Theaetetus: Hey, 'poon?

Pepperdine's School of Law fell 10 places in U.S. News and World Report's rankings for accredited law schools nationwide, but School of Law officials are attributing losing ground to a change in the report's methods for evaluation.

Pepperdine School of Law is now ranked 87th overall, down from 77th last year.

The school was ranked against 180 other accredited law schools. Accreditation is earned through the American Bar Association.

87th out of 180. I mean, sure, it ain't nothing to sneeze at, but it's not something you should be holding up as incredible academic achievement, far in excess of what any other Farker on here has achieved.

you overestimate the achievements of farkers.

Well that's an insult to Adolf to compare him to that nobody.

You know who else won an election...

Surpheon: deeoh1:
/Remember folks... he has virtually NO experience. He spent 142 days in the Senate before he went into full campaign mode.

Always easy to identify the idiots by this talking point. Yeah, all those years in the Illinois senate doing some good work in relative obscurity don't count somehow. The law requiring videotaping of interrogations and confessions in serious crimes was textbook good law writing and consensus building. Obama certainly isn't perfect - he does bipartisan work, which means standing close to the middle (fine by me, pissing off Moveon.org is a feature not a bug).

But it's dangerous to count the Republicans out. Everyone likes to point out how the Democratic candidate is always ahead in the polls early and then falls at the end. Know why? Negative campaigning and outright lying works - but only if it hits at the last minute, before even the rubes realize you're lying. Nice to see McCain is desperate enough to trot out the lies early enough to call him on them. And deeoh1 gets added to the same "blatant liar" list for his stupid post above.

So I'll just fall back to my position that he's a farking moron then. OK?

Windfall profits tax? On who? Just those evil oil companies? What about those industries with higher profit margins, like big pharma?

Income tax increases and capital gains tax increases? History has shown that these lead to less government revenue. If this happens, how can he pay for his beloved nationalized healthcare? Oh, and there's that little idea... just ask a Canadian how well that works.

Or what about everyone that voted for him in the primaries because of his position on the war that he has now abandoned? Are they still blindingly supporting him?

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

LouDobbsAwaaaay: danlpoon's argument is interesting: "you can't disagree with Ben Stein, he's smart". I wonder how he would feel about smart people who he didn't already agree with?

Well then they wouldn't be "smart".

Get your act together, or you get benched, Stein

Give us a little bit of actual content in your posts once in a while.

Right. If my posts lack content why is every response directed at my content?

Pepperdine School of Law is now ranked 87th overall, down from 77th last year.

I graduated FSU Law. Even at 87th Pepperdyne is Ivy League by comparison. Seriously, though. It is a good school.

Tech N9ne: Well that's an insult to Adolf to compare him to that nobody.

obama has 1 too many nuts...there's really no comparison.

danlpoon: I disagree with him on ID, sort of, but that doesn't erase the fact he has more academic and life achievements than anyone here including myself.

you know who else who had a lot of life achievements?

What's going to happen to the Democrat party after Obama loses to an old man this November?

kellyshannon: And another of my friends met him separately in Georgetown, I think it was. He totally hit on her and they exchanged numbers, and he called her up when he was in town the next time. She never did anything with him, only chatted him up a bit, but talk about creepy. And sad. And funny.

What's the point of being rich and famous if you can't use it to pick up hot chicks?

The guy's smart, I'll give him that. VALEDICTORIAN from Yale law school? That takes major brains. Shame it doesn't keep him from being bat-shiat crazy or a raging dickhead. Just goes to show that religion or other poisonous memes can destroy the critical thinking facilities of even the smartest people.

deeoh1: If this happens, how can he pay for his beloved nationalized healthcare? Oh, and there's that little idea... just ask a Canadian how well that works.

Actually, healthcare is run at the provincial level and it works pretty well, thankyouverymuch.

hubiestubert: timujin: hubiestubert:

Hey you, you there with the reasoning and sensibility, your kind don't belong around here.

I just want to see the crazy farkers out of my party. I'm hoping that it will shake things up enough that they'll head off into Libertarian Land, or slink back into the background again, feeling marginalized and crabby. They've poisoned my party for a long while--since we started bringing in the Religious Right to the table, and the Neo-Cons started fellating them, we've had some very poor years where Conservative issues have been concerned.

Neo-Cons aren't Conservative. They are radicals. Pure and simple, the same way that a lot of Fascists called themselves Socialists, that doesn't mean that's what they were. Look at the rhetoric, and look at the policies, you can see that they are often the very antithesis of Conservative thought.

I'll be glad to see these bastards out the door, because I don't think the country can afford their entirely self-centered--and very much the definition of "elitist--policies any longer.

I used to be in that party too. But even if the bible-thumping science-deniers took a hike, I don't think I could ever go back. The past 8 years has made their true colors clear. Not that I'm going over to the dem side, but I can never ever take a Repub at face value again.

Atleast you have controlled yourself about bringing up your wifes gaping asshole into every thread you post in

This proves you're a Pol Thread hack. I mentioned wifey-bung ioin the Nintendo thread, the cop thread AND the TF bunghole thread today.

Man, get off the Politics Tab every now and then.

Single White Male: danlpoon: Ben Stein: Presidential speech writer and 30 year DC insider. Accomplished movie actor and TV game show host/participant. Pepperdyne Law school professor.

Average Farker: Unemployed Help Desk clerk. Myopic, partisan Noob-o-crat. GED. Ford Taurus wagon. Whine connoisseur.

I see your pointless ad hominem attack and I raise you Godwin's Law:

Adolf Hitler: German Head of State for 12 years. Charismatic leader. Turned Germany into economic powerhouse. Time Magazine's Man of the Year. Animal lover. Artist.

Average Farker: Chronic masturbator. Friendless nerd. Wal-mart greeter. Marihuana addict. Subscriber to Gigantic Asses. University of Phoenix online graduate.

This made me laugh out loud.

I'm still sure that Barack is the Anti-christ, according to Nostradamus..

Hal Jalykakik: You know who else used to Godwin threads before they started?
These guys (opens in new Godwindow)

You Godwinned me.

danlpoon: Give us a little bit of actual content in your posts once in a while.

Right. If my posts lack content why is every response directed at my content?

Pepperdine School of Law is now ranked 87th overall, down from 77th last year.

I graduated FSU Law. Even at 87th Pepperdyne is Ivy League by comparison. Seriously, though. It is a good school.

I went to a State college, so all my arguments are right

I don't know. Maybe Obama could throw Stein in the oven. I would be all for it.

Surpheon: Seigneur:
Why is it Liberals think it's OK to punish people for being successful? Isn't that the whole point of the American Dream?

The rich benefit the most from the stable society so it is fair and reasonable they pay the most to sustain it. This is not some stupid idea like Communism or pure Libertarianism, this is a painfully learned fact recognized over the last couple millenia. Do you think the poor guy living in a slum gives a fark if the national infrastructure collapses further? What, he's going to bend a rim on his Lexus driving into work, or perhaps his 401k is going to drop?

There is a profound ignorance of how human societies actually work, and how they actually break, in your comment. If discrepancies in real wealth (ability to feed, clothe, and home yourself and the ones you love) become too great, the society falls. Period. Sorry if life and reality aren't fair enough for you, but they tend to take precedence over a toddler's "that's not fair - wahhh" mindset. People are not going to let their children starve because it's only fair a wall street banker gets his $80 million bonus this year.

So how much is enough? According to the IRS, last year the richest 1% paid more than 40% of the income tax burden. This was despite earning 17.5% of the income.

LouDobbsAwaaaay: danlpoon's argument is interesting: "you can't disagree with Ben Stein, he's smart". I wonder how he would feel about smart people who he didn't already agree with?

Actually it's "You can't disagree with Ben Stein, he's accomplished"

Hitler was the leader of a massive economic powerhouse. Sounds like he knows where his towel is. Let's all listent o what he had to say.

danlpoon: Atleast you have controlled yourself about bringing up your wifes gaping asshole into every thread you post in

This proves you're a Pol Thread hack. I mentioned wifey-bung ioin the Nintendo thread, the cop thread AND the TF bunghole thread today.

Man, get off the Politics Tab every now and then.

Frontpage much?

PAPASandBEER: What's going to happen to the Democrat party after Obama loses to an old man this November?

hell is going to finally open up it's new skating rink.

wh0mprat: Sounds like he knows where his towel is.
Well, I got nothing better, goodnight everyonce

LouDobbsAwaaaay: "you can't disagree with Ben Stein, he's smart"

That's known as argumentum ad verecundiam, otherwise known as the logical fallacy of Appeal To Authority.

re-elect_jimmy_carter: PAPASandBEER: What's going to happen to the Democrat party after Obama loses to an old man this November?

hell is going to finally open up it's new skating rink.

I refuse to play goalie.

PAPASandBEER: What's going to happen to the Democrat party after Obama loses to an old man this November?

I'd be more worried about what would happen to america. 8 years of Republican rule was bad enough, I shudder to think of what 12 will be like.

Wolfmanjames: Yeah, I get that vibe from the Obamessiah and his groupies.

enthusiasm: it's a nazi thing.

deeoh1: So how much is enough? According to the IRS, last year the richest 1% paid more than 40% of the income tax burden. This was despite earning 17.5% of the income.

Excuse me, but why are you worried about the top 1% of earners? fark'em, they can take care of themselves. Wouldn't you LOVE your taxes to go down, and have some guy who can afford it take the burden?

Anti_illuminati: re-elect_jimmy_carter: PAPASandBEER: What's going to happen to the Democrat party after Obama loses to an old man this November?

hell is going to finally open up it's new skating rink.

I refuse to play goalie.

First to get a Gordie Howe Hat trick gets to enjoy their stay?

re-elect_jimmy_carter: PAPASandBEER: What's going to happen to the Democrat party after Obama loses to an old man this November?

hell is going to finally open up it's new skating rink.

Do you think the Congress will work with President McCain to get anything done, or will Congress' approval rating fall from an already anemic 19% to somewhere in the single-digit range?

Ace Attorney: wh0mprat: Sounds like he knows where his towel is.
Well, I got nothing better, goodnight everyonce

You are one hoopy frood.

Right, because giving speeches in front of large crowds is something normal politicians don't do.

oh...yeah.... O'mama draws a huge crowd OUTSIDE of the U.S.


...large-type *whoop* ...

Antimatter: PAPASandBEER: What's going to happen to the Democrat party after Obama loses to an old man this November?

I'd be more worried about what would happen to america. 8 years of Republican rule was bad enough, I shudder to think of what 12 will be like.

like belarus but without all the propane powered cars?

EverybodyPanic!: Did Ben Stein have a stroke when no one was looking, or has he always been this loony? The man is turning into a goddamned embarrassment.

yeah he's fallen so far from being Jimmy Kimmel's straight man.

methinks his legendary brilliance was a myth in the first place

wh0mprat: deeoh1: So how much is enough? According to the IRS, last year the richest 1% paid more than 40% of the income tax burden. This was despite earning 17.5% of the income.

Excuse me, but why are you worried about the top 1% of earners? fark'em, they can take care of themselves. Wouldn't you LOVE your taxes to go down, and have some guy who can afford it take the burden?

He who robs from Peter to give to Paul will always have the support of Paul.

PAPASandBEER: What's going to happen to the Democrat party after Obama loses to an old man this November?

McCain will try to eliminate employer sponsored insurance and make sure that a Republican could not beat Osama Bin Laden in 2012 and you will be biatching about President Hillary Clinton? It is a long time off though and there is really very little difference between Republicans and Democrats. The real question is if you will still enjoy having your prostate tickled with another man's penis? My friend Bruce from LA wants to know.

PAPASandBEER: re-elect_jimmy_carter: PAPASandBEER: What's going to happen to the Democrat party after Obama loses to an old man this November?

hell is going to finally open up it's new skating rink.

Do you think the Congress will work with President McCain to get anything done, or will Congress' approval rating fall from an already anemic 19% to somewhere in the single-digit range?

or will they just walk out in disgust

Yeah, at 87th, that's like Ivy League in comparison to 55th. Good thing you went into law instead of mathematics.

I didn't graduate FSU law when they were 55th. More like 155th. Good thing you never learned about calendars or something equally unfunny.

I'm proud of FSU, though. Thanks for the good news. I guess my contributions are helping.

BobtheFascist: Hitler was a cult of personality. So is Obama. That's the only real comparrison I see.

LIKE MUSSOLINI, OR KENNEDY. I'M A CULT OF PERSONALITY.

Ace Attorney: Anti_illuminati: re-elect_jimmy_carter: PAPASandBEER: What's going to happen to the Democrat party after Obama loses to an old man this November?

hell is going to finally open up it's new skating rink.

I refuse to play goalie.

First to get a Gordie Howe Hat trick gets to enjoy their stay?

As long as they use their skate to stab someone to death.