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Ahem -- There were stripper poles. See you at the game. If I don't make it, please tell Destiny I said hello.

No stripper poles, no strippers, no baby pools full of oil, no mud pit etc. Doesn't sound like much of a party to me. Seriously, I'm all for them making some money. There is a right way and a wrong way to handle this. It would seem to me that a wrong way to handle it would be to alienate a guy who owns the ONLY fan board about the Zips. There are enough people working at UofA who know who the regulars are to make a better decision. My guess is some of you might have even shelled out a little more to park there, but not up to what they are asking. Asking you for a little more money would put the decision to leave or stay in your court. Things like this could have been handled more quietly. For example, my brother has Pens season tickets on the glass. There are a couple of nice ladies who sit a couple rows behind who never miss a game and have had season tickets since the first season the Pens ever played. There were so few season ticket holders, the players used to deliver the tickets to their homes and fan appreciation day was a post season kegger at a park outside of Pittsburgh where the players showed up and got as drunk as the fans. These ladies are not wealthy, but the Pens helped them out so they could continue to have the same quality seats they have had for 40+ years. Do you want that story in the paper or one where these ladies are sitting in peanut heaven. For a guy who is supposed to be a PR genius, TW sure is a dumb-ass.

The main tenets of the LP are the Constitution and Bill of Rights. These documents create a framework for government and restrictions on the government against personal liberty. People can see abortion anyway they want, but the government should not intrude on the personal liberty of anyone, including a woman (even thought this country has been going downhill since we let ladies out of the kitchen and into the voting booth). The discussion of abortion is no different than a discussion of the Civil Rights act in 2010. More important issues are unemployment, national debt, government burden on small businesses. Those are the issues facing America today.

My dad was a small town doctor and came from a really poor background. One of those guys who earned every penny he had. My mother came from an almost equally poor background in West Virginia. Sort of like the author's parents. He was WWII generation and was 49 when I was born (youngest of six), so I heard it all growing up because he was past the point of talking to a child like a child. I only remember being treated like an adult. Among one of my favorites was his advice about hemorrhoids, but this took place after I was an adult. "If you don't want hemorrhoids, don't sit on the toilet all God damn day. People from the Middle East never get hemorrhoids because if they squat over the hole in their backyard too long, a lizard will come along and bite them on the ass."

Want to laugh? Go out and buy a book called Shi*t My Dad Says. It could have been written by me or one of my siblings. My father was a lot like his in that he was a very caring parent who didn't give a crap what anyone thought of him and never sugar coated very much. My wife is away for the weekend with friends so I'm sitting around the house in my underwear with my dog reading this book. I laughed out loud so many times it started to make my dog nervous. Go get the book!

It's because the majority of journalists are leftists and they don't want to focus on the real issues facing the country.

Besides, Republicans constantly bring up the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Boston Tea Party, and other issues more than 200 years old. So saying that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 doesn't matter defies logic. My goodness, where to start? Do you understand there is a difference between the Constitution/Bill of Rights/Amendments and the Boston Tea Party? Just to be clear, the Boston Tea Party was a episode of revolt by the colonists. The Constitution and Bill of Rights establish the legal framework for the country. The laws we establish today are required to be in compliance with the Constitution and Bill of Rights. They are as important today as they were 200+ years ago. The problem is, citizens either don't know or don't understand the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Dave's post is a perfect example of probably the majority in this country who really don't understand the framework of our government. The Republicans and Democrats use lawyers and the courts to manipulate the Consitution and Bill of Rights. Their use of the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment is a perfect example of how they manipulate the Constitution. Republicans used the 14th Amendment in the 2000 election to solidify their case. The Democrats use is to make up protections for freak fringe groups instead of making certain all groups are treated equally. The Libertarian Party is the only party that discusses equal protection as everyone being equal. If the media wants to try to run people with different ideas out of political races (they will fail in Kentucky), then we are going to be stuck with more of the same. What we have now isn't working and a change is needed. Obama isn't change, he is an acceleration of the ongoing disaster. Republicans and Democrats are more than willing to participate in the disaster as well. We are all screwed unless Libertarian thinking can catch hold.

I agree. He could play defense the rest of the way and win. A huge mistake Republicans make is playing the game the left wants to play. Democrats have been smart in dealing with Republicans in past two years. What they do is float out an idea they would never act upon and then sit back while Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh and the Sarah Palins of the world run around and spout off insanely about the idea. Let's face it, only one of those three graduated from anything more than high school. The Republicans need to focus on issues that matter to people today and when they are asked about an issue from 40 years ago, they should say it does not matter in 2010 and spin the questions to issues facing Americans today. Getting back to the Libertarian/Republican issue. I wish some of you would actually read up on the Libertarian Party. The LP is not an extreme version of Republicanism. Extreme Republicanism is Creationism, anti-abortion, prayer in schools, endless war in the middle east (although that seems to be the Obama policy as well), etc. The extreme base of the Republican party has actually lost its mind and is focused on issues that really don't help American today. The LP is about individuals having as much decision power over their own life as possible without government interference. The LP is about states deciding their future and not the federal government. LP is about you deciding your own future on your own. It is pro choice, it is anit-war in the middle east, it is about bringing troops home from places such as Germany (let the Huns defend themselves for crying out lout) and Japan...all of these ideas fall within the Democratic Party. Granted, there are probably more issues siding with Republicans, but you get the point.

So click on "disagree" like I did and move on. (BTW I did not need to refer to the bible to make my decision) But I agree if it is to show restraint.

I tried to take the test. Half way through the third page I was so bored with the juvenile nature of the questioning I went no further. When you are as smart as the Great GP1, these questions have complicated responses. For example, one of the questions is "An eye for and eye, and a tooth for a tooth." How should we look at that? One way is Biblical. After all, it comes from the Bible. The question is, Is the statement calling for punishment or restraint? If it is punishment, then whatever you do to someone else, you should have done to you. Should we kill someone who accidentally kills another person in a crime classified as less than murder in the first degree? I'm not sure that is a proper punishment for some of the lesser murder charges. In the great and complicated mind of the Great GP1, I believe the statment is about showing restraint and encouraging people to be better instead of bitter savages Hell bent on revenge. Maybe it means, ONLY and eye for an eye and nothing extreme. The Bible is a tool for bettering ourselves, not turning us into savages. Republicans like to use this statement as defense for the death penalty. They also like to tell us about the 10 Commandments. The last time I read the 10 Commandments, I could have swore one of them said, "You shall not kill". I don't think it said, "If you aren't too busy and it isn't too much of an inconvenience, please try not to kill one another." They are the 10 Commandments, not the 10 Requests. In an effort to play God, Republicans discard one of God's laws. That could be a hard one to answer for some day. As a rule, don't kill anyone unless they are trying to kill you.

The only problem is I'm not made uncomfortable by the survey. I think anyone who has read more than 20 of my posts over the years could admit I am probably the most comfortable person on the board. Nothing seems to phase me. There are people on this board who absolutely hate my posts and reply in nasty terms. Honest go God, I forget who they are after I read them. That's the sign of someone who is comfortable and doesn't give a crap about what people think of him. I know I'm not a racist. I know people from all political views are good Americans. I know people who are religious aren't stupid and I know people who are not religious aren't stupid. I know Rachel Maddow and Sean Hannity are disgusting human beings who believe they are actually doing something good. I know people from other countries can be good people. I just came to the realization I am even greater than I even thought.

The right of kids to make something of themselves override those of the parent to indoctrinate them. What other parental rights would you like to take away? Morons are not born, they are made. Morons have been around forever. Another generation of morons will not destroy the world. It is the right of a parents to create a moron if they so wish.

I agree, but isn't it the right of a parent and the people of Mississippi to turn their children into a generation of morons if they wish?

This is a link to the Libertarian Party web page. See for yourself what it is. It is more than an extreme version of Republican politics. We are pro-choice. We are ready to bring the troops home. We are small government. We are for liberty. We understand there are certain defined constitutional roles the government plays and is not doing them very well right now. For the third time, Rand Paul is not going to lose a general election in a state like Kentucky. What he said would cost him an election in a state like California, but not Kentucky.

The gun rights issue is not being handled well by Rand Paul. He is playing the high school debate club game reporters like to play. Don't play their game. His father, the almost as great as the Great GP1, Ron Paul, would run circles around these reporters. The question isn't about gun rights, it is about personal property rights. If you own a business, it should be up to you to decide what people do or don't bring into your establishment. If a restaurant owner does not want guns in his establishment, he has every right to tell people not to bring them in. If a gun owner does not like it, he can go somewhere else. If a restaurant owner allows guns and someone doesn't like it, they can go somewhere else to eat.

Libertarian ideas can solve all of these problems. Growing population of poor? Open the door for individuals in this country to create jobs and expand the economy. Create conditions where people have enough money to support their local food shelter (ie: Haven of Rest) and the poor will be better taken care of. Stop driving down the cost of labor with illegals. Revisit NAFTA...it has been a disaster for the USA and especially middle class workers. Teenage unemployment? Create conditions where business can succeed and adults will be put back to work instead of woking in fast food restaurants. Once they leave fast food restaurants, the teenagers will have a place to work. Close the borders and there will be more jobs for Americans. Libertarians don't believe in open borders, we believe in the Constitution. It is the job of the Federal government to protect the borders and they need to get to work. The Arizona border law is more about the failure of the Federal government to act than a statement on Arizona. School funding? The more money we throw at schools, the more stupid the kids get. Maybe we aren't putting money in the right places. Let people at the local level decide what is best for their school. If we listen to the multitude of ideas from around the country, we would get more ideas than the one from the Federal government. If two heads are better than one, thousands of heads should be even better.

Actually, I get a kick out of all of my loyal subjects asking me to take a test I could really care less about.

The questions are stupid. For example, I have no idea what my race has to do with liberty and freedom. I have no idea what being proud of being an American has to do with liberty and freedom....there are lots of people who are proud Americans who are trying to limit my freedoms. It's a childish survey. The survey is also written for the British. HAHAHA The questions are a constant. That makes them good for comparison. What does it matter that it is British. What are you talking about? Freedom and religion and American pride? It is a political survey! It is juxtapositioning those stances with your world view. Just answer the questions and show Zipsnation how libertarian you really are. Stop being such a baby. I'll exercise my freedom and just say, no thanks. I've never been one to give into pressure. The survey is silly.

The questions are stupid. For example, I have no idea what my race has to do with liberty and freedom. I have no idea what being proud of being an American has to do with liberty and freedom....there are lots of people who are proud Americans who are trying to limit my freedoms. It's a childish survey. The survey is also written for the British.

Don't have time for the test, but I would bet not.

Paul will win his election in Kentucky. It's not like he is running in California or Oregon. Obama was elected after having past associations with some of the biggest Marxists in the country. I'd love to know what he said to those people behind closed doors. Obama is not in the mainstream of American thought. Paul may seem strange on the surface, but if people really looked into his views, he would be mainstream. We know communism does not work because we have seen it fail in our lifetime. We are getting away from freedom in this country and we need more freedom if we are go generate the types of ideas necessary to move the country forward. People in government are not smart enough to advance an idea to move society forward. Government creates one idea. Liberty creates many ideas, good and bad, and we can then pick the best ideas. Liberty will work if they try. A problem Libertarians have in general is not that they we right (we are), it is our society can not handle adult conversations. Libertarians want to have adult conversations about real problems facing America today. Maddow, Hannity, Limbaugh, Olberman, etc want to have high school debate club. I'm not interested in high school debate club. Speaking of adult conversations, the biggest voting block in the US is Baby Boomers. Baby Boomers are the worst generation this country has ever created as they are a bunch of lazy, self-centered children. The US is going to be destroyed by supporting these bums when they start sucking at the breast of Social Security. The math simply does not work. The answer is to make people work longer before getting SS, but that will never happen because Baby Boomers want free money so they can go ride their bikes rather than contribute to society. In reality, Boomers don't care if the US is destroyed by them being on SS, they just want their money so they can go play. When Paul gets into the Senate, many in the Tea Party will be surprised to see he will vote, at times, with Democrats. Paul will vote with Republicans to cut taxes and government, but he will also vote with Democrats to bring the troops home from that waste of time in the Middle East. The last time I checked, mainstream meant voting in the middle. I don't know if Paul is in the middle or not, but he sure is different. We need "different" in politics right now.

It depends on where you are running. Paul will not lose because of what he said. People are not concerned about what happened over 40 years ago now. Nancy Pelosi wins election after election and her views are not mainstream.

They should know. Between working at Hooters during the lunch rush and The Doll House from 7-1, those girls make a ton of money. There were 6 customers and 7 girls working at 12:30 to 1:45 pm on April 12th. I left a decent tip, but if they have to split that, it ain't goin' too far. . You were there in the off season for Myrtle Beach. Most golfers are done by then and its too early for the tourists, school is still in session. Between working at Hooters and stripping, some of those girls, if they are really "talented" can easily make in excess of $1,000 per day during the summer months and golf season. That is typically a five month period. Throw in some prostitution every now and then and they are really raking it in.

Soth Caolina is a tough place for the ladies. All the rich men are off hiking the Appalachian Trail. Governor Sanford is anything but rich. That freeloading sack of crap didn't have a pot to piss in when he married his now ex-wife. His ex-wife is the daughter of the Skill Tool family and is rich beyond belief. Her family can be traced back to the original settlers of South Carolina. In fact, she has a beautiful home on Sullivans Island. I drove by it last week. She is part of the Sullivan family tree. The trips out of country on a state plane is actually a crime regardless of your views. The attorney general not throwing the book at him is a dereliction of duty, but why should we expect anything more out of our politician these days....

This will not happen at UofA. The investment alone in athletics alone in the past 10 years would stop it. You don't build a new football stadium and then let it sit empty. One thing they could say and it is true, if the Athletic Department loses money, they should cut their budget somehow until it is within reason to the income.