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Taka313
The players should have taken this deal. They won't get a better one.
Taka
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Taka313
Another genius, who like yokohamarider has this all figured out. Obama used his time machine to back to the early 1990s to convince a bunch of women to file sexual harassment suits against Herman Cain so that they could use those suits against Herman in the future when Herman runs for president. It's as plain as the Kenyan ink on Obama's birth certificate!
You sure have Obama and his evil agenda pegged. Probably from spending every waking hour obsessing about the man.
Taka
Posted in: Cain says he won't be forced out of White House race by sex scandal claims
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Taka313
He may not be forced out of the race but his campaign is done. Herman has changed his story too much and attacked the victim too much.
He keeps this up, he'll lose what little of the women's vote he now has.
Taka
Posted in: Cain says he won't be forced out of White House race by sex scandal claims
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Taka313
No, No, no, no. yokohama, please do keep up.
(To the tune) The Cain blamed it on the....Perry Camp. The Perry Camp blamed on the....Romney Camp and the Romney Camp's connected to the...knee bone!
There's a long line of blame. But we both know it was that damned Obama and his time machine that's really to blame.
Taka
Posted in: Cain sex accuser goes public in New York; he denies it on late-night TV
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Taka313
Again, so what does Obama do? He goes back in time to the early 1990s, convinces 3 women to file sexual harassment suits against Herman Cain, then return to 2011 to reap the reward of Herman Cain blaming the whole thing on Mitt Romney when the women come forward wanting to clear their names from slanderous accusations.
I'll tell you what, if you think Obama is capable of setting all of that up, you ought to vote for the man based on his skills alone!
This guy is a freaking Jedi, man.
And...FIRST president to master time travel.
That alone gets my vote. Just sayin.
Taka
Posted in: Cain sex accuser goes public in New York; he denies it on late-night TV
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Taka313
arrestpaul,
Because I've since been informed that polygraph tests are wildly inaccurate and recinded my position.
Taka
Posted in: Republican candidate Cain denies report of sexual harassment
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Taka313
Considering one of us has graduated through the course with honors and the other of us is not smart enough to get into the program, I think I meant to say what I meant to say, thank you.
Weather forecasters are taught that the climate is changing and that we can expect more convective severe weather and more mesoscale weather events due to global warming.
@Darrin, It should mean something to you. The U.S. Navy/Air Force/Marine Weather Forecasting school is considered one of the best places in the world to be educated to be a weather forecaster. It's up there with the University of Wisconsin and Texas A&M.
@Spidapig, The US Navy has gone a long ways to become a lot more green. I'm ashamed to admit it, but in the old days, we used to simply dump all our trash overboard. We no longer do that. To cut down on fuel costs, the US Navy utilizes OTSR, Optimum Track Ship Routing (my old job) to route ships around areas of high seas and high winds that could damage the ship or delay them (causing them to burn more fuel). Those are just a couple. Actually, sailwind would be a better person here at JT to talk to about this. He works in the environmental field.
Taka Taka
Posted in: Australia passes controversial carbon pollution tax
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Taka313
Superlib,
I've already had a talk with my 13 year old about sex and how to treat women and believe it or not, I've taken my son's advice on matters before too. He's quite insightful for 13.
But, I totally agree with you that working with that hiring Allread was suspect but suspect only. I'm giving her the same amount of leeway I gave Herman. Until I see more that says she's in it for the money, I'll take her at her word. And even if she IS in it for the money, does that mean that Herman Cain is innocent? They may both be dirty, for all we know.
I'm just not going to automatically vilify her for hiring a lawyer.
Taka
Posted in: Cain sex accuser goes public in New York; he denies it on late-night TV
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Taka313
Superlib, I had crafted a very thought out response that the internet gods ate. So, this time you'll have to endure the Crib notes version.
I think she stayed quiet because she knew what would happen to her when she did go public. See: above your post. She stated yesterday on CNN that it was on the urging of her 13 year old son, that she was coming forward. He had backed her into a moral corner to do the right thing. Perhaps *speculation to follow - she felt a moral responsibility to come forward despite her desire to remain quiet? Perhaps BECAUSE Herman is running for president, she felt she had to come forward. Had he not run for office, perhaps *again, more speculation to follow - she would have stayed quiet forever. We don't know.
Whether you choose to believe that is entirely up to you. I gave Herman the benefit of the doubt, because of how he professes his religion, until he started to change his story. And that is something we know for a fact. In the early going, Herman changed his story. None of the women have changed their story. None of them have asked for any money. Herman's defenders would say don't accuse him without evidence to the contrary. I'm just asking that these women (as in plural, and I do think that counts for something here) be afforded that same luxury.
Fair enough?
Taka
Posted in: Cain sex accuser goes public in New York; he denies it on late-night TV
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Taka313
When one has to rant on and on about how black one is and where people totally unrelated to the story went to college, and "Uncle Toms" I start to think they don't have a decent argument in which to defend Herman from these allegations. I know if were Herman, these are not the people I would want representing me.
I'd want my A-Team. Where's the smoking guy?
Taka
Posted in: Cain sex accuser goes public in New York; he denies it on late-night TV
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Taka313
Triumvere,
I did a little researching and you are correct. In fact, polygraphs are known to give many false positives so yeah, a polygraph may not be a good idea after all.
Thanks.
Taka
Posted in: Cain sex accuser goes public in New York; he denies it on late-night TV
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Taka313
They're going with the bush leadership model: "What, I was in charge? Don't ask me!"
Taka
Posted in: BBC: Murdoch tabloid spied on Prince William
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Taka313
Best cutline on JT ever. The eternal lights display runs until Jan. 9th. Brilliant.
Taka
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Taka313
SO...because Obama is worried that he won't be able to play the race card in 2012, went back in time, had 3 women file complaints against Herman Cain in the 1990s, so that, in the future, when Herman Cain runs for president, Obama can use these women against Herman. It's as plainer than the Kenyan ink on Obama's birth certificate!. That evil manipulating bastard!
Taka
Posted in: Cain sex accuser goes public in New York; he denies it on late-night TV
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Taka313
The U.S. Navy teaches that global warming is occurring to its weather forecasters. Why? Because the U.S. Navy has a vested interest in having good weathermen to keep their ships out of hazardous weather, so they tend to stick to the facts.
You know, that uber-leftie environmental organization. The U.S. Navy.
Taka
Posted in: Australia passes controversial carbon pollution tax
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Taka313
You know, I wonder why Herman hasn't asked for a polygraph test.
The falsely accused ALWAYS ask for a lie detector test.
If I was innocently accused of a crime, I would be looking at every possible avenue to clear my name.
The first thing I would do is ask for a polygraph test. Funny Herman hasn't thought of that.
Perhaps there's a reason. No matter what it is, it's not good.
Taka
Posted in: Cain sex accuser goes public in New York; he denies it on late-night TV
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Taka313
Herman Cain was just on CNN and he said, "There is not an ounce of truth to these allegations."
That got me to thinking. Whenever someone is falsely accused of a crime, what is the first thing they ask for?
A: A lie detector test.
If there isn't an "ounce of truth to these allegations" then Herman should ask for a lie detector test. In fact, I'm going to write his campaign and suggest they do just that. If Herman is clean, I would think he would jump at the chance to take a polygraph test to clear his name.
Funny he hasn't thought of it already.
Perhaps he's guilty or not too smart. Neither a president makes.
Taka
Posted in: Republican candidate Cain denies report of sexual harassment
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Taka313
Good job Congress.
Now get to work and pass the president's jobs bill!
Taka
Posted in: U.S. Congress honors Japanese-American soldiers
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Taka313
Well, I had no idea how Herman's 15 minutes were going to end up, but after Trump had his 15 min., Bachmann had her 15 minutes, Perry, etc., I thought it was a safe bet that Herman wouldn't last either.
Anyway, Herman has come up in the office today and I heard 2 people use the same argument that I thought was really weird. If only one woman comes forward, No. No chance. He's innocent. Not until there's 4 do they finally come around.
Assuming that opinion shared to me isn't completely unique to my office, I really feel bad for the first woman to come forward.
Taka
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Taka313
You know, a lot of people have been whining, "what took these women so long to come forward?"
But the moment they knew anything about Sharon Bielek, they started in with character assassination.
And they wonder why these women waited so long. How stupid could you be?
I'm sure they were just racing to have their lives raked over the coals to save the reputation of a corporate CEO.
Taka
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