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Tuesday, December 23, 2014 7:43 PM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: I'll make a conditional prediction. IF the DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) drops to 15,257; then I predict that there will be a bump up to between 16,155-17,050 which might take a week or month to occur, and then at some point (weeks or months) after bumping up to 16,150 or so, it will drop far below 15,000 for an extended period (months or years).
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 12:38 PM
ELVISCHRIST
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 6:50 PM
KPO
Sometimes you own the libs. Sometimes, the libs own you.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 8:57 PM
Friday, December 26, 2014 2:57 PM
Quote:Originally posted by ElvisChrist: I predicted that there would be no new Ebola cases linked to the doctor in New York or the nurse in Maine. Looks like I nailed that one. It almost seems like following the proper protocols negates the risk of contracting Ebola, but nobody on the right wants to talk about that now.
Friday, December 26, 2014 3:11 PM
REAVERFAN
Quote:Originally posted by ELVISCHRIST: In 2012, Tim Pawlenty said a GOP president could generate 5% growth, Romney said a GOP president could get 6% unemployment, and Gingrich said a GOP president could get gas to $2.50 a gallon. So why aren't they all crowing about what a fantastic president Obama is for doing all three of those things and then some?
Saturday, December 27, 2014 9:31 AM
Saturday, December 27, 2014 4:10 PM
Quote:Originally posted by kpo: There are increasing signs that the Russia-backed separatists are resorting to terrorism, as I predicted back in August: kpo - "we could see the separatists, still backed by Russia, resort to asymmetric tactics - terrorism and guerrilla warfare against the Ukrainian military, and state. So this whole thing could be a bloody mess for some time I fear. Basically I think Putin's motivation is to fuck with Ukraine as much as possible, so that if it is Western aligned, it is weak and destabilised, and as close to a failed state as possible." It's not personal. It's just war.
Sunday, December 28, 2014 7:07 PM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Quote:Originally posted by kpo: There are increasing signs that the Russia-backed separatists are resorting to terrorism, as I predicted back in August: kpo - "we could see the separatists, still backed by Russia, resort to asymmetric tactics - terrorism and guerrilla warfare against the Ukrainian military, and state. So this whole thing could be a bloody mess for some time I fear. Basically I think Putin's motivation is to fuck with Ukraine as much as possible, so that if it is Western aligned, it is weak and destabilised, and as close to a failed state as possible." It's not personal. It's just war. goodness The Invading Terrorists are resorting to terrorism! Was this Breaking News on CNN that caught your attention? I've heard rumors that CNN has a taped interview from days ago announcing the anniversary of a Breaking News discovery that water could be wet. But, bowing to evidence from The Dating Game, claims about the Sun Rising in the East are still in doubt.
Monday, December 29, 2014 3:07 PM
JO753
rezident owtsidr
Monday, December 29, 2014 3:33 PM
THGRRI
Saturday, January 10, 2015 11:27 AM
Saturday, January 10, 2015 11:44 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Sunday, January 11, 2015 1:50 PM
Quote:Wow, have a fun time defining THAT one, KPO! But I have to say... even if this comes true ... no, especially if this comes true ... you wouldn't hear about it.
Quote:Nursery school employees will have a duty to report young children who are at-risk of becoming terrorists under proposed new legislation Nursery staff will be forced to report toddlers at risk of becoming terrorists under plans drawn up by the Home Office. It is part of the department’s consultation over ways to enhance its anti-terrorism strategy, Prevent. Critics have dismissed the proposals as being unnecessarily draconian and turning staff, who are meant to be caring for youngsters, into spies. The consultation document on the Prevent Strategy states: “Senior management and governors are expected to assess the risk of pupils being drawn into terrorism, including support for the extremist ideas that are part of terrorist ideology.” It continues, staff are expected to “identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism” and “challenge extremist ideas which can be used to legitimise terrorism”. The Home Office said it would not expect the hypothetical situation of a young child being taught that non-Muslims are wicked to be ignored. Equally, anti-Semitic comments made in front of nursery workers should be reported, the department added.
Sunday, January 11, 2015 2:00 PM
Sunday, January 11, 2015 2:15 PM
Sunday, January 11, 2015 2:22 PM
Quote:SIGNYM Are you saying that just because I linked The Independent, that the story isn't true?
Sunday, January 11, 2015 6:11 PM
MAGONSDAUGHTER
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: The independent, now theirs a news source. Step right in, here ye here ye. Read your news and find a date all in the same place.
Sunday, January 11, 2015 6:27 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: The independent, now theirs a news source. Step right in, here ye here ye. Read your news and find a date all in the same place. I used to read the Independent when I lived in the UK. It was not as good as the Guardian, but a clear step above the Sun and the Daily Telegraph. BTW "There's"
Sunday, January 11, 2015 7:44 PM
Sunday, January 11, 2015 8:00 PM
Sunday, January 11, 2015 8:15 PM
Quote: Not a teacher. Not even very good at spelling, but I get driven crazy by the misuse of 'their' and 'there' and 'your' and 'you're'. I get that we all make mistakes, but when someone can't tell the difference, it grates on me.
Sunday, January 11, 2015 11:27 PM
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: Still missing the point MAGONSDAUGHTER. SIGNYM is a west hating wacko who posts a subjective mismatch of facts and falsehoods designed to further her agenda; bash the west. She has the mentality of a Troll. Nothing she posts is worth a glance past her motives for posting it. If that were to change so would my responses to her. That is very, very unlikely.
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: Quote: Not a teacher. Not even very good at spelling, but I get driven crazy by the misuse of 'their' and 'there' and 'your' and 'you're'. I get that we all make mistakes, but when someone can't tell the difference, it grates on me. It's not that I can't tell the difference. It's because I am thinking of what I am typing and not so much words spelled differently yet sound the same. It's little more than a type o.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 8:50 PM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 7:18 AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 6:59 PM
Quote: And oil prices are not Russia’s only problem. Western sanctions, which seemed to constitute only a pinprick a few months ago, appear to have inflicted serious damage, with the ruble having lost nearly half its value against the US dollar last year. Though financial markets will calm down when the ruble’s exchange rate settles into its new equilibrium, Russia’s economy will remain weak, forcing the country’s leaders to make tough choices. Against this background, a stalemate in the Donbas seems more likely than an outright offensive aimed at occupying the remainder of the region and establishing a land corridor to Crimea – the outcome that many in the West initially feared. President Vladimir Putin’s new Novorossya project simply cannot progress with oil prices at their current level. To be sure, Russia will continue to challenge Europe. But no amount of posturing can offset the disintegration of the economy’s material base caused by the new equilibrium in the oil market. In this sense, the US has come to Europe’s rescue in a different way: Its production of shale oil and gas might is likely to play a greater role in keeping Russia at bay than NATO troops on Europe’s eastern borders.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 7:26 PM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 7:41 PM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 7:43 PM
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: Again, still missing the point MAGONSDAUGHTER. It is my opinion that you do not get to play the role of attack dog against the west, when things are worse for people in the East and you not only deny that, but defend the East with lies and deception. If you have not picked up on that perhaps you should pay better attention to her patterns. You miss a lot like her agenda and also what others post in response to her. Try reading the posts before thinking you understand what is being said in response to her and why. See if you can't pick up on how she quotes sources inaccurately and weaves her own comments into the quoted text deceptively.
Thursday, January 15, 2015 7:22 AM
Thursday, January 15, 2015 9:07 AM
Thursday, January 15, 2015 6:52 PM
Thursday, January 15, 2015 7:26 PM
Quote:Originally posted by JO753: Remember Samantha Fox?
Friday, January 16, 2015 7:42 AM
Quote:Besides my point was that SIGNYM trolls the news to cherry pick stories that expose faults of the west only. Her sources submit facts taken out of context based on assumptions and criteria from persons and groups that judge based on their ideology. Therefore it severs little purpose and should be ignored.
Friday, January 16, 2015 2:36 PM
Quote: THGRRI Besides my point was that SIGNYM trolls the news to cherry pick stories that expose faults of the west only. Her sources submit facts taken out of context based on assumptions and criteria from persons and groups that judge based on their ideology. Therefore it severs little purpose and should be ignored.
Quote: SIGNYM Well, if you MUST know, I "cherry picked" this story from that radical-left, west-hating organization NPR. In fact, it was from that serious and intense foreign-policy show called "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" ... which is in fact a news quiz show where they pick up strange stories from across the world and have fun with them.
Saturday, January 17, 2015 1:38 AM
Quote:SAGAL: Remember the underwear bomber? This might be the Pampers bomber? DICKINSON: You mean carrying large loads in their diapers? (LAUGHTER) SAGAL: Does anybody - can anybody guess? BRIAN BABYLON: ISIS? SAGAL: Who are? BABYLON: A terrorist? SAGAL: Yes. They are supposed to be looking for toddler terrorists. POUNDSTONE: Yes. (APPLAUSE) DICKINSON: No. POUNDSTONE: Oh, yeah. SAGAL: Yes, under Britain's... DICKINSON: How they ever met a toddler? SAGAL: Well, that's the thing. DICKINSON: They're all terrorists. Crazy. (LAUGHTER) BABYLON: I mean, what is it like - gaga, googoo, Osama bin Laden? SAGAL: Something like that. Well, under Britain's new antiterrorism plan, nursery school teachers are required to report 3 and 4-year-olds that show terroristic tendencies. BABYLON: What is that? SAGAL: This includes tantrums, always refusing to nap and at snack time, attempting to hijack airplane spoon that's coming in for its landing.
Saturday, January 17, 2015 9:42 AM
Saturday, January 17, 2015 11:58 AM
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: Where you first heard about the topic is of less concern to me than what and how you post, but you know that. You have been at this a long time. You chose to address my comment about the show and evade the plagiarism and manipulation of others researched work accusations I hurled at you. When I post a response to something you say it is for the benefit of others not you. Why, because for me to respond to you as though you actually gave consideration to something that did not fit into your distorted view of the world, would mean I did not get the big picture of SYGNMY. This post as well is for others to see how I responded back to you, not to illicit anything else from you.
Quote:Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work.
Quote:Commission (EC), the IMF, and the European Central Bank (ECB)
Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:11 PM
JONGSSTRAW
Saturday, January 17, 2015 1:21 PM
Saturday, January 17, 2015 1:32 PM
Quote:It has not been a good week for Greece: first we learned that its treasury has run dry as Greece have stop paying all taxes ahead of the elections (and likely after), making further reforms virtually impossible as the government simply does not have the cash to promote economic changes; then we found out that first two then all four of the largest Greek banks have submitted Emergency Liquidity Assistance requests to the ECB to preserve liquidity in light of a deposit run that is picking up pace. And yesterday, adding insult to injury, Spiegel leaked that while seeking preapproval from Merkel for his QE program to be announced next week, Draghi told the Germans that Greek bonds won't be among the securities monetized by the ECB. It almost makes the Greeks wonder what's the point of staying in the Eurozone and keeping the Euro if all it leads to is 50% youth unemployment, 25% total unemployment, and unprecedented pain and suffering as a result of the internal devaluation that will continue indefinitely since Greece, courtesy of the Euro, is unable to engage in an external one. Of course, the Greek population will be able to voice its opinion next Sunday when it holds general elections, which will almost surely be won by Tsipras who has threatened on numerous occasions to renegotiate the Greek bailout, something Germany has made quite clear is not a topic for debate, and that a Grexit is assured if Greece thinks it can hold Europe hostage with threats of Eurozone collapse. And just to make things interesting, overnight Russia told a beleaguered Greece, and specifically its hurting farmers, that it "may lift its ban on food imports from Greece in the event it quits the European Union" according to Russian Minister of Agriculture Nikolai Fyodorov who spoke in Berlin on Friday. “If Greece has to leave the European Union, we will build our own relations with it, the food ban will not be applicable to it,” Fyodorov said as reported by Tass. In other words, Russia has casually thrown out feelers to Greece (and any other peripheral European country) and given it the option of joining the greater Russian sphere of influence (because the USSR 2.0 and satellites is still not trademarked), should it decide that 5 years after the first Greek "bailout" things for the country caught in an endless depression are as good as they will get with a bunch of Goldman bankers in charge.
Saturday, January 17, 2015 3:23 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: Gorramit Sniggy, that obnoxious imbecile is forcing me to side with you. It's just not fair.
Saturday, January 17, 2015 3:48 PM
Sunday, January 18, 2015 10:57 AM
Sunday, January 18, 2015 12:01 PM
Friday, January 30, 2015 6:51 PM
Monday, February 2, 2015 5:19 PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 7:51 AM
Quote:Quote: THGRRI - "Look how much of the world is in league with the West and what is left of your precious Russia comrade." Sigy - "Get back to me about that in ten years."
Friday, February 13, 2015 5:16 PM
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