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02 Apr 2008, 6:48 am

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Among Republicans (30% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 72% approve of the way Bush is handling his job and 26% disapprove. Among Democrats (42% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 1% approve and 99% disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job. Among independents (28% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 14% approve and 85% disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job as president.

Overall, 18% of Americans say that they approve of the way George W. Bush is handling the economy, 80% disapprove, and 2% are undecided. Among registered voters, 15% approve and 79% disapprove of the way Bush is handling the economy.


You're doing a hell of a job, Bushie. Keep up the good work! 8)



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02 Apr 2008, 7:49 am

Flash: dem approval @ 0% among American adults



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02 Apr 2008, 8:08 am

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Flash: Repukelican approval @ 0% among American adults


fixed.


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02 Apr 2008, 8:32 am

Condensed World History

For those that don't know about history...... here is a condensed version.

Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.

The two most important events in all of history were:
1. The invention of beer, and
2. The invention of the wheel.
The wheel was invented to get man to the beer.

These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
1. Liberals
2. Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to barbeque at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.

Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly barbeques and doing the sewing, fetching, and hairdressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.

Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie-men.

Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.

Over the years Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, Marines , and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America .. They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.



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02 Apr 2008, 9:54 am

My belief in neurodiversity forces me to insist that even this level of delusional neurology be welcome on the spectrum.

Don’t push it too far though, Neoconservatives make good barbeque. Especially if you leave them in long enough to get crispy ;-)


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02 Apr 2008, 11:07 am

ja wrote:
Condensed World History

For those that don't know about history...... here is a condensed version.

...

2. The invention of the wheel.
The wheel was invented to get man to the beer.



Many historians think that the wheel was invented to get beer to man, not vice versa. Ox carts are pretty slow and boring - not much better than plain walking. But walking while trying to carry a barrel of beer (even a small one) quickly becomes a drag, and would be a good incentive for wheels.



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02 Apr 2008, 2:47 pm

February, overall approval rating of 19%! That's a new US record, by the way- Nixon only ever managed to get down to 23%. And Bush is currently just a hair higher at 24%. Nixon resigned when he realized he no longer had the support of the people. Bush? Nope. Not that we'd be any better off with President Cheney, though.


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02 Apr 2008, 11:58 pm

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February, overall approval rating of 19%! That's a new US record, by the way- Nixon only ever managed to get down to 23%. And Bush is currently just a hair higher at 24%. Nixon resigned when he realized he no longer had the support of the people. Bush? Nope. Not that we'd be any better off with President Cheney, though.


I wonder if Bush will make a certificate and frame it to celebrate his accomplishment of the lowest approval rating.



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02 Apr 2008, 11:59 pm

ja wrote:
Condensed World History

For those that don't know about history...... here is a condensed version.

Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.

The two most important events in all of history were:
1. The invention of beer, and
2. The invention of the wheel.
The wheel was invented to get man to the beer.

These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
1. Liberals
2. Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to barbeque at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.

Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly barbeques and doing the sewing, fetching, and hairdressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.

Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie-men.

Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.

Over the years Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, Marines , and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America .. They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.


Thanks for the history lesson. It explains alot.



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03 Apr 2008, 12:18 am

ja wrote:
Condensed World History

For those that don't know about history...... here is a condensed version.

Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.

The two most important events in all of history were:
1. The invention of beer, and
2. The invention of the wheel.
The wheel was invented to get man to the beer.

These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
1. Liberals
2. Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to barbeque at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.

Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly barbeques and doing the sewing, fetching, and hairdressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.

Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie-men.

Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.

Over the years Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, Marines , and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America .. They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.


Domestic beer is practically non-alcoholic piss-water. Maybe you'd like to drink your watered-down beer from a sippy cup you pansy. If I want to drink water, I'll just buy a bottle of water. And yeah, I'll buy some bottled water cause the republicans and other governmental minimizers decided that providing decently clean water like we used to have was just too much government interference in the people's lives. Plus they've probably put something in the water supply, probably something that'd make someone think that big-game hunter, rodeo clown and lumberjack are respectable jobs in the 21st century. Which is perfect when they need to convince the masses to vote for another tax cut for the top 1% of the population. I think I'm gonna have to move to Sweden. Sure they tax you a bit more, but they don't make you pay for silly things like clean water or health care or a college education so you actually end up keeping more of what you make. Amazing how that works huh?



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03 Apr 2008, 12:46 am

Sam Adam's is a good domestic beer, and I won't stand for someone saying it isn't. :x

But to be fair, the best beer I ever had was this one from Germany which I've never managed to find in any store around here. :?



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03 Apr 2008, 8:02 am

how is this man not assassinated yet? :?



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03 Apr 2008, 8:22 am

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how is this man not assassinated yet? :?


Cause the gun crazies are part of the few people who still support him.

Sam Adams is alright. I was thinking more along the lines of budweiser and coors. Bud is the only beer I can drink 10 of and not feel anything except the need to pee a lot.



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03 Apr 2008, 10:07 am

American beer generally is of inferior quality because of the companies that make it. They treat it like it is some product to be mass manufactured, so it is kinda treated like Coke or Pepsi, but beer needs more care to be made than that. But anyways, what you end up with is a cheap and mass manufactured beer that is of inferior quality.

But America can make good beer and it does make good beer, but that depends on the brewer because each one is different. Probably the best beer you could ever have is one you brewed yourself, though...



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03 Apr 2008, 10:29 am

The funny thing is that in Russia, about 20% of people think Stalin was a good leader. I guess if Bush killed 30 million people, his ratings would skyrocket!



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03 Apr 2008, 12:29 pm

Bush only has a 1% approval rating among Democrats... I'm not really sure I find that surprising.