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Old 08-04-2012, 06:31 PM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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Why didn't Michael Phelps thank his omnipotent Lord and Savior the Federal Government? Afterall, if it wasn't for roads that drove him to the pool, the water delivered by municipal pipes, and the American armed forces for protecting his right to swim in the pool, he wouldn't have won that medal.
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Old 08-04-2012, 06:34 PM
 
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Name a large Muslim-owned business in the US that has spoken out against gay marriage. Better yet, name any large Muslim-owned business in the US.
Not a single mosque in America accepts homosexuals
Muslim Statistics (Homosexuals) - WikiIslam)

So where are all the gay protesters in front of all the mosques?

Anyway, Phelps may have been hypocrite based on that other premise given me on the earlier post, still I think he was sincere when he said about his career "I DID IT".
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Old 08-04-2012, 06:40 PM
 
Location: planet octupulous is nearing earths atmosphere
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"I could probably sum it up in a couple of words and just say, 'I did it.' " Phelps said of his career.

The President would of course disagree.

He would probably tell Phelps someone built the swimming pools, made his food, jumped his bones and paid him endorsement money. Someone else is responsible for Phelps success and career.
Wonder if Obama in the earlier call said,"You Didn't Do That By Yourself".

I for one believe there is such a thing as individual accomplishment and excellence.

Disagree with ONE S by the way, not the two in the topic heading.

i wonder if the obamanator helped him get his weed??
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Old 08-04-2012, 06:47 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Not a single mosque in America accepts homosexuals
Muslim Statistics (Homosexuals) - WikiIslam)

So where are all the gay protesters in front of all the mosques?

Anyway, Phelps may have been hypocrite based on that other premise given me on the earlier post, still I think he was sincere when he said about his career "I DID IT".
So we went from businesses to mosques. No, go ahead, by all means, move the goal posts.
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Old 08-04-2012, 07:19 PM
 
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i wonder if the obamanator helped him get his weed??
I hope not.
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Old 08-04-2012, 07:21 PM
 
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So we went from businesses to mosques. No, go ahead, by all means, move the goal posts.
The people in those mosques do work and own businesses.
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Old 08-04-2012, 07:27 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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The people in those mosques do work and own businesses.
Yeah, but I specifically said large companies that are at least comparable to Chick-Fil-A. And remember, the owner/president/whatever corporate position would have to have spoken out against gay marriage since people who are pro-gay marriage don't just boycott because a country is Christian. They boycott if they speak out against gay marriage.
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Old 08-04-2012, 08:33 PM
 
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Yeah, but I specifically said large companies that are at least comparable to Chick-Fil-A. And remember, the owner/president/whatever corporate position would have to have spoken out against gay marriage since people who are pro-gay marriage don't just boycott because a country is Christian. They boycott if they speak out against gay marriage.
It is from their Mosques that they talk of killing gays, I doubt they have "Camel the Hut" anywhere (maybe a dating service of that name?). But this is taking the subject off the matter.

A poster said Phelps was contrary with his current statement compared to the beaming he was doing with the Obama call.
So that seemed a bit hypocritical like the way Gays went after the Chicken place, not Obama the last few years or Muslims that all around the world call for the death of gays. Just as gays were being hypocrites this week, Phelps might have been. That poster did have a good point.

So Phelps might have been a hypocrite the same way the gays were being with the chicken sandwich place. I don't know that for sure though.
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Old 08-04-2012, 08:41 PM
 
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"I could probably sum it up in a couple of words and just say, 'I did it.' " Phelps said of his career.

The President would of course disagree.

He would probably tell Phelps someone built the swimming pools, made his food, jumped his bones and paid him endorsement money. Someone else is responsible for Phelps success and career.
Wonder if Obama in the earlier call said,"You Didn't Do That By Yourself".

I for one believe there is such a thing as individual accomplishment and excellence.

Disagree with ONE S by the way, not the two in the topic heading.
Phelps built that pool? He supplied the water to fill it? He built the plane that flew him to London? The airport where it landed? All that and he still had time to sew himself a swimsuit...What a guy!

Dumbass thread
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Old 08-04-2012, 09:00 PM
 
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Phelps built that pool? He supplied the water to fill it? He built the plane that flew him to London? The airport where it landed? All that and he still had time to sew himself a swimsuit...What a guy!

Dumbass thread
He did what we should all do, he took care of his own business. HE DID IT!
The pool did not create a wave to send him to the finish faster. The water did not pick him to float better than the rest.

What you are talking about would be considered the conditions he was placed into to compete.

If there were no capitalistic advertising money, no interest, or no businesses to pay for things there would be no anything, nothing for even a government to tax.

Dumb-a stretch on your part.
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