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Reply to TIME Outed Rove and Libby in Politics JoeUser Forums

So in the shower this morning, I began to wonder... Who do we know has said Plame was a secret agent? We know that Rove didn't say it. He said she worked for the CIA. Never mentioned undercover or secret agent status. Since she was working at CIA headquarters, under her own name, it doesn't seem like a breach of security to mention this fact. We know that Novak didn't say it. In fact, he told us that if he'd known she was u

Reply to If you could live in a time/place other than your own....... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Wow. The 1800s saw the rise of Industrialization. You may want to reconsider living then. Pollution was rampant, deforestation proceeded unchecked, and sweatshops were the norm for production of goods. Not to mention hygiene was worse, disease was much more common (and much deadlier), and women were most certainly second-class citizens. Me? I'd choose the Future. Let me ride a probe into the Sun's chromosphere, or drift fo

Reply to If you could meet and talk with one famous man or woman.... in Misc JoeUser Forums

George W. Bush. He's the leader of the world's largest power EVER. His decisions are shaping the post-cold war world in ways that we probably won't fully understand for another hundred years at least. I'd like to spend a day with him. We could discuss politics, foreign policy, or the merits of various microbrews. The exact topic wouldn't really matter to me so much. I'd be more interested in the opportunity to look him in the eye,

Reply to Ghosts - Do you believe in them? in Religion JoeUser Forums

I'm agnostic about Ghosts. I've never encountered anything ghostlike, myself. There's a Toys 'R' Us in my hometown that is haunted, according to local legend. I never really beleived the legend, but I once had a roommate who worked there. Now, this guy was a sensible, hardheaded, and almost uptight in his respect for honesty and opennes in all things. He insisted that he'd seen evidence of the ghost--things floating off of shelves,

Reply to Real Love in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

I think love involves action, not just feeling. I care for my wife even when I don't "feel" love for her, because that's what love is: giving to others even when we don't feel like it. Warm fuzzies are nice, and romance is nice, and feeling happy and positive is nice... but those feelings don't always last, and if you're sharing your life with someone, you better be committed to acting lovingly towards them even when the nice feelings

Reply to Misleading blogs in Blogging JoeUser Forums

So I'm curious: Can anybody tell me what it means, that he was shot in the head 8 times or whatever? I mean, what are we trying to say, here? Did the Conspiracy steal his teeth, because of the secret radios in his fillings? Then they made up this story about 8 headshots, to explain why the dental records weren't good? Or were all these headshots on the run? Are these the new British Super-Soldiers, cloned from embryonic stem cells?

So I've Been Thinking... in Poetry JoeUser Forums

You ever notice in the anime things always seem to work out for Japan Neon Genesis Evangelion for example The capital of the whole angel super-conspiracy Japan Akira Bleeding edge of psycho-bioengineered supermen Japan Appleseed Ghost in the Shell Bubblegum Crisis Japan It's always Megatokyo this and Neo-Tokyo that and Ultra-Tokyo the other thing<B

Reply to Mom, I want an abortion. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

And that's really the issue, isn't it? Who should have authority, in the case of a minor child requesting a major medical procedure? The medical practitioner? The child's parents or legal guardian? The minor child herself? NOW would have us believe that most minor children exercise good judgement when it comes to abortion, and that most of their fathers are incestuous pedophiles. Wake me up when NOW proposes adding some sa

Reply to I Have An Ethical Dilemma in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Thanks, Kuperman! I agree with you in principle: If I'm getting paid to do a job, I need to do a full-assed job. But in this case, support of the new product isn't mandatory. It's encouraged, but not required. I could come to work every day, deliver on each bullet-point of my job description, and collect my paycheck, for the next thirty years, and never get involved with this product in any way. My dilemma hinges on whether or not

Reply to I Have An Ethical Dilemma in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

No worries, Dr. Guy. I don't really buy the whole "selling your soul to The Man" concept that seems so popular with anarchists and eco-terrorists these days. I'm pretty confident that I can back my employer's play without giving up my essential humanity--it's just a job, after all. My dilemma is that I don't think this product is a good idea for us, and I'm disappointed that the company is going to invest serious resources i

I Have An Ethical Dilemma in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

The Founder and President of my company is uveiling a new product today. He's been working on developing this product for quite some time, and is incredibly enthusiastic about its potential. This product will require a "seed" database of opinions, prior to its public release. He has called a series of meetings, in which he hopes to motivate us employees, an

Reply to Mean spirited remarks in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Rar! My disrespect for your monkeyshines knows no bounds! Anyone without an XXXtreme viewpoint is a dupe or a tool! And anyone with a name like Moderate man is nothing more than a tiny party hat for my behind! No-talent assclowns, the lot of you. I kid! I kid because I love... to kid! Keep up the fine work, Mod . You're one of the good ones.

Reply to Compare and Contrast in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Eheh. If it were that easy to understand each other's mindset, liberals and conservatives wouldn't be so cranky with each other all the time. For example, I've presented the clearly expressed sentiments of two different groups. I have no idea why "liberals" wouldn't draw exactly the same conclusions I do. And I have it on good authority that they're completely clueless as to why I don't agree with them on everything.

Reply to Troops to withdraw from Iraq!?!?!? in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

The reality is, the Administration does have a withdrawal plan. It's just that it's an event-triggered plan, not a time-triggered plan. As the Iraqi security forces get stronger and better, the Coalition will be contributing less and less, until finally the phase-out is complete. This is why the terrorists keep trying to prevent key events, like the election of an interim government and the drafting of a constitution, from coming off.

Reply to What the heck is the deal with JoeUser? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Draginol , thank you very much for the hard work, and for taking the time to explain what's going on. You don't owe me any of that, and for coming through with it anyway, I'm very grateful. Good luck!

Reply to Another Test Of The Planners' Will in Current Events JoeUser Forums

At least with "memogate" the people doing the technical debunking had years of industry experience with typesetting, and were able to give detailed, step-by-step descriptions of the principles involved, the history behind the technology, and the procedure they followed to reach their conclusions. All of which is missing from the analysis of this photo.

Reply to John Roberts: A debate in Current Events JoeUser Forums

It's easy to find reasons to be disturbed by any Supreme Court justice or nominee, from the point of view of any faction. That's why there's nine of them, instead of just one, and why the whole system is set up so that over time no one faction gets permanent control of the Court. Not to mention the checks and balances provided by the other two Branches of government. So what if Roberts takes a hard line on terrorism? Would you deny

Reply to Shadow's Source Bares Its Rotten Head in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Ooh! I have another comment! What should the Pentagon say in the event of real administrative error? You know that an organization that size, people are bound to make mistakes from time to time. Paste from the wrong buffer, grab the wrong file, etc. We've all seen it happen. We've all done it. Administrative error. But the Pentagon can't call it "administrative error", because, as Reiki has so wisely explained to us,

Reply to Shadow's Source Bares Its Rotten Head in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Maybe it's a popular meme in Iraq right now? I can't imagine why that might be, but who knows? Also, it seems kind of flimsy to base my dismissal of Shadow (who I admit I'd never heard of until just now) on Reiki's claim that he's a propagandist--not when the evidence is Reiki's own claim that he's a propagandist. But I will freely admit that yes, the two quotes do look very similar. Sloppy reporting? Sloppy editing? Popular meme? Pr

Compare and Contrast in Current Events JoeUser Forums

London Police: We shot the wrong guy. It was a horrible mistake which we regret deeply. We try as best we can to bring justice to criminals, and safety to the innocent. It's never a good thing when we fail in this. Please forgive us. Terrorists: You had it coming, you infidel fucks! Give us half a chance, and we'll kill even more of you! To

What LIBERAL Blogs Do You Read? in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

I read The Corner , a Conservative group blog. I read it because it is equal parts relaxed and uptight, frivolous and serious, boring and interesting. I read it because it consists of constant interaction between several intelligent conservatives who agree on many things, and disagree on many others. <BR

Reply to TIME Outed Rove and Libby in Politics JoeUser Forums

Gene is right. Cooper did say that Rove was the one who told him that Valerie Plame worked for the CIA. On the other hand, Cooper did not claim that Rove told him Plame was a covert CIA agent. Furthermore, after considering the testimony and the other evidence, neither the prosecutor nor the Grand Jury saw fit to indict Rove. Question for you, Gene: Are you willing to accept the judgement of the Grand Jury, and the prosecutor?</font

Reply to TIME Outed Rove and Libby in Politics JoeUser Forums

Has anybody besides Gene and myself actually read the Time articles? If so, would anybody like to share their thoughts on what was actually written in them, as Gene has and I shall?

Reply to More server pain in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Thanks for all your hard work. I don't know how to thank you. Is there anything I can do--donations, usage patterns, whatever--to ease your pain?

Reply to TIME Outed Rove and Libby in Politics JoeUser Forums

No, no, this is fun! I'll happily bump it again (and again, after I've read the article Gene refers to; it'll be my first opportunity to compare his interpretations against reality--but I gott ask myself, am I prepared to give Gene credit, if I discover he's described the Time article accurately?).