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While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old rancher, who's hand was caught in the gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Palin and her bid. The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, Palin is a 'Post Turtle'." Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'Post Turtle' was. The old rancher said, "When you're driving down a country road you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'Post Turtle'." The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he continued to explain. "You know she didn't get up there by herself, she don't belong up there, and she don't know what to do while she's up there, and you just wonder what kind of dummy put her up there to begin with."

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old rancher, who's hand was caught in the gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Palin and her bid. The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, Palin is a 'Post Turtle'." Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'Post Turtle' was. The old rancher said, "When you're driving down a country road you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'Post Turtle'." The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he continued to explain. "You know she didn't get up there by herself, she don't belong up there, and she don't know what to do while she's up there, and you just wonder what kind of dummy put her up there to begin with."

Sorry about that.

[attach=full]2446[/attach] He won't be monkeying around again.

[attach=full]2445[/attach] He won't forget to put out the garbage again.

[attach=full]2444[/attach] She should have been responsible and starched his shirt.

She should have been responsible and not burned the meatloaf.

[attach=full]2443[/attach] She should have been responsible and not blown the camel.

. She should have been responsible and swept the floor.

Analogies are wasted on the stupid. The Professor's next book is gonna sell a lot more copies.

It is clear you are a god damn commie. A capitalist would complain about the favors Wal-Mart obtains from local governments, not Wal-Mart's free market practices.

!8 year old is smoking dope in his room. Dad walks in an shoots the kid between the eyes with a .45. Who is most responsible?

Like most socialists TJ hates Wal-Mart.

The greater responsibility lies with the person with the most power. That is the official of government. Those who wish to allow government run amuck, such as you TJ, are the socialists. From Locke's Second Treatise:

The more time politicians take off the better off we are.

Gotta thank RO for this one. Turkey burgers have become a staple around my house. No dill today, trying cilantro, trying dijon mustard to hold it together.

Not sure how supporting property rights makes one a socialist. The responsible thing for any employee to do is to spend his time at work doing what his employer hired him to do. It is all about responsibility. Personally, I feel a responsibility to defend the Constitution from attacks from both the left and right. From Locke's Second Treatise: Sec. 199. AS usurpation is the exercise of power, which another hath a right to; so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which no body can have a right to. And this is making use of the power any one has in his hands, not for the good of those who are under it, but for his own private separate advantage. When the governor, however intitled, makes not the law, but his will, the rule; and his commands and actions are not directed to the preservation of the properties of his people, but the satisfaction of his own ambition, revenge, covetousness, or any other irregular passion. I remember once arguing with an unreasonable client at her place of residence. I finally decided to teach her a lesson in responsibility by handcuffing her, bending her over my knee, and admihistering a good spanking. I got in a bit of trouble over that.

I believe Officer Crowley has learned a lesson from this. Next time I am sure he will do the responsible thing and realize his job is to protect and serve the citizens of his city, not defend his ego. It is all about responsibility, by a government employee, not to abuse the power he is entrusted with.

Oprah Winfrey - Wikiality, the Truthiness Encyclopedia

Too add a bit to what RO has said. C4C is also a perfect example of how when government subsidizes a program they always underestimate the cost of the program. We can no longer initiate unfunded programs. The healthcare crisis is the result of government intervention. The solution to the crisis is less government, not more.

[ame=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6813529239937418232&]Milton Friedman on Limited Government[/ame]

Sounds like the kid needs the ole hedgeclipper talk.

I remember myself as a modern parent having that birds and bees talk with my son. It went something like "Ya see them hedge clippers. If ya ever get a gal pregnant they can cause a great deal of damage."

Actually, they do a good job of protecting themselves from being verbally abused by pint-size college professors.

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