Re: Sim racing site

2009-08-29 Thread Maureen
You seem surprised. Why? On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Vivec wrote: > > 0_0 > > *blink* > *blink* > > 2009/8/28 Maureen : >> >> Technical project lead.  Lead programmer and DB ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with s

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Again, I understand that what Ted Kennedy has tried to do (even if I may not agree with him on some of it). I guess after Michael Jackson nearly being sainted after his death and the talk of Teddy being a 'hero' (and the long standing angst I have about how some people treat the Kennedys as quas

Re: It's official: Obamanomics has failed

2009-08-29 Thread denstar
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: ... > amazing things with yeast there. The various ales produced by the > Abbey's there cultivate their own wild yeasts in their own caves and > have basically farmed their own little ecosystem for hundreds of years > producing very characteri

Re: charlie rangel hiding more income ...

2009-08-29 Thread Robert Munn
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Dana wrote: > > great source. Just had to say. If true though, that is horrible. > It's not an opinion piece, it is investigative journalism. And it's not like they employ Dan Rather, ha! ~| W

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Dana
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > The coverage has been puke inducing, and so was the coverage of Reagan's > death ok so...we are on the same page kinda. I find it a little less annoying, because I do agree with some of the things they are saying, whereas it took a real e

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Scott Stroz
The coverage has been puke inducing, and so was the coverage of Reagan's death. Please point out where I said I did not think it was a loss, because I must have missed it. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Dana wrote: > > well yeah some of the coverage must seem puke-inducing to you. Hang in > th

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Dana
well yeah some of the coverage must seem puke-inducing to you. Hang in there, it's almost over -- the funeral is today isn't it? But I am with Judah. The guy was nowhere near perfect, but! He is said to have been one of the Senate's best negociators. One of the people most noted for eliciting cons

Re: charlie rangel hiding more income ...

2009-08-29 Thread Dana
great source. Just had to say. If true though, that is horrible. On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > Looks like Rangel may be in big trouble: > > > http://www.nypost.com/seven/08282009/news/regionalnews/oops__charlie_forgot_this_1m_house_186849.htm > > > ~

Re: I miss Ted Kennedy

2009-08-29 Thread Judah McAuley
The Federal Government has done an immense amount of good. So have various state governments, county governments and municipalities. I love my national parks. I love my clean water. I love my clean air. My family was helped immensely by welfare and food stamps and a welfare to work program. Subsid

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Judah McAuley
Regardless of our differences, I hope that we can all agree on my plan for the day, which is to drink whisky and listen to the Dead Kennedys. Judah On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > So, if a crime, is premeditated, it is worse than one not premeditated? > > Using that logi

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Scott Stroz
So, if a crime, is premeditated, it is worse than one not premeditated? Using that logic then turnstile jumpers who planned to do it should get stiffer jail sentences than someone who drives drunk and kills someone. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> Scott wrote: >> >> Vick

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Scott Stroz
So, killing a dog is worse than killing a person? On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> Scott wrote: >> >> Vick did not kill another human, so your analogy is kind of lost on me. >> > > I would guess it's lost on you due to genetic aspects, but I'll help > you: premeditation, fr

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > > Vick did not kill another human, so your analogy is kind of lost on me. > I would guess it's lost on you due to genetic aspects, but I'll help you: premeditation, frequency, culpability of participants/victims ~~~

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Sam
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Let's look at it legally: > > (1.) let's say you go to a bar and get totally shitfaced.  Then you > fall off your stool into a guy who pushes you, so you push back, the > guy falls, hits his head and dies... because you went into hiding and

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Vick did not kill another human, so your analogy is kind of lost on me. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> Scott wrote: >> >> A lot of the same people who think a man convicted of dog fighting, >> who served a prison term, should not be able to get a job in his >> chosen prof

Re: I miss Ted Kennedy

2009-08-29 Thread Gruss Gott
> Judah wrote: > Government can be a force for good, it can coexist with private > industry and we can go forward trying to make a better world for > everyone, supporting the poor, enabling the middle class and helping > the rich be a part of a truly bountiful America. > Holy barf, it's like you'

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > > A lot of the same people who think a man convicted of dog fighting, > who served a prison term, should not be able to get a job in his > chosen profession also think that a man who killed a woman Let's look at it legally: (1.) let's say you go to a bar and get totally shitface

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Also, Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, tries to run a tight ship. If Vick gets out of line, he will get suspended, again, there is no doubt about that. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 5:57 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: >> >> When I used the word 'h

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Scott Stroz
Judah, I know a lot of people who feel the same way about professional athletes. Unfortunately, their actions off the field are typically only brought to the public's attention when shit goes bad (Like Vick, or Plaxico Buress, etc...). However, these are a very small minority of professional ath

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Scott Stroz
That is a very valid point. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:13 PM, morgan l wrote: > > Maybe its not what happened, but that memories are short? Most people even > up to their mid thirties probably have no idea what you're talking about re: > Kennedy, but the Vick thing was very recent. > > On Sat, Au

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Judah McAuley
On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 5:57 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > When I used the word 'hero', it was because I have seen him called a > 'hero' in some news articles. Suffice to say, I don't generally agree with most people spouting off in the news. There is a reason I don't watch tv news. I also tend to s

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Vivec
"The world will miss Ted Kennedy. No one was more influential and respected than him in the Senate when it came to passing laws. He would disarm critics and get them to co-sponsor his bills. As one report noted, “he was a steadfast champion of the working class and the poor, a powerful voice on

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread morgan l
Maybe its not what happened, but that memories are short? Most people even up to their mid thirties probably have no idea what you're talking about re: Kennedy, but the Vick thing was very recent. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 7:57 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > When I used the word 'hero', it was becaus

Re: How is this for hypocrisy?

2009-08-29 Thread Scott Stroz
When I used the word 'hero', it was because I have seen him called a 'hero' in some news articles. I wonder how people would feel if Michael Vick drove his car off a bridge that resulted in the death of a woman and Ted Kennedy was into dog fighting. Honestly, I think the prison terms and public o