Pericles, you've got my vote.

Arcan, it's not all about you: you may be the centre of your own world, but not necessarily of anybody else's. And haven't you ever played the role of Santa Claus at a kids' Christmas party - the little ones almost invariably burst into tears at the first sight of this strange, monstrous, bearded creature. Shock of the unfamiliar also probably happens every day in hospital waiting-rooms. Give the women a break, for God's sake.

Should we tolerate, tolerance.

Isn't it funny that those who are always preaching tolerance of muslim, & other immigrant groups, want me to agree to their tolerance, but don't tolerate my feelings. It seems to be all one way with these people.

Native born must tolerate all kinds of cr4p, but we should never ask for any immigrant to fit in with us. Then we find it is always the least tolerant of newcomers that we are expected to tolerate, & make allowances for.

To the tolerant, go find somewhere better, & let us rednecks get on with our intolerant lives. If you can't find anywhere better, try showing some of your favourite tolerance to us.

Incidentally, wasn't it Pericles who didn't want to tolerate someone who requires a rifle to feel safe in an isolated home.

It would appear that for the bleeding heart brigade tolerance is a one way street, & it's the natives who must lie down in it, & get walked all over to satisfy their sensitivities.

Could we please ban fly zips on women's slacks? Their zips were once on the left hip, or the back, as skirts still are. Women didn't complain. Nobody asked us. It was forced upon us.
I do not need a fly. It is not my choice to wear one.
Please liberate me.

Yo CJ....just noticed your comment.

older 'white' folks strutted their odious stuff ? ?

curious about what 'odious' stuff those folks strutted ?

Was it.. "stop spending what you don't have" by any chance?

Or.."restore honour in our lives"? You sure have a wierd view of 'odious'.

As for the fundies first.. they seem to have lost some of their gloss eh... not surprising given that Fielding toyed with the idea of leaving the party and forming a new one with GOD FORBID..that (adjectives deleted) Tim Costello! ! !

That alone would turn me of ANY candidate..but if the leader of the party goes down that awful track..they sign their political death warrant.

Given Fieldings dabble with the devil... I'm not suprised at the result. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Back to the Beck Rally...
WHAT CHANGED ? I think the self awareness of the Tea Party movement and hopefully the minds of a number of Republicans about their true conservative roots.

I didn't expect anything like the inscription of "I have a dream" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to suddenly vapourize.

Althoough Keith Olbermann loves to compare "I have a dream" with Becks "I have a scheme" .. not bad.. but Olbmermann is a lame duck anyway.

[In the important demographic of adults 25 to 54 -- the group advertisers are looking to reach -- Countdown was down 44% year-over-year in January. It averaged 268,000 viewers in that demo, only 3,000 more than Nancy Grace's show on HLN, and 12,000 more than CNN's Campbell Brown. Fox News's O'Reilly Factor dominated the hour with 964,000 viewers age 25 to 54, and was the only cable news show in the time period to increase its audience, by 55%.]

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/31/oreilly-vs-olbermann-vs-brown-vs-grace-cable-news-ratings-3/40622 see the graph mate.

Where does BECK fit in that ?

"Even with smaller ratings numbers, he's still the second-highest-rated cable news host, behind only his Fox colleague Bill O'Reilly.

http://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-glenn-beck-ratings-down-by-30-this-year-2010-4

No one noticed ? :) der.

AlGoreIsRich -- are you on the right thread? Didn't see the word burqa once in that rave.

You're imagining things now, Hasbeen.

>>Incidentally, wasn't it Pericles who didn't want to tolerate someone who requires a rifle to feel safe in an isolated home.<<

Incidentally, no it wasn't.

But don't let reality intrude on your day.

>>let us rednecks get on with our intolerant lives<<

By all means. That's what we tolerant folks do. We don't begrudge you your redneckery, but we do feel a little sorry for you.

Can't be comfortable, carrying around that fear and loathing all the time.