He could keep the Viagra bottle filled. I don't think we'll here anything more from twitty. "What about Youtube?" is a pretty lame response from him when it is pointed out the shocking news that cable is NOT broadcast over the air. (Youtube wasn't my analogy: I never mentioned it in the first place).
"Cable is a broadcast medium that's just as regulated as the EM spectrum. Position on that medium is a scarce and regulated commodity"
Cable is not broadcast: it's cable. It is also not nearly as regulated as the EM spectrum, especially when it comes to content. Position on cable is not scarce: there's room for plenty more channels, and once the old-style cable gets full, they can create more space for channels based on demand. It's nothing like broadcast, there there's only so much EM and they can't create more. There really is no limit to it when if you want more channels, you string more wires (so to speak). When you get down to it, cable channels are no more "scare" than web sites are on the Internet. You struck out three times. Yer out!
"...sane and rational Muslim leaders [cair-net.org]"
Here is an important quote from Omar Ahmad, founder and shaper of CAIR for almost all of its existence:
"Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran... should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth." (Comment: I find this insane and irrational and un-American when Pat Robertson says similar things. Naturally, I find it insane and irrational for Omar to say this)
There is ample documentation elsewhere of the strong and close ties to actual violent terror groups that show CAIR as being just a fund-raising and organizing front for them.
"It took me all of 30 seconds with Google to find sane and rational Muslim leaders [cair-net.org]"
I am full aware of them and their close ties with Hamas and other similar organizations that see the extermination of Jews as a main goal. Wanting genocide does not make them "sane and rational" in my book. Groups like CAIR do oppose terrorism against Americans, but they think it is OK against Jews.
"If these aren't the sort of voices of Islam that the corporate media is bringing you, I think you can figure out who's to blame."
Isn't all media corporate? If you end up more than a tiny size, you have to incorporate as part of organizational reality? What exactly do you mean? I am indeed aware of Walid Shoebat, but his voice is in such contrast to the others.
"Yeah, all the Christian terrorists who haven't completely destroyed Fallujah. Tell me, with a straight face, that Fallujah wasn't worse than 9/11."
It is the Muslim terrorists (home grown in Iraq, and the so-called foreign fighters) that turned Fallujah into their base and have largely destroyed it. No Christian terrorists involved, really.
"Most of the Astronomers are having trouble making it to Prague because of the security anthill that's been kicked over by the hair-gel bomb plot. This will probably have a big effect on how the IAU vote turns out."
All the better to have them converge on Prague without the benefit of the latest in hair care products, and to all end up coiff'ed like Einstein.
"I was reffering to the fact that the attack by Israel has not recieved any condemnation from the United States."
Maybe because they realize the fact that such a use of the word "attack" implies that Israel initiated hostilities (as per Japan's Pearl Harbour "attack"). The term "attack" fits best on Hesbollah's launching of an unprovoked assault into Israel, rather than Israel's retaliation for this assault (and attempts to get further ongoing assaults by Hesbollah stopped).
If they have the power to make or unmake planets, why can't they do something really useful with Pluto, such as decree it to be a really huge scoop of chocolate cookie-dough ice cream?
"According to a State Department memo from 1949 outlining how these areas were to be brought under US control, most of SouthEast Asia, Africa and the former British Empire. Basically the economies that have been developed and exist to serve the west."
Aha. A memo that had nothing to do with events as how they really turned out.
"Frankly I can't even believe that you're suggesting that terrorism is a byproduct of the Islamic faith. Your suggesting the primary cause of terrorism is Islam attempting to conquer the west, completely ridiculous
This terrorism is EXACTLY a byproduct of the Islamic faith, entirely justified by the faith (whether or not some, or even most Muslims disagree with their religious interepretation). These hardliners do in fact profess a goal of bringing the entire world under "shariah" (Muslim rule).
"For me it seems far more realistic that the geopolitical actions of United States and the west in the last half century are to blame for anti-western sentiment in the world."
That is exactly the sort of "simplistic theory" that has nothing to do with fact that I am referring to. Are you aware that the Muslim terrorists have killed far many more "non-conforming" Muslims than they have killed Westerners?
"He might be really funny, that's great and why he's one of the few granted a chunk of the country's precious and government limited broadcast spectrum. None of it make what he's doing right."
I take it you have only heard of Colbert, and have never watched his program? If you did, you would find it that it is on a closed-circuit "cable" channel called Comedy Central, and is carried only over cable TV or point-to-point satellite transmission. Thus "The Colbert Report" does not take up any space on the precious and limited broadband spectrum.
"Hey, how about Iraq? Israel? Turkey? What continents are those countries in? Europe? Asia? Africa?"
It is quite cut-and-dried what continent these are in. The only ones that get kind of vague are the Caucasus-area countries (Georgia, Armenia, etc). Iraq is 100% Asian. Israel is also 100% Asian. Turkey is mostly Asian (in fact, the term "Asia" used to apply mainly to east-of-Bosphorus Turkey), but there is a small part of Turkey that is west of the Bosphorus, next to Greece. This part is European. Once you know what's where, you don't have to cover up ignorance with the catch-all "It's all Eurasia" claim.
"Based on the fact that if you defraud a mentally retarded person or an old person with alzheimer's out of their money due to their lack of intellect, you're stealing from the handicapped"
Theft and fraud are different crimes (just like theft and copyright infringment are different crimes). The definitions of the two are distinct. If you defraud the handicapped, you are defrauding them. You are not stealing from them.
....or how the CIA timed the first WTC attack during the Clinton Administration, in order to harm Clinton's presidency. Years later, the same crew timed the second WTC attack during the 2nd Bush Administration, in order to help Bush's presidency. Nothing ever happens without a reason, and nothing ever happens without precise coordination and planning. We really have no idea what is going on unless we attend Bilderburger meetings.
The troll who said that "Revelations" of this terror plot are too conveniently contrived to be close to the time of an election is stating the truth. If you check out the history of such announcements, and the start of significant military operations in the War on Terror, you will find the all of these announcements and military actions happen to occur within 48 months prior to a major national election. . How can the attempt to time these things in order to influence elections BE MORE OBVIOUS????
"What "they" (the Islamic extremists behind this stuff) want is the restoration of the "Caliphate" that used to span territories from the Middle East to Spain, and the resumption of that theocracy's growth and eventual rule of the world. That's the stated goal of these groups"
Shhhh. They'll only call you a Neocon for pointing out this fact. We all know, silly, that the only reason these groups hate us is because American corporations have presented them from having the progressive democratic socialist workers' paradises that these groups are fighting for.
I personally know two Muslims. They do not fit the "intolerant" (or other stereotypes) in any way. However, most of the mouthpieces of Islam quoted in the media (including representatives of long-established more mainstream American Muslim communities) make public calls for genocide, and profess support for terrorist groups. Whether or not this is the media picking the nasty ones, or that all the leaders are just plain nasty, I do not know.
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"Just like you, you rancid piece of slime. Well, Not Really..."
Well, if you are that emphatic about it!
"You could work for Rush Limbaugh"
He could keep the Viagra bottle filled. I don't think we'll here anything more from twitty. "What about Youtube?" is a pretty lame response from him when it is pointed out the shocking news that cable is NOT broadcast over the air. (Youtube wasn't my analogy: I never mentioned it in the first place).
Why explain Youtube? What does it have to do with anything?
To get back more on topic: if you don't like Colbert, you can always change the channel.
"Cable is a broadcast medium that's just as regulated as the EM spectrum. Position on that medium is a scarce and regulated commodity"
Cable is not broadcast: it's cable. It is also not nearly as regulated as the EM spectrum, especially when it comes to content. Position on cable is not scarce: there's room for plenty more channels, and once the old-style cable gets full, they can create more space for channels based on demand. It's nothing like broadcast, there there's only so much EM and they can't create more. There really is no limit to it when if you want more channels, you string more wires (so to speak). When you get down to it, cable channels are no more "scare" than web sites are on the Internet. You struck out three times. Yer out!
"...sane and rational Muslim leaders [cair-net.org]"
... should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth." (Comment: I find this insane and irrational and un-American when Pat Robertson says similar things. Naturally, I find it insane and irrational for Omar to say this)
Here is an important quote from Omar Ahmad, founder and shaper of CAIR for almost all of its existence:
"Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran
There is ample documentation elsewhere of the strong and close ties to actual violent terror groups that show CAIR as being just a fund-raising and organizing front for them.
I am full aware of them and their close ties with Hamas and other similar organizations that see the extermination of Jews as a main goal. Wanting genocide does not make them "sane and rational" in my book. Groups like CAIR do oppose terrorism against Americans, but they think it is OK against Jews.
"If these aren't the sort of voices of Islam that the corporate media is bringing you, I think you can figure out who's to blame."
Isn't all media corporate? If you end up more than a tiny size, you have to incorporate as part of organizational reality? What exactly do you mean? I am indeed aware of Walid Shoebat, but his voice is in such contrast to the others.
"Yeah, all the Christian terrorists who haven't completely destroyed Fallujah. Tell me, with a straight face, that Fallujah wasn't worse than 9/11."
It is the Muslim terrorists (home grown in Iraq, and the so-called foreign fighters) that turned Fallujah into their base and have largely destroyed it. No Christian terrorists involved, really.
"Most of the Astronomers are having trouble making it to Prague because of the security anthill that's been kicked over by the hair-gel bomb plot. This will probably have a big effect on how the IAU vote turns out."
All the better to have them converge on Prague without the benefit of the latest in hair care products, and to all end up coiff'ed like Einstein.
"I was reffering to the fact that the attack by Israel has not recieved any condemnation from the United States."
Maybe because they realize the fact that such a use of the word "attack" implies that Israel initiated hostilities (as per Japan's Pearl Harbour "attack"). The term "attack" fits best on Hesbollah's launching of an unprovoked assault into Israel, rather than Israel's retaliation for this assault (and attempts to get further ongoing assaults by Hesbollah stopped).
If they have the power to make or unmake planets, why can't they do something really useful with Pluto, such as decree it to be a really huge scoop of chocolate cookie-dough ice cream?
"According to a State Department memo from 1949 outlining how these areas were to be brought under US control, most of SouthEast Asia, Africa and the former British Empire. Basically the economies that have been developed and exist to serve the west."
Aha. A memo that had nothing to do with events as how they really turned out.
"Frankly I can't even believe that you're suggesting that terrorism is a byproduct of the Islamic faith. Your suggesting the primary cause of terrorism is Islam attempting to conquer the west, completely ridiculous
This terrorism is EXACTLY a byproduct of the Islamic faith, entirely justified by the faith (whether or not some, or even most Muslims disagree with their religious interepretation). These hardliners do in fact profess a goal of bringing the entire world under "shariah" (Muslim rule).
"For me it seems far more realistic that the geopolitical actions of United States and the west in the last half century are to blame for anti-western sentiment in the world."
That is exactly the sort of "simplistic theory" that has nothing to do with fact that I am referring to. Are you aware that the Muslim terrorists have killed far many more "non-conforming" Muslims than they have killed Westerners?
"He might be really funny, that's great and why he's one of the few granted a chunk of the country's precious and government limited broadcast spectrum. None of it make what he's doing right."
I take it you have only heard of Colbert, and have never watched his program? If you did, you would find it that it is on a closed-circuit "cable" channel called Comedy Central, and is carried only over cable TV or point-to-point satellite transmission. Thus "The Colbert Report" does not take up any space on the precious and limited broadband spectrum.
"Tip of the hat to Lloyd Bentson for his single..."
Slashdotter, I served with him, I knew him, He was a friend of mine. Slashdotter, you are no Lord Bentson, the Senator from Texaco.
"Hey, how about Iraq? Israel? Turkey? What continents are those countries in? Europe? Asia? Africa?"
It is quite cut-and-dried what continent these are in. The only ones that get kind of vague are the Caucasus-area countries (Georgia, Armenia, etc). Iraq is 100% Asian. Israel is also 100% Asian. Turkey is mostly Asian (in fact, the term "Asia" used to apply mainly to east-of-Bosphorus Turkey), but there is a small part of Turkey that is west of the Bosphorus, next to Greece. This part is European. Once you know what's where, you don't have to cover up ignorance with the catch-all "It's all Eurasia" claim.
"Based on the fact that if you defraud a mentally retarded person or an old person with alzheimer's out of their money due to their lack of intellect, you're stealing from the handicapped"
Theft and fraud are different crimes (just like theft and copyright infringment are different crimes). The definitions of the two are distinct. If you defraud the handicapped, you are defrauding them. You are not stealing from them.
....or how the CIA timed the first WTC attack during the Clinton Administration, in order to harm Clinton's presidency. Years later, the same crew timed the second WTC attack during the 2nd Bush Administration, in order to help Bush's presidency. Nothing ever happens without a reason, and nothing ever happens without precise coordination and planning. We really have no idea what is going on unless we attend Bilderburger meetings.
The troll who said that "Revelations" of this terror plot are too conveniently contrived to be close to the time of an election is stating the truth. If you check out the history of such announcements, and the start of significant military operations in the War on Terror, you will find the all of these announcements and military actions happen to occur within 48 months prior to a major national election. . How can the attempt to time these things in order to influence elections BE MORE OBVIOUS????
"I'm honestly quite surprised you have no idea what continent it is on..."
I have an extra supply of Depends on hand to take care of the continents problem.
"So the site is already fried because of Colbert"
I'm already starving just from reading the name "Hungary" over and over. Mmmmm fried by Colbert. mmmmm.
"What "they" (the Islamic extremists behind this stuff) want is the restoration of the "Caliphate" that used to span territories from the Middle East to Spain, and the resumption of that theocracy's growth and eventual rule of the world. That's the stated goal of these groups"
Shhhh. They'll only call you a Neocon for pointing out this fact. We all know, silly, that the only reason these groups hate us is because American corporations have presented them from having the progressive democratic socialist workers' paradises that these groups are fighting for.
I already named my falafel after Bill O'Reilly.
The very name of the country gives me an urge to go to Burger King. Why not take a vote on renaming Hungary itself?
I already did. That is why I made my post.
I personally know two Muslims. They do not fit the "intolerant" (or other stereotypes) in any way. However, most of the mouthpieces of Islam quoted in the media (including representatives of long-established more mainstream American Muslim communities) make public calls for genocide, and profess support for terrorist groups. Whether or not this is the media picking the nasty ones, or that all the leaders are just plain nasty, I do not know.