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mimartin

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Posted in: At what point are things taken too far
  mimartin
10-29-2008, 12:16 PM
#21
And the man is still being called racist, what's surprised me though is that cops aren't dragging the man out of his home. I believe it was a neighbor that implied the man was a racist. Perhaps the man presents himself as a racist. The man said he...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is Obama A Socialist?
  mimartin
10-29-2008, 6:25 PM
#112
@garfield: mimartin appears to be discussing business income tax whereas you appear to be discussing personal income tax. QFT I thought GarfieldJL was talking business income too with his example. mimartin, I'm not trying to sound condecending but...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is Obama A Socialist?
  mimartin
10-29-2008, 5:53 PM
#108
Did you know taxes are on gross income not gross profits?Your not going to explain this? Did you mean “Did you know taxes are on net income not gross profits” or did you mean “Did you know taxes are on gross income not net profits.&...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is Obama A Socialist?
  mimartin
10-29-2008, 4:57 PM
#99
Did you know taxes are on gross income not gross profits? huh? Gross income is the total amount of money you take in before any expenses are factored in. Taxes are off of net, not gross. You can deduct your business expenses and other taxes (such a E...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is Obama A Socialist?
  mimartin
10-29-2008, 4:21 PM
#96
His supporters like it because they do not understand all the consequences of it.:lol: :lol: That is a very big assumptions you are making there. Just because John McCain admitted that he does not know much about the economy, does not mean everyone i...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is Obama A Socialist?
  mimartin
10-29-2008, 3:28 PM
#92
Not to those that want to dictate to others “what it means to be an American.”...  [Read More]
Posted in: Is Obama A Socialist?
  mimartin
10-28-2008, 8:23 PM
#71
I'm saying that he's a socialist and his policy ideas are extremely dangerous because it will tank the economy even worse than it is now. :lol: Is that even possible? :lol: Eight years of trickle down voodoo economics did not work, maybe we should...  [Read More]
Posted in: Joe Biden Warns About Obama Becoming President
  mimartin
10-28-2008, 6:16 PM
#51
The contract was with the American People. Sorry, I did not get my copy of the contract. Still say he changed his mind and nothing more....  [Read More]
Posted in: Joe Biden Warns About Obama Becoming President
  mimartin
10-28-2008, 4:40 PM
#49
As far as using Public Funds I like the idea because it helps minimize the effect of corporations and special interest groups on campaigns. You like the idea of using tax payers’ money to finance an election. :rolleyes: Funny this wasn’t...  [Read More]
Posted in: Joe Biden Warns About Obama Becoming President
  mimartin
10-28-2008, 3:49 PM
#45
mimartin, the Obama campaign has spent over half a billion dollars in the Presidential race while Senator McCain only had 84 million dollars to work with, because McCain actually kept his word and Obama didn't. I partly agree and it is so nice that f...  [Read More]
Posted in: Joe Biden Warns About Obama Becoming President
  mimartin
10-28-2008, 2:47 PM
#41
I found this (http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Obama_Steel_in_His_Spine.html?showall) this morning. The McCain campaign attempted to use Biden’s words against Obama, but the Obama campaign turned their criticism back to McCain. Classic...  [Read More]
Posted in: Joe Biden Warns About Obama Becoming President
  mimartin
10-28-2008, 9:13 AM
#29
Anyone interested in seeing the full transcript (not just the spun parts) of Biden's comments can find them here (http://moralscienceclub.blogspot.com/2008/10/joe-bidens-speech-in-seattle.html). I think the first response is worth taking the time to...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Obama Show!
  mimartin
10-23-2008, 5:33 PM
#3
Preview (http://api.ning.com/files/InCZD9LEcFgiGTuwzxdojP7vgR0LohUe7*GiJ1u479fV8VtofC) pmzIcY8l56xqSzXut*aF9x826SFW0dVTgzFBPwvluuSGoT/dancingwiththestarsobamapalin.jpg) with special guest star....  [Read More]
Posted in: Polls are at 50/50 for Election 2008
  mimartin
10-24-2008, 2:58 AM
#24
It would also render a state like mine, which does not have the population that CA, NY, or TX has, even more of a flyover state than we already are. The candidates would completely ignore low population states and concentrate on high population state...  [Read More]
Posted in: Polls are at 50/50 for Election 2008
  mimartin
10-23-2008, 11:55 AM
#20
:lol: jmac, I believe you are using this dictionary to define socialist and socialism. http://images.biggerbooks.com/images/d/1/744/9780975251744.jpg) You may want to find a less bias source. :xp:...  [Read More]
Posted in: Polls are at 50/50 for Election 2008
  mimartin
10-23-2008, 10:50 AM
#18
It just means that even more weight will be placed on campaigning in the heavy population centers.As opposed to now, where the candidates only campaign in a few swing states? I’m not advocating getting rid of the Electoral College. I’m for fixi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Polls are at 50/50 for Election 2008
  mimartin
10-22-2008, 9:42 PM
#9
Why would that be something you want to happen? It would be interesting to see if the Reps cried foul over it, that's why.Exactly. It happen in 2000 and we did not fix the system. I wonder if it would be fixed if it happened to the other side too....  [Read More]
Posted in: Polls are at 50/50 for Election 2008
  mimartin
10-22-2008, 8:22 PM
#6
ET Warrior hit the nail on the head. I believe this is good news for the Obama campaign. News like this will not allow those that are going to vote for him to become complacent thinking the have the election won. This means they will go to the poll...  [Read More]
Posted in: Atheist Slogans on Buses
  mimartin
10-24-2008, 5:12 PM
#18
Why are they wasting their time advertising on buses anyway? To encourage discussions such as this community is having now. I don’t believe the advertisement is going to change anybody’s mind. It is merely a way to open people up to the i...  [Read More]
Posted in: Proposition 8: Good or Bad?
  mimartin
10-21-2008, 9:49 PM
#22
Somehow though I have the feeling that this issue may be like the age old hatred called racism and we may have to wait until the "old guard" finally die off.The problem is that some within society constantly create a “new guard”...  [Read More]
Posted in: McCain's last ditch effort
  mimartin
10-23-2008, 4:23 PM
#50
Couldn't find a script to Obama robo calls in New England, but here is what they say in Wisconsin. Hi, this is Jeri Watermolen, calling for the Campaign for Change. I live in Green Bay and, like you, I've been getting sleazy phone calls and mail...  [Read More]
Posted in: Washington Post endorses Obama
  mimartin
10-23-2008, 9:01 AM
#14
http://lucasforums.com/showpost.php?p=2542642&postcount=122) i posted it first http://lucasforums.com/picture.php?albumid=16&pictureid=1768) So you did. :bow: jmac You have my sincere apology....  [Read More]
Posted in: Washington Post endorses Obama
  mimartin
10-22-2008, 1:05 PM
#10
Well McCain got a big endorsement (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/johnmccain/3238578/John-McCain-endorsed-by-al-Qaeda-supporters.html). :firemad:...  [Read More]
Posted in: Voter Fraud In Swing States
  mimartin
10-22-2008, 1:03 AM
#92
I wonder how many people would change their tunes if it was a Republican group caught doing this. Actually I'm sure there are Republicans doing this. The scary part is we really have no idea how bad the problem is. The Republican's have been caught d...  [Read More]
Posted in: Voter Fraud In Swing States
  mimartin
10-21-2008, 11:53 PM
#90
Wait the other side is doing this too? YPM (http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE49K0A120081021)...  [Read More]
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