view across the pond

JonnyStead · **"I'm Lois!"**

RE: RE: view across the pond

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

quote:
Originally posted by: JonnyStead
"Whats nice about the quotes above Nate (me old mate - and this aint personal its just for the cause of a lively debate) is that they dont sound like they have come out of a Republican sound bite."

No worries mate.

quote:
Originally posted by: JonnyStead
"You know the bit where Bush suppresses the rights of homosexuals to marry and rape victims not to have to bring up the child of their attackers...? thats not nonsense its disgraceful and would be in breach of the European Court of Human rights and rightly so. Its simply not good enough to say that the courts will overturn these things - they shouldnt be forced through in the first place."

Agreed, but certainly not my voting priority.

Lack of HIV spending? Erm, I don't follow what you're saying dude:

quote:
Originally posted by: US Government
"U.S. Contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

The U.S. is an active participant in and supporter of the 2-year-old Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The U.S. is the world’s biggest investor in the Global Fund, contributing $623 million, 40% of the total amount contributed to the Fund so far."

Is 40% not big enough? And the U.S.' spending will grow by 30% this year over last year, or least that's what Bush is asking for:

http://www.state.gov/g/oes/rls/fs/2003/23909.htm

So I must ask, mate, are you joking?

When the US develops hydrogen, the Kyoto Bureaucrats won't have much to do, since their standards won't be good enough.

-- Edited by NateO at 17:18, 2004-11-08

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

quote:
Originally posted by: NateO
"When the US develops hydrogen, the Kyoto Bureaucrats won't have much to do, since their standards won't be good enough. "

Indeed, just as I suspected, here we go:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/11/business/11hydrogen.html

Look out Kyoto Bureaucrats!!

-- Edited by NateO at 22:21, 2004-11-11

Sketti · Bored Member

Hi Guys

I just dropped by to break the tie. I agree with Nate, President Bush is the best and appropriate man for the job. And Nate, hats off to you bro. Although I disagree with you in regards to gay marriage, I do appreciate/applaud your willingness/wisdom to seek out FACTS rather than fall victim to the PROPERGANDA of the media/press.

Your friend accross the pond, Sketti

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Yay! I think we have a kinda US tag-team going on here!

With regards to facts vs propaganda, The internet is a fantastic resource, but I think it was Harlan Ellison who said that rather than making information easily accessible, the internet has actually had the effect of making information questionable. You have to be very very careful about the source of the information that you are using. At least in the old days when we had only the printed word to rely on, there was more of a sense of accountability as people had to get the thing published at their own time and expense. Nowadays, anyone can post anything. For free.

-- Edited by ddvmor at 10:06, 2004-11-16

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

True, but the NY Times can't put any BS in their paper, at least not consistently.

Cool, tag team.

Probably can't agree on every single issue.

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Except, perhaps that George W Bush should require the import of Jammie Dodgers to the USA...?

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

Indeed.

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

quote:
Originally posted by: NateO
"The gay marriage ban and illegalization of abortion is crap, but the courts will overturn such nonsense with time."

It's just as I suspected:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6607648/