Myrrander

Reply to Whatever happened to...? in Misc JoeUser Forums

When you are an opinionated idiot, without experience and knowledge, in the sake of being "understanding," you just wind up being a blow-hard fool in need of exceptance. You're a little man, my dear Lucas Bailey, a proven liar. Your compassion is nothing more than the headline of a tabloid or the sparks from a fire just stirred. We support you, of course, much as we support a child taking its first steps. But don't be surprised if we laugh when you stumble, because just li

Reply to My "hope to read these" book list for '06 in Misc JoeUser Forums

You won't read any of these books. If you read anything, read "David Copperfield" and admire the character of Steerforth. Of course, Steerforth dies in the end, but don't let it discourage you, because you are the sort of person who WANTS to be Steerforth, even if early death is the price to pay. Have fun with this summer reading list, poseur, I want a book report on all of them.

Reply to Joeuser People I would like to meet! My short list in Blogging JoeUser Forums

nah, I think the net provides perfect boundaries for these sorts of things. I'm sure you're all lovely people, but I sort of like the ability to switch JU off and not worry about what you say.

Reply to Why Am I Teaching My Children Not to Cheat? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

lol why have kids to worry about in the first place? your parents screwed you up (you have to admit they could have done better) so you can't possibly expect to do a good job...35 years from now, they'll be writing about how much you screwed them up, teaching them not to cheat lol

Reply to Joeuser People I would like to meet! My short list in Blogging JoeUser Forums

we will all meet one day in heaven or hell! LOL I doubt it. Actually, I don't think I'd want to meet any of you. I respect most of you as thinkers and writers, but even talking to a few of you on e-mail or a chat program has been for the most part disappointing, as generally people get pissed

Reply to Does Kavvya REALLY Deserve a Second Chance? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Did she publish the novel as part of her academic work at Harvard? If not, then the school doesn't have jurisdiction. I've read all about her plagiarism, and as a writer with a few publishing credits to my name, I hate it. I deplore it. She should be criminally prosecuted, definitely. If she had plagiarized something in an academic paper or other type of work for Harvard, then she should be expelled for academic dishonesty. But to me, i

Reply to Liberal vs. Realist in International JoeUser Forums

Well, the article actually tries to rescue itself from its title, which makes the false dichotomy liberal = opposite of reality. Of course, the term "liberal" is suspect anyway, because even your dictionary definition isn't complete, Dr. Guy. "Liberal" in an economic sense is a far cry from the economic philosophy of many US "liberals," and "Liberals" in Canada, the UK, and Europe are quite different from "liberals" in the US. Show this to somebody in your English d

Reply to Liberal vs. Realist in International JoeUser Forums

I'm not sure about your idea that liberals value "collective security" not "independent security." You are using "collective" to mean all the nation-states of the world, whereas many liberals might view "collective security" to mean the people within a nation state. For example: "collective security," when it comes to a government tapping the phone lines of its citizens might be considered "individual security," in that it, on the surface, applies t

Reply to Liberal vs. Realist in International JoeUser Forums

I'll talk about the article after you answer one question: How much of this did you actually write?

Reply to Liberal vs. Realist in International JoeUser Forums

I'll talk about the article after you answer one question: How much of this did you actually write?

Reply to The prayer of the atheist in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Eh, I like Hemingway better. "Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada. Hail nothing full of nothing, nothing is with thee." Cheers.

Reply to I bloody hate Sundays in Dating JoeUser Forums

Meh, I'm out of the family loop. You had a car accident?

Reply to Joeuser People I would like to meet! My short list in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Sure, he thinks I'm a brainwashed rightwing Christian nutjob, but hey, I think he's an academic elitist, but we still have fun shooting the breeze at times. LOL I don't know about "brainwashed," Ted, but the rest is dead on (including the 'academic elitist' part). I'd meet any of you as long as

Reply to Cheney and Early Retirement in Politics JoeUser Forums

Well, I'm a fan of kicking an administration when it deserves to be kicked.

Reply to President Bush, on Donald Rumsfeld in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

"Rummy, you're doing a heckuva job!"

Reply to Reparations are Unconstitutional! in Politics JoeUser Forums

But my main question is this: is there a legitimate movement for reparations? Are there bills in congress? Yes, of course black leaders are talking about them, but who are these black leaders? Jesse Jackson? Al Sharpton? Louis Farrakhan? Those names are the most prominent and also the biggest jokes within the civil rights movement as it is today. Harry Belafonte? You're scared of the "Banana Boat Song" guy? You think he's going to

Reply to Reparations are Unconstitutional! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Sorry, the sins of the father are not the sins of the son. Your Bible claims different. But, in reference to the article, is there actually any legitimate movement afoot to award reparations to the descendants of slaves? Is it a real issue? The modern 'civil rights' movement has pretty much shot itself in the foot over the

Reply to The sports team you like to hate the most is? in Sports & Leisure JoeUser Forums

College football is the only sport I really allow myself to spend time on these days, and since I bleed Razorback Red, the most loathsome team in all the universe are the Longhorns of Texas. As a little kid, I think I hated Texas before I even knew where Texas was on a map. Since the demise of the Southwest Conference, I've hated any team coached by Steve Spurrier, since we've never been able to beat him. With the NFL, I spent many long, cold years hearing the crap about D

Reply to Freedom of Religion? Not on MY Watch in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Yeah, I don't know why any self-respecting homosexual would want to have anything to do with your killer god at all.

Reply to Liberalism as Idealism in International JoeUser Forums

Liberalism is often referred to as “idealism” in the literature of the field. I didn't see that in your references, nor do I agree with it. Come again?

Reply to JoeUser: The corner has been turned in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm not around as much as I used to be, so I don't know when y'all did this, but I like the changes made to this here box where you input the text. It seems a lot easier these days to get my format and spacing how I want it, so if there's down time, at least there are improved features along with it. I'm on a creaky dial-up connection right now, and JU loads fine and good for me about 90% of the time (actually about 99% since you posted this), so whatever you and your tea

Reply to The Silence is Deafening in Politics JoeUser Forums

I never thought of it that way, but I would agree with him to an extent. Oh, I do, too, it just made me think that there's a great deal of uneasy feelings among some members of the black community these days because suddenly, there's a new minority poised to number more people than the traditional American minority. It's been in

Reply to Generals Should be Calling for Bush to GO in Politics JoeUser Forums

The question that jumps into my mind is: how many of these generals harbor Wes Clark-like ambitions for elected office? Another question is: how many of them have book deals, or are trying to parlay these statements into book deals? I guess I'm just a cynical bastard, but it comes from hearing "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" 835,038,281 times in 1992 and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (among other things. many, many, many other thi

Reply to Iran's Nuclear Motives in International JoeUser Forums

I see your point, Baker, and I'm hoping to have time to come back and talk about it some more later.

Reply to Iran's Nuclear Motives in International JoeUser Forums

An increase in power by any state should be treated with suspicion and should be dealt with as soon as possible. Then who is going to deal with the United States in it's constant attempts to increase power and dominance in the world? I think you probably meant "An increase in power by any state oth