SFkid's Comments (43)

“Amen.”

“That is THE POINT, isn't it?

To shame our illustrious elected leaders, whores would be better term.

Starting with the Chief on down in Congress.

A majority in the House, Senate and Occupancy of the Oval Office - IT MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL.

I thought naively that electing leaders who shared my view will set the country on the right course and do the things that the majority of people want done.

THIS NOT DEMOCRACY - "We, the People...." is losing it's original meaning.”

“I'm guessing you have reading comprehension problems. You're right. I don't think health care reform will fix that for you.”

“You dare ask a question like that and expect to be taken seriously? How can you post that question and not feel embarrassed? Go google and study health INSURANCE in america, get serious about learning of join Freepers website.”

“It's not shoe polish -- it's body makeup.

This depiction is not racist per se. However, with the plethora of dark-skinned haute couture models, there is a racial subtext here that requires an answer -- therefore, challenges must occur within the industry. Models and their managers must require the photographer and stylist to account for their "vision" of this shoot , answering the question: Why the faux-ethnicity??

Again, save your passionate indignation for things like:

the Aussie TV show that broadcast a Jackson 5/Michael Jackson "tribute" group in TRUE blackface (as in COAL-BLACK!). No one felt it racist except guest judge and fellow American Harry Connick, Jr. He let the Australian viewing public know he, as an American, found the performance unacceptably bigoted.

Connick's denouncement was strong, yet polite; ironically spiked with humor as well as an effort to educate the ignorant. That's the way you passionately call bigotry to account.”

“Thank you!!!!”

“Did it occur to you that there are no African-Americans IN FRANCE?”

“I'm all for freedom of religion, I'm also for separation of church and state and these folks want to rule the world.”

“yeah, freedom of religion folks, like in Iran where religion is free to oppress the people. which is exactly what these people like Sarah Palin want for this country. freedom to them is freedom to rule over you. i grew up in the same type of church. these people have controlling hierarchy in their church. their purpose to expand their control over the entire world.

this was the state of religion in Europe that drove those who wanted freedom of religion to the United States.

this is exactly not what freedom of religion is.

this is oppression of religion.”

“Freedom to call a snake handling freak a freak too.”

“A cult is a cult, of course of course...”

“That does not connect with me and he should know better, playing into stereotypes
reinforces ignorance.”

“Not sure that making comments like this would help his cause much.”

“Normally that would be okay, but stuff like that comes out of that party pretty often. Repubs have this thing about trying to bring in minorities with empty gestures. They want the female vote, lets have a female candidate. They want the black vote. Let's have a public black figure. They know they can't win over minorities with policy, so they treat them as if they're unthinking morons and change their surface appearance without changing their policies, as if no one will notice.”

“I'm not sure about that.”

“Except when he said Palin had no business running for VP. He was spot on there.”

“Is there law against using a photo for a "model"? If there is show us proof.”

“There are no truly unique ideas. All inventions are variations of themes that develop from a society. We all build off what our fore bearers discovered and developed and they their fore bearers and so on. In this way all ideas belong to society.

Monopolies of business and or ideas are bad ideas and only serve to slow societal progress and development.

Copyrights and patents need to have very short lifetimes, after they expire the works and ideas revert to the public.

It is pure greed and abuse that justifies still honoring copyrights for films fist made public in the 1940s.

Sometimes rebels are pirates.”

“There is laws and to copy is against the law. Taking inspiration from others is not and never has been. You can find examples all through art history by artists such as Gainsborough and Reynolds and the modernist such as Picasso and Dali. If he looses, it will be a historical change in the laws.”

“Crackers.”

“Well, according to ILikeEick, it's so FIVE years ago. So...”

“Rush is a piece of human garbage. i have an Older Brother that was always my Hero in Life until he started listening to Rush,O'riley and the rest of the nuts on fox. While i still Love him, i don't respect him anymore and can't stand to be within ten miles of him.”

“If you are an illegal in Mexico from any country, you can not work there. period.”

“"So what, big deal? The US was stomped by lesser teens."
So your rationale is, so what if they cheated, they did a better job?
The big deal is that there are specific rules (for whatever reason) that each team must adhere to in order to participate. If the IOC wants to change the rules to let in younger athletes then they can do so and this won't be an issue next time. This is no different than the rules against doping. You dope...you get caught...you're disqualified. You need to be 16...you're 14...you get disqualified.

I do think it was distasteful for Karoyli to whine about Sacramone being "distracted" by too long of a wait. She's an adult and has been in a lot of competitions. You choked, it's unfortunate, suck it up. Not everyone wins. But it's definitely within their rights to complain about ineligible athletes being able to compete.

But what if she didn't choke, all did great, and the only reason we got the silver was because China used ineligible athletes? How fair would that have been?

"The US has an ALL PRO NBA team in the Olympics is that fair?!?
Yes.
The rules were changed to allow professional players. Blame the IOC for that one, the US isn't breaking any rules. BTW...Athens 2004...US=Bronze. Pro doesn't always equal gold.”

“why wouldn't it be? they're all americans!”

“Many countries field what are considered all professional teams. As for the age, the older you get, the less you can physically do. This is called aging. For instance, in the U.S. military, an eighteen year old had to run two miles in twelve minutes, 42 seconds. By the time you where twenty, the time was significantly higher. So, yes, in athletics, age can make a huge difference. Even two years.

However, some people are missing a point. There is an age limit. Period. Those are the rules and all are expected to abide by them. When you fail to follow the rules, consequences must follow. Some may lack sense, such as America's "Global War on Drugs", but do you see judges saying, "Hey, no problem. I'll just give you a warning for importing twenty tons of drugs."?”

“1) Eveyone who knows anything about gymnastics knows that puberty is a b****! It ruins most gymnasts!!! A rule is there for a reason...

2) Is there a rule against Pros being on the basketball team? Didn't think so.”

“According to the rules yes...And let us not forget how many of those NBA players are also playing for other countries...I do agree the Olympics should have remained "amateur" though.”

“The smaller you are in gymnastics, the easier it is. Why else would they put in underage girls?”

“"The US has an ALL PRO NBA team in the Olympics is that fair?!?"

Maybe not, but it's allowed under the rules. Fourteen-year-old gymnasts are not. China cheated and should lose the medal. But don't worry, the IOC won't do squat.”

“Other countries use their professional athletes and did so when it was still a requirement to be an amateur. Using professional athletes is not against the rules. Falsifying documents to alter the real age of an athlete is against the rules. The real tragedy is that Olympic cheating is sanctioned and blessed by the Chinese government.”

“Minimum ages are in place to avoid child abuse during training”

“You can have pros in the Olympics, just know the rules and specific. Case in point: did you happen to catch Ginobili representing Argentina this morning? Did you recognize anyone representing the Croatian team, perchance? Did you happen to catch Dementieva (Russia) v. Serena Williams (US) in tennis? Blake (US) vs. Federer (Switzerland)?

The point is, if the rules say one thing, then it should apply for all.”

“When the winner cheats, the loser didn't really lose. Why is that so hard for you?”

“Thats besides the point. other countries have all pro soccer teams that stomp us. Canada has all pro hockey teams that stomp us. Basketball was invented here and is most popular here, so of course we have the best players. Last time I checked we still didnt win in 2004 either so your point is meaningless”

“Good Point!”

“this morning, Obama up by 6%”