bjmarte

LOL The most likely answer.

*applause*

Not even worrying about the rest of the world, most expert estimate that around 30% of Americans are dealing with poverty. And without checking the stats, I think the U.S. has the highest rates of child and overall poverty for any industrialized nations... If it's not at the top of both categories, we're up there. I'm not arguing that there aren't people in America who struggle financially. Nor am I arguing that they don't need any help. I will tell you though that Americans have almost no concept of poverty at all when compared to the poor in other, less capitalist nations. The web site you quote lists the poverty rate for a family of four at $30,000 a year. How may of those families have TVs and VCRs? How many families in North Korea, Afghanistan, or Ethiopia would love to make that much money. If you want to challenge me then I dare you to look up the median incomes for any of those countries and post them here, then tell me I'm wrong.

Ah yes, Saddam's weapons that he used to kill the Kurds. You know who has the receipts for those? Rumsfeld. We had no problem when he was gassing the Kurds. So don't give me the "We need to save the Kurds" BS because the U.S. knew that he was doing it and gave him the weapons to do so. K Thx. This war is far from being about human rights. Well it depends on how you look at it. It is about keeping Saddam from buying, developing, and/or using weapons of mass destruction against the Kurds, the US, or anyone else.

Saddam does kill his own people, but then again, so do the UN Sanctions in Iraq. 500,000+ children dead. But what about all the dictators that killed more that we were in cahoots with and that we didn't try to stop? Pinochet, Chairman Mao, Roberto D'Aubuisson, et al. We trained and installed almost all these leaders into power so we didn't care that they killed people. If we are going to say that we are "wanting to bring human rights to the world" then why not start by putting Henry Kissinger on trial for his mass murders that he helped orchestrate or how about putting the CIA on trial for destabilizing governments all over the world and holding them accountable for the mass violence that occured afterwards. Or why not start with getting rid of Saddam the Kurd mudering weapon monger?

Are you sure? How many others? We can take a poll.

Oh, and while you are telling me about how unjust and immoral those two wars were, feel free to take on the other two signs in my sig/avatar.

Doesn't change the fact that it was war that ended slavery in this country. And although Mussolini was gone already it's hard to say that War didn't play into his fall. Same with Communism, it's hard to argue that pressure from American military didn't weigh heavly into the reasons for the fall of the USSR. Specifically with the Civil War and WWII, I'd like to hear the arguments about how we could have and should have avoided combat at any cost. I found the pic. I won't post it directly, just the link: Me in HSC's (and Heather's) dream

I'd call your intentional (benefit of the doubt) misinterpretation of my post stupid if I didn't already have so much respect for you. the respect is very mutual and it seems that I have missed something in your post - stupidity is not unknown in my life - and send HSC the picture again! It is obviously cold in Chicago and she needs you to light her fire as only you can do! I'm not advocating capitalism as a means to avoid war when called for, just a means to lift people out of poverty. I'll look for the pic for HSC when I get some more time. I'm worried about the affects it has on Heather though.

I am (somewhat seriously) considering pursuing CW's line of work. It is the one thing I know people will always have a need for.

I'd call your intentional (benefit of the doubt) misinterpretation of my post stupid if I didn't already have so much respect for you.

France, and Chirac specifically, are in bed with Saddam Hussein and have contributed to their nuclear weapons program. That is the real reason France, and Chirac specifically, is screaming like a baby. Wait for this to dribble out in the media.

Total ignorance. Capitalism has been more successful than any other system at raising the people under it out of poverty. As a country we are giving more money than any other country, but to you it isn't enough. When will enough be enough. The greatest gift we can give is spreading capitalism.

Exactly. Put me down as a write in for Manos.

Wasn't there an incident right after 9/11 where he sat on the bench or something while they payed respect for the dead?

f***, why does it f***ing matter what f***ing color the f***ing chairs and f***ing wall is? I mean, f***. Hmm... I think I'm with you on that one. ...I mean, for f***s sake.

My entire world has been turned upside down.

Hey Cubkilla, firstly the correct spelling is "Then" not "Than" and also, 3rd grade called. They want their insult back. And yet your's was so mature and original "I've never heard that one before."

Yea. Not to mention all the African Americans and Hispanics he's appointed to high level cabinet positions and judicial positions.

No.

I came here because the people here hate me less than the people at WSI.

Spit or swallow?

I just tuned in but it's just music. I must have been too late.

Count me in on that. I'm not to the point where it affects me if they lose but if JR moved the club to Mexico tomorrow I'd probably jump ship to being a cards fan on a casual basis. I mean c'mon, they hate the Scrubs as much as we do. It's the old enemy of our enemy thing. And like killa' said, they are real baseball fans, they know what is going on.

Of course if JR decides to be a tight ass, which is hard to imagine, and decides not to spend the money or goes cheap on the renovations it will be another PR disaster with the fans.