GayIthacan's Comments (598)

“The goal of an NFL team may be to win the Super Bowl, but the goal of any legitimate competitor is to win each and every competition. What does that say about the legitimacy of the NFL?

By the way, the goal in intentionally walking a batter is to win that game, not to set yourself up to win some World Series fantasy that may or may not ever come about.”

“+1”

“We Europeans generally are against this sort of thing too, which you'd know if you read the comments here.”

“you do realize that the main people who have been arguing with jeff on this page are European, or, like me, were largely raised in Europe, don't you, not Americans? I lived until recently in the Netherlands, which is by far the most sexually free society in the world. Even they largely look down on adults sleping with young teens and consider it a crime.”

“Well, at least some of them got punished for Abu Ghraib.

Looks like Ridgeway is the scapegoat here.”

“Smart. Great insight.”

“The incident occured in a war zone and these guys get a criminal court?”

“And this "judge" based the immunity on a case that grants protection for PUBLIC employees, NOT contractors. Specifically, the case referenced was about a New Jersey cop.

Look it up: Garrity vs. New Jersey”

“I, too, have to wonder about people who propose in such a public way, and think maybe it is to insure a positive response. But as you say, this was probably a set up.”

“The figure is less than 15% not 40%.
Look it up.”

“So you're justifying their act because they were held in Gitmo? It's ok to blow up a plane full of CIVILIANS because they were held at Gitmo? If they were so upset, and the attempted act justified, then why did they not do the act themselves, why did they talk this young Nigerian into it?”

“deep down you are upset that the Nigerian's crotch did not explode.”

“Speak for yourself...”

“What do *they* do to the Americans THEY capture? Any idea? Surely you have read about it. Do you think they care about what you think of them?

If your theory was even close to being accurate, why would Obama have bowed recently to a Japanese dignitary? I would be SHOCKED, just SHOCKED at a president that would not wish revenge on a country that murdered over 2,000 of his fellow citizens.”

“Yep, looks like we turned a couple of otherwise well-meaning types into this. Though I guess it would be a stretch to suggest that they did this to prove their captors wrong?”

“The rightwings are du mber than that.”

“I agree with your point, but I also don't believe a single word government has to say”

“I remember my dad saying, "You guys want me to pull this car over?" Woa! Talk about three quite kids for the rest of the trip ;)”

“Yeah, the cargo section would be a good idea for immature mothers like yours. Children have tons of energy. Where do you expect them to put it when they have to fly. I remembered when my son was an infant and all I was concerned about and prayed about was that my baby didn't scream and cry all the way over seas. He usually wake up allot during the night. As it turned out he slept the whole way and people stopped by to see the baby that was on board. There was another child on board to and he was very good. On the way back 3 years later my child had a hard time. Our plane took off late, arrived late at NY and we waited an hour for our connecting plane only to find out there wasn't a plane to get all of us who were on the same plane. Needless to say by the time they got another pilot in from DC to NY we finally made it home at 2:00 am. I thanked god I had a fold up stroller. My 3 year old was pretty active in the airport by the time we got on our plane for the final run he fell asleep from exhaustion. People expect to much of little children. Even the best of parents sometimes loose it. Believe me parents don't want their children misbehaving either. People should try to be patient and maybe help.”

“The issue is not golf, it is Tiger Woods playing golf. Tiger Woods sits on a perch, the opportunity to reach has historically been denied to men of his color. His accomplishments are of the non-pariel sort, and his name stands with the giants of that sport. Whether or not you care about golf,
it is of significance in many other nations than the US. Tiger is international, literally and figuratively.

Barack Obama inhabits a position wherein he is also the first of a kind. He did that in Tiger like fashion as well. There are those who would denigrate the accomplishments of both men simply because they are the wrong color for such accomplishments. The whole point is that it is a grossly pitiable stance to take. Not only is it out of touch with reality, it is a waste ot the rational world's, as little as that may number, time.”

“Yes, "technically" eBay should remove an item. However, in reality, something can remain on the website for DAYS after it has been reported numerous times. Often the auction will end before eBay even gets around to taking a look at it. eBay TALKS a good game.”

“"Actually, I'm still working on my flowchart of the plot of 'The Big Sleep"'"

Give up. No one can figure it out. The filmmakers themselves realized when it was done that they themselves had no idea who committed one of the murders.”