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then you made a wise choice marrying her then... she's a keeper! -the artist formerly known as sinker

Yup, you got me. It's all an insidious plot by the Messican Mafia! Since we're going to be the majority in the USA in a few short years, we thought we'd start flexing our conspiracy muscles by doing some pre-emptive oppression. GOING to be the majority? My friend, you ARE the majority!! I've had to adopt a George Lopez accent just to order a Big-Mac in the DFW airport today man... -the artist formerly known as sinker

perhas kris really WASN'T on a beautiful beach getting married back in August... maybe that was just a muse... maybe he was really planning some nefarious scheme to keep the bruthas down... hmmm... we're on to ya man... -the artist formerly known as sinker

Lots of winners. I'm sure the Kurds are much happier without Hussein around. No more payoffs to suicide bombers (at least from Hussein) in Israel either. Worth the price? Very different question. At least where I live in Nashville TN, there are lots of happy Kurds, my wife used to teach English as a second language to Kurdish women, most of whom had to huridly (sp?) leave the country w/ their husbands and kids, leaving all they had and their extended families behind, not knowing if they were still alive or what. My wife was still teaching them when the most recent war started... the women were jubilant, as were their children and husbands. It wasn't long after that many of them were able for the first time to finally contact their families w/o fear of having them be hunted down and imprisoned or murdered. Some were able to return to Iraq and start new lifes, albeit with much difficulty. Some people definately are winning... -the artist formerly known as sinker

- Julius Caesar what a GREAT quote! (your sig line too!) -the artist formerly known as sinker

You know, this already is Georgie's 2nd turn, right? How many turns will he need to learn, how quick and efficient decisions have to be done? His (wrong) decisions could kill people (and still do every day), btw. I just don't get it! That man is the president of super power No. 1 in the world and get's excuses like Little Joe in the morning, missing the school bus, as he just promised his teacher, never to do this again.....Good start, Little Joe! Good start, George! It's a "long" start, isn't it? was turning out to be a pretty decent thread until... -the artist formerly known as sinker

I don't know what the figure is re: how many thousands of innocent Iraqi's died at the hands of US weapons, but I do know that Saddam was responsible for many more and that perhaps many more may occur if we pull out right now. That was my point. I hope you don't mean to imply that we targeted innocent Iraqi's, do you Bill? -the artist formerly known as sinker

that my friend is exactly what I was proposing... pulling out right now would be a greater evil than staying... that is unless you believe our soldiers lives are more valuable than the lives of many other innocent Iraqis our government have vowed to protect. -the artist formerly known as sinker

Michael, I have spoken to Keith on the phone several times. I have shared many pm's with him. I can assure you that I honestly do not believe for one second that he is anything like you just described. OTOH, I also know you and I know you are not trolling. The Keith I have come to know is truly a very good person and is very generous with his friendship. He is a person like you and I who is trying to do only good with his life. I wish there were more people like Keith and you in this world.

gee bill, that's a really good solution... -the artist formerly known as sinker

don't know the movie, but damn that's a great visual! -the artist formerly known as sinker

How did Bill Gates get into this discussion? isn't he the anti-christ? son of satan? something like that? -the artist formerly known as sinker

__________________________________________________ And I guess that is part of my question here. Since the invasion and occupation Iraq has become *less stable* not more stable.as far as I can tell. What makes you think that any more occupation time will lead to a "more stable" Iraq? Blues, Cliff how could it be anything BUT less stable after toppling a controlling homicidal regime? It will take time... But it doesn't matter now... that is all in the past... now we are there, for better or worse, and we need to finish what we started. again, if we pull out before it's MORE stable, the loss of life will just that much higher... to be honest w/ you, I don't like it either... -the artist formerly known as sinker

pulling out early (sorry for the coitus interuptus reference) may cut some US losses but would undoubtedly, IMO, cause much greater losses in the long run... we should stay until more stability is gained... -the artist formerly known as sinker

i just had a seizure of laughter looking at that. oh man... it hurt... really. -the artist formerly known as sinker

pm sent -the artist formerly known as sinker

your student looks so happy and serene... she has a great expression on her face... -the artist formerly known as sinker

Where does it state that God is “infinitely” forgiving? God is “infinitely” good but God is also just. The only “unforgivable” sin is (for those with knowledge and who have heard) is to not accept God’s forgiveness through Jesus and to repent of sin. Your rationalization above has no basis other than your own. You’re making up characteristics of a God which does not exist. You may want to mention that to centuries of philosophers. The argument itself goes back to the early Christian philosophers, through Descartes (the father of modern philosophy, the bastard) up to the present day. I dont have my phil 101 stuff lying around but you could take a look at St Anselm's Ontological argument, generally the philosophy crew boil it down to the 'omnis'. BTW one cannot be infinitely one thing BUT then have a conditional attached - once you limit an infinite it becomes finite. Unless you're an ancient greek. I would also argue that a great deal of Christians consider their God to be infinite, without end, forever and ever amen. i'd love to sit and drink some beer w/ you sometime, and let the f bombs fly where the may of course... -the artist formerly known as sinker

Thank you for proving my point. Doesn't take much to cause you to fly off the handle. Btw, I won't be feeding any more trolling. what causes me to fly off the handle is people like you w/o an ounce of respect for the beliefs of others. you're very inconsiderate. but when others start talking about YOUR beliefs, YOUR lifestyle, you'll be the first to scream descrimination, bigotry, hatred, gay bashing, etc.... troll... indeed... -the artist formerly known as sinker

did they really? that's awesome! who's springing for jet-a? jumpers? community? just the dzo? more details, por favor! -the artist formerly known as sinker

your comment cracked me up! even though I'm a tennessean, I don't like Mr. Gore. Can't stand 'im. Good on 'im though to do what he did. Even before this story though, Channel four here in Nashville said he chartered an American MD-80 to N.O. as well... -the artist formerly known as sinker

that was a very impressive missive... I must say... haven't done much research on that, just was spouting on what I remember being taught, that satan and lucy were the same person... that's another thing i'll have to look into... alex, if you keep this up, i'll never get any of my real work done... by the way, you haven't jogged my mammories... what were those other things I was going to look into that we spoke of last week? -the artist formerly known as sinker

Here we go again How long before you accuse someone else of starting it? what are you talking about? and why must you fling your shitty attitude about my beliefs my way? I don't shit on you for your beliefs or your lifestyle, do I Keith? -the artist formerly known as sinker

satan surely exists... she's lurking in these forums somewhere... satan. lucifer. same being. in the catholic tradition, lucifer was the fourth archangel, the angel of light, who, upon creation, did not like serving the creator. "I will not serve." For his (her, it, whatever), he was banished from Heaven, wherever that is, and hell came to be outside of God's presence. That is why one could not say that earth is hell, since God's presence is actually here too, in some form or another. it bothers me not in the least that many out there think that people like me are superstitious, or are throw-backs to the dark ages or whatever. I think satan is very much alive and his influence is too. I think his greatest coup has been to convince "enlightened" folks that he doesn't exist. just my two unrespected cents... -the artist formerly known as sinker

you'll have to ask the state trooper who clocked him on the radar gun. -the artist formerly known as sinker