new word

[levendus]

I would like to add a new word to the english language. That word is

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I agree...somewhat (from Tim)

[anonymous]

Well noted. I would disagree on two points: clinging to guns only allows them to misfire and their bullets to hit people. Also, your spelling is off: it's sn00b. In the end I'm somewhat in agreement with your hinted (or not-so-hinted) opinion, though I did vote for the sn00b. I thought the half-hour commercial on seven news-channels was rather sn00bish of him. One thing he does do, though, is get people excited, and in a good way. I can't remember when our generation last cared about anything besides old video games, and to see people see the word "hope" and not scoff is a really good thing. We may not agree with him completely (I know I don't), or even half-completely, or even at all, but I say, let's give the guy a chance. Something our country, and especially our generation, needs right now is something to believe in. We both know how little belief goes these days... Maybe this guy can actually do something about that, actually get people to care about things again. And, of course, maybe not, but I say, let's see and

Re: I agree...somewhat (from Tim)

[levendus]

Thanks Tim. 1334 spelling was always my weakest subject in school. :)

Also, I'm perfectly willing to be pleasantly surprised at this point. The problem is that excitement and hope for it's own sake is not necessarily a good thing and it may lead people to do things they may regret later. And if that hope fades, they may end up more apathetic than they started. Give me good policy and experience any day over that form of hope.

Have fun in the South grad-schooling it up.

Again from Tim

[anonymous]

Hope truly can be a dangerous thing, mostly because our modern use of the word contains many different definitions. On one side it is dangerous because false hope can lead to what you're saying: a depression and an apathy deeper than before. But on the other side, to not even hope, and only wait for a "pleasant surprise" can lead to an equal amount of apathy. I know how you feel, I think, and for a while I wasn't even going to vote because I didn't (and don't) think either McCain or Obama are really up for the job (either with experience or in their plans for what they would do). In the end, though, sitting back and saying "let's just see where -this- goes" wasn't getting me anywhere. Listening to Obama speak last night, though, he was saying a lot of the stuff we always talk about when we're hanging out (you me and Mike). There was real energy there in his words, and today I saw how much people respect him and what he says. Most of all, people -listen- to him. As for us, we know well that things could go wrong (and horribly

[thefriediceman]

Regardless of politics, "sn00b" is a great word