You see no logic period...it has nothing to do with A, B or C. Fine...our foreign policy sucks and all Americans are assholes. We do nothing more than plan the destruction of all other countries on the planet and twist our moustache when we succeed. We all go to sleep at night hoping that the rest of the evil world will disintegrate into oblivion so we won't have to waste our money on really expensive weaponry at the taxpayer's expense. We all secretly meet in the shadowy corridors of the inner city to plan the demise of all that oppose us. The middle class in this country are covertly planning a counter-attack not just against our own government but the rest of the world (except Israel) in general because we feel REALLY threatened. Apparently no one as educated as yourself can see the 'logic' clearly and possibly comprehend a different viewpoint; as uneducated as it may seem. Hi, I'm an uneducated asshole American and I believe all others that don't agree with me should perish because my opinion means more than yours. I voted for and support a person who's trying to clean up the mess left by 11 martyrs; I'm obviously anti-world. Hi, I'm an asshole. Now are you happy? Not that YOUR opinion matters to me anyway...
Humor is not always objective. For example...write down a joke on a piece of paper and have several people read it aloud. The delivery and visualizations are generally the deciding factor on its success. The current cast have developed their respective characters into well known and loved 'people' with their very own characterizations. I agree they could find someone who SOUNDS like Homer, however they can never replace the character.
I totally agree and it's not like Fox is utilizing their profits from this show for better programming. Generally, the only reason I ever even tune into Fox is for the Simpsons.
Ahhhhuummm....I don't think that was the intent of his post (although I HATE the AC thing). My interpretation of the post was that the parent was asking the fan base to kick in to possibly help keep the show going and the response was centered around Joe Schmoe (who lives on a 'working' wage) to donate to actors making millions. I don't entirely disagree with that thought. I'm not sure what happened with the Family Guy to bring it back, but I too would have a hard time donating to ANYONE who crys foul and makes 7 figures per year. Oh well, maybe I'm being too simplistic.
I only disagree with one of your statements. Hank Azaria (Moe) has been on many TV sit-coms (Mad about you comes to mind). Yeardly Smith (Lisa) has been in A LOT of sit-coms and movies (Maximum Overdrive off the top of my head) and Julie Kavner was also in sit-coms (Rhoda). I'm sure I could find all of their accomplishments with a Google search, however they were all never just 'voice' actors. I do agree with the rest, though!
I was strictly referring to the big business corporate guys (meaning global), however yes, this applies in other situations as well. Harley Davidson, Johnson Controls and Bombardier (to name a few from my local area) all have corporate planes that travel daily routes throughout the US to other plants. Most employees can book flights on these planes in advance if they have business at another facility. So to answer your question, yes, however it is the exception but not uncommon.
Apparently you feel content doing the same. I read each of your responses; twice, just to be sure. What magic knowledge are you bestowing here? Yes, certain people attempted and succeeded at taking down 2 of our buildings, yet others still want to move here in droves for a 'better life'. Your second comment on the EU exactly proves my point. If entrance into the EU will cost others then screw them...they're not getting what they want, when they want it. My original post stands and I submit that you're not really saying anything new in your response.
Did you ever ponder the fact that maybe the US doesn't WANT the visitors anymore? It was the visitors that brought down the nation with a terrorist act.
What confuses me is your post. If you truly had diplomatic immunity than what is your gripe? If it was lost and you're now subject to American laws and you have friends here, what's you're gripe? Jesus, I thought Americans were bitchy enough about our own system and now we have non-residents bitching about rights they don't even have in their own country. Shit...you people ARE criminals for allowing yourselves to fall under the blanket of 'diplomacy'; you're just as corrupt as you claim our leadership is.
I'm sorry that you have hesitations about re-visiting your youth to our country because of current administration rules, however I submit this: rather than taking your children to a lake or river in the US, take them to the spot where ~3000 people died and explain to them that it was senseless. Explain to them that 11 deranged individuals changed a nation forever. Explain to them that the good old days are gone because of lunatics. Explain to them that people jumped from an 89th story window to escape the damage done by fanatics. Explain that more than 200 people died on impact of the first airplane into a skyscraper. Explain to them the reasons why this all happened and maybe, just maybe, we'll raise a generation of children who 'get it'. Maybe one of your children will change the world by visiting a place that is forever marked as a place of death and destruction in a world that needs hope and forgiveness. Maybe then, you can get a legitimate visa.
You seem to have all the answers to the wrong questions. You ask us to review why we are so hated but fail to question why we are so loved. The world is concentrating right now on a piece of real estate that represents less than 2% of the total globe and for different reasons...oil, power, strategic availability..whatever. Why do you think that is? ALL governments have an agenda to gain more and at an efficient rate and obtain as much as they can when they can. Outside of that it's just semantics. You seem like an intelligent person, please use that intelligence to try and look further than what you are being shown.
No, the only ones who are fucking idiots are the ones who don't see the big picture....myself included. But hey, blame it on Bush now; that way we can blame Kerry later on for the mess.
And how, exactly, should we be more 'friendly'? More money? More immigrants? More leniency? More forgiveness? Where have we failed on any of these? I'm not saying the US is perfect, but all this US bashing is pissing me off. Bottom line: if you don't accept the rules, don't come here...same as any other country.
Actually, until recently, the examination of fingerprints was totally by the human eye; looking for the 12 point configuration, which is considered to be unique. It will be interesting to see computers analyze this data to look for trends to see if this actually true.
You raise an interesting point; however the US can longer afford to be the global dumping ground for people who claim political asylum at a moment's whim. Yes, we are a diverse country/culture and we have problems, however where is the line drawn? As far as your comments on international journalism, can you name another country (even with the new standards in place) more open to the press than the US?
I suspect that the passengers of the three airliners that were destroyed on 9-11 were just as pressed for time as you may have been...look what it got them. I love my country too, tourism or not.
When the fuck was it EVER safe for Americans to travel? Name one time going back to 1962 when the government didn't 'blacklist' a country for travel. The world has hated the US for longer than I've been alive and to make the analogy between war and cancer is just sick. What IS embarrassing is that there is decisiveness within the American public on this subject to the tune of people not remembering 2 planes slamming into 2 skyscrapers and killing thousands of people. It was our wake-up call and now that we answer you condemn the actions. Well, whatever, we've always been assholes anyway, why should yesterday or tomorrow be any different.
I agree that the US should be a model for upholding all the ideologies you mention, however if we didn't set the standard than who will? War is ugly and occasionally there are innocent victims; not just in the US but anywhere. Are you trying to tell me that innocent US citizens have not been executed or interrogated in the name of some country's 'national security'? Try again. Your argument is a farce in the shape of some supposed utopia in which the US will never have a saving grace and other sovereign nations will never be held liable for their actions. Now that's a joke.
Keep on believing that, put your hand under your pillow at night before you go to sleep and keep on convincing yourself that it's a CIA initiative to undermine global authority against the US. Sleep tight.
The type of people you speak of do not generally travel via commercial airlines. They generally have a corporate jet and are not subject to the same search-and-destroy tactics performed on the general public. In short, they 'feel better'.
That same assumption is what makes us vulnerable. We assumed that traveling by plane was relatively harmless. We assumed that the WTC wouldn't fall when hit by a plane. We assumed that that no one would rent a truck and fill it full of fertilizer. We assume a lot. Now that we can't 'assume' anymore it starts to piss people off because they are inconvenienced by so many years of complacency.
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You see no logic period...it has nothing to do with A, B or C. Fine...our foreign policy sucks and all Americans are assholes. We do nothing more than plan the destruction of all other countries on the planet and twist our moustache when we succeed. We all go to sleep at night hoping that the rest of the evil world will disintegrate into oblivion so we won't have to waste our money on really expensive weaponry at the taxpayer's expense. We all secretly meet in the shadowy corridors of the inner city to plan the demise of all that oppose us. The middle class in this country are covertly planning a counter-attack not just against our own government but the rest of the world (except Israel) in general because we feel REALLY threatened. Apparently no one as educated as yourself can see the 'logic' clearly and possibly comprehend a different viewpoint; as uneducated as it may seem. Hi, I'm an uneducated asshole American and I believe all others that don't agree with me should perish because my opinion means more than yours. I voted for and support a person who's trying to clean up the mess left by 11 martyrs; I'm obviously anti-world. Hi, I'm an asshole. Now are you happy? Not that YOUR opinion matters to me anyway...
Humor is not always objective. For example...write down a joke on a piece of paper and have several people read it aloud. The delivery and visualizations are generally the deciding factor on its success. The current cast have developed their respective characters into well known and loved 'people' with their very own characterizations. I agree they could find someone who SOUNDS like Homer, however they can never replace the character.
I totally agree and it's not like Fox is utilizing their profits from this show for better programming. Generally, the only reason I ever even tune into Fox is for the Simpsons.
Ahhhhuummm....I don't think that was the intent of his post (although I HATE the AC thing). My interpretation of the post was that the parent was asking the fan base to kick in to possibly help keep the show going and the response was centered around Joe Schmoe (who lives on a 'working' wage) to donate to actors making millions. I don't entirely disagree with that thought. I'm not sure what happened with the Family Guy to bring it back, but I too would have a hard time donating to ANYONE who crys foul and makes 7 figures per year. Oh well, maybe I'm being too simplistic.
I only disagree with one of your statements. Hank Azaria (Moe) has been on many TV sit-coms (Mad about you comes to mind). Yeardly Smith (Lisa) has been in A LOT of sit-coms and movies (Maximum Overdrive off the top of my head) and Julie Kavner was also in sit-coms (Rhoda). I'm sure I could find all of their accomplishments with a Google search, however they were all never just 'voice' actors. I do agree with the rest, though!
I was strictly referring to the big business corporate guys (meaning global), however yes, this applies in other situations as well. Harley Davidson, Johnson Controls and Bombardier (to name a few from my local area) all have corporate planes that travel daily routes throughout the US to other plants. Most employees can book flights on these planes in advance if they have business at another facility. So to answer your question, yes, however it is the exception but not uncommon.
Apparently you feel content doing the same. I read each of your responses; twice, just to be sure. What magic knowledge are you bestowing here? Yes, certain people attempted and succeeded at taking down 2 of our buildings, yet others still want to move here in droves for a 'better life'. Your second comment on the EU exactly proves my point. If entrance into the EU will cost others then screw them...they're not getting what they want, when they want it. My original post stands and I submit that you're not really saying anything new in your response.
Did you ever ponder the fact that maybe the US doesn't WANT the visitors anymore? It was the visitors that brought down the nation with a terrorist act.
What confuses me is your post. If you truly had diplomatic immunity than what is your gripe? If it was lost and you're now subject to American laws and you have friends here, what's you're gripe? Jesus, I thought Americans were bitchy enough about our own system and now we have non-residents bitching about rights they don't even have in their own country. Shit...you people ARE criminals for allowing yourselves to fall under the blanket of 'diplomacy'; you're just as corrupt as you claim our leadership is.
I'm sorry that you have hesitations about re-visiting your youth to our country because of current administration rules, however I submit this: rather than taking your children to a lake or river in the US, take them to the spot where ~3000 people died and explain to them that it was senseless. Explain to them that 11 deranged individuals changed a nation forever. Explain to them that the good old days are gone because of lunatics. Explain to them that people jumped from an 89th story window to escape the damage done by fanatics. Explain that more than 200 people died on impact of the first airplane into a skyscraper. Explain to them the reasons why this all happened and maybe, just maybe, we'll raise a generation of children who 'get it'. Maybe one of your children will change the world by visiting a place that is forever marked as a place of death and destruction in a world that needs hope and forgiveness. Maybe then, you can get a legitimate visa.
You seem to have all the answers to the wrong questions. You ask us to review why we are so hated but fail to question why we are so loved. The world is concentrating right now on a piece of real estate that represents less than 2% of the total globe and for different reasons...oil, power, strategic availability..whatever. Why do you think that is? ALL governments have an agenda to gain more and at an efficient rate and obtain as much as they can when they can. Outside of that it's just semantics. You seem like an intelligent person, please use that intelligence to try and look further than what you are being shown.
No, the only ones who are fucking idiots are the ones who don't see the big picture....myself included. But hey, blame it on Bush now; that way we can blame Kerry later on for the mess.
And how, exactly, should we be more 'friendly'? More money? More immigrants? More leniency? More forgiveness? Where have we failed on any of these? I'm not saying the US is perfect, but all this US bashing is pissing me off. Bottom line: if you don't accept the rules, don't come here...same as any other country.
Actually, until recently, the examination of fingerprints was totally by the human eye; looking for the 12 point configuration, which is considered to be unique. It will be interesting to see computers analyze this data to look for trends to see if this actually true.
You raise an interesting point; however the US can longer afford to be the global dumping ground for people who claim political asylum at a moment's whim. Yes, we are a diverse country/culture and we have problems, however where is the line drawn? As far as your comments on international journalism, can you name another country (even with the new standards in place) more open to the press than the US?
I suspect that the passengers of the three airliners that were destroyed on 9-11 were just as pressed for time as you may have been...look what it got them. I love my country too, tourism or not.
When the fuck was it EVER safe for Americans to travel? Name one time going back to 1962 when the government didn't 'blacklist' a country for travel. The world has hated the US for longer than I've been alive and to make the analogy between war and cancer is just sick. What IS embarrassing is that there is decisiveness within the American public on this subject to the tune of people not remembering 2 planes slamming into 2 skyscrapers and killing thousands of people. It was our wake-up call and now that we answer you condemn the actions. Well, whatever, we've always been assholes anyway, why should yesterday or tomorrow be any different.
I agree that the US should be a model for upholding all the ideologies you mention, however if we didn't set the standard than who will? War is ugly and occasionally there are innocent victims; not just in the US but anywhere. Are you trying to tell me that innocent US citizens have not been executed or interrogated in the name of some country's 'national security'? Try again. Your argument is a farce in the shape of some supposed utopia in which the US will never have a saving grace and other sovereign nations will never be held liable for their actions. Now that's a joke.
Keep on believing that, put your hand under your pillow at night before you go to sleep and keep on convincing yourself that it's a CIA initiative to undermine global authority against the US. Sleep tight.
Airport official: "May I please see your passport". Terrorist: "Sure, no problem." Airport official: "OK, pass on through." Terrorist: boom
Driver license pictures are not part of the database...from what I've read.
The type of people you speak of do not generally travel via commercial airlines. They generally have a corporate jet and are not subject to the same search-and-destroy tactics performed on the general public. In short, they 'feel better'.
You'd rather go to Africa than the US because of a photo? Whew....now that's hardcore.
That same assumption is what makes us vulnerable. We assumed that traveling by plane was relatively harmless. We assumed that the WTC wouldn't fall when hit by a plane. We assumed that that no one would rent a truck and fill it full of fertilizer. We assume a lot. Now that we can't 'assume' anymore it starts to piss people off because they are inconvenienced by so many years of complacency.
...or the UK. Fine by me.