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Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:23 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Reason and Religion
Replies: 54
Views: 4649

First, religions are constantly making claims that are accessible to reason Well, unless I can be convinced that when I die (and my cells cease to function and my perceptions fail to operate) that some kind of ethereal carbon copy will ooze out of my lifeless corpse and ascend to some pearly Club M...
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:43 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Salt and Pepper
Replies: 64
Views: 4307

You can see the clip at iFilm here . I surely don't see what the hysteria is all about. It's a pretty lame ad, but it wouldn't ever occur to me to be offended by it. Nicolette Sheridan's facial plastic surgery is perhaps a little disturbing (still haven't figured out the appeal of injecting butt fat...
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Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:35 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Submission
Replies: 1
Views: 489

Submission

iFilm has put Theo van Gogh's short film "Submission" online. Seems a fitting tribute that people should watch it and see the reason he was shot, stabbed and had his throat slashed. It's 11 minutes long. Select 200k ... 500k requires membership. Contains brief nudity, so NSFW. Click Me
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 5:27 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: For those who voted for Bush
Replies: 44
Views: 3309

The war. Regardless of his perceived motives regarding oil, power, and payback, the fact remains that Bush did something about this while most of the the world (especially the U.N.) seemed content to impotently shrug their shoulders and say "not my problem," or worse, subsidize it while li...
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Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:11 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Politic Compass quiz
Replies: 22
Views: 1281

I didn't like how a lot of the questions were worded, but I got a dead center bullseye on the chart.

Economic Left/Right: 0.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.05
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Fri Nov 05, 2004 5:00 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Wanted Dead or Alive?
Replies: 17
Views: 1178

If a leader emerges who believes more in building on what his people have rather than in clinging to the fantasy of pushing all the Israelis into the sea and taking what they have, then good things may become possible for both sides. He'd probably be assassinated by Hamas in quick order if he made ...
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Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:02 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Democratic Leggo's
Replies: 32
Views: 2132

The Dems need to amputate these people like a gangrenous wart. I think what bother's me most about the Democratic Party is that it seems to contain a credible element that truly hopes bad things will happen to the U.S. so as to validate their cynical point of view and vilifications. During the past ...
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Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:52 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: post your suicide watch for liberal celeb's here...
Replies: 15
Views: 1214

If Bush wins, maybe they could have a celebrity Survivor for all the entertainers who have "threatened" to leave the country. Imagine the fun when Alec Baldwin and Eddie Vedder wrestle with deciding which piece of Barbara Streisand to eat first. Then, pre-emptive hostilies ensue over her n...
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Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:50 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Vote!
Replies: 39
Views: 2505

... and if you support Bush, don't forget to intimidate the other voters. I'm bringing ... (dramatic swell) ... a herring.
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Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:14 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Look out, Mom's mad now!
Replies: 3
Views: 596

Yes, if you're going to go kill a bunch of filthy Jews by detonating yourself, you should be old enough to understand that it gives Allah a boner. What would a 16-year-old boy do with 72 virgins anyways? Important. Moral. Questions. She's a good mom.
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Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:35 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Shards of Khaki Colored Glass
Replies: 43
Views: 2998

For a person who has sung the praises of Noam Chomsky of all people, you're really not one to talk. :twisted:
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Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:07 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Sexual Harassment case settled for Bill....
Replies: 18
Views: 1360

If B.O. was calling her and spouting filthies, I wonder if she ever considered just hanging up the phone. Seems a little hard to believe that he just decided out of the blue to turn her into a 1-976 worker. I suspect they had a little mutual flirty thing going on, and she either got bent about somet...
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Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:21 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The right and left need to find a common ground ...
Replies: 11
Views: 960

<travels back in time 20 years> Nice </time travel>
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Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:17 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Should we feel sad?
Replies: 11
Views: 932

What Will said. Good riddance. Maybe Jimmy Carter can take his place.
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Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:05 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Shards of Khaki Colored Glass
Replies: 43
Views: 2998

One suit challenges a ruling by Mrs. Hood to throw out forms on which new voters had failed to check a box indicating whether they were U.S. citizens Yeah, how could that possibly matter? Apparently, "disenfranchisement" refers to people who can't fill out a simple friggin' form. Under th...
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Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:29 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Bush hates forigners. Shock/Horror
Replies: 33
Views: 2816

Mike Prettejohn, president of Netcraft, speculated that the blocking decision might have been taken to cut costs, and traffic, in the run-up to the election on 2 November. He said the site may see no reason to distribute content to people who will not be voting next week. Managing traffic could als...
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Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:43 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Constitutional law.
Replies: 17
Views: 1516

Repeal the 19th Ammendment*

*I'm Ayman al-Zawahiri and I approved this message
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Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:30 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Explosive Times
Replies: 35
Views: 2349

Good one Bash :D

To sleep: perchance to have a plan: ay, there's the rub. ;)
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:03 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: What type of food do you like eating?
Replies: 54
Views: 2823

Just a leedle joke :)
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:51 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: disembodied rat neurons are thinking about flying an F-22
Replies: 27
Views: 1650

What if the thing crashes and takes your toilet training down with it? Hehe, that was good. I think it's fascinating. In related news, I recently read this story about merging snail nerve cells and microchips that's interesting: CALGARY (CP) -- Researchers at the University of Calgary have found th...
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:18 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: What type of food do you like eating?
Replies: 54
Views: 2823

Was that picture taken before or after it was eaten?
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Sun Oct 24, 2004 7:22 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: What type of food do you like eating?
Replies: 54
Views: 2823

Cow, taters, north american veggies, pasta, soup. Pizza. No seafood, sprouty bowls of compost, or uber spicy/hot stuff (aka ruined food).
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Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:32 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Shards of Khaki Colored Glass
Replies: 43
Views: 2998

Is this evidence of a far-left controlled Democratic Party full of jack booted stooges bent on oppressing the freedoms of god fearing Americans and confiscating all guns so that your children can be indoctirnated into a life of slavery to a swollen bureaucracy of athiestic tax collectors? Wow, you ...
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Sat Oct 23, 2004 12:03 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Shards of Khaki Colored Glass
Replies: 43
Views: 2998

They didn't boo Trent Lott at Wellstone's memorial, and he didn't leave? Coulda sworn that's what I heard and saw with my own ears and eyes when it was televised. Edit: The liberal ethos is now becoming apparent to be one of desperation for power. A desperation traited to a "by any means" ...
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Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:50 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Anti-Kerry Documentary
Replies: 74
Views: 4371

I guess Sinclair has changed its mind (to an extent): --------------------------- NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Sinclair Broadcast Group has pulled back on its plans to air a program critical of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's anti-Vietnam war activities. A young Kerry testifies before Congres...
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Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:56 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The Breck Boy (teh funnay)
Replies: 6
Views: 724

The Breck Boy (teh funnay)

This has nothing to do with the election or politics really, but man, does John Edwards dig his hair or what?

A video analysis (embedded so I don't know the size):
Work it girl

His little compact mirror is just too precious. :P
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Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:42 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Blood is thicker than water
Replies: 11
Views: 914

I had no idea what it meant, but I've heard the idiom before. According to goenglish.com it means:

Family (blood) is more important (thicker) than friendship (water).
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Sun Oct 17, 2004 10:52 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Love and Rockets
Replies: 61
Views: 4831

I find this "the world hates America" stuff that's being barfed up rather amusing. As if there's some kind of universal love for countries like Russia, China, Britain, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Zimbabwe, whatever, in the world. It brings to mind a recent government study conducted in F...
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Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:25 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Anti-Kerry Documentary
Replies: 74
Views: 4371

Just for the record (and I know you're keeping records), I think desiring the government to step in and prevent Sinclair Broadcasting from running the film is far worse than wanting to show it. It falls into that "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" category for me because it se...
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Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:12 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The New Oral Roberts
Replies: 17
Views: 1274

"Edwards Stem Cell Vision: 'We will stop juvenile diabetes, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other debilitating diseases... When John Kerry is president, people like Christopher Reeve are going get up out of that wheelchair and walk again." Yay, if Kerry and Edwards are elected, everyone gets...
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Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:44 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The presidents bulge
Replies: 24
Views: 1925

Looking at those pics, I think Jim Lehrer was inquiring whether President Bush prefers "Bro" or "Manzier".

"Support Bush" takes on a whole new meaning.
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Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:04 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Anti-Kerry Documentary
Replies: 74
Views: 4371

Index, please try to explain how this is more than "Republican claims liberal bias" Uh, because the Editor of Newsweek himself was on t.v. when he said it. Maybe you're under the false impression that Evan Thomas from Newsweek is a Republican and was criticizing the media. Au contraire, h...
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Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:15 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Anti-Kerry Documentary
Replies: 74
Views: 4371

The media supports whoever is in office I give you 3 "hehs" and a "lol" for that one. Here's the Editor of Newsweek's idea of "supporting whoever's in office": "There's one other base here, the media. Let's talk a little media bias here. The media, I think, wants ...
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Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:49 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Anti-Kerry Documentary
Replies: 74
Views: 4371

Some people seem to have a hard time differentiating between reading the news (anchors) and spinning the news (pundits). "Hannity & Colmes" is punditry. It's a debate program, as is Crossfire, and Hardball, et. al. I think the media itself has a hard time with that distinction at times.
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Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:51 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Anti-Kerry Documentary
Replies: 74
Views: 4371

I understand your point, Will. It's just all smelling a whole lot more like manipulation than information to me these days. As we've seen time and again, facts aren't necessarily essential in documentary films. Spin seems to win the day. The larger picture is often set aside to make a small point. T...
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Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:34 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Anti-Kerry Documentary
Replies: 74
Views: 4371

I've been looking at the Sundance Channel lineup lately (a station I like for independent movies) and noticed these pre-election additions: - The Al Franken Radio Show (One hour every night - which seemingly has nothing to do with film or film making). - "Inside the Vote for Change Concert"...
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Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:17 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Yanks v Brits.........Humour.
Replies: 23
Views: 2015

I gotta go with Roid on "Keeping Up Appearances". Watching that status hag and her spineless husband is just tedious to me. Run her over with a bus already. "Absolutely Fabulous" can be pretty funny. Monty Python (the t.v. show) was okay. It's mighty dated now though, and some of...
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Fri Oct 08, 2004 4:16 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: is life all about the pursuit of happiness?
Replies: 19
Views: 1435

Life is all about wondering what life is all about. :)
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Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:47 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The ultimate John Kerry ad...
Replies: 11
Views: 919

It all makes perfect sense, just ask Kerry's foreign policy advisor -- click me Edit: Boy, that factcheck analysis isn't terribly compelling: Kerry: George, I said at the time I would have preferred if we had given diplomacy a greater opportunity, but I think it was the right decision to disarm Sadd...
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Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:22 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Shreck vs Breck
Replies: 54
Views: 3144

I wish Cheney would ask him if pocketing kickback funds from the Iraqi oil-for-food program should have a place in Kerry's "global test".