Let's talk politics

I'll have to look Roy up, I've never heard of him!
Oh, I just had a great idea to help all you Americans with the proper spelling of humour, colour, neighbour, ect... I'll set the word filters up here to automatically change them for you! Wouldn't that be a great help? I really should do that and see how long it takes anyone to notice!

chelle wrote:

Rebecca1340 wrote:Ok, we'll blame Chelle. The Europeans haven't really done anything to us North Americans lately so I can't see it being their fault.

Your right, and they DID take madonna... we owe them

Speaking of Madonna, when did she get a British accent? I saw her on an interview and all I could think was that she didn't sound like she's from Detroit anymore!

ohhhhhhhhh

I just realized.. this site is personalized for ME!! all them spinnin shells... makes me like them..

okay, I am procrastinating.. I was supposed to go grocery shopping as soon as I took the kids to the bus stop at 6:20... But I havent checked my sales papers, wrote my list or cheked my coupons...

One April Fool's day Scott changed the automatic spelling on a co-worker's computer so that every time he typed the word "the" it was corrected to "Happy April Fool's Day from Scott".

LMAO!!!

Rebecca1340 wrote:I'll have to look Roy up, I've never heard of him!
Oh, I just had a great idea to help all you Americans with the proper spelling of humour, colour, neighbour, ect... I'll set the word filters up here to automatically change them for you! Wouldn't that be a great help? I really should do that and see how long it takes anyone to notice!

great, I already cant spell.. Now your really gouna srcew with me!

Rebecca1340 wrote:

chelle wrote:

Rebecca1340 wrote:Ok, we'll blame Chelle. The Europeans haven't really done anything to us North Americans lately so I can't see it being their fault.

Your right, and they DID take madonna... we owe them

Speaking of Madonna, when did she get a British accent? I saw her on an interview and all I could think was that she didn't sound like she's from Detroit anymore!

I know!!

trax wrote:Don't ya wanna talk Canadian politics

There's more American politics on TV in Canada than there is here in the US. I can't get away from it!

And that's my only post on politics

Rebecca1340 wrote:
Don't forget about your former premier -- the gay guy who got caught stealing or shoplifting or something a few years ago... Was is Sven Robinson? Something Scandanavian like that.

Sven Robinson was not a premier, he was an MP and was caught with his hands where they should not be!

Why is it that everytime a thread gets started about one subject it never stays on that subject. I don't think I have seen one thread in a long time stay on subject and this one hasn't either.

I think it's because people don't really talk that way in real life. I mean, if you're having a casual conversation with someone and you mention the weather, it would be pretty boring if 20 minutes later you were still talking about the weather. In person to person chit chat, one subject reminds someone of something else interesting and the conversation gradually shifts. We could go around deleting every off topic post, but what would be the fun in that?

My main problem with the rambling is that I can never find the thread I'm looking for. But, no big deal. I can always start a new one.

Nothing on UB has ever stayed on topic from day one. Actually BzzChat threads seem to stay more on topic, but in CC we often wander away.

LOL!

My only concern with anyone who is voting is they take time to really examine the issues and not vote just because the party lines are "correct". If you have a well, thought out reason for voting for a particular canidate, that's great!!!

I'll be honest, I liked McCain the first time he ran. I really did. He was the maverick republican that really seemed to stand for change. Problem I have is he's done a 180 on so many subjects since then. He's fallen into party lines and picked up the rhetoric of Bush/Cheney. That may be ok with you, and that's fine. I also don't like that all he seems capable of doing is running a campaign based on fear. Pick on Obama based on the issues, do not try to paint him as something he is not (ie anti-christ, hitler, celebrity.....). I find his choice of VP interesting and am willing to reserve judgement. I do find it an odd pick though since McCain is not young, and she could very well become President, with even LESS experience than Obama, and McCain is claiming he is not experienced enough.

You have probably figured out I support Obama. He gives me hope. Hope that someone that has not been born with platinum spoon in their mouth can even aspire to be president. Hope that maybe big corporations hold on this country can be broken, and small businesses can again have a chance. He makes me feel that maybe the cycle of cronism can stop, and real government can be acheived. There are other reasons I support Obama, but those are the main ones. He's the first canidate that has actually inspired me since I was old enough to vote!

No matter which party you support, I hope and pray that you use your rights in this country and go out and vote!!!

Starts like a fairy tale but is a true story:

Once upon a time, there was a great gardening site. Everyday, members would log in and talk gardening, about their lives, and lives of those around. People posted request for prayer, held raffles on goods they created and came together to support members in need.

There was the option to become a life-time member that cost a lot of money but the site was so great, most of the users opted in.

One member had a serious accident and about fifteen members donated goods to raffle, Wally cards for meds and money. It happened because the member in need had about $20 dollars to pay bills AND buy medication.

These members would travel across the US to meet and be with each other. Some members, those who lived in the same area, would often meet for lunch or tea. There was even a section on the site where groups would sign up to play "round robins", a game much like Secret Santa that was played all year long. The gifts would sometimes reach into the hundreds of dollars.

Not too strange for long time friends to do all this but these members started as virtual friends.

Then one day and before they realized what was going on, the environment at the site had changed drastically. New people began posting information from those inflammatory and not true emails that go around. The old members told them these had been checked out and proven to be just hype and there was no sense in posting that type of material. Then there were the posts about religion, beliefs and God. Believers defended and non-believers defended their rights not to believe. Some members just watched all this on the sidelines.

No amount of persuasion could deter those posts. No amount of reasoning that politics and religion are not good subjects to get into. Especially when you have it so good and things had been just fine up til then. Although it happens over and over, no one believed that you could bring down a well-built house this way. No one believed that they were hurting other people's feelings and that friendships would be lost.

But it happened... The owners of the site did not want those types of posts to be connected with what they had built. They had high profile sponsors who were probably, just probably of many different faiths, races and political leanings. The sponsors paid for everything so the bottom line won. So, instead of shutting it down, they removed some people's memberships and made it difficult for others to post anything for going on a year or so. Little by little the old timers are coming back and little by little, the site is becoming operable again.

But what hurts the most are the lost friendships, the insults, the loss of the joy in just checking in to the site.

So, I plead with you, let's not talk religion or politics. Just because we have the freedom to say what we want, doesn't mean it is always appropriate. Truly, I haven't paid for membership and it would be easy to not check in. It is also easy to not read the posts at all if theyare not to my liking but that's not what I want to do. I came here because it was a place to hang out with other Bzzers. Nothing was personal (except our swarming on the new Bzz thingys) and it was easy reading. Up til now, it was a delight to read everything.

But, I guess I will opt out. I don't care if the political were slamming Hitler, I feel the Beelong is just not the place to start these discussions. You want an example of how keeping your opinions to yourself can work out just fine? I attended a birthday party for a family who was associated with the infamous group with three letters in their name and who make foul use of trees. We laughed, drank beer, ate and just were completely out of control all night. We even talked race and living down south. Everything was done with respect for the feelings of the guests. I had a great time and am looking forward to football season because we are getting together again.

I am not going to impede on your right to express yourself and am not going to post anything else on this subject.

Well put Pearly. Thankyou.

Pearly, that is EXACTLY how I feel. Sometimes it's better to let sleeping dogs lie. And I applaud that you were able to go to that party and show by example that good people come in all varieties.

And, on a completely unrelated subject, your Who's hot this week has been crackin' me up because I keep wondering if you mean Hot as in hot flashes... or Hot as in check me out, I'm flashing you!

Hi Karen, I seriously mean "hot flashes"! The last time I flashed somebody was in my very early thirties. I wore this see thru dress with no.... oh, need I say more? Those days are so over!!!!

I figured that's what you meant, but you know, Covers on, Covers off could be something else, LOL!

And a see through dress with no...? That sounds like there's a story there!

Yep, quite a story and I don't know to this day why I did it.

Ohhh Pearly, I actually do get it, but it's so rare to be able to talk to others who have differing views in a friendly forum! I was hoping based on other posts I had seen, that maybe we actually COULD have a friendly discussion, but I do really and honestly see that not everyone sees things the way I do (keeping things balanced) and this could easily get out of hand.

Thank you for pointing out so politely. Heck, I don't even discuss politics or religion with my own Mother! LOL!

So are politics a yea or nay? I came to talk about McCains choice for VP... I don't like McCain but so far I think she is awesome and I want to vote her for President.

Geez, I do not know, but about four pages back I posted about Canadians and their beer ~ well, I am off to the general store to get me some Hope you folks will be able to do the same. It is Friday, a long weekend and I am alive complete with hot flashes, memory lapses, and what-have-you...take your pick!

Enjoy

BTW, Trax, I have been looking for that beer ever since you posted. It is nowhere to be found in my parts. Maybe one day I will get north enough to find a store with it.

I just commented on your site, I am out of the loop I know NOTHING about her, I have some major catching up to do.

I see why everyone feels the way they do. It's sad but true, there is bound to be someone who can't be rational or disagree tactfully. Chelle is right opinions would be formed and grudges would start. I guess that makes me want to do it even more, lol. I am of the thought that if my having a different opinion makes you feel that differently about me then.... good, your not someone I care to call a 'friend' or waste my time on anyway. I can fight with you to the death on one subject and still be respectful enough to let it lie there and agree with you 100% on another subject with no ill will. Not all people can.

AND in all fairness we have many many Canadian members who most like don't care and don't want to hear it.

trax wrote:Geez, I do not know, but about four pages back I posted about Canadians and their beer ~ well, I am off to the general store to get me some Hope you folks will be able to do the same. It is Friday, a long weekend and I am alive complete with hot flashes, memory lapses, and what-have-you...take your pick!

Enjoy

Enjoy your long weekend! I have to work tomorrow but then TWO days off... almost unheard of in my world.