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If Ron Paul or Hillary or whoever wants to try again in 4 years they will. Arguing about them folks not running for president is kinda like

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you guys made an rpg outta this story X'D

I'll go out on a limb here and say that most Americans don't want any more war, we want out of the shit mess we're in. McCain will stay in Iraq (and wherever else Bush has our troops fighting before he checks out). A republican in the white house = continued war. People are tired of the bankers getting perversely rich off of all of this fighting. Obama on the other hand wants out, but does he have feasible an exit strategy?. He isn't exactly brimming with for. policy experience. The shittin mess Bush is leaving in the middle east falls on the next guy's shoulders to clean up. It is and will be a huge issue to the voters. I like RP's idea declare victory and leave

Its a nice color not too dark. Yer skin looks good too. Do you get breakouts with yer pregers~ness?

Congrats to Obama and McCain. One of these guys is our next president. Before this began I was a democrat from NY. During the primaries I supported my senator for the nomination. I can remember "The Clinton Years" and compared to how things are now that was a fuckin golden age I am absolutely not saying we should go back to that. I am saying we need out of where we are now. I watched all the speeches and hoo ha last night because I am concerned that my party is too divided right now. Personally I think the media needs to fuckin back off for a minute here. They're villanizing her and needling him. That is not what this party needs right now. Look at the #'s both candidates pulled. They both got people out to vote. They got the party excited about taking back the white house. It was a close race reguardless of the way the press likes to paint it. Voters matter, not just delegates. We matter and 18 million voters gave their vote to Hillary Clinton. That is significant. As a party we have to now swing all of those Hillary votes to Obama. Be 4real here for a minute. There were a lot of people that wanted Hillary Clinton in the position because of what she brought to the presidency; her plans and experience. Housing, health care, green jobs; a real shot in the arm to the struggling middle class. I loved what she said What do I want? I want ... She has stayed with this because those voting for her wouldn't let her quit. We used her to be a voice nearly 18 million strong. For her to just say eh its over would be horrible. It would be a betrayal to the people and the ideas she is pushing for cuz we're pushing her. This has been a long crazy ordeal. There's nothing wrong with thankin her peeps and saying I'm takin a freaking breather. Fuck people let the woman take a frigin nap. Today is her 80 year old momz b-day People nagging after Obama about her is not helping. Relax. They'll hook up and have a meeting no press. When they step out of said meeting they'll be all smiles she'll start shifting her supporters his way he'll praise her and the people who believed in her. Give the split party time to merge. If by July it looks Obama can't take McCain (the politicians are already playing with their maps) they put Hillary on the ticket as VP and spin it as the ultimate dream team that unites all democrats.

I knew somebody else would appreciate the news

you don't think...he'll stop this part of the story here 00 and go back to the fighting about to happen in the present....do ya....

Is it friday yet >.<

4real An airline passenger claimed that a security guard threatened to arrest him because he was wearing a T-shirt showing a cartoon robot with a gun. Brad Jayakody, 30, from London, said he was stopped from passing through security at Heathrow's Terminal 5 after his Transformers T-shirt was deemed 'offensive.' The IT consultant was set to fly off on a business trip to Dusseldorf in Germany when he was pulled to one side. Brad Jayakody wearing the Transformers T-shift which caused offence at Heathrow Mr Jayakody said the first guard started joking with him about the Transformers character depicted on his French Connection T-shirt. '"Then he explains that since Megatron is holding a gun, I'm not allowed to fly,' he said. 'It's a 40ft tall cartoon robot with a gun as an arm. There is no way this shirt is offensive in any way, and what I'm going to use the shirt to pretend I have a gun? He was cooperative with the supervisor and took off the the 'offensive' T-shirt, replacing it with another shirt in his carry on luggage. A spokesman for Heathrow operator BAA said: 'If a T-shirt had a rude word or a bomb on it, for example, a passenger may be asked to remove it. 'We are investigating what happened to see if it came under this category. 'If it's offensive, we don't want other passengers upset.' He said there was no record of the incident and the passenger 'certainly didn't make a formal complaint at the time.' .....................4real?

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better then not trusting any of them didja check out the double team they give exxon here

Stay safe!

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Then you haven't read enough or you've just been exposed to bogus propaganda. Thats why I suggested you visit their websites/ jump on their mailing lists so you can see what really they do. Here's a few links for ya ~hell for everybody! Avaaz (English) Greanpeace (USA) Center for Biological Diversity Save Our Environment World Wildlife Fund Expose Exxon We Can Solve It League of Conservation Voters happy reading The gp coverage Peaceful ship attacked Time and tuna are running out. Tempers too. May 30, 2008 Print Send Cypriot Channel, Turkey — Three Turkish tuna fishing vessels surrounded the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in the Cypriot Channel, with crew from one vessel attacking the ship with lead weights. Greenpeace is in the area to call for an end to unsustainable fishing and to call for the establishment of a marine reserve between Cyprus and Turkey. We flew over the ships early this morning to document the activities of tuna fishing vessels. Three Turkish vessels then surrounded the Greenpeace ship -- one colliding with the Arctic Sunrise and causing superficial damage midships on the starboard side. The tuna ship's crews then started hurling lead fishing weights of around four centimetres at the Greenpeace ship. Gunfire was heard. Amazingly, no one was injured but the Greenpeace helicopter was damaged and is now inoperable. The Greenpeace ships Captain notified the Turkish Iskenderun Port Authority and reported the damage. "This unprovoked attack against the Arctic Sunrise, a peaceful protest ship, endangered the safety of our crew and ship and is completely unacceptable, we urge the ships owners to instruct their crews to return to port for an immediate investigation," said Greenpeace International Oceans campaigner Karli Thomas, on board the Arctic Sunrise. The real bad guys: governments "We understand that these guys are angry -- we're angry too. But the real problem has been caused by the refusal of governments to take action to regulate an industry that is fishing itself to death," Said Banu Dokmecibasi, Greenpeace Mediterranean Oceans Campaigner. Scientists from the international body which regulates tuna fishing, ICCAT, recommended a maximum sustainable catch of 15,000 tons of bluefin tuna, to be divided among all the countries licensed to fish in the Mediterranean. The Turkish fleet comprises more than 200 purse seiners in total, with enough catch capacity to fish the entire 15,000 tons. Turkey has an allocated quota of less than 900 tons. We're calling on the Turkish government to support the protection of the Cypriot Channel, one of the most productive tuna breeding areas in the Eastern Mediterranean, as a marine reserve. The Turkish government should immediately revoke all permits for domestic fleets to fish in the channel. "Marine reserves are urgently needed to protect the future of marine life, including tuna. The population of tuna is close to extinction - if we don't protect the breeding and spawning grounds now there will be no fish for the future. By protecting tuna, fishermen can protect their own future." Said Banu Dokmecibasi, Greenpeace Mediterranean Oceans Campaigner. Greenpeace is campaigning for a global network of fully protected marine reserves covering 40 percent of our oceans as an essential way to protect our seas from the ravages of climate change, to restore the health of fish stocks, and protect ocean life from habitat destruction and collapse. As part of this campaign, the Arctic Sunrise is currently in the Mediterranean documenting threats to the sea and promoting the designation of marine reserves. At the same time, our vessel Esperanza is calling for marine reserves in the Pacific. You can add your voice to our efforts without risking seasickness or getting anything thrown at you.

The other religious nuts probably don't want their compounds investigated

Corporations also create poverty financially and environmentally which is why they don't go on unchallenged. Our (and other) govts don't do enough to keep the corps in check so the task falls to us citizens. when we get together with the same ideas and we become groups like gp wwf cbd. This is our earth too. It doesn't belong to just the corporations. Its up to us to make sure they remember and respect that. Protests demonstrations lawsuits and email campaigns aren't extreme. Its checks and balance.

I stuck some OP wallpapers in the gallery for ya This one is on the desktop

not to sound like a bitch but if you've had 3 miscarriages I hope you're planning to get fixed after you have this one. for your own physical and mental wellness and the mental wellness of those around you.

.... the problem isn't farming fish. the problem is 6 billion people wanna eat and you can't grow enough fish in tanks to feed them. the problem is bottom trawling and line fishing to catch massive amounts of fish to feed the world is destroying ecosystems our food needs to live and propagate. the problem is the destructive practices of commercial fishing. the greenpeace organization has been confronting government and corporations world wide to adopt environmentally friendly policies for years. if you look at their website or subscribe to their newsletters and campaigns like some people around here do you would realize you're mistaken. without groups like greenpeace, the world wildlife fund, center for biological diversity etc corporations would rape and pollute the planet to our death.

this is on Sunny

Can't agree with ya there, I've got a 13 year old daughter. I don't really care how the state got involved I'm just glad that they did. The sickos not only approve of under 18 sex marriage and pregnancy, its a lifestyle they force upon their own children under the guise of religion. I don't care what deity you're praising its just damn wrong. These girls haven't even finished growing and they're married off to some pedophile. The human population isn't suffering so badly we need more children having children. Who am I to judge? Well for starters I'm a mom. Before anybody rips into me they better have a 13 year old daughter of their own yo.

I'm sure they're insured out the wazoo

now is a good time to stock up on staples before you can't afford them >.<