# 99? Rookies! I say 100%!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 8, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035 "2011-10-08T22:24:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/121 "2011-10-10T23:51:03Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Yeah that’s true, I agree that it has a good chance of being overturned before 2012 elections. I’m just saying that if it actually is upheld, the republicans will not repeal it. I don’t agree. Especially since I think that the election campaigning will put Conservatism in the spotlight. And it’s miles away form anything that resembles conservatism. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/122 "2011-10-10T23:52:03Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > As far as you know. Huh? ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/123 "2011-10-10T23:53:03Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > I don’t agree. Especially since I think that the election campaigning will put Conservatism in the spotlight. And it’s miles away form anything that resembles conservatism. I agree that it is very anti-conservatism… and I hope I am proven wrong about republicans refusing to overturn it… I have just become so cynical politically lately that I tend to err on the side of the plutocrats and lobbyists who have more to say about politics than the politicians themselves. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/124 "2011-10-11T00:04:13Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > I agree that it is very anti-conservatism… and I hope I am proven wrong about republicans refusing to overturn it… I have just become so cynical politically lately that I tend to err on the side of the plutocrats and lobbyists who have more to say about politics than the politicians themselves. I do share your concern. I just try to stay a bit more optimistic. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/125 "2011-10-11T00:19:12Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > I do share your concern. I just try to stay a bit more optimistic. 😉 _sigh_ You’re right, I should try to be more optimistic too. I guess I am just so pissed off with both parties right now it’s hard for me not to be cynical. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/126 "2011-10-11T00:20:01Z")
> [@RedFury](#): > > Well then, stop worrying your pretty little head about those “rich” protesters in America\*\*\*\*\* & start/join your own movement for equality in your country. > > \*\*\*\*\*Doubt there’s any point in trying to explain to you that we live in an increasingly interconnected world (mayhaps you’ve heard of “Globalism?”) and that many of the “rules” set-up by those at the top of the economic pile – be it in the US, Russia, China or your own country – directly affect those that are in “1K of debt” & can’t feed their kids. The Working Poor & The Unemployed: by far the fastest raising class world-wide. Might want to look it up. Just sayin’ I never join those “equality” movements because, at least the ones in my country, have a complete lack of grasp of basic sociology and economy aside form “I don’t like this stuff” and “We need more equality”. My personal work towards equality is helping a parochial daycare center for extremely poor families. My tiny help there is much more real and powerful than 1000 protesters going home to their 42" LCDs complaining about “the rich”. In my country, on the other hand, we’ve had 20 years of hard work and as a result poverty has been cut in half. It’s still a massively unequal country and seeing how those profeesional I-care-for-the-poor guys never come out of their offices if there are no cameras and hold the poor like disabled babies rather than real people has vaccinated me from middle-class people chanting and never doing real work. “Fuck the rich” has normally meant “Fuck the poor harder while telling them you really care”. Globalism, sure, that’s exactly why I don’t care for movements, I care for people who do actual work. > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > And I am certain that most of the Tea Partiers bleating about “freedom” are already among the most free people in the world. That hasn’t shut them up either. I’ll bash teapartiers in the appropriate thread; this isn’t it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/127 "2011-10-11T00:28:35Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > I’ll bash teapartiers in the appropriate thread; this isn’t it. My point was, these protests are regarding wealth disparity in this country. Pointing out the relative poverty in other countries has no bearing on domestic class inequality. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/128 "2011-10-11T00:40:06Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > I LOVE IT! This is exactly what I’m talking about. Thanks for making my point for me. Beautiful. What kind of “Christian” are you again? Oh, right, the GOP kind. Nevermind. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/129 "2011-10-11T01:21:40Z")
God, I can actually feel **magellan** ’s hysteria right through the internet. It’s incredible. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/130 "2011-10-11T02:09:37Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > God, I can actually feel **magellan** ’s hysteria right through the internet. It’s incredible. You might want to look up the word that you think you feel. Yeesh. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/131 "2011-10-11T03:18:05Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > My point was, these protests are regarding wealth disparity in this country. Pointing out the relative poverty in other countries has no bearing on domestic class inequality. Maybe, but I’ll take the US wealth disparity to my own country’s any day of the week and twice on Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/132 "2011-10-11T03:25:44Z")
> [@](#): > > God, I can actually feel magellan’s hysteria right through the internet. It’s incredible. Scientifically verified. The hamster cage is located 30 feet from his latests posts. Move the cage one foot closer, the rate of hamster wheel rotation goes up 10 percent. At fifteen feet closer, the wheel was going twice as fast as compared to the original location. At ten feet, the hamster trumpeted his distress and began furiously gnawing at the bars of his cage. I removed him to a safe distance, and he lapsed into a torpor. Didn’t even know a hamster could trumpet distress! I’m making a note here: big success… ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/133 "2011-10-11T03:27:27Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > God, I can actually feel **magellan** ’s hysteria right through the internet. It’s incredible. He’s got sort of a Denethor thing going on, right before the fiery jump. More manic than hysterical. Sad, really. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/134 "2011-10-11T03:27:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > People thought the Tea Party was a joke three years ago. Let’s see if you’re still laughing in 2014. Don’t kid yourself, they’re still a joke. Mobs are counterproductive, liberal or conservative. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/135 "2011-10-11T03:28:37Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Maybe, but I’ll take the US wealth disparity to my own country’s any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I’m sorry you live in a shitty country. Can we talk about the US now? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Smashy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mr\_Smashy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Smashy)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/136 "2011-10-11T14:32:15Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > I love this pic of the “Occupiers”. The combo of slogans is perfect. > > [http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f259/bigbadterr/b287c759bfcb4bfa811b6b7dbb6fe03d\_7.jpg](http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f259/bigbadterr/b287c759bfcb4bfa811b6b7dbb6fe03d_7.jpg) The voice of the American Left. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/137 "2011-10-11T14:41:15Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > I’m sorry you live in a shitty country. Can we talk about the US now? 😃 Sure, go ahead, don’t let your Chardonnay get warm on my account. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/138 "2011-10-11T15:38:45Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Sure, go ahead, don’t let your Chardonnay get warm on my account. It’s okay, I have these electronic Chardonnay glasses that keep it at the perfect temperature. [/first\_world\_problems] ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/139 "2011-10-11T16:53:52Z")
> [@Mr\_Smashy](#): > > The voice of the American Left. [The voice of the American right.](http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bl-tea-party-signs.htm?PS=552%3A4) (In case you can’t parse through the moronic message, it’s from a Tea Party protest.) I can play this game all day long. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035/140 "2011-10-11T17:12:24Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > [The voice of the American right.](http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bl-tea-party-signs.htm?PS=552%3A4) > > (In case you can’t parse through the moronic message, it’s from a Tea Party protest.) > > I can play this game all day long. That photo also proves the left doesn’t have a lock on “dirty, filthy” protestors. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-rookies-i-say-100/599035.md?page=8)