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Reply to We bought an "Eye Toy" for the PlayStation2 in Gadgets & Electronics JoeUser Forums

My kids like the "bubbles" and the "deleayed reaction" settings. IG

Reply to Sex, Lies and Videotape. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Perhaps I misspoke. If the tape is a fake, I think it was more likely created by the terrorists and not our government. Please, I am not one of those conspiracy buffs. I have not seen it either, but I think it is a stretch that our government would create such a thing. With regard to Ms. England, yes, she is not denying what she did, true, but she may not have seen the additional pictures that the senators have viewed. She may only have knowle

Reply to Sex, Lies and Videotape. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I agree. I think it is more likely that the terrorist group did make the film, but Mr. Berg was probably dead before the filming of the beheading. I do not know about Ms. England, however pictures are images that capture one moment in time w/o context. We have to interpret the pictures and the context. I also think that she is becoming a scapegoat for the abuses. I have a hard time beleiving that she did everything they say. We should tread l

Reply to How can we call them "barbarians" ? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Sure. But I leave you with a question: is it more barbaric for a barbarian to be barbaric, or for some who claims to be better than barbarians to be barbaric? The former is worse. With regard to the latter, the civilized person can be either made to see the error of their actions and can be rehabilitated or they can be punished by the correctional system and hopefully learn from their actions. Those barbarians take delig

Reply to How can we call them "barbarians" ? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

As I understand it, your question is why the cold-blooded murder of an American is barbaric and the abuses at the prison are not. I will tell you my take on this. It all comes down to the degree of severity. Certain Iraqis (people who at one time acted violently against American soldiers were arrested either by MP or soldiers and sent into the prison to be interrogated and detained. Abuses happened to a select few of these people at

Rumsfeld is sorry in Current Events JoeUser Forums

OK, I have seen part of the testimony and read the transcript of Rumsfeld. And it strikes me that one of the main things he is sorry about is that the pictures got out in the first place. He poke of procedures and investigations and controls. He talked of the information technology of today and anyone with a digital camera. He also mentioned how Congress and the Presi

Reply to Democrats Are More Dangerous Than Any Prison Scandal in Republican JoeUser Forums

With respect to the WWII statement I disagree. The print and radio services were in favor of the war. It was an us against them mentality. We also had major international support and we were coming into this as the cavalry, saving Europe from the evil axis powers. The press fostered this idea. War bonds, USO, reports from London, the media was there to support the US in the effort. And, it did not always go well for us. You may raise the quest

Fallujah in Current Events JoeUser Forums

OK, we went into Iraq to get Saddam and other secondary reasons. Cool. In order to do this we had to destroy a lot of the Iraqi landscape and infrastructure, which we are now in the process of repairing and rebuilding. Understood. We will be in Iraq for a long time. Also, we are in control of a majority of Iraq. Terrorists, armed US resistance set u

Reply to War comes calling in Politics JoeUser Forums

Sorry again. But you do have a good point. Desensitization is always a problem. Your mind does become "hardened" to the images. I do not know what the solution is. Too many pictures you get hard, too few, there is no impact. IG

Reply to War comes calling in Politics JoeUser Forums

Mr. Sulu, we're off course! Sorry Captain! Sorry... back on topic... pictues... They are very powerful things. A visual representation of what is or what could be. My big "moment of sadness" is usually unexpected. I will be watching a movie or a show and they will show a shot of the NYC skyline and show what is not there anymore, and I just look, remeber the other, more graphic imag

Reply to War comes calling in Politics JoeUser Forums

True, but the soldiers are seen correctly as representatives of the United States by the occupied. They see one american acting, they assume albeit incorrectly that all americans act that way. Yes, the soldiers are being punished, as they should be, but the actions of a few can have tremendous impact on the many. IG

Reply to A Moment Of Silence For The Fallen And The Shunned in Politics JoeUser Forums

Sorry, my bad the word "toews" should be towers". IG

Reply to A Moment Of Silence For The Fallen And The Shunned in Politics JoeUser Forums

But the point of an anonymous coffin is tthat no family would be mentioned. No one would know who is in the coffin. To make it even more easy, keep the coffin empty. The coffin and ceremony and picture would be a symbol of the sacrifice and price of war. I am not sure, but I would suspect a few families buried an empty coffin of some sort for those who never left the toews. IG

Reply to Ebonics - language or bastardization? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Let me "AX" you a question. I hate that one. IG

Reply to A Moment Of Silence For The Fallen And The Shunned in Politics JoeUser Forums

Understood, but there are never any names mentioned with the pictures. Just the image of a flag draped coffin. Also, the soldiers paid the price for all of us. Isn't it right that we should as a nation acknowledge the loss? No names, no marching bands, just a simple ceremony at the airfield, similar to what they did a few years ago for the members of the 101st airborn. A few words, three gunshots and a moment of silence for a nation to underst

Reply to A Moment Of Silence For The Fallen And The Shunned in Politics JoeUser Forums

I think it's politics both ways. One side wants to show the pictures, to show what the other side has done. One side does not want people to know that actual people are dying, yes the news says 4 died today, 3 died today, but really, one of the few soldiers who died that got national coverage was Tillman. If there are no names, and no bodies, can we comprehend the cost and sacrifice? Can anyone not go to Arlington and not

Reply to Why we don't do Leviticus in Religion JoeUser Forums

It has always been a question among Christians, just how much is planned by God and is unalterable, how much is happenstance that can be altered by a prayer and how much falls under the title "stuff happens". I have always been given comfort in the fact that God does not have every detail planned, that prayer, in the darkest hour could or could not work. That when the "bad" stuff happens it is because it just happens, not because of gome Gre

Reply to Why we don't do Leviticus in Religion JoeUser Forums

I guess my main point is that there are some christian leaders who look at Leviticus and other books of the Bible and use it to injure other people. They basically pick the rules to follow without looking at historical context. One quick thing. You spoke about thought and sin. What if the thought is not a desire but just a thought. Without the desire there can be no harm to the other person, especially if the thinker is not in a position to ac

The soldier's return in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Now, I have been hearing, quite correctly that the members of our armed forces in Iraq are deserving of respect and admiration due to the sacrifices they are making for our health and security. I also know that weather you are for or against our involvement that this respect should be shown. I also know that a good number of our soldiers are be

Reply to Why we don't do Leviticus in Religion JoeUser Forums

What I mean is that if you have a book in the bible that lists laws and behaviors, and you look at it and only obey those that you like or that fall in line with your thinking and you speak with some authority to others telling them that "this is the word of God", you cannot then eliminate the other laws. If one is questionable, all should atleast be investigated. Not just taken as pre-gospel.

Reply to Why we don't do Leviticus in Religion JoeUser Forums

I understand what you are saying and infact agree with most of it. However, there are still very vocal christians that like to invoke certain sections of Leviticus. I believe that is what a lot of people have trouble with. If you choose to take one law from Lev. you would have to take all the laws. just a thought. IG

Reply to Israeli Airstrike Kills New Hamas Leader in International JoeUser Forums

OK, let me play devil's advocate her: Press conference: Man A speaks: I am the new leader of Hamas. We will bury Israel (*BOOM*!!!!!!) Press conference: Man B speaks: I am the new leader of Hamas. We will (*BOOM*!!!!!!) Press conference: Person A: We are currently accepting applications for the new leader of Hamas. Question: Would you accept a position knowing that you will probably be dead be

Reply to Vicarious Living: in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

I’m sorry you had such a bad experience. Mine was the opposite. A church near us had a hunt on the Saturday before Easter. There were three areas 5 and below, 6-9 and 10-12. My 2, 4, and 6 year old daughters participated. No adults were allowed in the areas except for the “hunt helpers”. At the word go, you can imagine what happened. The 10-12 group was a wave, front of the area to the back. Never stopping, dedicated to one purpose, and everyone worked

Reply to I got questions... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I do not think this is Vietnam. There we never had total control of the land and air. We now have almost total control of the country and are facing a small but well organized very religious, reactionary force that use terror and horrific acts to further their cause. A religoius force that is opposed to our beliefs. This is another Northern Ireland. IG

Reply to The Purpose Driven Life, Chapter Two in Religion JoeUser Forums

My thoughts for what they are (this is kind of long): "Because God made you for a reason, He also decided when you would be born and how long you would live." There are a lot of assumptions in one place. Lets take it as a given that there is a reason that you currently exist. It does not immediately follow that you were born at a particular time. The conception of a child requires a lot of factors falling into place. I submit it is be