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ulysses
Because it is. Try to read and then light will dawn.
Cult of believers are those who took their dear leaders word on Saddam being behind 9/11, stockpiling WMDs etc etc and went to a war where they lost 4400 of their own soldiers and achieved nothing.
Cult of believers are those who blame Obama for the economic mess, while totally ignoring the rot that set in during 8 years of moronic rule.
I can go on and on but it would be beyond the scope of your limited understanding.
Posted in: Obama: U.S. combat in Iraq over; 'time to turn page'
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ulysses
Do let me know where else you want him to have had shown opposition, at home, park, bar.......
Posted in: Obama: U.S. combat in Iraq over; 'time to turn page'
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ulysses
Obama had opposed the war even before it began, anybody who really wants proof can check themselves. The 2007 vote which few of the posters seem to be harping about was symbolic, intended to pressurize Bush & Co to pull out of Iraq.
Reading is a good habit, you might want to take it up one of these days.
Doesn't mean much does it? Random words thrown together with an odd 'commie' , 'leftist' in between.
Posted in: Obama: U.S. combat in Iraq over; 'time to turn page'
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ulysses
The war is not over, but what is going to get over is the US troops active involvement in it. If this is not clear, the issue is not as much with Obama's acting skills, but more with simple English comprehension skills of people.
The troops are not only still in harm's way but they will be even more so till 2011, as they are not in active combat. Nobody denies this, but this is necessary to be able to pull out completely.
Posted in: Obama: U.S. combat in Iraq over; 'time to turn page'
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ulysses
Ending the combat role is a good start to calling the troops back home. Obama is focusing on what concerns the country most, setting right 8 years of economic mismanagement.
RR: Bush and Co's game plan was unrealistic at the best with no understanding of Iraq's society. They were not even aware the country is divided on sectarian lines .
Search the net and you'll know. Juvenile questions have no place in this forum.
Posted in: Obama: U.S. combat in Iraq over; 'time to turn page'
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ulysses
The cab driver was slashed in the face and throat with a knife and the attacker was obviously caught with the weapon on him. So what part of the story is unbelievable? @man.... Or is it the fact that as a New Yorker you are privy to some information the rest of the world hasn't heard as yet. Do care to enlighten us.
Was it proved that he influenced NY council members through unfair means? Let me share an important piece of information you might have missed out as a New Yorker, there are laws down there.
Posted in: New York mayor tries to ease tensions after Muslim cabbie knifed
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ulysses
Well done Carter, you did good. The biggest danger to diplomacy is nut-jobs like Aijalon Gomes who provide a bargaining chip to pariahs like NK.
Do you really expect the President of US to travel to a country it does not have diplomatic relations with?
Posted in: Carter leaves N Korea with freed American
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ulysses
Yeah, there should be a law requiring Moslems to have 4 witnesses to prove they were attacked, right manfromsomwhere?
Dont bother to give any proof, we'll just take your word for it.
Posted in: New York mayor tries to ease tensions after Muslim cabbie knifed
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ulysses
Sarge: Can you give some proof that the bulls wants to fight with each other?
Posted in: A lot of bull
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ulysses
Yup, I too felt like that, but then teenage got over. Anyway, there's a half-wit out there who tried to take out bin-laden alone, I think you need to share notes with him.
Not visible from where you stand, gotta grow up.
Posted in: A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain
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ulysses
Pretty strange justification for torturing an animal.
Again an aberration , not a practice.
I don't know where you grew up. Most people I know died peacefully ,others were surrounded by doctors and caring family members. No crowds cheering and baying for blood, no matadors sticking swords into them.
I guess I should be asking , do you really have a point?
Posted in: A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain
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ulysses
My point is that this would be an aberration and not a practice. It cannot be generalized to prove that a meat cow dies a worse death.
In a bullfight, the bull will always lose and almost certainly die.And it will die painfully each and every time.
Posted in: A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain
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ulysses
Killing a bull for the sake of entertainment is not comparable to killing it at a slaughterhouse. The sport itself is brutal, in addition to the matador, you have banderillas riding on terrified horses.The horses do have protection, but I'm sure nobody explains that to them.
The only reason a bull is killed slowly is for the sake of entertainment.Sword thrusts to it neck, making it half bleed to death, then sharp sticks stuck in its spine. An then the guy in fancy tights comes in and shows his bravado by making the weakened bull charge at its cape.
Whether its a bullfight,a dog-fight or a cock-fight, they are cruel,barbaric and people who support them missed out somewhere in the process of evolution.
TheQuestion: I haven't worked at a slaughterhouse and don't intend to. If you think that is cruel become a vegetarian.
Posted in: A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain
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ulysses
Yup, the joy of watching cocks tear each other apart with blades tied to their claws is only matched by the sweet taste of bile in my mouth.
Posted in: A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain
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ulysses
Hemingway was fascinated by death and his perception of manliness. He tried out bull-fighting once , which he has written about in "Death in the afternoon".A better account of this medieval ritual is in "Or I'll dress you in mourning". But Paul Theroux puts it best"In the bullfight the bull always loses"
Mistwizard: I grew up among normal human beings, where torturing and maiming animals was considered wrong. You are incoherent in the second part of your post, care to clarify.
wakarimasen: you want danger, jump off a cliff, no need to kill an animal for that.
Posted in: A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain
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ulysses
Bullfighting is a cruel practice not fit to be called a sport, which has no place in a modern society. The excuse of it being "part of tradition" is pathetic.
MistWizard: The bull dies slowly and painfully, it is weakened by a stab nears its neck making it lose blood and then sharp sticks are driven into its spine.
There is no comparison to a killing a cow in a controlled environment.
Posted in: A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain
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ulysses
Not really, it is more about unnatural urges coming through denial of sex. It is like prison, homosexuality prevails because there is no other option.
Vows of celibacy go against the law of nature and should not be enforced.
Posted in: Vatican denies celibacy requirement led to sex scandal
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ulysses
Ha Ha Ha
Posted in: Sarah Palin takes Fox News commentator job
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ulysses
But what was Saddam replaced by, bunch of swindling thugs bent on wiping out each other. And what did it result in, creating Al-Qaeda in a place where it did not exist.
Iraq is going to end up as a satellite state to Iran, lets see who will be laughing then.
Son that's mighty strong stuff you're smoking, lasted a year.
Wake up, the loser is gone, Obama's the president now.
Posted in: Obama, receiving Nobel Peace Prize, says war sometimes justified
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ulysses
Great speech Obama. Even Palin understood what he said.
Come on the rest of ye, surely you cant be dumber than her.
Posted in: Obama, receiving Nobel Peace Prize, says war sometimes justified