Lets see... You don't like opinions from people who are paid to give opinions. You don't like politicians who are willing to talk with other country's politicians. The Soviets and USA politicians talked quite a bit.
Code Pink sounds like they mean well, world peace. I have no problem with talking to people I disagree with. That is what I am doing now. As for what one member may have done to a door at Walter Reed Medical Center, that is just plain graffiti and wrong. I'd be surprised if all felt that way.
ANSWER.... Just a fringe group. Certainly not anything to do with mainstream Democrats.
Berger?... Well we all know that the Clintons are not the most honest bunch. But pikers compared to the Bush Crime Family.
Now what about all the Righties fringe folks? Your are hardly in a position to complain about a splinter in the Dems' eye when the GOP has a log!
Something I have NOT seen progressives do with the likes of Rosie O'Donnell, Markos Molitas, Keith Olbermann, Code Pink, ANSWER, or Sandy Berger. Exactly what problem do you have with this list other than you disagree with them?
Or if you really break it down, it is all tribal. We are a social creature. It is part of our makeup that we act in the best interest of our social group. If we come across another group, we will not trust them. We will fear them. And fear leads to hate, and hate leads to suffering, as Yoda puts it...;)
The goal should be to include as many people into our circle as possible.
So they are just as much Americans as they are Mexicans.
But what it comes down to is that people have been conquered throughout history. The losers tend to not make the rules. Is it right or moral? That depends on you is asking and who is answering. I submit that it is just human nature and thus morality doesn't play very well. Just like asking the lion is it moral when it kills for food.
Now could we as humans do better? Sure, in fact I bet that most humans could do better. But because war and the like is part of us, we will never escape it.
You claim Mayan and then provide a link to Papago, which is what my wife is part of. Mayans may have had trade throughout North America, but their lands were in the Yucatan.
And why would a paper on Guatemalan weaving prove that Papgoes were Mayans?
You mean the Mayans whose ancestors were here before Europeans came and started massacring those already here? You might want to check your facts before stating that Mayans ever inhabited what is called USA.
Yes it is called child's play, I get it, it is about making the children in hospital play. My question was why not refocus the charity to achieve greater good. Why don't you start your own charity then? There is room for more. Or is it you just want to "arm chair quarterback" someone else's work?
I have more respect for people who don't boast about doing good things.. I have more respect for people who actually do charity rather than complain.
Nicely done... While not 50 yet, I don't have many years left.
Today's college aged folks are way too distracted by trivial stuff to bother to put together massive protests against Bush & Co. The protests in the 60's had a lot to do with getting out of Vietnam. But where those same protesters failed was in blaming the troops for evils done over seas.
According to this, wikipedia claims it is a Ubuntu 7.10 based OS with enlightenment as the WM. It is being optimized to run Google apps and other web 2.0 stuff.
but someone who doesn't deny evolution because some dead guy on a stick 2000 years ago told him not to would be nice. He said no such thing. Only those trying to control the minds of those who would give them money would say such a thing.
*rant on!* Baseball is not boring? Watching baseball is as exciting as astronomers watching Earth's seasons change! WTF?!?!? It's like watching concrete set! Like watching Pro Golf!?!?!? Like most things, watching something becomes much more interesting if you actually have or do participate in them.
Saying XXX is boring is just stating your opinion. And opinions are like assholes, everyone has one and they all stink.
I like most Steven Seagal movies because he is really good at his martial art's form, He is a master at his form, and as a student I pay attention. Venerate him? Hell, NO! As an actor he leaves a lot to be desired, but as a martial artist, he is at the top of his heap in that field. Perfect example of what I just wrote above. To most people, watching a Seagal movie is like putting cigars out in your eye sockets. But since you have experience in the martial arts world, you find pleasure in them because you watch his technique.
Try not to be the arbiter of "the only proper ways to spend leisure time."
... says the Constitution. Only as much as the Federal government has the jurisdiction. And the Feds do not have control over state sentencing. So Texas can be as backwards as they want.
Hmm, given the way our critical skills have been declining, may the GP is not too far off. Except that the real "dumbing" of our schools did not start in the 19 century like the author suggests, but rather much more recently. Like maybe in the 80's when the new GOP came in power and Reagan started rolling back FDR's New Deal. All this standardized testing is making matters even worse.
Do I have to remind people we are talking about a guy who refused to show his receipt and identification? This isn't the American Revolutionary War. Nor is this part of some civil right movement. Give me a fucking break. It has to start someplace.
To equate all the members of the opposition party with MoveOn.org, is rather ignorant, don't you think?
And why is it so many times someone hears something they don't like about USA, the response is, "Love it or Leave it". Maybe, just maybe it is your version of USA that is warped. But I'll tell you what, lets do this thing called, "voting" and the winner gets to decide how things are run. And, lets also have this other thing called, "Freedom of Speech".
And even if you don't Noam, it is healthy to read about other possibilities. But I guess that is exactly what this article is about.
Now back to the ad in question. If the General will only do interviews with Fox News, does that mean he does not trust the "liberal" media? And if so, then he has made a conscious decision on which political side of the fence he is on. Thus, he is now biased. Now MoveOn is as classless as they come, but they are still just as American as you or I.
"Would WW2 have been lost (apart from a few million more casualties in the invasion of Japan"
The japanese emperor was ready to surrender. That is not a proven fact.
He wanted to do it on his own terms in order to save face. Oh so saving face is somehow important to the USA?
The americans nuking of japan was an atrocity and cannot be defended.
Look, if those bastards did not attack us first, then they would not have gotten nuked. It is like sucker punching someone in the face and then complaining that they got their arse kicked.
But both sides are also perfectly willing to pervert their belief until it's unrecognizable. Think of the Crusades, of Nazi Germany, of any of the things Christianity has done in the name of God...
Hitler did not do what he did in the name of any Religion other than his own belief that only Germans should be in Germany. What whacked source of information made you think Christianity had anything to do with Hitler?
I am not defending drunk driving. I am arguing that the when the state tries to make us safe, it usually does not do a very good job of it. Many examples you have read about here.
And what if I drive one block from my house at.08 in the middle of the night when no one is around. And while at.08, I have all the needed motor skills. Am I just as bad as the guy rushing home from happy hour blowing.20 while blowing red lights on a crowded street?
I am not defending drunk driving. I am arguing against the all knowing government and the false premise that only the government can make us safe.
You want to drive on those roads our taxes paid for, you do it by the rules we set through our elected officials. Tyranny of the masses.... I pay taxes too. Unfortunately, even if I had the money, I could not build my own roads across the country due to government regulations. So I am stuck using the Government's.
You want those rules changed, you do it through those same officials. Until then, thankfully, if you drive drunk on our roads, we get to retaliate. It's not initiation of force if you are the one breaking the rules. Must suck for you, living in a democracy and not being the dictator of your own little regime, eh? Who rattled your cage? I am not really even focusing on drunk driving laws. Just the restrictions in general that we as free humans have placed on us by some bureaucracy. The USA is a republic in case you did not know that. The tyranny of the masses are not supposed to be able to deny people basic freedoms. And to many, freely moving about is a basic freedom.
You've got to do what we say if you want to use our infrastructure. You sound like I am a visitor on your land. Are you sure you are not the little dictator?
When you country is the size of Europe, why travel outside? Some places are like a foreign country. And yes, I do own and use a passport. Been to Europe 3 times. Been all over USA.
I'm not jealous. Unlike the U.S., which I honestly believe is no longer capable of carrying out a project like this (hell, we can barely keep our 26-year-old space shuttle program afloat),
How many large engineering projects have you been part of lately? None? The companies that build Apollo could do it again. Of that I am positive. All it needs is money.
I hope China has a real shot at making headway in the exploration of space. sure, why not.
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Lets see... You don't like opinions from people who are paid to give opinions. You don't like politicians who are willing to talk with other country's politicians. The Soviets and USA politicians talked quite a bit.
Code Pink sounds like they mean well, world peace. I have no problem with talking to people I disagree with. That is what I am doing now. As for what one member may have done to a door at Walter Reed Medical Center, that is just plain graffiti and wrong. I'd be surprised if all felt that way.
ANSWER.... Just a fringe group. Certainly not anything to do with mainstream Democrats.
Berger?... Well we all know that the Clintons are not the most honest bunch. But pikers compared to the Bush Crime Family.
Now what about all the Righties fringe folks? Your are hardly in a position to complain about a splinter in the Dems' eye when the GOP has a log!
Or if you really break it down, it is all tribal. We are a social creature. It is part of our makeup that we act in the best interest of our social group. If we come across another group, we will not trust them. We will fear them. And fear leads to hate, and hate leads to suffering, as Yoda puts it...
The goal should be to include as many people into our circle as possible.
And how is that a problem? These are people who work on the shuttle and are being honored for their hard work. sheesh...
So they are just as much Americans as they are Mexicans.
But what it comes down to is that people have been conquered throughout history. The losers tend to not make the rules. Is it right or moral? That depends on you is asking and who is answering. I submit that it is just human nature and thus morality doesn't play very well. Just like asking the lion is it moral when it kills for food.
Now could we as humans do better? Sure, in fact I bet that most humans could do better. But because war and the like is part of us, we will never escape it.
You claim Mayan and then provide a link to Papago, which is what my wife is part of. Mayans may have had trade throughout North America, but their lands were in the Yucatan.
And why would a paper on Guatemalan weaving prove that Papgoes were Mayans?
Nicely done... While not 50 yet, I don't have many years left.
Today's college aged folks are way too distracted by trivial stuff to bother to put together massive protests against Bush & Co. The protests in the 60's had a lot to do with getting out of Vietnam. But where those same protesters failed was in blaming the troops for evils done over seas.
According to this, wikipedia claims it is a Ubuntu 7.10 based OS with enlightenment as the WM. It is being optimized to run Google apps and other web 2.0 stuff.
Flame much?
*rant on!*
Baseball is not boring? Watching baseball is as exciting as astronomers watching Earth's seasons change! WTF?!?!?
It's like watching concrete set! Like watching Pro Golf!?!?!? Like most things, watching something becomes much more interesting if you actually have or do participate in them.
Saying XXX is boring is just stating your opinion. And opinions are like assholes, everyone has one and they all stink. I like most Steven Seagal movies because he is really good at his martial art's form, He is a master at his form, and as a student I pay attention. Venerate him? Hell, NO! As an actor he leaves a lot to be desired, but as a martial artist, he is at the top of his heap in that field. Perfect example of what I just wrote above. To most people, watching a Seagal movie is like putting cigars out in your eye sockets. But since you have experience in the martial arts world, you find pleasure in them because you watch his technique.
Try not to be the arbiter of "the only proper ways to spend leisure time."
... says the Constitution. Only as much as the Federal government has the jurisdiction. And the Feds do not have control over state sentencing. So Texas can be as backwards as they want.Personally, I detest the death penalty.
Hmm, given the way our critical skills have been declining, may the GP is not too far off. Except that the real "dumbing" of our schools did not start in the 19 century like the author suggests, but rather much more recently. Like maybe in the 80's when the new GOP came in power and Reagan started rolling back FDR's New Deal. All this standardized testing is making matters even worse.
Ahh, yes.... A truly great man. I have a friend who worked at ISI back when was still alive.
To equate all the members of the opposition party with MoveOn.org, is rather ignorant, don't you think?
And why is it so many times someone hears something they don't like about USA, the response is, "Love it or Leave it". Maybe, just maybe it is your version of USA that is warped. But I'll tell you what, lets do this thing called, "voting" and the winner gets to decide how things are run. And, lets also have this other thing called, "Freedom of Speech".
And even if you don't Noam, it is healthy to read about other possibilities. But I guess that is exactly what this article is about.
Now back to the ad in question. If the General will only do interviews with Fox News, does that mean he does not trust the "liberal" media? And if so, then he has made a conscious decision on which political side of the fence he is on. Thus, he is now biased. Now MoveOn is as classless as they come, but they are still just as American as you or I.
The japanese emperor was ready to surrender. That is not a proven fact. He wanted to do it on his own terms in order to save face. Oh so saving face is somehow important to the USA? The americans nuking of japan was an atrocity and cannot be defended.
Look, if those bastards did not attack us first, then they would not have gotten nuked. It is like sucker punching someone in the face and then complaining that they got their arse kicked.
But both sides are also perfectly willing to pervert their belief until it's unrecognizable. Think of the Crusades, of Nazi Germany, of any of the things Christianity has done in the name of God...
Hitler did not do what he did in the name of any Religion other than his own belief that only Germans should be in Germany. What whacked source of information made you think Christianity had anything to do with Hitler?I am not defending drunk driving. I am arguing that the when the state tries to make us safe, it usually does not do a very good job of it. Many examples you have read about here.
And what if I drive one block from my house at
I am not defending drunk driving. I am arguing against the all knowing government and the false premise that only the government can make us safe.
When you country is the size of Europe, why travel outside? Some places are like a foreign country. And yes, I do own and use a passport. Been to Europe 3 times. Been all over USA.
I'm not jealous. Unlike the U.S., which I honestly believe is no longer capable of carrying out a project like this (hell, we can barely keep our 26-year-old space shuttle program afloat),
How many large engineering projects have you been part of lately? None? The companies that build Apollo could do it again. Of that I am positive. All it needs is money.I hope China has a real shot at making headway in the exploration of space. sure, why not.
Just because we can't do it
Just because you can't do it.You are not guaranteed a safe life. If you were, we would not even have cars. Too dangerous even when sober.