Recent content by Barackistan

My car was taken by the state because my father has over $3000 in unpaid parking tickets on a different car. The state says because the title is under my name and his name (since he bought the car for me for college) that it is justified that the state take my car. Now I take the bus to school...

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/03/31/nb-border-problems-428.html Read the comments, there's a lot of anti-American sentiment about.

I've been reading these forums for the past 2 years, and I absolutely love all the philosophical, political and social questions posed here. Now this: Is it OK for me to do anything lewd or indecent on my property? Like: a) mow my lawn naked b) urinate/defecate on my lawn c) dig a hole and bust...

What's the point in taxpayers paying for someone else's gym membership when the majority of Americans don't take care of themselves in the first place? This is like the saying "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink."

Wow. They vote for Healthcare, now they are voting for the Battle of Iwo Jima's 65th anniversary. What a joke. Business as usual.

Now the questions are: Where are we going to find the qualified individuals to replace retiring doctors? Where are we going to find nurses to relieve the nursing shortage? Where are we going to start new government hospitals, despite hospital closings? We don't have the manpower to have...

No one knows what's going on. The bill itself is over 2400 pages. I bet Congress doesn't even know what they are voting on.

At UPS, by signing the contract, at least here in Chicago, you are involuntarily put into the union. I tried my hardest by asking my HR rep to not include me into the teamsters. But like any union, they usurp your wages as usual and you have little representation. I know. I worked at UPS in...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/07/full-body-scan-uk-airport People in the UK are starting to accept these scanners. Plus according to the video, these scanners have been trialing for over 6 weeks. I thought these scanners were supposed to be installed and made in response to the 12/25...

I think you should ask 90% of Congress to take notes. Then again, they won't re-read them anyway.

I'm from a huge anti-gun, anti-violence background. My mom always told me to "avoid" conflict. I found that there are some situations where you cannot "avoid" conflict. So I want a gun to defend against criminals. Unfortunately in the state of Illinois, they are pricks when it comes to gun laws.

If you don't like smelling like smoke when you go to nightclubs or bars, don't go to nightclubs or bars. I'm a smoker, and here in the state of Illinois, you get lambasted for smoking cigarettes. I am automatically a bad-ass or a punk just because I roll my own. Plus I don't mind smelling like...

What a fucking joke. "Thirdhand smoke?" Are you fucking serious? As if smokers aren't burdened enough already.

I am pretty sure cigarettes, booze, and knives would sell. These are definitely barter items. During the Balkan conflict, cigarettes and whiskey would be bartered for guns and ammo. I'm pretty sure that this is a constant in other conflicts as well.

Where's an endocrinologist when you need one?