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Chalk Mohammad Day 850 Views / 4 Replies  
My Take: Everyone chalk Mohammed? – Religion - CNN.com Blogs (http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/20/my-take-everyone-chalk-mohammed/)

The controversy:
This spring’s 200th episode of the always...
Posted by Osedax, on May 21, 2010 at 02:01 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I have a few problems with this. 1. Ebert... 3,098 Views / 87 Replies  
I have a few problems with this.

1. Ebert was clearly picking a fight - he'd have to be a complete moron to not realize what he said would cause a significant backlash.

2. The counter quotes...
Posted by Osedax, on May 10, 2010 at 03:54 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Yes, all the time, they are very comfortable, you... 1,214 Views / 24 Replies  
Yes, all the time, they are very comfortable, you should try it. By the way, they also protect your head from the FRICKEN ALIEN RAYS AND GOVERNMENT CONTROL!!! So yeah, you should wear one.


...
Posted by Osedax, on May 10, 2010 at 03:25 PM, in Political/War Lounge
To me, the one that can't comprehend a little... 1,214 Views / 24 Replies  
To me, the one that can't comprehend a little light hearted fun is the moron. :rolleyes:
Posted by Osedax, on May 7, 2010 at 03:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Do you think a nutter would care if they have all... 1,214 Views / 24 Replies  
Do you think a nutter would care if they have all been extreme right? :stick:


:)
Posted by Osedax, on May 7, 2010 at 02:37 PM, in Political/War Lounge
If you're people get to make insane rants about... 1,214 Views / 24 Replies  
If you're people get to make insane rants about Bush being behind 9/11, we get to make our insane rants about Obama being behind May 1st.
Posted by Osedax, on May 7, 2010 at 02:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It's wasn't just to buy a couple extra weeks on... 1,214 Views / 24 Replies  
It's wasn't just to buy a couple extra weeks on the oil thing - it was to turn public opinion against oil drilling while he looks like the good guy that was willing to do it, but see how dangerous it...
Posted by Osedax, on May 7, 2010 at 02:06 PM, in Political/War Lounge
This is true. 1,214 Views / 24 Replies  
This is true.
Posted by Osedax, on May 7, 2010 at 02:05 PM, in Political/War Lounge
May 1st Truth 1,214 Views / 24 Replies  
Do you believe Faisal Shahzad's "attempted" bombing of Times Square was an inside government job orchestrated by the Obama administration?

The facts:
This so called attempted attack on Times...
Posted by Osedax, on May 7, 2010 at 11:42 AM, in Political/War Lounge
First, thank you for the actual numbers, it's... 2,010 Views / 38 Replies  
First, thank you for the actual numbers, it's always nice when someone supports what was said with at least an attempt to provide real facts. This is especially true when the original statements...
Posted by Osedax, on Apr 29, 2010 at 04:20 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Yes, horrible logic. So provide the... 2,010 Views / 38 Replies  
Yes, horrible logic.



So provide the world wide number of Christan abuse cases and the number of US school abuse cases. And be sure to separate out Sunday school and catholic school from...
Posted by Osedax, on Apr 29, 2010 at 10:34 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Ok this is horrible logic. :\ It's like... 2,010 Views / 38 Replies  
Ok this is horrible logic. :\

It's like saying McDonalds has more unhappy customers then the local diner on your main street does... Of course McDonalds does, but it's because McDonalds has...
Posted by Osedax, on Apr 29, 2010 at 08:56 AM, in Political/War Lounge
VAT. Why does this not surprise me. 981 Views / 8 Replies  
VAT: Will the U.S. Adopt a Value-Added Tax? - EconWatch - CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503983_162-20001918-503983.html)

The U.S. should consider using a European-style value added tax to...
Posted by Osedax, on Apr 7, 2010 at 04:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Nativity scene on the grounds of City Hall 874 Views / 9 Replies  
The thread I pulled the quote for isn't really for having general discussions, but find the below interesting, so I've pulled it out.



This has always been an interesting discussion.

I also...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 30, 2010 at 04:55 PM, in Political/War Lounge
[Deleted to move discussion to new thread] 1,089 Views / 26 Replies  
[Deleted to move discussion to new thread]
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 30, 2010 at 04:52 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Liberal 1. Gay Marriage. I don't care what... 1,089 Views / 26 Replies  
Liberal
1. Gay Marriage. I don't care what others do so long as it doesn't cost me money via taxes or infring on my freedoms and they, as couples, deserve the rights of any other couples. Does it...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 30, 2010 at 09:06 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Having all of our military at home wouldn't make... 1,914 Views / 65 Replies  
Having all of our military at home wouldn't make them very responsive to needs around the globe.

As well, Japan helps pay for the military bases in Japan. (~$2 billion in 2007).

I'm not sure if...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 29, 2010 at 04:50 PM, in Political/War Lounge
You massively over estimate the ability of... 2,031 Views / 36 Replies  
You massively over estimate the ability of politicians to be "*highly* calculated" - just look at how many have been caught having affairs...

And it's more then just affairs. Many say stupid...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 29, 2010 at 08:31 AM, in Political/War Lounge
But not racially. Grasp at straws... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
But not racially.



Grasp at straws much? :lol:



Hey look, even more stupid conclusions! Now being irresponsible is racism too! :thumbsup:
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 22, 2010 at 12:01 PM, in Political/War Lounge
You assume the author knew about it. You assume... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
You assume the author knew about it. You assume he didn't write a separate letter to Bush. You pile assumption on top of assumption on top of assumption and think that makes for a good argument or,...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 22, 2010 at 10:08 AM, in Political/War Lounge
You know this for a fact? Or is this yet another... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
You know this for a fact? Or is this yet another assumption?



Sure you were. :screwy:



Which is absolutely nothing new in politics and does not indicate racism.
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 22, 2010 at 09:24 AM, in Political/War Lounge
People do this kind of attack all the time and it... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
People do this kind of attack all the time and it has nothing to do with race. Bush got attacked for taking vacations... For "kissing" Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah as a show of respect... for...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 19, 2010 at 03:52 PM, in Political/War Lounge
People constantly threw personal attacks at Bush.... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
People constantly threw personal attacks at Bush. So was all that racist too? A little white on white racism I guess? Or maybe you think Bush personally went around strangling people's puppys and...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 19, 2010 at 08:54 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I consider this tacit admission that you were... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
I consider this tacit admission that you were wrong to assume he was racist.



No you didn't. You created a convoluted mess of assumptions, nothing more.



Most plausible? LOLFAIL. The...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 17, 2010 at 02:52 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I do not care if it's your opinion, belief or a... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
I do not care if it's your opinion, belief or a guess. You called someone racist based on assumption, based on nothing at all. That is wrong. What you call that assumption doesn't matter, it's...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 17, 2010 at 02:14 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I am saying you are wrong for having the opinion... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
I am saying you are wrong for having the opinion you have because you have no facts to base it on - it's an unsupported guess yet you are calling the author a racist based on that guess. That is...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 17, 2010 at 10:57 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Pay attention. :stick: I didn't say you... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
Pay attention. :stick:

I didn't say you were wrong for having an opinion.

I said: "You are simply assuming you are right despite not knowing if you are. You are wrong for doing that."
...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 17, 2010 at 09:24 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Going back to the op-ed... I disagree with... 1,702 Views / 27 Replies  
Going back to the op-ed...

I disagree with Arsalan Iftikhar's contention:


I do not believe the color of the skin has anything to do with whether those individuals are labeled terrorists or...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 16, 2010 at 03:11 PM, in Political/War Lounge
FAIL. I did not express an opinion stated as... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
FAIL. I did not express an opinion stated as fact - we do not know if the author was racist. :screwy:



When you are completely clueless as to what is even being discussed it's generally best...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 16, 2010 at 09:46 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Is it really that complicated for you? There are... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
Is it really that complicated for you? There are two separate issues :rolleyes:

Issue one:
He might be racist and you might be right that he is, we don't know.

Issue two:
You are simply...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 16, 2010 at 09:42 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Is this really that hard for you to understand? ... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
Is this really that hard for you to understand? :lol:

You might be right that he is racist, we don't know.

And that is exactly why you are wrong for reaching a conclusion based on...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 9, 2010 at 03:28 PM, in Political/War Lounge
There is no question that my opinion was an... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
There is no question that my opinion was an assumption. However, my assumption was simply an expression of one possibility of what might have motivated him. But as I said, it's just an opinion and...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 9, 2010 at 01:09 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I never said "I think the author is unhappy with... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
I never said "I think the author is unhappy with Obama's excessive spending". Those are your words, not mine.

I said big spending brings big animosity was "my opinion", not the authors reason for...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 9, 2010 at 12:15 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Are you retarded? The very next statement... ... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
Are you retarded? The very next statement... THE VERY NEXT STATEMENT I said:

I am not jumping to any conclusions. I don't know if the intent was racist or not - I am not making a decision...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 8, 2010 at 10:31 PM, in Political/War Lounge
WOW really? Are you joking? :eek: That... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
WOW really? Are you joking? :eek:

That quote was in response to a staetment you made, not an assumption of the author's motivation. :rolleyes:

In fact, if you read the very next statement...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 8, 2010 at 05:44 PM, in Political/War Lounge
What the hell are you talking about? :confused: ... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
What the hell are you talking about? :confused:

I've never made any assumptions about the author's motivation, much less his stance on spending. :screwy:



Fail. I said I don't know and...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 8, 2010 at 12:06 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Did you not say "Well, we all know that FOX News... 2,829 Views / 86 Replies  
Did you not say "Well, we all know that FOX News is the last bastion of truth and freedom in American journalism (edit: and, clearly NOT part of the MSM), so this must absolutely be the whole,...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 8, 2010 at 11:39 AM, in Political/War Lounge
If you're so convinced there is more to the... 2,829 Views / 86 Replies  
If you're so convinced there is more to the story, go out and find it. Don't just whine about Fox News. :rolleyes:

As for not jumping to conclusions, hate to break it to you - you already have. ...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 8, 2010 at 09:55 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Don't blame your inability to read on Fox News. ... 2,829 Views / 86 Replies  
Don't blame your inability to read on Fox News. :rolleyes:

They were arraigned in military court in December and the trials are set to begin in April for Huertas and Keefe, and in May for McCabe,...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 8, 2010 at 09:48 AM, in Political/War Lounge
How do you know the person that wrote this letter... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
How do you know the person that wrote this letter hasn't been consistant? :stick:

You don't. You have no idea. You're just making assumptions.
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 8, 2010 at 09:41 AM, in Political/War Lounge
You're not observing any such thing, at least not... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
You're not observing any such thing, at least not by the person you're calling racist. :eek:

Do you have any clue how he responded to Bush spending? Of course you don't - you're just making a...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 8, 2010 at 09:39 AM, in Political/War Lounge
As I said from the very beginning, you're either... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
As I said from the very beginning, you're either trying to play word games or you don't understand the English language. All of those words you put together mean something. You can't just ignore...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 6, 2010 at 03:52 PM, in Political/War Lounge
What part of this confused you?: "especially... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
What part of this confused you?:
"especially since they started better screening the content."



That is exceedingly dependent on both what you are looking up and what other sources you are...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 5, 2010 at 05:03 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The fundamental problem here is you're not... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
The fundamental problem here is you're not understanding what I'm saying and your A. B. C. list shows that. Maybe that's communication on my part, but I think you need to try harder too.



This...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 5, 2010 at 03:17 PM, in Political/War Lounge
How do you know the dictionary is right? How do... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
How do you know the dictionary is right? How do you know the source material you reference is right? Heck, I've received directions from the company that made them and they were wrong. How do you...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 5, 2010 at 02:20 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Why don't you pay attention to the discussion... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
Why don't you pay attention to the discussion before you go off the cuff about wiki? I didn't present it as a source of fact or even reference to support my statement. You could delete the line and...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 5, 2010 at 01:35 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Ok, let's clean up the stupid, juvenile comments... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
Ok, let's clean up the stupid, juvenile comments from both sides and actually have a discussion? I'll go first. I'm going to only address the core of the issue to keep the post clean and to the...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 5, 2010 at 01:28 PM, in Political/War Lounge
So providing absolutely nothing to support your... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
So providing absolutely nothing to support your statements is better then providing a wiki page? Please. :rolleyes:
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 5, 2010 at 11:02 AM, in Political/War Lounge
The entire content of his post prior to the... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
The entire content of his post prior to the opinion statement leads the reader to one and only one conclusion - that the intent of the letter was racist. Everything he said reinforces that statement...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 5, 2010 at 10:20 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Unfortunatly you're looking at just half the... 7,282 Views / 175 Replies  
Unfortunatly you're looking at just half the post. Part of that is my fault for not posting the full text every time I post, but part is also your fault for jumping into the middle of the...
Posted by Osedax, on Mar 4, 2010 at 11:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge
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