BTW- I generally refuse to talk politics on a forum (unless I am drunk) anymore since Gotfrag, but the one thing I would like to point out that there is, very likely, enough votes in the house to pass with around 17-18 repubs that would vote for it. The only problem is that the speaker, John Boehner, seems to not want to piss off the tea party folks. (It should be noted that the last sentence is completely opinion. I do not know exactly why he has not called for a vote, since he has not spoken why.
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BTW- I generally refuse to talk politics on a forum (unless I am drunk) anymore since Gotfrag, but the one thing I would like to point out that there is, very likely, enough votes in the house to pass with around 17-18 repubs that would vote for it. The only problem is that the speaker, John Boehner, seems to not want to piss off the tea party folks. (It should be noted that the last sentence is completely opinion. I do not know exactly why he has not called for a vote, since he has not spoken why.
A lot of people bash America, but in my opinion it's pretty great, sure there's a lot of things bad with it, but what country doesn't have bad things. I lived in Russia for a while, and a lot of the people there want to go to America because the government is not as corrupt. Also, America has the highest quality lab equipment, and colleges. Many of my foreign friends going into biology and such sciences wish they lived in America because of the laboratories here.
A lot of people bash America, but in my opinion it's pretty great, sure there's a lot of things bad with it, but what country doesn't have bad things. I lived in Russia for a while, and a lot of the people there want to go to America because the government is not as corrupt. Also, America has the highest quality lab equipment, and colleges. Many of my foreign friends going into biology and such sciences wish they lived in America because of the laboratories here.
Every country had its advantages and flaws,some may be better or worse than others, but one conclusion we can make is toaster is an idiot.
Every country had its advantages and flaws,some may be better or worse than others, but one conclusion we can make is toaster is an idiot.
From my point of veiw (ruralish Nebraska), America isn't that bad, but then again, I live in a cornfield.
From my point of veiw (ruralish Nebraska), America isn't that bad, but then again, I live in a cornfield.
FzeroBTW- I generally refuse to talk politics on a forum (unless I am drunk) anymore since Gotfrag, but the one thing I would like to point out that there is, very likely, enough votes in the house to pass with around 17-18 repubs that would vote for it. The only problem is that the speaker, John Boehner, seems to not want to piss off the tea party folks. (It should be noted that the last sentence is completely opinion. I do not know exactly why he has not called for a vote, since he has not spoken why.
He says he won't because there aren't enough votes. Well if that's the case, just fucking put it on the floor and prove everyone wrong. Oh wait, he won't because he knows the votes are there.
[quote=Fzero]BTW- I generally refuse to talk politics on a forum (unless I am drunk) anymore since Gotfrag, but the one thing I would like to point out that there is, very likely, enough votes in the house to pass with around 17-18 repubs that would vote for it. The only problem is that the speaker, John Boehner, seems to not want to piss off the tea party folks. (It should be noted that the last sentence is completely opinion. I do not know exactly why he has not called for a vote, since he has not spoken why.[/quote]
He says he won't because there aren't enough votes. Well if that's the case, just fucking put it on the floor and prove everyone wrong. Oh wait, he won't because he knows the votes are there.
He says he won't because there aren't enough votes. Well if that's the case, just fucking put it on the floor and prove everyone wrong. Oh wait, he won't because he knows the votes are there.
frknHe says he won't because there aren't enough votes. Well if that's the case, just fucking put it on the floor and prove everyone wrong. Oh wait, he won't because he knows the votes are there.
Most likely he's stalling while both parties draw in their support and see where everything stands. I know we(U.S. citizens) tend to imagine each representative as a kind of like individual political entity, but nowadays they are all like a strange collaboration of party, lobby, and voter interests. And i'd have to imagine for 435 people to consult with all their interest parties and come to a decision could take a while.
And they might be playing funding politics and the republicans could probably take a few votes if they apply enough pressure.
[quote=frkn]
He says he won't because there aren't enough votes. Well if that's the case, just fucking put it on the floor and prove everyone wrong. Oh wait, he won't because he knows the votes are there.[/quote]
Most likely he's stalling while both parties draw in their support and see where everything stands. I know we(U.S. citizens) tend to imagine each representative as a kind of like individual political entity, but nowadays they are all like a strange collaboration of party, lobby, and voter interests. And i'd have to imagine for 435 people to consult with all their interest parties and come to a decision could take a while.
And they might be playing funding politics and the republicans could probably take a few votes if they apply enough pressure.
He says he won't because there aren't enough votes. Well if that's the case, just fucking put it on the floor and prove everyone wrong. Oh wait, he won't because he knows the votes are there.[/quote]
Most likely he's stalling while both parties draw in their support and see where everything stands. I know we(U.S. citizens) tend to imagine each representative as a kind of like individual political entity, but nowadays they are all like a strange collaboration of party, lobby, and voter interests. And i'd have to imagine for 435 people to consult with all their interest parties and come to a decision could take a while.
And they might be playing funding politics and the republicans could probably take a few votes if they apply enough pressure.
Toasterblah blah blah i'm a fucking retard
so after you got banned did you beg enigma to unban you so you can continue to shit post?
the autism is strong with this one
[quote=Toaster]blah blah blah i'm a fucking retard[/quote]
so after you got banned did you beg enigma to unban you so you can continue to shit post?
the autism is strong with this one
so after you got banned did you beg enigma to unban you so you can continue to shit post?
the autism is strong with this one
horrible public transit/terrible infrastructure
income inequality is worst in the developed world
screwed up government
awful taxation system with tons of it going to the military etc
unusually conservative to the point where countries like argentina and chile are getting far ahead of the USA in terms of universal rights etc
healthcare might as well be nonexistent, I am scared to shit of getting in an accident because I wouldn't be able to pay the hospital bills
privatized universities that regularly cost $100k plus for an education, while western europe gets these things for nearly free
I could go on and state my opinions, too, but those are just some facts. America is sucking as of late. I lived in the UK for a year and can't wait to get back there.
horrible public transit/terrible infrastructure
income inequality is worst in the developed world
screwed up government
awful taxation system with tons of it going to the military etc
unusually conservative to the point where countries like argentina and chile are getting far ahead of the USA in terms of universal rights etc
healthcare might as well be nonexistent, I am scared to shit of getting in an accident because I wouldn't be able to pay the hospital bills
privatized universities that regularly cost $100k plus for an education, while western europe gets these things for nearly free
I could go on and state my opinions, too, but those are just some facts. America is sucking as of late. I lived in the UK for a year and can't wait to get back there.
income inequality is worst in the developed world
screwed up government
awful taxation system with tons of it going to the military etc
unusually conservative to the point where countries like argentina and chile are getting far ahead of the USA in terms of universal rights etc
healthcare might as well be nonexistent, I am scared to shit of getting in an accident because I wouldn't be able to pay the hospital bills
privatized universities that regularly cost $100k plus for an education, while western europe gets these things for nearly free
I could go on and state my opinions, too, but those are just some facts. America is sucking as of late. I lived in the UK for a year and can't wait to get back there.
at least you guys dont ride kangaroos to work and drink beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
at least you guys dont ride kangaroos to work and drink beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
You're pretty much right fzero - it would be highly unusual anyways for a speaker to call for a vote knowing full well that it would be the opposition who would be primarily voting in favor. It also could jeopardize his position as speaker since it's his party which elects him - and that particular act could be politically expedient for them - ending the shut down, blaming everything bad on Speaker B, and maintaining their tea-party positions - but I doubt they'd be that cynical. So who knows what they'll actually do with it lol.
You're pretty much right fzero - it would be highly unusual anyways for a speaker to call for a vote knowing full well that it would be the opposition who would be primarily voting in favor. It also could jeopardize his position as speaker since it's his party which elects him - and that particular act could be politically expedient for them - ending the shut down, blaming everything bad on Speaker B, and maintaining their tea-party positions - but I doubt they'd be that cynical. So who knows what they'll actually do with it lol.
BLoodSireKate Upton
Mila Kunis lives here too, so 'merica is the best by default
[quote=BLoodSire]Kate Upton[/quote]
Mila Kunis lives here too, so 'merica is the best by default
Mila Kunis lives here too, so 'merica is the best by default
also some of the best beer in the world is made in the states, after having multiple offerings from 85 out of 100 breweries from the top list of last year i can confirm
http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/bestbrewers_012012.asp
i'm sure that number has already increased once the '13 list is out
don't worry be happy ( ?
also some of the best beer in the world is made in the states, after having multiple offerings from 85 out of 100 breweries from the top list of last year i can confirm
http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/bestbrewers_012012.asp
i'm sure that number has already increased once the '13 list is out
don't worry be happy ( ?
http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/bestbrewers_012012.asp
i'm sure that number has already increased once the '13 list is out
don't worry be happy ( ?
I like america because Abe Lincoln was a sick cunt
I like america because Abe Lincoln was a sick cunt
People who think living in the US is bad obviously not been overseas alot
People who think living in the US is bad obviously not been overseas alot
breaking bad wouldnt have happened if not for u.s.
we thank you for your shitty healthcare system
breaking bad wouldnt have happened if not for u.s.
we thank you for your shitty healthcare system
we thank you for your shitty healthcare system
defyToasterblah blah blah i'm a fucking retard
so after you got banned did you beg enigma to unban you so you can continue to shit post?
the autism is strong with this one
Please don't compare people with autism to toasterbr0
[quote=defy][quote=Toaster]blah blah blah i'm a fucking retard[/quote]
so after you got banned did you beg enigma to unban you so you can continue to shit post?
the autism is strong with this one[/quote]
Please don't compare people with autism to toasterbr0
so after you got banned did you beg enigma to unban you so you can continue to shit post?
the autism is strong with this one[/quote]
Please don't compare people with autism to toasterbr0
ToasterThe terrible truth about america
Americans are fat, and incredibly bigoted. When they aren't eating burgers the size of American cars (which are bigger than other cars) they are coming up with more sweeping generalizations regarding other nations. Quite a bit of which is untrue.
Their ignorance.
Seriously they just sit there and create stereotypes loosely based on that one foreign guy they once met at that one guy's one party. Hey look that Jamaican guy has a pineapple on his shirt. I bet all Jamaican people do this. Let's go tell every one of our findings.
Oscar Wilde once visited America and heard an American say "far", with the horribly over-pronounced "arrrrr" sound at the end like a developmentally disabled pirate. He died. They are that awful at speech.
American English is distinct from English in that it is worse. They pronounce "herbs" as URBS, for no reason. They say "I could care less" rather than "I couldn't care less", thus saying the exact opposite of what they mean. They pronounce caterpillar "Cat-er-pill-ar". There is literally no language in the world more ridiculous than American "English", excluding the languages we did our utmost best to stamp out in the African continent that are composed of clicks and whistles and whatnot.
American sports are invented to prevent Americans from having to compete with other nations. Some of the zany sports that have been invented include "American Football" which is arguably not football but definitely American, resembling rugby played with the armour from Gears of War. "Baseball" is also popular; it is like cricket but more boring and watched exclusively by working class drunks.
Compare and contrast baseball. Baseball wasn't devised with fun in mind, it was invented so that the young country could be best at something.
////But all country's have a flaw//////
Source History channel.com
It's OK not all Americans are bad
[quote=Toaster]The terrible truth about america
Americans are fat, and incredibly bigoted. When they aren't eating burgers the size of American cars (which are bigger than other cars) they are coming up with more sweeping generalizations regarding other nations. Quite a bit of which is untrue.
Their ignorance.
Seriously they just sit there and create stereotypes loosely based on that one foreign guy they once met at that one guy's one party. Hey look that Jamaican guy has a pineapple on his shirt. I bet all Jamaican people do this. Let's go tell every one of our findings.
Oscar Wilde once visited America and heard an American say "far", with the horribly over-pronounced "arrrrr" sound at the end like a developmentally disabled pirate. He died. They are that awful at speech.
[b]American English is distinct from English in that it is worse.[/b] They pronounce "herbs" as URBS, for no reason. They say "I could care less" rather than "I couldn't care less", thus saying the exact opposite of what they mean. They pronounce caterpillar "Cat-er-pill-ar". [b]There is literally no language in the world more ridiculous than American "English", excluding the languages we did our utmost best to stamp out in the African continent that are composed of clicks and whistles and whatnot.[/b]
American sports are invented to prevent Americans from having to compete with other nations. Some of the zany sports that have been invented include "American Football" which is arguably not football but definitely American, resembling rugby played with the armour from Gears of War. "Baseball" is also popular; it is like cricket but more boring and watched exclusively by working class drunks.
Compare and contrast baseball. Baseball wasn't devised with fun in mind, it was invented so that the young country could be best at something.
////But all country's have a flaw//////
Source History channel.com
It's OK not all Americans are bad[/quote]
[img]https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCHxz5HXUfg_BbQvBCTNhIOTh9x2NZKV499DTEgmGfLIQteJeyQdJMfPX5[/img]
Americans are fat, and incredibly bigoted. When they aren't eating burgers the size of American cars (which are bigger than other cars) they are coming up with more sweeping generalizations regarding other nations. Quite a bit of which is untrue.
Their ignorance.
Seriously they just sit there and create stereotypes loosely based on that one foreign guy they once met at that one guy's one party. Hey look that Jamaican guy has a pineapple on his shirt. I bet all Jamaican people do this. Let's go tell every one of our findings.
Oscar Wilde once visited America and heard an American say "far", with the horribly over-pronounced "arrrrr" sound at the end like a developmentally disabled pirate. He died. They are that awful at speech.
[b]American English is distinct from English in that it is worse.[/b] They pronounce "herbs" as URBS, for no reason. They say "I could care less" rather than "I couldn't care less", thus saying the exact opposite of what they mean. They pronounce caterpillar "Cat-er-pill-ar". [b]There is literally no language in the world more ridiculous than American "English", excluding the languages we did our utmost best to stamp out in the African continent that are composed of clicks and whistles and whatnot.[/b]
American sports are invented to prevent Americans from having to compete with other nations. Some of the zany sports that have been invented include "American Football" which is arguably not football but definitely American, resembling rugby played with the armour from Gears of War. "Baseball" is also popular; it is like cricket but more boring and watched exclusively by working class drunks.
Compare and contrast baseball. Baseball wasn't devised with fun in mind, it was invented so that the young country could be best at something.
////But all country's have a flaw//////
Source History channel.com
It's OK not all Americans are bad[/quote]
[img]https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCHxz5HXUfg_BbQvBCTNhIOTh9x2NZKV499DTEgmGfLIQteJeyQdJMfPX5[/img]
slideat least you guys dont ride kangaroos to work and drink beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
I sure wish i did
[quote=slide]at least you guys dont ride kangaroos to work and drink beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.[/quote]
I sure wish i did
I sure wish i did
Totlesslideat least you guys dont ride kangaroos to work and drink beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
I sure wish i did
Cross breed a kangaroo with your pet beaver, if you've got the balls...
[quote=Totles][quote=slide]at least you guys dont ride kangaroos to work and drink beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.[/quote]
I sure wish i did[/quote]
Cross breed a kangaroo with your pet beaver, if you've got the balls...
I sure wish i did[/quote]
Cross breed a kangaroo with your pet beaver, if you've got the balls...
I think what everyone here is forgetting is that America didn't win i49. There's no better proof of the decline of a modern empire than that.
I think what everyone here is forgetting is that America didn't win i49. There's no better proof of the decline of a modern empire than that.
SalamancerI think what everyone here is forgetting is that America didn't win i49. There's no better proof of the decline of a modern empire than that.
but we won esea lan
[quote=Salamancer]I think what everyone here is forgetting is that America didn't win i49. There's no better proof of the decline of a modern empire than that.[/quote]
but we won esea lan
but we won esea lan
matt-SalamancerI think what everyone here is forgetting is that America didn't win i49. There's no better proof of the decline of a modern empire than that.
but we won esea lan
WE WIN EVERY SINGLE ESEA LAN
SUCK IT EUROPE
CS DOESN'T COUNT
[quote=matt-][quote=Salamancer]I think what everyone here is forgetting is that America didn't win i49. There's no better proof of the decline of a modern empire than that.[/quote]
but we won esea lan[/quote]
WE WIN EVERY SINGLE ESEA LAN
SUCK IT EUROPE
CS DOESN'T COUNT
but we won esea lan[/quote]
WE WIN EVERY SINGLE ESEA LAN
SUCK IT EUROPE
CS DOESN'T COUNT
SaberCS DOESN'T COUNT
It doesn't because NiP are aliens, not humans.
[quote=Saber]
CS DOESN'T COUNT[/quote]
It doesn't because NiP are aliens, not humans.
CS DOESN'T COUNT[/quote]
It doesn't because NiP are aliens, not humans.
BLoodSireKate Upton
if someone had told me that 2 words could settle and win an argument, i wouldn't have believed them.
until now.
[quote=BLoodSire]Kate Upton[/quote]
if someone had told me that 2 words could settle and win an argument, i wouldn't have believed them.
until now.
if someone had told me that 2 words could settle and win an argument, i wouldn't have believed them.
until now.
I like it here. I couldn't think of another place I'd rather live.
I like it here. I couldn't think of another place I'd rather live.
SalamancerI think what everyone here is forgetting is that America didn't win i49. There's no better proof of the decline of a modern empire than that.
You'd have a valid point if we didn't win every single Super Bowl ever.
[quote=Salamancer]I think what everyone here is forgetting is that America didn't win i49. There's no better proof of the decline of a modern empire than that.[/quote]
You'd have a valid point if we didn't win every single Super Bowl ever.
You'd have a valid point if we didn't win every single Super Bowl ever.
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