The same week Lincoln comes out?

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edited November 2012 in A Moving Train
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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    Wow that's really something I had not heard of this. People are getting serious now.

    Lighter note...
    I am way looking forward to the movie too.
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    edited November 2012
    "We must contest every single inch of ground and delay the baby-murdering, tax-raising socialists at every opportunity. But in due time, the maggots will have eaten every morsel of flesh off of the rotting corpse of the Republic, and therein lies our opportunity... Why should Vermont and Texas live under the same government? Let each go her own way in peace, sign a free trade agreement among the states and we can avoid this gut-wrenching spectacle every four years."

    Yikes...

    (for some reason, I read the above in Mr. Pitts' Hitler-esque voice about Moland Water :mrgreen: )
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Maybe.. we should let them go.
    Close our military bases there... set up border checks... let them build a giant wall to keep our homosexual abortion/gun free agenda out... give them what they want... a return to the 1950s as depicted on television.... you know, the one that never actually existed.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • riotgrlriotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    Well, kinda glad my state isn't the only group of idiots that filed this stupid petition. I understand being disappointed but, really, is running away going to solve the problem? I think not.
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • Other than New York, Michigan and Oregon... Let 'em go.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Other than New York, Michigan and Oregon... Let 'em go.
    ...
    New York is puzzling... I thought the Confederates hated the New Yorkers.
    Maybe it's the 1 percenters living in New York that want to be the Kings of the NASCARians... i don't know. Seems odd, though.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,488
    If they were to actually secede we would just invade them, build half-billion dollar embassies, and show them the beauty that is democracy. They clearly haven't thought this through.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    pjl44 wrote:
    If they were to actually secede we would just invade them, build half-billion dollar embassies, and show them the beauty that is democracy. They clearly haven't thought this through.
    ...
    That's true, huh?
    Nevermind on the letting them go thing.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,488
    Cosmo wrote:
    pjl44 wrote:
    If they were to actually secede we would just invade them, build half-billion dollar embassies, and show them the beauty that is democracy. They clearly haven't thought this through.
    ...
    That's true, huh?
    Nevermind on the letting them go thing.

    Just going on track record.
  • Wait...

    Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York....

    Those states all voted for President Obama.

    Oddly, folks from Georgia have filed twice. Pandora? Do you know anything about that?
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    f@ck these people. seriously. if 23,000 texans and people from 19 other states are that butt hurt over an election that they want to secede from the union, why not just have those individuals move to another country on their own? give them tax breaks to get the fuck out of here. people in my state signed the petition and they are crazy if they think the majority of missourians will just allow a small minority to make us leave the union.

    this is a slap in the face to every vet who fought to defend this country, keep it united, or to unite it after the first rash of secessions.

    yeah go ahead and leave, come up with your own currency, arrange your own treaties, form your own military, secure your own borders, and let rick perry handle everything. next time a hurricane hits your gulf coast or if a central american country threatens your sovreignity, you are on your own. don't come to the US and beg for help.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,488
    Wait...

    Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York....

    Those states all voted for President Obama.

    Oddly, folks from Georgia have filed twice. Pandora? Do you know anything about that?

    The headline is very misleading (as is par for the course with Yahoo...need pageviews, right?). All it takes is a handful of determined folks to file a petition. These articles are just meant to stoke the partisan fires and will all go away in a week or two.
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,488
    edited November 2012
    f@ck these people. seriously. if 23,000 texans and people from 19 other states are that butt hurt over an election that they want to secede from the union, why not just have those individuals move to another country on their own? give them tax breaks to get the fuck out of here. people in my state signed the petition and they are crazy if they think the majority of missourians will just allow a small minority to make us leave the union.

    this is a slap in the face to every vet who fought to defend this country, keep it united, or to unite it after the first rash of secessions.

    yeah go ahead and leave, come up with your own currency, arrange your own treaties, form your own military, secure your own borders, and let rick perry handle everything. next time a hurricane hits your gulf coast or if a central american country threatens your sovreignity, you are on your own. don't come to the US and beg for help.

    About stoking partisan fires...right on cue...

    No one's gonna make you a foreigner. Cripes.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,090
    A friend recently sent this plan for states to secede. While you're reading this please keep in mind that this was sent to me by a Republican with a good sense of humor:

    We in New York intend to form our own country and
    we're taking the other Blue States with us.


    In case you aren't aware that includes California,
    Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
    Michigan, Illinois and the rest of the Northeast.

    We believe this split will be beneficial to the
    nation and especially to the people of the new
    country of The Enlightened States of America (E.S.A).

    To sum up briefly:
    You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states.

    We get stem cell research and the best beaches.

    We get Andrew Cuomo and Elizabeth Warren. You get
    Bobby Jindal and Todd Akin.

    We get the Statue of Liberty. You get OpryLand.

    We get Apple, Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom.

    We get Harvard and Stanford. You get Ole' Miss.

    We get 85 percent of America's venture capital and
    entrepreneurs.

    You get Alabama.

    We get two-thirds of the tax revenue. You get to make
    the red states pay their fair share.

    Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower
    than the Christian Coalition's, we get a bunch of
    happy families. You get a bunch of single moms.

    With the Blue States in hand we will have firm
    control of 80% of the country's fresh water, more
    than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92% of the
    nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America's quality wines
    (you can serve French wines at state dinners) 90% of
    all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech industry,
    most of the US low sulfur coal, all living redwoods,
    sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister
    schools plus Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT.

    With the Red States you will have to cope with 88% of
    all obese Americans and their projected health care
    costs, 92% of all US mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the
    tornadoes, 90% of the hurricanes, 99% of all Southern
    Baptists, virtually 100% of all televangelists, Rush
    Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the
    University of Georgia.

    We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you.

    38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was
    actually swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is
    sacred unless we're discussing the death penalty or
    gun laws, 44% say that evolution is only a theory,
    53% that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61% of you
    crazy bastards believe you are people with higher
    morals then we lefties.

    We're taking the good weed too. You can have that
    crap they grow in Mexico.

    Sincerely,

    Citizen of the Enlightened States of America
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
    Democracy Dies in Darkness- Washington Post













  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Here in Texas we strive to be dead last in those frivolous areas like education, healthcare, public transportation, etc. but we take great pride in having the greatest number of signatures on our secession petition. :mrgreen:

    :fp:
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    i am prescribing everyone who signs that petition this over the counter med...


    ButtHurt.jpg
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    i am prescribing everyone who signs that petition this over the counter med...


    ButtHurt.jpg
    Thanks, sir - you made me :mrgreen:

    edit - ah, fuck me for smoking a bowl while posting!
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    hedonist wrote:
    i am prescribing everyone who signs that petition this over the counter med...


    ButtHurt.jpg
    Thanks, sir - you made me :mrgreen:

    edit - ah, fuck me for smoking a bowl while posting!
    i've got a whole bag of those memes just waiting to be posted lol...

    i'm not a doctor, but i play one on AMT...

    i think at this point it is best that we just laugh at the people who are talking about secession and signing petitions. it will only piss them off more :lol:
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,488
    i've got a whole bag of those memes just waiting to be posted lol...

    i'm not a doctor, but i play one on AMT...

    i think at this point it is best that we just laugh at the people who are talking about secession and signing petitions. it will only piss them off more :lol:

    Yaaaaaahooooooooo! We found more people we've never met to hate! Let's get after 'em!
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    pjl44 wrote:
    Wait...

    Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York....

    Those states all voted for President Obama.

    Oddly, folks from Georgia have filed twice. Pandora? Do you know anything about that?

    The headline is very misleading (as is par for the course with Yahoo...need pageviews, right?). All it takes is a handful of determined folks to file a petition. These articles are just meant to stoke the partisan fires and will all go away in a week or two.
    i don't think the calls for secession are going to go away in a week or two. since the gop won't be able to get much passed legislatively that frustration among their constituents is only going to increase and the calls may become louder.

    texas has talked about secession before. perry was talking about it 3 years ago.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    pjl44 wrote:
    i've got a whole bag of those memes just waiting to be posted lol...

    i'm not a doctor, but i play one on AMT...

    i think at this point it is best that we just laugh at the people who are talking about secession and signing petitions. it will only piss them off more :lol:

    Yaaaaaahooooooooo! We found more people we've never met to hate! Let's get after 'em!
    who said anything about hate?

    i support the united states being the united states, and anyone in favor of breaking them up for no good reason deserves to be ridiculed. especially if it is just because they lost an election. channel that energy and come back and win the next one for god's sake...
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    the whole issue of states potentially wanting to secede today is like a football team losing in the super bowl and deciding to leave the league after the game. it seems so juvenile...
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • OK... but the most important thing... WHERE can I sign the petitions?

    I mean... I'll sign them all. Fuck, if Texas over to Georgia wants to leave? I'll bring my chain saw and we can cut it off and let it float away.

    We get to keep Key West.
  • SatansFutonSatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    OK... but the most important thing... WHERE can I sign the petitions?

    I mean... I'll sign them all. Fuck, if Texas over to Georgia wants to leave? I'll bring my chain saw and we can cut it off and let it float away.

    We get to keep Key West.

    Well hang on, let me jump over the border before we go doing that. I don't want to be adrift in the ocean on Texas island with Jerry Jones, Leatherface and Dubya.
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    I haven't heard about it on the news yet.
    I was hoping it was based in election and electoral reform because somethings got to give there.

    The US continues to suffer economic difficulties stemming from the federal government’s neglect to reform domestic and foreign spending. The citizens of the US suffer from blatant abuses of their rights such as the NDAA, the TSA, etc. Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union, and to do so would protect it’s citizens’ standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government.

    Full story here: http://www.queerty.com/over-30-states-a ... z2C6gPBMxx

    actually there's a good point here yes?

    Wow! 30 states involved.
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    I see an inner struggle with some on this subject as other subjects.
    One moment some want to be compassionate the next laugh and ridicule.
    Hope compassion wins out, that is a country to be proud of.
    Being laughed at is not usually what we would want from others,
    but we sure need a sense of humor.
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    in all seriousness ... this is a good thing ... i'm really not sure why anyone would be up in arms about this ...
  • pjl44 wrote:
    f@ck these people. seriously. if 23,000 texans and people from 19 other states are that butt hurt over an election that they want to secede from the union, why not just have those individuals move to another country on their own? give them tax breaks to get the fuck out of here. people in my state signed the petition and they are crazy if they think the majority of missourians will just allow a small minority to make us leave the union.

    this is a slap in the face to every vet who fought to defend this country, keep it united, or to unite it after the first rash of secessions.

    yeah go ahead and leave, come up with your own currency, arrange your own treaties, form your own military, secure your own borders, and let rick perry handle everything. next time a hurricane hits your gulf coast or if a central american country threatens your sovreignity, you are on your own. don't come to the US and beg for help.

    About stoking partisan fires...right on cue...

    No one's gonna make you a foreigner. Cripes.

    Folks only read what they want to around these parts. It's not a long article, but here's a paragraph from it:

    An article from WKRC quotes a University of Louisville political science professor who explained that these petitions aren't uncommon. Similar petitions were filed following the 2004 and 2008 elections. Still, should the petitions garner 25,000 signatures in a month, they will require an official response from the Obama administration.


    Who was President in 2004? So, based on the article, one could assume it's Dems that started this new American "tradition." If this were actually journalistic it's headline would be - Here We Go Again....

    This is indicative of the climate in the country. Doesn't matter which side wins, the other does these stupid things. The fact that folks can get so wrapped up in a poorly written blog shows you all you need to know.
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,488
    i don't think the calls for secession are going to go away in a week or two. since the gop won't be able to get much passed legislatively that frustration among their constituents is only going to increase and the calls may become louder.

    texas has talked about secession before. perry was talking about it 3 years ago.

    Yes it is. Want to know how simple to file and trivial these "petitions" are? Perhaps this one is more your speed...

    https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petiti ... a/dmQl1bXL
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    pjl44 wrote:
    i don't think the calls for secession are going to go away in a week or two. since the gop won't be able to get much passed legislatively that frustration among their constituents is only going to increase and the calls may become louder.

    texas has talked about secession before. perry was talking about it 3 years ago.

    Yes it is. Want to know how simple to file and trivial these "petitions" are? Perhaps this one is more your speed...

    https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petiti ... a/dmQl1bXL
    signed.

    purely for comedy purposes, but still signed....
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
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