[quote]storey420 wrote:
I’m surprised someone as usually level headed as you can’t see the plain as day nature of what I am posting, with a source from the paper directly, with the allegations coming from an office of Virginia government. And for the record I rarely smoke marijuana if at all any more, too much on my plate.[/quote]
Oh, I haven’t even read the posts re: Robertson. I know next to nothing about that, I was just amking a joke.
[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
[quote]ZEB wrote:
You cannot and you’ve just proven my point. All you have are suspicions. [/quote]
Well, one of the major side effects of marijuana use is paranoia, you know.[/quote]
Ha ha…Well I think it’s a combination of things, but who knows?
[quote]storey420 wrote:
You really do lack reading comprehension. I have no hate for the man and other than it being so plainly obvious and you being so obtuse I have no idea why I’m spending time digging up the direct links to prove to you. It’s not like you will budge from your pre-formed, everything is roses view of him. But you do know he signed a legal document with Taylor right? I’m not paying for your access, you do it
http://allafrica.com/stories/200502221382.html
Liberian Observer. He signed the document to get rights from Taylor under “Mineral Development Agreement between the Republic of Liberia and Freedom Gold Limited”. Then he petitioned US government to send US troops to protect these interests (fairly he did disclose he had business interests). Business interests with? You guessed it Charles Taylor. Want to read up on this charming christian?
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1910365,00.html
[/quote]
Your first piece of “evidence” had absolutely NOTHING to do with the issue at hand. And keep in mind the onus is on you to actually prove your point. Not for me to buy access to websites and do your research for you. You made me laugh with that thanks 
Your second piece of “evidence” talks extensively about Charles Taylor and that’s it. No link with Robertson. Okay Taylor is a bad guy (yawn)…again.
If you want to keep playing you better (for the 4th time) produce some actual proof. I’m losing interest in this fascination you have of linking Robertson with multiple felonies.
In a way you almost remind me of the typical liberal who assumes that everyone in the world agrees with their inane premise for example that George Bush was stupid. Well, I disagree with that one too.
Anyway, no the world doesn’t believe that Pat Robertson is a felon. Many atheists and agnostics (and a few others) too perhaps believe this fable however. And why do they believe this without proof? Because they WANT it to be true as he represents the opposite of what they are. When the typical guy disagrees with someone at this level he must be baaaaaaad.
This is classic.
I demand that you stop being average and start thinking.
Okay…I’m asking that you do that, for your own good man.
Storey,
If you could stick to the truth you could appreciate what the man has done with his life.
[quote]By implementing programs that provide hunger relief, medical aid, disaster relief, clean water, microenterprise and sommunity development, OBI has helped more than 202.7 million people in more than 105 countries and all 50 states as well as distributed goods valued at more than $1.4 billion.
…delivered and given away more than 164 million pounds of food
provided more than 109 million meals to the needy
driven more than 4.4 million miles
provided 9.7 million pounds of relief and disaster relief supplies assistance.[/quote]
http://www.ministrywatch.com/...ernational.aspx
Why don’t you just chalk this up to experience and walk away a better man?
[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]UtahLama wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]UtahLama wrote:
[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]UtahLama wrote:
[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
If you are old as me , you know you are not telling the whole story about Jim Baker , he was with out a doubt defrauding people in the guise of Real Estate[/quote]
Keep 'em coming. If there is a stronger, better message not to do drugs than reading your posts, I don’t know of it.[/quote]
Although I support the legalization of THC for financial reasons mostly…this made me snort out loud.[/quote]
That is one of the arguments that makes no sense.
If legalized it would be dirt cheap, like tobacco, there is no reason to believe that you could receive significant revenue by taxing it.
Unless of course you tax it very heavily, but then you would just get a black market.
Again. [/quote]
It’s not the taxes Orion…that’s the red herring…its the cost of law enforcement and incarceration of non violent offenders…many in jail for YEARS for simple possession.
[/quote]
But the people doing that right now have never held a decent job in their entire life!?!
What to do with them?[/quote]
Not sure what you mean by that…I know Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers and Scientists who use THC to relax.
[/quote]
I actually meant the cops, DAs and prison guards. [/quote]
[quote]ZEB wrote:
Storey,
If you could stick to the truth you could appreciate what the man has done with his life.
[quote]By implementing programs that provide hunger relief, medical aid, disaster relief, clean water, microenterprise and sommunity development, OBI has helped more than 202.7 million people in more than 105 countries and all 50 states as well as distributed goods valued at more than $1.4 billion.
…delivered and given away more than 164 million pounds of food
provided more than 109 million meals to the needy
driven more than 4.4 million miles
provided 9.7 million pounds of relief and disaster relief supplies assistance.[/quote]
http://www.ministrywatch.com/...ernational.aspx
Why don’t you just chalk this up to experience and walk away a better man?[/quote]
Dunno, the flimsiest of research shows that you are wrong.
But then, maybe believing in things without evidence is like a muscle, if you do it long enough you can believe in anything.
Jesus, this Robertson guy is a special kind of asswipe, then again, there is a certain charm in a priest/conmen.
Over here we have so few of those…
[quote]ZEB wrote:
http://www.ministrywatch.com/...ernational.aspx
Why don’t you just chalk this up to experience and walk away a better man?[/quote]
Hey Zeb dead link?
[quote]ZEB wrote:
[quote]storey420 wrote:
You really do lack reading comprehension. I have no hate for the man and other than it being so plainly obvious and you being so obtuse I have no idea why I’m spending time digging up the direct links to prove to you. It’s not like you will budge from your pre-formed, everything is roses view of him. But you do know he signed a legal document with Taylor right? I’m not paying for your access, you do it
http://allafrica.com/stories/200502221382.html
Liberian Observer. He signed the document to get rights from Taylor under “Mineral Development Agreement between the Republic of Liberia and Freedom Gold Limited”. Then he petitioned US government to send US troops to protect these interests (fairly he did disclose he had business interests). Business interests with? You guessed it Charles Taylor. Want to read up on this charming christian?
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1910365,00.html
[/quote]
Your first piece of “evidence” had absolutely NOTHING to do with the issue at hand. And keep in mind the onus is on you to actually prove your point. Not for me to buy access to websites and do your research for you. You made me laugh with that thanks
Your second piece of “evidence” talks extensively about Charles Taylor and that’s it. No link with Robertson. Okay Taylor is a bad guy (yawn)…again.
If you want to keep playing you better (for the 4th time) produce some actual proof. I’m losing interest in this fascination you have of linking Robertson with multiple felonies.
In a way you almost remind me of the typical liberal who assumes that everyone in the world agrees with their inane premise for example that George Bush was stupid. Well, I disagree with that one too.
Anyway, no the world doesn’t believe that Pat Robertson is a felon. Many atheists and agnostics (and a few others) too perhaps believe this fable however. And why do they believe this without proof? Because they WANT it to be true as he represents the opposite of what they are. When the typical guy disagrees with someone at this level he must be baaaaaaad.
This is classic.
I demand that you stop being average and start thinking.
Okay…I’m asking that you do that, for your own good man.
[/quote]
The first link is to the direct article in the newspaper from the country in question with an actual picture of the contract with Robertson’s mining company and Charles Taylor, it shows the direct link between the two, to which you said there was no evidence. You also have his letter to Colin Powell, CBN broadcasts, yada, yada… the list goes on.
I’M actually done with you, I have supplied proof, over and over again to which you’re reply is “nah uh, show me real proof”. You haven’t even had the dignity to fess up that yes in deed he was found in the wrong by a government (VA) office and THEY asked for prosecution.
You’re really being obtuse on this one. I said I don’t hate anyone, you continue to paint me as a christian hating lefty or something and even use the word hate.
I said he’s done plenty of good things I ACKNOWLEDGE this, why can’t you at least acknowledge that Pat has done some QUESTIONABLE things. Didn’t say he was a felon, but yes I do think he used his political influence to avoid further investigation/prosecution on those old charges.
There is plenty of evidence (of Pat Robertson on CBN) showing support for those two warlords, its not some hidden internet hater secret, the writing is on the wall with those. Yeah they’re old and sure he may have seen the light from shady associations in earlier years but IT HAPPENED.
I’m done with you on this thread, you are so obtuse to the facts presented that it is becoming really boring.
[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
[quote]storey420 wrote:
I’m surprised someone as usually level headed as you can’t see the plain as day nature of what I am posting, with a source from the paper directly, with the allegations coming from an office of Virginia government. And for the record I rarely smoke marijuana if at all any more, too much on my plate.[/quote]
Oh, I haven’t even read the posts re: Robertson. I know next to nothing about that, I was just amking a joke.[/quote]
Oh, fair enough
[quote]ZEB wrote:
Storey,
If you could stick to the truth you could appreciate what the man has done with his life.
[quote]By implementing programs that provide hunger relief, medical aid, disaster relief, clean water, microenterprise and sommunity development, OBI has helped more than 202.7 million people in more than 105 countries and all 50 states as well as distributed goods valued at more than $1.4 billion.
…delivered and given away more than 164 million pounds of food
provided more than 109 million meals to the needy
driven more than 4.4 million miles
provided 9.7 million pounds of relief and disaster relief supplies assistance.[/quote]
http://www.ministrywatch.com/...ernational.aspx
Why don’t you just chalk this up to experience and walk away a better man?[/quote]
If you could recognize the complete truth you would see another side of this man. Why don’t you just actually read the direct sources I’ve posted and walk away a more enlightened man?
[quote]storey420 wrote:
The first link is to the direct article in the newspaper from the country in question with an actual picture of the contract with Robertson’s mining company and Charles Taylor[/quote]
He’s doing business in a country where a real bad guy was in charge? Is that the only piece of evidence you can dig up to tarnish Robertson? Ha ha…we trade with China buddy. Do I have to go on? Do you know where this one is going? If the Mayor of a City is on the take do you avoid doing business in that City? Does it mean that YOU are on the take because the Mayor is? Oh come on Storey…(eye roll).
It’s obvious that you have no idea what “standard of proof” means. You offer up bits and pieces of weak evidence from anti Christian web sites and call it proof. And then you become frustrated with me when I don’t accept it.
And now you think he’s a bad guy because he does business in a country run by a dictator. Sheesh Storey…WEAK!
He paid a fine for taking a deduction that he shouldn’t have taken. What does that mean? Do you know how many times that happens to people who are actually successful? Donald Trump, Ted Turner and probably a host of other wealthy successful people do battle with the IRS every year. None of them go to jail as these are mundane matters. They want a deduction where perhaps the IRS does not feel it appropriate. But sometimes they win so they keep trying. You are acting all nutty over this?
I feel that you are the closed minded one here. You have a preconceived notion of what Pat Robertson is and facts mean nothing to you.
Give me a really good reason why you would carry this on for 8 or 9 posts if you didn’t hate Robertson? And why is it that you hate Robertson? Hmmm…let me think. Is it because he’s wealthy and you’re not? Possibly. Or could it be because he is an outspoken high profile Christian? There must be a reason why you are so vigorously pursuing this nonsense.
It could be because fighting with the IRS over a tax deduction and doing business in a country where the leader is a bad guy does not make YOU a bad guy. This is all you have on Robertson and it just isn’t enough. In fact, its’ NOTHING. If his name was Trump or Turner you wouldn’t even bat an eye lid at this crap. But he’s “Pat Robertson” and you just flat out don’t like him!
You can also think that it rains bubble gum on Saturday afternoon, but that doesn’t make it true. You’ve not shown even one iota of proof which demonstrates this and you want me to believe it. In essence what you’re saying with a wink and a nod is “come on we all know Robertson is corrupt.” And I am saying to you HE IS NOT as you’ve not even come close to proving your hypothesis. And you call ME close minded? LOL
Allow me to correct you, it has not become “boring” for you as much as it has become “frustrating.” You have this notion in your head and I admit I don’t know how it got there (I assume Christian hating but I could be wrong, but I doubt it). And you want me to buy into your false notion without a shred of proof. You frantically google Robertson trying desperately to dig up some sort of corruption story and you get nothing. So you piece together a couple of stories which at their worst mean nothing. And now you’re left with your own false beliefs and no way to prove them – Yeah I don’t blame you for feeling frustrated. But what you should be doing is challenging your own beliefs about the man. That’s what a fair person would do.
And the next time you want to tarnish a man’s reputation you better come up with proof!
As a side note I battled with the “birther” folks as well who are just as convinced that Obama was not born in the US as you are that Robertson is a bad guy. And at this point, I’m sorry to say, I have no alternative than to lump you in that group.
[quote]lanchefan1 wrote:
[quote]ZEB wrote:
http://www.ministrywatch.com/...ernational.aspx
Why don’t you just chalk this up to experience and walk away a better man?[/quote]
Hey Zeb dead link?[/quote]
Give this one a try my friend
http://www.ministrywatch.com/profile/operation-blessing-international.aspx
[quote]ZEB wrote:
[quote]lanchefan1 wrote:
[quote]ZEB wrote:
http://www.ministrywatch.com/...ernational.aspx
Why don’t you just chalk this up to experience and walk away a better man?[/quote]
Hey Zeb dead link?[/quote]
Give this one a try my friend
http://www.ministrywatch.com/profile/operation-blessing-international.aspx[/quote]
Yep that one worked, thanks.
Interesting read on the first page about ministries to avoid.
Now you’re really just embarrassing yourself ZEB. I’ll tell you what I’ll respond in full if you agree to actually read the links posted. He did more than just “do business in his country” if you had read the links you would understand this. Also with the “took a deduction he shouldn’t have” --ahh wrong again and again if you actually took the time to read the Free Lance Star newspaper article it clearly says that Robertson himself said he reimbursed the charity for USING THE PLANES FOR THE MINING VENTURE!
"You offer up bits and pieces of weak evidence from anti Christian web sites and call it proof. And then you become frustrated with me when I don’t accept it. " --Really ZEB? So now google, the Virginian Pilot, the Free Lance Star, ABC News, etc. are all just anti-christian web sites, got it. Great counterpoint. Seriously you’re embarrassing yourself.
Attention pot, this is kettle. "I feel that you are the closed minded one here. You have a preconceived notion of what Pat Robertson is and facts mean nothing to you. "
Oh and going on for more then 7 posts about a person = you hate them. Good to know. I will limit my posts in future threads lest I be judged.
Well, I think this thread may have moved on from the original intent, but my 2 cents…
A lot of the dislike for MJ comes from a lack of experience/exposure. Not all of it, mind you. Just as someone could study the effects of beer/cigs and decide it’s not for them, some read about MJ and just not use it. That said, the more vitriolic “hate” often seems to come from ignorance.
Where I grew up, most everyone smoked or “had smoked” in the past. Parents, teachers, priests, friends, friend’s parents, there were a lot of smokers. I’m sure there were a lot of non-smokers as well, but to a 12 year old, it sure seemed like everyone. By the time we were 16, many (most) of the kids in my school had tried it. By college, that number jumped to “almost all.” Perhaps it is a regional thing. When I was living elsewhere in the US I knew people who told me they had never tried it but “certainly would, it’s just never available.” Where I grew up, it was available before we could get beer.
Now I’m old. Some of those who smoked when I was a child are now doctors, lawyers, businesspeople, and other professionals. I know a few who ended up with some trouble with the law, but those generally had a plethora of problems regardless of their exposure to MJ. Actually, thinking about them now, I think all of them did. Of those who “used to” smoke, some still do. They are older now and quieter about it. I don’t recall seeing any of them with tie-dye tapestries anymore. Some are professionals with good jobs and salaries. Some have blue collar jobs. None of those I was close to have gotten into any serious trouble. But I don’t think MJ affected who became what or when.
The idea that MJ is somehow “worse” than beer or whiskey is silly to me because of what I’ve seen and experienced.
[quote]storey420 wrote:
Now you’re really just embarrassing yourself ZEB.[/quote]
You have it wrong, you embarrass yourself when you believe someone to be one way and cannot back it up with proof when pushed. And the fact that you’re still at it after saying you were going to stop says volumes about the hate you have for the man.
What makes you think that I want you to respond? You’ve responded 9 or 10 times now and have not been able to prove your case. You need to get on an anti Christian web site and throw this crap at them, they’ll eat it up like so much popcorn. I’ve read your links and they offer no proof that Robertson is corrupt as you say he is.
That is exactly what you do when you are not allowed a deduction that you’ve taken. You reach in your pocket take out your own money and pay the tax man…(eye roll). I’d like to know what you do for a living. It’s obvious that you don’t even have a basic fundamental understanding of how our tax system works.
You’ve just embarrassed your self by name dropping potential links. Why don’t you post something from one of those links that proves Robertson is corrupt? I’ll tell you why, because you’ve tried posting a few of them and they say nothing. Now you want to look like you know what you’re talking about by simply mentioning their names. P A T H E T I C. Let this go before it consumes you man.
It’s not JUST the number of posts. I’ve had debates that have lasted 30 and 40 pages. Like your view on Robertson you are only seeing what you want to see, not the truth. The truth is you are focused on this one man. A real person that you’ve tried to discredit with very feeble attempts. What bothers you is that there are people who do not accept your weak evidence as proof that Robertson is corrupt. And now you either have to change your mind about the man, or convince others that Robertson what you say he is.
The bottom line is that this is a message board where you’ve run up against opinions that vary from your own misdirected belief. My suggestion for you is to find someone who agrees with you in your real life and talk about how bad Robertson is with them. But be careful what you say to others in the outside world without being able to back it up. Because you sound like a very hateful person when you do.
When we began this nonsense I simple felt you were misdirected. But with every new post I see that you have an agenda, a deep hatred for a man that you know nothing about. So keep it between you and someone who actually buys into the same fable. The two of you can have an “I hate Robertson party.” Just think of the fun you’ll have not having to prove anything!
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
Well, I think this thread may have moved on from the original intent, but my 2 cents…
A lot of the dislike for MJ comes from a lack of experience/exposure. Not all of it, mind you. Just as someone could study the effects of beer/cigs and decide it’s not for them, some read about MJ and just not use it. That said, the more vitriolic “hate” often seems to come from ignorance.
Where I grew up, most everyone smoked or “had smoked” in the past. Parents, teachers, priests, friends, friend’s parents, there were a lot of smokers. I’m sure there were a lot of non-smokers as well, but to a 12 year old, it sure seemed like everyone. By the time we were 16, many (most) of the kids in my school had tried it. By college, that number jumped to “almost all.” Perhaps it is a regional thing. When I was living elsewhere in the US I knew people who told me they had never tried it but “certainly would, it’s just never available.” Where I grew up, it was available before we could get beer.
Now I’m old. Some of those who smoked when I was a child are now doctors, lawyers, businesspeople, and other professionals. I know a few who ended up with some trouble with the law, but those generally had a plethora of problems regardless of their exposure to MJ. Actually, thinking about them now, I think all of them did. Of those who “used to” smoke, some still do. They are older now and quieter about it. I don’t recall seeing any of them with tie-dye tapestries anymore. Some are professionals with good jobs and salaries. Some have blue collar jobs. None of those I was close to have gotten into any serious trouble. But I don’t think MJ affected who became what or when.
The idea that MJ is somehow “worse” than beer or whiskey is silly to me because of what I’ve seen and experienced. [/quote]
This. Know plenty of highly functional, professional, educated people that occasionally indulge in MJ still. The broad painted picture of everyone that uses it as wearing birkenstocks with socks and living in their parents basement is funny and true in many instances but not the overall truth.
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
The idea that MJ is somehow “worse” than beer or whiskey is silly to me because of what I’ve seen and experienced. [/quote]
This is one of the points that makes the most sense in my mind.
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
The idea that MJ is somehow “worse” than beer or whiskey is silly to me because of what I’ve seen and experienced. [/quote]
Then why won’t insurers write you a life insurance policy if you indulge in this other, not-“worse” substance, but they will if you indulge in whiskey or beer?
[quote]thunderbolt23 wrote:
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
The idea that MJ is somehow “worse” than beer or whiskey is silly to me because of what I’ve seen and experienced. [/quote]
Then why won’t insurers write you a life insurance policy if you indulge in this other, not-“worse” substance, but they will if you indulge in whiskey or beer?[/quote]
Fantastic question…also, why do Supreme Court justices disagree with each other?
They are using the same info to make decisions, yet they disagree often.
Some people say that THC is less harming to your body than alcohol, yet some people think it’s worse.
I would say that insurance companies are similar animals.