No it wasn't. I want to read posts that make me consider things from another perspective. I want my views to be challenged.
Take that away, and you're just reading shit you already agree with to validate your beliefs. Good for you, enjoy masturbating. Personally, I prefer some lube and a porn flick for that, but different strokes for different folks, I guess.
he was convicted without ever being able to tell the jury about his wife's lover being a serial killer.
Which was the right decision, considering that there is no evidence that Sturgeon actually killed anybody. That his "confession" never resulted in charges should tell you something.
he stood by the president on the issues when it counted but so did enough democrats that the president was allowed to goto war.
I haven't forgiven those Democrats either.
I sort of see it as a non-issue. I don't think it is something either of us should lose sleep over though
I wouldn't say non-issue, more of a side issue. There are more important things to look at, but it's a possibility worth mentioning.
I think the only time it would effect any of his decisions might be if there was a chance of him being captured and maybe at that point
We can't really say for sure. I know a few people who suffer from PTSD, and it isn't just flashbacks with specific triggers. I've seen it fuel paranoia, anxiety, insomnia, and depression, all of which can cloud your judgment pretty severely.
If we put long term survival and sustainability ahead of short term profit, we wouldn't have to look to space for long term survival.
A single collision from a large enough Near Earth Object could wipe out the human race. So could a new disease, or some other unforeseen scenario that we may be unable to prevent.
Ubuttnut Lunix is on Gutso Gibbons now, and Hairy Hardon will be out soon. Both of them have a desktop installer CD that is also a live CD, so you don't need additional tools to recover from a bug in the installer.
the government was never a good way to go about space exploration. It's too risky, and governments are risk averse. A better way to do it is in the private sector.
The X-Prize was cool and all, but let's be realistic, they never came close to leaving Earth's orbit. Not exactly deep space exploration.
To be sure, we should relax some of the restrictions on private space flight, but that doesn't mean we should stop funding it publicly. Real deep space exploration is just not profitable, the private sector is not going to pick up the slack.
Libertarianism of the kind espoused by Dr. Paul is very popular among the more self-centered and socially isolated types who get into computers and technology. Too much time spent alone causes them to lose empathy and understanding for other people, making an egocentric ideology like Libertarianism seem very appealing.
If you go to the bottom of the Guardian article that tries to discredit MEMRI you will that a "correction" at the bottom where they go on to say that MEMRI's article (which they try to discredit above) has actually been verified by other sources and is probably true. In fact, much of the article is FUD and provides no real proof that they do anything wrong.
The article accuses MEMRI of selection bias. How come you didn't address that?
As for "FUD" - sure, MEMRI being run by former Israeli Military Intelligence doesn't prove anything on its own, but it's certainly worth mentioning in a discussion of MEMRI's bias.
Antiwar.com is obviously not an objective source of information. Their self-professed goal is to prevent wars no matter what.
Irrelevant. Are you disputing that MEMRI has threatened Mr. Cole with legal action for criticizing them?
They (or anyone else) has yet to prove that MEMRI has ever a) mis-translated an Arabic media report with obviously malicious intent b) has made up media reports that never happened. Until they do that MEMRI is a valuable peek into what is being said in government-controlled media across the middle-east.
Again, selection bias.
As for Mr. Finkelstein, I'd hardly call him unbiased.
I never said he was. The issue is that MEMRI doesn't like what he has to say, so they falsely depict him as a denier. Quit trying to change the subject.
His Holocaust-smearing history also does not reflect too well on him.
The only ones doing any smearing in this case are you and your Likudnik buddies. Mr. Finkelstein is not and has never been a denier, and the smear campaign against him betrays their and your agenda.
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the "hive mind" was right to suppress it
No it wasn't. I want to read posts that make me consider things from another perspective. I want my views to be challenged.
Take that away, and you're just reading shit you already agree with to validate your beliefs. Good for you, enjoy masturbating. Personally, I prefer some lube and a porn flick for that, but different strokes for different folks, I guess.
he was convicted without ever being able to tell the jury about his wife's lover being a serial killer.
Which was the right decision, considering that there is no evidence that Sturgeon actually killed anybody. That his "confession" never resulted in charges should tell you something.
he stood by the president on the issues when it counted but so did enough democrats that the president was allowed to goto war.
I haven't forgiven those Democrats either.
I sort of see it as a non-issue. I don't think it is something either of us should lose sleep over though
I wouldn't say non-issue, more of a side issue. There are more important things to look at, but it's a possibility worth mentioning.
I think the only time it would effect any of his decisions might be if there was a chance of him being captured and maybe at that point
We can't really say for sure. I know a few people who suffer from PTSD, and it isn't just flashbacks with specific triggers. I've seen it fuel paranoia, anxiety, insomnia, and depression, all of which can cloud your judgment pretty severely.
Oh, I don't hold being a vet against him. It's the years of torture in a Vietnamese prison that makes me a little anxious.
McCain got his ass tortured while serving our country.
Do you really want him to be the guy with his finger on the button?
One thing PC users can do that Mac users can't
Studies show that 66% of Mac users are sexually aroused by homo-erotic images.
Boo, shit-eating Indians!
Sure, give the Indians a hard time... but when it's two white girls with a cup, it's an internet sensation. Typical xenophobia.
Also, Dude, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature.
If we put long term survival and sustainability ahead of short term profit, we wouldn't have to look to space for long term survival.
A single collision from a large enough Near Earth Object could wipe out the human race. So could a new disease, or some other unforeseen scenario that we may be unable to prevent.
Better not to have all your eggs in one basket.
It's not about economic returns, it's about long-term survival.
"I think the human race has no future if it doesn't go into space."
-Stephen Hawking
Think of it as backing up your data. You wouldn't leave all your backups for something mission-critical on site, would you?
Prescott Bush Nazi connection:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar
US detention centers/ENDGAME:
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8572
HTH
It's a communist plot! They're trying to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
What's with the name? Are they trying to appeal to Mac users or something?
I hate life
Emo. lol
even more than I hate Breezy Badger
Your whining is irrelevant.
Ubuttnut Lunix is on Gutso Gibbons now, and Hairy Hardon will be out soon. Both of them have a desktop installer CD that is also a live CD, so you don't need additional tools to recover from a bug in the installer.
If America becomes a fascist state, expect that post to be used against you in the interrogation room.
the government was never a good way to go about space exploration. It's too risky, and governments are risk averse. A better way to do it is in the private sector.
The X-Prize was cool and all, but let's be realistic, they never came close to leaving Earth's orbit. Not exactly deep space exploration.
To be sure, we should relax some of the restrictions on private space flight, but that doesn't mean we should stop funding it publicly. Real deep space exploration is just not profitable, the private sector is not going to pick up the slack.
Anyone thinking that "we can pullout fast" is delusional.
OTOH, anyone who thinks that Iraq will turn into the next Japan or Germany if we stay a few more years is completely insane.
It's going to be bad now or it's going to be bad later.
I was under the impression that methane was fairly common in the Universe. For example, Uranus is full of methane.
Amphetamines don't fix stupid, they aggravate it.
The only thing worse than stupid is stupid that won't shut the hell up.
Enjoy your lonely, miserable life.
Why does this website care so much for Paul?
Libertarianism of the kind espoused by Dr. Paul is very popular among the more self-centered and socially isolated types who get into computers and technology. Too much time spent alone causes them to lose empathy and understanding for other people, making an egocentric ideology like Libertarianism seem very appealing.
If you go to the bottom of the Guardian article that tries to discredit MEMRI you will that a "correction" at the bottom where they go on to say that MEMRI's article (which they try to discredit above) has actually been verified by other sources and is probably true. In fact, much of the article is FUD and provides no real proof that they do anything wrong.
The article accuses MEMRI of selection bias. How come you didn't address that?
As for "FUD" - sure, MEMRI being run by former Israeli Military Intelligence doesn't prove anything on its own, but it's certainly worth mentioning in a discussion of MEMRI's bias.
Antiwar.com is obviously not an objective source of information. Their self-professed goal is to prevent wars no matter what.
Irrelevant. Are you disputing that MEMRI has threatened Mr. Cole with legal action for criticizing them?
They (or anyone else) has yet to prove that MEMRI has ever a) mis-translated an Arabic media report with obviously malicious intent b) has made up media reports that never happened. Until they do that MEMRI is a valuable peek into what is being said in government-controlled media across the middle-east.
Again, selection bias.
As for Mr. Finkelstein, I'd hardly call him unbiased.
I never said he was. The issue is that MEMRI doesn't like what he has to say, so they falsely depict him as a denier. Quit trying to change the subject.
His Holocaust-smearing history also does not reflect too well on him.
The only ones doing any smearing in this case are you and your Likudnik buddies. Mr. Finkelstein is not and has never been a denier, and the smear campaign against him betrays their and your agenda.
Just take a look at the kind of things coming out of their government-controlled media: http://memritv.org/
If you get your view of the Muslim world from MEMRI, you are looking at the situation with blinders on.
Not to mention that they are also total scumbags with a history of bullying their critics.
You got the analogy wrong. Democrats want lube, Republicans like it bareback and dry. A little tearing builds character.
Heh, I guess you haven't seen his homepage.