent has up his sleeve...solo career?
#94 Re: The Sunset Strip » Stone Temple Pilots- 18 New songs written » 847 weeks ago
That is cool. I just hope Weiland doesn't fuck it up.
#95 Re: The Sunset Strip » New Megadeth album "DONE"...Get ready Droogies!! » 847 weeks ago
Also I disagree with Cryptic Writings and Risk being a dip. Sure they're my least two favourite but each has some killer tracks.
If they are your LEAST two favorites wouldn't you consider that a dip?? Lol
By the way, I agree with the songs you say were still good songs and I'd add one of my favorites to that list as well...A SECRET PLACE
#96 Re: The Sunset Strip » New AIC Album Sept 29 » 847 weeks ago
No Layne=No Alice in Chains. That's how I feel, and I'm sticking to it. I'll of course give this a listen, but they really should have changed the name.
I think Cantrell should have got together with people like Cornell, Anne Wilson, Ament, etc. and paid tribute to Layne with one killer album by a bunch of the grunge alumni instead of continuing Alice In Chains.
Totally agree. I'll give it a listen but it is NOT Alice In Chains without Layne.
Duff saying it is the best album in a decade?? Ok...lol
#97 Re: The Garden » ABC News = Government Agency » 847 weeks ago
Gitmo needed to be refined, not closed. No argument changes needed to be made. I don't need to "read up on it" there were problems but also benefits. Obama's "all or nothing" approach is my disagreement.
The 600.00 rebate was actually going to be given this year before Obama changed it. I don't know about those who "blow" it but some of us like to keep money in savings and not touch it unless necessary. Therefore things like home repairs can be aided by the rebate which we EARNED and was not a handout. But as I ALSO mentioned already this was by far the least of my quarrels.
Networks airing political information happens all the time PaSnow, what we are dealing with is one man's personal agenda...that's the problem.
#98 Re: The Garden » ABC News = Government Agency » 847 weeks ago
Admittedly I'm not a big fan of this decision, as I don't like the path it sets for going forward, but Guns I think you overreacting. A horrible mistake for voting him in?! Our economy was in chaos in September as companies were falling apart left & right, no banks were able to make any loans, not just to home buyers, but tio businesses as well, there was no money. Again, there was no money. Sure you can complain about what he did to rescue it, but what were the alternatives. Would letting them all fail be an option. Would 15% unemployment be an option? Would a Dow at 3,000 be an option?
Sure you might be against government getting into our healthcare business. Gitmo is just a new partisan crock of shit like flag burning & abortion. The tax break worked great for me, not sure how much you make to have had a $10 increase but I got my $15 break. That's why I voted for him. Also made quite a few thousand back in my 401k too. A win-win scenario in a way. So yeah, I'm content, and feel he's doing an alright job. Do I agree wholeheartedly with this? Probably not. ABC will likely take some heat for it & their credibility may suffer a bit too. I can't imagine it's related, but it's funny, the ABC channel here has struggled a bit because alot of viewers cannot get that channel over the air ever since the DTV conversion. So they're probably not winning over alot of peoples hearts right here anyway.
Anyway, how about this for an idea, we watch the segment (or wait for it to air) to see exactly what it is first. After all, it's possible it's just a town hall. I do wish it was made available to all networks, and I feel it should have been. THAT is my problem with it. It's possible the Republican Ken McKay is just grandstanding and shooting first, asking questions later. After all, it seems even he doesn't even know what it will be
"I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda."
I don't disagree at all that we needed Bush OUT!! I'm saying that Obama wasn't a good choice, that's all. He is NOT doing the great things many of you think. There WERE a few upswings in the housing market and such but that was by pumping "fake money" into the economy which basically came from China. I don't want this to happen (let me be very clear on that) but I do believe the economy will start getting worse again as this type of "fix" was a very short termed type of repair. It wasn't thought out well. Gitmo I respectfully disagree with and I can assure you it's not bipartisan based. In fact the best person we could have had as commander in chief was indeed a democrat...just not THIS ONE. I do not vote based on party. The problem with Gitmo is we closed an idea LOCATION that served the purpose we needed. How many of those held released went back to terrorism? Does that not show a problem? I think paying 200,000,000 to others to now house some of these thugs is a strikingly pathetic thing to do as well. I'd love to hear how this is a good move.
Now the tax breaks. You say you got a 15.00 break? How the hell does that help you more than the 600.00 refund you would have got? This is not meant as a punch to you at all but I can tell you right now that 600.00 at once helps me quite a bit more than 15 bucks a paycheck...which I do not get by the way.
As far as the "wait and see" about the ABC segment you're missing the very point. I already know how I feel about this health care plan. I work in health care and I know the flaws (which are HUGE and very unfair to working families, trust me on this one) that exist and arise when the government controls any aspect of health care. My point is ABC is allowing this to be a media pushed, one-sided, non-debated push for what Obama wants...even though the American people and congress have NOT been in favor of it.
You seem intelligent to me PaSnow so let's be totally honest...there is quite a large sector of the general public (quite a few who always get the handouts at the benefit of we that work) who are easily influenced by the media. This type of "favortisim" by the network is totally unacceptable.
All you guys have did a great job voicing your opinions in an intelligent manner, I commend you. If I seem at all angered by this please do not take it in a personal way. I am just very passionate about the "fleecing of America". If people continue to say "this isn't a big deal" everytime something like this happens it becomes a snowball effect. In other words these "small" things added together end up not being so small at all.
It's not a bad thing to be pro-Obama because in the end he IS our president. For that very reason I sincerely WANT him to succeed. However to do this he must make rational decisions, these things mentioned (not so much the tax "break" by any means, that is minor in comparison to the other things) are not rational.
...if it's not broke, don't fix it. People are fairly satisified with our current healthcare, so why change it. And the gov't hiring way too many employees to do nothing, like City Hall. One fear I'd have is privatized/better healthcare would go the way of the pension, ie non-existant. As small to medium sized companies would no longer offer healthcare benefits, opting to sway it's employees onto the gov't run system. Then later, large companies as well. And lastly, abusing the system. Like welfare, we'd have the poor abusing it, going 7-8 times a year for a checkup, doctors billing the gov't $500 for a checkup on welfare people who don't even work to contribute. I used to work in cutomer service for the electric company here, & I saw the amount used by those people who didn't pay. A/C must have run non-stop. Heat on high all day in the winter. How's that fair when I keep my bills low, try not to use A/C, keep my heat on at 65-67.. ?
I agree and this is a HUGE concern. Now many of the poor who have worked for a living generally are conservative and won't abuse these things but you have many SLOBS who abuse the system. Many people CHOOSE not to work by finding a way to "beat the system" at tax-payers expense. Nationalize healthcare and YOUR healthcare will suffer, GREATLY. We have the greatest health care in the entire WORLD...it's NOT broke.
Let's consider another point. How many of the 50,000,000 uninsured people CHOOSE to spend this money elsewhere?? I have a friend who drives a 40k car but doesn't have insurance! His company does indeed offer it for a fair price but he chooses NOT to buy it. Great priorities.
Now add the people who would rather buy cigarettes at six bucks a pack or alcohol, drugs or whatever instead of paying for insurance and I assure you that 50 million number becomes quite a bit different. With Obama's great idea have fun making sure we pay for these people to enjoy what we had to WORK HARD to get. Good 'ol Robin Hood...oh sorry, Obama strikes again.
#99 Re: The Garden » ABC News = Government Agency » 847 weeks ago
I hope all the "time for change" people will open their eyes. Yes, we DID need a change but not just ANY change...a good one. I WANTED to like Obama because he IS our president but the passed few months have really shown what a horrible decision we made electing this guy.
We can argue all day about the pros and cons about closing the Bay, or about "The One's" wonderful tax break (how'd that work out for you? I lost 600.00 bucks and the 15 bucks extra a week actually worked out to about 10 buck LESS on my paycheck instead of more) but his views on wanting to basically monitor and censor "anti-government" speech on the airwaves and now this little media deal is nothing less than frightful.
This health care reform idea is HORRIBLE. Sure it would be great if everyone had healthcare but the fact is...this is not PLAUSABLE and still have the best health care in the world. It would also be great to feed the starving children in Africa as well but taxing the hell out of the taxpayers and then shipping out a few cans of Spaghetti-Os will hardly fix the problem. Sure that's an exaggerated comparison but both are equally absurd when it comes down to the reality of it.
This is very scary, very scary indeed. Keep in mind that this is happening at about the same time that FOREIGN OWNED radio stations are DECIDING what can and cannot be played on a large portion of our radio stations.
Of course myself, James and others have been saying for quite awhile that the media is calling the shots and strongly influencing public opinion and by doing this helping "decide" the course of things. Of course many people would rather continue to believe this idea is nothing more than paranoia...I'm sure what is happening with this ABC-Obama pairing will be dismissed as well.
#100 Re: The Sunset Strip » Best albums of the 00s- Nominations » 847 weeks ago
James Lofton wrote:Saikin wrote:Rihanna- Good Girl Gone Bad
I almost added that just for the track Cry. I love that song. Actually, I think I'll remove one of my picks and choose that instead.
That is a great song. I almost didn't add this album, but I figured if CC could add Kelly Clarkson...:haha:
Nothing wrong with liking chicks Saikin! 
One of my favorite artists (less popular) is a very talented female singer/songwriter named Beth Hart. She kicks some serious ass!
