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Totenkopf

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Posted in: Chavez to propose constitutional reforms
  Totenkopf
08-16-2007, 12:22 AM
#2
Well, the question is now whether he can pull it off w/o some type of fraud. Either way, if he succeeds, the only pertinent question will be what he plans to do about "his" oil. I already saw that he's predicting $150/bl in the near future....  [Read More]
Posted in: Look Out! It's the Apocalypse!
  Totenkopf
08-15-2007, 12:16 AM
#7
Defining the world as the planet, I'd agree that the last option is the most likely. Had you said civilization, then perhaps #s 1 or 3....  [Read More]
Posted in: Why is Bush a bad president?
  Totenkopf
08-15-2007, 4:15 PM
#44
Yes and they did. I was merely speaking to the contention that "the only way" was a poorly conceived and unreasonable statement, not questioning anyones grasp of how things actually happened. I recall hearing that Ted Kennedy was also on...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why is Bush a bad president?
  Totenkopf
08-15-2007, 12:14 AM
#33
Really? How? The only way that would be possible is if the media had been alerted to a crash and had a camera there to catch it before it happened. Huh? The media are the only ones in NYC w/cameras?!? Are they not known to buy footage (or at least g...  [Read More]
Posted in: Why is Bush a bad president?
  Totenkopf
08-13-2007, 5:00 PM
#7
One of Bush's big problems is that he's repeating Johnson's guns 'n butter approach to government, but is borrowing heavily to do so. Still, it's Congress that controls the budget, not the president (just ask the various departments that are forced b...  [Read More]
Posted in: Future Shock: Bad thing?
  Totenkopf
08-13-2007, 3:08 AM
#5
Yes, resistance to change is often a funny thing. My own mom is a bit of a "technophobe". We used to have to turn on the cable tv for her just so she could watch it. She's finally "adapted" to the remote, but is still thinking of...  [Read More]
Posted in: Genetics...
  Totenkopf
08-11-2007, 2:47 AM
#5
On the surface, I'd say the main objection people would have vis-a-vis morality is that you're tampering with the "natural order" and trying to play God. Setting that aside, I guess much would depend on how you handled the manipulations. As...  [Read More]
Posted in: Sex sells
  Totenkopf
08-11-2007, 6:27 PM
#10
I think sometimes it can backfire, however. In the ad awhile back where Hilton or whoever it was who was making love to the car while washing it just annoyed me no end rather than making me actually interested in the car. @JK707--yeah, I understood...  [Read More]
Posted in: Sex sells
  Totenkopf
08-11-2007, 2:55 AM
#7
Well, (most) people like sex, and (most) people like looking at sexy things. Associating a pleasurable activity with an item does encourage people to purchase it. I think sometimes it can backfire, however. In the ad awhile back where Hilton or whoev...  [Read More]
Posted in: US Fair Tax debate
  Totenkopf
08-09-2007, 6:16 PM
#20
I recall from a conversation on the fair tax proposal that by removing corporate taxes the products they sell would no longer include those taxes as a portion of the price (remember: corporations don't pay taxes, the consumer does). Under such a scen...  [Read More]
Posted in: US Fair Tax debate
  Totenkopf
08-09-2007, 4:44 PM
#17
I'm curious as to how some of you seem to think that the >$200,000/yr crowd is just going to forgo buying anything, thus escaping consumption taxes in the first place. Afterall, to avoid paying high taxes, these people often have to put their mone...  [Read More]
Posted in: Lightspeed
  Totenkopf
08-03-2007, 11:51 PM
#13
What is a windu6? More like WHO.....he is/was a member of LF....  [Read More]
Posted in: The Second Amendment
  Totenkopf
08-01-2007, 10:37 PM
#7
My 2 cents: I believe the Framers sought to set up a system of government in which the people were empowered rather than the gov't. As such, a great deal of responsibility would also fall to the people as well. The early roman republic was used as...  [Read More]
Posted in: When does media sensationalism go too far?
  Totenkopf
08-01-2007, 2:47 AM
#10
To this I agree, Media personnel are under no obligation to follow a car chase, especially recklessly. Unlike cops, who are required to chase you, and therefore if they get hurt doing so, it's your fault for not stopping like your supposed to. Agre...  [Read More]
Posted in: When does media sensationalism go too far?
  Totenkopf
07-28-2007, 12:59 AM
#4
Simply put, their mantra is "bad news sells/if it bleeds, it leads". If people want to see more uplifting stories, they need to make their views known by supporting a media that focuses on positive stories rather than negative. I'd chalk it...  [Read More]
Posted in: Nifong verdict
  Totenkopf
07-26-2007, 11:14 AM
#1
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070726/ap_on_re_us/duke_lacrosse So, does anyone really think this phony, mealy mouthed scumbag shouldn't do some time?...  [Read More]
Posted in:  Cheatbot
  Totenkopf
07-26-2007, 7:31 AM
#4
There are at least two other cheatbot mods I'm aware of, so how does yours differ? They both seem to share the same problems. One is called, simply enough, cheatbot. That one spawns in the hyperdrive unit after you say something to Mission. The other...  [Read More]
Posted in: Disney-branded films to ban depictions of smoking
  Totenkopf
07-26-2007, 11:16 AM
#12
Well, I guess miramax could always increase the amount of sex, violence and profanity in their films. ;)...  [Read More]
Posted in: Wal Mart: The Evil Empire
  Totenkopf
07-23-2007, 12:14 PM
#34
It would also help to know the cost of living... These two links might help. From what I was able to glean from them, parts the PRC seem to have a per capita income of ~$US1400/yr. The richer areas closer to about $US2500-3000 (at least at the offic...  [Read More]
Posted in: Wal Mart: The Evil Empire
  Totenkopf
07-23-2007, 11:04 AM
#32
Might as well stop trading w/Mexico while we're at it. Not only do we have to subsidize the illegals they send up here (by not providing good jobs there), but we are then also guilty of supporting a system where a tiny minority really does actually c...  [Read More]
Posted in: Wal Mart: The Evil Empire
  Totenkopf
07-22-2007, 11:38 AM
#20
I guess that things have changed since the last time I stepped in a WM. Don't recall ever witnessing the frenzy mentioned in this thread. Generally don't go there b/c there are other stores closer to home....  [Read More]
Posted in: Wal Mart: The Evil Empire
  Totenkopf
07-21-2007, 5:05 PM
#7
Yeah, they're all pretty much running against one another. Walmart even competes with grocery stores (or at least gives them that perception, if nothing else). There's a strip mall of sorts not too far away that made it a prerequiste that the WM that...  [Read More]
Posted in: News Organizations and Political Bias
  Totenkopf
07-25-2007, 9:12 PM
#80
Afterall, "fair and balanced" should be a GOAL for ALL news networks. There, fixed. ;)...  [Read More]
Posted in: News Organizations and Political Bias
  Totenkopf
07-25-2007, 3:13 PM
#77
How about we see and hear less conservative on FoxNews? Sure, so long as there is a corresponding matching increase in conservative on the rest of the networks. Afterall, "fair and balanced" should be a slogan for ALL news networks....  [Read More]
Posted in: News Organizations and Political Bias
  Totenkopf
07-21-2007, 5:46 PM
#73
Frankly, whats' good for the goose.... I agree that it would be optimal for all that the side issue of political affiliation not be brought up. But, I guess it's called politics for a reason. Mores the pity. Actually, I don't believe however, that su...  [Read More]
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