Our friends at The Economist have an interesting interactive map of the United States that compares each state’s annual production with that of a foreign country. Texas is similar in size to Russia, California to Italy, and Maine to Luxembourg.
You can also compare each state to a foreign country by population.
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Squawk, I recognize a difference between personal guidance and guiding government to impose specific beliefs on others. Our association with whatever religious beliefs we might chose is voluntary, as it should be. Our associations with any level of government are not. Hence the need for a separation of the two, and that is the root of my great respect for… Read more »
So you realleeeeee don’t mind if a politician might stand on the 10 Commandments as his guidance in office?
Bob
Oh I dunno I guess it because on more than one occasion you have opined about public officials expressing their faith while in the office. It is that authoritah rant you embark upon that sort of clued me in.
Squawkbox, I’m surprised at this.
Please show me what I’ve said today, or any other day that could lead you to such a mistaken conclusion.
I see Bob thinks because a man enters into public office he should deny God. I would submit that is precisely why this country is in the mss it is in.
Heh
Hamous said pecker………. wood.
I get around that covet rule by wishing I had what they got and they had the next one better. 😉
#86 ST, glad to help.
Here’s a stack of Banana Pancakes for ya.
Mrs. Darren just shared wiith me Oldest Daughter’s experience at school . She said there was a boy who would touch her face, pull her hair and yelled a swear word in her ear. oldest Daughter said she didn’t know what the word meant (that makes me feel like a good dad) but it annoyed her. Mrs. Darren asked her… Read more »
SD #115;
At least it didn’t sound like ducks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csHgSXmzASA&feature=related
Super Dave #110;
(Darren reminds himself, “thou shalt not covet”.) 🙂
Of course this is regarding hometheater. Although I like clean and powerful sopund ystems, I’m not into car audio. In fact many car subwoofers sound so terrible (I’m sure your son’ wasn’t) that I get nauseous hearing them blare in the wind.
I didn’t criticize his religious beliefs, I’m critical of his failure to separate them from his duties as a “statesman.” I know its hard for you to understand but you cannot turn off your faith when you’re elected to public office. That’s not how faith works. The man didn’t enact legislation requiring the citizens of Alabama to convert to Christianity.… Read more »
Oh, one more thing “if I had to drive the truck for one reason or another” I drove the BEAST to work a few times after the Boy lifted it 4″ and put 35’s on it,…I can deal with that, BUTT, him completely REMOVING the Dayaam Exhaust system was embarrassing.
Back at ‘cha SD. 😀
#112 GJT
/hatingloving beingmy dada Kid again! 😀 FIFYYou can’t fool me, I’ve been a Daddy way too long. FWIW; I’m a Fair Father and a Great Daddy! Just ask the kids.
#110 SD My youngest had a ’96 Chevy truck when he was 16. I’m not into the sub music deal but he wanted one so he got twin 10″ woofers and we built the box for it custom to fit behind the seat. Fun dad and son project although if I had to drive the truck for one reason or… Read more »
They don’t bother me at all neither. I just don’t go blabbling about them to the general public.
#107 Darren, Back when when I bought the Boy his Z-71 “The Beast” when he turned 16, the first thing he bought was a huge Sub-woofer and a Gumby Dammit amp. I helped him hook it up, complete with 00 wire and a 1 Farad, YES 1 Farad capacitor! Even though I couldn’t hear it thunder,…I could hear him coming… Read more »
bob #106; The way I look at it, if they sincerely belief whatever they happen to believe is the best path to eternal paradise and like me as a friend, I would expect them to want to share what works for them with me. That’s natural too. I wholeheartedly agree. It would have been that way had he stayed away… Read more »
Simple Simon I could use a system with extra ummph in the high frequency area. I have spent thirty years working around turbines and the roll off on my hearing chart after 12 khz is about as steep as a Black Diamond trail at Cooper Mountain. Tell me about it, I spent 15 years working at the airport, oftentimes on… Read more »
Super Dave #93;
One of these days I’ll have a home theater with a sub that’ll make the neighbors down the street wet their beds. 🙂
#94 Darren, that’s an interesting story. I tend to be patient with folks who feel the need to share their faith with me. As long as mutual respect persists, it’s fine with me and makes for an interesting and usually intellectually stimulating conversation. The way I look at it, if they sincerely belief whatever they happen to believe is the… Read more »
bob; I did not insert the following before I had to jump off the computer and deal with the fruit of my loins. According to the sum of your posts regarding Christians and Christian practices I do have to say that the rhetoric and connotations of you towards Christians do at least border the rhetoric I read in the pamphlet… Read more »
Simple; Thanks for the reply. You know, that janitor, after looking downward, lifted his head and looked my right in the eye to tell me “I cannot consider (he may have said, “call”, but I really don’t remember for sure) you my brother”. Sad. I have heard him say the same things about Mormons, Catholics, and Moslems. It is my… Read more »
#98 Simple, a lot of my ex-wife’s people are from Alabama. They are without a doubt good folk. I don’t think the Gov. intended to offend, and again, I’m not critical of his religious beliefs.
Mike Huckabee is a former preacher and former governor. I can’t see him saying stuff like that.
Even more from SJL’s idiotic plays today as she sets a new standard for TV interviews.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/01/19/video-democrats-walking-around-with-their-own-obamacare-interview-backdrops-now/
Whatever makes you feel comfortable, bob42.
Go for it, Bubba.
Can you say “cognitive dissonance” ?
Dude #92;
That’s good detective work. In many ways bob would be a super star blogger at LGF.
Bob,
I have been to Alabama (my sister and brother live there) and I have to say that the
governor probably did not offend too many folks. It is after all…Alabama and not California.
Simple
#89 Hammie, Precisely how did the governor of Alabama’s words harm others? I really don’t understand how you can come up with such nonsense. I didn’t criticize his religious beliefs, I’m critical of his failure to separate them from his duties as a “statesman.” As I said earlier, the citizens of Alabama (regardless of beliefs) did not elect a preacher,… Read more »
93, Dave, I could use a system with extra ummph in the high frequency area. I have spent thirty years working around turbines and the roll off on my hearing chart after 12 khz is about as steep as a Black Diamond trail at Cooper Mountain. I don’t argue with Ms Simple anymore about the TV/Stereo volume since I bought… Read more »
94 Darren, Thank you for a very reasoned post. I was moved by this posting and I do not consider myself an ardent Christian. My father-in-law is a good and decent man, but he is a lot like your janitor. I have heard him say the same things about Mormons, Catholics, and Moslems. Sometimes we have to accept the things… Read more »
bob #53; You and I are children of the same exalted Father in Heaven. You and I are males and therefore you and I are brothers. That’s unconditional. There is, however, an condtional brother/sisterhood and that is in Christ. By and large Christians accept all as their brothers and sisters though being a brother or sister in Christ is much… Read more »
#9 #10 #19, Bonecrusher, Dittos! I agree, and I’ll add that we stuffed some BIG sine waves into our “Acoustic Chamber” today, it was only 25-2500 Hz but it was @ 152 Db, not real impressive but enough to kill a couple of pigeons. That said, from last night; Darren said; My understanding is that humans in their prime can… Read more »
re: harping on the AL governor thing
Coincidence? You decide.
#63;
Don’t forget that black hole in the universe where Liberaltarianism was founded and has plagued this planet.
Tedtam #28;
I spotted that news story during the day and so wanted to post it here. I canot think of a more appropriate person to beat me to it. 🙂
…and withhold my criticism for the religiously motivated actions people take that harm others. Precisely how did the governor of Alabama’s words harm others? Your rantings are full of such instances (and worse). I don’t particularly care but it makes you look duplicitous when you then hold yourself up as some high and mighty entity above the fray, respecting all… Read more »
Re: the evil personified in #55 above:
Unless this guy has a sincere repentance, he will wind up in the same place a George Tiller. Both CHOSE to make their living by killing the innocent; there must be a special place in hell for these types.
#73 Hammie, wrong again dude. This is nothing more than example number 11,244 of Bob42 trying to belittle Christianity. There’s a difference between simply not sharing those beliefs and belittling all of them, as you accuse me of doing. As I’ve said on more than one occasion here, the tendency toward faith held beliefs is innate in humans, and for… Read more »
Oh, and Bob? Thanks for the heads up on the music. I truly loved that song and was wondering…./looking up more music
#11 Ted: I don’t like sad stories. I’m still recouperating from when DanielJames’ and my love child, murdered (2 weeks ago) our beloved parakeet in cold blood. We found Jasper in the back pasture, pilphering for feed between the horses hooves 2? 3? years ago. Still wondering how Sparky got into the HUGE (parrrot/sugar glider/wild bird rescue) cage. Sparky laid… Read more »
Well, I take off to run errands and all hell breaks loose. Boney, interesting read on the Scripture. All – the doctor will reside in a special place in Hell. Bobby – I believe there IS a Hell, and therefore a Heaven. One must have good to reflect the evil, else how do we know what evil is? Also –… Read more »
Retract #82
Hal ate my post dadgumit:>(
Try the Aramaic Peshitta in Plain English by David Bausher. Read the Old Testament in what ever version you choose but have a Hebrew translator program handy (Biblesoft pc5) so that you can get the original words, be sure to look at all the possible permutations of the Hebrew word as many different words can be spelled exactly the same… Read more »
Flying Spaghetti Monster
#78 dood
???
So you make room for the possibility that the FSM may not be in charge after all? Interesting.
🙂