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Nathan Coker

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Friday, January 23, 2009 08:52 AM
Original article: Quote of the day

The cruel, cruel irony of it all

The one thing contraceptives WON'T be stimulating is a women's SEX DRIVE.

A drug designed to let you have MORE sex, yet somehow makes the woman want to have LESS sex. Damn you Mother Nature!

Friday, January 23, 2009 08:59 AM
Original article: Ask the pilot

Sounds like someones a little jealous...

Here's how it goes:

The media and everyday people call the person, who did something heroic, a "hero". The hero says, "No no I'm no hero, I'm just doing my job", but everyone knows that he REALLY is a hero.

You, for some apparent reason, think he's not a hero. According to your logic, the cop who saves your life is not a hero, the firefighter who rescues a baby from a burning building is not a hero, the secret service agent who takes a bullet for the President is not a hero.

WHO IS a hero then? I guess you have to be "off the job" to qualify. Good thing 99% of the population don't think like you.

Friday, January 23, 2009 09:53 AM

Is INDOCTRINATION a legitimate concern?

Is there any concern about these guys indoctrinating the other inmates to their branch of radical Islam?

This has been a problem in prisons overseas, so I hope they make every effort to keep these guys separate from the general prison population. For some reason however, I have a feeling they won't.

Here's an article about it your interested:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13733782/

Friday, January 23, 2009 12:55 PM

Obama must have forgotten to sign THAT executive order

We've been doing this forever. We gave Pakistan the benefit of the doubt to clean up Al Qaeda and Taliban in their tribal regions, they failed miserably, so we send drones in there.

Is this really that surprising they would rather harbor terrorists than help the US, considering ISI was linked to the 9/11 attacks?

Monday, January 26, 2009 09:43 AM

It's almost like we need some kind of ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT to fix this...

...Perhaps we need to institute some kind of NEW WORLD ORDER if we are ever going to get China and Russia to play by the rules.

Can we appoint Obama President of the Earth?

Monday, January 26, 2009 10:00 AM

@qualcomm

As I also said in a previous post, go choke on Jesus' dick.

This is tolerance? You'll find that you can win more people over to your side by being respectful, EVEN if they disrespect you first. Comments like that lower your credibility.

If you're just here to get on people's nerves, than thats one thing. But if you actually intend on educating people, there's probably a better way to do it.

Not too many debates have been won by telling the opposing party to "choke" on anything.

Monday, January 26, 2009 10:40 AM
Original article: Barnum and Blago

Blago is the poster boy for the current ridiculousness and corruption of politics

I bet he's making A LOT of politicians very, very nervous right now. He's not crazy, he's a genius, and he just knows how to work the media and get what he wants.

So far he's been very successful in making Harry Reid look like a racist douchebag, as well as exposing the Illinois Democrats plans to raise taxes. Nobody had Blago's back, so he's going to take them all down with him. Wait and see.

Oh, and I recommend reading John Kass' columns in the Chicago Tribune for a good look at what's really going on.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-bd-25-jan25,0,5239555.column

Monday, January 26, 2009 10:58 AM

Glen, you're mad because we're not letting Iran re-arm a terrorist group?

Oh I'm sorry, a "Freedom Fighter" group.

Maybe I misread or something, I tend to roll my eyes while reading the first paragraph, and then just kind of skim the rest.

But it seems to me that you're upset the US is not allowing Hamas to get more rockets to shoot at Israel.

I guess you're still upset that Israel hasn't built them that airport yet.

Monday, January 26, 2009 11:27 AM
Original article: Barnum and Blago

@pageiger

The ones who need to reflect on this are the citizens of Illinois. They keep electing these guys.

You really think Illinois politicians are ELECTED?

You obviously don't know how we do things here in Illinois! Somebody should make a family tree of all the politicians, complete with extra branches for their "Outfit" connections.

Monday, January 26, 2009 12:02 PM

Captain EO

ANOTHER Executive Order???

Wow, he must be trying to get in the Guinness Book of World Records or something.

Is this one #6? In the first 6 days?

Does the power of these things worry anyone else?

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 09:16 AM

Bush did interviews with al-Arabiya as well

Its just interesting that he chose his very FIRST interview to be with them. Looks like he's trying to get good with the Muslims right away, making it look like they're "first" in his mind.

But technically, Dubai and the Saudis (who control al-Arabiya)are our "allies", so this isn't like he chose his first on Iranian TV.

What I find VERY intersting, is his statements about how he's going to give a speech to the Muslim world from a Muslim capital. This is the first I'd heard of it, but the interviewer speaks about it like its common knowledge. Any speculation where?

"Barack Obama: Live from Riyadh!"

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/01/27/65087.html#004

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 09:22 AM

Did Hamas commit war crimes??

Do a Google search: Its pretty easy to find "UN resolutions against Israel", but now try "UN resolutions against Hamas" or "UN resolutions against Palestine".

You don't find too many...

I was always under the impression that launching attacks FROM schools, UN buildings, UN vehicles, and especially not wearing uniforms while doing so, were war crimes.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 09:27 AM

I hope you're buying carbon credits to offset the POLLUTION you're producing!

Do you have absolutely no regards for your fellow man?

Maybe you haven't got the newsflash that the world is INSANELY OVERPOPULATED and that we need to do everything in our power to protect precious Mother Earth (PBUH) from the VIRUS that is the human race!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 09:57 AM

Nothing inflammatory in the interview?

Just wait till they release the REAL interview he did, this one entirely in fluent Arabic!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:16 AM

@J E Morris

neither hamas or the palestinans are members of the UN because they don't have a country? And why do you think that is? (Funny how the IDF ALWAYS manage to blow up a few UN installations... oh yeah, must be those damn turrrists of course)

Hmmmm, if that truly was the case, then how are there UN resolutions against Al Qaeda and the Taliban? Al Qaeda has never had their own country, and the Taliban doesn't anymore, yet the UN has passed several resolutions against them. Neither are members of the UN, nor are they the governments of any countries.

So there goes that theory.

Palestine has "non-member entity" status atleast.

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