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Re: In other words, chubby is good but tubby is not... - 11 years ago

Quotemax QuoteAlphaDog Quotebwicklander How rude some of you are - not funny I agree. I agree, these people are calorie hoarding while you have I billion people starving. Thats really rude...

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Re: These thugs were invited to the 4th of July celebration - 11 years ago

"Forum freak" RgrF? An ad hominem fallacy is a genetic fallacy and red herring, and is most often (but not always) an appeal to emotion. I don't have the skills to debate anyone, but this one I do know. I "googled" it. Bernadette

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Thanks - 11 years ago

"Forum freak" RgrF? An ad hominem fallacy is a genetic fallacy and red herring, and is most often (but not always) an appeal to emotion. I don't have the skills to debate anyone, but this one I do know. I "googled" it. Bernadette

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Poll on money, sex and political inclination - 11 years ago

What about sex with someone you just kinda like? Bernadette.

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Palin vs Letterman - 11 years ago

We don't get David Letterman here across the pond but I did watch the various links posted. If he's have a said something along the lines of "Good job it wasn't Bristol at the ball game as in the 7th inning.... I would have assumed, perhaps wrongly that he was talking about the daughter that was accompanying her parents on this trip. His apologies were said in such a way that they didn't

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: The french approach to rehabilitation - 11 years ago

I think they should be breaking rocks. Bernadette.

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Is Netanyahu insane or just crazed? - 11 years ago

Was it during the first Gulf war that Iraq was shelling Israel with exocet missiles? They showed remarkable restraint then. The US gave them an assurance that if they didn't retaliate, which could have made the whole situation worse, they would be taken care of. Considering the way that this recent conflict has been handled they are entitled to feel uncomfortable. Yes they are sabre rattling,

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: D-Day Rembered - 11 years ago

QuoteBlack QuoteDakota Which allies? Exactly. I haven't got the data at hand but can provide the link so that you can see for yourself the UK regiments that are fighting side by side with Americans soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bernadette.

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Obamas turn down dinner with Sarkozys..bad taste - 11 years ago

Quotebillb QuoteBlack Thanks, SiT. QuoteBritish version of National Enquirer except it assumes its readership has some cumpulsory awareness of politics Mr Obama’s irritation with his French counterpart began when Mr Sarkozy tried to grab the limelight at the G20 summit in London in April and talked condescendingly of the US President in private. Mr Sarkozy told colleagues that he found Mr

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Obamas turn down dinner with Sarkozys..bad taste - 11 years ago

I think I've already stated this. It was not the Presidents place or responsibility to ask the Queen to this commemoration. If I remember correctly The President and First Lady have already met the Queen. And the Queen put her arm around the waist of the Presidents wife. I've never seen the Queen appear so open and affectionate to someone not of a Royal family. So I don't think her Majesty has

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Does it bother you that BHO hasn't posted here why he snubbed Queen? - 11 years ago

You need to look further across the Atlantic to see where this snub originated. Bernadette.

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: I don't blame Queen for being miffed. I'm miffed, too - 11 years ago

Heads of state are usually personally invited to these events, their respective governments are usually left to deal with the details. The Queen was present for the the 60th anniversary of the invasion in 2004, the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales all attended commemoration events in France. Since then GB has sided with the US, against the wishes of the EU (France and German

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Alcoholics Anon..hmm, sick of my AA friends and their "meetings" - 11 years ago

Quotebillb Call me insensitive. It's time for new friends. I'd be happy they're in a place where thier chances of staying sober and not killing themselves or someone else are much slimmer and let it go. AA may not be a cure, per se, but it keeps some people alive. <When can they just live their freaking lives?> It should be obvious, they now are. I've buried substance abu

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Alcoholics Anon..hmm, sick of my AA friends and their "meetings" - 11 years ago

Laarree, that particular book enabled me to see things a lot clearer. not just about AA, you can apply it to a lot of other organisations. Getting a clearer picture of how groups function enabled me to apply it to quite a few social situations. Glad to hear you came through ok, lots don't. I'm so grateful I was one of the lucky ones. Bernadette.

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Alcoholics Anon..hmm, sick of my AA friends and their "meetings" - 11 years ago

Ok Kraniac, I'll take your last post as a starting point. You feel pissed off because the friends that you feel you supported whilst they were drinking have let you down now they're sober. They're still friends, they just have different needs now, and are geting them met elswhere. Yes, I can totally see how you would feel let down. Alcohol was their coping mechanism, and unlike a lot of peopl

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Alcoholics Anon..hmm, sick of my AA friends and their "meetings" - 11 years ago

As a couple of people have already explained, AA is a complete social network. If the problem is with your friends letting you and others down, well that unfair of them, and maybe you should remind them that with sobriety comes honesty. But your first few posts here were quite specific. You seemed to want to get as much dirt about AA as possible. For what purpose, only you know. But if you ar

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Alcoholics Anon..hmm, sick of my AA friends and their "meetings" - 11 years ago

As I've already stated, recovery is an extremely personal thing. My response to you was only one opinion of AA. There are thousands, possibly more, who would disagree with me. Some people have strong support systems, as I have, others are not so fortunate, AA seems to suit them. But my post was not written to prove you right and everyone else wrong, as you seem to believe. The only reason I

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Alcoholics Anon..hmm, sick of my AA friends and their "meetings" - 11 years ago

QuoteRobert M Bernadette, The posts made by both you and Kraniac reminded of a couple of links about religion vs cult. Here's one that comes to mind: Here's how they define the difference: "A religion is a movement in which people find themselves; a cult is a movement in which people lose themselves. A cult hijacks your identity and makes you into someone you aren't. A true reli

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Alcoholics Anon..hmm, sick of my AA friends and their "meetings" - 11 years ago

Charles Bufe wrote a book, "Alcoholics Anonymous: Cult or Cure". He determined that AA was not a cult, but that some parts of the program were cult-like. The reaction he received from AA members over his book caused him to re-think his conclusions and decided it was, indeed, a cult. ... I've left all of the info in, including the link. After you have read this you can then address

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Alcoholics Anon..hmm, sick of my AA friends and their "meetings" - 11 years ago

It's what's known in AA and NA as "thirteen stepping" the "twelve steps" being the programme you work. Having attended years of AA and NA meetings I have to agree with you, it is a cult. If you look up the definition of the word "cult" you will see there is a striking resemblance. It uses the same practises that a cult uses. It uses a philosophy and has very rigid

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Are you satisfied with BHO's approach to Somali pirates? - 11 years ago

The US is usually part of a multinational force in most areas of conflict. The way you talk it you would think the US stood alone in all of them. I think you'll find that was GB from 1939-1942. If you consider the size of the UK in comparison to the US of course you are going to have more soldiers. You have a larger population from which to enlist them. I wonder if you looked at the percentage

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Are you satisfied with BHO's approach to Somali pirates? - 11 years ago

QuoteBlack Quotebernadette Quotesamintx I will give three cheers to the administration for calling out the Seals. Of course if it hadn't worked there would be haters on our side but since it DID work there are hater on the Somali side. It worries me that they will retaliate...but we (the world) cannot sit on their hands crying about the piracy and not take action. The other countries of the wo

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Are you satisfied with BHO's approach to Somali pirates? - 11 years ago

Quotesamintx I will give three cheers to the administration for calling out the Seals. Of course if it hadn't worked there would be haters on our side but since it DID work there are hater on the Somali side. It worries me that they will retaliate...but we (the world) cannot sit on their hands crying about the piracy and not take action. The other countries of the world have done this and the

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Clinton accepted last night? - 12 years ago

Quotevision63 You guys are inventing Bill and HIllary issues. He is a private citizen and has done nothing improper. Hopefully she'll turn that gig down and move on. If she does accept it, it should be on her terms anyway. He was in Public Office when he "did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." Now he has a private life so he can screw around as much as he like

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: A few questions from an outsider about the election - 12 years ago

Quotevoodoopenguin Trying to make sense of some of the numbers. According to that Google map that was linked to below somewhere the numbers are Obama - 349 and McCain - 162. That seems like a huge difference but what are those numbers? Here in the UK we vote for our MPs in our local constituencies and whichever party has the highest number of MPs elected gets to form a government but I feel that

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Trick or Treat? Woman refuses sweets to pro-Obama kids - 12 years ago

QuoteMacGurl What an *evil* bitch! Kathy Looks like she just received her trick, Kathy. Ha ha ha.

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Troops hope Obama brings them home responsibly - 12 years ago

It's not going to be easy to undo all of the wrongs that have been done over the past eight years, but if anyone can accomplish this it is your new President. I just hope he makes that his first job. Congratulations on electing the best man for the job. Everyone who voted for Obama deserves a medal.

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Senator Barack Obama has been elected President of the United States - 12 years ago

Quotevoodoopenguin Just got up, bit late this morning, and seen the news. I have to say I was feeling a bit wary about what I would be seeing, almost praying to the god I don't believe in that it would be OK. Thank you god I don't believe in. Not sure what the words should be. Congratulations to the USA? Congratulations definitely to Obama, his family, his camapaign and his supporters. Yes,

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: The Secret To John McCain's Longevity. - 12 years ago

Quotedeckeda Oh, so this a joke about @#$%&/Cialis et al? No. Have you not read "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: The Secret To John McCain's Longevity. - 12 years ago

He's a Zombie, one of the undead.

by bernadette - 'Friendly' Political Ranting