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| Re: The Six Best Minutes of Thad Controversial [message #98371 is a reply to message #98367] |
Fri, 02 May 2008 10:41   |
TCB
Messages: 1261
Registered: July 2007
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You forgot to mention how handsome I am.
TCB
"suckup worshiper" <guesswho@no.com> wrote:
>
>"bunuel" <bunuel@conar.fr> wrote:
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>>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>On the contrary, Bill, I DO have a problem with him being an artist. I
>don't
>>>like to listen to CEOs sing or watch accountants dance or look at paintings
>>>by politicians. There are plenty of well-informed commentators on current
>>>affairs who specialize on that, if Tim wants to make a difference he should
>>>volunteer.
>>
>>
>>Your reasoning seems flawed on this. The comparison is botched, if you
will
>>forgive me. The question ought to be: Do you want to hear a CEO, not sing,
>>but make political pronouncements? And the answer must be no, according
>to
>>you.
>>
>>Tim Robbins's occupation is irrelevant. He is an informed citizen and that's
>>all the qualification he needs to make stating his views in public not
only
>>legitimate but essential.It may be opportunism, but so what? From your
perspective,
>>nobody apart from the professional politician ought to be taken seriously
>>on matters of policy, not CEOs (does Michael Bloomberg pronounce on policy?),
>>not editors/writers(the Kristols, Buckley, et al), not military people,
>nor
>>economists, religionists, nor ordinary people of any stripe. There is a
>streak
>>of tory paternalism in this that is anti democratic to its core: governing
>>is the province of the elite alone. It's vintage Duke of Wellington.
>>
>>By this logic, in fact, your OWN amateur pronouncements on politics must
>>be considered utterly without merit. Yet, if you had Tim Robbins's platform,
>>considering how strongly held and sophisticated your viewpoint is, and
how
>>avidly you promote it even to this tiny audience here, would you decline
>>such an opportunity to promote it to the world at large? I can't see it,
>>and I wouldn't fault you. Do you feel that Tim Robbins is less politically
>>sophisticated than yourself?
>>
>>
>>
>>Venceremos!
>>bunuel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>HOW DARE YOU SAY THAD'S REASONING IS FLAWED! HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ANYTHING
>THE GREAT AND ALL KNOWING THAD HAS SAID IS BOTCHED! THE ALL KNOWING THAD
>IS SUPERIOR TO YOU. WHAT EVERY THE GREAT THAD SAYS IS FACT. YOU SHOULD
>NEVER QUESTION THE ALL KNOWING THAD, HE KNOWS MORE THAN ANYBODY ON THIS
NEWS
>GROUP, HE KNOWS MORE THAN ANYBODY ON THIS PLANET. YOU SHOULD SUCK UP TO
>HIS SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCE.
>
>HOW DARE YOU SAY THAD IS AN AMATEUR!!! THE GREAT THAD IS AN EXPERT AT EVERYTHING!!!!!!!
> DON'T FORGET IT!!!
>
>DO NOT QUESTION THE GREAT AND ALL KNOWING THAD ON POLITICS, HE IS AN EXPERT!
> THAD KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY AND POLITICS, HE IS NOT TO
>BE QUESTIONED! WHERE DO YOU GET OFF COMPARING ANYONE TO THE GREAT, ALL
>MIGHTY AND POLITICALLY SOPHISTICATED THAD, HE IS SUPERIOR TO ALL!
>
>WHEN IT COMES TO ALL SUBJECTS THAD IS SUPERIOR TO YOU, KNOWS MORE THAN YOU
>AND DON'T FORGET IT!
>
>ALL SHOULD BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP THE GREAT, THE ALMIGHTY, ALL KNOWING THAD!!!!!
>
>THAD IS THE KNOW IT ALL OF THE NEWS GROUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>JUST ASK HIM
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| Re: The Six Best Minutes of Thad Controversial [message #98372 is a reply to message #98371] |
Fri, 02 May 2008 10:56 |
suckup worshiper
Messages: 4
Registered: May 2008
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Junior Member |
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"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
>
>You forgot to mention how handsome I am.
>
>TCB
AND HOW YOU ARE SUCH A PLAYER WITH ALL THE WOMEN!!! YOU ARE SO MIGHTY, OH
GREAT THAD!!!
ALL SHOULD BOW-DOWN TO THE KNOW IT ALL OF THE NEWS GROUP!
>
>"suckup worshiper" <guesswho@no.com> wrote:
>>
>>"bunuel" <bunuel@conar.fr> wrote:
>>>
>>>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>On the contrary, Bill, I DO have a problem with him being an artist.
I
>>don't
>>>>like to listen to CEOs sing or watch accountants dance or look at paintings
>>>>by politicians. There are plenty of well-informed commentators on current
>>>>affairs who specialize on that, if Tim wants to make a difference he
should
>>>>volunteer.
>>>
>>>
>>>Your reasoning seems flawed on this. The comparison is botched, if you
>will
>>>forgive me. The question ought to be: Do you want to hear a CEO, not sing,
>>>but make political pronouncements? And the answer must be no, according
>>to
>>>you.
>>>
>>>Tim Robbins's occupation is irrelevant. He is an informed citizen and
that's
>>>all the qualification he needs to make stating his views in public not
>only
>>>legitimate but essential.It may be opportunism, but so what? From your
>perspective,
>>>nobody apart from the professional politician ought to be taken seriously
>>>on matters of policy, not CEOs (does Michael Bloomberg pronounce on policy?),
>>>not editors/writers(the Kristols, Buckley, et al), not military people,
>>nor
>>>economists, religionists, nor ordinary people of any stripe. There is
a
>>streak
>>>of tory paternalism in this that is anti democratic to its core: governing
>>>is the province of the elite alone. It's vintage Duke of Wellington.
>>>
>>>By this logic, in fact, your OWN amateur pronouncements on politics must
>>>be considered utterly without merit. Yet, if you had Tim Robbins's platform,
>>>considering how strongly held and sophisticated your viewpoint is, and
>how
>>>avidly you promote it even to this tiny audience here, would you decline
>>>such an opportunity to promote it to the world at large? I can't see
it,
>>>and I wouldn't fault you. Do you feel that Tim Robbins is less politically
>>>sophisticated than yourself?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Venceremos!
>>>bunuel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>HOW DARE YOU SAY THAD'S REASONING IS FLAWED! HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ANYTHING
>>THE GREAT AND ALL KNOWING THAD HAS SAID IS BOTCHED! THE ALL KNOWING THAD
>>IS SUPERIOR TO YOU. WHAT EVERY THE GREAT THAD SAYS IS FACT. YOU SHOULD
>>NEVER QUESTION THE ALL KNOWING THAD, HE KNOWS MORE THAN ANYBODY ON THIS
>NEWS
>>GROUP, HE KNOWS MORE THAN ANYBODY ON THIS PLANET. YOU SHOULD SUCK UP
TO
>>HIS SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCE.
>>
>>HOW DARE YOU SAY THAD IS AN AMATEUR!!! THE GREAT THAD IS AN EXPERT AT
EVERYTHING!!!!!!!
>> DON'T FORGET IT!!!
>>
>>DO NOT QUESTION THE GREAT AND ALL KNOWING THAD ON POLITICS, HE IS AN EXPERT!
>> THAD KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY AND POLITICS, HE IS NOT
TO
>>BE QUESTIONED! WHERE DO YOU GET OFF COMPARING ANYONE TO THE GREAT, ALL
>>MIGHTY AND POLITICALLY SOPHISTICATED THAD, HE IS SUPERIOR TO ALL!
>>
>>WHEN IT COMES TO ALL SUBJECTS THAD IS SUPERIOR TO YOU, KNOWS MORE THAN
YOU
>>AND DON'T FORGET IT!
>>
>>ALL SHOULD BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP THE GREAT, THE ALMIGHTY, ALL KNOWING THAD!!!!!
>>
>>THAD IS THE KNOW IT ALL OF THE NEWS GROUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>>JUST ASK HIM
>
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| Re: The Six Best Minutes of Thad Controversial [message #98373 is a reply to message #98372] |
Fri, 02 May 2008 11:03 |
TCB
Messages: 1261
Registered: July 2007
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Senior Member |
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That's better. Thanks.
TCB
"suckup worshiper" <guesswho@no.com> wrote:
>
>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
>>
>>You forgot to mention how handsome I am.
>>
>>TCB
>
>AND HOW YOU ARE SUCH A PLAYER WITH ALL THE WOMEN!!! YOU ARE SO MIGHTY,
OH
>GREAT THAD!!!
>
>ALL SHOULD BOW-DOWN TO THE KNOW IT ALL OF THE NEWS GROUP!
>
>>
>>"suckup worshiper" <guesswho@no.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>"bunuel" <bunuel@conar.fr> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>On the contrary, Bill, I DO have a problem with him being an artist.
>I
>>>don't
>>>>>like to listen to CEOs sing or watch accountants dance or look at paintings
>>>>>by politicians. There are plenty of well-informed commentators on current
>>>>>affairs who specialize on that, if Tim wants to make a difference he
>should
>>>>>volunteer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Your reasoning seems flawed on this. The comparison is botched, if you
>>will
>>>>forgive me. The question ought to be: Do you want to hear a CEO, not
sing,
>>>>but make political pronouncements? And the answer must be no, according
>>>to
>>>>you.
>>>>
>>>>Tim Robbins's occupation is irrelevant. He is an informed citizen and
>that's
>>>>all the qualification he needs to make stating his views in public not
>>only
>>>>legitimate but essential.It may be opportunism, but so what? From your
>>perspective,
>>>>nobody apart from the professional politician ought to be taken seriously
>>>>on matters of policy, not CEOs (does Michael Bloomberg pronounce on policy?),
>>>>not editors/writers(the Kristols, Buckley, et al), not military people,
>>>nor
>>>>economists, religionists, nor ordinary people of any stripe. There is
>a
>>>streak
>>>>of tory paternalism in this that is anti democratic to its core: governing
>>>>is the province of the elite alone. It's vintage Duke of Wellington.
>>>>
>>>>By this logic, in fact, your OWN amateur pronouncements on politics must
>>>>be considered utterly without merit. Yet, if you had Tim Robbins's platform,
>>>>considering how strongly held and sophisticated your viewpoint is, and
>>how
>>>>avidly you promote it even to this tiny audience here, would you decline
>>>>such an opportunity to promote it to the world at large? I can't see
>it,
>>>>and I wouldn't fault you. Do you feel that Tim Robbins is less politically
>>>>sophisticated than yourself?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Venceremos!
>>>>bunuel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>HOW DARE YOU SAY THAD'S REASONING IS FLAWED! HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ANYTHING
>>>THE GREAT AND ALL KNOWING THAD HAS SAID IS BOTCHED! THE ALL KNOWING THAD
>>>IS SUPERIOR TO YOU. WHAT EVERY THE GREAT THAD SAYS IS FACT. YOU SHOULD
>>>NEVER QUESTION THE ALL KNOWING THAD, HE KNOWS MORE THAN ANYBODY ON THIS
>>NEWS
>>>GROUP, HE KNOWS MORE THAN ANYBODY ON THIS PLANET. YOU SHOULD SUCK UP
>TO
>>>HIS SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCE.
>>>
>>>HOW DARE YOU SAY THAD IS AN AMATEUR!!! THE GREAT THAD IS AN EXPERT AT
>EVERYTHING!!!!!!!
>>> DON'T FORGET IT!!!
>>>
>>>DO NOT QUESTION THE GREAT AND ALL KNOWING THAD ON POLITICS, HE IS AN EXPERT!
>>> THAD KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY AND POLITICS, HE IS NOT
>TO
>>>BE QUESTIONED! WHERE DO YOU GET OFF COMPARING ANYONE TO THE GREAT, ALL
>>>MIGHTY AND POLITICALLY SOPHISTICATED THAD, HE IS SUPERIOR TO ALL!
>>>
>>>WHEN IT COMES TO ALL SUBJECTS THAD IS SUPERIOR TO YOU, KNOWS MORE THAN
>YOU
>>>AND DON'T FORGET IT!
>>>
>>>ALL SHOULD BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP THE GREAT, THE ALMIGHTY, ALL KNOWING THAD!!!!!
>>>
>>>THAD IS THE KNOW IT ALL OF THE NEWS GROUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>>JUST ASK HIM
>>
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