But with the dollar plummeting in value and inflation rising, foreign lenders are losing confidence in the worth of Bush’s IOU’s. Oil-producing nations are saying they prefer payment in Euros, gold dinars (at left), or yak hides – anything but more bogus bucks.

Seems that is a quote from a Time article circa 1976.  Guess the boggey man is still trying to get headlines!

oooh! I am scared!

America love it or leave it, and you think the Archie Bunker comparisons aren't fair, moderatewannabeman?

He was just making a mockery of your first post.  You really are the pot calling the kettle black archie.

Why oh why does most liberals whine that the united states is NOT doing enuff for the world? 2004 WE provided 40% of all the relief efforts in the entire world. Is that not enuff? The United morons {nations} cry foul if we give , but not enuff in there determination.... As usual the morons of the world are quick to CONDEMN america. for anything we do..... Where was world aid when florida had its disaster?? where was world aid when the 87 earthquake trashed oakland , california? Where where the left idiots crying then about NO outside help from other countries.

are you serious???? your comparing the hurricanes that hit florida this year to a Tsunami that killed some 50,000 people???
When you are the wealthiest and most self reliant country in the world you do not have the same need for foreign monetary aid as others. You are correct the United States can only give so much, to the world.


However there are times united states turn a blind eye to evil. Example millions massacred and killed in Rwanda and Sudan.
And before a bunch of patriotic evangels descend upon me, "with there meaningless statistics of how america poured food and money into that country, I will simply state that we could of also poured food and money into Iraq as well, whats makes Saddam Hussein who massacred millions any different from evil that goes on all across the world. The war on terrorism argument doesnt cut butter here, because people have been terrorized on this planet for centuries.

The bottom line is oil and economic stability is the lifeblood of this country.
Dont make Dubya fool you into beliveing were defending democracy or fighting terrorist. Because if U.S was fighting the true beast known as terrorism we would have troops all over the world fighting it and defending democracy.

Reply #53 By: kilahchris - 12/31/2004 1:49:59 PM The bottom line is oil and economic stability is the lifeblood of this country. Dont make Dubya fool you into beliveing were defending democracy or fighting terrorist. Because if U.S was fighting the true beast known as terrorism we would have troops all over the world fighting it and defending democracy.

What makes you think we don't? Just because it's not being said don't make it so.

are you serious???? your comparing the hurricanes that hit florida this year to a Tsunami that killed some 50,000 people??? When you are the wealthiest and most self reliant country in the world you do not have the same need for foreign monetary aid as others. You are correct the United States can only give so much, to the world.

That's true. The US can handle its own problems.

However there are times united states turn a blind eye to evil. Example millions massacred and killed in Rwanda and Sudan.

It does show how much the UN and the world itself relies on the US. If the US didn't help out in Kosovo, I'm positive the UN would have screwed everything up as they did in Rwanda.

And before a bunch of patriotic evangels descend upon me, "with there meaningless statistics of how america poured food and money into that country, I will simply state that we could of also poured food and money into Iraq as well, whats makes Saddam Hussein who massacred millions any different from evil that goes on all across the world. The war on terrorism argument doesnt cut butter here, because people have been terrorized on this planet for centuries.

Yes, but terrorists have recently crossed the line with the United States on 9/11/2001. Before that, the US thought of terrorism as a minor irritation.

The bottom line is oil and economic stability is the lifeblood of this country. Dont make Dubya fool you into beliveing were defending democracy or fighting terrorist. Because if U.S was fighting the true beast known as terrorism we would have troops all over the world fighting it and defending democracy.

When you think about it, the UN is all about money and oil, since they aren't fixing all the problems of the world with their finite resources while completely ignoring the consequences of doing such (i.e. I'm sure if the UN went into China and decided to make some changes, China wouldn't respond positively).

Reply #53 By: kilahchris - 12/31/2004 1:49:59 PM However there are times united states turn a blind eye to evil. Example millions massacred and killed in Rwanda and Sudan.

Hate to tell you this but, Rwanda is a UN screw up not ours. The UN was on scene. They couldn't take care of it?

Reply By: whoman69Posted: Thursday, December 30, 2004try this sight www.YOUR A LOOSER .com where you can feel right at home.You can't even spell loser. And I have no intention of visiting your home page.

was not refering to you being a loser was refering to you bowels being loose...idjit

Reply By: kilahchrisPosted: Friday, December 31, 2004

are you serious???? your comparing the hurricanes that hit florida this year to a Tsunami that killed some 50,000 people???

nooooooooo I am not comparing anything ... read what I said in the blog

Reply By: messybuuPosted: Friday, December 31, 2004are you serious???? your comparing the hurricanes that hit florida this year to a Tsunami that killed some 50,000 people???When you are the wealthiest and most self reliant country in the world you do not have the same need for foreign monetary aid as others. You are correct the United States can only give so much, to the world.That's true. The US can handle its own problems.

we can and do.......but the point is where was any offers of help??? thats the point ok?

Only three words in the last sentence,and he manages to spell two of them wrong.Why are you all actually taking him seriously?

Reply #60 By: qwertcue (Anonymous) - 1/1/2005 6:31:13 PM Only three words in the last sentence,and he manages to spell two of them wrong.Why are you all actually taking him seriously?

Are you refering to *moderateman*? Because if you are your accusing him of being a bad speller (WRONG). In his last sentence the only thing wrong is theres no apostrophe in the word "thats". And to top it all off.... you can't count. There are 4 words, not 3. And if you think the word "point" is spelled wrong then you ca't spell either. And BTW if that is all you can add to the conversation......take a hike.

Reply By: qwertcue(Anonymous User)Posted: Saturday, January 01, 2005Only three words in the last sentence,and he manages to spell two of them wrong.Why are you all actually taking him seriously?

yep to things like you SPELLING is so much more important than content.

Reply By: drmilerPosted: Saturday, January 01, 2005Reply #60 By: qwertcue (Anonymous) - 1/1/2005 6:31:13 PMOnly three words in the last sentence,and he manages to spell two of them wrong.Why are you all actually taking him seriously?Are you refering to *moderateman*? Because if you are your accusing him of being a bad speller (WRONG). In his last sentence the only thing wrong is theres no apostrophe in the word "thats". And to top it all off.... you can't count. There are 4 words, not 3. And if you think the word "point" is spelled wrong then you ca't spell either. And BTW if that is all you can add to the conversation......take a hike

sighhhhhhh my hero lmao...... HOW MANY MORE TIMES AM I gonna have to post I do not know how to spell and suck at grammer?

thanx drmiler for putting one of the spelling police in there place..

Reply #63 By: Moderateman - 1/2/2005 9:50:28 PM Reply By: drmilerPosted: Saturday, January 01, 2005Reply #60 By: qwertcue (Anonymous) - 1/1/2005 6:31:13 PMOnly three words in the last sentence,and he manages to spell two of them wrong.Why are you all actually taking him seriously?Are you refering to *moderateman*? Because if you are your accusing him of being a bad speller (WRONG). In his last sentence the only thing wrong is theres no apostrophe in the word "thats". And to top it all off.... you can't count. There are 4 words, not 3. And if you think the word "point" is spelled wrong then you ca't spell either. And BTW if that is all you can add to the conversation......take a hike sighhhhhhh my hero lmao...... HOW MANY MORE TIMES AM I gonna have to post I do not know how to spell and suck at grammer? thanx drmiler for putting one of the spelling police in there place..

No problemo! I guess they *never* made a mistake typing in their entire life.

Hello Moderateman,
I will not bash you or your comments but I would like to respond to what you've written here.
First of all, I am writing you from Europe. Although I was born and raised in California, I did get the hell out, in 1990, one year after the earthquake in San Francisco, CA. Do the math, the quake was not in 1987, but at approx. 5:00pm in 1989.

I decided to leave USA because I knew that my beloved country was headed down a road, lead by the first Bush president, pappy, and I could see that our destination would not be a pretty one.
And so here we are today, 14 years after I left the US, a country which I love to death but am pretty disappointed with. Where are we? War, lies, a crippling economy and you know the rest. We could go on and on but I won't try to convince you or anyone else.

Why is the world bashing our country you ask? Get on a plane, travel to a different country, a different culture sometime and get a different perspective. You'll see just how silly WE seem to the rest of the world, how we are lead by our noses to believe and buy all the rhetoric. Our government relies on ignorance, similar to yours, to drum up all these patriotic emotions so that you can continue to be manipulated, all the while Bush and his friends do what they do best. "I am a WAR president." That is what he said and I believe him whole heartily.

The USA does not own anyone anything? that is nothing for me to argue about, however I will suggest that we owe it to ourselves to get our head out of our butts and try to see things objectively, listening to other opinions and points of view, even if it is something we do or do not agree with, we Americans should try a little better to listen before deciding that we know better. This is how children act.

I'll close by saying this... I love America, I love the fact that I come from that country, I love my friends and family whom I miss tremendously but I am not loving our ignorance, arrogance and overall hatred for self evaluation, self assessment and objective criticism. You must know that the decisions made by everyday people in states across the nation about who will be president, while they drink their freaking 1 Liter cokes and eat their triple double fat burgers with bacon, actually effect the entire rest of the world. I feel sorry for many nations that they must live with the decisions of who will lead our country by people who cannot themselves make educated and intelligent decisions about their own lives.
This is why so many people are speaking out against Americans. Do you understand?

Do me a favor. Do not take any of your time replying to what I'm writing you because in all honesty I will not be re-visiting this site, it was a complete accident in the first place that I found this page. Just get out of the country more frequently, ya might like it...

Have a nice 2005, try not to eat so much fast food and go for a yoga class or something.

Peace

This thread has become completely predictable...

Americans refusing to accept that they are borrowing too much and using the rewards from what they borrow to spend on foreign markets. This is fine in the short term, but you will pay a heavy price in the future. Anyone would think that America is a financial utopia, but it is not.

Soon enough came the name calling, i.e. 'cowardly Europeans' and soon afterwards (like a satirical play) came the 'we saved your ass in WW2' nonsense. Americans fail to realise that good old blighty took most of the sting from the Nazi wasp for years before the Yankies bothered to help defend democracy. So much for the land of the free peasants! Joseph Kennedy even predicted that Nazis would be in Buckingham Palace within two weeks!

Well we fought off the Nazis, and you were simply part of the wider effort, but that wouldn't be enough for the noveau riche of the world... the Americans.

I have news for you chaps, Britain has the largest empire the world has ever known. America can never rival this, and today's America is merely a poor imitaion of the British Empire of freedom and fraternity.

Brittania rules the waves!

Soon enough came the name calling, i.e. 'cowardly Europeans' and soon afterwards (like a satirical play) came the 'we saved your ass in WW2' nonsense. Americans fail to realise that good old blighty took most of the sting from the Nazi wasp for years before the Yankies bothered to help defend democracy. So much for the land of the free peasants! Joseph Kennedy even predicted that Nazis would be in Buckingham Palace within two weeks!

LYING sack of......!

Britain HAD the largest empire the world has ever known. America can never rival this,

Brittania rules NOTHING!

"Brittania rules NOTHING!"

You deluded fool, you think America runs the world? Old English money is still in charge dear boy.

Some of you bloody Yankies are worse than Zulus, and we butchered those savages too!

Reply #68 By: Sir Peter Maxwell (Anonymous) - 1/4/2005 2:30:47 PM "Brittania rules NOTHING!" You deluded fool, you think America runs the world? Old English money is still in charge dear boy. Some of you bloody Yankies are worse than Zulus, and we butchered those savages too!

Right now America DOES run the world or at least more than you stupid Brits do! Hey, just an FYI.....your colonies are gone! And again what you even posting here for? You were barred from this site. Get lost jerk. BTW you may have butchered the Zulus, but you never have nor ever will butcher us. WE'RE the ones who chased your stupid butts BACK to England.

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Reply #65 By: NobodyUknow (Anonymous) - 1/3/2005 6:27:51 PM Hello Moderateman, I will not bash you or your comments but I would like to respond to what you've written here. First of all, I am writing you from Europe. Although I was born and raised in California, I did get the hell out, in 1990, one year after the earthquake in San Francisco, CA. Do the math, the quake was not in 1987, but at approx. 5:00pm in 1989. I decided to leave USA because I knew that my beloved country was headed down a road, lead by the first Bush president, pappy, and I could see that our destination would not be a pretty one. And so here we are today, 14 years after I left the US, a country which I love to death but am pretty disappointed with. Where are we? War, lies, a crippling economy and you know the rest. We could go on and on but I won't try to convince you or anyone else. Why is the world bashing our country you ask? Get on a plane, travel to a different country, a different culture sometime and get a different perspective. You'll see just how silly WE seem to the rest of the world, how we are lead by our noses to believe and buy all the rhetoric. Our government relies on ignorance, similar to yours, to drum up all these patriotic emotions so that you can continue to be manipulated, all the while Bush and his friends do what they do best. "I am a WAR president." That is what he said and I believe him whole heartily. The USA does not own anyone anything? that is nothing for me to argue about, however I will suggest that we owe it to ourselves to get our head out of our butts and try to see things objectively, listening to other opinions and points of view, even if it is something we do or do not agree with, we Americans should try a little better to listen before deciding that we know better. This is how children act. I'll close by saying this... I love America, I love the fact that I come from that country, I love my friends and family whom I miss tremendously but I am not loving our ignorance, arrogance and overall hatred for self evaluation, self assessment and objective criticism. You must know that the decisions made by everyday people in states across the nation about who will be president, while they drink their freaking 1 Liter cokes and eat their triple double fat burgers with bacon, actually effect the entire rest of the world. I feel sorry for many nations that they must live with the decisions of who will lead our country by people who cannot themselves make educated and intelligent decisions about their own lives. This is why so many people are speaking out against Americans. Do you understand? Do me a favor. Do not take any of your time replying to what I'm writing you because in all honesty I will not be re-visiting this site, it was a complete accident in the first place that I found this page. Just get out of the country more frequently, ya might like it... Have a nice 2005, try not to eat so much fast food and go for a yoga class or something. Peace

and a good day to you also sir, as I have said many times before, your entitled to your opinion and I to mine.. btw what makes you think I have not traveled abroad?

Reply #68 By: Sir Peter Maxwell (Anonymous) - 1/4/2005 2:30:47 PM "Brittania rules NOTHING!" You deluded fool, you think America runs the world? Old English money is still in charge dear boy. Some of you bloody Yankies are worse than Zulus, and we butchered those savages too!

there is NO REASONING WITH you all i can say is// OH YEH/?????

Reply #69 By: drmiler - 1/4/2005 2:43:38 PM

Right now America DOES run the world or at least more than you stupid Brits do!

yikes drmiler we really do not run anything we can just kick everyones else ass.... lmao.. and btw I do love and respect and admire our british cousins NO not you sir penis minimus

have news for you chaps, Britain has the largest empire the world has ever known. America can never rival this, and today's America is merely a poor imitaion of the British Empire of freedom and fraternity.

not has had, had had, ok??? the diff between the s you used and the d i used is all the diff in the world get it yet?

Reply #72 By: Moderateman - 1/4/2005 3:25:05 PM Reply #69 By: drmiler - 1/4/2005 2:43:38 PM Right now America DOES run the world or at least more than you stupid Brits do! yikes drmiler we really do not run anything we can just kick everyones else ass.... lmao.. and btw I do love and respect and admire our british cousins NO not you sir penis minimus

Your right of course! We really don't *run* anything except our own turf. I just let sir penis minimus get under my skin. Bad show really! I wish they could BLOCK that bugger (blogger) entirely! What about it Draginol? Any way to block anonymous users from posting? As you can see Sir Peter Wadhead is at it again.

I wish they could BLOCK that bugger (blogger) entirely

And all the people who post ads for texas hold em and mortgages , and all.