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    Big girl reacted to TxHoops in Shouldn't Republicans, By Definition, Be Somewhat Socially Liberal?   
    Couldn't agree more.  On the polygamy issue as well (assuming it doesn't involve the FLDS types who use underage girls like currency - which I am confident you would obviously take issue with too).  I have the exact same basis for my belief as well.  Separation of church and state and religious freedom.  Some of the self-proclaimed constitutionalists on this site forget that little nugget of the very founding of our country. 
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    Big girl reacted to TxHoops in Shouldn't Republicans, By Definition, Be Somewhat Socially Liberal?   
    You miss the point of my post and the OP''s with your "but what about them" finger pointing. I have no idea where you stand on social issues so I won't presume where you stand. However, ECO was asking how one justifies demanding less government economically but is all for legislating morality. Or at least that was my interpretation. Maybe I'm a "low comprehension reader" like Smitty.
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    Big girl reacted to TxHoops in Shouldn't Republicans, By Definition, Be Somewhat Socially Liberal?   
    It is why libertarians exist. They believe, consistently, that government should stay out of people's lives. The hypocrisy of many GOP'ers is that they scream and cry for smaller government (they mean fiscally), while at the same time forcing their way into our homes and bedrooms, telling us what we should and shouldn't do and wih whom we should or shouldn't do it.
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    Big girl reacted to EnlightenedChosenOne in Shouldn't Republicans, By Definition, Be Somewhat Socially Liberal?   
    Republicans are the very first to hate on big brother and say how they don't need no big gubnt to control their lives, yet republicans want to regulate people who make decisions they don't necessarily agree with.

    What gives?
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    Big girl reacted to westend1 in 16 threads without a reply...   
    You guys can put all the blame on the individuals named and I can say they deserve their share, but don't think it hasnt gotten just as bad on the other side.  Someone posts a stupid article, you point out that it is stupid, and suddenly you are a communist/low info voter/looking for handouts or any of the other stock names.
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    Big girl reacted to bullets13 in Minimum Wage Fee And Liberals...   
    So I read the article. First off, let me say I have no problem with what the restaurant is doing. It's only logical that they'll have to find some way to make up the extra money that they're having to pay out. What gets me is the opinion piece you posted. He basically says that all liberals are in an uproar, tells us how stupid they are, but then posts quotes from a grand total of 1 (ONE) liberal who sounds, if we're perfectly honest, mildly concerned about the whole situation. So he tells you how stupid liberals are, how ridiculous it is that they're mad about this, and provides zero anecdotal evidence that they're actually upset.
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    Big girl reacted to EnlightenedChosenOne in Is affirmative action racist?   
    The people who really get the shaft in university admissions are the poor white kids.

    Rich kids and all the resources and a stable family to support them through it all.

    Black kids usually don't have the same opportunity set but have the advantage of being black (advantage for admissions)

    Poor white kids don't have either
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    Big girl reacted to EnlightenedChosenOne in bill o reily   
    Big girl is simply using the same top notch secret methods you guys use to make blanket statements about liberals

    BOOM ROASTED

    Thank you come again

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    Big girl reacted to TxHoops in Is affirmative action racist?   
    Oh, one more thing that shouldn't be overlooked - the diversity theory works both ways. In my mind, it is just as important for the minority group. They too might have preconceptions of the majority group which can be debunked through the relationships fostered. Harmony works both ways. And whether in the university setting or the workforce, education goes a long way to ending the ignorance with which one was raised, regardless of what color they may be.
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    Big girl reacted to TxHoops in Is affirmative action racist?   
    Trojans - I agree with your reverse situation switching the races in the example given. In many instances, socioeconomic considerations are very relevant, regardless of race.

    Bamakid - assuming the job is one requiring a degree, and assuming the exact facts you state, I wouldn't quibble with your argument. However, I think diversity even in the workforce is important and is certainly a worthy consideration in tiebreaking situations.

    And many of you are too quick to dismiss biggirl's arguments IMO. If you don't believe there is still a significant portion of the population, especially below the Mason-Dixon Line, that wouldn't hire a person of color vs a white person unless forced - well, you are either naive or dishonest. With each generation, I believe we are coming closer to eradicating racism. But it still is very much alive. I see it weekly, often in business dealings with people who own or hold high positions in the corporate world. It is a comment here, or an action there...it does still exist. I think we all hope there will come a day when race won't matter in these discussions. But sadly, I doubt it will be in my lifetime.

    However, I do take solace in the significant progress made from my parent's generation to mine. And I firmly believe affirmative action and similar programs played a huge part in the progress we've made.
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    Big girl got a reaction from TxHoops in Is affirmative action racist?   
    Yep, but it wasnt happening. That is why we have affirmative action. If only we lived in a perfect world...by the way tx hoops you are the man.
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    Big girl reacted to TxHoops in Is affirmative action racist?   
    Actually that's exactly how it works. I have known more than one white person that got a full ride to a historically black college on a "minority basis." One of the goals in institutions of higher learning is diversity and that cuts both ways.
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    Big girl reacted to PAMFAM10 in Ben Carson's Major Announcement...   
    Yes it do he think he's the exception. Rather than use his story to help kids like him he's using his brand to destroy a system that clearly he even stats made him who is is today. It's the belief that I used it the way it was meant to be the rest of you are just lazy. Not thinking about the kids that are in the situation he was once in. Then to top it of any black that's disagree with him he calls a plantation thinker. Ben Carson is a great doctor maybe the best. But he is nothing more than a puppet in terms of a political view. Every sensible person can see this. Ben Carson was a doctor for a long time movie and all he didn't start popping up on news channels until he a successful black man opposed obama....NOTHING AT ALL TO SEE HERE.
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    Big girl reacted to new tobie in Ben Carson's Major Announcement...   
    I remember when Colin Powell was in the Bush Administration, people on this board suggested maybe he should run. When Powell supported Obama he became no good.
    If Ben Carson was running on the other side the pubs woud trash him to. Being on the far left or far right when it comes to politics sucks.
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    Big girl reacted to EnlightenedChosenOne in 16 threads without a reply...   
    It's called derailing a topic on purpose.

    Smitty does it in every single thread because he's incapable of having a rational discussion and thinks he's making a valid point.

    Stevenash also purposely derails a thread if he knows you're making a valid point and wants to change the subject. Stevenash is like bill o Reilly and Hannity. Intelligent guys who are crafty at shifting "debates" in their favor.

    I've started to do it because all my topics get derailed so you better believe I'm not wasting my time attempting to have a rational discussion


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    Big girl reacted to bullets13 in haters   
    He's 2 legit to quit... Like Calvin Walker.
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    Big girl reacted to NorthoftheBorder in Strong's Ex Horns on the move to possibly Lamar   
    Well, that said I would say I am in favor of and LU would have to take the chance on them unless their is something really aggregious going on with thier dismissal or their past. 
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    Big girl reacted to Green Menace in Strong's Ex Horns on the move to possibly Lamar   
    Transfers like this are a crapshoot. Sometimes they can screw up other players. But they are worth a shot.
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    Big girl reacted to NorthoftheBorder in Strong's Ex Horns on the move to possibly Lamar   
    Of course we have taken other D1 transfers who were involuntarily removed from their prospective schools with very little success.  It's not that they are not talented, but that their heads are usually not screwed on straight so that they can stay focused on football and perform consistently at the level that their talent would allow them too.
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    Big girl reacted to EnlightenedChosenOne in Teabaggers Hate The "Mainstream" Media - Except When It Fits Their Narrative   
    Name calling is a violation of forum rules if I recall correctly

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    Big girl reacted to westend1 in Was this 94 year old prophecy fulfilled?   
    Yeah.  It was fulfilled several times.  Most recently in the year of our lord 2000
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    Big girl reacted to tvc184 in Was a certain thread removed from this board??   
    Yes, off topic is a rules violation. Almost everyone throws in a tidbit from time to time that is not exactly on topic but when the entire thread turns into nothing but bashing and not only bashing but for something that has absolutely nothing to do with the topic, it is time to lock it or be removed. 
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    Big girl reacted to EnlightenedChosenOne in Was a certain thread removed from this board??   
    So making posts that are off topic is a violation and need to be removed?

    Shouldn't 99% of smittys posts be removed then? Oh wait, he's one of the good ole boys round these parts of town.

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    Big girl got a reaction from TROJANSWIN in George bush and the border   
    Are you guys going to continue to ignore my question?
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