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Reply to My Personal Quotes this Sunday in Politics JoeUser Forums

It is cowardice to be for peace and heroic to be for war. Sigh, sad but it seems to be the status quo today.

Reply to Spiderman 3 in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

Good idea Muggaz, they have teamed up before and they both have similar powers. Well if the second one was any indication Hobgoblin will be the new villain but I hope they have Spiderman donning the symbiote suit for at least some part of the movie. They already have J Jonah Jameson's son the astronaut in the movie so all it will take is for the symbiote suit to be brought back in the space shuttle. It could be at the start of the movie where spiderman saves him from

Reply to President Bush's Questions to African Americans in Politics JoeUser Forums

Gee whiz, people used to have parents who actually saved to send their kids to college, or barring that, they WORKED their way through college. Wahhh wahhh wahhh, we are too spoiled to do that nowadays, and its all the big bad governments fault...wahhh wahhh wahhh. I'm working my way through college. I go to school full time and I ha

Reply to What is creativity? in Welcome JoeUser Forums

Try to think of something that doesn't exist, that's creativity right there.

Reply to Evil media children in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

I think the media plays a huge role in how the youth acts. Do you see how trends affect how children as old as high schoolers act. Rappers here in the U.S. influence greatly how teenage guys and girls, dress, speak, look, and behave. The whole goth style came from punk rockers and rock music. Britney Spears and her colleagues and their skimpy outfits I think has contributed to the way young girls as young as 12 are dressing. I have seen some 12 year old girls d

Reply to President Bush's Questions to African Americans in Politics JoeUser Forums

Pictoratus here is what is growing: According to the database, that one-third of the budget would grow from the $821 billion Bush requested for 2005 to $843 billion in 2006, or about 2.7%. But that includes defense and foreign aid spending, which are both slated for increases due in part to wars and the battle against terrorism. The Education Department would go from $57.3 billion in 2005 to $55.9 billion

Reply to We Have to Give a Damn About Copyright in Current Events JoeUser Forums

That's amazing Kingbee, I didn't know he was a "recording artist" and knowing he is motivated by more than just his role as a Senator is disturbing. He probably does not understand how much of a negative impact this could have. I wouldn't be shocked if he was computer illiterate. Our dvd-rw drives would be illegal under this bill along with anything else that plays media or copies it. It will give Hollywood and the recording industry say over what comes out which is a ter

Reply to We Have to Give a Damn About Copyright in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Yeah, scary isn't it. What is worse is that they are trying to pass it as quickly as possible before the 9th District Court of Appeals in California gives their ruling which many think it will uphold the Beta-max ruling. I can understand wanting to fight piracy but this is not an answer because it is too all-encompassing and will not even affect overseas companies. They are getting plenty of warnings and opposition let's just hope they don't make an ill-advised decisio

We Have to Give a Damn About Copyright in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Last Thursday the Senate Judiciary Committee took a look at a new bill that was proposed last month by Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican - Utah) and Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat - Vermont) that would basically make any company liable that encourages people to pirate copyrighted material. At first glance one can assume that this bill is a positive proposal that will help stop all the pirating that is currently plagueing the movie, software, and music industry.

Reply to hope makes you strange in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

my stubborn clinging to the belief that people are essentially good. i find it near impossible not to see at least some good in almost everyone. I've been told that I am this way by my close friends before. I think everyone has a good quality which may be buried deep inside and might have been hidden due to things that have happened in their life.&

Reply to Resolution of Rant: First Amendment Prevails in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

I'm sorry you feel that way Stevendedalus. He did support republicans in the past before the FCC started cracking down on him, he even used to donate and speak good about the Republican New York mayor at the time so he may be one sided but it is recent. I take him for what he is and find humor in the things he says (which are not always political). Personally it's a show I enjoy and he was taken off the air for things that, according to the FCC, he didn

Reply to Teacher Urges Kids to Taste Condoms in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Although sex ed is important to learn what that teacher has done is definitely inappropriate especially what he said to that girl. It's one thing to describe the importance of safe sex, but to encourage them to taste the condoms in class even if the children find it objectionable is disturbing.

Reply to Power Belongs to Republicans in Politics JoeUser Forums

This elections importance is high considering that it is possible for Democrats to take the House, Senate, Presidency, and O'Connor and Rehnquist have health problems which means Kerry might appoint two more liberals to the Supreme Court if they retire which would give us 6 liberal supreme court justices. I would say everything would lean to the left then...Great article Stevendedalus.

Reply to President Bush's Questions to African Americans in Politics JoeUser Forums

Does the status quo in education really, really help the children of this country? This question is borderline hypocritical considering his failures with education and his "No child left behind policy" which so far has raised standards for children with the FCAT and the like but has not delivered any effects, in fact funding

Reply to "friday five" ... choose YOUR fate in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Vanessa where have you been? You've been scarce lately, like me. It's good to see that you're still posting friday fives though I look forward to them . Anyways here's the answers from my perspective. 1. Extremely unattractive. A fear of mine is to lose intellect and not question the things I question today. I couldn't imagine not understanding the things that interest me

Reply to Things you'd love to say out loud at work... in Humor JoeUser Forums

Yeah while you're playing tetris and eating cheese doodles, lol.

Reply to Death to Reality TV in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

It's the old argument quantity versus quality. Once they see something is successful the media will exploit making dozens of clones which automatically drops the quality of the shows. I like the first real world because it was original but now after a thousand episodes it lost what made it good it's originality...

Reply to Cultural Retards in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Well I was really trying to say that stereo types can go both ways, positive and negative. I wasn't very clear though. When you see a man with a knife you automatically form a stereotype to avoid him which if he is a killer is a good thing but if he is a butcher it's not good because you are classifying him.

Reply to Cultural Retards in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I agree Muggaz stereotyping someone is something we do automatically at times unfortunately but you can use it in a positive way at times and stereotypes may not always apply to a specific person's appearance... Sorry I wasn't very clear in my last reply. I personally try and form an opinion on a person based on character, or I wait to make my judgement on them.

Reply to Cultural Retards in Blogging JoeUser Forums

CS guy you're getting into the muddy water of stereotypes. Of course not every man with a knife is a killer (ie; could have been a butcher) but there is a reason that stereotype exists you know?

Reply to Voting Trends and Economics in Politics JoeUser Forums

There are a lot of trends that influence voting and which include but are not limited to, ethnicity, financial status, religion, education, sex, sexual orientation, profession, what part of the country you're from, children, age etc... I found it interesting that people that have 4 year degrees and have a profession tend to lean more to the right, yet P.H.D's and teachers tend to lean to the left. Cuban Americans tend to vote Republican yet Mexican Americans tend to vote

Reply to Dual Lives--Good News in One=Bad News in the Other in Misc JoeUser Forums

I can relate wholeheartedly. It's like if I won the lotto I would duck for cover in fear of getting stuck by lightning...

Reply to Observation versus Intuition in Blogging JoeUser Forums

This article right here is relative to what you are speaking of, at least I think, here you go ---> Link

Reply to Things you'd love to say out loud at work... in Humor JoeUser Forums

27. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer. Lol, thanks for the laugh muggaz I found this one to be the one that I can relate to the most. Have you ever seen the movie Office Space?

Reply to Hume's Fumes in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

I'm going to use an analogy here just to be simple and quick. I tend to look at us when we are born as clay. Our environment and experiences mold the clay but it doesn't change the composition of the original material (clay) that was there.