[kj] FW: jaz date change 4 spoken word

[The Exorcist]

I try I try, but my tiny brain can only handle a 
small amount of input per year.
I'm so far behind that I just considered starting to use the word "groovy!"

I'll need to go out and buy some Brittney Spear CD's.

Though I do have a new outrage against the word "boo".
My lord! What will they come up with next?

At 02:51 PM 3/19/2009, Karen Weil wrote:

>Oh, Yos -- haven't you heard? "Numbskull" is the 

>latest in lingo -- forget "comrade."

>Keep up with the times, son! ; )

>

>Cheers,

>k.w.

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>From: <mailto:killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com>The Exorcist

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>

>It's been a while since I've been called a 

>knumbskull. I guess that must be another Communist word

>for "Comrade". I'll respond to this later as well Greg.

>

>Though I rarely harp on typo's and misspelling 

>and I make many of my own, I do suggest that if 

>you will use specific terms such

>as "numskull" as the main object of your 

>statement you best spell it right. Misspelling 

>such a word may have a negative blowback

>and leave doubts to a reader about the genius and knowledge of the author.

>

>Have a good day Greg!

>

>At 10:38 AM 3/19/2009, GREG SLAWSON wrote:

>>The modern Republican (US) party is much 

>>different than the one of the late 1800s/early 

>>1900s, you knumbskull. But your point near the 

>>end of the post about AIG bonuses being a spit in the bucket is spot on!

>>

>>

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>>Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:27:12 -0400

>>From: killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com

>>To: gathering at misera.net

>>Subject: Re: [kj] FW: jaz date change 4 spoken word

>>

>>Altruism is as much a personal ideology (if not 

>>more) than a political ideology.

>>As a personal ideal I can see the merits. As a 

>>political, it becomes an entirely different creature.

>>

>>You attack republicans yet it was the 

>>Republican party that fought to get rid of slavery.

>>They were the first to ban slavery despite the Democrats opposition.

>>The republicans passed the First Civil Rights act in 1875.

>>

>>Here is some info for you to chew on.

>>----------------------------------------------

>>"The Civil Rights Act (1875) was introduced to 

>>Congress by Charles Sumner and Benjamin Butler 

>>in 1870 but did not become law until 1st March, 

>>1875. It promised that all persons, regardless 

>>of race, color, or previous condition, was 

>>entitled to full and equal employment of 

>>accommodation in "inns, public conveyances on 

>>land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement."

>>

>>In 1883 the Supreme Court declared the act as 

>>unconstitutional and asserted that Congress did 

>>not have the power to regulate the conduct and transactions of individuals."

>>

>>Many of the provisions that were later passed 

>>in the 1960's were taken from the original act.

>>And this was only accomplished after overcoming a Democrat filibuster.

>>Here are the yea-nea

>>Democratic Party: 152-96   (61%-39%)

>>Republican Party: 138-34   (80%-20%)

>>

>>The Senate version:

>>Democratic Party: 46-21   (69%-31%)

>>Republican Party: 27-6   (82%-18%)

>>

>>The Senate version, voted on by the House:

>>Democratic Party: 153-91   (63%-37%)

>>Republican Party: 136-35   (80%-20%)

>>

>>Republicans led the fight for women’s rights, 

>>and most suffragists were Republicans. In fact, 

>>Susan B. Anthony bragged about how, after 

>>voting (illegally) in 1872, she had voted a 

>>straight Republican ticket. The suffragists 

>>included two African-American women who were 

>>also co-founders of the NAACP: Ida Wells and 

>>Mary Terrell, Republicans, both of them.

>>

>>Republican Senator Aaron Sargent wrote the 

>>women’s suffrage amendment in 1878,though it 

>>would not be passed by Congress until 

>>Republicans again won control of both houses 40 

>>years later. It was in 1916 that the first 

>>woman was elected to the U.S. House of 

>>Representatives, Republican Jeannette Rankin. 

>>The first woman mayor was elected in 1926, the 

>>Honorable Bertha Landes of Seattle, another Republican.

>>

>>The KKK was from the Democrat wing and attacked 

>>many republicans (not to mention all the others they bore hatred for).

>>

>>It was the party that made it possible for Obama to be where he is today.

>>----------------------------------------------

>>

>>I hate gaudy shopping malls, I hate annoying 

>>ads and I hate lots of shit out there. I can't 

>>stand the radio for the most part either.

>>I lament everyday the loss of the vibe that NYC 

>>once had and is now a yuppified condo filled 

>>blob of land. I don't own ANY designer

>>brand name shirts, pants, socks, belts etc...

>>

>>"All the millions of ppl. trudging to work everyday to a job they hate."

>>Ahhhhh, so there should be no work? Would it be 

>>ok to say at least they HAVE jobs and some sort of income?

>>Do we have to enjoy everything in life? Are we 

>>all just gonna sit around in dance and song and advance, grow healthier,

>>more educated, watch as food miraculously pops 

>>into our mouths while we lose the need for malaria shots?

>>In the US one of the biggest issues of the poor 

>>and under privileged is OBESITY. Imagine that!

>>

>>Is that cloud of doom you see because of shitty 

>>jobs or is it becomes lives today have nothing to strive for and are

>>empty and meaningless. Are all these faces only in "Capitalist countries"?

>>

>>I think my mother who came from Russia would 

>>have quite a different opinion than you and would probably be able to give

>>you some insight how it was to live as a Jew 

>>under the Russian communist rule. (in whatever form you care to call it)

>>

>>"Political lobbying by vested interests": That 

>>applies to all parties throughout time. If you think this is a trade unique to

>>Capitalism, you are sadly very mistaken.

>>

>>"People think they are better than other ppl. 

>>based on income bracket": Once again, that is 

>>not a Capitalist creation, nor a Republican

>>nor a Democrat, nor Communist, nor Marxist, nor 

>>Trostskyite, nor Bolshevik.... I hope you get the point by now.

>>

>>"Plastic pieces of shit": I hate that as well 

>>and I am quite picky with what I purchase. You 

>>get what you pay for. If you don't like it

>>don't buy it. If you don't buy it they won't 

>>make it (unless the Gov't/Nancy Pelosi/Obama 

>>forces the car manufacturers to make more green

>>cars that no one seems to be buying). Did you 

>>ever think that the little plastic piece of 

>>shit can actually bring joy to a poor family who can't

>>afford anything quite grandiose?

>>

>>You might say "ahhh those filthy Capitalist 

>>pigs, they're just brainwashing the kids with 

>>all those toys and garbage." the poor parent might

>>see it as "geee, my kids friend has an Ipod and 

>>can listen to music all the time but I can't 

>>afford to get one for my kid, well at least I can get

>>my child some other sort of player."

>>

>>Excused me, no one is being forced to do 

>>anything. At least not in the US. What exactly 

>>IS a soulful job? What exactly are we

>>supposed to be seeing/doing? You've yet to describe that.

>>

>>Capitalism took a small country and turned it 

>>into a megapower faster than any other nation. 

>>Everything has it's faults and everything

>>can be exploited. You seem to not grasp this 

>>idea and just focus on your bloodlust for 

>>"Capitalism". There ought to be checks and

>>balances with proper implementation, when it's 

>>not there... People get corrupt. It's everywhere buddy.

>>

>>Another little heads up, Most conservative 

>>republicans (and Democrats) were against the 

>>bail out, still are against the bailout.

>>All the masses of cash flowing is coming from 

>>Senior Obama. I love it how people are all 

>>shouting bloody murder about the 165 Million "Bonus"

>>that AIG is giving out while that is a SPIT in 

>>the bucket compared to how our Gov't just totally ass raped us!

>>

>>Other than trying to catch up with religion in 

>>the amount of people killed and tortured in the 

>>name of "ideals" and having books banned,

>>censored, and people exiled. I can't quite 

>>bring to mind any great additions to society 

>>that have come from Marxist ideals.

>>

>>Next time you feel like saying the word 

>>"Republican" with venom I hope the short (but 

>>lengthy for an Email) quick recap of the

>>"Republicans" comes to mind.

>>

>>

>>At 11:44 PM 3/18/2009, Brendan Quinn wrote:

>>Most sane people wouldn’t claim that altruism 

>>is a trait exclusive to one political ideology, 

>>I wouldn’t bother continuing a conversation 

>>with anyone that did – what’s the point?

>>

>>I just dunno how anyone could defend modern 

>>capitalism – gaudy shopping malls, whole 

>>neighbourhoods full of soulless advertising 

>>that’s impossible to avoid (yes, I’ve been to 

>>LA

some parts of it gave me the total shits), 

>>cynical advertising steered by psychologists, 

>>aimed at kids, selling unnatural chemical 

>>concoctions as ‘food’, all the millions of 

>>people trudging to work every day at a job they 

>>hate (I’m so glad I don’t have to take the bus 

>>in to work in the mornings anymore because the 

>>cloud of doom amongst the condemned is 

>>depressing

), political (monetary) lobbying by 

>>powerful vested interests, people thinking they 

>>are better than other people because of their 

>>income bracket, planned obsolescence, plastic 

>>pieces of shit that don’t last 3 months, 

>>landfill full of heavy metals

Republicans


>>

>>

>>People being FORCED to help out is NOT acceptable.

>>

>>

>>People being forced to work 40 hours a week at 

>>soulless jobs isn’t a great state of affairs 

>>either, being forced to put up with pollution, 

>>rampant destruction of natural resources, 

>>getting one vote every 4 years that means 

>>practically nothing in the scheme of things, 

>>getting ripped off by corporations and then 

>>expected to pay to bail them out

etc etc.

>>

>>

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