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Actually I am not a fan of romance movies aka chik flicks, but "Friends with Benefits "is actually a great movie. Highly entertaining. Mila Kunis is great and sexy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJS-wWqVAyk

Gun sales exploded as well. The NRA is talking about a secret plan by Obama to limit gun sales. (NEWSER) – Fears that President Obama would take people's guns away in his first term proved to be unfounded, but a lot of people appear to think he's waiting for his second term. Gun sales are experiencing a major pre-election boom, just like they did four years ago, reports NBC. Sales are up 50% at Smith & Wesson, and Ruger made its millionth firearm of the year by mid-August, almost as many as it made in the whole of 2011. Gun dealers say a major driver of sales is fear of a looming crackdown on guns—although Business Insiderfinds that the only gun laws Obama has signed as president have actually expanded gun rights. "I should put Obama’s picture on the wall up there," says one New Jersey gun salesman. "I’d name him salesman of the month!" But other dealers say fear of an increase in crime amid economic woes has at least as much to do with the surge in sales. "The biggest new group of buyers now are senior citizens," the owner of a North Carolina gun shop tells CNBC's Closing Bell. "Ten thousand baby boomers a day are turning 65. They can't run, they can't fight, they got to shoot." http://www.newser.co...es-booming.html http://online.wsj.co...3759726660.html

Do you have a mirror?

Yep, this HH line is great: "Obama who, as a secret Muslim, keeps his hawkish alliances with the Muslim Brotherhood and using an occasional diversionaly attack on Taliban targets to try to establish his "creds" as being a tough hombre." That's best theory since I have learnt that 9/11 was planned by the US government: Obama killed Osama for to divert the people from his islamist connections.

Thanks, we don't learn the history of US presidents at Germany schools.

It seems that most US presidents were upper class. I wonder who wasn't except Obama?

I guess Romney was just an upperclass prick with built in entitlement for a better life and who did have no idea how ordinary people live. And he seems to be an extremely clever guy in regard to finances and how to make money.

Media are only interested in 'scoops'. Obama did publish the negative stuff himself before he became president, therefore no scoop. IF he wouldn't have and the media would have found out about the cocaine it would have been like Christmas and 4th of July in one day for right wing media: a black president taking coke = almost probably a gang member in Compton. Anyway, generally US media don't respect the privacy of politicians at all - and US politicians make politics with their private, especially family life. Just look at Romney's wife having MS and five sons. And Obama being a devoted family man, e.g.. Both politicians are working hard to create an image of their personal life which pleases the masses. In Germany for example there is an unwritten agreement not to talk about the private lives of politicians (what the kids do, love affairs e.g.), AS LONG as the politicians don't use it for political gain. This keeps elections much closer to the topics. 99% of the policitians stick to it - and those few who didn't first flew high and later crashed down to earth when for example the marriage failed. They became fodder for the yellow press. BTW The latest rumor is, that the wife of the former president of Germany (not the chancellor) had worked as an escort some years ago. Also religion doesn't play a big role in German politics, if, where and how often a politician goes to church is his private business.

If you take the margin of error of ca. 3% in the polls the race is completely open. If outside developments don't change the current dynamics the three TV talks between Obama and Romney might decide the election. I have read the Romney is already training a lot for the talks.

I guess you are right, that's why I refrain from posting articles from Huffingtonpost, e.g. If you either just follow liberal or conservative media, soon you start to see US politics through heavily tinted glasses. It like living in political bubble while losing contact to the reality of the people in the street. When the bubble bursts either party is equally surprised that the reality looks quite different. You could see it after Paul Ryan entered the field. The left was sure that healthcare e.g. would destroy him in the eyes of the electorate. It didn't happen (but then he did it partly to himself with his convention speech). Now the rightwing media is shocked that Obama is actually leading regardless of the economic situation. See Politico

Bicycling in Scotland: (22 Mio. views at Youtube...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw

Nice source Flash: Here a quote on Washington Times from Wikipedia: In a 2008 essay published in Harper's Magazine, historian Thomas Frank linked the Times to the modern American conservative movement, saying: There is even a daily newspaper—the Washington Times—published strictly for the movement’s benefit, a propaganda sheet whose distortions are so obvious and so alien that it puts one in mind of those official party organs one encounters when traveling in authoritarian countries.[57]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Times#Political_leanings

Congratulations Mekong. I guess you are one of the few Farangs who used the Thai law system against an upper class family and to win. (of course I don't have any numbers to support this)

It relatively safe investment. And I guess it's much less stressful for the decision makers, since they don't have to develop a new story and decide about the scrips and they even know the visuals already. Some time ago I saw a remake of Conan. Of corse the visual effects are much better, but we are very much used computer animated stuff. And as if Schwarzenegger could be substituted by a well build but completely average looking actor... I guess it's the same with Total Recall. No current actor has the physical presence (in regard to guys with huge muscles) as Schwarzenegger had in his younger years.

Yep, that's the micro news especially the US online media are full with. There are so many blogs, magazines, e.g. out there that any tiny bit becomes news now - even if it means nothing at all on the long run. PS: there was even a statistic about the number of tweets per minute during the convention speeches...

Welcome back to thread HH. You are the only conservative voice here and there is way too much agreement without you.

Yep, anyway infact the Mormons got a lot of pressure for posthumous baptizing Jews who died in concentration camps for the their faith. I think the Mormons recently stopped this practice.

Expendables 2 Watched it on large screen. With Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Van Damme, e.g. The story is extremely flat and has holes a tank could drive through. Some good jokes by the old-stars on her previous roles. Not worth to pay for

Unit you are missing the point. It seems that it isn't about facts anymore - neither is it about ideology or moral like in previous elections (abortion, gay marriage, e.g.). It's just about to tell the people anything what they want hear, even if it is the opposite what they are planning to do: like declaring that the want to support the poor, but preparing for the biggest cuts for the poor ever...

It seems that Ryan's speech was mostly based on lies and falsehoods. As I understand it is the fist time in US history that a candidate (not some Super PAC or minor surrogate) was spreading so obvious lies during his most important speech.

Interesting how the right tries everything to paint Obama's story as negative. If you turn the above quote around it means that while Obama worked extremely hard as a black kid without a father and having to live in different countries with a single mother, he got scholarships for his work, went to one of the best university of the world without rich parents who paid for the preparation and access, took over a prestigious position because he seemed to have out-shined others, Ryan seemed to have been a mediocre student who neither was able to enter a leading university nor was he deemed worthy of a scholarship. Therefore he had to flip burgers.

The Dems are doing the same since years. Romney is just catching up, maybe using more advanced methods now.

I don't think that everything is being saved, but it's clear that everything is being monitored. Normal chatter by people like us is being scanned automatically checked for keywords. Also they don't need to store all the data, they just need to connecting existing databases commercial and governmental data bases for to get a pretty good view on what you are doing and _thinking_: financial information, health, political views, religion, e.g.. Also don't forget that the USA is starting to collect huge sets of data on anybody who is traveling form Europe to the USA. http://www.bbc.co.uk...europe-17764365 The PNR information includes names, addresses, credit card and phonenumbers, but in some circumstances may also include sensitive data on an individual's ethnic origin, meal choices, health, political views or sex life. The US authorities say they will "employ automated systems to filter and mask out sensitive data from PNR".

Up, Obama cancelled all manned flights. I think manned flights don't make much sense at the moment. Especially not to the moon. As we currently see NASA is going much further while using a technology no other country could copy at the moment. Nevertheless the NASA still has the most current and upcoming unmanned lunar missions. Obama Scrubs NASA's Manned Moon Missions Ker Than for National Geographic News Published February 1, 2010 If U.S. astronauts land on the moon again before 2020, it won't be aboard aNASA spacecraft. The space agency's 2011 budget, released today, reveals plans to scrap the Constellation program, including the rockets and spacecraft that NASA has been developing over the past four years to replace its aging space shuttle fleet. .... National Geographic