# PolitiSUCK **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/c/politisuck/14.md?page=5 [Latest](https://forums.speedlife.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.speedlife.net/categories.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [Canada blocks BHP Potash Bid](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canada-blocks-bhp-potash-bid/205550)
**Author:** [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canada-blocks-bhp-potash-bid/205550 "2010-11-04T17:44:56Z")
reuters Canada blocked BHP Billiton’s $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, saying the deal would not benefit the nation, and offered only the slimmest of a chances of accepting a modified offer. The rejection on Wednesday… --- ## [Burqa ban ruled constitutional in France](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/burqa-ban-ruled-constitutional-in-france/161252)
**Author:** [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/burqa-ban-ruled-constitutional-in-france/161252 "2010-11-04T12:06:18Z")
Discuss. Try to be reasonable. I think the part that surprised me more than anything was this: Some 82 percent of people polled \[in France\] approved of a ban, while 17 percent disapproved. That was the widest suppo… --- ## [This day just keeps getting better](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-day-just-keeps-getting-better/205519)
**Author:** [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-day-just-keeps-getting-better/205519 "2010-11-03T22:38:34Z")
Woke up this morning thinking “wow, the nation is heading in the right direction even though NY is totally fucked” because it looked like Democrats would hold on to the state senate. Now it looks like Republicans will t… --- ## [are you voting today?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-voting-today/205452)
**Author:** [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-voting-today/205452 "2010-11-02T13:44:51Z")
I did. --- ## [The rest of the 2010 elections.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-rest-of-the-2010-elections/161830)
**Author:** [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-rest-of-the-2010-elections/161830 "2010-11-02T13:12:54Z")
We’ve got the Cuomo vs Paladino thread (fuck them both I’m voting for Libertarian party candidate Warren Redlich) so lets talk about the other elections. I don’t want to be just another goon who pulls all the levers of … --- ## [Transparency International - Rankings](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/transparency-international-rankings/161981)
**Author:** [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/transparency-international-rankings/161981 "2010-11-02T09:39:12Z")
http://www.transparency.org/policy\_research/surveys\_indices/cpi/2010/results 9.3 Denmark 9.3 New Zealand 9.3 Singapore 9.2 Finland 9.2 Sweden 8.9 Canada 8.8 Netherands 8.7 Australia 8.7 The Swiss . . . 7.9 G… --- ## [Tennessee Firemen watch house burn down over unpaid $75 fee](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tennessee-firemen-watch-house-burn-down-over-unpaid-75-fee/161632)
**Author:** [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tennessee-firemen-watch-house-burn-down-over-unpaid-75-fee/161632 "2010-10-24T20:20:40Z")
I just found out about this story and found it disgusting. I guess it has been circulating around random political commentary shows. I think this makes the case for why everything can’t be privatized and some essential s… --- ## [Retirement age going from 60 to 62.... Vive la Révolution!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retirement-age-going-from-60-to-62-vive-la-revolution/161756)
**Author:** [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retirement-age-going-from-60-to-62-vive-la-revolution/161756 "2010-10-23T09:13:53Z")
Anyone been following the craziness going on over in France? http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/10/21/france.strikes/index.html?hpt=T1 \[http://www.cnn.com/video/world/2010/10/21/black.vote.image.getty.640x360.jpg\] \[… --- ## [Jimmy McMillan for governor!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jimmy-mcmillan-for-governor/161755)
**Author:** [@ItsOver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ItsOver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jimmy-mcmillan-for-governor/161755 "2010-10-21T07:34:19Z")
The rent is too damn high… And, if you want to marry a shoe, I’ll marry you! https://youtu.be/x4o-TeMHys0 ---------- Post added at 10:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 AM ---------- https://youtu.be/ao-jSnK… --- ## [It's official, Paladino v Cuomo for NYS governor](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-official-paladino-v-cuomo-for-nys-governor/160372)
**Author:** [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-official-paladino-v-cuomo-for-nys-governor/160372 "2010-10-13T13:56:51Z")
Congrats on a landslide primary win Carl. You’re still a longshot but if any year is the year, this is it. EDIT: Updated with some results from various counties: Erie County: 98% reporting Paladino: 93% Lazio: 7% N… --- ## [Westboro Baptist Love](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/westboro-baptist-love/159704)
**Author:** [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/westboro-baptist-love/159704 "2010-10-11T09:53:09Z")
Man love these guys… Westboro members, led by pastor Fred Phelps, believe God is punishing the United States for “the sin of homosexuality” through events including soldiers’ deaths. Members have traveled the country, … --- ## [DMV IN DC TO TEST FOR AIDS...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dmv-in-dc-to-test-for-aids/161011)
**Author:** [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dmv-in-dc-to-test-for-aids/161011 "2010-10-04T07:08:19Z")
this is a little different… :tif: D.C. brings HIV testing to the crowd at the DMV By Nikita Stewart Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, September 30, 2010; 9:12 PM Starting Tuesday, getting tested for HIV in the… --- ## [omgkoranwtfbbq](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgkoranwtfbbq/160100)
**Author:** [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omgkoranwtfbbq/160100 "2010-09-25T07:37:53Z")
Curious the opinions on this: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/07/florida.quran.burning/index.html?iref=allsearch http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/07/pastor-says-church-deterred-petraeus-warning-koran-burning/?test… --- ## [Live or Die?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/live-or-die/160709)
**Author:** [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/live-or-die/160709 "2010-09-24T07:52:01Z")
Curious where the NYSpeed opinions fall on this one. The death row inmate pleaded guilty in the 2002 slayings of her husband and stepson in their rural home near Danville, Virginia, about 145 miles from Richmond. T… --- ## [Another comedian masquerading as a news anchor is holding a rally in Washington!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-comedian-masquerading-as-a-news-anchor-is-holding-a-rally-in-washington/160469)
**Author:** [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-comedian-masquerading-as-a-news-anchor-is-holding-a-rally-in-washington/160469 "2010-09-22T12:26:26Z")
See what I did there? :stuck\_out\_tongue: John Stewart’s holding a Rally to Restore Sanity in the National Mall on October 30th. I’m not sure how you rally for moderation, but it should be entertaining. http://www.rall… --- ## [5/20 is everyone draw Muhammad day!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-20-is-everyone-draw-muhammad-day/155264)
**Author:** [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-20-is-everyone-draw-muhammad-day/155264 "2010-09-16T11:15:42Z")
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/05/19/facebook-fracas-breaks-everybody-draw-mohammad-day/ Sometimes I really do love social media. --- ## [Worst Political Speech Ever](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worst-political-speech-ever/160171)
**Author:** [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worst-political-speech-ever/160171 "2010-09-12T12:08:45Z")
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/09/09/fired\_up.html I DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’RE YELLING ABOUT! --- ## [Nothing like"real Grassroots Effots"](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nothing-like-real-grassroots-effots/160151)
**Author:** [@jimmyfloyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimmyfloyd)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nothing-like-real-grassroots-effots/160151 "2010-09-09T16:41:39Z")
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20100909/NEWS01/100909023/Group+to+read+Constitution+aloud Group to read Constitution aloud September 9, 2010, 8:50 am Americans for Restoring the Constitution will hold a publ… --- ## [Muslims plan to open a mosque at site of World Trade Centers.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/muslims-plan-to-open-a-mosque-at-site-of-world-trade-centers/158731)
**Author:** [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/muslims-plan-to-open-a-mosque-at-site-of-world-trade-centers/158731 "2010-09-09T14:52:48Z")
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/mosque\_madness\_at\_ground\_zero\_OQ34EB0MWS0lXuAnQau5uL I thought this was better here than in Politics. A group of Muslims, known for building mosques where Muslim victories have occ… --- ## [Indians? LOL](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/indians-lol/160076)
**Author:** [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/indians-lol/160076 "2010-09-07T11:13:46Z")
Rather then tax them, could we go into the reservation by force and make them relocate to a less desirable area? I mean maybe we can just have them all march into the east side. Then they can sell all the smokes, drugs, … --- ## [Mexican Flag Cartoon](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mexican-flag-cartoon/159950)
**Author:** [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mexican-flag-cartoon/159950 "2010-09-04T07:04:43Z")
So some cartoonist from MSNBC created a great political cartoon and now it is causing waves since he is dishonoring their flag. I think that this is a great depiction of the reality in Mexico. \[http://www.cagle.com/work… --- ## [carl paladino](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/carl-paladino/159858)
**Author:** [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/carl-paladino/159858 "2010-09-02T10:23:38Z")
mad versus angry --- ## [Their guy vs our guy.....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/their-guy-vs-our-guy/159817)
**Author:** [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/their-guy-vs-our-guy/159817 "2010-09-01T08:21:50Z")
\[http://de.acidcow.com/pics/20100831/acid\_picdump\_113.jpg\] --- ## [All US Troops Leaving IRAQ](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/all-us-troops-leaving-iraq/159250)
**Author:** [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/all-us-troops-leaving-iraq/159250 "2010-08-26T10:58:45Z")
Turn on MSNBC right now. ---------- Post added at 07:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:15 PM ---------- annnnnd all combat troops are now in Kuwait. it’s over. --- ## [LOL... now this is a political ad!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-now-this-is-a-political-ad/158782)
**Author:** [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-now-this-is-a-political-ad/158782 "2010-08-18T06:51:14Z")
https://youtu.be/GHguKxJclLo --- ## [Peter Schiff vs Chris Dodd](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/peter-schiff-vs-chris-dodd/71771)
**Author:** [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/peter-schiff-vs-chris-dodd/71771 "2010-08-12T07:26:00Z")
:carnut I just got this email so it must be fake. http://www.schiffathon.com/ --- ## [Federal taxes are too high! SOCIALISM!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/federal-taxes-are-too-high-socialism/154854)
**Author:** [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/federal-taxes-are-too-high-socialism/154854 "2010-08-06T13:26:58Z")
Did I say too high? I meant the lowest in 50 years. Damn Obama and his tax hikes. http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/taxes/2010-05-10-taxes\_N.htm OBAMA = BIG GOVERNMENT! HIGH TAXES! SOCIALISM! THE TEA PARTIES SAID SO!… --- ## [LOL... now this is a politician!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-now-this-is-a-politician/158824)
**Author:** [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-now-this-is-a-politician/158824 "2010-08-06T10:55:03Z")
https://youtu.be/W4zwCMf8dsc --- ## [So is HSBC leaving Buffalo, or will Buffalo government finally not eff something up?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749)
**Author:** [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749 "2010-08-06T06:45:42Z")
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/business/Leader-HSBC-has-land-transfer-deadline BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - HSBC bank has set a deadline of Thursday for a land transfer on the Webster block, in Buffalo. According to Buffalo… --- ## [Obama skips the Boy Scouts' 100th Anniversary Jamboree... for "The View"!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/obama-skips-the-boy-scouts-100th-anniversary-jamboree-for-the-view/158394)
**Author:** [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/obama-skips-the-boy-scouts-100th-anniversary-jamboree-for-the-view/158394 "2010-08-02T08:51:46Z")
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/27/obama-missing-historic-boy-scout-jamboree-fundraisers-view-taping/?test=latestnews Ok, I’m not sure how to take this… Yes, Obama’s not obligated to do anything for the Boy Sco… [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/c/politisuck/14.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/c/politisuck/14.md?page=6)