Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh? (1 Viewer)

[SoggyBottomBoy]

I agree, make the poll public. only liberals are afraid to say who they are.

You like to believe that, don''t you. I've read quite a few of your posts tonight on this and the "Iraq Surge" thread. And if disagreeing with about 95% of what you've said means I'm a liberal, well, I'll where the tag proudly. I'll give you this much, though, you are very entertaining.

 

[lazybones]

You like to believe that, don''t you. I've read quite a few of your posts tonight on this and the "Iraq Surge" thread. And if disagreeing with about 95% of what you've said means I'm a liberal, well, I'll where the tag proudly. I'll give you this much, though, you are very entertaining.

respect man, at least you admit it, most don't. look at all of the post who claim to be this and that, but VERY few say liberal.

heck a couple of these guys started a thread to try and convince themselves they were not liberal.

 

[RebSaint]

I hope this means over your head, because you totally missed the point or you just want to be a concrete head and not listen to what i am saying.

ELIMANATE THE SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS! this would decrease the budget that YOU posted by 80%.

How simple can my point be. if you have $100 in bills and you eliminate $80 of it, you have DECREASED THE GOVERNMENT by 80%.

who in their RIGHT mind would say that i am in favor of big government.

you can call me extreme, but not in favor of big government.

Define social programs. Foreign assistance? Assistance to Iraq for building bridges, roads, education, healthcare? Assistance for farmers via subsidies? Eliminating Social Security? Eliminating the student loan program? Eliminating funding the interstate system? Eliminating funds to help pay for prison upkeep?

"Social programs" is very broad, but again its probably beyond your "black and white" scope here.

Seems to me like you view every govenment expenditure which is not military-related as a social program. Trust me, there are social components to military spending.

For example, you want ot eliminate social programs? Okay. No more money for disabled military veterans. None. Cut them out.

Are you in favor of domestic spending to take care of wounded veterans who served this country. Are you in favor of taxpayer dollars going to disabled military veterans who have no means of making a living?

 

[lazybones]

Define social programs. Foreign assistance? Assistance to Iraq for building bridges, roads, education, healthcare? Assistance for farmers via subsidies? Eliminating Social Security? Eliminating the student loan program? Eliminating funding the interstate system? Eliminating funds to help pay for prison upkeep?

"Social programs" is very broad, but again its probably beyond your "black and white" scope here.

Seems to me like you view every govenment expenditure which is not military-related as a social program. Trust me, there are social components to military spending.

For example, you want ot eliminate social programs? Okay. No more money for disabled military veterans. None. Cut them out.

please refer to my post on the other thread. i am well aware that national defense encompases much more than the battle field.

and i do think it is pretty black and white. if your pie chart is accurate, i would think anything pertaining to national defense is considered in the 19+%. if it is not, I did not make the chart. my position is very consistant.

 

[RebSaint]

please refer to my post on the other thread. i am well aware that national defense encompases much more than the battle field.

and i do think it is pretty black and white. if your pie chart is accurate, i would think anything pertaining to national defense is considered in the 19+%. if it is not, I did not make the chart. my position is very consistant.

*Whiff*

Your on the ropes and you know it.

Domestic spending includes money for those who served in this nation's military; the more military commitments, the more maimed, disabled, and mentally scarred soldiers.

Taking care of them won't fall under the defense budget.

Military veterans get a whole littany of special benefits with domestic programs. It began with the GI Bill passed in 1944.

Let's cut man. Be a real conservative. Be a real rugged individual.

Here's a few more: let's cut interstate highways. Eisenhower came up with that one, stupid idea. Let's cut it. Social Security? Same thing. How many on this board have relatives or have loved ones who have relied on SS? Lots. Yeah, lets just gut domestic spending but pour billions into Iraq.

 

[lazybones]

*Whiff*

Your on the ropes and you know it.

Domestic spending includes money for those who served in this nation's military; the more military commitments, the more maimed, disabled, and mentally scarred soldiers.

Taking care of them won't fall under the defense budget.

Military veterans get a whole littany of special benefits with domestic programs. It began with the GI Bill passed in 1944.

Let's cut man. Be a real conservative. Be a real rugged individual.

Here's a few more: let's cut interstate highways. Eisenhower came up with that one, stupid idea. Let's cut it. Social Security? Same thing. How many on this board have relatives or have loved ones who have relied on SS? Lots. Yeah, lets just gut domestic spending but pour billions into Iraq.

I am in 100% in favor of taking care of the warriors.

as far as your or anyone Else's loved ones living off of social programs, I am against it.

my father is disabled, he gets a check. i don't like it. it was his responsibility to take care of those things earlier on in his life.

it is not your responsibility to take care of him. and yes he did serve in Vietnam, and no that is not why he receives DA.

as far as your highways....again i am for LOCAL government and FREE MARKET.

I know you as a small Fed gov kind of guy can understand this.

You are the epitome of a big gov guy if you are in favor of SOCIAL PROGRAMS 80% of the budget.

by the way this is a thread on listening to limbaugh, sorry we got off track.

 

[RebSaint]

I am in 100% in favor of taking care of the warriors.

as far as your or anyone Else's loved ones living off of social programs, I am against it.

Social programs take care of veterans and live off social programs.

it is not your responsibility to take care of him. and yes he did serve in Vietnam, and no that is not why he receives DA.

So either you favor of governent assistance to veterans or you don't, rather simple question here.

as far as your highways....again i am for LOCAL government and FREE MARKET.

I know you as a small Fed gov kind of guy can understand this.

So in other words, stop funding of interstate highways which was an idea of Dwight D. Eisenhower a Republican president, duly noted.

You are the epitome of a big gov guy if you are in favor of SOCIAL PROGRAMS 80% of the budget.

Again, if you think interstate highways, student loans, the national park service, taking care of our vetarans, social security, are "social programs" yeah, I guess I'm all for you version of "big government."

If your voting Republican I can categorize you than as a "big government guy" Because we've already spent 500 billion dollars in Iraq.

 

[stevedrum]

Rush Limbaugh = at the Liberals.

 

[lazybones]

Social programs take care of veterans and live off social programs.



So either you favor of governent assistance to veterans or you don't, rather simple question here.



So in other words, stop funding of interstate highways which was an idea of Dwight D. Eisenhower a Republican president, duly noted.




Again, if you think interstate highways, student loans, the national park service, taking care of our vetarans, social security, are "social programs" yeah, I guess I'm all for you version of "big government."

If your voting Republican I can categorize you than as a "big government guy" Because we've already spent 500 billion dollars in Iraq.

thanks for finally granting my arguments. i think my position on the taking care of the military is pretty clear. please read my post.

i was about to say that you should take listening lessons, but you came around at the last minute

Who likes big government

reb 80% social programs>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>lazyb 20% defense

 

[RebSaint]

reb 80% social programs>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>lazyb 20% defense

Disabled veterans are taken care of under social programs. Furthermore, these social programs also includes money for roads, and law enforcement, help to farmers (eating), the justice system, etc.

So I guess one only has to support "small government" only if it applies to one's defintion of "social programs."

 

[lazybones]

Disabled veterans are taken care of under social programs. Furthermore, these social programs also includes money for roads, and law enforcement, help to farmers (eating), the justice system, etc.

So I guess one only has to support "small government" only if it applies to one's defintion of "social programs."

whatever man, look at my answers on LOCAL government and free markets(which also includes charites, churhces, community organizations etc...) did i mention the American public is the most giving nation in the world. and this is not even talking about tax dollars, this is charitable donations.

The FEDERAL government is NOT the answer to social issues.

 

[lazybones]

yes i do listen to limbaugh if any of you were wondering what this thread was about.

 

[RebSaint]

The FEDERAL government is NOT the answer to social issues.

The federal government gave us student loans, the GI bill the UNITED STATES MILITARY, the interstate highway system, care for our veterans, ad nasueum.

The federal governent is also responsible for you eating fresh, uncontamitated meat and drugs which won't kill you.

I guess well let churches inspect your meat before you purchase it and test all the drugs before you buy it. No need for the FDA, right? What about the National Park System? Want to let the free market take care of that one?

Guess what, there is no such thing as a "free market" it's all in your head. It's a cliche. The "free market" is the interaction between public and private interests.

 

[tomwaits]

I listen to him every now and then, and he proved me right!!

He is a liar just like the other Republicans and Democrats. They will say whatever they need to just to try to convince people that they are right.

By they, I mean people. Some folk think that Rush influences others to think like he does, but he doesn't do that as much as he reinforces others' preconceived notions.

People all think that they are smart. They think they have a pretty good bead on things. Rush takes that info and builds on it. You have to have some truth in your message or you will be discounted completely. So he says a lot of factual stuff that supports his listeners, and then some more stuff that his listeners assume is true. Then he will "break" some new news that seems that could be true. Because his listeners agree with his other stuff he said, they assume he is being truthful again.

 

[lazybones]

The federal government gave us student loans, the GI bill the UNITED STATES MILITARY, the interstate highway system, care for our veterans, ad nasueum.

The federal governent is also responsible for you eating fresh, uncontamitated meat and drugs which won't kill you.

I guess well let churches inspect your meat before you purchase it and test all the drugs before you buy it. No need for the FDA, right? What about the National Park System? Want to let the free market take care of that one?

Guess what, there is no such thing as a "free market" it's all in your head. It's a cliche. The "free market" is the interaction between public and private interests.

man you are really grasping. do you really think the free market would not take care of food and medicine.

the govenment makes neither. there have been a ton of medicines and foods that were not good and guess what they went out of business or changed there product.



you think that government is the solve all and a safety net i don't.

the national park system are you serious. I say let exxon DRILL BABY!

the right to student loans, is where in the constitution? my student loan came from my employer. I worked they paid me, i paid tuition

is that to black and white for you? or should we talk about the regulations the goverment put on the crawfish i boiled this weekedn?