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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: eve69]
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His last name is spelled out in your link. Couldn't you have spelled it correctly in the topic? Sorry to nitpick but it is such a simple thing to spell check.. especially when your entire post consists of.. a pasted link.. no other content to edit beyond the topic.
C'mon.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: eve69]
#4530883 - 08/13/05 05:37 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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oh man, is this serious?
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: vampirism]
#4530978 - 08/13/05 06:35 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Vote MORE COWBELL in '08!
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: unbeliever]
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His last name is spelled out in your link. Couldn't you have spelled it correctly in the topic? C'mon.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: eve69]
#4531634 - 08/13/05 10:36 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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That fucking cowbell skit was the shit. We could all get along if we only had more cowbell.
explore the space
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: eve69]
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arnie could beat him in a fight
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: unbeliever]
#4531662 - 08/13/05 10:42 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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His last name is spelled out in your link. Couldn't you have spelled it correctly in the topic? Sorry to nitpick but it is such a simple thing to spell check.. especially when your entire post consists of.. a pasted link.. no other content to edit beyond the topic.
C'mon.
That was my first thought also.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Ravus]
#4531763 - 08/13/05 11:01 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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http://mknx.com/v/cowbell.wmv
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: JesusChrist]
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So this is a joke right? Cause I would serioulsy vote for him unless he said something really stupid.
Really explore the studio space.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: freddurgan]
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So this is a joke right? Cause I would serioulsy vote for him unless he said something really stupid.
Really explore the studio space.
I don't think it's a joke. What would be funny about it? Though it might be his sense of humour. CW is a smart guy.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: freddurgan]
#4533923 - 08/14/05 01:28 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Too bad the people that actually choose the pres (electoral college) would never vote for someone out of their power circle. He'd be better off to run for congress to get his foot in their b4 he runs for pres. There is no way they going to pick someone who has nothing to do w/ politics to be pres. Why do people like this even bother to run?
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Re: christopher wallklkin 2008 [Re: eve69]
#4534046 - 08/14/05 02:03 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Christopher Reeve in 2008!
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Sycronica]
#4534265 - 08/14/05 03:01 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Too bad the people that actually choose the pres (electoral college) would never vote for someone out of their power circle. He'd be better off to run for congress to get his foot in their b4 he runs for pres. There is no way they going to pick someone who has nothing to do w/ politics to be pres. Why do people like this even bother to run?
oh shut the fuck up. you know damn well a 3rd party can get votes. the electors arent that corrupt. VERY VERY RARELY do they vote for someone that didn't get the votes. pull your head out of your anti-system ass
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Re: christopher wallklkin 2008 [Re: eve69]
#4534294 - 08/14/05 03:13 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'd vote for him just to see his press conferences
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Re: christopher wallklkin 2008 [Re: Unagipie]
#4534325 - 08/14/05 03:28 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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i'd vote for him because he's christopher walkin. I admit it. not like the other 2 guys are going to be worth voting for. ESPECIALLY after the "collapse" of the democratic party. they're gonna pick joe america next time and it's gonna suck bad.
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Re: christopher wallklkin 2008 [Re: freddurgan]
#4534559 - 08/14/05 04:40 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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hey...if arnold and reagan can do it, why not christopher walken?
MORE COWBELL!
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: freddurgan]
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Too bad the people that actually choose the pres (electoral college) would never vote for someone out of their power circle. He'd be better off to run for congress to get his foot in their b4 he runs for pres. There is no way they going to pick someone who has nothing to do w/ politics to be pres. Why do people like this even bother to run?
oh shut the fuck up. you know damn well a 3rd party can get votes. the electors arent that corrupt. VERY VERY RARELY do they vote for someone that didn't get the votes. pull your head out of your anti-system ass
No shit.
The electors vote for who the people choose. If you want to complain, complain about voters, not the electoral college.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Redstorm]
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Too bad the people that actually choose the pres (electoral college) would never vote for someone out of their power circle. He'd be better off to run for congress to get his foot in their b4 he runs for pres. There is no way they going to pick someone who has nothing to do w/ politics to be pres. Why do people like this even bother to run?
oh shut the fuck up. you know damn well a 3rd party can get votes. the electors arent that corrupt. VERY VERY RARELY do they vote for someone that didn't get the votes. pull your head out of your anti-system ass
No shit.
The electors vote for who the people choose. If you want to complain, complain about voters, not the electoral college.
Of course even if you get on the ballots as a 3rd party candidate, for example Michael Badnarik (Lib) and David Cobb (Green), you don't really get the same treatment. Badnarik especially, he was on something like 49 of the 51 state* ballots. Yet when the broadcast presidential debates came around they were both physically barred, by the police, from participating.
<3 the two par... no I can't even joke about it or I'll choke on my own vomit. Fuck the repubs and dems both.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: unbeliever]
#4536091 - 08/14/05 10:53 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I know that's a damn shame. Badnarik was arrested, too, wasn't he?
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Redstorm]
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I know that's a damn shame. Badnarik was arrested, too, wasn't he?
As I recall both Cobb and Badnarik were planning on being arrested, to make a point, but without looking it up I forget which, if either, was actually booked and processed.
Also, I believe it goes a fair bit further than a damn shame. If the American people were anything but sheep grazing in a field of lies fertalized with bullshit.. they might actually realize it's a travesty and represents quite a lot of what's wrong with our country.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: freddurgan]
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Too bad the people that actually choose the pres (electoral college) would never vote for someone out of their power circle. He'd be better off to run for congress to get his foot in their b4 he runs for pres. There is no way they going to pick someone who has nothing to do w/ politics to be pres. Why do people like this even bother to run?
oh shut the fuck up. you know damn well a 3rd party can get votes. the electors arent that corrupt. VERY VERY RARELY do they vote for someone that didn't get the votes. pull your head out of your anti-system ass
Sir, yes sir!
/pulls head out of anti-system ass, looks around, sees that no 3rd party is ever going to win in any forseeable future and laughs at those with thier blinders on who think it's even remotely possible! 
What? You think a 3rd party can win? Care to make a wager? LOL
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Sycronica]
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That has nothing to do with your statement that the electoral college has any sort of independence.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Redstorm]
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Too bad the people that actually choose the pres (electoral college) would never vote for someone out of their power circle.
Their power circle = the top 2 canidates on the ballot. The top 2 most commercials the public sees. The top 2 people talked about in all media about the election. AND drumroll........the top 2 people with the MOST CASH running for the election. It's not just coincidence my dear watson!
So therefor anyone who cannot come up with the cash to compete with those in the "power circle" they crash before they get off the ground. And the cash that is availible for those who run for pres is handed out by those in the "power circle". Hence if you are not in it, you will never be heard by the people to get a fair shot at running against them.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Sycronica]
#4537403 - 08/15/05 10:21 AM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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So, if a third party candidate won a state, by your statement, the elctoral college would not give them a vote?
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Redstorm]
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So, if a third party candidate won a state, by your statement, the elctoral college would not give them a vote?
If that vote came down to the person winning the election or not they would not vote for him. If it didn't make a difference (which is ENTIRELY more plausable) then it doesn't matter so they could vote for the 3rd party in that case. There is no law that says your state's electoral college rep HAS to vote the same way as his state. It's their "break in case of emergency" device. They never have to use it cuz we always vote for the 2 guys they choose. Let a 3rd party get close to winning the press (almost laughable) and you will see them break the glass and vote for their guy in a heartbeat. Why else does the electoral college even exist? Surely not for it's original reasons, which are 200 years out of date.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Sycronica]
#4538051 - 08/15/05 01:18 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Christopher Walken kicks ass...
I'd elect Gabriel
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Sycronica]
#4538475 - 08/15/05 02:57 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Surely you don't propose we move to a popular vote system?
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Redstorm]
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Surely you don't propose we move to a popular vote system?
I strongly oppose this... most americans are fuckin idiots and don't know what's best for everyone.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Cowgold]
#4538729 - 08/15/05 04:04 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I am not as much worried about that as I am about how easy it would be to tamper and corrupt such a system.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Redstorm]
#4538744 - 08/15/05 04:09 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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I am not as much worried about that as I am about how easy it would be to tamper and corrupt such a system.
I agree
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Cowgold]
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Money needs to be taken out of the equation. It needs to be taken away from lawyers and away from politicians running for office. Having the most cash doesn't make you right, it makes you greedy.
Lawyers need to get EQUAL pay no matter what they have done in the past. This bullshit of the most money buys the best lawyer needs to end if we ever want to dream of a fair justice system. And the money available for running for president needs to be spread out EQUALLY to all who meet the requirements to run and think they can handle it. Taking money out of the election equation would be a good start to turning our govt around, but I fear these are unrealistic ideas since in america, it all boils down to greed in the end.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Sycronica]
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Too bad the people that actually choose the pres (electoral college) would never vote for someone out of their power circle. He'd be better off to run for congress to get his foot in their b4 he runs for pres. There is no way they going to pick someone who has nothing to do w/ politics to be pres. Why do people like this even bother to run?
oh shut the fuck up. you know damn well a 3rd party can get votes. the electors arent that corrupt. VERY VERY RARELY do they vote for someone that didn't get the votes. pull your head out of your anti-system ass
Sir, yes sir!
/pulls head out of anti-system ass, looks around, sees that no 3rd party is ever going to win in any forseeable future and laughs at those with thier blinders on who think it's even remotely possible!
What? You think a 3rd party can win? Care to make a wager? LOL
haha, I didn't say win. I said they can get votes. If they got the majority of the vote, they would win. It wouldn't be some republican plot to kill all the electoral voters that were planning on voting for the winning 3rd party candidate.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Sycronica]
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Money needs to be taken out of the equation. It needs to be taken away from lawyers and away from politicians running for office. Having the most cash doesn't make you right, it makes you greedy.
Lawyers need to get EQUAL pay no matter what they have done in the past. This bullshit of the most money buys the best lawyer needs to end if we ever want to dream of a fair justice system. And the money available for running for president needs to be spread out EQUALLY to all who meet the requirements to run and think they can handle it. Taking money out of the election equation would be a good start to turning our govt around, but I fear these are unrealistic ideas since in america, it all boils down to greed in the end.
Lol are you kidding? Do you know how hard good lawyers work? I understand that sometimes they can do seedy shit, but saying "lawyers should get equal pay" is rediculous. they get paid a shit ton because they bring results. the best lawyers know how to work the system better than the weak lawyers, and they win cases. and if you can win a case, you deserve more money. and if you can win a HUGE case, that takes LOTS Of your TIME and BRAINPOWER, then you will make more money.
and pulling it out of the parties? are you dumb? what if YOU were a republican, and you gave money to your party. would you want it given to the libertarians? no. if you gave money to badnarik in 50 years and he had to spread it out and give some to bush jr. jr, would you be happy? no. people give money to who they want. the SYSTEM you are speaking of is just fine.
the people run the system. and it's a lack of IMPACT on people's lives that causes the system to maintain. you ever wonder why people bitch a lot but nothing gets done? there is no motivation to do so. if kerry won the presidency, or walken, odds are NOTHING would change that immediately affects your life. just like any other pres. nothing immediately affects peoples lives and so nothing changes.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: freddurgan]
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Money needs to be taken out of the equation. It needs to be taken away from lawyers and away from politicians running for office. Having the most cash doesn't make you right, it makes you greedy.
Lawyers need to get EQUAL pay no matter what they have done in the past. This bullshit of the most money buys the best lawyer needs to end if we ever want to dream of a fair justice system. And the money available for running for president needs to be spread out EQUALLY to all who meet the requirements to run and think they can handle it. Taking money out of the election equation would be a good start to turning our govt around, but I fear these are unrealistic ideas since in america, it all boils down to greed in the end.
Lol are you kidding? Do you know how hard good lawyers work? I understand that sometimes they can do seedy shit, but saying "lawyers should get equal pay" is rediculous. they get paid a shit ton because they bring results. the best lawyers know how to work the system better than the weak lawyers, and they win cases. and if you can win a case, you deserve more money. and if you can win a HUGE case, that takes LOTS Of your TIME and BRAINPOWER, then you will make more money.
and pulling it out of the parties? are you dumb? what if YOU were a republican, and you gave money to your party. would you want it given to the libertarians? no. if you gave money to badnarik in 50 years and he had to spread it out and give some to bush jr. jr, would you be happy? no. people give money to who they want. the SYSTEM you are speaking of is just fine.
the people run the system. and it's a lack of IMPACT on people's lives that causes the system to maintain. you ever wonder why people bitch a lot but nothing gets done? there is no motivation to do so. if kerry won the presidency, or walken, odds are NOTHING would change that immediately affects your life. just like any other pres. nothing immediately affects peoples lives and so nothing changes.
The fact of the matter is that the money is corrupting the system, you have to be rich and popular with major corporations in order to win an election for president. DuPont Inc. supported the war on drugs so they could make more money selling latex, they considered hemp to be competition. If you want to end the war on drugs, you cant let corporations bribe officials, and we need to have more than two viable parties. DuPont is not the only major corporation that supports the war on drugs. Walmart, Philip mores, and Marlbro are just a few other major corporations that support the war on drugs or have supported the war on drugs in the past. I also suspect the Oil Industry has been supporting the war on drugs.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: LSDempire]
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"how about i stab you in the face with a sodering iron?"
walken is the man. i'd vote for him.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Grav]
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Does he want to end the war on drugs?
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: freddurgan]
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Money needs to be taken out of the equation. It needs to be taken away from lawyers and away from politicians running for office. Having the most cash doesn't make you right, it makes you greedy.
Lawyers need to get EQUAL pay no matter what they have done in the past. This bullshit of the most money buys the best lawyer needs to end if we ever want to dream of a fair justice system. And the money available for running for president needs to be spread out EQUALLY to all who meet the requirements to run and think they can handle it. Taking money out of the election equation would be a good start to turning our govt around, but I fear these are unrealistic ideas since in america, it all boils down to greed in the end.
Lol are you kidding? Do you know how hard good lawyers work? I understand that sometimes they can do seedy shit, but saying "lawyers should get equal pay" is rediculous. they get paid a shit ton because they bring results. the best lawyers know how to work the system better than the weak lawyers, and they win cases. and if you can win a case, you deserve more money. and if you can win a HUGE case, that takes LOTS Of your TIME and BRAINPOWER, then you will make more money.
and pulling it out of the parties? are you dumb? what if YOU were a republican, and you gave money to your party. would you want it given to the libertarians? no. if you gave money to badnarik in 50 years and he had to spread it out and give some to bush jr. jr, would you be happy? no. people give money to who they want. the SYSTEM you are speaking of is just fine.
the people run the system. and it's a lack of IMPACT on people's lives that causes the system to maintain. you ever wonder why people bitch a lot but nothing gets done? there is no motivation to do so. if kerry won the presidency, or walken, odds are NOTHING would change that immediately affects your life. just like any other pres. nothing immediately affects peoples lives and so nothing changes.
Am I kidding??? Do I think some crack addicted homeless mother should have access to the best lawyer money can buy? What makes her problems less important than OJ simpson's? This is bullshit that in order to get adequate representation under the law then I have to have to be a millionare.
So a good lawyer works damn hard for his money? What does a bad lawyer do? THE SAME FUCKING WORK. If anyone needs to pull their head out of their ass sir, it is you. Don't let your blind support of capitolism shield your eyes from what's right and wrong. If the law of the land aplies to EVERYONE then how come EVERYONE doesn't get the same prosecution? Because those who have the most money buy their out of the justice system. Those who don't have the money get fucked in the ass. That isn't justice it's a fucking kangaroo court.
Think about it, if you took all the money for pres and spread it out equally then everyone running for pres has an EQUAL shot. Then put them all in a big debate room and have them tell us why they should be president. How many people live in america??? And only TWO are debating on tv? Now you see why my earlier statement where I said, "why do they even bother to run?" It's pointless, the system is set up to let one of 2 people to win the pres and 3rd party canidates are a joke. Not a joke to me, I would love to see one win, but lets be realistic, hell will freeze over 1st and everyone of you damn well know it.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Sycronica]
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Who says that it's JUST money that gives you a shot? I don't give a flying fuck about any of their commercials or any bullshit like that. How are you coming to the conclusion that money = elected?
And the lawyers that don't make a lot of money are taking small civil suits. And do I think a crack addicted homeless mother should get the same lawyer as OJ Simpson? Do you know how hard OJ's lawyer worked? Do you realize he worked the system SO FUCKING HARD that he got OJ off? That man probably got UNDER paid. Pure lawyer talent. If he wants to work for free then sure, he can represent the crack addict. But unless someone foots the bill for him, no, I don't think he should have to defend a crack addicted mother with his very expensive time.
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: freddurgan]
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Guess that depends on your definition of "working hard". I think a manager at a very busy fast food place works harder than any lawyer in history.
AND WHAT ABOUT TEACHERS??? Do they work hard? bleh the hypocrisy is rancid!
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Re: christopher walkin 2008 [Re: Sycronica]
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Teachers do work hard, but they also invest less of their time than lawyers do (sometimes..it's never black and white). They also had to do less work to get their degrees. They also have low pressure jobs compared to other people. Teachers defenitely have more family life than high powered lawyers do. But of course that's the lawyers choice.
And to set this straight, I'm not 100% defending all lawyers. I think lots of them are scum. Anyone who takes an obvious bullshit case and manipulates the system is scum. The guy who sued McDonalds over the coffee spill? He can go to hell.
But damnit, he was good enough to make it work so I'm sure he got paid nicely.
Not to mention lawyers take portions of the winnings, so the better they do, the more money they get.
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