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August 28, 2008 at 10:54 pm #632697
AnonymousInactiveBtw, RS, I took that quiz and was right in the middle. Just a tiny bit to the left, actually.
THAT was interesting. Thanks for that link!
August 28, 2008 at 11:10 pm #632698
JenVMemberMy political compass
Economic Left/Right: -6.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.41
way down in the left for me.
August 28, 2008 at 11:17 pm #632699
ZenguyParticipantNo surprise to me, I was firmly in the Libretarian corner. I really wish we had more than two parties to choose from, it seems like the idea is gaining momentum though.
August 28, 2008 at 11:48 pm #632700
JoBParticipantGhandi was only slightly more authoritarian than me:) otherwise, we had a great deal in common.
imagine that.
August 29, 2008 at 12:26 am #632701
beachdrivegirlParticipantThanks RS! Here were my results. I was a bit surprised in some ways…
Economic Left/Right: -1.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
August 29, 2008 at 3:03 am #632702
charlabobParticipantMy political compass:
Economic Left/Right: -6.62
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.18
Kucinich’s ignored speech to the convention on Tuesday night:
If anyone finds a version without the sound track, please post it — the music kind of overpowers the little guy :-)
August 29, 2008 at 3:28 am #632703
RSMemberYeah, quizzes are fun! I got some super low numbers:
Economic Left/Right: -7.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.46
I blame my pinko commie parents. :)
August 29, 2008 at 3:36 am #632704
JenVMemberthanks for posting that charla! I thought that speech was amazing, and was sad that it was largely ignored.
August 29, 2008 at 3:38 am #632705
CaitParticipantI’m a total Ghandi lovin’ hippie apparently. Very proud of myself! How about that speech tonight by Obama, eh? I’m ready to vote TOMORROW. It’s a WRAP!
August 29, 2008 at 4:20 am #632706
JanSParticipantCait, I’m with you….I thought his speech was incredible. If that didn’t inspire one, one is, in my opinion, a bit idiotic and cold in the heart…just an opinion, of course :)
August 29, 2008 at 4:24 am #632707
beachdrivegirlParticipantThen again I have always said I am an independent and I will question what both republicans and democrats say equally especially on a public forum.
August 29, 2008 at 5:09 am #632708
JoBParticipantThanks Charla…
it’s too bad Kucinich’s speech won’t get national airtime because he woke up a crowd that wasn’t ready to shout with that speech… and what he had to say was so spot on that i think he could even wake republicans.
“i don’t want you to go from right to left, i want you to go from down to up”
What a classic line…
and “neoconartists” .. i expect that one will be in use for a long time.
I know Obama appeals to our better nature.. and i appreciate that about him…
but Kucinich is right there in the sawdust with us… telling it like it is.
I think i know what that sweet young thing he is married to sees in him now.
August 29, 2008 at 5:10 am #632709
JoBParticipantcait.. isn’t it cool to find yourself in ideological company with ghandi:)
August 29, 2008 at 6:52 am #632710
AnonymousInactiveJoB – You’re Ghandi now? What???
I go to dinner at La Rustica with friends from the forum and miss this BIG news??
August 29, 2008 at 6:56 am #632711
JenVMemberDrunken Chicken
1 bottle (750 ml.) or 3 cups Chinese rice wine (shaoshing) or dry sherry
2 boned, skinned chicken breast halves (6 to 8 oz. each), rinsed
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup finely slivered green onions (including green tops)
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons thinly slivered fresh ginger
2 tablespoons thinly slivered fresh red or green jalapeño or Fresno chilies
Preparation
1. In a deep 3- to 4-quart pan over high heat, uncovered, bring wine and 2 cups water to a boil. Add chicken and return to a boil. Remove from heat and cover tightly. Let stand until chicken is no longer pink in center of thickest part (cut to test), 15 to 18 minutes. Lift chicken from cooking liquid and let stand until chicken and liquid are cool, about 1 hour. Return chicken to cool liquid, cover, and chill for at least 2 hours or up to 1 day (see notes).
2. Lift chicken from liquid. Cut chicken crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange slices, slightly overlapping, on a small platter. In a small bowl, mix soy sauce with 3 tablespoons of the cooking liquid; drizzle evenly over chicken. Reserve remaining cooking liquid to make broth, or discard.
3. Sprinkle green onions and cilantro over chicken. Pour oil into a 6- to 8-inch frying pan over high heat; when it ripples, in about 30 seconds, add ginger and chilies and stir until they sizzle, 10 to 15 seconds. Spoon mixture evenly over chicken.
August 29, 2008 at 7:04 am #632712
AnonymousInactiveJenV – You silly girl!
I don’t know if you are trying to tell me (subtly) that I should eat more (I get that quite a bit and truly appreciate the concern), or are confused about where to post your recipes..
Regardless, we ate so much tonight, we can all hardly breath.
I appreciate your concerns, but a thread was started specifically for this topic. Please cut and paste appropriately.
August 29, 2008 at 7:20 am #632713
JanSParticipantNR,,,you have to read the previous posts…there’s a little quiz to tell you where you are politically, and some were compared to being “ghandi-like” or “in the same company as Ghandi”…no one said that they had become Ghandi…
August 29, 2008 at 12:18 pm #632714
charlabobParticipantJen’s posting here is quite appropriate and is particularly appreciated by true gourmets; those who lurk and laugh and have a sense of irony.
LOLHEHEHEHEHE:-)
August 29, 2008 at 3:57 pm #632715
JoBParticipantNew resident…
Yup.. i am very ghandi like in my political leanings.. as confirmed by the quiz we took…
I am absurdly pleased by that unexpected result.
I knew where i was politically…
and could have predicted some scores which apparently surprised some people…
but i would have never thought of myself politically in terms of Ghandi.
actually, Ghandi was slightly more authoritarian than i… tho.. to be honest, if Ghandi lived today.. i am fairly sure he would have been more left than i.. and far more libertarian…
he was, after all, a product of his times.
didn’t you look to see who was in all those boxes? or look to see what those scores everyone was posting meant?
I did… and I sure thought about them as everyone posted their scores…
JenV’s recipe was both delicious and appropriate… and appreciated in this thread.
When you are gobsmacked.. there is nothing like a good recipe to make you anticipate the future:)
August 29, 2008 at 5:46 pm #632716
AnonymousInactiveSorry all, I was just kidding around. We were actually discussing the quiz last night at dinner and having way too much fun with it.
I have decided that since I was right smack in the middle, I should run for President (I mean, come on, experience obviously doesn’t matter anymore to either Party).
I would select Paris Hilton as my running mate and our campaign slogan would be: That’s Hot.
I know that I would get so much support from all my friends here on the forum! lol.
Come on, if you can’t laugh at yourself, what’s the point?!
August 29, 2008 at 6:08 pm #632717
charlabobParticipantnot surprisingly, the bob half was far to my left — we’re still going to stay together.
August 29, 2008 at 6:10 pm #632718
ZenguyParticipantOr your slogan could be throw out the the two boobs and put in four!
August 29, 2008 at 6:36 pm #632719
AnonymousInactiveZenguy – I LOVE it!!!
September 1, 2008 at 3:05 pm #632720
beachdrivegirlParticipantInteresting analysis of who will be better for the economy from the NYT. And we all know statistics especially over a 50+ year period can’t lie.
September 7, 2008 at 12:35 am #632721
AnonymousInactiveI was talking with a friend of mine about the election and he presented a really interesting analogy. I thought I would share it with all of you.
Let’s equate this election to a job interview (which, if you think about it, is exactly what it is – but we, the people, get to decide who gets hired).
So we have one prospect for the job who has 30 plus years experience and comes into the interview discussing everything he/she has done in the past 30 years. This interviewee also discusses that he/she is interested in coming into this job and making some changes. The interviewer then would look at this candidate’s credentials and see that he/she has a history of making some changes, in that 30 years experience.
The next prospect walks into the interview and, regardless of his/her 4 years (actual) experience, discusses his/her desire to make changes. There is nothing to show for this promise of change (no history to refer to), but this candidate is adamant that he/she would change things.
Who do you hire?
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