Government spending programs:
Hey Guido, I will declare your entire video FAKE. Not just to irritate you but to irritate you for fun. You seem to really get off on slamming me so go for it, I really don't care. The video is so contrived and edited to speak to a already decided audience. Give us some real substance, some real reasons to say more than just "NO".
Quote from: joiei on August 14, 2010, 03:26:44 PM
Hey Guido, I will declare your entire video FAKE. Not just to irritate you but to irritate you for fun. You seem to really get off on slamming me so go for it, I really don't care. The video is so contrived and edited to speak to a already decided audience. Give us some real substance, some real reasons to say more than just "NO".
Not going to take the bait. If you think the video is faked or contrived (and it very well may be), that's okay. But do you doubt that such spending programs exist?
Chinese prostitutes:
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47976
Turtle tunnel:
http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/48278457.html
"Fake news" by an organization calling itself "bankruptingamerica.org"
which is associated with another umbrella organization calling itself "publicnotice.org"
which tried to install a Trojan Horse on my computer when I browsed their website.
Naughty, naughty.
It seems fake videos have become quite popular these days. I guess after the success with the ACORN lies, why not keep hammering?
YAAAWWWNNNNN!!!!!
Oh, was this substantial and important??? No? Back to reality.
Quote from: dbacks fan on August 15, 2010, 03:32:32 AM
YAAAWWWNNNNN!!!!!
Oh, was this substantial and important??? No? Back to reality.
Next time I will pm you before I post anything, since you are apparently the anointed judge of content.
Quote from: guido911 on August 15, 2010, 12:50:59 PM
Next time I will pm you before I post anything, since you are apparently the anointed judge of content.
Good. 'Cause Lord knows you need an editor, </FOTD>.
The funny thing is, Yes the video is contrived, but the programs are real. That makes it even funnier. Kinda like the Daily Show huh?
Quote from: Gaspar on August 16, 2010, 07:46:24 AM
The funny thing is, Yes the video is contrived, but the programs are real. That makes it even funnier. Kinda like the Daily Show huh?
Had to say I didn't know about $1M to hand out blackberries to smokers so they can contact services to help them quit.
So did this organization kindly provide citations for their assertions? I'd like to know more about this Blackberry program. A lot of time, spending seems less goofy when you're aware of the legislative intent behind it.
Quote from: nathanm on August 17, 2010, 08:20:15 AM
So did this organization kindly provide citations for their assertions? I'd like to know more about this Blackberry program. A lot of time, spending seems less goofy when you're aware of the legislative intent behind it.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2010/02/11/levs.free.blackberries.smokers.cnn?hpt-T2
Doesn't get less goofy.
The funding comes from the tobacco settlement.
Quote from: Townsend on August 17, 2010, 08:47:07 AM
The funding comes from the tobacco settlement.
Great use of that money
Quote from: sgrizzle on August 17, 2010, 09:04:04 AM
Great use of that money
Probably set up in the agreement that they had to use some product in some way to create the one job it created. So many hands in the writing of these things that someone was probably drunk and suggested "let's provide some of them with blackberries and see if anyone notices.".
Quote from: Townsend on August 17, 2010, 09:09:12 AM
Probably set up in the agreement that they had to use some product in some way to create the one job it created. So many hands in the writing of these things that someone was probably drunk and suggested "let's provide some of them with blackberries and see if anyone notices.".
I remember the "Laptops for the homeless" program proposed under Clinton.
The funniest thing was the SNL or MadTV skit that was done on it. They asked homeless people "What's on your MacBook?" One of them replied "a booger."
I remember I about fell of the sofa when I saw that.