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LOL, I knew it didn't look right. English is my second language. American is my first. . . =(_8^(1)

Then just where the hell is it? . . =(_8^(1)

Staying anonymous is probably in your best interest, since your ONLY purpose here seems to be tossing out dull, self gratifying insults towards those whom you disagree. . . =(_8^(1)

Just because you don't know which Karl doesn't make me anonymous, the point being that to those I've met and corresponded with in skydive world, I am NOT anonymous -- unlike those who's profile is full of "No entered". --- Ediited to add: I'll expand a little because I think it's an interesting topic. My name is Karl -- am I still anonymous? I jump a Sil 190 and have a PD Reserve -- am I still anonymous? I have just under 100 jumps (an abysmal record for 6 years of hanging around, and there are temporary reasons for that) -- am I still anonymous? I jump out of Mile-Hi and other DZs in CO, plus have been outside the state to Eloy a couple times. My closest brush with fame in the sport is having had some mentoring from Skratch -- am I still anonymous? Now, I know you are in a good position to judge here because you are John Kallend, a man known widely in the skydiving world, and you post here under that name with no apparent qualms about it. And I respect that a lot, but at the same time I believe you take on risk in doing so, as does anyone who posts their real info in an internet forum. Personally, I am a real fence sitter on whether I should EVER post my complete info here. Tell me, is mnealtx anonymous? How about Amazon. How about some of the mods who only post their first name? Are they anonymous? Not posting your last name here does not necessarily qualify one as "anonymous". There's anonymous and then there's anonymous. . . =(_8^(1)

My thoughts were running along the lines of per capita involvement on each side. In the US today, I believe the number of people involved in fostering terrorism here or abroad is very low (discounting the notion that US troops in IRAQ are "terrorists"). Maybe I'm wrong, but I just don't see anything remotely equitable between support for terrorism (domestic or not) here and points abroad, though your reminder of past IRA support is eye opening. However, I'd love to see a comparitive assessment too. . . =(_8^(1)

This from the anonymous guy who never writes more than a one line insult? . . =(_8^(1)

Nice switch of argument from "tiny fraction" to "majority". No, it doesn't. In fact, you've now actually identified the real "tiny fraction". . . =(_8^(1)

I'm thinking Skippy skipped out on us. . . =(_8^(1)

President: No Dictator for a week: Yes . . =(_8^(1)

Is that where you just add an "o" to the end of every english sentence? . . =(_8^(1)

Where do you rate Spanish in the list? I have been teaching myself that for a while now, and it has been difficult, but I know part of the problem is age. . . =(_8^(1)

Same here, freezes up the browser until End Task is issued. Edit to add: IE7 . . =(_8^(1)

Damn, you got that one part right Skippy! . . =(_8^(1)

Or this little gal? . . =(_8^(1)

He should -- Clinton cleared it up for him and the rest of us. "If “is” means is and never has been, that’s one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement." . . =(_8^(1)

sort of like being a global warming "denier"? . . =(_8^(1)

Your bias is showing again, Bill. What factual errors did he make in his post? Woosh.... reading really IS fundamental. Hint - it may JUST happen to be in the part of his post that I snipped. You're both right. Bill used the word bigot appropriately according to dictionary definition, therefore Kallend has a leg to stand on. OTOH, Bill used the word in it's normal derogatory fashion, so his bias is indeed showing. . . =(_8^(1)

Clever -- you took my statement, which was true as I meant it only in the first phase of their "ordeal", and turned it around to point out that they have indeed acheived great success in no small part due to their political statements (but their music is amazing too).

Very interesting distinction, but the Chicks happen to be both entertainers and extremely talented artists -- their music is art. Another interesting perspective, and probably applies to many forms of entertainment, but if the entertainer is expressing real art on the stage, where does that leave you? . . =(_8^(1)

Pure genius. $3.98 a pound! . . =(_8^(1)

Still in office because the people in his district keep putting him there. He should've stepped down too. Lawmakers who are lawbreakers = ultimate hypocrites . . =(_8^(1)

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Sure thing. And there are also bands that follow their recordings very closely. Rush is an example -- they play in concert almost note for note against their often complex recordings. Benefit of being a classically trained musician, I guess. But either way, as long as they're not up there preaching to me how wonderful Bush is, or telling me how great the economy is, I don't care. . . =(_8^(1)

Personally, I prefer an artist that closely matches their recorded stuff in concert, of which there are many. But that's all personal preference. However, I agree with you -- if an artist fails to satisfy their audience in whatever way, the audience gets to vote with their feet. . . =(_8^(1)

As a common sense liberal, do you believe there could be any grain of truth in Farraro's comment? . . =(_8^(1)