WTF is wrong with this Pope? Are the aliens controlling him?

[oneforthebus]

I didn't realize he was using Canadian $ or that there was that much difference! In any event, neither is free market.

The Canadian dollar is in the ******* right now. It's been up and down over the last couple of decades. Meanwhile consumer prices are sky high...average home price in Canada is in the 400,000s. Here it's less than 300,000. Between currency fluctuations and differences in taxes and cost of living, comparing their hourly wages to ours is like comparing apples to backhoes.

 

[IndySteel]

The Canadian dollar is in the ******* right now.

It's great. Last week for a Christmas present I bought some goose down pillows from http://www.simons.ca/simons/ and saved a shitload. Free shipping too.

 

[SteelerSask2]

Totally done the rhetoric honestly. Just a general curiosity. Is the average American aware that these banks with the letter acronym like RBC, TD, BMO which often have naming rights in American stadiums are actually Canadian Banks. And that isn't rhetoric, it is genuine curiosity.

 

[oneforthebus]

Totally done the rhetoric honestly. Just a general curiosity. Is the average American aware that these banks with the letter acronym like RBC, TD, BMO which often have naming rights in American stadiums are actually Canadian Banks. And that isn't rhetoric, it is genuine curiosity.

What rhetoric? Most of us have presented you with facts that you can't refute, after which you bring something else up totally unrelated and irrelevant. Are we supposed to be outraged by this or something? I really have nothing against Canada, good for them and their banks.

 

[ark steel]

Totally done the rhetoric honestly. Just a general curiosity. Is the average American aware that these banks with the letter acronym like RBC, TD, BMO which often have naming rights in American stadiums are actually Canadian Banks. And that isn't rhetoric, it is genuine curiosity.

I didn't realize I was using rhetoric.

 

[IndySteel]

Totally done the rhetoric honestly. Just a general curiosity. Is the average American aware that these banks with the letter acronym like RBC, TD, BMO which often have naming rights in American stadiums are actually Canadian Banks. And that isn't rhetoric, it is genuine curiosity.

You sound like you have an inferiority complex.

 

[Tim Steelersfan]

You sound like you have an inferiority complex.

It's a Canadian thing when looking South.

 

[CharlesDavenport]

I appreciate all the Canadian talent that comes here and avails itself of our capitalist-like society. Not a big fan of their idiotic bleating about socialist things, but at least they are not religiously bent on our distruction.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

But the Republican party also never supports labor and considers any movement of minimum wage (which I'm pretty sure we can all agree that no one could possibly live even reasonably on anymore) as an act of treason or communism. So which way is it. Pay people a decent wage or let them live on the government tit. I also take issue with the concept that if you piss these people (the good ones we will call them) off enough they will turn on the bad ones. I think it is the opposite. They will turn on you in greater numbers. This is an unwinnable war in the traditional sense, because it will not end with gaining territory. It is a war of wack a mole so that when the ISIS member pops his head up , you blow it off. If you expand it beyond the villains, you make it worse. I will also, take your assertions about the Quar'an at face value (never read a word of it). However, you as a practicing Catholic (I believe you said you were) seem to reject Church doctrine that states that the Pope knows the will of God and is bound to bear witness to it on earth. So you are capable of rejecting parts of your faith that you deem incorrect, but others are not capable.
Furthermore, Dick Chenney, who was probably the most aggressive defender of America against terrorism, believes this has gone too far. George Bush embraced the Muslim community after 911, knowing that alienating them will prevent them from disclosing information about the bad seeds around them.

Vader pretty much covered it, but the Republicans are on the side of Labor, it's just that Labor doesn't know it. The best thing for organized labor is a strong economy, which Bomma has not given us, that results in a strong demand for labor. Instead, Labor leaders have given up on the private sector and reached for the low-hanging fruit of organizing government employees. Look at what is good for Labor. A strong economy, good border enforcement and minimizing illegals competing for the work at unfairly lower cost, and trade agreements that protect American jobs. Who is on Labor's side of those issues and is leading in the polls? Mwahahahahaha......

Actually I'm not Catholic, I was just using that as an example. I'm fine with playing global whack-a-mole but If we don't want to do that then I'm fine with not letting more of them into the country and they can play their terrorist bullshit somewhere else.

I do applaud your willingness to pay fair wages and benefits and not taking the easy route to keep your bottom line good. Also, your charity I'm sure was appreciated by those you helped.

Oh trust me, my bottom line ain't good. This is 1) why my company has been for sale for three and a half years, 2) why I have received zero offers over that time, and 3) why I am going to school to be a funeral director. I own two franchises of a national service-type company. My background is in economics so if I find myself with more customers than I have employees to service (Demand > Supply), I raise my prices to get rid of some customers and we make more off the ones we have (Demand = Supply).
As far as my charity, I was the chaperon/cook on a service-learning trip for the college where my sister teaches because the other professor couldn't go (in other words Burgundy gets a free trip to Italy). Again, I'm sure a lot of these guys were genuinely fleeing the same people we don't like or being forced into the military, but I'd still bet that 10% to 20% were sleeper jihadis just waiting for the word. These are the guys you see selling cheap trinkets and souveniers on the streets. Islam is not an officially recognized religion in Italy and there are only two legitimate mosques in the whole country, one in Rome and one in Milan. It is not a comfortable country for Muslims to live in, I'm sure there have been plots foiled and maybe some incidents, but you don't see Muzzie unrest in Italy like you do in other countries. They cannot get welfare and the Italian police are fairly quick to crack your skull and haul you off to the hoosegow if you act up. The refugees I talked to first-hand were up front about trying to get to Germany or Sweden where it is easy to get welfare.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Republicans support Labor. They are for free and open trade. They support labor being moved to the low cost source, so the Corporation
can maximize returns to the investors. They don't necessarily support Labor being done in the United States.

Umm, Clinton signed NAFTA into law and Bomma signed TPP into law. Not that that will sink into your brain.
As I mentioned above, Democrats really only care about government employee unions these days and don't really give a crap about private sector labor.

 

[ark steel]

That is fine and dandy. That isn't part of a free market economy and that is what I support. If I wanted to live in a place like Canada, I'd move to Canada. This shows your unemployment is 7%. If accurate, I don't consider that a healthy economy.

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/canada/unemployment-rate


People here want $15/hour to flip burgers. A min wage in NY is not what is needed as a min wage in MS If we have a $15 min wage, how does Ron hire someone at $15/hour to work for an ******* and do manual labor when they can do an easy job like running the fry machine.

I can't believe I got no karma for this, ********.

 

[SteelerSask2]

Vader pretty much covered it, but the Republicans are on the side of Labor, it's just that Labor doesn't know it. The best thing for organized labor is a strong economy, which Bomma has not given us, that results in a strong demand for labor. Instead, Labor leaders have given up on the private sector and reached for the low-hanging fruit of organizing government employees. Look at what is good for Labor. A strong economy, good border enforcement and minimizing illegals competing for the work at unfairly lower cost, and trade agreements that protect American jobs. Who is on Labor's side of those issues and is leading in the polls? Mwahahahahaha......

Actually I'm not Catholic, I was just using that as an example. I'm fine with playing global whack-a-mole but If we don't want to do that then I'm fine with not letting more of them into the country and they can play their terrorist bullshit somewhere else.


Oh trust me, my bottom line ain't good. This is 1) why my company has been for sale for three and a half years, 2) why I have received zero offers over that time, and 3) why I am going to school to be a funeral director. I own two franchises of a national service-type company. My background is in economics so if I find myself with more customers than I have employees to service (Demand > Supply), I raise my prices to get rid of some customers and we make more off the ones we have (Demand = Supply).
As far as my charity, I was the chaperon/cook on a service-learning trip for the college where my sister teaches because the other professor couldn't go (in other words Burgundy gets a free trip to Italy). Again, I'm sure a lot of these guys were genuinely fleeing the same people we don't like or being forced into the military, but I'd still bet that 10% to 20% were sleeper jihadis just waiting for the word. These are the guys you see selling cheap trinkets and souveniers on the streets. Islam is not an officially recognized religion in Italy and there are only two legitimate mosques in the whole country, one in Rome and one in Milan. It is not a comfortable country for Muslims to live in, I'm sure there have been plots foiled and maybe some incidents, but you don't see Muzzie unrest in Italy like you do in other countries. They cannot get welfare and the Italian police are fairly quick to crack your skull and haul you off to the hoosegow if you act up. The refugees I talked to first-hand were up front about trying to get to Germany or Sweden where it is easy to get welfare.

Funeral business will be a sure thing with the aging population. Good luck with that sir. And if you ever want to be a Catholic, there is plenty of guilt to go around.

 

[Stewey]

Now its gun owners. You are such a typical liberal. You cannot stay on a linear train of thought because your **** makes no sense.

Lol... its called ADD and this quote comes to mind:

"If you can somehow force a liberal into a point-counterpoint argument, his retorts will bear no relation to what you’ve said ... In the famous liberal two-step, they leap from one idiotic point to the next, so you can never nail them. It’s like arguing with someone with Attention Deficit Disorder."

 

[Stewey]

Jesus never preached about having the government take your money and give it away, He preached voluntarily giving to the poor and needy, not because you have to but because you want to. Sounds much more free market to me as well as closer to conservative values of directly helping those in need rather than letting someone else do it for you with money you had to give them.

- Jesus should we pay taxes.
- Let me see the coin friend.
- Who's face is on it.
- Caeser's.
- Render unto Caeser, the things that are Caeser's. And render unto God the things that are God's.

That is a piss poor response to Lebanon. Jesus did not preach about government taxation. Jesus said "render the THINGS that are Caesars..." meaning earthy possessions. Caesars name/face was on the coin so it must belong to him.

This in no way implies Jesus was "pro taxation" as libnuts always claim.

 

[Stewey]

I was just pulling your chain Ron. You know I like reading your ****, its usually very entertaining, but I must admit that I prefer the Steelers stuff and am pretty surprised with the level of hate in here.

Hate is only a deep concern to you if it comes from conservatives right?

And if this was a message board full of liberal nut jobs, all you idiots would poo-poo the anti- American hatred that comes from Muslims and be engaged in mindless debates over what the **** we did to make Muslims hate us so much.

********.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

People here want $15/hour to flip burgers. A min wage in NY is not what is needed as a min wage in MS If we have a $15 min wage, how does Ron hire someone at $15/hour to work for an ******* and do manual labor when they can do an easy job like running the fry machine.

I pay $16 an hour.

I can't believe I got no karma for this, ********.

Karma sent. It's been a busy day. I'm moving my office to a new location. Conveniently it is on the same block as my favorite bar.

Funeral business will be a sure thing with the aging population. Good luck with that sir. And if you ever want to be a Catholic, there is plenty of guilt to go around.

That plus in the Bomma economy I think one is better to be in a line of work where you need to be licensed or certified and not everyone does.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

That is a piss poor response to Lebanon. Jesus did not preach about government taxation. Jesus said "render the THINGS that are Caesars..." meaning earthy possessions. Caesars name/face was on the coin so it must belong to him.

This in no way implies Jesus was "pro taxation" as libnuts always claim.

Jesus was about charity coming from the heart. When the government forces you to do it, it's not charity.

Hate is only a deep concern to you if it comes from conservatives right?

And if this was a message board full of liberal nut jobs, all you idiots would poo-poo the anti- American hatred that comes from Muslims and be engaged in mindless debates over what the **** we did to make Muslims hate us so much.

********.

That's what the P&R forum at the Seahawks board is like. It's pretty easy to send a few of those guys over the edge. Especially the past couple weeks when the Muzzies prove us haters right.

 

[Stewey]

No I take that very seriously, but just as I don't blame gun owners when some crazy ******** walks into an elementary school and slaughters little children, I don't blame individuals who have nothing to do with the actions of others who make up a small minority of their religion. And in fact are often victims of the same violence by the same radical nut jobs.

How inane when liberals to lump together Islamic terrorism with school shootings, abortion clinic attacks etc. as if it's all the same ****.

There is a reason why the major issue today being debated among the governments of nearly every European country is how to deal with Islamic terrorism, and not attacks on abortion clinics there sport.

Get a load of these frightening numbers:

There a 1.6 billion Muslims in the world.
Choosing the smallest percentage (2%) from the data below of Muslims believing that terrorism could be justified often, we come up with 320,000,000 million camel ******* that believe terrorism is justified often....the population of the U.S.
Did that help you liberal simpletons put things into perspective?

(36 vs 64) 64% of Muslims in France believed it could never be justified, 19% believed it could be justified rarely, 10% sometimes, and 6% thought it could be justified often.
(30 vs 70) 70% of Muslims in Britain believed it could never be justified, 9% believed it could be justified rarely, 12% sometimes, and 3% thought it could be justified often.
(17 vs 83) 83% of Muslims in Germany believed it could never be justified, 6% believed it could be justified rarely, 6% sometimes, and 1% thought it could be justified often.
(31 vs 69) 69% of Muslims in Spain believed it could never be justified, 9% believed it could be justified rarely, 10% sometimes, and 6% thought it could be justified often.

In mainly Muslim countries:
(55 vs 45) 45% of Muslims in Egypt believed it could never be justified, 25% believed it could be justified rarely, 20% sometimes, and 8% thought it could be justified often.
(39 vs 61) 61% of Muslims in Turkey believed it could never be justified, 9% believed it could be justified rarely, 14% sometimes, and 3% thought it could be justified often.
(57 vs 43) 43% of Muslims in Jordan believed it could never be justified, 28% believed it could be justified rarely, 24% sometimes, and 5% thought it could be justified often.
(72 vs 28) 28% of Muslims in Nigeria believed it could never be justified, 23% believed it could be justified rarely, 38% sometimes, and 8% thought it could be justified often.
(31 vs 69) 69% of Muslims in Pakistan believed it could never be justified, 8% believed it could be justified rarely, 7% sometimes, and 7% thought it could be justified often.
(29 vs 71) 71% of Muslims in Indonesia believed it could never be justified, 18% believed it could be justified rarely, 8% sometimes, and 2% thought it could be justified often.

John Esposito, using poll data from Gallup, wrote in 2008 that Muslims and Americans were equally likely to reject violence against civilians. He also found that those Muslims who support violence against civilians are no more religious than Muslims who do not.[28]

A 2010 Zogby poll reported that 69% of American Muslims supported stronger laws to fight terrorism.[29]

A 2013 Pew Research Center poll asked Muslims around the world whether attacks on civilians were justified. Globally 72% of Muslims said violence against civilians is never justified, and in the US, 81% of Muslims opposed such violence. About 14% of Muslims in the nations surveyed (and 8% of Muslims in the US) said violence against civilians is "often" or "sometimes" justified. 26% of Muslims in Bangladesh believe attacks are either somewhat justified or often justified, 18% in Malaysia, 7% in Iraq, 15% in Jordan, 29% in Egypt, 39% in Afghanistan and 40% in the Palestinian territories.[30][31][32] The survey did not include some Muslim nations, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Yemen, Syria, and Libya, but did include densely populated Muslim countries such as Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Nigeria and Indonesia.[33] According to a 2007 poll conducted by the PolicyExchange think tank in Britain, nearly 60% said they would prefer to live under British law, while 37% of 16- to 24-year-olds said they would prefer sharia law, against 17% of those over 55. Also, 36%[34] of 16- to 24-year-olds British Muslims believed that those converting to another religion should be executed. Less than a fifth of those over 55 think so.[35]

 

[Spike]

Anyway - back to my climate thread


Climate Crusader Jerry Brown Heckled in Paris

Gov. Jerry Brown, at the conclusion of a speech here Tuesday, was heckled by a group of protesters opposed to carbon offset programs they said could hurt indigenous people.

Brown, accompanied by several South American governors at a 19th century mansion in Paris, had finished brief remarks urging further efforts to counteract climate change when protesters started yelling

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article48638750.html

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“B B B but-—I’m governor moonbeam. Don’t you love me??”

 

[Spike]

Impeach da Pope!


‘SACRILEGE’: CATHOLIC LEADERS REACT TO VATICAN’S ‘CLIMATE CHANGE’ LIGHT SHOW

Howling, grunting, and roaring animals, along with images of overcrowded city centers, depictions of pollution, and negative portrayals of industrialization, appeared on the facade of St. Peters Basilica this evening during a much hyped multi-million dollar climate change� light show.

Many pro-family leaders from around the world say they are flabbergasted that the pope would allow St. Peters to be used as a backdrop for promoting the controversial and contentious climate change agenda.

http://popevisit.org/catholicism/sa...-react-to-vaticans-climate-change-light-show/

 

[DBS1970]

Commie Pope is using the chair of Saint Peter for leftist politics.

 

[Spike]

Obama and him are in lockstep, Christian lives don't matter. He's the Anti-Pope


Pope Francis Never Mentioned Jesus In His Speech To Congress

http://thefederalist.com/2015/09/24/pope-francis-never-mentioned-jesus-in-his-speech-to-congress/

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Pope Francis: Jesus' Life 'Ended in Failure'

The highest human official in the Catholic Church told parishioners at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York that Christ's human life ended in the failure of the cross.

http://www.charismanews.com/world/52394-pope-francis-jesus-life-ended-in-failure

 

[oneforthebus]

Obama and him are in lockstep, Christian lives don't matter. He's the Anti-Pope


Pope Francis Never Mentioned Jesus In His Speech To Congress

http://thefederalist.com/2015/09/24/pope-francis-never-mentioned-jesus-in-his-speech-to-congress/

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Pope Francis: Jesus' Life 'Ended in Failure'

The highest human official in the Catholic Church told parishioners at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York that Christ's human life ended in the failure of the cross.

http://www.charismanews.com/world/52394-pope-francis-jesus-life-ended-in-failure

Ok, I'm not a fan of this Pope's economic views, but a lot of what he says gets twisted and misinterpreted. He's obviously not saying Jesus' life was a failure, he's saying that by earthly terms it was (clearly no one at the time expected a "Messiah" to be helpless to stop his own torture and death). He's saying that our earthly failures are meaningless.

 

[DBS1970]

Commie Pope is probably an atheist as well. The College of Cardinals is probably wishing they could put the German guy with Alzheimer's back in charge.