From: Carbon on
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:40:46 +0000, assimilate wrote:
> On 11-Feb-2010, William Clark <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu>
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Fact is the TEA party convention drew far fewer people than
>>>> anticipated, and even with Fox News cheerleading it for all it was
>>>> worth, it was pretty much a bust for anyone other than the loony
>>>> right rednecks.
>>>
>>> that's because the convention is not reflective of the nature of the
>>> movement, which is a bottom-up, decentralized affair.
>>
>> Right. With crib notes scrawled on the palm of your hand. I get it.
>
> Get your jolies while you can, 2010 will be ugly for you lefties.

You know Bill, I think you're right. But Obama will still win a second
term.
From: Carbon on
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:36:08 -0600, MNMikeW wrote:
> "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4b749767$0$5110$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:21:30 -0600, MNMikeW wrote:
>>> "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4b748e2c$0$5095$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:51:42 -0600, MNMikeW wrote:
>>>>> <bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:eni8n5d2ni49tgp0j8pd0dc4p0jroki97j(a)4ax.com...
>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:58:12 -0500, BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> In article <sof8n5drfaqjkerbbv1ubt2f5ts6ta5i8l(a)4ax.com>,
>>>>>>> bknight(a)conramp.net says...
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:21:44 -0500, BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> In article <nta8n5p2g17si7haj18qn7kif0vi0k4kre(a)4ax.com>,
>>>>>>>>> bknight(a)conramp.net says...
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:04:37 -0500, BAR <screw(a)you.com>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The TelePrompter "BS" hasn't been wiped off the table. Obama
>>>>>>>>>>> has a long way to go before he can claim to be weaned off of
>>>>>>>>>>> the TelePrompter.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cripes Bert. Didn't you see the whipping he gave the repub
>>>>>>>>>> congressmen, all off the cuff?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In your dreams only.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Enough so that the Senators don't want to be embarrassed too.
>>>>>>>> They won't subject themselves to such a drubbing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In your dreams only.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bert! This has been widely publicized. He offered to meet with
>>>>>> them and they said no, not as a large group, just with a few of
>>>>>> the leaders. They obviously don't want a repeat of the
>>>>>> representatives' poor showing.
>>>>>
>>>>> And the only people saying it was a "drubbing" are left wing
>>>>> blogs. The meeting they want to have on the 25th is just as
>>>>> bogus. Obama has stated he has no plans on starting over on
>>>>> healthcare. So whatever proposals are presented by the Repubs,
>>>>> they will be rejected. The people want a "do-over" on this and so
>>>>> do most Repubs. Obama will not allow that so basically it comes
>>>>> down to nothing more than more Obama Kabuki theater.
>>>>
>>>> Jesus. You guys say you've watched it. Are you all blind, or what?
>>>
>>> We dont have blinders on like you.
>>
>> No, Mike. According to the ceaseless Fox News narrative, Obama is
>> helpless without a teleprompter. He debated the GOP for over an hour,
>> all of them lined up with prepared questions. Not only did he not
>> fall apart, he gave no ground whatsoever. In fact he did very well.
>> It's that simple. The entire narrative is ridiculous and stupid.
>
> I said he did very well. He by no means "drubbed" anyone.

I'm glad you conceded that much. Most of your fellow travelers are in
denial. As for how well he did, I'm 100% certain that the GOP will
never, ever invite Obama to another unscripted live television debate.
Read into that what you will.
From: Dinosaur_Sr on
On Feb 12, 11:32 am, William Clark <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-
state.edu> wrote:
> In article
> <3cebfbd0-3631-4c3a-a13d-daa58a9cd...(a)q27g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,
>
>
>
>  Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2...(a)att.net> wrote:
> > On Feb 12, 11:12 am, assimil...(a)borg.org wrote:
> > > On 12-Feb-2010, William Clark <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
>
> > > > > >Oh, bullshit, Jack. We've been over that again and again - he's as dumb
>
> > > > > >as paint.
>
> > > > > I can't wait to see your Yale degree or your Harvard degree.
>
> > > > Actually, it's from Oxford. Game, set, and match.
>
> > > it is a piece of paper & will not substitute for wisdom or character.
>
> > > --
> > > bill-o
>
> > Oxford is no big deal anyways. 3 years to get a Ph.D. You go to a
> > lecture now and then and write some sort of paper at the end of the
> > year and if the good ole boys like it, you advance. Totally lame, and
> > outdated, at least in science. An Ohio State Ph.D. in science prepares
> > you 1000X better than does Oxford.
>
> Of course. Except that Oxford doesn't give Ph. Ds, it gives D. Phils.
> Can't expect you to know that, though, just like your "materials
> science" journal publications. You are a self proclaimed expert on
> everything, and master of nothing.

I suppose you need BS like that to fall back on when all else has
been lost! No doubt they don't give B.Sc's either, they give "Science
Baccalaureates"!
From: Dinosaur_Sr on
On Feb 12, 2:01 pm, William Clark <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-
state.edu> wrote:
> In article <7tljlbFg5...(a)mid.individual.net>,
>
>
>
>  "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote:
> > "William Clark" <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message
> >news:clark-13ED1E.09503912022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> > > In article <hl3k94$33...(a)speranza.aioe.org>,
> > >  "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > "dene" <d...(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote in message
> > > >news:7tjvqjFuvU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>
> > > > > "William Clark" <wcla...(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> > > > >news:wclark2-C14662.20553411022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu....
>
> > > > >> Oh, bullshit, Jack. We've been over that again and again - he's as
> > dumb
> > > > >> as paint.
>
> > > > > Hmmm....what does that say about the intelligence of Gore, Kerry, or
> > the
> > > > > American electorate who elected this dummy.
>
> > > > I always enjoy watching idiots like Clark talk about other people's
> > > > intelligence.  What a boob.
>
> > > Yu and Intelligence don;t belong in the same sentence. Go find some.
>
> > I'm waiting for an intelligent answer to my question, Clark.
>
> > -Greg
>
> Well, Bush is the one they elected (supposedly), so it is a frightening
> indictment of the Americn electorate.

Hardly in the same league as electing any Labour Party candidate in
any context!
From: Carbon on
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:18:11 -0600, Moderate wrote:
> "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4b7497cf$0$5110$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:19:44 -0800, dene wrote:
>>> <bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message
>>> news:heu8n5t5m6bopoc55sburstujj9897ii1t(a)4ax.com...
>>>
>>>> You're kidding. Biden wasted Palin in debate, and he's a
>>>> lightweight. She's a joke that is riding a wave of simple minds.
>>>
>>> In your dreams. Palin did just fine with Blabben.
>>
>> She was drilled night and day going into the debate and managed to
>> repeat a bunch of memorized sound bites, mostly without embarrassing
>> herself. It's not like she did well.
>
> Well I guess that qualifies her to be President. Obama is nothing
> more than a talking head. He is the Commander in Chief, yet he doesn't
> know what a Corpsman is.

Watch the recent GOP debate with Obama.