I thought you guys had opinions?

[tpdtom]

... in response to I agree......, posted by Stephen on Mar 27, 2003

atta boy Stephen...lol...Tom

[lswote]

... in response to I agree......, posted by Stephen on Mar 27, 2003

I am curious why you would assume this is a conservative crowd.  I am not conservative by any means and wonder how you could deduce that since people are looking for a foreign bride they must be conservative.

And only the content of my heart can put me in hell ... not whether I agree with you or not.

[Stephen]

... in response to I disagree, posted by lswote on Mar 27, 2003

ISWOTE:

I am curious why you would assume this is a conservative crowd. I am not conservative by any means and wonder how you could deduce that since people are looking for a foreign bride they must be conservative.

STEPHEN:

My conclusion that this is a fairly conservative board is not based upon seeking a foreign bride.  It's based on being here 3-4 years and knowing the comments of those who post.  I went through Clinton years with these guys.  For the most part they are CONSERVATIVE.

Of course, there are exceptions to the rule.  There was a guy named CC.  He was a European liberal from Germany.  I'm really quite shocked that he has not been around here to pop his head in.  Even though he was liberal we all had a good time.  And there's Madmal.  He's from Australia and doesn't have much sympathy with America either.  That's a bloody shame!  But we all get along well, nonetheless.

I see no reason why you and I can't also have a good time.

ISWOTE:

And only the content of my heart can put me in hell ... not whether I agree with you or not.

STEPHEN:

Saying "Go to hell" is a legal term of art.  I learned it in law school.

By the way..."ISWOTE" is an interesting handle name.  Just curious....but how'd you come up with that name?

[lswote]

... in response to Re: I disagree, posted by Stephen on Mar 27, 2003

Fair enough.  Your reasoning is actually something I thought about after I had already posted my response.  I am neither conservation nor liberal, but go either way based on individual situations.  I don't like to be lumped in as a conservative though.  Don't really like to be lumped with liberals either, but it probably bothers me more to be lumped in as a conservative than liberal just because many conservatives seem pretty inflexible and I consider myself very flexible.

As far as my handle goes, it is not ISWOTE, it is LSWOTE.  It is an acronym for "Let's See What's Out There, Engage!".  It is something Captain Picard from "Star Trek The Next Generation" used to say.  I am a Star Trek fan and feel it means "try new things and try them now".  I use it to remind myself to not let fear of the unknown stop me or postpone me from exploring new things.

[Stephen]

... in response to Re: Re: I disagree, posted by lswote on Mar 27, 2003

I wouldn't watch STAR TREK as a kid.  I thought it was silly.

However, as an adult I really enjoy watching them.  

It's amazing how we change.

I even like Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennet now.  Am I getting old, or what?

Stephen

[Ray]

... in response to I disagree, posted by lswote on Mar 27, 2003

Iswote on 3/27/03:  “I prefer to keep me politics to myself, thank you very much”

Iswote on 3/27/03:  “I am not conservative by any means...”

Oh well, that plan didn’t last very long (ROTFLMAO!)

It’s O.K., we welcome liberals here too. We like to keep a few around just for laughs :-)

Ray

[lswote]

... in response to You disagree with yourself, posted by Ray on Mar 27, 2003

Sorry you feel I "revealed" my politics by saying what I am not.  Seems to me if we could keep our political conversations limited to "I am definitely not a conservation" or "I am definitely a conservative", the potential for nasty exchanges would be pretty much nil.  What I keep to myself is my political opinions that might cause unneeded controversy (unneeded on a board whose purpose is to discuss dating foreign women, I am not shy to share my political opinion in the appropriate place).

[Ray]

... in response to Re: You disagree with yourself, posted by lswote on Mar 27, 2003

Excuse me for assuming that you were a liberal. I think it was the “by any means” in “I am not conservative by any means” that threw me off :-)

Anyway, I'm glad to hear that you are definitely not a not a "conservation" and I also have nothing against liberals per se. If you choose not to discuss your political opinions on this forum, that is just fine with me. I think we sometimes do get carried away with the political “discussions” from time to time and you’re absolutely right in that it doesn’t really have anything to do with dating foreign women. Unless of course they happen to be commie pinko foreign women – OOPS! Sorry, there I go again (LOL).

Ray

[Dave H]

... in response to You disagree with yourself, posted by Ray on Mar 27, 2003

Hi Ray,

They make things very entertaining, especially when they were trying to defend Wild Bill Clinton. PIMMFP! cc was the best liberal we ever had around here. I sure do miss him! ;o)))

Dave H.

[Dave H]

... in response to I agree......, posted by Stephen on Mar 27, 2003

Hi Stephen,

As an American and lover of freedom, I stand right beside you saluting our flag. I will not forget terrorist attacks on innocents in our country, the Philippines, and throughout the world. I support our country, our troops, and our coalition partners 100%. I will not hide my head in the sand and hope that the threats throughout the world go away. And I will not stand by idly and not strongly disagree with those who suggest that we do so. I respect their right to express their opinions...as well as my own to shove my views down their throats. I am usually easy going...but certain topics have only one viewpoint in my book...mine! I spent 20 years, often risking my own life, to save the lives and comfort the dying people of all races and religions. What have these terrorist bastards ever done for anyone but torture and take lives? I am ready and willing to take up arms and fight if given the opportunity. I am preparing my sons for the very real possibility that they will do so in the near future. They are ready as well! I have a nephew in the war. That foolish little North Korean punk better pray that we are willing to negotiate with him, or else he will suffer Saddam's fate!

Dave H.

[Humabdos]

... in response to Same Here!, posted by Dave H on Mar 27, 2003

Wouldn't you just love to slap the piss out of that bassturd! Let's hope he is next in line for a bunker buster! Hum

[Dave H]

... in response to Re: Same Here! Two!, posted by Humabdos on Mar 27, 2003

Hey Hum,

I have a feeling ol' Saddam is either dead or missing a few precious body parts from our bunker busters...or else he would have been seeking asylum in a villa in the south of France by now. ;o)))

Dave H.

[madmal]

... in response to French Whine, posted by Dave H on Mar 27, 2003


when the best rapper is white

the best golfer is black

the French are calling the Americans arrogant

and Germany doesn't want to go to war.

mal

[Peter Lee]

... in response to You know the world's gone crazy...., posted by madmal on Mar 28, 2003

Dats GOOD LOL

[wizard]

... in response to You know the world's gone crazy...., posted by madmal on Mar 28, 2003

true life IS stranger than fiction... Good call...