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76  General Politics / U.S. General Discussion / Re: Bill Richardson impugns fellow demi-Hispanic politician Ted Cruz on: May 06, 2013, 10:13:07 pm
Hispanic is a non-racial, multi-ethnic completely made up term.  Why can't it be defined by political views, at least somewhat?
77  General Politics / U.S. General Discussion / Re: Utah Soccer Referee Dies After Punch on: May 06, 2013, 06:33:22 pm
I think Phil is right on this one, but I can't figure out why he's so intent on arguing the point.  It's an Internet forum -- who cares if some guy in another state (country?) disagrees whether some kid in Utah is a punk or not.  Don't we all have better things to do with our lives?
78  Forum Community / Forum Community / Re: opinion of (former poster) storebought on: May 06, 2013, 04:39:53 pm
He was a Saints fan, I believe, so FF.
79  Forum Community / Off-topic Board / Re: The AV Club calls for quitting pulling TV episodes because of real world events on: May 06, 2013, 03:55:11 pm
Disagree - the TV episodes can wait until the emotions are less raw.

No one is forcing anybody to watch anything.  Why do you want to force people not to be able to watch something?

Why can't people be understanding and patient?

Why do you insist that nobody be able to watch a tv show because something happened that upset you?  Again, if you're too upset to watch the show, don't watch it.  Don't force everyone else to miss it.
80  General Discussion / Religion & Philosophy / Re: which is your favorite Gospel? on: May 05, 2013, 09:53:58 pm
John and I'm quite shocked to be the first person to vote as such. John captures a sense of hunger that the other three don't in their writing, which makes it far more interesting to read. Not that the other three aren't good to read as well.

You like that long boring monologue that goes on for chapters and chapters?
81  General Discussion / Religion & Philosophy / Re: which is your favorite Gospel? on: May 05, 2013, 05:12:17 pm
Mark I guess.  John is easily the worst.  SO boring.
82  Forum Community / Off-topic Board / Re: how many hours of tv watching do you average per day on: May 05, 2013, 02:19:20 pm
I heard the torrents didn't work well, and usually you would try to download something but after 2-3 hours of downloading it would suddenly 'fail', or that the video would be very herky-jerky.

That's not even close.  With a decent connection, you can torrent an episode of an hour-long tv show in about 10 minutes or less.  And if you get the ones marked EZTV or ETTV, it's going to be practically HD-quality.
83  General Politics / Political Debate / Re: Is math ability more of a result of innate talent or determination/hard work? on: May 05, 2013, 11:33:20 am
A friend of mine who is an elementary school teacher was telling me that most elementary school teachers really don't like math, and therefore most people are taught basic math by someone who doesn't like it and isn't good at it, and it just reinforces a cycle of people not liking math and not being good at it.
84  General Politics / U.S. General Discussion / Re: Republican introduces bill to require political approval of scientific papers! on: May 04, 2013, 08:43:58 pm
So I'm assuming this means no more global warming research until the Democrats retake Congress fully?
Harry, silly boy.. why would we need more global warming research?  Al Gore said it himself... the science is settled.  The debate is over!  The time for action is now!

That obvious strawman is pathetic, and disappointing from a red avatar.
85  General Politics / Political Geography & Demographics / Re: US-Canada County Maps Thread on: May 04, 2013, 08:27:27 pm
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/11/04/canada-calls-the-u-s-election-guess-who-wins-obama-or-romney/

According to this, Obama would have won Alberta comfortably.  No idea how reliable it is.
86  Forum Community / Off-topic Board / Re: who was the better pitcher? on: May 04, 2013, 04:31:15 pm
Maddux for sure.
87  Forum Community / Off-topic Board / Re: The AV Club calls for quitting pulling TV episodes because of real world events on: May 04, 2013, 04:30:43 pm
Disagree - the TV episodes can wait until the emotions are less raw.

No one is forcing anybody to watch anything.  Why do you want to force people not to be able to watch something?
88  Other Elections - Analysis and Discussion / Congressional Elections / Re: HI: Hanabusa going for Senate on: May 04, 2013, 03:42:12 pm
I honestly don't care who wins in this race, since I don't live in Hawai'i, but it would be preferable to keep the governship, both House seats, and both Senate seats in Democratic hands, and with as liberal of Democrats as possible, so I hope the Hawai'i Democratic Party does what it takes to achieve that result.
89  General Politics / Individual Politics / Re: Is the planet... on: May 04, 2013, 02:08:12 pm
I thought you said no charts...
90  General Politics / Individual Politics / Re: Thatcher vs. Reagan vs. Gorbachev vs. John Paul II on: May 04, 2013, 02:06:19 pm
Well ... it's going to have to be John Paul by default, although his two successors were much better.
91  Forum Community / Forum Community / Re: What is your very first memory as a child? on: May 04, 2013, 01:47:23 pm
I think I remember my 3rd birthday party, but it might just be from watching video from it long ago.  I remember lots of bits and pieces from preschool.
92  General Politics / Political Geography & Demographics / Re: US-Canada County Maps Thread on: May 04, 2013, 10:16:06 am
You should try another 2012 with a realistic Canada (Obama winning big in every province).

Eh, I'd expect Romney to possibly win Alberta.

That's fine, if that's what the data suggests.  I find that kinda surprising if true though.
93  General Politics / Political Geography & Demographics / Re: US-Canada County Maps Thread on: May 04, 2013, 09:35:05 am
You should try another 2012 with a realistic Canada (Obama winning big in every province).
94  General Politics / Individual Politics / Re: Do you support 'after-birth abortion'? on: May 04, 2013, 09:15:43 am
Obviously not.  The problem is that so many on the "Christian" "pro-life" side like to paint the pro-choice side as secretly supporting this.  So many of them really believe it...
95  General Politics / Individual Politics / Re: Were you apprehensive (at first or at all) about learning evolution in school? on: May 04, 2013, 09:13:17 am
Evolution was only discussed in AP Biology in high school, which I didn't take, so N/A.

In college, I took one most Biology course.  The professor was a redneck who told us "I know none of yall believe in evolution, but when you'll change your minds when I show you what changed my mind."  I don't think there were actually any evolution deniers in the class (they didn't speak up if there were), and his explanation of evolution probably wasn't really enough to convince any non-believer, but it was one of those required courses for any Arts/Sciences major, so a lot of people in the class just didn't want to be there.
96  General Politics / Individual Politics / Re: Conservatives and climate change on: May 04, 2013, 09:08:26 am
Climate denial is like a religion to them.  It is literally impossible to debate or offer sources -- every scientific journal is a liberal conspiracy.
97  General Politics / U.S. General Discussion / Re: Republican introduces bill to require political approval of scientific papers! on: May 04, 2013, 09:06:55 am
So I'm assuming this means no more global warming research until the Democrats retake Congress fully?
98  Forum Community / Off-topic Board / Re: The AV Club calls for quitting pulling TV episodes because of real world events on: May 04, 2013, 08:59:04 am
Agree 100%.  If you're too upset to watch a show, DVR it, watch it online later, or just wait for a rerun.
99  General Discussion / Constitution and Law / Re: Predict how SCOTUS rules on gay marriage on: May 03, 2013, 12:45:41 pm
Anything less than "gay marriage is now legal everywhere" is Plessy part 2. I think the justices realize this.
100  General Politics / Individual Politics / Re: What are your litmus tests? on: May 02, 2013, 06:56:09 pm
A climate change litmus test has worked well for me so far in state elections when most others would fail.
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