2) past the Federally established due date for turning the count in;
There was no actual "due date"; It was invented by the Republicans. Go check out the recounts in Hawaii during the Nixon/Kennedy contest in 1960. Who won the state wasn't settled until December 27th.
The Republicans claimed, as they would again 40 years later, that the recount should be stopped because the results should have been completed six days before the electoral college meets.
[Circuit Judge Ronald B. Jamieson] did not agree, saying that even if the decision came after the six day deadline set by Federal Law, the Congress could take the results into consideration if the recount changed the result. Furthermore, the judge said, "I think it is a healthy thing that in a democracy where there had been a cloud cast on the accuracy of the vote to have it cleared up."
Typically, the Daily show makes fun of the current state of journalism and their questions reflect that. The people they interview aren't the ones being mocked.
Except of course the really nutty people they have on the program. In which case, the Daily Show plays them straight and lets them hang themselves.
We deny that we ever denied making a denial of any mistakes. That is categorically false. For any further comment, I refer you to my third answer to your second question about my first.
We all start off as beautiful unique snowflakes. Unfortuantely, as Calvin once demonstrated, society has the habit of melting everyone together into an boring, uniform puddle of water.
The best principle is do what makes you happy. I was the "smart kid" in school growing up and I've always been interested in computers and tried to do that in college because I figured that's what I was supposed to be doing. I quickly discovered that doing computers for actual work robbed me of any enjoyment that I previously derived from them. I was stressed out, unhappy and my grades started to nosedive. Finally, my senior year, I switched to political science(which I had always been minoring in) for a major and almost instantly became more relaxed and happier. My grades improved and I graduated.
I do political work now. My computer skills are enough that they appear godlike to everyone this arena and I'm working in a career where I feel like I'm making a difference in the grand scheme of things. (Or at least *trying* to make one)
If building a stable career at a corporation is what makes you happy, then do that. If staying happy means quitting said stable job so you can go travelling in Europe for several months, then do that instead. Happiness is different for everyone and you'll generally learn what it is in college.
There was a newspaper style insert with the game when it first came out that contained a lot of clues to various puzzles, including the key under the doormat.
One critical hint is make restoring electricity a priority. The clock is running and if the doctor can't play the video game machine when he goes to the game room, you're screwed, AFAIK.
Maybe you are right we should keep to ourselfs we should stop giving out the trillons that we do to other countrys.
We give out $15 billion in various types of foreign aid with the bulk of it being "foreign military aid" to countries that serve our strategic interests(Israel, Pakistan, Uzbekistan) rather than humanitarian ones.
But don't feel bad. Many Americans think we devote almost a quarter(24%) of our budget to foreign assistance when it's really about 1%.
Given the types of governments in the countries we send "aid" to, I think their citizens might prefer it if we turned off the spigots and stopped propping up bloodthirsty dictatorships.
Episode 1: Good - The overall plot of Palpatine's manipulations to gain control of the Republican. Bad - It's possibly *too* subtle. Even at the end, one of my friends *still* didn't realize he was Darth Sidious. Good - Ewan McGreggor and Liam Neeson. Bad - Everything about Anakin and JAR JAR. Bad - Having R2D2 and C3PO be present. Bad - Midichlorines. Bad - The trade alliance droids. Bad - Pretty much all the dialogue. Bad - Everything related to Jar Jar's people and their battle later on. Bad - A democraticly elected MONARCH? Come on. Bad - Anakin blowing up the droid control ship. Good - Darth Maul. Bad - He's hardly in it.
Episode 2: Good - Nearly everything in the Obi-Wan side of things. Good - Dooku's conversation with Obi-Wan where he portrays himself as a rebel against the insidious dark side which is taking over the empire and needs Obi-Wan's help. Bad - Obi-Wan automagically deciding he's evil. Bad - EVERYTHING on the Anakin/Padme side of things. The romance is laughably bad. Good - Yoda. (I'm in the minority) Good - Obi-Wan. Bad - Anakin. Bad - Droids vs clones = Big battles where no one 'real' gets hurt. Hundreds die and I couldn't give a shit. Compare this to ANH where a handful of nearly anonymous pilots die, but we watch them scream in their cockpits. WE CARE as a result. Good - Jar Jar dooms the Republic. Bad - Pretty much everything on the trade federation planet. Bad - The dialogue... AGAIN.
Basically, the foundations for good movies are there. That's what's so frustrating. We could've had really good movies, but Lucas shovelled shit on top of them in the form of pandering to developmentally disabled two-year-olds and TOYS R US.
I agree with most of what you said but I don't think we have killed the prisoners yet.
So far, there are already investigations into two dozen deaths, with two being ruled outright homicides.
I don't think a lot of Americans realize the scope of what was going on and what was photographed and videotaped. Murder, rape, necrophilia, etc. The media just hasn't shown *those* pictures yet.
Also why hire actors when you can humiliate actual prisoners for free?
What's this? Bush has appointed Federal judges? I thought the Democrats had stone walled every judge he's nominated in the past four years. If Kerry comes in, you can be sure the Republicans will return the favor.
No, they blocked the 4 most objectionable nominees out of 100+. The rest were confirmed.
It's estimated that 60% of the prisoners there didn't do anything. They're just people who got picked up for some reason or another, and have been forgotten by the system. There's no processing of prisoners so no one knows why everyone is there.
And the abuses aren't confined to Abu Ghraib. They're happening in prisons all over Iraq.
Given the extreme nature of their deaths, how unique it's been amongst other killings, and the fact that they were lured into ambush makes me think they might have had some extra-ciricular activities that pissed off the wrong people.
As Rumsfeld confirmed, there are pictures and videos of much much much worse things going on. Like forcing prisoners to rape boys, guards raping female prisoners, etc.
say, the photos of mass graves
Checked out the soccer field in Fallujah lately?
Such an optimist, always seeing the mass graves as half-empty.
But hey, continue to write it off as "frat hazing" if you want. Just don't express surprise when the fruits of our labour come back to kill us.
Why now? Either they were too busy with some other rediculous thing or accusation back then, or they waited untill now to make the president look worse.
Blame the Dept of Defense I guess. They successfully convinced CBS to kill the story. They only ran with it when they did because the photos were about to become public anyways.
Otherwise, the media would have happily complied with the Bush administration in burying the story.
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They'll just claim prior art.
2) past the Federally established due date for turning the count in;
There was no actual "due date"; It was invented by the Republicans. Go check out the recounts in Hawaii during the Nixon/Kennedy contest in 1960. Who won the state wasn't settled until December 27th.
The Republicans claimed, as they would again 40 years later, that the recount should be stopped because the results should have been completed six days before the electoral college meets.
[Circuit Judge Ronald B. Jamieson] did not agree, saying that even if the decision came after the six day deadline set by Federal Law, the Congress could take the results into consideration if the recount changed the result. Furthermore, the judge said, "I think it is a healthy thing that in a democracy where there had been a cloud cast on the accuracy of the vote to have it cleared up."
Why do Republicans hate democracy?
I *did* say "typically."
Besides, Lieberman had as much a chance of getting the nomination as lobster guy.
Typically, the Daily show makes fun of the current state of journalism and their questions reflect that. The people they interview aren't the ones being mocked.
Except of course the really nutty people they have on the program. In which case, the Daily Show plays them straight and lets them hang themselves.
We deny that we ever denied making a denial of any mistakes. That is categorically false. For any further comment, I refer you to my third answer to your second question about my first.
Be warned it's "Aliens" to the original's "Alien."
People flipped out about the pauseable real-time combat system at the time but it works great.
Google is your friend.
We all start off as beautiful unique snowflakes. Unfortuantely, as Calvin once demonstrated, society has the habit of melting everyone together into an boring, uniform puddle of water.
The best principle is do what makes you happy. I was the "smart kid" in school growing up and I've always been interested in computers and tried to do that in college because I figured that's what I was supposed to be doing. I quickly discovered that doing computers for actual work robbed me of any enjoyment that I previously derived from them. I was stressed out, unhappy and my grades started to nosedive. Finally, my senior year, I switched to political science(which I had always been minoring in) for a major and almost instantly became more relaxed and happier. My grades improved and I graduated.
I do political work now. My computer skills are enough that they appear godlike to everyone this arena and I'm working in a career where I feel like I'm making a difference in the grand scheme of things. (Or at least *trying* to make one)
If building a stable career at a corporation is what makes you happy, then do that. If staying happy means quitting said stable job so you can go travelling in Europe for several months, then do that instead. Happiness is different for everyone and you'll generally learn what it is in college.
I believe the $50 deductible only applies to charges made *before* you notify the credit card company that the card was missing/stolen.
*After* you notify them, you are not liable at all.
Quick, think of your 'favorite' government provided program? HA!
The Internet?
Or maybe the military. Interstate highways. Public libraries. Fire department. Police department.
I'll go so far as to say emlinate government involvement altogehter!
Because if there's one thing we've learned, it's that corporations can be trusted to act ethnically and honestly in the absense of gov't oversight.
There was a newspaper style insert with the game when it first came out that contained a lot of clues to various puzzles, including the key under the doormat.
One critical hint is make restoring electricity a priority. The clock is running and if the doctor can't play the video game machine when he goes to the game room, you're screwed, AFAIK.
If you're Republican, 40 is already the top age for youthful indiscretions.
Maybe you are right we should keep to ourselfs we should stop giving out the trillons that we do to other countrys.
We give out $15 billion in various types of foreign aid with the bulk of it being "foreign military aid" to countries that serve our strategic interests(Israel, Pakistan, Uzbekistan) rather than humanitarian ones.
But don't feel bad. Many Americans think we devote almost a quarter(24%) of our budget to foreign assistance when it's really about 1%.
Given the types of governments in the countries we send "aid" to, I think their citizens might prefer it if we turned off the spigots and stopped propping up bloodthirsty dictatorships.
Episode 1:
Good - The overall plot of Palpatine's manipulations to gain control of the Republican.
Bad - It's possibly *too* subtle. Even at the end, one of my friends *still* didn't realize he was Darth Sidious.
Good - Ewan McGreggor and Liam Neeson.
Bad - Everything about Anakin and JAR JAR.
Bad - Having R2D2 and C3PO be present.
Bad - Midichlorines.
Bad - The trade alliance droids.
Bad - Pretty much all the dialogue.
Bad - Everything related to Jar Jar's people and their battle later on.
Bad - A democraticly elected MONARCH? Come on.
Bad - Anakin blowing up the droid control ship.
Good - Darth Maul.
Bad - He's hardly in it.
Episode 2:
Good - Nearly everything in the Obi-Wan side of things.
Good - Dooku's conversation with Obi-Wan where he portrays himself as a rebel against the insidious dark side which is taking over the empire and needs Obi-Wan's help.
Bad - Obi-Wan automagically deciding he's evil.
Bad - EVERYTHING on the Anakin/Padme side of things. The romance is laughably bad.
Good - Yoda. (I'm in the minority)
Good - Obi-Wan.
Bad - Anakin.
Bad - Droids vs clones = Big battles where no one 'real' gets hurt. Hundreds die and I couldn't give a shit. Compare this to ANH where a handful of nearly anonymous pilots die, but we watch them scream in their cockpits. WE CARE as a result.
Good - Jar Jar dooms the Republic.
Bad - Pretty much everything on the trade federation planet.
Bad - The dialogue... AGAIN.
Basically, the foundations for good movies are there. That's what's so frustrating. We could've had really good movies, but Lucas shovelled shit on top of them in the form of pandering to developmentally disabled two-year-olds and TOYS R US.
OSAMA BIN LADEN!
Thus, by using Linux, you're supporting the terrorists.
Everyone please report to the near Homeland detention center for "reprogramming".
Metal Gear 4: Code Recovery Alpha
Solid Snake's on the case!
What if Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist does a guest column on Slashdot?
I agree with most of what you said but I don't think we have killed the prisoners yet.
So far, there are already investigations into two dozen deaths, with two being ruled outright homicides.
I don't think a lot of Americans realize the scope of what was going on and what was photographed and videotaped. Murder, rape, necrophilia, etc. The media just hasn't shown *those* pictures yet.
Also why hire actors when you can humiliate actual prisoners for free?
What's this? Bush has appointed Federal judges? I thought the Democrats had stone walled every judge he's nominated in the past four years. If Kerry comes in, you can be sure the Republicans will return the favor.
No, they blocked the 4 most objectionable nominees out of 100+. The rest were confirmed.
Get your facts straight.
We knew nothing more about his unaccounted WMD at the end of those 12 years than we did at the beginning.
Actually, we know that any unaccounted WMDs have long since become useless and we've annihilated his capability for producing anymore.
12 years and he hasn't even been able to look sideways at another country or much of his own country without incurring airstrikes.
Sounds like successful containment to me!
We invaded Iraq to restore the Baathist party to power.
Why else did we hand control of Fallujah over to a Baathist General who oversaw the killings of Kurds?
It's estimated that 60% of the prisoners there didn't do anything. They're just people who got picked up for some reason or another, and have been forgotten by the system. There's no processing of prisoners so no one knows why everyone is there.
And the abuses aren't confined to Abu Ghraib. They're happening in prisons all over Iraq.
has been protested by Iraqis for many months.
Given the extreme nature of their deaths, how unique it's been amongst other killings, and the fact that they were lured into ambush makes me think they might have had some extra-ciricular activities that pissed off the wrong people.
As Rumsfeld confirmed, there are pictures and videos of much much much worse things going on. Like forcing prisoners to rape boys, guards raping female prisoners, etc.
say, the photos of mass graves
Checked out the soccer field in Fallujah lately?
Such an optimist, always seeing the mass graves as half-empty.
But hey, continue to write it off as "frat hazing" if you want. Just don't express surprise when the fruits of our labour come back to kill us.
Why now? Either they were too busy with some other rediculous thing or accusation back then, or they waited untill now to make the president look worse.
Blame the Dept of Defense I guess. They successfully convinced CBS to kill the story. They only ran with it when they did because the photos were about to become public anyways.
Otherwise, the media would have happily complied with the Bush administration in burying the story.