Strife767

You mean like how a Democrat was in office the last time we got attacked? Oh, wait... And we will be 100% correct. The "war" made things worse, period. There are more Al-Qaeda in Iraq now than there were before we "liberated" (such words these jackasses choose to use) it.

Cite, cite, cite. I'd love to know who is even entertaining such an absurd notion. Yeah, who could deserve that award more than a lying, incompetent teacher? Oh, that's right, anybody.

Except that sometimes, there is an actual reason to attack. How many of the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqi, again?

Can't help wondering what that "L" is doing there all by itself amidst the censors...

Bryan, you can't even prove Noah's Ark (or Noah, for that matter) ever existed in the first place, and you expect no one to notice and just all be strung along with this loaded question? Please.

$465 billion plus. http://www.nationalpriorities.org/Cost-of-...t-of-War-3.html

KHS can do better--this guy doesn't deserve to teach there. For as long as he remains teaching at KHS, a disservice is being done to its students.

Yeah, that's what I thought, liar.

And if it did, then what? Didn't think that far ahead, did you, hotshot?

Yes, I know, "one day!" It's on my list of things I'm eagerly anticipating, right under the Rapture.

On this page are links to recordings--I don't know if they're excerpts of those that were released, or the entirety of those that were released (I do know that there are more recordings in existence than those that were released--sounds confusing, I know, but it'll sink in): http://thecanessacorner.blogspot.com/2006/...recordings.html

1. He didn't say they weren't. 2. I'm sure they'd enjoy doing all kinds of things that shouldn't be taking place in a classroom. This is just one of them.

Nearly spilled a drink at this.

This is very entertaining.

Are you suggesting it's bad to be intolerant of dishonesty and inappropriate (not to mention unconstitutional) behavior?

It's a good 'target' for the analogy because the same kind of Christian fundie who would be an apologist for Paszkiewicz tends to be the kind who freely denounces and badmouths Islam, another major world religion. And because people like Paul and I know quite well that these guys wouldn't defend a Muslim teacher the way they defended Paszkiewicz, use the analogy to point out their hypocrisy and bias. It's as simple as that. I think another part of it is the bandwagon bigotry that accompanied the bandwagon 'patriotism' following 9/11--suddenly, everyone was super-patriotic, and everyone put "Muslim" next to "terrorist" in their mind's thesaurus. Don't take it personally--it is only an analogy. In any case, do you disagree that Paszkiewicz's apologists would not have defended him had he been preaching Islam instead (hypothetically)? This is like saying someone whose hair never gets cut doesn't trust his/her hairdresser--this comment makes no sense directed at someone of a nontheistic religion. What did he say that gave you the impression that he thinks that, I wonder? In fact, he probably feels the opposite--that people like Paszkiewicz and his apologists are faithful to a fault, to the point where they will reject anything that conflicts with it in any way, be it established science (e.g. evolution) or irrefutable evidence (e.g. the audio recordings).

As expected, the apologist has nothing but ad hominem to respond with.

EDIT: Bah, no strikethrough tag. Still, this is a great dissection. Great analysis.

Please, let's move this to the relevant thread.

Some posts just don't merit a response in words.

I know this is supposed to be an insult, but seriously? There is no way that booze is better for me than doing stuff on a computer. Bars offer nothing of interest to me. 1. I type fast. 2. I read fast. 3. I like to participate in most of the discussions here. 4. I've been here nearly a year. Six posts a day really isn't all that much, especially considering the way this forum gets "bursts" of posts because of the way it's run.

The statement I was responding to was not about whether something affects others. It was a statement about Keith wasting money on cigarettes. Now, I'm asking if alcohol is considered just as much a waste financially, since it is also poison. And that's all I was asking. I only remember reading him complaining about regulations, not the cost. Can you link me to such a complaint, if I missed it?

And how many times that number are there left, that were not there before Bush invaded (can't be restated enough)?

I understand what you're saying (as a health thing), but I still don't like being around someone who's drunk. The smell and the way being drunk changes people is an 'effect' too, technically. Again, I understand your point. Well, sure--but the kicker is that non-smokers can avoid establishments that allow smokers if they want. Now, it depends on the business--certain businesses, like bars, are worse off when smokers can't go there. Other places, like say a Wal-mart, are better off when they don't allow smoking. And since every business wants to...well, stay in business, I think you would find that most businesses would be smoke-free of their own will, while a small amount/kind would want to be more welcoming to smokers, for lack of a better term. It's just that forcing things one way for all businesses just kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth, I guess. I'm actually in favor of banning smoking in all public areas, in case I didn't state that earlier. Understandable. But if a non-smoker was simply aware that a place catered to smokers, and then was allowed to make the choice of whether or not they wanted to patronize that establishment anyway, what would be wrong with that? That really is a split. Now, what if hypothetically the illnesses a smoker brings upon him or herself were always 'untouched' by tax dollars? That plus no ban--how do you think that would work? If the taxpayers could be assured that smokers would have to foot their own bills for smoking-related conditions, would they feel the same, do you think? Hey, I won't knock reasoned, calm discussion with me on this forum--I've come to cherish it for the rare delicacy it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6mnWImtRTo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAYODK7xKho