Politics & Government - 17 July 2006

2006-07-17 07:57:19 · 3 answers · asked by BigPappa 5 in Other - Politics & Government

It's ok for anyone of us to say it but because Bush said it, it's being blown up.

2006-07-17 07:56:50 · 24 answers · asked by Terry T 3 in Politics

2006-07-17 07:56:40 · 16 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Politics

GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE GREATEST PRESIDENT OF ALL TIME???

2006-07-17 07:56:35 · 8 answers · asked by MR. RETARDO IV 2 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-17 07:56:00 · 3 answers · asked by summerdaze60 1 in Government

2006-07-17 07:55:03 · 2 answers · asked by edgar b 1 in Immigration

Boudreaux, the smoothest-talking Cajun in the Louisiana National Guard, got called up to active duty one day. Boudreaux's first assignment was to a military induction center, and because he was a good talker they assigned him the duty of advising new recruits about government benefits, especially the GI insurance to which they were entitled.
Before long, the Captain in charge of the induction center began noticing that Boudreaux was getting a 99% sign-up rate for the more expensive supplemental form of GI insurance. This was odd, because it would cost these low-income recruits $30.00 per month more for the higher coverage, compared to what the government was already providing at no charge.
The Captain decided that he would not ask Boudreaux directly about his selling techniques, but instead he would sit in the back of the room at the next briefing and observe Boudreaux's sales pitch.
Boudreaux stood up before the latest group of inductees and said, "If you has da normal GI insurans an'’ you goes to Iraq an' gets youself killed, da governmen' pays you beneficiary $20,000. If you takes out da supplemental insurans, which cost you only t'irty dollars a mons, den da the governmen' gots ta pay you beneficiary $200,000!"
"NOW," Boudreaux concluded, "which bunch you tink dey gonna send ta Iraq first?"

2006-07-17 07:54:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

hi all
i'm from eastern Europe a Few years back i was studying in the U.S and i owe some bills to a phone company and 1 speeding ticket which i will pay in full , but i owe some mony around 300 to the electricity bill ,about 900 to a phone bill and 100 to another phone + some money to other small bills which will add up Quick my bank account was in minus around 150 which is bothering me alot am trying to get them paid but don’t know when i can , i didn’t have a social security card which made it hard for me to schedule some payment when i was in the U.S.
iam planning to visit my friends in the US but I DONT KNOW IF WHAT I MENTIONED ABOVE WILL BE AN ISSUE WHEN ENTERING THE COUNTRY????. (i got the visa)
(too bad thats what happen when some students like me party too much and get irresponsible)
i appreciate your answers thanks all

2006-07-17 07:51:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2006-07-17 07:50:52 · 12 answers · asked by WORD UP G 1 in Other - Politics & Government

companies are snooping into people's private lives by making them take nicotine tests and fire them if they have any nicotine in their body. I do not support smoking in any way, shape or form, but i believe people should be allowed to do what they want in their own homes as long as it's legal, and that includes smoking, and some companies are now even snooping into their employee's spouses lives. In addition to this in many states companies can fire you for any reason they want including what kind of car you drive, what you drink, even what kind of TV you watch. this is as discriminatory as it gets. there should be laws that would prevent companies from firing people based on their private lives. People who may be very hardworkers can be fired because they live their private lives in a way that does not match the preference of the companies.

2006-07-17 07:50:38 · 6 answers · asked by buhbulman101 2 in Law & Ethics

2006-07-17 07:49:38 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I'm italian and I want to know what do you think about him..

2006-07-17 07:49:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

My brother was recently punched in the face by a bouncer at a bar, before he had even entered the bar or had a drink there. He was being restrained by two other bouncers at the time, and it was an unprovoked fight. We are wondering if there is anything that we should/could do to address the situation, what are his rights? Thanks!

2006-07-17 07:46:43 · 10 answers · asked by lis has a question 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

You Bush lovers make me sick...You say We need to go to war to protect our country and show those terrorists...blah blah blah...You all are the real extremists of this world. You cannot rain down 500 pound bombs on people and expect them to take your doctrine and love you. They will hate and that hate will be fueled to their children..Then what you will get is more of what you call terrorism. Isn't it terrorism to order bombs to be put on innocent civilians whatever the race or religion. Some say oh no that is okay they are only trying to kill the insurgents. That is just plain wrong and it is immoral. That is still terrorism except you don't do it kamakazi style you just press a button. You Bush and Iraqi War lovers are fed with what the media feeds you and you all have no mercy for mankind. Makes me sick.

2006-07-17 07:45:00 · 6 answers · asked by EnlightME 3 in Politics

2006-07-17 07:43:40 · 8 answers · asked by Geese Howard 2 in Government

Since women have the ability to have an abortion, put the baby up for adoption etc., should men be able to decline paternity? Currently a man can be forced to pay child support etc, based solely on the mother's decision to keep or not to keep the baby, is this a fair law? It seems to protect mothers at the expense of men.

2006-07-17 07:43:36 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

The other night I was invited out for a bachelorette party with "the girls." I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, "I promise!" Well, the hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easy.
Around 3 a.m., a bit loaded, I headed for home. Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hall started up and cuckooed 3 times. Quickly, realizing my husband would probably wake up, I cuckooed another 9 times. I was really proud of myself for coming up with such a quick-witted solution in order to escape a possible conflict with him. (Even when totally smashed I knew that 3 cuckoos plus 9 cuckoos totals 12 cuckoos, which equals MIDNIGHT!)
The next morning my husband asked me what time I got in, and I told him "midnight". He didn't seem pissed off at all. Whew! Got away with that one!
Then he said, "We need a new cuckoo clock."
When I asked him why, he said, "Well, last night our clock cuckooed three times, then said, ‘Oh ****’, cuckooed 4 more times, cleared it's throat, cuckooed another 3 times, giggled, cuckooed twice more, and then tripped over the coffee table and farted."

2006-07-17 07:43:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

2006-07-17 07:42:47 · 10 answers · asked by baha t 2 in Military

and why does he always leave the country when the pressure is put on him?

2006-07-17 07:42:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Going to war over oil and pretending it's for human rights issues is deceptive and underhand at best. With the resurces available in the US they could develop cleaner and more readily available fuel sources and corner a new global market

2006-07-17 07:42:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

But is the absence of war and the presence of freedom and justice.

2006-07-17 07:40:03 · 20 answers · asked by Ethan M 5 in Politics

2006-07-17 07:39:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-07-17 07:39:16 · 1 answers · asked by samjith n 1 in Government

2006-07-17 07:38:22 · 25 answers · asked by Kraljica Katica 7 in Government

would u slap me silly?

2006-07-17 07:38:20 · 33 answers · asked by dyboy34 3 in Immigration

Think about it. Back then the Jewish people had a lot of power in Germany at that time. Hitler made it politically correct to hate them and their religion. Soon it became common to mock and persecute them and after that it was a hop skip and a jump into the ovens. Isn’t that what the Liberials in this country are doing to the Christians? In a few years will they be bruning Christians for fuel to heat their homes with?

2006-07-17 07:38:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-07-17 07:37:23 · 24 answers · asked by Lady 1 in Military

2006-07-17 07:34:56 · 2 answers · asked by MMMMM 1 in Law & Ethics

If you think that abortion should be illegal, are there any exceptions? Do you want those childern that other poeple would want to abort? Why do you think you have a right to govern everyones personnal and sexual lives?

2006-07-17 07:34:23 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

The reason I am asking is in regards to a story in the Washington Post of Sunday, July 16: “For (woman’s name), her duties as a nurse began to conflict with her Christian faith when the county health clinic where she worked near Memphis required she dispense the morning-after pill. "’I felt like my religious liberties were being violated,’" said (name), 49, of Atoka, Tenn. "’I could not live with myself if it did it. I answer to God first and foremost.’"

The lede of the Post article:
“In Chicago, an ambulance driver refused to transport a patient for an abortion. In California, fertility specialists rebuffed a gay woman seeking artificial insemination. In Texas, a pharmacist turned away a rape victim seeking the morning-after pill.”

2006-07-17 07:32:54 · 7 answers · asked by erni_evilsizer 2 in Law & Ethics