Why I Support President Bush and the ZOT!

[thousand dollar hamburger]

I think he has a sincere desire to help everyone. he has even gone out of his way to embrace people like Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy. He does not hold grudges as shown by his willingness to bend over backwards to allow terrorist supporting nations to operate our ports. We need this type of benevolent leader.

Our President is not a cheapskate, as he has opened up our budget to give to anyone who might need anything.

Aliens from all nations are welcomed into our great country without having to deal with mundane bureaucratic State approval. Cutting government red tape -- that's the Bush way!

Yes, our Prseident even realizes that occupying as many countries around the world as possible is the best way to spread American ideals.

We are truly lucky to have this great man. I suggest that at 10:00 AM EST, we all stand up in unison and shout -- HOORAY FOR BUSH!!!

[NicknamedBob]

... the Feminists would still consider you to be wrong.

[tuliptree76]

Good night, HTB.

[tuliptree76]

I'm still here... for a little bit.

[sionnsar]

... the Feminists would still consider you to be wrong.

Well, then, I must still be on the right track, no?

[sionnsar]

A little bit for me too.

Just back from a long day at the hospital. The goodwife had a bit of minor surgery today and would have come home this afternoon but for a usually minor condition that in this case they said they wanted her to stay overnight. So she comes home tomorrow.

I prepared for it by packing my laptop (the hospital has free WiFi Internet access) and a book (and my MP3 player -- one cannot be too prepared!), but spent most of my time instead talking with some friends who came to lend support.

[NicknamedBob]

Of course! In times of confusion, ask yourself this question:

What would Cindy Sheehan, Jesse Jackson, Ted Kennedy, or Cynthia McKinney do?


Then don't do that.

[cowtowney]

"I would like to politely ask you to leave this thread."

Why? Because you disagree with me?

No thanks. The British have been terrorists to the Irish for years. It all depends on your perspective. If you don't like an alternative opinion, YOU are on the wrong website.

[tuliptree76]

Prayers sent for your wife. I hope she has a full recovery.

I'm still trying to get used to the time change, so I'm tired a lot. I might turn in early (or at least try to) tonight.

[NicknamedBob]

You misunderstand.

You were not invited to leave the website, you were invited to leave the thread.

This is not a thread for acrimony. It is a thread for amusement, bemusement, and bewilderment, but not acrimony.

If you can be ironic, clever, pithy, and considerate ... (and you can, I've read your posts) ... then you will be welcome.

But keep in mind, if you did not enjoy being called a troll, (which you are not), then perhaps it would have been better if you had not called someone else, "big talker", n'est-ce pas?

[sionnsar]

Prayers sent for your wife. I hope she has a full recovery.

Thanks. She's doing pretty well already. The surgeon warns of possible incidents of pain (as a result of the surgery) the next three days, but already the pain the surgery was to cure is gone.

There's an interesting situation I'm going to be watching. My wife's nurse this afternoon is of our faith but is an immigrant from a far foreign land, and she has not managed to hook up with a church here (there may be good reasons for that). She met our rector this evening when he came to visit my wife, and received an invitation to visit us (and the URL of our website). She's quiet but I sense a sweet spirit. I hope she comes.

[cowtowney]

I understand.

He was slaming the Wolfe Tones, who I know and respect.

Not exactly a good example of amusement.

It's rude to ask someone to leave because you disagree with them. It's not your thread. Comprenez vous?

[cowtowney]

Bonne nuit

[rzeznikj at stout]

Just in and out. I'm havin' major computer issues.

Trying to troubleshoot my CD and USB support. Upgraded to Linux kernel 2.6.16, installed ivman, and sliced the /etc/fstab up nicely. Now I have to use an external CD-RW (the internal one in the tower is fried--won't work in either Linux or Windows), and no support for the USB stick.

Moral of today's little story: Don't upgrade the kernel in Suse 10.0!!

[sionnsar]

Gentlemen and Ladies / Ladies and Gentlemen / (there is no other formulation here),

Okay... this isn't the War Room. But it is the Undead Thread -- and this is not the place for any acrimonies from outside. Argue if you want about the desirable size of the plesiosaur population in the moat and how that affects the swimmers amongst us, the quality of "Poblachd Saorsa" (the finest whisky to be found on FreeRepublic), what on earth has happened to Stag with his unsurpassed grand entries, and the actual degree of influence wielded by The Orbs of Power on the male denizens of the thread...

...but what doesn't stem from things here isn't argued here.
A little decorum.
Please.

[NicknamedBob]

"It's not your thread. Comprenez vous?"

It's not?

own (on) adjective
Of or belonging to oneself or itself: She makes her own clothes.

noun
That which belongs to one: It is my own.

verb
owned, owning, owns verb, transitive
1. a. To have or possess as property: owns a chain of restaurants. b. To have control over: For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.
2. To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge.

verb, intransitive
To make a full confession or acknowledgment: When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

- idiom.
of (one's) own
Belonging completely to oneself: a room of one's own.
on (one's) own
1. By one's own efforts: She got the job on her own.
2. Responsible for oneself; independent of outside help or control: He is now out of college and on his own.
[Middle English owen, from Old English âgen.]
- own´er noun

I hereby claim this thread by right of adverse possession.

I will see you in Thread Court, Sir!

P.S. Don't bother countersueing. As my wife will attest, I have already been Sued. Good Day!

[tuliptree76]

but already the pain the surgery was to cure is gone.

That's great!

And I hope things work out for the nurse, too. :-)

[sionnsar]

Me too. We went through just two or three months of "isolation" until we found our unexpected home (of some 23 years now). She's had years of isolation -- I cannot even imagine it.

[rzeznikj at stout]

Calling it quits for the night, finally.

Have a good one--see ya all tomorrow afternoon!

[tuliptree76]

We went through just two or three months of "isolation" until we found our unexpected home (of some 23 years now).

I still haven't found a church in my area, and it's been almost 3 years.

[tuliptree76]

Good night, RAS. :-)