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[Zafer Kaya]

It's a pretty good pick in theory.  Ryan should appeal to libertarians, fiscal conservatives and moderate Republicans. 

He's young, got a lot of energy, comes across as very personable, and actually has PLANS which is something Romney seems to lack.  He was pretty much setting the GOP (although not necessarily conservative) agenda anyway.  He's a guy who likes to get things done.  He's really kind of the mirror image of Obama.

I lost some respect for him during the last budget brouhaha, though.  And this also seems like a foolish move for him politically.  Now he's going to be tied in to the Tea Party and he's going to be expected to act like a jackass.  Seems like a waste of GOP talent.

[Butter]

Romney just lost Florida with this pick, IMO.  Although I guess nothing is so clear-cut anymore.

[Zafer Kaya]

Over the years, the Governor(s) of the Commonwealth have become increasingly chatty with the state employee emails all the time.  It's really annoying.

So, its like we're in a fiscal crunch like everyone else so we don't get a COLA and they are requiring us to contribute more to our pension.  Then we get a letter like "Dear Employees, due to the blahblahblah we are asking you to blahblahblah and we thank you for your sacrifice and it makes you like the bestest employees ever."

Then, as is standard they cut too much so they have a surplus that they can brag to everyone about and now they can give us a one-time crappy bonus and so I get a letter like "Dear Employees, due to the blahblahblah we are happy to report that there is a surplus and we will award blahblahblah and we just want you to know that this surplus would not be possible without your hard work."

I didn't do shit, man.  You took $100 out of my pension to fund debt/tax cut/spending.  You didn't *ask* me.  You just did it.  And then thanks to some magic accounting, 12 months later you gave me back $75.  It wasn't some bonus I earned because I worked super hard and met all my goals. 

It's your budget.  You have all the money.  And that's cool.  You hold the purse strings, so you need to do what you need to do.  That's why you got elected.  Just don't act like somehow I played a role in the process or had any say in it whatsoever.

[Cockney Rebel]

Nah, nothing wrong at all with this, is there?

[Zafer Kaya]

That is why I suspect Romney will do better in the election than at the polls.

[juggles]

romneyswhiteboard

[Zafer Kaya]

I've had to listen to a co-worker rant in the phone for an hour now about how them muslims are animals because who else would kill someone else over a movie.

If it is "just a movie" then why was it so important for some jackhole in Florida who otherwise has no interest in the cinematic arts to make it?  To take it one step further, why do we care so much about free speech in this country?  I mean, why not prevent this guy from making it, since after all it's just a movie.  None of us are going to watch it as it doesn't seem very entertaining anyway.

[Markalot]

It's interesting how the movie maker had to lie to the actors that starred in it, and apparently filmed it in such a way that the real meaning was not known until the narration was added.

Perhaps the world should be viewed as a crowded cinema?

[Zafer Kaya]

Yeah the people behind the movie make me angrier than anyone else.  Even more than the people that did the actual killing.

All the actors and actresses who probably didn't approve of this hate message at all and were duped now have their faces on the screen looking like huge assholes.  Plus, if someone wanted to kill them they know what they look like. 

In the meantime, the guy who actually made the thing hides out like a coward.

[notoriouspbake]

It's interesting how the movie maker had to lie to the actors that starred in it, and apparently filmed it in such a way that the real meaning was not known until the narration was added.

Perhaps the world should be viewed as a crowded cinema?

perhaps coward cinema?

[Zafer Kaya]

The whole thing is so sad.  I try not to think about it too much because it's just too depressing and frustrating.

Some power-hungry racist jerk decides to pick a fight with some other power-hungry, racist jerk who are itching to have one and it's innocents who pay the price. That's the bottom line.  The countries and allegiances don't matter.   This just makes things so much harder for innocents on both sides.

The people who made this film and Al-Qaeda or whoever just need to be put in the same room and let them fight with each other because no one else should care.  Better yet, put them in the same room and let everyone else caught up in this beat the crap out of both of them.

Here is the thing, man.  I believe in free speech so I guess if some jackass wants to be a bigot they are allowed to.  But at the same time, let's all all realize that this is the price we pay for free speech.  This is not a benefit.  We have to put up with these idiots, and unfortunately some people will die.  And in the end I suppose the benefits we get from non-idiots outweighs this even if people die but I do not feel good about it.  So screw every political party and country and NGO and whoever else for trying to guilt-trip us into picking a side.

[lutz]

Yeah the people behind the movie make me angrier than anyone else.  Even more than the people that did the actual killing.

Morally, do you think they're also as culpable for the ensuing deaths as the people who fired the guns? I do.

[Zafer Kaya]

I do as well. 

It would be one thing if they were just trying to make a point about free speech or something.  But this was a deliberate attempt to start a war.  They were/are trying to get people killed, and they are hoping this week's events are just the beginning.

[lutz]

So the Egyptian Prime Minister has 'called on the US, and other governments, to "take the necessary measures to ensure insulting billions of people, one-and-a-half billion people and their beliefs, does not happen and people pay for what they do, and at the same time make sure that the reflections of the true Egyptian and Muslims is well in the Western media."'

Really? So one and a half billion people can't shrug their shoulders and think "oh, some dick made a shitty video, but it's not a big deal so I'll just ignore it and get on with my life"? It's the internet - you're going to get insulted. To be fair, a lot of Muslims have reacted exactly like that, and gone out on counter-protests against the violence, but the fanatics really need to grow the fuck up.

[euro60]

So the Egyptian Prime Minister has 'called on the US, and other governments, to "take the necessary measures to ensure insulting billions of people, one-and-a-half billion people and their beliefs, does not happen and people pay for what they do, and at the same time make sure that the reflections of the true Egyptian and Muslims is well in the Western media."'

Really? So one and a half billion people can't shrug their shoulders and think "oh, some dick made a shitty video, but it's not a big deal so I'll just ignore it and get on with my life"? It's the internet - you're going to get insulted. To be fair, a lot of Muslims have reacted exactly like that, and gone out on counter-protests against the violence, but the fanatics really need to grow the fuck up.

excellent post, thank you Lutz