Politics - 7 September 2007

Shown here pissing of the Conservatives AND the Jews. Come on Dennis! You should know better!

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/wl/080601mideast/im:/070906/481/5a104055ce164a56b829d813f34e8fc8;_ylt=AoMccMahGjRCFsPepv11q1HlWMcF

2007-09-07 08:35:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just went over to Y!A "What's New" to read up on this latest "REPORT IT" button situation and why they've created it. There is a lot of decent information over there and I've copied and pasted some of it:

1. Click on the Report It button when you see a question or answer that violates the new Community Guidelines.
2. Once you submit your report, a new behind-the-scenes process begins. This system automatically measures the contributions and reporting history of both the reporter and the person being reported.
3. The new system then determines whether it can remove the reported question or answer directly from the site based on community input or whether further review is needed.
4. Since this is a Beta, Yahoo! Customer Care will continue to assist in reviewing reported questions and answers. They will also continue to address appeals to violations.
We realize the concept of community moderation is potentially scary, so we built the system to rely on the reputations of community members. Reputations will be built up over time and fluctuate based on the accuracy of an individual’s contributions.
Community members who build a record of correctly reporting questions and answers that violate our guidelines will become a trusted reporter and gain influence when they report. On the other hand, misuse of the new system will result in a lowered reputation. A low reputation means that the power to report and remove potential abuse is diminished, and may even risk suspension.
So there you have it. With this new system, the community now has a vital role in building the value and health of Answers. We’ve updated the Community Guidelines with your input, and will continue to refine them. Even the violation appeals process has been cleaned up.
Although there will undoubtedly be bumps in the road, we believe this is an important step in the right direction. We’ll work with you to make improvements and modifications, so post your feedback in the suggestion boards. We remain dedicated, like so many millions of you, to fostering the health and continued growth of Answers.

Thanks,

The Yahoo! Answers Team
This is not all of the information they have listed, so I’ve provided the link:
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/y_answrs_team;_ylt=AkuidMldrZA46rRiY5sum84_zKIX
So based on this information, do you think that this will make a lot of the bad stuff go away? Reporting violations that aren’t violations? Will it cut down on the trolls, or create more?

I’m asking this in politics because we’ve had so many complaints about people getting suspended and receiving violations that aren’t justified.

2007-09-07 08:32:57 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-07 08:32:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

In his latest tape he seems to be scolding his democrat counterparts for not doing enough to stop the war and bring the troops home

2007-09-07 08:29:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

When will the US Dollar crash? My prediction is 2 months after Hillary takes office. She will "rub the republicans nose in it" by declassifing the amount of money we are printing to fight 2 wars and announce there is no gold left at Fort Knox. Don't worry about me, I'm transfering me and my family's wealth to Thailand. Thailand has gold roofs and they are already growing fuel.

2007-09-07 08:26:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

About what the Islamo nazis done on 9/11 and previously too?
Now do you support our men and women defending our freedoms or not?

2007-09-07 08:18:02 · 27 answers · asked by toughguy2 7

Seems we are also after control of the water in the region . Iraq is central to water distribution through out the middle east .

Seems that pumping sea water into oil wells has a nasty side effect of making the soil sterile above the areas it is pumped into .

SO pumping out the oil is creating a waste land of the middle east .

You can not get oil out of the ground without pumping water in .

So in the near future what would people want . Water for fields and to survive on or profits from oil wells .


We all know the answer to that one right .

Reduce the population and its need for water is the answer .

Every 100,000 people is 10,000,000 more barrels of oil .

The Bush plan is working as he expected it too .

Water pipes lines are being completed all over Iraq to provide the needed water to pump into oil wells .

The people are limited to what they can carry or is trucked in .

You have to admire a bold plan like this one done in the open .

2007-09-07 08:15:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Also, do Republican's feel the need to be intoxicated in order to be on the same level mentally, with a Liberal when speaking with them?

2007-09-07 07:55:21 · 17 answers · asked by xenypoo 7

Now that the ratings show the Republican debate on Fox, as the most watched debate thus far... Do you think it was a mistake for the Democrats to refuse to appear on the network?

2007-09-07 07:54:45 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a feeling Osama has actually been dead for a while now.

I have no proof to support this - its just a feeling.

thoughts?

2007-09-07 07:37:37 · 9 answers · asked by friskygimp 5

What do they pump into the oil wells to keep them producing .
Water of course .

In the middle east would you pump your water into the oil wells or simply slow production .

The choice between oil and water for the people is obvious .

You give the water to the people right .


Well Bush and big oil have other plans for that water .


Oh what a deceitful Group of people we have leading America .

2007-09-07 07:36:11 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why are Osama and al Zahiri still alive (while almost 4000 of our troops are dead in Iraq) so they can keep making video tapes?

2007-09-07 07:23:37 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Osama Bin Laden's appearance mocks the mighty USA. It says that with all our resources we have not been able to find one man...

It also shows that the Iraqis have died in vain, whilst Pakistan and Saudi Arabia where the REAL terrorists are being trained and are from.....

Another success for the Bush administration?

2007-09-07 07:17:26 · 30 answers · asked by Dream Realized 2

I recently read that we never actually gave Saddam Chemical WEAPONS (emphasis weapons), that we, in fact, only gave the cure to chemical weapons that Iran was believed to have possesed and Saddam and Chemical Ali simply reverse engineered them.

Is this true? If you answer "yes" or "no" please provide SCHOLARLY (meaning no wikipedia or .com sites guys) proof.

Thank you.

2007-09-07 07:13:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hillary has said that she was going to donate the illegal campaign contributions. What charity is she donating it to? A charity is something like the Red Cross or a church. Anyone know this info?

2007-09-07 07:08:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some claim that our troops are responsible for these deaths and that it is a shame that they have but then as soon as they are called on not supporting the troops they say that they do support them. Is this suggesting that they support these so called deaths by our troops?

Here is a link to the findings of the death toll (supposedly, our fault)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/10/AR2006101001442.html

2007-09-07 07:08:41 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you don't think the government should be able to control male reproduction rights why is it acceptable for the government to control a woman's?

2007-09-07 07:06:33 · 42 answers · asked by Kelly B 4

Passengers complained that this woman's outfit was "too revealing"???
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20641687/
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on a flight from San Diego?? How many families from San Diego have NOT gone to the beach or a swimming pool with their kids and seen women just barely covered? ...much more "provocatively" dressed than this woman was? What AMERICAN would be so offended by this woman that they could not tolerate her presence, could not just look away, and would ask that she be removed from the plane? ....not even a freakin' priest!!
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Can you say "Sharia Creep"?

2007-09-07 07:02:40 · 13 answers · asked by America_Akbar 2

Yahoo doesn't come right out and say it but don't you think this is the plan?

2007-09-07 06:48:30 · 11 answers · asked by Enigma 6

Would the Republicans be for it? Would the Democrats be against it?

2007-09-07 06:43:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

and argue that in the future people can do beasteality and the way they think big government is always bad then why couldn't they see the chain reaction in the patriot act?

2007-09-07 06:39:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-07 06:32:50 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-07 06:26:49 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous

People say that Democrats are for socialism.

Well are they?

2007-09-07 06:21:24 · 39 answers · asked by SEXIEST AVATAR™ is HERE. 6

Yesterday, I posted a question asking everybody if they would fly the US Flag on 9-11 as a memorial to the single most henious act against our nation. Today, I received a violation notice from YA. I must have offended a liberal or a muslim.

2007-09-07 06:21:22 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Charles Schumer, one of bush's harshest critics says the surge is going well.

Bill Maher said "of course the surge is working, if a cop is on the street crime is going to go down."

Didn't the liberals say the surge wasn't going to work?

Why can't they just admit they were wrong?

2007-09-07 06:20:54 · 9 answers · asked by infobrokernate 6

Democracy Now on Link TV

2007-09-07 06:17:28 · 5 answers · asked by Ktcyan 5

Should Americans that are in Germany be sure to put it on their cars? I mean, the whole terror plot was just a right wing conspiracy wasn't it?

2007-09-07 06:15:36 · 6 answers · asked by Jasmine 5

Gen. David Petraeus said he expects to advise that there could be a gradual reduction of forces beginning in the spring because of some of the successes achieved so far with the escalation ordered by President Bush in January.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070907/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq

2007-09-07 06:09:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

The anniversary of 9/11 is coming up. Does it mean anything to you?

2007-09-07 06:08:20 · 16 answers · asked by Jasmine 5