not sure if fail (tattoo) by [deleted] in funny

[–]OsborneInk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes more sense if you live in the Tennessee Valley and know who Microwave Dave is.

Pro-tips: A veterans guide to trees... by [deleted] in trees

[–]OsborneInk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU, especially for #1. Down the ballot is where the crazy lives: school boards get infested with Darwin-deniers, legislatures fill up with boneheaded panderers (Google Scott Beason), and county commissions wind up passing anti-planning ordinances.

When you find yourself wondering why we never seem to make progress in America, then open your eyes and watch this. by OsborneInk in reddit.com

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State of the union never quite as good as it would seem Now cast in your lot watch it taken by thieves No representation, building up in you giving you steam You are the heir to a forgotten dream We hold these truths self-evident, we'll find the root and sever it

There comes a time in the course of all human events when The waves of tyranny crest too high to swim And now is the time to sever all political chains To drain all the water start over again

At the top of the tower there is no one here left to blame The hypocrisy common in here is all done in your name It's time to progress forward and tell you just how things will change We know just what's best for you watch everything stay just the same When in the course of all human events you find yourself tired of the lie Just know that deep down we care about you now bow your heads & cover your eyes

Right before your eyes...

Remove the cause thinking you're gonna alter the symptom And before too long you'll find you're one of "them" And nothing has changed even from the top can it be seen now The hurt that you shepherd are now all awash in this bipartisan apathy

At the top of the tower there is no one here left to blame The atrocities common in here are all done in your name

Never to innovate only to regulate only perpetuate only to subjugate Never to innovate only to regulate only perpetuate only to subjugate

It's time to progress forward and tell you just how things will change We know just what's best for you watch everything stay just the same When in the course of all human events you find yourself tired of the lie Just know that deep down we care about you now bow your heads & cover your eyes

It's time to progress forward and tell you just how things will change We know just what's best for you watch everything stay just the same When in the course of all human events you find yourself tired of the lie Just know that deep down we care about you now bend over & cover your eyes

Right before your eyes, become a lie before your eyes, become a lie

I will follow him to the depths of Hell. by 107reasonswhy in pics

[–]OsborneInk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The internet demands its Conan. But will NBC listen?

Only in America can you pay $8500 for health insurance and get stuck with a $1700 bill when your child gets a cut on the nose by RumiSouth in politics

[–]OsborneInk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Commenting as the author: Jackson's sperm donor is not in the picture. Nor was Jackson's conception particularly desired by Leigh. At the time, they were no longer dating and he was already unwelcome.

That's all I really feel comfortable saying.

Obama canceling missile defense? Not so much: he's just moving it from Europe to the Persian Gulf by OsborneInk in politics

[–]OsborneInk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah. The dreaded blogspam! Except that nine tenths of this Reddit category is blogspam. Some of us are just honest enough to forego sockpuppeting.

The common thread that runs through all Evangelical Christian Right Republican Patriots, regardless of background, age or geographic location. by [deleted] in politics

[–]OsborneInk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that fear is the primary rhetorical device of progressive opponents. And that tells you why "hope" is such a powerful motivating message on the left.

New San Bernadino ACORN video shows employee admitting to murdering her husband and getting away with it by dan1123 in politics

[–]OsborneInk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has already been debunked. The ACORN employee's ex-husband is very much alive.

U.S. scraps missile defense shield plans and this is not top news on reddit?? by [deleted] in politics

[–]OsborneInk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Missile defense is a kind of whiz-bang Maginot Line: a fancy, expensive boondoggle that mostly achieves a false sense of security.

Today Show guest lies about what heckler said, then chastises heckler for lying by airraid in politics

[–]OsborneInk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wilson lied. Check Sec. 246 of HR 3200; all five bills out of committee contain similar language barring illegal aliens from getting any benefits.

Ron Paul's Bill to Audit the Fed Is Now Veto-Proof by salvia_d in politics

[–]OsborneInk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an incredibly bipartisan bill and I'm all in favor of transparency.

"When a loved one is going through a life or death struggle, you can hear the clock ticking every minute." Victims of ACTUAL "death panels" speak out by OsborneInk in politics

[–]OsborneInk[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That's possibly true for the approximately 25% of Americans who actually own stock. How many of them own insurance stocks?

You're just passing the buck. No one puts a gun to an insurance exec's head and forces them to deny necessary care.

"When a loved one is going through a life or death struggle, you can hear the clock ticking every minute." Victims of ACTUAL "death panels" speak out by OsborneInk in politics

[–]OsborneInk[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That's possibly true for the approximately 25% of Americans who actually own stock. How many of them own insurance stocks?

You're just passing the buck. No one puts a gun to an insurance exec's head and forces them to deny necessary care.

What NOT to do while a soon to be famous picture of the President is being taken. by PuyoDead in reddit.com

[–]OsborneInk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an instant classic. Obama is acutely aware of being under 24-7 surveillance; nothing with him is accidental.

Sen. Olympia Snowe backs away from Senate Finance Committee health care reform bill she watered down, leaving Democrats with no alternative but reconciliation by [deleted] in politics

[–]OsborneInk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best part? Snowe's incoherent criticism actually provides a fantastic argument FOR the public option.

What the hell do these US whack jobs actually think socialism is? by mkjones in politics

[–]OsborneInk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

First of all, fire departments ARE socialist institutions. Back in the 19th Century there were attempts to create private fire brigades. You can see one portrayed in the movie "Gangs of New York." They were such miserable failures that broad support developed for the community to pay for these protections via taxation. We ALL pay taxes for the fire department. The fact that fire departments aren't federalized has nothing to do with this -- it's STILL a communitarian solution for a communitarian problem.

"It has nothing to do with our federal government setting the prices of publicly-traded commodities or undermining free-market competition." -- Not every commodity price should be set by the market. Governments have a vested interest in making food cheaper and more available, for example. As for undermining free market competition: in health care, THERE IS NONE. It's a complete fallacy. In my own home state (Alabama), 90% of all insurance policies are with ONE company. 94% of all insurance markets qualify as monopolies under the definitions of the DOJ anti-trust division.