Thread: Re: OT: Open Letter to the World

On 11/23/2011 8:57 PM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> In view of the economic disaster area and Constitution-shredded police state
> the USA has become, how do you feel today?
>
> Bob

Since it's all still rooted in the Bush administration, she probably
still feels the same way.

Have a nice Thanksgiving!

Pennyaline wrote:

>> In view of the economic disaster area and Constitution-shredded police
>> state the USA has become, how do you feel today?
>>
>> Bob
>
> Since it's all still rooted in the Bush administration, she probably still
> feels the same way.


Thing is, the smug simpleton who wrote that "open letter" obviously expected
Obama to *fix* the problems which face the nation, all by himself and in a
matter of a few days.


> Have a nice Thanksgiving!

Thanks, and the same to you! Unfortunately, I'll be working straight through
until Saturday. (It would normally be Sunday, but I'm taking Saturday off so
I can get some sleep, and then I'll be cooking a "Thanksgiving" meal on
Sunday. Lin will still be making a roast-turkey dinner on Thanksgiving
itself, but I'll have to gobble it down and rush off to work.)

Bob

On Nov 23, 9:57*pm, "Bob Terwilliger" <virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz>
wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > Got this today and decided to pass it on. *"OT" will keep it from
> > those who have filtered Off Topic posts like this.
> > ``````````````````
> > Dear *World:
>
> > We, the United States of America, your top quality supplier of ideals
> > of democracy, would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption
> > in service. The technical fault that led to this eight-year service
> > outage has been located, and the software responsible was replaced
> > November 4.
>
> > Early tests of the newly installed program indicate that we are now
> > operating correctly, and we expect it to be fully functional from
> > January 20th forward. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the
> > outage. We look forward to resuming full service and hope to improve
> > in years to come.
>
> > We thank you for your patience and understanding.
>
> > Sincerely,
> > THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
>
> In view of the economic disaster area and Constitution-shredded police state
> the USA has become, how do you feel today?

I feel pretty bad about this country being bought up and ruled by
communist China.

On Nov 23, 10:58*pm, Pennyaline <norwegianb...@beatifulplummage.huh>
wrote:
> On 11/23/2011 8:57 PM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> > In view of the economic disaster area and Constitution-shredded police state
> > the USA has become, how do you feel today?
>
> > Bob
>
> Since it's all still rooted in the Bush administration, she probably
> still feels the same way.
>
> Have a nice Thanksgiving!

I put the blame on liberals, hippies, the ACLU, feminists (most
importantly) and the Clinton administration.

On Nov 24, 5:42*am, "Bob Terwilliger" <virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz>
wrote:
> Pennyaline wrote:
> >> In view of the economic disaster area and Constitution-shredded police
> >> state the USA has become, how do you feel today?

Discouraged.

> > Since it's all still rooted in the Bush administration, she probably still
> > feels the same way.
>
> Thing is, the smug simpleton who wrote that "open letter" obviously expected
> Obama to *fix* the problems which face the nation, all by himself and in a
> matter of a few days.

He actually might have, if the House majority had let him. I don't
find it surprising that they were prepared to trash the economy in
order to keep him from being reelected, but I'm flabbgergasted that
they said as much for publication.

Jerry
--
"The rights of the best of men are secured only as the
rights of the vilest and most abhorrent are protected."
- Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, 1927

On 11/24/2011 8:52 AM, Jerry Avins wrote:

> He actually might have, if the House majority had let him. I don't
> find it surprising that they were prepared to trash the economy in
> order to keep him from being reelected, but I'm flabbgergasted that
> they said as much for publication.

It doesn't surprise me that they'd say it. It's the same mentality that
drives the movers and shakers to proudly proclaim that they're within
their rights to do anything to make a buck, and lets bankers and CEOs
appoint their offices in millions of dollars worth of bling and
unquestioningly pocket more millions in compensation as the businesses
they head founder and their employees live at the poverty line. They
believe they are untouchable, and indeed the policies of the Bush era
did protect them. They are driven by money, favoritism and cronyism that
they are motivated to keep no matter what it does to the rest of us.
Once upon a time, the population of France solved this kind of
governmental corruption problem with a sharp blade.

On 24/11/2011 11:22 AM, Pennyaline wrote:
> On 11/24/2011 8:52 AM, Jerry Avins wrote:
>
>> He actually might have, if the House majority had let him. I don't
>> find it surprising that they were prepared to trash the economy in
>> order to keep him from being reelected, but I'm flabbgergasted that
>> they said as much for publication.
>
> It doesn't surprise me that they'd say it. It's the same mentality that
> drives the movers and shakers to proudly proclaim that they're within
> their rights to do anything to make a buck, and lets bankers and CEOs
> appoint their offices in millions of dollars worth of bling and
> unquestioningly pocket more millions in compensation as the businesses
> they head founder and their employees live at the poverty line. They
> believe they are untouchable, and indeed the policies of the Bush era
> did protect them. They are driven by money, favoritism and cronyism that
> they are motivated to keep no matter what it does to the rest of us.
> Once upon a time, the population of France solved this kind of
> governmental corruption problem with a sharp blade.

Just a few days ago I watched "Inside Job", about the US financial
meltdown. Heads should roll over that one. It was fraud, theft and
greed, all committed by a relatively small but well connected circle of
conspirators, the CEOs and high placed bureaucrats who were in their
pockets.

On Nov 24, 10:22*am, Pennyaline <norwegianb...@beatifulplummage.huh>
wrote:
> On 11/24/2011 8:52 AM, Jerry Avins wrote:
>
> > He actually might have, if the House majority had let him. I don't
> > find it surprising that they were prepared to trash the economy in
> > order to keep him from being reelected, but I'm flabbgergasted that
> > they said as much for publication.
>
> It doesn't surprise me that they'd say it. It's the same mentality that
> drives the movers and shakers to proudly proclaim that they're within
> their rights to do anything to make a buck, and lets bankers and CEOs
> appoint their offices in millions of dollars worth of bling and
> unquestioningly pocket more millions in compensation as the businesses
> they head founder and their employees live at the poverty line. They
> believe they are untouchable, and indeed the policies of the Bush era
> did protect them. They are driven by money, favoritism and cronyism that
> they are motivated to keep no matter what it does to the rest of us.
> Once upon a time, the population of France solved this kind of
> governmental corruption problem with a sharp blade.

*applauding*

On Nov 24, 11:43*am, Dave Smith <adavid.sm...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On 24/11/2011 11:22 AM, Pennyaline wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 11/24/2011 8:52 AM, Jerry Avins wrote:
>
> >> He actually might have, if the House majority had let him. I don't
> >> find it surprising that they were prepared to trash the economy in
> >> order to keep him from being reelected, but I'm flabbgergasted that
> >> they said as much for publication.
>
> > It doesn't surprise me that they'd say it. It's the same mentality that
> > drives the movers and shakers to proudly proclaim that they're within
> > their rights to do anything to make a buck, and lets bankers and CEOs
> > appoint their offices in millions of dollars worth of bling and
> > unquestioningly pocket more millions in compensation as the businesses
> > they head founder and their employees live at the poverty line. They
> > believe they are untouchable, and indeed the policies of the Bush era
> > did protect them. They are driven by money, favoritism and cronyism that
> > they are motivated to keep no matter what it does to the rest of us.
> > Once upon a time, the population of France solved this kind of
> > governmental corruption problem with a sharp blade.
>
> Just a few days ago I watched "Inside Job", about the US financial
> meltdown. Heads should roll over that one. It was fraud, theft and
> greed, all committed by a relatively small but well connected circle of
> conspirators, the CEOs and high placed bureaucrats who were in their
> pockets.

That's what I've been wondering about lo these past few years. Why
aren't these people just marched out and shot?

On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:43:55 -0500, Dave Smith
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On 24/11/2011 11:22 AM, Pennyaline wrote:
> > On 11/24/2011 8:52 AM, Jerry Avins wrote:
> >
> >> He actually might have, if the House majority had let him. I don't
> >> find it surprising that they were prepared to trash the economy in
> >> order to keep him from being reelected, but I'm flabbgergasted that
> >> they said as much for publication.
> >
> > It doesn't surprise me that they'd say it. It's the same mentality that
> > drives the movers and shakers to proudly proclaim that they're within
> > their rights to do anything to make a buck, and lets bankers and CEOs
> > appoint their offices in millions of dollars worth of bling and
> > unquestioningly pocket more millions in compensation as the businesses
> > they head founder and their employees live at the poverty line. They
> > believe they are untouchable, and indeed the policies of the Bush era
> > did protect them. They are driven by money, favoritism and cronyism that
> > they are motivated to keep no matter what it does to the rest of us.
> > Once upon a time, the population of France solved this kind of
> > governmental corruption problem with a sharp blade.
>
> Just a few days ago I watched "Inside Job", about the US financial
> meltdown. Heads should roll over that one. It was fraud, theft and
> greed, all committed by a relatively small but well connected circle of
> conspirators, the CEOs and high placed bureaucrats who were in their
> pockets.

Unfortunately, it will never happen.... but we can always hope. I was
delightfully surprised when a few of the Enron crooks were prosecuted.


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