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08-01-2012, 05:28 PM
#2565
Scrappy doesn't want THOSE! He voted for McCain and Ron Paul. Didn't you get the memo?
As for budgets, the House has had a budget ready and waiting for quite some time. Let's be precise--Harry Reid and the Democratically-controlled Senate are working in concert with Obama to prevent any real budgets from passing. Obama could pass a budget tomorrow but legal issues aside, he can wield more executive power when Congress is tied up.
The legal requirement is really just a "moral relevance" issue that doesn't apply in this case, right? Banks too big to fail--ignore the laws. Car companies going bankrupt, ignore the laws. Having to follow a budget would tie our hands, ignore the laws. Now THAT is a government I can support.
As for budgets, the House has had a budget ready and waiting for quite some time. Let's be precise--Harry Reid and the Democratically-controlled Senate are working in concert with Obama to prevent any real budgets from passing. Obama could pass a budget tomorrow but legal issues aside, he can wield more executive power when Congress is tied up.
The legal requirement is really just a "moral relevance" issue that doesn't apply in this case, right? Banks too big to fail--ignore the laws. Car companies going bankrupt, ignore the laws. Having to follow a budget would tie our hands, ignore the laws. Now THAT is a government I can support.
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08-01-2012, 06:26 PM
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As for budgets, the House has had a budget ready and waiting for quite some time. Let's be precise--Harry Reid and the Democratically-controlled Senate are working in concert with Obama to prevent any real budgets from passing.
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08-01-2012, 11:22 PM
#2567
Then again, the Prez hasn't exactly felt bound by the law himself. Wasn't it reverend Wright who said, "Judge ye not, lest ye be judged." right?
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08-02-2012, 06:54 AM
#2568
Perhaps you're right. I mean, the Prez is on the television DAILY telling the Congress to pass a budget, and is vetoing every bill that comes across his desk until they fulfill their obligations.
Then again, the Prez hasn't exactly felt bound by the law himself. Wasn't it reverend Wright who said, "Judge ye not, lest ye be judged." right?
Then again, the Prez hasn't exactly felt bound by the law himself. Wasn't it reverend Wright who said, "Judge ye not, lest ye be judged." right?
Obama's agenda: Overwhelm the system - Opinion - ReviewJournal.com
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08-03-2012, 03:26 PM
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haters going to hate:
Vante CFO Bullies Chick-Fil-A Worker, Then Promptly Gets Fired For It - Business Insider
god i love hypocrites.
Vante CFO Bullies Chick-Fil-A Worker, Then Promptly Gets Fired For It - Business Insider
god i love hypocrites.
TUCSON, AZ--(Marketwire - Aug 2, 2012) -
The following is a statement from Vante:
Vante regrets the unfortunate events that transpired yesterday in Tucson between our former CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith and an employee at Chick-fil-A. Effective immediately, Mr. Smith is no longer an employee of our company.
The actions of Mr. Smith do not reflect our corporate values in any manner. Vante is an equal opportunity company with a diverse workforce, which holds diverse opinions. We respect the right of our employees and all Americans to hold and express their personal opinions, however, we also expect our company officers to behave in a manner commensurate with their position and in a respectful fashion that conveys these values of civility with others.
We hope that the general population does not hold Mr. Smith's actions against Vante and its employees.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/vante...#ixzz22VrrpxT3
The following is a statement from Vante:
Vante regrets the unfortunate events that transpired yesterday in Tucson between our former CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith and an employee at Chick-fil-A. Effective immediately, Mr. Smith is no longer an employee of our company.
The actions of Mr. Smith do not reflect our corporate values in any manner. Vante is an equal opportunity company with a diverse workforce, which holds diverse opinions. We respect the right of our employees and all Americans to hold and express their personal opinions, however, we also expect our company officers to behave in a manner commensurate with their position and in a respectful fashion that conveys these values of civility with others.
We hope that the general population does not hold Mr. Smith's actions against Vante and its employees.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/vante...#ixzz22VrrpxT3
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08-03-2012, 04:16 PM
#2572
lol, what a turd
I think it's a common trend for losers these days.
Don't like Chick Fil A? Hate on the lowest level employees!
Don't like the MIC? Berate the newly enlisted!
Don't like your town not having any jobs? Loot the stores of people that create jobs!
Don't like your government? Stop showering and destroy public parks!
Don't like that your genitals are inferior to mine? Join the Westboro Baptist Church!
I think it's a common trend for losers these days.
Don't like Chick Fil A? Hate on the lowest level employees!
Don't like the MIC? Berate the newly enlisted!
Don't like your town not having any jobs? Loot the stores of people that create jobs!
Don't like your government? Stop showering and destroy public parks!
Don't like that your genitals are inferior to mine? Join the Westboro Baptist Church!
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08-03-2012, 10:35 PM
#2574
How dare you link such things, bbundy!
Missile Defense Staff Warned to Stop Surfing **** Sites - Bloomberg
I found this, and first off, it's awesome lulz-material.
But secondly, it's a great example of why partisan reporting is so utterly bad in a non-partisan and non-politics-related way.
Steganography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yes, you heard it here folks. The art of hiding messages in images can TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!!!!
And yet, you see this inaccurate reporting all across any highly partisan sites. (This particular article is a highly partisan article, just not a -politically- partisan site.)
My point? News that is highly partisan towards one side is not even worth reading or watching. Basing your entire political opinions on radically partisan anything is, well, just go read the above article for great proof as to why.
Missile Defense Staff Warned to Stop Surfing **** Sites - Bloomberg
I found this, and first off, it's awesome lulz-material.
But secondly, it's a great example of why partisan reporting is so utterly bad in a non-partisan and non-politics-related way.
Using what is called steganography, Cunningham said, a programmer can embed malicious computer code that infects computers, opens ports, steals data or gains access to networks when photos, videos or other files are downloaded.
Yes, you heard it here folks. The art of hiding messages in images can TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!!!!
And yet, you see this inaccurate reporting all across any highly partisan sites. (This particular article is a highly partisan article, just not a -politically- partisan site.)
My point? News that is highly partisan towards one side is not even worth reading or watching. Basing your entire political opinions on radically partisan anything is, well, just go read the above article for great proof as to why.
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08-04-2012, 10:10 AM
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But secondly, it's a great example of why partisan reporting is so utterly bad in a non-partisan and non-politics-related way.
Steganography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yes, you heard it here folks. The art of hiding messages in images can TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!!!!
Steganography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yes, you heard it here folks. The art of hiding messages in images can TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!!!!
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08-04-2012, 12:20 PM
#2579
Technically it is possible to exploit a system using image-embedded data. It's uncommon, and I expect the news coverage probably greatly exaggerates the issue, but it's not like it's complete fiction: Timeline of Image File Exploits
You are talking about a major flow in how an image is handled in a system, and someone being able to make an image designed to exploit that flaw (See: Integer overflow bugs in your link, as an example). The woman is trying to equate the art of hiding messages in images to BEING ABLE TO TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!!!!
I mean, I'm not denying that that exists, but I'm addressing someone trying to, for partisan ends, either make something up out of whole cloth or of substantially manipulating the facts to try to get them to say something they don't.
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08-04-2012, 01:23 PM
#2580
What will be harder to quantify is the residual debt left over from this debacle that we'll be wrestling with for a very long time. First we have to address the fact that 42 cents of every government dollar spent is borrowed. Ouch.
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