HEADLINE NEWS

[Zhukov]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17013987

Witnesses said a motorcyclist placed a device on an embassy car in Delhi, causing a blast that hurt four people - one seriously. A bomb underneath a diplomat's car in Tbilisi was defused.

"Iran is behind these attacks and it is the largest terror exporter in the world," [Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu] said.

But Iranian officials denied the claims as "sheer lies".

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So, my first thought is that a war with Iran is now a little more likely, as I had previously thought that there was no way it would occur. My second thought is that even though the Iranian government is probably not to be trusted, why would anyone believe anything the Israeli government said, ever?

In fact, I think they are more likely to be responsible for this themselves than the Iranians, as they have a track record when it comes to car bomb assassination as well as false flag attacks

[Zhukov]

Related recent history:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/11/bomb-kills-iranian-nuclear-scientist

An Iranian university professor working at a key nuclear facility has been killed in a bomb explosion, the latest in a series of assassinations and attempted killings linked by the country's authorities to a secret war by Israel...

Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, 32, a chemistry expert and a director of the Natanz uranium enrichment plant in central Iran, died after two assailants on a motorcycle attached magnetic bombs to his car, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

Israeli officials have previously hinted about covert campaigns against Iran without directly admitting involvement.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/29/iran-bomb-blast-kills-nuclear-scientist_n_789018.html

Iran Bomb Blast Kills Nuclear Scientist Majid Shahriari In Tehran.

The two bomb attacks occurred when assailants on motorcycles attached magnetized bombs to the cars of two nuclear scientists as they drove to work in separate parts of the capital Monday morning. They detonated seconds later, killing one scientist, wounding another and wounding each of their wives, who were in the cars, Tehran's police chief said.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/nuclear-scientist-ali-mohammadi-assassinated-in-tehran/story-e6frg6so-1225818621514

Professor Mohammadi, a lecturer in nuclear energy at Tehran University, died when a bomb strapped to a motorcycle was triggered by remote control outside his home in the northern Tehran neighbourhood of Qeytariyeh.

[Zhukov]

Let's also not forget the Lavon Affair (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavon_Affair), which is a good example of why Israel is not to be trusted, and also shows that they are willing to target their supposed allies for political gain, and not feel any remorse.

In summary; I would be very surprised if Israel was in fact not responsible for this most recent attack in India and Georgia.

[Evil Robot II]

stuxnet

[uncaring chimp]

War with Iran is coming. Dark days ahead. WWIII any time now. I'm going to bed.

[Big McLargehuge]

Somebody explain to me how American soldiers, in 2012, can accidentally burn the Quran?

[Evil Robot II]

They weren't Americans they were "nato" which means nothing to afghans who believe wiping their ass with their bare hand is sanitary as long as you eat with the other hand. It should also be noted that the pages weren't burned they were ABOUT to be burned before they were discovered by the afghans who were handling the trash.

[Evil Robot II]

It should also be noted that the people responsible for this are the prisoners who tore pages out of the books and wrote all over them in the first place.

[Big McLargehuge]

or, don't burn the Quran ever because it makes even sane Muslims angry. or at least keep it secret.

[Evil Robot II]

They arent angry about the almost burned korans, they are rioting because thats they only way of coping with adversity that they know of.

[Colonel Flagg]

It's OK to deface the Quran with slogans and propaganda. Christians do it with the Bible all the time.

[Evil Robot II]

It is OK to deface Korea with slogans and propaganda. Christians do it all the time with the bible

[Big McLargehuge]

They arent angry about the almost burned korans, they are rioting because thats they only way of coping with adversity that they know of.

I think i know you in real life and you used to say "kike" a lot.

Regardless of what the underlying cause of the riots are the simple fact is that some common fucking sense would be helpful on our part. Simply comprehending the people and belief systems in play would make it a lot easier to get this shit the fuck over.

[Evil Robot II]

So your saying nobody in NATO understood that this would be bad? I think they are rioting because they like rioting and smashing things and throwing grenades and fighting is fun for them. I understand that without somebody to blame for their plight (they do have a plight, right?) they would have nobody to blame but themselves for the fact that they reject any attempt at development.

There are many companies that would love to set up shop there but the main reason they don't is because of "instability" (ie. they are afraid of their employees getting killed).

Then the afghans get upset that there is no development or jobs or money coming into the country and blame the people who are afraid of them.

[Evil Robot II]

And I can guarantee you that the vast majority of them were lied to about what happened and why their rioting.

[kahljorn]

we have to be more careful to respect muslims because they are so respectful of other religions and and cultures

[Evil Robot II]

I would like to see what the Chinese have planned for Afg once we leave. They will probably ban Islam and jail people who practice it. Then the afgahns will be all like "oh dammit the Americans werent that bad after all oh no wowus me".

[Zhukov]

I honestly have very little sympathy for religious types at the moment. It's just a god damn book, and it's painfully obvious that almost burning a copy of a text that you really like is not only a poor excuse for a deadly riot, but it's just an excuse.

I don't care if you believe in ghosts. It's the twenty first century.

[Big McLargehuge]

Its not about religious sympathy, i really don't care about that. It's about not smoking near the powder kegs.

[Zhukov]

I'm not saying that it's a good idea, I'm saying that there wouldn't be a problem if some people weren't still living in the dark ages.

The responsibility is on those people to stop being crazy.

[Big McLargehuge]

They aren't acting crazy, they are acting in a predictable manner you can't seriously expect any group of people any where on earth to "stop being crazy"? I am sure there are things that could happen that would have you rioting in the streets.

Edit: For the record i think that the followers of any religion are "living in the dark ages" and have as little respect for Christianity as i do for Islam, but I am still capable of enough reason to not burn a Quran. I refuse to act as if the western troops are somehow superior here.

[kahljorn]

:lol yea it is kind of like those people who go as a reporter to north korea and try to get some story then get arrested.

I think this whole event is good for everyone. Some people will learn that if you do stupid shit there are consequences,and hopefully some other people will quit being gay.

so what are the specifics of the quran burning anyway. did they clean out like a motel 6 or something and burn all the qurans inside?

[Big McLargehuge]

They were being used to pass messages and were half-burned before some really average dude went "Maybe we should not do that?"

[Tadao]

Then what do you do with them?

[Big McLargehuge]

put them in a box somewhere.

[Tadao]

Where the messages can then be found and smuggled out to rebels? Or do you mean we need to build a bunker and put guards around a bunch of Korans?

[Dimnos]

we have to be more careful to respect muslims because they are so respectful of other religions and and cultures

This entire page is more than I want to read on my phone. However, I'm sure khal wins.

[Big McLargehuge]

Where the messages can then be found and smuggled out to rebels? Or do you mean we need to build a bunker and put guards around a bunch of Korans?

I imagine they already have some sort of secure storage facility... they might need to buy a small box though.

[Tadao]

Why not mail them to America and destroy them?

[Evil Robot II]

Your supposed to erase the word "god" from the pages, or bury them RESPECTFULLY, or burn them RESPECTFULLY not in a dumpster.

[Evil Robot II]

I thik they should have shredded them and mixed it with oatmeal to feed the prisoners that would have been an awsome inside joke for the guards watching them eat and laughing.

[Evil Robot II]

Personally, I think we should set a bunch of phone books on fire and youtube it with tag "koran burning USA NUMBER !" then wait for the outcry and be like JKING THEY WER E PHONE BOOKS!!!!!

[Zhukov]

They aren't acting crazy, they are acting in a predictable manner you can't seriously expect any group of people any where on earth to "stop being crazy"? I am sure there are things that could happen that would have you rioting in the streets.

Edit: For the record i think that the followers of any religion are "living in the dark ages" and have as little respect for Christianity as i do for Islam, but I am still capable of enough reason to not burn a Quran. I refuse to act as if the western troops are somehow superior here.

Like I said, I also think burning a Quran is a really bad idea, and it's bound to end up starting trouble...

Things that I would riot about are completely within logic and reason. Being predictable doesn't make muslims any less crazy, it just makes them predictably crazy.

[Big McLargehuge]

Things that I would riot about are completely within logic and reason.

Your personal logic and reason, logic that may not jive with others. Then throw in the forces of crowds and mob mentality and you could be doing stuff that i would consider crazy. It's like being mad at the tide, it's there you know how it works and can predict outcomes so if you do something that causes you to be harmed by this force then it is on you.

[Evil Robot II]

I think we should give the rioters a goodwill gesture by sending them truckloads of ham to eat.

[Tadao]

I thik they should have shredded them and mixed it with oatmeal to feed the prisoners that would have been an awsome inside joke for the guards watching them eat and laughing.

This has probably happened a great many times.

And I like it.

[Big McLargehuge]

I think we should give the rioters a goodwill gesture by sending them truckloads of ham to eat.

Do you think i could walk through a crowd of rioting Afghans wearing a ham suit and come out unmolested? Bonus Question: In this situation would pork bullets be an effective form of riot control?

[Evil Robot II]

If I still lived in the country I wouold seriously test fire an 8MM pork round with about 30 grain, but that wouldnt go over well here. The department of defense should seriously think about pork rounds.

[Evil Robot II]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS CANNOT BE A REAL STORY PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS FAKE PLEEEEEEEEASE
U.S. judge upholds sharia law, throws out a case of assault because the plantif, an athiest, violated sharia law, IN PENNSYLVANIA.
http://news.yahoo.com/penn-judge-muslims-allowed-attack-people-insulting-mohammad-210000330.html

[Colonel Flagg]

Yes, this is real, although the specifics are a little misleading.

Even though the assault was caught on video, the judge ruled it inadmissable (too grainy to be definitive), dismissed the assault charge (basically he said, he said without the video) and then lectured the plaintiff on religious tolerance.

Word is that the judge (Mark Martin?) is also a muslim.

[Zhukov]

Political correctness gone mad.

[Big McLargehuge]

Word is that the judge (Mark Martin?) is also a muslim.

They updated the article and mentioned that the judge was actually a Lutheran.

[Colonel Flagg]

Same thing

[Dr. Boogie]

Other articles by Mark Whittington:


Obama's Holy War Against the Church Will Not End Well

If Catholic-Provided Free Birth Control is Required, is Free Sex Far Behind?


I think I'll wait until this story comes from an actual reporter, and not a Yahoo editorial writer.

[Evil Robot II]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/pa-judges-dismissal-of-harassment-case-criticized-after-zombie-muhammad-posts-trial-audio/2012/02/28/gIQA5kUggR_story.html

Washington post?

[Evil Robot II]

Actually its an AP story

[Big McLargehuge]

Yeah and in that story there is nothing about a US judge upholding Sharia law, that was a gross overstatement.

[Dr. Boogie]

Yeah, it's more of a story about a judge trying to set a weird precedent where it's okay to beat someone up if they're asking for it.

[Colonel Flagg]

I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, ... (http://gawker.com/5890596/the-juggalos-now-have-their-very-own-facebook-juggalobook)

[Tadao]

DON'T DO THAT! >:

[kahljorn]

I love how everybody was getting all upset about how churches have to provide abortions for their employees.

I guess people didn't stop to think what would happen to the health benefits for employees of christian scientist's.

[Tadao]

On one hand, that's what you get for working for the church. Waddya expect?

On the other hand, don't go and quit your job, especially if your insurance covers any "previous conditions".

[Tadao]

also, I'm pretty sure that the christian science church can offer them in their insurance if they want to.

[kahljorn]

also, I'm pretty sure that the christian science church can offer them in their insurance if they want to.many christian scientists don't believe in using doctors and medicine even if you're dying.

probably the only christian scientist insurance benefits are prayers

On one hand, that's what you get for working for the church. Waddya expect?Good point, but a church organization might have a lot of normal jobs available -- especially through affiliate organizations like charities and through their missionary crap. Like, I'm sure they hire accountants. And you can be a catholic/christian and still practice abortion i guess.


is it ok for the church to fire someone if they are gay?

[Colonel Flagg]

is it ok for the church to fire someone if they are gay?

Don't ask; Don't tell; Shred the evidence.

[Tadao]

It has been proven that the church has the legal right to fire someone for being gay. Is it ok? I don't think anything the church does is moral or ethical, so I say no. That's the difference my opinion, versus the law or lack of.

I think that churches need to shut the fuck up until they pay taxes.

[Zhukov]

I say burn down the churches and kill the clergy.

[kahljorn]

It has been proven that the church has the legal right to fire someone for being gay.

it has?

[Tadao]

I hear about every month. I just googled something real quick and it's been to the supreme court.

http://lezgetreal.com/2012/02/nc-catholic-church-fired-openly-gay-man-for-wedding-his-partner/

I didn't read it, let me know if I have to google and read more of this gay ass shit.

[Tadao]

Here's a more google reads if you want to look through them.

http://www.google.com/search?q=supreme+court+can+the+church+fire+people+ for+being+gay&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

[kahljorn]

case in question:
Church members offered to help pay her insurance bills if she resigned, but she threatened to sue instead. She made good on her promise when the school fired her, claiming it had illegally discriminated against her because of her disability.

OH NOES THEY CAN FIRE GA PEOPLE

all the things in your link refer to one person who didn't even press charges and at the end they go, "AND ItS OK CAUSE SUPREME CURT SAYS SO" then you look at the top of the page and its a gay rights page

[Tadao]

Well yeah, I don't feel like digging through supreme court papers. Who do you think is going to discuss gay rights? The church?

[Tadao]

If you didn't find anything in the links then you win.

[kahljorn]

cool thans for arguing

if anything this proves how stupid the legal system in that whether or not a person should have their job kept open after 7 months while not giving any indications that youd be able to return to work has nothing to do with churches.

[Zhukov]

And then there’s the fact that this has absolutely no bearing on his ability to do a fabulous job.

Haha. I hope that was on purpose.

[Evil Robot II]

Why is it even a religous issue? I dont want to pay for other peoples condoms and shit through medical insurance which is already to expensive to get. Should we also pay for other extra shit people should be paying for themselves like tatoo removal and piercings? Hell maybe we should get reimbursed for gym fees since that also has to do with our bodies. Perhaps hair removal and or hair restoration as well.

[kahljorn]

well would you rather pay for somebody elses 5 cent condom or unwanted baby

but yea abortions are only a few hundred bucks its less than my traffic ticket

[Big McLargehuge]

I don't understand the "I am a tax payer and I don't want to pay for you to have sex" argument. Isn't this about insurance companies being mandated to provide birth control? Where does it say that tax payer dollars would go to buy contraceptives?

[Tadao]

I'd rather pay for tube ties.

[Tadao]

It has nothing to do with tax payers, that's the yelling points from political parties.

[Evil Robot II]

Its not a tax thing its their insurance. People are upset because they are getting priced out of being able to have it and then they see this bullshit that makes it even more expensive.

[Dr. Boogie]

It's preventative care. You use condoms and birth control pills to keep from developing more costly conditions later on, like cancer or children.

Also, people are upset because a bunch of talking heads have convinced them that they're paying college students to have sex (and they're not getting free amateur porn in exchange :().

[kahljorn]

i think when people talk about taxes they are thinking about obama care

[Tadao]

Is Obama care open for business yet?

[kahljorn]

no but people are retarded so it doesnt really matter when its gonna happen

[Big McLargehuge]

So basically it is a non-issue brought up to enrage and motivate the conservative base?

[kahljorn]

:lol
isn't that basically what 80% of politics is anyway? Seriously i hate politics sometimes, like reading that case on the last page how that woman who was on disability for 7 months from a private school and had no idea if she'd be able to return towork had her vacant job filled so she sued for discrimination -- how does that turn into a gay rights issue?
wtf.

[Evil Robot II]

Seriously does anybody here even have or know of somebody thats able to medical insurance?

[kahljorn]

almost everybody i know has medical insurance -- from jobs mostly

i remember you saying your health insurance was 3000 dollars or something though.
but you're also an illegal immigrant from ireland or some shit maybe that jacks your rates up

[Evil Robot II]

IM GONNA SMASH YOU IN THE FACE WIHT ONE OF THOSE GLASS RESTRAUNT KETCHUP BOTTLES THAT ARE ALWAYS FULL FOR SOME REASON

[Evil Robot II]

And the last quote I got was for $649.00 per month from oxford and I said I WANTED TO BE AN ILLEGAL not that I am one.

[kahljorn]

when i worked at a restaurant we would refill those ketchup bottles from other partially empty ketchup bottles ;O :O

I OFFER THIS MYSTERY SOLVANCE AS AN APOLOGY FOR MY BEHAVIOR

[Fathom Zero]

That's what I would do, as well.

[Tadao]

I had Bluecross/Blueshield and only had to pay something like 100 bucks a month probably a lot less i'm guessing around 60 bucks, but that was 3 years ago so lets just say 100 bucks.

My restaurants aren't that fancy we only had platic ketchup bottles.

[Zhukov]

I had private health for a while, but I don't really need it, so I stopped paying and they stopped giving.

Also I am not in the USA and I get health care for free anyway.

[Dimnos]

If You guys still give a crap about the insurance and birth control, here it is. The Government is saying that if you employ anyone, you must provide a minimum amount of health coverage to you're employees. Companies looking to cover their employees will find that any basic health plan will cover things like vaccinations and the simple more common birth control (pills). Catholics and other religious types seam to think by simply providing coverage they are being forced to provide birth control which is against their religion. So they bitch that their freedom of religion is being infringed upon to try and get out of paying for coverage.

I personally feel if were half as good as they claim, they would just pay for it and trust their faithful followers to not use it simply because they could.

[Tadao]

I personally feel that if they hire people, they need to follow the law. It used to be that Catholic schools were run by nuns, now half the teachers and even some of the principles are not nuns or priests. Fuck them and their double standards. If they want to run a profitable organization (i.e. private school) they can follow the rules that everyone else has to or go back to nuns and priests.

[kahljorn]

tadao that makes too much sense and you know it. its not even in the realm of possibilities

[Tadao]

:sadclownface

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

that their freedom of religion is being infringed upon to try and get out of paying praying for coverage.


fixed

[kahljorn]

:lol

[Tadao]

OH SNAP NIGG3R

[Colonel Flagg]

So they bitch that their freedom of religion is being infringed upon to try and get out of paying praying for coverage.fixed

<like> :bestthread

[Colonel Flagg]

This (http://pddnet.com/news-fbi-man-stole-microsoft-co-founders-identity-032712/?et_cid=2559507&et_rid=45600941&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fpddnet.com%2fnews-fbi-man-stole-microsoft-co-founders-identity-032712%2f) guy has balls the size of canteloupes.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

That's amazing. Time for Uncle sam Jail.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17491344

This one is pretty good too just because it actually happened.

Sacha Baron Cohen continues to cause angst for the Kazakhi people.

[Dr. Boogie]

This (http://pddnet.com/news-fbi-man-stole-microsoft-co-founders-identity-032712/?et_cid=2559507&et_rid=45600941&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fpddnet.com%2fnews-fbi-man-stole-microsoft-co-founders-identity-032712%2f) guy has balls the size of canteloupes.

I think it's more a case of him having a brain as smooth as a honeydew. He's AWOL from the army, and his idea of keeping a low profile is to try and steal the identity of one of the richest people in the world.

[Colonel Flagg]

To cover his overdue army loan payment, plus cash a check for $15,000 WAM.

Really?

[Colonel Flagg]

Everybody knows that using a pink bowling ball (http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/03/santorum-the-antipink-bowling-ball-candidate-119027.html) automatically makes a guy a homo.

[Colonel Flagg]

IT'S NOT PINK DAMMIT, IT'S "LIGHT RED"!

[Pentegarn]

That is either fake or the dumbest thing reported ever.

Besides isn't Santorum pretty much done anyway? It seems Romney has the R nod locked to me.

This will be the second worst election choice wise ever

[Dr. Boogie]

He's a little behind Romney, but I don't think the party wants to back him because he's too upfront about the things they prefer to spring on people once they're in power (reigning in reproductive rights, carrying on about Christians being "persecuted," etc).

The main reason he and the rest hasn't been swept off the field is because Romney can't stop making himself sound like an out-of-touch rich guy.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Everybody knows that using a pink bowling ball (http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/03/santorum-the-antipink-bowling-ball-candidate-119027.html) automatically makes a guy a homo.

He's against breast cancer awareness

[Tadao]

That is either fake or the dumbest thing reported ever.

Besides isn't Santorum pretty much done anyway? It seems Romney has the R nod locked to me.

This will be the second worst election choice wise ever

He's a little behind Romney, but I don't think the party wants to back him because he's too upfront about the things they prefer to spring on people once they're in power (reigning in reproductive rights, carrying on about Christians being "persecuted," etc).

The main reason he and the rest hasn't been swept off the field is because Romney can't stop making himself sound like an out-of-touch rich guy.

Don't forget about the power of having delegates.

[Colonel Flagg]

This will be the second worst election choice wise ever

Oh, I don't know, there have been plenty of stinkers over the past 220+ years.

[Tadao]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29_presidential_ primaries,_1988

[Colonel Flagg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1964

This was pretty horrible all around, both in the primaries and in the general election. There are many others from before the age of bloggers and CNN. Point is that electing a president is a nasty business, and good candidates are usually too smart to run.

[Pentegarn]

"the second worst election ever" is my standard "these candidates suck" joke (though last election I believe it was Ford v. Carter can't believe how bad our choices are here)

[kahljorn]

so will anybody on this message board vote for obama? or will you vote for the other dude?

if the economy is doing better imight vote for him but i dunno i didn't vote for him the first timw because i thought his campaign speeches were stupid and I pretty much thought anybody who wanted to vote for him was stupid. Like hope for change. What does that mean. Why would i vote for somebody based on such an ambiguous statement.
also i think its stupid that he did this health care thing. How did Hilary Clinton disguise herself as Obama and win the election?

i wish that one fat guy would've ran who's name i think was something chris christy i dunno maybe. Anyway I don't know anything about what he believes in or anything but id prolly vote for him cause he was fat and happy looking.

[Pentegarn]

Conan had good fat jokes about that guy. I kind of miss that dude for that if for no other reason

[Colonel Flagg]

Chris Christie has his own set of problems, not the least of which is his morbid obesity - he's a heart attack waiting to happen.

[Colonel Flagg]

As a lifelong Pennsylvanian, I am embarassed for the Republican party for taking Rick Santorum seriously.

[Colonel Flagg]

(... can't believe how bad our choices are here)

Makes you wish for the good old days of George W. Bush vs. Al Gore. :p

[Tadao]

I think most people don't vote for a president because they found out that popular vote doesn't actually mean jack shit.

[kahljorn]

doesn't popular vote determine who will win state by state?

popular vote just seems like it doesn't matter since they give votes based on senators/house of representatives and each state automatically receives a certain amount of them with some receiving states a small bonus for having so many people or for owning an entire continenet kind of like risk.

obviously things like this are important so that pro-slavery southerners can have a say in the government

[Tadao]

popular tells the representative which way the people would like him to vote, but he can vote any which way he wants. When it comes to the final count, I believe electorial vote trumps popular. At least that is what they teach in school. An example would be Bush V Gore. Gore had the popular vote, Bush had the electorial.

[Colonel Flagg]

The electoral college is anachronistic and needs a major overhaul. Maybe a weighted average or something, but it's stupid to elect a president without a majority of the popular vote.

[Tadao]

I'm sure there are reasons that the electoral vote is more important. Voter fraud would be my first guess. Of course now it's the other way around. I guess it doesn't really matter in the long run. Votes can be bought.

[Colonel Flagg]

Voter fraud

:lol

[kahljorn]

its the only way to give each of the states a somewhat equal say in the government, which pretty much all goes back to white slave owners being outpopulated by white northerners. Theoretically you could also argue it's because people are stupid, you don't want them controlling everything, and so they need a check and balance too.

also with that whole experiment of the states thing where each states can have its own laws more or less. If each state didn't have that level of representation, then its state-wide laws could too easily be negated at a federal level.
For example, everybody could vote against abortion and it would be illegal everywhere.

[Tadao]

I think I'm going to start voting Libertarian or whatever in hopes that more people do too and we can get a strong 3rd party of assholes going.

[kahljorn]

We need to start some memes about voting 3rd party because that's how politics in america works

[Zhukov]

Why does the US election go forever?

[kahljorn]

it doesn't go forever people just talk about it startng a year and a half before it even happens

its sort of like how they start selling easter supplies around christmas

[Tadao]

This election season it started 1 year after Obama took office. Dumb asses only fucked themselves over because it was 3 years of pointing out all the flaws in the republican party. People who hate ******s never really think of future consequences though.

[Colonel Flagg]

This (http://pddnet.com/news-chinese-teen-sells-kidney-to-buy-iphone-ipad-040912/?et_cid=2582499&et_rid=45600941&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fpddnet.com%2fnews-chinese-teen-sells-kidney-to-buy-iphone-ipad-040912%2f) is probably an internet hoax, but it's still kind of funny, in a macabre way. It does give me an idea though ....

[kahljorn]

selling organs to pay for an abortion?

wouldnt they have free abortions there? lol

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Well since the warcraft gold mines have slowed up I imagine this is going to be more commonplace.

[Tadao]

Is Diablo 3 out yet?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Just beta. I read somewhere korea banned the game because of the real world A.H.

[Esuohlim]

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT NEWS, MY FRIENDS

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/netflix-arrested-development-release-season-4-episodes_n_1437273.html

[Big McLargehuge]

:x

[Kitsa]

Some idiot just shot up a Sikh temple (http://oakcreek.patch.com/articles/several-people-reported-shot-at-sikh-temple) outside Milwaukee. Apparently the temple and Sikh-owned businesses there have been hassled recently by rednecks mistaking them for Muslims, and this is apparently an extension of that.

[kahljorn]

wow thats fucked up. but whoever wrote that article is a complete fucking moron:


Sunday's shooting is similar to an incident in March 2005 in Brookfield, when a gunman killed parishioners during a church service at the Sheraton Hotel in Brookfield (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/world/americas/13iht-shoot.html?_r=1) where the Living Church of God met regularly.
One of their own, long-time church member Terry Ratzmann, 44, of New Berlin, opened fire, killing himself and seven other people. Then-District Attorney Paul Bucher told the Associated Press in August 2005 that Ratzmann executed the pastor’s family and “then randomly opened up fire after that." (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/03/national/03rampage.html)
how is that similar to a hate crime done by somebody who's not a part of the church

[Dimnos]

Both stories have guns and churches. They both also happened on this planet. The similarities are staggering.

[Kitsa]

Apparently the guy led a hate group called End Apathy. I can't imagine someone being so angry about the existence of Sikhs that he would have to go in and shoot up the place. I don't think anyone, in general, has been pissed at Sikhs since Indira Gandhi was assassinated. So it would almost have to be that he was woefully misinformed about the difference between Sikhs and Muslims.

If you think about it, the reporter just kept it in the same idiotic generalization spirit.

[Tadao]

So the guy who killed 77 people in Norway was sentenced to 21 years in jail.

How lame is that?

http://news.yahoo.com/court-finds-norwegian-mass-killer-breivik-sane-082140655.html

[Fathom Zero]

That's worse than American Life.

[Zhukov]

I'd rather be in a Norwegian prison than live in America. Not really.


21 years is fucking ridiculous though. He'll do it again most likely.

[Tadao]

I think after 21 years they can keep him longer if they want or some shit like that. Why even bother with giving years, just say we are putting you in jail and we'll keep you there as long as we want.

[Fathom Zero]

I think looking into the Norwegian justice system is worthwhile, for something like that.

Not that I could be arsed to do it.

[Tadao]

Well the 2nd paragraph in the link says this.

"An unrepentant Breivik, 33, gave the Oslo court a stiff-armed, clench-fisted salute before being handed the steepest possible penalty, 21 years. His release, however, can be put off indefinitely should he still pose a threat to a liberal society left traumatized by his bomb and shooting rampage last July."

So I guess it's a matter of language. The families and citizens are satisfied accordin to what the paper says. Maybe it makes them feel like caring humans to not hand out life sentences and forces their justice system to review convicts at least every 21 years.

I know the way we do things doesn't work as well as I'd like it to.

[kahljorn]

hes probably gonna get shanked in prison anyway

[Dimnos]

In Norway? Aren't they more likely to play patty cake?

[Colonel Flagg]

In other news, Neil Armstrong passed away today at the age of 82. :(

Who here (besides me) saw the first live televised broadcast from the moon?

[kahljorn]

i dunno i just imagine them all having claymores

[kahljorn]

Who here (besides me) saw the first live televised broadcast from the moon?

TRICK QUESTION BECAUSE THE MOON LANDING WAS A HOAXX!!!

[Kitsa]

Just north of Dayton is the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum. I went in the early 80s and again in 2006, and the movie hadn't changed, they were still getting ready to launch the Challenger and talking about Skylab.

[Tadao]

TRICK QUESTION BECAUSE THE MOON LANDING WAS A HOAXX!!!

:lol

[Colonel Flagg]

TRICK QUESTION BECAUSE THE MOON LANDING WAS A HOAXX!!!

I dare you to say that to Buzz Aldrin. :o

[Colonel Flagg]

Who here (besides me) saw the first live televised broadcast from the moon?

You'd have to be at least 45 years old to have anything more substantial than repressed memories. In my opinion, of course. ;)

[Tadao]

IN OTHER NEWS

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W9WlJmbyjT1tTEVlPas_GA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Y2g9NDQxO2NyPTE7Y3c9MzM1O2R4PTA7ZH k9MDtmaT11bGNyb3A7aD0yNTE7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1346247298979-1-0.jpg

Shah insisted that until the store opened he did not know who Adolf Hitler was and that Hitler was a nickname given to the grandfather of his store partner because "he was very strict".

"I didn't know how much the name would disturb people," he told AFP by telephone from Ahmedabad. "It was only when the store opened I learnt Hitler had killed six million people."
http://news.yahoo.com/hitler-clothing-store-stirs-anger-india-133743884.html

[kahljorn]

if he didn't know about hitler, why did he use a swastika.

unless its supposed to the be indian cycle of life symbol w/e

[kahljorn]

they should execute him for being a liar. i hate people like that

[Dr. Boogie]

Well at least he's not being a dick about it.

"I will change it (the name) if people want to compensate me for the money we have spent -- the logo, the hoarding, the business cards, the brand," Rajesh Shah told AFP.

n/m

[Colonel Flagg]

That's right up there with his "Manson" line of women's lingerie.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

he damn didn't learnt anything anyhow

[Dr. Boogie]

He finally did decide to change it, on account of the dozens of complaining phone calls he was receiving every hour.

[Tadao]

What a crazy way to try and scam money.

[Dr. Boogie]

It's like he's never even heard of Kickstarter.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Just read about the elmo news. Apparently there is not a difference between a blowjob from a puppet and a handjob from a creep.

[kahljorn]

good idea for discount blowjobs i guess

[Mike Tobacco]

I know this isn't exactly breaking news, but Chris Brown and his fans need to be sterilized or something.

[Dimnos]

So, are we finally going to have a unified Korea in a few years?

[Tadao]

Yeah, one big South Korea

[Dimnos]

Although it would probably never happen, I wish it would be China or Russia that kicked their asses. :lol

[Tadao]

My pop fought in the Korean war and I asked him last month about a possible war. He said no way. he believes China needs them for territorial blockage.

So since we wont go to war with China, and China wont go to war with us, the only resault would be China smacking their kid around till they behave.

You may get your wish. :lol