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Posted on Nov 23, 2008
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This week’s episode of “Left, Right & Center” focuses on the economy, of course, with specific attention to the challenges facing the auto industry. Meanwhile, President-elect Barack Obama’s Cabinet is taking shape and, once again, Hillary Clinton occupies center stage.

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By Christian 960, November 25, 2008 at 6:56 pm #

To;  Leisure Suit Larry——-While serving as school
psychologist, one of my roles was to administer IQ
tests to students with academic problems.  IQ’s
range from below average to superior.  After reading
your comments I would guess your IQ is below average.
It is obvious you didn’t read the verses I suggested.
As for christians being “cowards” it is obvious you
are not familiar with the millions of people who died
throughout the years because they refused to deny
Jesus Christ.  In fact, many Christians in Muslem
countries are being killed today because they refuse
to deny Jesus.  Larry, if you aren’t a Christian, I
would buy as many Leisure Suits as you can and enjoy
this life as much as you can because you aren’t going
to enjoy the NEXT LIFE.  If you can’t read this (because it is obvious you didn’t read my previous
comments), I would ask someone to read it for you.

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By Allan Gurfinkle, November 25, 2008 at 12:44 pm #
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This discussion, like the major media treatment, of the financial crisis, is dumbed down to the point of beyond superficial.

I’ve been reading a bit on the subject, currently ‘Bad Money’ by Kevin Phillis, and, unfortunately, the situation is confusing to me even after a few weeks of study.  Still, that can’t suffice as an excuse.  If you don’t know even the basics of the subject, you cannot intelligently discuss policy or personnel alternatives.

There is no shortage of knowledgeable people, like Phillips, who are willing to discuss the subject in detail with the public, but they have been shunted to the side.  What is needed is a continuing discussion of all aspects of the problem in much greater depth than that of the left-right-center program.

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By Leisure Suit Larry, November 25, 2008 at 11:25 am #
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I remember the first “end of days” scenerio in my life where due to the Roe vs Wade rulling “End of Days” was predicted. Then there was June 6, 1966 where the number 666 came into play as the end of the world, some folks even committed suicide so they wouldn’t be around to witness it.

From the fanatics at Jonestown, to the Wall Street businessmen who were jumping off buildings in 1929, people have been predicting the end of times since the beginning of times.

The Huberous of folks who believe the USA is “Gods favorite Nation,” and because it stumbles it’s getting close to end of days amazes me.

“End of days” is a way out for cowards who haven’t the stomach for future challenges. The situation will (in reality) be harder than dying, we’ll have to live and straighten out this incredible mess.

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By Christian 960, November 25, 2008 at 5:38 am #

I have master and doctoral degrees in Counseling and
Child Development.  For those of you who don’t know
the Bible, I have been studying it for more than 30
years.  One of the signs Jesus gave of his return he
compared to a woman in birth pains.  At first the
pains start slowly and then intensify as she grows
close to birth.  Look at conditions in America. Bailouts, moral depravity, business and government
lies and deceptions.  According to Bible scholars
the United States will decline and the European Union
will arise and “The Antichrist” is to come out of the
old Roman Empire which scholars believe is the European Union.  Read the following passages concerning the last days (2nd Timothy 3:1-7 and
Matthew 24) and see if they aren’t describing
conditions in the world today, especially the United
States.  Matthew 24:14 reads, “And this gospel of
the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for
a witness to all nations; and then the end shall come.”  When in history could the gospel be preached
in all nations until the advent of television?
Please watch my google video titled “osama bin laden
a christian response/expanded edition” in which I
try to warn Osama and other terrorists about a
prophecy (Zech. 14:12) which predicts a nuclear war
in the middle east.  The “bailouts” are just another
sign that we are rapidly moving to the end days.
Zechariah 14:12, which describes a nuclear bomb, was
written more than 2,000 years ago before anyone knew
anything about nuclear bombs.  I don’t want to
frighten you.  I just want to educate you and help
you understand the chaos occuring around the world.

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By TAO Walker, November 24, 2008 at 4:50 pm #

“Bottom-line” here?  The lives of six-and-a-half-billion domesticated Humans are being held hostage to the wishes and whims of a self-selected “elite” who all-in-all are no smarter nor any more qualified to “manage” the world than are those run-of-the-mill minions who are at their (doubtful) mercy.

Meantime, of course, the “global” false economy is systematically destroying the singular Living Arrangement apart from which absolutely none of them can survive for even two minutes.  How has it come about that the “civilized” peoples are so confused they believe religiously that they will all die if the very thing that is daily killing them should itself suddenly disappear?  It’s too kind to call such a stupified notion merely CRAZY.

So why are these intelligent and no-doubt well-meaning “individuals” here wasting precious time and attention on how to save the very contraption that has brought them to this impossible pass in the first place?  Want to “solve” the “problem” of the wholesale failure of electro-mechanical systems that squander dwindling “resources” just so lazy people don’t have to exert themselves overmuch to get places?  Park the damned things and get out and WALK!  It’ll instantly do your selfs and this Living Earth a world of good.

HokaHey!

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By blackdog, November 24, 2008 at 1:11 pm #
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This is like a breath of fresh air, a real discussion of issues without the hormones that tend to be in full supply on other programs.

Thanks.

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