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O-T Lounge
 | re: Justin Bieber: "I wanna be taken seriously" - CowboyPride on 5/21/13 at 10:32 am [img]http://i.imgur.com/MSbk6.jpg[/img]...
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Political Talk
 | re: The divide in this country is astounding : eg. conservative revolutionaries - CowboyPride on 5/1/13 at 3:48 pm [quote]I saw on Facebook[/quote]
Ignorance on FACEBOOK?!?...
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Political Talk
 | Hostile Media Effect - It's all in your head - CowboyPride on 5/1/13 at 3:25 pm [link=(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_media_effect)]Hostile Media Effect[/link]
"Refers to the finding that people with strong biases toward an issue perceive media coverage as biased against their opinions, [b]regardless of the reality[/b]."
Hypothetically, based on this, could it be po...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: Why do People Hate the USA? - CowboyPride on 4/30/13 at 5:42 pm [quote]everything we stand for? (Which isn't much nowadays)[/quote]
Speak for yourself....
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Political Talk
 | re: I'm not a fan of going to war in Syria but... - CowboyPride on 4/30/13 at 5:18 pm [quote]
Agreed. By doing that he made the U.S. look weaker than he already has[/quote]
I don't think weak and meek are the same. Especially with the largest economy/military in the world? I believe our perception from the rest of the world is of a country that has no trouble starting conflict. W...
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Political Talk
 | re: "If you already have health insurance, Obamacare has already been implemented" - CowboyPride on 4/30/13 at 3:18 pm [quote]Obamacare destroyed it[/quote]
Friggin drones......
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Political Talk
 | re: When did the liberal bias in the media begin? - CowboyPride on 4/30/13 at 2:54 pm [link=(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_media_effect)]The Hostile Media Effect[/link]
It's not real, but a kind of cognitive bias....
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Political Talk
 | re: Meet Tom Cotton, Rep. from Arkansas - CowboyPride on 4/30/13 at 2:49 pm [quote]that scum[/quote]
Like you know those people...why so much hate?...
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Political Talk
 | re: Ted Nugent on cap pun - CowboyPride on 4/22/13 at 5:01 pm In case you don't want to read here is a summary:
Ted uses shocking and sensational language to to get his opinion some media coverage. In short he thinks the judicial process should move quicker in cases for terrorist crimes. As you might expect he uses references to the founding fathers and oth...
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Political Talk
 | re: Obama gives Saudi's "Trusted Traveler's Status" - CowboyPride on 4/22/13 at 4:39 pm Saudi has alot of oil and alot of $. Their economy is very stable and in my opinion they are one of our best allies in the area. They are a bit zealous with their religion but I bet alot of us can relate to that in the South/Bible belt.
I've met alot of Saudi's. The vast majority were good people...
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Political Talk
 | re: Has there ever been a mass killing motivated by limited government conservatism? - CowboyPride on 4/19/13 at 4:07 pm [quote]but more along the lines of Rush Limbaugh style conservatism[/quote]
Sensational, feigned speculation meant to provoke conflict and fear? (and crush ratings :nana:)...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: Health insurance changes - Yearly charge based on BMI other numbers - CowboyPride on 4/19/13 at 2:57 pm [quote]How does a person choose to have High Blood Pressure? [/quote]
One way is to consistently choose to eat a poor diet and not excercise.
Clearly there are exceptions. If you have the granite physique of the typical OT poster then yea BMI probly isnt the best measurement. But for a lot of ...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: Health insurance changes - Yearly charge based on BMI other numbers - CowboyPride on 4/19/13 at 2:50 pm [quote]you assume that BMI is an accurate measure of risk to an insurance company.... [/quote]
Seems like a good start. Apparently they think so to according to the OP....
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O-T Lounge
 | re: Health insurance changes - Yearly charge based on BMI other numbers - CowboyPride on 4/19/13 at 2:19 pm [quote]quote:
If you're an irresponsible driver and get in alot of accidents you have to pay more for car insurance right?
and if you go to the hospital and doctor a lot you pay more for insurance. Not because you are a little over weight. [/quote]
I'm not saying the metaphor is the ...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: Health insurance changes - Yearly charge based on BMI other numbers - CowboyPride on 4/19/13 at 1:55 pm If you're an irresponsible driver and get in alot of accidents you have to pay more for car insurance right?
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O-T Lounge
 | re: Maine hermit who lived in woods since '86 arrested. - CowboyPride on 4/19/13 at 1:39 pm [link=(http://mentalfloss.com/article/21362/quick-10-10-hermits)]10 Famous Hermits[/link]
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O-T Lounge
 | re: A gift from me to my OT brethren. 20% off Jcp.com purchases thru 4-20 - CowboyPride on 4/19/13 at 8:44 am :cheers: Thanks!...
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Food and Drink Board
 | re: Can anybody make frozen green peas taste good? - CowboyPride on 4/17/13 at 4:01 pm Make sure you don't over cook them. I like to dip them straight into an ice bath if you boil them to halt the cooking process.
Are minted peas an english dish? Idk they are awesome though. :dude: I like mine with shallots and a light red wine or balsalmic vinaigrette. ...
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Political Talk
 | re: Question for Republicans - Future of GOP - CowboyPride on 4/12/13 at 2:15 pm [quote]Nominate Rubio [/quote]
Do you think he would swing a significant portion of voters? I don't know anything about him. (Other than his race and I think he is from Florida?)...
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Political Talk
 | re: NK: Nuclear War Unavoidable - CowboyPride on 4/12/13 at 1:59 pm If your China, at what point do you tell them to stop embarrassing themselves? Or maybe you don't?...
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Political Talk
 | re: Question for Republicans - Future of GOP - CowboyPride on 4/12/13 at 1:48 pm [quote]The shine's already off this turd[/quote] :lol:...
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Political Talk
 | re: Question for Republicans - Future of GOP - CowboyPride on 4/12/13 at 1:47 pm [quote]The only growing ideology is libertarian/paleo-con.[/quote]
Do you think they will start a new party or the GOP will move that way? Or maybe its just a phase?...
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Political Talk
 | Question for Republicans - Future of GOP - CowboyPride on 4/12/13 at 1:43 pm How do you think the GOP will re-brand its image to appeal to more voters?
What demographics do you think they will be? i.e. Latinos, African American, Youth, Women
If you don't think they will or need to feel free to discuss.
IMO: I think what might happen is over the next 20 or 30 years ...
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O-T Lounge
 | "Perfect Strangers"- Collect Stars and Make Dreams Reality - CowboyPride on 4/12/13 at 11:14 am [link=(http://nothingsgonnastopmenow.com/)]Nothing's Going to Stop You Now[/link]
Go chase your dreams OT.
Edit: Original thread title needed improvement. (Still might.)...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: What is some good advice that you've heard? - CowboyPride on 4/12/13 at 10:23 am "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear."...
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O-T Lounge
 | re: Rumor that The Rock has walked out on the WWE - CowboyPride on 4/8/13 at 5:30 pm Cowboypride knows better. Just wait til one of his posse gets triple teamed on PPV and he is reppelling out of the rafters with a fresh sack a whoop a$$. ...
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Political Talk
 | re: What were some Positive things that came from Bush's (43) Presidency? - CowboyPride on 4/8/13 at 4:42 pm [quote]SlowFlowPro[/quote]
[quote]he did pretty well in response to 911 up until Iraq[/quote]...
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Political Talk
 | re: Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel confronted by topless protester in Hanover - CowboyPride on 4/8/13 at 4:36 pm :nana: What an awesome country....
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Political Talk
 | re: Is America experiencing its own Bolshevism when it comes to its institutions. - CowboyPride on 4/8/13 at 4:32 pm [quote]Bolshevism[/quote]
I've had that. My grandma was really in to home canning when I was younger. She made the best peaches. So one summer I was chowing down like always and that night all of a sudden I'm throwing up like crazy. I had to got to the hospital and barely made it. Turns out its r...
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Political Talk
 | re: Why do progressives turn people who make bad choices into the good guys - CowboyPride on 4/8/13 at 4:17 pm I don't think they do. The sensational news you watch, that loves conflict and laziness is telling you this.
Alot of people on this board bite hook, line and sinker on both sides.
I think most Americans fall in a standard deviation or two of the political bell curve. But these aren't the peo...
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