...most times scares the crap out of me.

Nice article about "good intention" laws that too often go painfully wrong.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/magazine/20wwln-freak-t.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5124&en=fe5f88c5188a1a95&ex=1358485200&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

That happens an amazing number of times with the government. Did Title IX increase the number of women's sports colleges offer? No, instead they decreased men's sports to even things out. Everyone loses! And of course there was the law requiring coal-burning power plants to add expensive emissions equipment when they did major overhauls, with the idea that eventually all of the coal plants would have better emissions. Instead, the power companies stayed away from major overhauls, so not only did they not add the equipment, but the plants polluted more because they weren't being maintained as well.

Your government at work.

the luxury boat tax comes to mind to-the Feds lost more from the income taxes not collected than from the tax itself because the industry collapsed.:(

"I'm from the government and I'm here to help you"

"Trust me"

"The check is in the mail"

"My dog ate my homework"

"I'm sterile"

"I have a headache"

"I've only had 1 beer"

"I'm from the government and I'm here to help" is exactly what the citizens of the gulf coast needed to hear immediately after Katrina, but did not because of idiotic ideas like this gem of Reagan's.

Reagan's stupidity continues to haunt America.


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[QUOTE=dharmabum]"I'm from the government and I'm here to help" is exactly what the citizens of the gulf coast needed to hear immediately after Katrina, but did not because of idiotic ideas like this gem of Reagan's.


The folk of new Orleans will never learn.
They just too sauced { in a drunken cajun liquor stupor } to
realize when they need to get good advice.
Reelceting Mayor Ray Nagin was really stupid.
Over across the way,Haley Barber and more devastation has
been addressed,almost immediately after Katrina hit.
Whihc Is Proof positive that Big Brother Government is what's
stupid,NOT Reganism or how Haly Barler { Gov. of Mississippi }
did w/o a lot of help from any Fed.

"My dog ate my homework"

My dog ate my printer...

"I'm from the government and I'm here to help" is exactly what the citizens of the gulf coast needed to hear immediately after Katrina, but did not because of idiotic ideas like this gem of Reagan's.

Reagan's stupidity continues to haunt America..

How old was Reagan when he died, exactly?
Anybody know?

And how old was New Orleans?
Anybody privy to the history of that fabled underwater city?
How old was New Orleans when mother nature finally drove the point home regarding her folly?

How old was Reagan when he died, exactly?
Anybody know?

And how old was New Orleans?
Anybody privy to the history of that fabled underwater city?
How old was New Orleans when mother nature finally drove the point home regarding her folly?

New Orleans was warned.Numerous times.Maybe not too strongly by
The Governor,and definatley very cavierly by Nagin,who ended up
letting the Free Buses sit in a parking lot.
I remember Our President going on National TV and making a stern
address to the nation as to the possible severity of the incoming Cat 5
storm.That was on a Sunday Afternoon,a day after Mayor Nagin was
given an ultimatum to start evacuating by busses.Katrina hit on a
Monday.

Yes, for years it has been well documented that the levies protecting New Orleans were not capable of taking on a category 5 hurricane.. and yet nobody from the state government, the mayor of New Orleans, Senators, or Federal emergency agencies did anything about it. Now I hear people trying to blame it on a president LOL...

Kinda shows the TILT that some people have.

From the government's new paramilitary arm:
http://blog.lightsoutfilms.com/photos/uncategorized/fromtheinternet.jpg

Yes, for years it has been well documented that the levies protecting New Orleans were not capable of taking on a category 5 hurricane.. and yet nobody from the state government, the mayor of New Orleans, Senators, or Federal emergency agencies did anything about it. Now I hear people trying to blame it on a president LOL...

Kinda shows the TILT that some people have.

They're { Liberal media types } upset that Bush didn't respond
Immediately.As if he could.
The true onus falls squarely on the Mayor of NO.
Nagin even fled to another state himself,instead of managing and
overseeing nearby.Plus Nagin let his Police Force,flee the scene.
That's why all the Looting and early scenes of Thuggery.
It was Popular and EASY to Blame Bush.
FEMA bungled the flow of food & water and once media types like
MSNBC's Chris Matthews made note that after day 2 Bush didn't
realize how bad it was in New Orleans and especially the Superdome
until He saw it on TV for himself.
That Really caught the public off guard.That Bush wasn't directly
in the knows about what was happening until he saw it on the
BooB Tube { TV }.

Just to be sure everyone is on the same page here, the actual quote Ronald Reagan made was this:

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
Ronald Reagan

He also said:

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.
Ronald Reagan

President Reagan knew there was a better way to get things done than making the Feds responsible for everything. When it comes to innovative solutions, the private sector will come out on top everytime.

:)
SMW

From the government's new paramilitary arm:
http://blog.lightsoutfilms.com/photos/uncategorized/fromtheinternet.jpg

Good pic, Nappy. Nice to see you put on a little weight... and found yourself a real job!

;)
SMW

Am I makin' you horny, baby?

Am I makin' you horny, baby?

Not really... you're actually too old for me. Haven't you heard I'm after Borg?

:lolhit:

I want my baby back baby back baby back...

President Reagan sure had a way of making himself, as a politician, look stupid.

How old was Reagan when he died, exactly?
Anybody know?


Reagan left office in 1989; in 1994 the former president disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He died ten years later at the age of ninety-three, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan)
and ranks highly among former U.S. presidents in terms of approval rating.:lolhit:

I want my baby back baby back baby back...

Ribs

Ribs
Well, Fat Bastard never actually says it in the movie.

Well, Fat Bastard never actually says it in the movie.
Really? I was watching Fat Bastard clips on Youtube the other day and I coulda sworn that he actually said it.'

Here we go: In the last 20 seconds or so of this video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=rl_Llt1LtwU&feature=related), he says ribs 3 times. In fact I think it's the first time he is ever introduced.

Damn, he does say it. I could have sworn he didn't!

Damn, he does say it. I could have sworn he didn't!

Um,If you swear,you may be Putz on 3 day ban.
I was out on a 3 day ban,that ended up lasting,like 24 hrs.
The gods of Banning seem to cater to me Wit.