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  1. looks like a lot of work... i would just buy a new one... hahahahaha
  2. hahahahaha such a true report.. hey good is bad... bad is good. 1984
  3. MadMonk64 On Sunday afternoon—just 24 hours after Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced his presidential candidacy—an email arrived in my inbox titled, “14 Reasons Why Rick Perry Would Be a Really, Really Bad President.” The article contained in the email took such a harsh tone toward Perry, I assumed, for a brief moment, that a liberal interest group was quickly jumping on the newest entrant in the Republican presidential field. In turns out, however, that the piece was the product of a right-wing website called The American Dream. The author of the article argued that Perry, the supposed savior of conservatives nationwide, is actually a RINO—a Republican in Name Only. For Texans, this line of argument is nothing new. Indeed, for anyone who’s closely followed Perry’s tenure in Texas—as I have, covering the governor for The Texas Observer since 2003—it’s no secret that some of the state’s conservatives and libertarians dispute his conservative credentials. It’s true that Perry has trafficked heavily in anti-Washington rhetoric, especially in the run-up to his candidacy to become president. But the closer you look at Perry’s record in Texas, the harder it is to discern any coherent ideology at all. When GOP primary voters in other parts of the country examine his signature legislative accomplishments and policy stances, some won’t like what they find. The first Perry proposal to rile some Texas right-wing activists was the Trans-Texas Corridor—an ambitious plan to cover the state in a series of toll roads. Perry first pitched the idea during his 2002 campaign for governor. The plan would have used government’s eminent domain authority to seize rural farmland not just for multi-lane tolled highways, but also for rail and utility lines. Perry’s office and the Texas Department of Transportation gained legislative approval for the plan in 2003. The state handed the contract for the road planning and building to a Spanish-based company named Cintra. The backlash from rural Republicans was intense. It was a text-book example of a policy that classic small-government conservatives would hate: Seizing farmland with eminent domain, then handing public money to a foreign company that would built roads Texans would have pay tolls to drive on. Anti-Trans Texas Corridor buttons soon became one of the most popular items among delegates at Republican State Party Conventions in 2004, 2006 and 2008. Perry’s plan for a comprehensive network of toll-roads would eventually die slowly over the next four legislative sessions, meeting resistance from conservative Republicans. Toll roads are still being built in Texas, but the corridor plan is remembered as a colossal failure for the governor. Perry caused conservative revulsion again in 2007 when he proposed that all young girls in Texas receive the HPV vaccine. The drug company Merck had just put the drug on the market, and the governor’s office made a heart-wrenching case for why all Texans should have access to it. His office brought to the Legislature a young woman with terminal cervical cancer, caused by HPV, to meet with the press and argue for mandatory vaccinations. Some Texas Democrats agreed with Perry’s position. But the governor’s critics also pointed out that Perry’s former chief of staff, Mike Toomey, was serving as a lobbyist for Merck, which stood to make millions from the vaccine requirement. In the end, conservative Republicans in the Legislature bucked at the thought of requiring young girls to receive an STD vaccine, and Perry's effort died in the Legislature. Then there’s the one major proposal that Perry did, in fact, pass into law—the state’s business tax. This tax increase on business was crafted in 2006 as part of a school-finance reform. The idea was to cut local property taxes and replace the lost revenue with a new business margins tax. This 2006 tax “swap” was the one instance during Perry’s decade as governor when he proposed a wide-ranging plan and successfully pushed it through the Legislature mostly unchanged. It will likely be remembered as his signature legislative accomplishment. The problem is, it’s been a disaster. Small businesses hate it because they’re forced to pay regardless of whether they’re turning a profit: it seemed to be the very definition of a “job-killing” tax. Some conservatives simply hate it on principle. A few even argued that Perry’s business tax is unconstitutional—amounting to a tax on income, which is forbidden by the Texas Constitution. But worst of all, the tax doesn’t even generate enough revenue. The tax “swap” has cost the state $5 billion a year for five years running. The Texas budget now faces an ongoing structural deficit because of the underperforming business tax. And with a tax increase on small business and a structural budget deficit to boot, it’s clear that Perry hasn’t taken conservative economists like Milton Friedman as his inspiration. Another example of his conservative heresy is the Texas Enterprise Fund, which Perry seem to be especially proud of. The purpose of the Fund is to dole out public money to lure companies to Texas. It has created tens of thousands of jobs in the state, but critics have not incorrectly, labeled it “corporate welfare,” a slush fund for well-connected businesses. The Observer investigated the fund in 2010 and found that several companies with political ties to Perry had received state grants. Some Texas Tea Party activists have been especially critical of Perry's Enterprise Fund, labeling it a quintessential example of wasteful government spending. None of this is to say that Perry has been ineffectual in office. He has used his veto power (or the threat of it) to repeatedly bend the Legislature to his wishes. And he’s utilized his power of appointment to build a web of political patronage that stretches across every entity in state government. But while he's a charismatic campaigner, a natural performer with keen political instincts, there's no ideological compass that guides his policy decisions once the elections are over. The specifics of his positions are often a matter of expedience. For instance, over the course of this year, as Perry has been considering his run for president, Texans have watched him take hard-line conservative positions on immigration. Prior to 2011, Perry—much like George W. Bush—had been a moderate on immigration, a history that may end up harming him in the GOP presidential primary. As governor of Texas, Perry’s lack of policy depth hasn’t hindered him much. He simply lets the Legislature do the heavy lifting. When the Legislature isn’t in session, Perry is largely content to float from one public appearance to another, cheerleading the Texas economy. He rarely bothers to diagnose the state’s problems, or offer any novel solutions. When Perry does involve himself in policy debates, the most consistent thread is that he has sided with big business—that is to say, with industries big enough, or fortuitous enough, to have strong connections with the state government. It's a pattern that repeats itself not only in the HPV and Trans-Texas Corridor episodes—both of which would have been bonanzas for select companies—but in his business-friendly approach to immigration and job-creation programs. In many ways, Perry is quite conservative. He espouses limited government, low taxes and light regulation. But in his 10 years as governor, he’s often strayed from conservative orthodoxy. If there’s one phrase that best describes Perry’s governing ideology, it isn’t “conservative.” It’s crony capitalism. Dave Mann is editor of The Texas Observer. This is way too much to read right now... can someone please summarize? hahaha Or can I just keep my opinion? Perry no good for us.... only one choice. Ron Paul.
  4. lets see if he can win... not sure I want him though.. back to Ron Paul. Love the guy.
  5. hahahahaha... you killing me.. hahahahaha CGI hahahaha The library.. dude he has big fucking balls. The cam guy... way funny. Oh man now that is funny.. hahaha
  6. TBB That does suck - get wifi on your boat hahaha we did satellite on ships for Stolt Parcel Tankers... could get a 19.2 connection.. so sure much better now. lol 19.2... way below 56k. Great for managing Netware servers remote.. then Microsoft took over. Fuckers.. hahaha still got to love them.
  7. Does Noddy even log in here? Probably taking pictures in London right now. Happy Birthday M8 here is a coded message for you.... 10011011011101010111000111010101010111001010111100110001010 Google it!
  8. Exe Ahahah it's horrible, we got the sound of the saxo in the head even after the song is over ^^ I know... I watched twice and the song wont quite in my head.. hahahaha but worth what I seen..
  9. he is now my fucking hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that was amazing.. what a good time all that had to be. This fracking song will be in my head forever!!!! hahahaha it keeps getting funner and funnier. Wow this is good.
  10. Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA Full Length
  11. Sunday, August 21, 2011 Breaking: Ron Paul On FEMA Camps! The above information is extremely important. Ron Paul was recently asked by an investigative blogger if he was concerned about legislation in Congress that would officially establish FEMA camps in America. Ron Paul responded in the affirmative. For more information on the Homeland Security plans, see Alex Jones' Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA .Ron Paul’s message of liberty and? restoration of the republic is so unpopular with the corporate media, they decided to spend more time and effort covering Donald Trump, who is not even a candidate. He also trails far behind Sarah Palin, who is not a candidate.This just proves that mainstream media FEARS Ron Paul because more and more people are realizing that he's the guy that will beat Obama.Because the Federal Union dismantled the republic States by counterfeit money printing removing the independent free marketing through Federal LAWS not state and UNIONIZING? State Govern Mental Traders to prostitute their own citizens for the love of greed and money not earned - ALL STATES need to break from the FEDERAL GOVERN MENTALISTS and become responsible through self supporting not Federal Welfare or reality Warfare http://alexjones101.blogspot.com/2011/08/breaking-ron-paul-on-fema-camps.html
  12. BHzD_WHY Mine came from my wife...why are you on computer so much, why are you playing cod again, why do you drink so much, why do you go shoot pool, why don't you fix the toilet, why don't you buy me a new car, why don't you mow the grass, ect... I think you get the idea... someone get this guy some tags.. hahahahaha that is so funny... Air Sea Battle.... I was good at that game. Hevay Barrel. I completed in one quarter almost everyday before work and if I didnt win I had a bad day. Jumpman and Raid Over Bungling Bay lol Beat beat beat beat..... loved it.. what a challange. Then was the last time I play single player games.... Next came Warcraft 1.. networked and Doom!................ the shit. So love that game. Networked in 1993 and played with my friends. That was the shit. We had headsets to talk and raz. That was a scary game at the time. So fun.
  13. Tell her Happy Birthday. Dont tell her she will hate birthdays..... hahahaha
  14. because I used to hack on XI servers.. so everyone now calls me Haxter or hector. I stopped hacking but hack once and a while. Dont tell an admin.. dont need to be on some watch list.
  15. Bigmeandean My problemmis I cant see anything to do anything> Tho I had just recently about 4 days before it quit updated my drivers! This is a special pc I had built just for gaming. It is very fast as most of you know, but it only gave me probs on WOW! I may have to take it to my local college where they will fix it for me for free! But that means another week with out it! Dammit all anyway! Stop playing WOW.... it is crack and will only consume you. Just my opinion.
  16. hxtr

    suicide

    TopSide Wish you all the best with this hxtr, sometimes young people don't realize thier true worth, just need someone like you to point it out to them that statement can go for everyone..... thanks for the support all. I feel very good about this. What a cool game. That is how I look at life.. just a game.
  17. Sonovabich - YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO..... THIS POST WHORE'S 5000 POST CELEBRATION...WOOO WOOO wow 5000.... no that is a post whore on crack. Wow SOB.. do you ever shut the fuck up.. hahahahaha Love this video... very nice. BTW... have anything to say? hahhhahahahah
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    suicide

    blackcat hxtr, my heart goes out to you and him, I pray you can help . I know what he is going thru losing a family member that way. Most cases the ones left behind blame themselves. Don't let him do that. Everyone has a choice, no one could actually make someone do that. In the end it's always the person performing the act, that acts alone. Their decision, not others. I was lucky with the second family member that tried that, She was a teenager, living in horrible conditions she thought that was the only way to get out. I tried to help her before contacting agencies to check on her, I wasn't allowed there myself. When she came to at the hospital, she wanted me and they called. To make a long story short, she lived with me the next two years . With love and understanding and such she learned people did care about her and life never had to be like it was before for her. Today she's healthy and working a steady job, she has the same bf she's had for awhile, and all is good with her. She knows tho if she needs me I'll always be there for her. That's what he needs to know, that you will be there for him. He values your opinion and he needs that and someone he can trust. I wish you both the very best . what a great story and I understand what you want me to do. You will help me as I will think more about what you said. Honest is all I ask... even if you hate me. only thing left to say now is.. well I died once. ! should of died 6 other times. I totally understand. Sometimes I get mad for being saved. But a wonderful story itself. hahahaa I love life.. just wish life loved us back at times.
  19. LittleTooT - Best Band Ever LOL, I am Canadian I had a nice poster of Rush and can post a pic... same time I learned about Pink Floyd.... Ozzy and VH in 82. My 16 year old friend gave it to me.. and I was 12. He got me high for the first time. I had the poster in my room on the wall and my fuck brother told my parents it was satanic. I was gone some place and I came home and my bad ass poster was gone. Sad to say the least. hahahaha life.. people you trust dissapoint you. fuck you...
  20. hxtr

    suicide

    LilAcorn good job! Have you thought about becoming a teen counselor for those who are in that situation? yea.. but before I did not have the confidence I do now. That is what has changed in my life and not long ago. So.. now I know I need to get busy. Trying to figure that out. I know so much information that I need to share. And I love people even though I hate the human race. I could explain that but not sure needed.
  21. hxtr

    suicide

    Amazing comments. Thanks!!!!! He is def worth it. Good kid. He wants me to move back to San Antonio but I think being far will work even better. He's had a hard family life. Crack abuse and other... well you understand. Mental illness he def has but much of that is genetics. I am just glad he looks up to me which means I cant screw up. Been doing a lot of this lately. Kind of wonderful. Talking to so much family that I would not have before. About time!
  22. hxtr

    Unexist SIG

    Judge |NL hxtr Unexist Top! dankje Hans! we need to have sound so when you remove a bottle cap we can hear the noise. hahahaha Miss that sound! I can put it inn, but i dont think bord members wil like that al the differend sounds in the sigs lol screw the other members.. hahahaha that sound is distinctly Unexist. I would enjoy it. Pop.. kling kling. hahahaha
  23. I have a cousin who I talked to yesterday... very young age and he just attempted suicide.. well as far as a kid can go choking himself and saying they want to die. No damage just a sign of something wrong. Not so abnormal but his big brother.... commited suicide less than a year ago. So he has the thinking and now the example. He has talked about death several times according to his father and mother. His mom my cousin called me begging to talk to him. But I also got to speak to his dad and man we talked about some good things. So he had the love.. he just needs the direction. He is new in my life. I met him when I went to San Antonio but had phone conversation prior with him. For some damn reason he adores me. Maybe the kind of attention I know how to give him. Maybe my honesty. I know this.. i am an export on the subject of suicide. I so wish I could of got ahold of his brother before. Just wish I knew there was a problem. Good thing is.. my little cousin is getting Facebook so we can talk more often. He need attention but the right kind of attention. So super smart but not knowing how to harness his energy. Plus he needs to stop hatting himself. That will be his hardest hurdle. thanks for listening. Got so much on my plate right now from work family. and this is my number one thought. I dont want to screw this up. His life my depend on it.
  24. hxtr

    Unexist SIG

    Unexist Top! dankje Hans! we need to have sound so when you remove a bottle cap we can hear the noise. hahahaha Miss that sound!
  25. Pink Fucking Floyd. And I can prove it.
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