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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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is there a website where people of my "ilk" meet because I can't seem to find one

http://www.gk2gk.com/

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Don't worry folks, big government regulations are only here to protect us!

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Avs are going to retire Forsberg's number at their home opener next season. Obvious decision and hopefully I can grab some tickets to go.

Jay Mohr's Peter Forsberg jokes were pretty much his only decent ones at the awards ceremony. "They're going to retire his number, then unretire it, then retire it again three days later"

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Beck did not get kicked off. That is a complete lie and fabrication by the communist propaganda machine. Here's a brief analysis of how much ass Beck was in fact kicking.

http://www.glennbeck.com/content/blog/stu/the-truth-about-glenn%E2%80%99s-ratings/

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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holy **** that is an incredibly unlikely STP

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No crying, but a really good show overall. Definitely saving this one in the DVR.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Nelson is better at everything.

He clearly won a debate against Lisa on the subject of nuking the whales. She even conceded her defeat!

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Last bump before I leave for work!

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Just saw live footage of a "teacher's demonstration" in London where someone was waving a red flag with a hammer and sickle on it. Was that you ngirl?

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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I've never seen it, but

Yeah, these are the sorts of people I'm talking about.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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guys.... guys... GUYS

http://new.music.yahoo.com/smashing-pumpkins/videos/view/owata--221565301

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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A lot of people don't even realize that they are leftists!

If they watched Glenn they would know it though.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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I've had day trips to Canada and Mexico, but that's about it.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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this is too perfect to be real

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Don't miss it! If today's episode was any indication, it's gonna be goooooood. Smart money would be on 40 minutes of crying, but you'll want to tune in on the off-chance he decides to go down in a blaze of glory.

But don't celebrate just yet leftists, he's not even close to done. Shameless plug time.

http://www.gbtv.com/

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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It costs money to use mass transit so that the users of the service pay for it rather than getting a free ride from taxpayers. Would you prefer socialized mass transit instead?

I believe most cities heavily subsidize their mass transit systems, but I may be wrong in this.

In any case, no, I fully support pay-per-use for any and all government services.

Also, private companies that are granted exclusive monopolies by the government aren't really free market entities. I don't care if they city outsources the running of its subway system to a private company or not, that company still operates at the behest of the city, and someone else can't just start a competing company to increase quality of service.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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That said, it's also plainly not a conduit through which Big Brother can nefariously hold unlimited control over my life and it's kinda ridiculous that you could think this. I personally don't own a car and public transit works just fine for me.

Do you not concede that being dependent on mass transit at the very least puts MUCH GREATER control of your life in the hands of big brother than driving your own car would?

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take THAT

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Pfft, since when does not meeting the constitutional requirement stop you from running and being elected!

:D

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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http://twitter.com/#!/lindsaylohan/status/85502735482494976

Yes, I realize it's sponsored, but it's still awesome!

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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I don't want him to go to the Rangers. He deserves better. When is the last time the Rangers signed an expensive, highly-coveted free agent and it DIDN'T end terribly?

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Also, mass transit would help cut down on automobile-related deaths and injuries.

We could just ban everyone from leaving their house. That would cut down on all sorts of deaths and injuries!

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It's not an attack on individual liberty to discourage driving through city design unless you also think big highways that you can't get through by walking / biking are also an attack on individual liberty.

Except there's a difference between "despite our best efforts, some large cities are inconvenient to drive in" and "we're intentionally making our city difficult to drive in in order to discourage people from driving because we believe in the myth of global warming"

I don't know if you'll be able to find ANYONE in ANY city who claims that highways were constructed specifically in order to try and get people to walk or bike less. Seems every major European city government official is more than willing to admit it in the opposite case, though.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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you can have both

Right, but the point is that European governments are actively making it MUCH more inconvenient to drive yourself, in an attempt to social-engineer us into not driving. That's pretty sinister behavior and it seems like most reasonable people should probably be opposed to it.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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as weak as the "attack on liberty" thing is

Maybe I should clarify. I'm not saying that people who advocate for mass transit are intentionally communist schemers whose end goal is to diminish freedom.

But from a practical standpoint, how can you dispute the specifics of what I said? Car = go wherever you want, whenever you want, anywhere. Mass transit = go where they run, when they run, and hopefully you live in a city with a decent system.

Having your own car is freedom. Remember what it was like to get your driver's license? What did you feel?

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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did you know that public transportation is literally a motor vehicle that contains a lot of people at one time (uniting them?)

uniting all the people who happen to live and/or work in that particular area

I thought you guys were into diversity!

anyway, are you serious, 90% of the people just listen to music or read something anyway

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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No invention has done more to unite people and increase individual freedom than the automobile, with the possible exception of the printing press, or maybe the Internet (although they're hard at work on gaining control of that too).

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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although FOX News may be exaggerating a little here

I've never seen anyone riding their bike naked

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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They are a waste of money that serves to isolate people from each other.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA

yeah, like how we were so united back in the 19th century when going from one state to another took a week-long stagecoach trip

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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And how is this different from buying gas?

Well, I'll readily acknowledge the various complications that prevent gas from truly being a "free market" but it's a HELL of a lot closer than arbitrary government transit fees. The government has no competition. Gas stations do. Even if there's not enough.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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pledge = pledge of allegiance
CM = communist manifesto

never change eugene

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/06/28/compromise-on-pledge-allegiance-in-oregon-town-has-some-seeing-red/

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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wtf is wrong with mass transit and walking?

The push for mass transit is a subtle attack on individual liberty.

When I have a car, I can go wherever I want, whenever I want, and the price is determined through voluntary exchange.

When you rely on mass transit, you can go where the government allows you to go, when the government allows you to go, at whatever price they decide.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/science/earth/27traffic.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

Don't think it's not coming here. The REAL root of all of this is, of course, buried in the middle of the story...

What is more, European Union countries probably cannot meet a commitment under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions unless they curb driving. The United States never ratified that pact.

Gee, whoda thunk it?

I also particularly love this part near the end...

“We would never synchronize green lights for cars with our philosophy,” said Pio Marzolini, a city official. “When I’m in other cities, I feel like I’m always waiting to cross a street. I can’t get used to the idea that I am worth less than a car.”

The implication of this is that somehow a car is a thing, and that there isn't another person (or five) inside. Hilarious.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Money can be exchanged for goods and services.

Way to go, Homer's brain. I give that reference ****1/4

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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KUGE

werent you supposed to be at the raw that just happened?

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Well I'll be, it's like they made this just for me in this topic!



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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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I was HUGELY into DW back in the PS2 days but I honestly haven't played one for a current gen system yet =(

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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1. POS

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Does that change the fact that corporations are trying to hijack science for profit?

BOTH sides are doing that. But one is seen as credible and one is not. That is, in fact, a problem.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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I'd just like to get rid of the "long shirt with trunks" look that Miz seems to be in love with.

It looks like he's wearing a dress.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Exxon-Mobil videos aren't shown in public schools and presented as 100% factual and without bias.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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thought the caps were dumb enough to part with their hardest working player, too

So did I!

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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red sox is NOT describing my views correctly BTW, but he's a million times less insulting and patronizing than anyone else around here, so I suppose I should just shut up and take it?

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Yeah, I'M the one engaging in trolling in this topic...

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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It's not at all racist of patronizing towards a race. Lasa brought race into this, not me. I wasn't speaking strictly for blacks, but for everyone. Man originated in Africa. That's where most of the hunter-gatherer tribes WERE. When we're talking about the earliest stone-age peoples, we are largely talking about Africa.

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=567518&navid=mod-rr-headlines

yessssssssssssssssssssss

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SmartMuffin - Because anything less would be uncivilized
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Yes, compared to the African jungles everyone's standard of living is perfect. Do you really consider this to be a serious argument?

No, but that's the argument you guys presented to me.

"Well hunter-gatherer societies had communal property so obviously it's great!"

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