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Friends Are Like Jewels
Sandra, give Robert a hug on my behalf and tell him his story has generated admirers half way around the world. I brought this up last night with some friends, and we all agreed that if we're ever in a similar situation we'd do the same. The unanimous conclusion was that your brother is one super cool guy. So are his friends and his family. We all admire you. Best, Fred— October 30, 2009 10:22 p.m.
More ballpark lies from Oregon this time
So, Paulson, increasingly recognized as the Goldman guy who trashed the rest of the economy to prop up his own profits and help his friends at the expense of the rest of the world, has a son who is equally venal. Using the sports subsidy scam, this scion of a spider is stinging Portland, and he won't stop until his victim is sucked dry. Just like San Diego, the local media is complicit in the theft, deliberately ignoring the opposition to this bad deal. Don, I do wonder when Americans will get fed up enough to drive stakes in the hearts of these vampires? Similarly the firms that lie for a living, like Economic Research Associates, intentionally giving the public false information with the sole purpose of selling a flawed policy that benefits their paymasters...companies like Economic Research Associates should be disgraced and shamed. Instead they get fat contracts from not just the filthy Paulsons but our own Mayor Sanders, who then uses this FALSE data to sell the convention center AND the horrendous Grantville redevelopment fraud. Anyone else reaching for the tar, feathers, and pitchforks? America has been robbed by the bankers. Fraudsters like John Moores, corrupt political hacks like Jim Madaffer and Jerry Sanders, self-dealing staffers like Jack McGrory...they all use positions of public trust to rape our country. Do they think they can get away with this forever and never face an outraged mob looking for bloody vengeance. I tremble for the future of my country.— October 30, 2009 9:36 p.m.
Who Killed Richard Swink?
SDaniels, it's not "misogyny" to point out the obvious... American women are, on average, FAT! Fat is NOT attractive. Czech women, on average, are extremely fit. Fit is VERY attractive. Further, your accusations that I'm somehow sexually disfuntional and unable to "handle diversity" is both unsupported and strangely inverted considering I'm the one who's made a living all around the world with my "banal" IT work. Sounds like you're insulting me only because you disagree with one relatively minor point (even while agreeing with me on most others). How about addressing the actual topic instead of resorting to the ad hominem? That said, I think we agree that Americans, men and women, are frequently delusional, basing their lifetime goals on what Thorstein Veblen would call invidious comparison through conspicuous consumption. The most attractive people around the world are NOT trapped in this ugly and wasteful mentality. Best, Fred— October 30, 2009 9:24 p.m.
Who Killed Richard Swink?
Cuddle, Granted California girls are good looking compared to other American states...but internationally, they don't stand a chance. Here's a very simple way to check this: Go to Google. Click Images. Type "Czech Women" and look at the first page of results. Now type "American Women" and have a look. You can type "California women" and get a better batch, but I think everyone would agree that the Czechs are superior. Think about it...have you noticed how many top models have last names that end in "-ova". Chances are good that this is a Czech girl you're gawking at.— October 29, 2009 9:29 p.m.
Who Killed Richard Swink?
Cuddle, you asked for sources...are Time and Scientific American good enough? http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,18… http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=…— October 29, 2009 9:23 p.m.
Who Killed Richard Swink?
Freedom is what America used to stand for. Now the USA leads the world in wire-tapping. The so-called "Lawful Intercept Module" was made mandatory for telco systems world wide...at the demand of the USA. It's a "back door" that allows "authorities" to identify, track, and record any and all communications through mobile, voice, and IP networks. If you think this is only used against "terrorists" I have some land to sell you in the jungles of Laos. Obama has pointedly NOT changed this situation. In fact, his strategy seems to be to denounce the excesses of Bush while quietly continuing them.— October 29, 2009 9:21 p.m.
Who Killed Richard Swink?
In San Diego, with Bonnie Dumanis and the old guard on the Board of Supervisors running the show with impunity, the President's decision on medical marijuana means nothing. They've publicly declared that ALL dispensaries are illegal. They've sued to block any access at all to medical marijuana. They continue to prosecute cancer patients, using 105 heavily armed officers in full combat gear to conduct their latest raids. Compare this to places like Portugal or the Netherlands where decriminalization has led to significant drops in levels of addiction, drops in arrests and associated crime, and savings from directing scarce police resources toward combatting real crimes. Here in the Czech Republic the police just won't be bothered with chasing after pot smokers. While it's illegal, it's so far down on their priorities that they won't waste their time and effort. You'll never run into teenagers here who were thrown in jail for puffing a bit of weed, then raped, brutalized, and forced to become career criminals.— October 29, 2009 9:16 p.m.
Who Killed Richard Swink?
Czech women, on average, are far better looking than average American women. They're not just physically more attractive. They're better educated too, more realistic and practical about life and easier to get along with than the typical American woman who has been indoctrinated into a bitter mentality of victimhood.— October 29, 2009 9:10 p.m.
Who Killed Richard Swink?
Rickey, you can have your opinions, based on....well, it's not clear what, other than offended emotionality. I have not "bashed" America. I've stated some well known truths. You reacted the way I predicted, by foaming at the mouth and attacking me personally. Most countries, I'll eagerly agree, are not as good to live in as the U.S. I've been to some real s***holes around the world. But there are many countries that have aspects which are superior to America. These include public safety, wealth of culture, access to oportunities, better education and health systems. None of these countries have to beat their chests about how wonderful they are. They simply get on with the work at hand. Now if you could please tell us all exactly how Sweden, Thailand, or the Czech Republic are terrible places to live, I'd be interested in responding. But I suspect you've never been to any of these places, so you simply cannot know.— October 29, 2009 9:05 p.m.
Who Killed Richard Swink?
Rickey, I specialize in technical documentation in IT/Telcom. I can show you exactly how it's done...from sniffing the packets to identifying the call data records and recording the actual data streams. I guarantee you that the monitoring of inncent citizens continues. Obama's election, regretfully, has changed nothing. Furthermore, tell me the last time a San Diego cop was actually prosecuted for official misconduct. In addition, immigrants are LESS likely to commit crimes than the native born. When I call medical marijuana raiders "stormtroopers" it's referencing the uniforms and behaviors of both the SS and the Empire's fictional soldiers on the death star. I'm neither the first nor last to make the comparison because it is both apt and justified. Rickey, I've got both the experience and skills to back up what I've written. Have you? I use my real name, and it's surprisingly easy to find out all kinds of information about me, verifying what I claim here not only about technology but also about police abuse of the laws. Again, to those of you who automatically attack someone just because they can point to some of America's flaws and confidently say that things are done better elsewhere... "F*** Y**!" Please shut your pseudo-patriotic pie holes. You are NOT America, and you are simply ignorant of how the real world operates. You can have all the opinions you like...but frankly, your opinions are worth very little because you clearly have no evidence or experience to back you up. Anyone who's travelled sees their native country in a new light afterward. I repeat...have any of you chest thumpers ever been anywhere or done anything outside your comfortable little fantasy world where America is #1 at EVERYTHING? Please grow up. Get over the "my country can beat up your country" phase and face reality. America is in serious decline. Your hysterical reaction to honest and reasonable criticism is yet more proof of same.— October 29, 2009 8:55 a.m.