Daiwa

Reply to Do you think Athletes get away with crimes? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The answer to your question is quite simply, " Yes ." I have never understood how or why our laws against assault & battery fail to apply inside the boundary of a basketball court. For years, felony assaults have been committed within those confines, in full view of thousands, without anyone being arrested. It is completely irrational. Kermit Washington should have been put in jail for a long time (Rudy Tomjanovich is lucky to be alive

Reply to Please Read This in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The story got quite a bit of coverage here in Phoenix, too, for obvious reasons. So sad and so uplifting at the same time. He was a hero in every sense of the word. Daiwa

Reply to Talk about Whining! in Politics JoeUser Forums

he saw what nader did to gore and kerry. Talk about Whining! Cheers, Daiwa

Reply to About all of those lost jobs in Politics JoeUser Forums

I respect your opinion, COL Gene, but we'll just have to agree to disagree. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Cheers, Daiwa

Reply to KKKartoons in Politics JoeUser Forums

It is sad and bizarre that these attacks are coming from the very people professing to be for "lifting people up." It exposes their moral bankruptcy and shows us who "really" thinks they own the plantation, doesn't it? The thing that must frost them the most is that while they've had the rhetoric forever, it's the right that has been color-blind and put the rhetoric into practice. It is a pathetic irony that these cartoons, in partic

Reply to Now we've really gone too far, Declaration of Indy banned in Politics JoeUser Forums

I wish we lived in a society where logic was still taken into consideration. Not to mention common sense. Then again, how did it get that name when it's so rare? Cheers, Daiwa

Reply to About all of those lost jobs in Politics JoeUser Forums

If we had used the money from the tax cuts for the wealthy to rebuild America it would have created jobs, profits and demand while rebuilding things that must be replaced. That would have been far more effective than giving the top 2% half the tax cuts. It's remarkable how this broken record just keeps

Reply to About all of those lost jobs in Politics JoeUser Forums

Fellas, the economy has a mind of its own and has always been cyclical. The government can nudge it around and give it incentives, but in the biggest sense it is the result of a complex of factors not entirely controllable by any government. Like COL Gene, many keep harping that the jobs that are being created are lower paying jobs than the ones that were "lost" (whatever that means), the implication (or explicit claim) being that that's Bush's fault

Reply to Here's a Towel, Rightwingers in Politics JoeUser Forums

TW - I fundamentally agree with you, but it's only been since about the election that it has seemed like there's been more negativity from the right. Before November 2nd, the negativity from the left was rather extreme, to say the least, and was a lot more frustrating than a pebble in my shoe. I join you in your call for more civil, issues-oriented discussions. The negativity, from either side, just gets us sidetracked. Che

Reply to That tolerant left loves to sling the names in Politics JoeUser Forums

That guy was on Fox again last night - he's a complete turd. Hannity was wrong to be so rude to the guy (they got into a 3rd-grade name-calling fight), but Sylvester (Sly, as he likes to call himself) is a total bigot. It's a shame they gave him any air time, though give 'em credit for letting the guy spew in prime time. It is so insulting for the guy to dismiss Rice & Powell as duped pawns, not to mention racist to the core. If the left doesn't co

Reply to Say goodnite Dan (Rather) in Politics JoeUser Forums

Back to the point. I suspect they announced it now so that they didn't have to explain why he was stepping down after the "documents" investigation was complete. They don't want it to look like the Bush NG documents fiasco did him in. There had already been discussions early this year about his departure - driven more by the nosedive in the ratings for CBS Evening News than anything else. Interesting how long that documents investigation is

Reply to More Evidence the Media is Biased in Politics JoeUser Forums

Back to the original topic of Helen: She may be "highly-regarded" by the pack of hyenas she works with every day, but she has clearly decided that her age and job seniority entitle her to be as rude as she damn well pleases. She's a perfect example of what's wrong with mainstream reporters. That others on the White House beat regard her highly only confirms how bad things are. I haven't come lately to this conclusion, either - they've disgu

Reply to More Evidence the Media is Biased in Politics JoeUser Forums

David - Vice President Cheney made perhaps the single most egregious statement aboutIraq’s nuclear capabilities, claiming: “we know he has been absolutely devoted totrying to acquire nuclear weapons. And we believe he has, in fact, reconstitutednuclear weapons.” Let's take a closer look at the

Reply to Label Me - an experiment in Politics JoeUser Forums

Cappy - Welcome to ther world of the Moderate Republican. Props to you. You almost blew it, though... born in '49. That was close. Cheers, Daiwa

Reply to Free U.S. Marine! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

hitparade - In another context, say in discussing George Carlin's career, the shit reply would be funny. Here, it's horrible. I know it's your blog, but an apology is in order. Cheers, Daiwa

Reply to Free U.S. Marine! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I agree, and believe the totality of the circumstances led the Marine to justifiably believe the terrorist posed a threat. He deserves our support and presumption of innocence, but questioning the circumstances is not unreasonable. How the whole thing struck the reporter is not what's important, in my mind (despite protesting objective neutrality, he betrays his bias just a bit toward the end of his article) - I doubt he was privy to everything the M

Reply to Free U.S. Marine! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Those interested in this episode should read this: Link The facts may not be as they initially appeared. Our support for this Marine should remain firm, but it seems possible that he over-reacted. Cheers, Daiwa

Reply to Marine kills unarmed Iraqi - Murder? I don't think so. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Update - Having read Kevin Sites's firsthand account of the events Link , I must revise my opinion of the incident. It seems possible that the Marine did over-react under the stress. That doesn't change the fact that he deserves the benefit of the doubt, but I now believe we need to reserve judgment until the investigation is complete. The Marine is innocent until proven othe

Reply to Open Letter to Rod Brock in Politics JoeUser Forums

The guy is getting rather annoying with his articles, isn't he? He's getting to be like a pop-up add that you can't kill. I have a suggestion for Drag: Wait until he opens up his articles for comments, then block him from the forum. Cheers, Daiwa

Reply to Decision 2004 in International JoeUser Forums

TBT - Props to you for your reasonableness. Perhaps I was a little too dismissive. We need more Felicias just now. The "slant" you describe is just a reflection of the volume of posts from one side of the aisle or the other over a period of time. From about August through the election, I would have characterized the slant here as just the opposite, very much to the left. Problem is, few from the left are still hanging out here. I

Reply to The Patriot Act exposed in Politics JoeUser Forums

There is a conundrum here. Almost everyone, including the left, believes our government failed to recognize, understand and preempt the threat that culminated in the 9/11 tragedy. Many, with the benefit of hindsight, have come to recognize that we had unwittingly exposed a weakness by so meticulously isolating domestic security from foreign security. This was probably an inevitable result of our collective sense of domestic invulnerability.<

Reply to Decision 2004 in International JoeUser Forums

Welcome to JU. We've been round the bend & back on the subject, and your tone suggests you're not likely to be persuaded George was a good choice, so I'm afraid I won't be able to offer a specific reply. Don't let that discourage you, though. Keep on bloggin'. Cheers, Daiwa

Reply to Marine kills unarmed Iraqi - Murder? I don't think so. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I'm not trying to get you hot under the collar, Cacto, or saying it shouldn't be discussed. I do think you understand the point he was using the scene in Private Ryan to make. And inviting me to move over to DU... Ouch. Cheers, Daiwa

Reply to Marine kills unarmed Iraqi - Murder? I don't think so. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

That was a movie you know.... don't you? It's not evidence at all of, well, anything, least of all the duplicity of Iraqis. Cacto - Come on. You understand the point he was making. He was not offering that as "evidence" of anything, just reminding people of one of the harsh realities of war.

Reply to Free U.S. Marine! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

It's a shame this has gotten side-tracked over the use of a single word, when HP & TW are on the same page here - both support that Marine & his actions. Cheers, Daiwa