Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder He wanted to bet me a loser leaves the board type of thing. I didn't even want to dignify something like that with a response. Turns out I didn't have to, anyway. I don't think anyone really wanted to indulge the guy on those stupid bets. Most people were already sure of their self-worth and didn't feel the need to bolster it with some moronic wager.
Originally Posted By jonvn That attitude of wagering just goes to show that some people think this is some sort of game. You don't wager on things like this. It's important to all of us, and you don't get involved or interested based on an R or a D following someone's name, you get involved or are interested because you care about where you live and what happens to your country. I see people who do things like that, and they are not patriots, nor do they care about anything other than some stupid one-upsmanship. When you have people like that running around, you ruin what democracy is all about. It should be about people trying to do the right thing for the country. It is not some imbecilic game.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>So, like, did anyone win an annual pass?<< WilliamK won the wager. He should be receiving passes for Disneyland Paris. Can't remember the terms, if it was annual passes or single day tix or what. So, the winnings will be spent in ... France. lol
Originally Posted By DAR And you guys wanted him to leave. Just think of the fun that would have been had. He would have been so delusional right now.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Yes, I am very curious as to how he would rationalize this...especially after the "Dems never win elections" and his speaking for all Americans about what they wanted...well...America sure voted on what they REALLY wanted, didn't they?
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I, for one, hope this really means that we will see less of the partisan politics of the last 6 years and more teamwork on what the country really needs. The fringes on both sides were getting on my nerves to no end. The country finally woke up and dragged everything to the center, and it should stay that way.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<And you guys wanted him to leave. >> I DID NOT want Beau to leave. He had a valid point of view that was well worth presenting. All I wanted was for him to express it without constantly insulting the other side. Without the continual statements that those who disagreed with him were idiots that wanted to destroy America. In a strange way I really liked Beau. I just got tired of the continued mindless insults and assaults. Not that I (or any other liberal) had anything to do with his leaving. During his final days of rampage I think I reported him to Admin only once. Beau is gone because he could not stay within the LP guidelines which were very leniently enforced in World Events. He is not gone because anyone wanted him gone (although I'm sure many did).
Originally Posted By sherrytodd My beautiful home state of Colorado is a blue state for the first time since the Kennedy administration. *Does the happy dance*
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<My beautiful home state of Colorado is a blue state for the first time since the Kennedy administration.>> Really? Boulder was in a red state??? How the heck did they do that? Was there a wall around the city or what??
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>My beautiful home state of Colorado is a blue state for the first time since the Kennedy administration. << Its been blue at the state house level for a few years now. Now the guv is Dem as well.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>How the heck did they do that? Was there a wall around the city or what??<< Actually, Boulder is surrounded by a wide "never build on it" green belt. Some say it keeps the hippies from venturing out
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Actually, Boulder is surrounded by a wide "never build on it" green belt. Some say it keeps the hippies from venturing out>> For the last 25 years the only thing I know about Boulder is what I've read. But when I was a kid my Mom's parents lived in Boulder and I spent just about every summer out there. God I loved the place. While growing up I always said that I was going to move to Boulder when I was on my own. Then life got in the way and it never happened. I was just about to go out there after my first marriage ended (I think I was 25 then) but then I met my current wife and she did not want to leave Minnesota. All things considered, giving up Boulder was the right choice. ;-) But I still really love that town.
Originally Posted By DAR Boulder seems to have a slight drinking problem: <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2594394&campaign=rss&source=NCAAHeadlines" target="_blank">http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/ news/story?id=2594394&campaign=rss&source=NCAAHeadlines</a> Hey we never had this at Madison. Well okay the Halloween party was pretty crazy.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I got a chuckle when I realized this morning that the two GOP candidates in the close races were Burns and Allen.> And I guess "Gracie" decided to say Good Night.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Boulder seems to have a slight drinking problem:<< And riots. The CU kids get drunk and then they go downtown and riot.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>For the last 25 years the only thing I know about Boulder is what I've read. But when I was a kid my Mom's parents lived in Boulder and I spent just about every summer out there. God I loved the place.<< Its changed. Other than Pearl St. it reminds me a lot of the less nice parts of Orange County. Personally I think Fort Collins is much nicer.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Its changed. Other than Pearl St.>> Have you ever dragged Pearl?? My older cousin used to take me in her car over to Pearl Street on the weekends. This was in the mid-sixties, when cars had BIG FRICKING ENGINES. Pearl was an in-town drag-strip and we would go up and down it all night dragging from one light to the next. My cousin's car wasn't one of the coolest, but it was one of the fastest. A 1958 Oldsmobile with the Rocket V-8 engine. God that sucker was fast. We lost very few races.
