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Title: Obama at the greek temple tonight...
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Published: Aug 28, 2008
Author: X-15
Post Date: 2008-08-28 17:52:11 by X-15
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Will Obama invoke Socrates and Plato during his oration??? Will he stumble through an analogy tied to The Republic and Plato's themes of the equality of women, eugenics, and communal housing???? Is there any place for serious philosophy in the Democratic Party or will Obama descend into sloganeering and populist pap????
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I'd like to see a poster for "Barry & Joe's Excellent Adventure." (It's Historic!)
“There’s less than 1 percent of the population of Iowa that is African American. There is probably less than 4 or 5 percent that are minorities. What is in Washington? So look, it goes back to what you start off with, what you’re dealing with,” -- Joe Biden, Oct. 25 2007
Alexander of Macedon speaking to his soldiers in India when they wanted to go home. Yes We Can! I observe, gentlemen, that when I would lead you on a new venture you no longer follow me with your old spirit. I have asked you to meet me that we may come to a decision together: are we, upon my advice, to go forward, or, upon yours, to turn back? If you have any complaint to make about the results of your efforts hitherto, or about myself as your commander, there is no more to say. But let me remind you: through your courage and endurance you have gained possession of Ionia, the Hellespont, both Phrygias, Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, Lydia, Caria, Lycia, Pamphylia, Phoenicia, and Egypt; the Greek part of Libya is now yours, together with much of Arabia, lowland Syria, Mesopotamia, Babylon, and Susia; Persia and Media with all the territories either formerly controlled by them or not are in your hands; you have made yourselves masters of the lands beyond the Caspian Gates, beyond the Caucasus, beyond the Tanais, of Bactria, Hyrcania, and the Hyrcanian sea; we have driven the Scythians back into the desert; and Indus and Hydaspes, Acesines and Hydraotes flow now through country which is ours. With all that accomplished, why do you hesitate to extend the power of Macedon-- yourpower--to the Hyphasis and the tribes on the other side ? Are you afraid that a few natives who may still be left will offer opposition? Come, come! These natives either surrender without a blow or are caught on the run--or leave their country undefended for your taking; and when we take it, we make a present of it to those who have joined us of their own free will and fight on our side. For a man who is a man, work, in my belief, if it is directed to noble ends, has no object beyond itself; none the less, if any of you wish to know what limit may be set to this particular camapaign, let me tell you that the area of country still ahead of us, from here to the Ganges and the Eastern ocean, is comparatively small. You will undoubtedly find that this ocean is connected with the Hyrcanian Sea, for the great Stream of Ocean encircles the earth. Moreover I shall prove to you, my friends, that the Indian and Persian Gulfs and the Hyrcanian Sea are all three connected and continuous. Our ships will sail round from the Persian Gulf to Libya as far as the Pillars of Hercules, whence all Libya to the eastward will soon be ours, and all Asia too, and to this empire there will be no boundaries but what God Himself has made for the whole world. But if you turn back now, there will remain unconquered many warlike peoples between the Hyphasis and the Eastern Ocean, and many more to the northward and the Hyrcanian Sea, with the Scythians, too, not far away; so that if we withdraw now there is a danger that the territory which we do not yet securely hold may be stirred to revolt by some nation or other we have not yet forced into submission. Should that happen, all that we have done and suffered will have proved fruitless--or we shall be faced with the task of doing it over again from the beginning. Gentlemen of Macedon, and you, my friends and allies, this must not be. Stand firm; for well you know that hardship and danger are the price of glory, and that sweet is the savour of a life of courage and of deathless renown beyond the grave.
All's well that ends well.
“There’s less than 1 percent of the population of Iowa that is African American. There is probably less than 4 or 5 percent that are minorities. What is in Washington? So look, it goes back to what you start off with, what you’re dealing with,” -- Joe Biden, Oct. 25 2007
good lord. i just turned on MSNBC. how many does this coliseum hold? it's jammed packed full of panting fools. THE CULT OF THE PRESIDENCY in full display.
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Kaine in his speech just now: mooooooooove mountain....mooooooove mountain
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Invesco - 80,000 I believe. Going to turn on the tube to see if I can catch anything. We just do DVD's here. But on these occasions it is interesting to see the broadcasts.
"Satan / Cheney in "08" interested to hear your impression of the spectacle...
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Sorry to disappoint but all I could get was a fuzzy football game. Maybe there's not much difference?
"Satan / Cheney in "08" Too bad there isn't some kind of sensor that can measure the number of multiple orgasms that will ripple through the crowd when 'The One' takes the stage...
It was funny, we were toggling back between the TV sound (On for Stevie, off for speakers) and put on the Stones,some greatest hits compilation, and talk about coinkydinkies, Sympathy for the Devil started playing just as Obie stepped out.
Will Obama invoke Socrates and Plato during his oration???
#2. To: X-15 (#0)
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interested to hear your impression of the spectacle...
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