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Comparing where the candidates stand on religion.
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(September 23, 2012 at 12:21 pm)TaraJo Wrote: I do understand, but I still think Norquist is a major douchebag and if Penn is in agreement with him, he's douchebag too.
With all due respect, that's an unreasonable policy for determining if someone is a douchebag or not. Agreeing with a douchebag does not necessarily make someone a douchebag. I'm not sure why you seem to think this Norquist guy is a douchebag anyway; he seems to be trying to get lower taxes for everyone by encouraging small government. That seems like a good move to me.
Quote:Making politicians promise not to raise taxes is an unreasonable policy.
Why? Taxes are already too high. If the government needs extra money, it should first try to cut spending on areas that are completely irrelevant, whilst simultaneously closing loopholes that people use to pay less tax than they owe.
Quote:For the record, I do think the tax code is a bit too complicated, but I'd suggest we balance things out: eliminate a bunch of those tax loopholes that complicate things and even things out by lowering the base tax rate.
By your own argument, aren't you now a douchebag?
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Obama treads a very fine line, I'm amazed hes managed to do it so well.
"That is not dead which can eternal lie and with strange aeons even death may die." 
- Abdul Alhazred.
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(September 23, 2012 at 6:29 pm)whateverist Wrote: Admittedly the first time I turned if off inside the first 5 minutes.

So you decided to absolutely trash a whole video when you only watched a quarter of it.

That seems logical.

Quote:What I saw was Penn working really hard to put Obama's religious beliefs on par with Mitt's. His main message was they both are or profess to be religious as indeed they must to get elected in this country. He also says they're both smart and have their heart in the right place. In other words, no significant difference.

No significant difference because they aren't significant at all (which is all you are bloody saying anyway yet want to slag off Penn for not saying the same thing). Seriously I thought this was pretty obvious.
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(September 24, 2012 at 2:19 am)Napoléon Wrote: No significant difference because they aren't significant at all (which is all you are bloody saying anyway yet want to slag off Penn for not saying the same thing). Seriously I thought this was pretty obvious.

False. There are enormous differences. Watch the tapes of what the candidates actually say. About atheists and the place of religion in public life there are HUGE differences contrary to what blowhard man would have you believe.

(Yeah a quarter of the tape is sometimes enough. It was painful watching the rest. Have you watched either of the two I posted? If not, I'm still ahead.)
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(September 24, 2012 at 4:13 pm)whateverist Wrote: False. There are enormous differences. Watch the tapes of what the candidates actually say. About atheists and the place of religion in public life there are HUGE differences contrary to what blowhard man would have you believe.

(Yeah a quarter of the tape is sometimes enough. It was painful watching the rest. Have you watched either of the two I posted? If not, I'm still ahead.)

Man the point really did go over your head in that video.

And no, I'm not watching your videos, because they're besides the point that flew over your temple.
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