gr wrote:..... (what awesome jobs are we sending to China?)....

gr wrote:Although they both play pretty fast and loose with the facts (news flash), and were talking past each other at times, I thought Obama probably edged out the win, whatever that means. Since you have to work in the truth/facts aspect, scoring debates is fairly ridiculous, but this was a far cry from the Obama of the first debate. He was a weak on points in a few areas (what awesome jobs are we sending to China?), but assertive on others.

How did Benghazi not even get mentioned in a foreign policy debate?

pacino wrote:msnbc giving time to al sharpton as some sort of broadcaster is terrible. he is TERRIBLEEEEEE

mozartpc27 wrote:

pacino wrote:msnbc giving time to al sharpton as some sort of broadcaster is terrible. he is TERRIBLEEEEEE

Now, Al Roker, there's an articulate black.

td11 wrote:

cshort wrote:I think Obama hurt him on the auto bit, but Romney was right about his op-ed

From the op-ed

The American auto industry is vital to our national interest as an employer and as a hub for manufacturing. A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the industry needs. It would permit the companies to shed excess labor, pension and real estate costs. The federal government should provide guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing and assure car buyers that their warranties are not at risk.

how about the last line, though:

In a managed bankruptcy, the federal government would propel newly competitive and viable automakers, rather than seal their fate with a bailout check.

he was against the bailout

pacino wrote:

smitty wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:The Baby Boomer generation is sneaky racist in my experience. You'l be talking with one of them, everything will be reasonable - they might even lean right, but it seems like reasonable right - and then WHAM!!!! There comes the racism.

This has happened to me with someone who I thought was one of my most educated, progressive older relatives. No doubt she is, mostly. But man, there is something seriously wrong with that generation of people when it comes to race (I can tell you that my experience with my aunt, while easily the single most shocking, is not in any way isolated in my experience).

Dude you need to broaden your experience.

go into any bar in berks and you'll be surprised as the conversations going on.

CalvinBall wrote:Remember that focus on the family letter from 2008 pretending to be from the future? Well that day is today. Go back and read it for a laugh and a scare.

cshort wrote:

td11 wrote:

cshort wrote:I think Obama hurt him on the auto bit, but Romney was right about his op-ed

From the op-ed

The American auto industry is vital to our national interest as an employer and as a hub for manufacturing. A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the industry needs. It would permit the companies to shed excess labor, pension and real estate costs. The federal government should provide guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing and assure car buyers that their warranties are not at risk.

how about the last line, though:

In a managed bankruptcy, the federal government would propel newly competitive and viable automakers, rather than seal their fate with a bailout check.

he was against the bailout

Romney never said he wasn't against the bailout. He said he wanted a managed bankruptcy with federal guarantees. He wanted someone else to write the check first before putting the government on the hook.

mozartpc27 wrote:

smitty wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:The Baby Boomer generation is sneaky racist in my experience. You'l be talking with one of them, everything will be reasonable - they might even lean right, but it seems like reasonable right - and then WHAM!!!! There comes the racism.

This has happened to me with someone who I thought was one of my most educated, progressive older relatives. No doubt she is, mostly. But man, there is something seriously wrong with that generation of people when it comes to race (I can tell you that my experience with my aunt, while easily the single most shocking, is not in any way isolated in my experience).

Dude you need to broaden your experience.

Yeah, I know. Blaming all baby boomers is my way of saying to myself "It's not just my family that has all these stupid racists in it."

Seriously

TenuredVulture wrote:Baby Boomers invented, then ruined, rock and roll.

smitty wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:

smitty wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:The Baby Boomer generation is sneaky racist in my experience. You'l be talking with one of them, everything will be reasonable - they might even lean right, but it seems like reasonable right - and then WHAM!!!! There comes the racism.

This has happened to me with someone who I thought was one of my most educated, progressive older relatives. No doubt she is, mostly. But man, there is something seriously wrong with that generation of people when it comes to race (I can tell you that my experience with my aunt, while easily the single most shocking, is not in any way isolated in my experience).

Dude you need to broaden your experience.

Yeah, I know. Blaming all baby boomers is my way of saying to myself "It's not just my family that has all these stupid racists in it."

Seriously

I dig where your at my man.

But my generation was big into Civil Rights and all that and many of us still are.

And there are sneaky racists in my generation as well so you're right about that. But there are plenty of racists in every generation to go around. Us right thinking folks need to stay strong!!!!