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[Keystone Phil]

Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City

1. Will Rogers died in a plane crash.
2. This airport is the only one to have 'World' in its name rather than the more customary 'International'.
3. You cannot fly to any international destinations from this World Airport.

loloklahoma

Wanted to make the same point about it being named "World" and had a sad feeling it actually wasn't an international airport.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Have they opened up Darwin Award nominating yet for 2013?

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http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43624650/ns/us_news-life/t/ny-motorcyclist-dies-ride-protesting-helmet-law/#.UY06rsok670

These are some of my most favorite protests.

[opebo]

The headache that was trying to develop earlier today has left the room.  It briefly got up to about a 4.0, but now is down to a 1.5.

Sounds like it's gotten much further than you have.

[Antonio the Sixth]

December 1, 1955: Montgomery, Alabama (paraphrased)

James F. Blake: Hey, all you n*****s have to move to the back of the bus!
Rosa Parks: Well, I don't want to and you can't make me 'cause I have the right to sit where I damn well please.
Moderate Hero: How about you just move one seat back, OK? I mean, let's not get too extreme here.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

FF, though he wasn't a really good president.  He handled Waco and Oklahoma City well, but had way too many scandals for his own good.  He refused to acknowledge Osama Bin Laden.  He refused to take out Saddam Hussein when he had the chance and left it for Bush to do and thus passed the blame onto Bush.  His deregulation of the banks in the late 1990's started the faucet dripping for the 2008-2010 recession that we're still trying to dig our way out of.  I won't even mention Monica Lewinsky.  He is a very likable guy, though.  I would really like to eat dinner with him one of these days, as long as he can leave Hillary at home.  With all that said, he's probably the best Democratic president in the last 40 years, including Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.  He is also the best president we've had in the nearly 25 years since Reagan has been out of office.  Reagan is the best president in American History, but Clinton is the best in the past quarter century.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

When I read BDSM, I think of BRTD.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

All the Bulgarian parties want the Roma to find work.

In Western Europe.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Context:

On a completely unrelated note, I support Govenor Schweitzer to be the Democratic VP nominee in 2016

[Oldiesfreak1854]

FF, though he wasn't a really good president.  He handled Waco and Oklahoma City well, but had way too many scandals for his own good.  He refused to acknowledge Osama Bin Laden.  He refused to take out Saddam Hussein when he had the chance and left it for Bush to do and thus passed the blame onto Bush.  His deregulation of the banks in the late 1990's started the faucet dripping for the 2008-2010 recession that we're still trying to dig our way out of.  I won't even mention Monica Lewinsky.  He is a very likable guy, though.  I would really like to eat dinner with him one of these days, as long as he can leave Hillary at home.  With all that said, he's probably the best Democratic president in the last 40 years, including Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.  He is also the best president we've had in the nearly 25 years since Reagan has been out of office.  Reagan is the best president in American History, but Clinton is the best in the past quarter century.

What's so funny about that?  Clinton wasn't a bad president, but he was a very overrated one.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Because he says "He wasn't a good President" and then says "but Clinton is the best in the past quarter century"

[politicus]

Because he says "He wasn't a good President" and then says "but Clinton is the best in the past quarter century"

If you think that all US Presidents since Reagan have been pretty bad (like Jeff apparently does) its not absurd to say Clinton was the best of them, even though "he wasn't a good President". In that case he was the best of a bad lot.  

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Because he says "He wasn't a good President" and then says "but Clinton is the best in the past quarter century"

If you think that all US Presidents since Reagan have been pretty bad (like Jeff apparently does) its not absurd to say Clinton was the best of them, even though "he wasn't a good President". In that case he was the best of a bad lot.  

I suppose. Though I guess the juxtaposition of it and the fact that it's Bushie makes it funny.

[Kitteh]

There's something just quite so utterly and entirely perfect about a libertarian only being able to grow a neckbeard-and-Hitler-'tache combo.

[Mr. Morden]

Because he says "He wasn't a good President" and then says "but Clinton is the best in the past quarter century"

If you think that all US Presidents since Reagan have been pretty bad (like Jeff apparently does) its not absurd to say Clinton was the best of them, even though "he wasn't a good President". In that case he was the best of a bad lot.  

Except Bushie seems to go into every presidential election undecided, but thinking that both candidates are good people, who he'd be cool with becoming his president.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

There's something just quite so utterly and entirely perfect about a libertarian only being able to grow a neckbeard-and-Hitler-'tache combo.

Good one.

[Bacon King]

i think that requires a very careful analysis of some of nixon's other policies. probably more so than i am capable of offering quite honestly. but i will try anyway. please forgive the very brief summary:

- he enacted his secret plan to end the vietnam war and showed how ahead of his time he was by adopting a surge strategy. that the us only saw 15,000 american and 500,000 vietnamese deaths following this decision speaks to his foresight and clear-eyed realism. president obama should take note. perhaps reinstate the draft for good measure as some civic minded progressives have suggested.
- he launched a humanitarian intervention in cambodia to stop it from falling to the communists. i think since vietnam and cambodia both fell to the communists we can conclude he was right about the domino theory.
- he tried to convince our friends the chinese to intervene in india and pakistan. it is too bad that they did not heed his wise advice, otherwise the us would likely not have as many people hurt by outsourcing today.
- he tried to reduce poverty in the black community by promoting humane birth control measures like sterilization (without paternalistic things like 'informed consent' laws) and abortion (which was of course, acceptable for blacks in his opinion). he also enacted policies that would give millions of young minorities guaranteed access to clothing, healthcare, food and free room and board.
- he passed landmark health reform legislation, creating the system of hmos that so many millions of americans enjoy today.
- he helped enact policies that put a stop to the horrific economic stagnation caused by unions after ww2. undoubtedly helped contribute to present day record corporate profits.
- he campaigned against excessive regulation, then wisely changed course and proposed dozens of new regulatory agencies, then attempted to veto them after a thorough cost-benefit analysis. today agencies like the epa are staffed full of pro-business individuals, with years of valuable experience working in business and government.
- he enacted price controls that were obviously very beneficial to the economy. grocery stores could barely keep up with new demand!
- he took the bold step of declaring a war on drugs, which has thus far cost approximately $1 trillion dollars.. this to me sounds like a small price to pay given all the lives touched by nixon. it really speaks to the successes of our post-1970s drug policy so many former drug users have not only quit, but even become president themselves.

so overall, like many historians looking at nixon's many accomplishments i would have to say that he was 'near great.' if only he had done more before being taken down by a disturbingly un-civil and un-neutral media. who knows what legislation nixon and his team of policy wonks could have given us.

[Lief 🗽]

Legendary post^^^

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

US birth rate fell further in 2012

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/provisional_tables/Provisional_Table01_2012Dec.pdf

see also:   https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=173228.0

Yup, that explains it.

[opebo]

Oh wow, that sucks.  You never know when your time is up, no matter how young you are.  At least he was doing something he loved at the time.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Context:

see also:   https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=173228.0

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Context:

see also:   https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=173228.0

2 posts too late, kid. 

[Grumpier Than Thou]

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[Paul Kemp]

What are you gonna eat today, Bushie? Will it be somewhat healthy at least?

To be honest, doubtful.  I'm probably going to go by McDonald's on my to my cousins.  I'm riding with my cousin to a high school graduation tonight.

[Joe Republic]

I'm still waiting for Obama to congratulate Phil.