Crap Throwing Monkey

But is that oppression or simply racism? While the racism certainly exists whereby people look suspiciously at the black man driving a luxury car (and I'm not disputing it happens - it happens to freinds of mine not infrequently), there are equally certainly legal protections in place that keep blacks from being oppressed so that they can't purchase luxury cars. And I have never - never - heard or seen any sort of stigma in our society that even implies a black man who has money can't have earned it legally. My rather well-off black acquaintances (of whom I have a few) have never heard of it either. That's largely crap - and the degree to which it does exist is due far less to race than it is socio-economic stratification: my acquaintences and I move in middle class circles where any sort of wealth is presumed to be rightfully earned regardless of race. That race plays a part in socio-economic stratification, however, is stipulated...but the degree to which it does is so arguable that I won't even begin to discuss it if anyone tries. I've got better windmills to tilt at. True enough...add mental illness (Lord knows I've been discriminated against for being bipolar - and in ways that, were the same decisions made based on skin color, would be violations of federal law), physical handicap, religion, and what have you. People fear difference. The French fear it in Algerian immigrants; we fear it in inner-city blacks. But while fear can breed oppression, they're still not the same thing, as some people (not you) want to pretend.

I shared this vignette with some of my South African friends. They're highly amused at the idea that someone who's "oppressed" is driving a friggin' Jaguar.

Ah, a fellow crap-throwing monkey!

I am stating the obvious...but "23" is also one of the numbers... Now I have to check the psalms corresponding to the other five numbers...

Good scene in a good movie...

As if any large population is homogenous. Believe it or not, it is possible for two different Arabs or Muslims to have different opinions.

In other words...European Imperialism has been the most troubling, historically. Just kill all them !@#$in' honkies, that ought to fix everything.

I hope your dreams about Nicole Kidman aren't the same as mine. Unless I can watch. Can't. Still haven't rescued the miners lost under there...

Somebody needs to install something like that on Mike Williams.

You sure as sh-- ain't Nicole Kidman, though...

Her chin's a little too small...makes her mouth look slightly disproportionate and her eyes a little too widely set. Plus, her waist-hips ratio is just a little greater than the ideal (which is 0.675, in case anyone was wondering...her's looks to be about .75 or so).

I couldn't care less about Letterman and O'Reilly. It's your hypocrisy I'm obsessed with.

Sure. Just ask the nearest Native American.

And how many American inner cities have you been in?

And you base this on what? I think that statement is pure and utter horseshit. I base that on the fact that I actually live in mainstream America.

It's "legal"...but last I heard if you challenge a red-light camera ticket in DC, it gets thrown out automatically, since they don't want on record the fact that the company running the cameras gets 40%.

But can she cook and do the laundry?

It's still one of my favorite stories, though. Even if untrue, it very neatly and clearly makes the point that a functional requirement doesn't always require fancy new technology to satisfy it. Program managers for LCS, DD(X), and FCS, please take note...

And he only speaks English. Ever try blending into a foreign country where you don't speak the language?

Someone needs to tell Williams that a 16-year old kid just toured Baghdad on his own outside the "Green Zone" with no ill effects. "Within minutes..." Williams, as usual, has NO clue what he's talking about. Can't wait for the book.

But you're missing one important fact: Adam's rather a dope.

You are truly "Dawgged". You post a story, someone calls it conspiratorial garbage, and your response is "Oh, yeah! Well read this!"...and you basically post a link to the same !@#$ing story. I'm going to go discuss this subject with my cats now...they have about as much insight into the matter as you, but significantly better reasoning skills.

It's not like he made a concerted effort to break the guy's leg...but he clearly and with intent placed his foot on the back of the guy's knee and bore down with his weight. More of a "step" than a "stomp"...but it sure as hell wasn't any sort of "Oh, my bad, I didn't see you there" accident.

Oooh, hey, I do! I also know where I'm over-simplifying things for the Bazooka Joe crowd, as well.

I couldn't care less about O'Reilly. I'm just highly amused at your "I don't find insults funny...but you guys can't take a joke" hypocrisy.