C-SPAN's Brian asking about volunteer experiences. No Republicans calling.

[The Witch]

:shrug: Nuff said. :shrug:

[cantstandbush]

1. We should call and make a point about this. nt

[Cassandra]

2. That made me chuckle.

Finally one called in and said she helped clean her church. Nice but not quite as selfless as doing something that helps others but not yourself directly.

[marmar]

13. She helps clean her church....

OF HOMOSEXUALS!! :scared: :scared: :scared: :)

[CottonBear]

3. Male caller just mentioned few Americans are volunteering for the military

because of the mess *DimSon has gotten us into abroad.

The caller was not kind to DimSon.

edit: sp.

[meegbear]

4. Republicans love people who volunteer ...

free labor.

[The Backlash Cometh]

21. They count on it.

I'll never forget the interview with Laura Bush in the early months of George Bush's presidency. There was a teacher shortage because the Clinton years had produced such a great economy, that people were opting for better paying jobs. Laura was asked how George would stem this shortage. Laura's response suggested that she believed that there were people out there that were genetically tempered for this kind of nurturing job and that we should find them among the military people.

What Laura suggests is what I always suspected about anarchist, Libertarian style Republicans. They always believed that the "nurturing" people in society would continue to do the menial work with lower pay, while the greedy would be free to exploit and push the edges of social stability for personal gain. All under the premise, of course, that their exploitation would spur the economy.

[Swamp Rat]

5. *chirp chirp*

El grillo, el grillo è buon cantore,
Che tiene lungo verso.
Dale beve grillo canta,
El grillo, el grillo è buon cantore.
Ma non fa come gli altri ucelli,
Come li han cantato un poco,
Van de fatto in altro loco:
Sempre el grillo sta pur saldo,
Quando l`a maggior el caldo
Alhor canta sol per amore.

The Cricket is a fine singer who can keep a long phrase going. He sings about drinking, but he doesn't do as other birdies do, who go elsewhere when it gets too hot, the cricket is always jumping around and when it gets hot he sings on his own, of love.

[CottonBear]

6. Brian: "Do you have kids?" "No, but I have 5 cats & a husband."

I love it! The lady was very nice and pleasant! I wonder though, why would it matter to Brian if she has kids?

The next caller, a man, volunteers at a no-kill animal shelter. A possible Republican called in: a boy scout leader of some sort. He may not be a Republican. I'm not sure how the calls are being sorted this morning.

Did y'all see Brian go over the best seller books list? Someone should call in and mention how the conservative book clubs buy up books in bulk and then sell them for pennies on the dollar to boost sales. I personally know of no one who buys those crappy books.

[Kolesar]

7. They "sell" those books twice and report the sales twice ... eom

[NI4NI]

17. the books have to be sold in pairs

one to crap on, the other to cover it up.

[Clark2008]

20. Maybe because it's harder to find time to volunteer

when you work and have children? :shrug:

I know I don't get to volunteer for much more than political candidates now-a-days between volunteering to make sure my son gets to sporting practices and day camps, volunteering to read with him and help him with his homework and volunteering to give him the tools necessary to be a productive human when he grows up.

It's not an excuse, mind you, but it is very difficult to do a lot of altruistic work when you're trying to be a good parent and wife and employee.

[Lasher]

8. Republicans are too busy to volunteer

They're paid CEOs of the charities, knocking down six figures at a minimum.

[CottonBear]

9. Male caller said Repubs never volunteer in his community...

they are off golfing and buying SUVs. :rofl:

Now lady caller laying into Ken Lay (new topic) and tying him to DimSOn as Bush supporter and $ contributor and cause of CA energy crisis.

[Lasher]

15. My PC speakers aren't working

Otherwise I would be tuned in via the net. Boo hoo, I wish I weren't missing it. Gotta find that new driver today.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

22. get something better to drive

M
A
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[Lasher]

23. Oh no, another MAC zealot!

You might be right, though. MAC has always been better from my point of view (I've never used one, I've just read up on the issue) but boatloads of software would run on PC and not much on MAC. That made PC the best choice. But now that's changing, and I've been thinking I might rethink the issue.

I'm cheap. Gotta Dell PC that had Windows 98 SE when I bought it, and I've upgraded to XP. So my speaker problem is, I got no driver for my speakers that runs on XP. I think I've found a driver I can use, but it took a lot of research to find it. It sure didn't come from the manufacturer.

I had a similar problem with my HP Deskjet 895 Cxi printer. HP came up with a generic driver for their printers on XP, and now I can't print banners. Otherwise I'm OK.

I guess I could just replace my printer and speakers, or the whole setup for that matter. But it's kinda fun figuring these things out, if you have the time and patience.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

25. Try the miniMac. fully loaded, uses your current screen, printer, speakers

keys, and its CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP.

plus it has wifi built in, so you don't need to worry about wiring.

[TheFarseer]

11. Republicans are too busy working to volunteer

Too busy working to support all us democrats on Welfare. :sarcasm:

[zbdent]

14. Makes me wonder how many of the "union officials" who spend the

union monies on expensive stuff ...

are closet Republicans, sent there to destroy the unions ...

[liberal N proud]

10. Republicans don't use volunteer for party work

They pay someone to do most of what the Democrats use volunteer work for.
As far as community service, that stuff is beneath republicans.

[Jackpine Radical]

12. You don't get it. Volunteer work is immoral.

If you do something for a person who needs help, you're just fostering their dependency. You should save your altruism for someone who deserves it--like a rich person. Howcome nobody understands the problems of the rich?

[TransitJohn]

18. They're so vilified and discriminated against.....

dontcha know. :evilgrin:

[brook]

16. It's true.

Living in a largely Republican area and running a program that depends on volunteerism -(I have the services of about 30 volunteers per week) - only 2 appear to be Republican - and those 2 are more of the old-style conservatives. Bushites look down equally on the volunteers & the recipients of our services for some reason. :shrug:

[lpbk2713]

19. This is funny. Thanks for the laugh.

I should not be surprised.



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[seemslikeadream]

24. A republican volunterring

here honey let me get the door for you