Steff

Apu more than holds his own. I guess I can cease posting since evidently my poists have been unread. I thought I held my own too but I guess not, evidently not even been read. So - see ya. I've read all your replies... Commented on several of them, too.

Here is your EXACT quote: "Each death is a terrible tragedy, but compared to them, our loss is rather insignificant. Unless of course you know the person, then the numbers really dont matter... " This is why you are an asshole.

First of all I am NOT French. Second of all, NO, I do not see any attempt at a point you were trying to make. Go read your post. You weren't pointing out anything. You were disrespecting the lives of people. One life, 500 lives. You said it yourself.. unless your personally effected, so what. Once again, you prove what an idiot you are. And by the way.. I didn't make the comment about how old you are. Keep up.

Just who are you talking to..?

The pro-war people calling protesters "un-American" for using American rights, that's hypocrisy at it's finest. Last time I checked, this country was founded on protest and civil disobedience. (Boston Tea Party, anyone?) Like Trent Lott said in 1999, "I can support the troops but be against the President". Anti-war protesters are not discounting peoples' feelings. How many troops do you know that WANT to be over there putting their ass on the line slaughtering Iraqis? I think I believe that number is ZERO. Nobody wants to go kill. And when our President Select lies to the world as a reason to send them off, if anybody is discounting the soldiers, it's Bush. The anti-war movement doesn't want to see our troops be forced to go over there and die because our President wants to lie to the world and become a international war criminal. If anything, the anti-war movement supports the troops the most because we don't see the need for them to risk their lives in this situation in Iraq. YO! Apu.. can I have my head back now please? I let you shout, now you let me do the same without attacking me. I am very aware of the way the world works, thank you very much... I don't need a history lesson (or TWENTY a day). I simply gave MY OPINION on the way the PROTESTERS deal with the SUPPORTERS. Can you not make a mountain out of EVERY molehill? As for how many WANT to be there fighting... I know several, and it sure sounds like Lonnie Lewis wants to be there. He included his address. Why don't you send him a letter asking him about it..?

I was just saying to Jim last night.. "I'm going to call GWB and ask him if he can donate a million to the Steff & Jim charitable foundation." I mean seriously.. what's a million when you have $799,999 billion more

Dang cw... is that horse STILL breathing

A lot of people have said they had that same response. In all honestly, we can all have our opinions and feelings about this war, but ultimately it's the boys and girls over there fighting that bear the weight of it. IMO, the protesters are discounting their feelings. They feel they have the right to not support it, but screw those that do. Hypocracy at it's finest.

Then why would Bin Laden's "head guy" be helping the Iraqi fight the US..?

http://www.msnbc.com/news/890282_asp.htm?0cv=CB10

Thanks LDF. I got it right after an email from my aunt telling me that my uncle is somewhere in (on?) the Western Flank supposedly with some Green Berets involved in some secret crap. I have no idea what that means (or why he is with them since he is Air Force..??) But it's so surreal.

This was forwarded to me by a friend. Thought it might interest some of you. This letter was sent via e-mail by Lonnie J. Lewis, a Navy corpsman deployed in Kuwait attached to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, in response to his mother's query about how he would feel if she joined other relatives in participating in a Hollywood anti-war demonstration. His letter was published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on 8 March 2003, and the newspaper also ran an article about Lewis' mother and grandfather the same day. Lewis' mother, Karen Perez, said in a telephone interview that "she decided not to join the antiwar protest after reading her son's e-mail." Dear Mom, It's really your decision to march if you want to or not. You are the one who has to decide if what we are doing out here is right or not. My opinion is not yours. I do, however, have things I would like for you and Grandma and everyone else at home to know. I am a United States soldier. I was sworn to defend my country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. People may not agree with the things we are ordered to do. I would like to address those people by telling them that terrorism is not only a threat to us as Americans, but to many other innocent people in the world. What type of country would we be if we didn't defend the rights and freedoms of others, not because they're Americans, but how about just because they're human? We live in a country where people feel secure with their daily lives. They do business like usual and don't worry about the thought of terrorism actually happening to them. The people of 9-11 thought the same thing. We now know that it can happen to anyone at any time. Yet as Americans we're afraid of losing our soldiers to defend our security. I can only speak for myself when I say that my life is an easy expense to ensure that my family and friends can live in peace. I strongly believe in what we are doing and wish you were here to see for yourselves the honor and privilege that American soldiers aboard this ship are feeling, knowing that we are going to be a part of something so strong and so meaningful to the safety of our loved ones. Then you would know what this potential war is about. We will stand tall in front of terrorism and defeat it. We as soldiers are not afraid of what may happen. We are only afraid of Americans not being able to understand why we are here. I ask for your courage as Americans to be strong for us; I ask for your understanding in what we believe is right. I ask for your support in what we are sworn to do: defend our country and the life of all. We will succeed in our task and will end the threat of terrorism in our back yard. We will also end the threat of terrorism in our neighbors'. We have to remind ourselves of what this country stands for: life, liberty and justice for all. In order to maintain those rights we have to stop the threat of terrorism. I am proud to be here. I will be coming home, but not until I know that it's going to be safe for all Americans and for everyone I love. My family is first. My country is where they live. I will defend it. Lonnie J. Lewis Navy corpsman C Co. 1/4 WPN PLT UIC 39726 FPO AP 966139726 P.S. Mom, please send this to everyone who has a hard time understanding why we are here. Ask the paper to put what I've said in a column so that others will know why we are here and what we are here for. I love you all and will be home soon. I left my address so that if anyone feels like writing to let me know how they feel, they can.

Yeah. Michael Jackson was well on his way to "whiteness" in '93. I agree. He was already at least 5 or 6 shades lighter by '93.

YASNY, with all due respect to you.. I've seen many of his rants. The ones of late in regards to the war have been downright ignorant. This last comment was over the top. The disrespect might not have been directly directed to me.. but it was a blatent slap in the face to ALL who have family serving in the forces. EVERY life, Iraqi and American, lost is a terrible tragedy. It's not about "wooo hoo, we killed more of theirs!!". And his comment that we've lost less so that's OK, and unless we are personally effected "it doesn't really matter". Tell that the the families of the POW's plastered all over the tv. He's a moron on this issue.

You are a stupid f***ing idiot!! :fyou Dude, chill out. I didnt mean to offend you... "Dude"... You're more of an idiot than I thought. Do us all a favor and shut up about things you know very little about. That should keep things civil here for at least 4 or 5 years..

Most people also don't say their favorite childhood book is a text that was first published when they are in college. ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

Hey cool!! I have 200 posts and 4 boxes now.

Haven't figured out where I'm staying, I just made a rash decision but I hope there is something close to the park. LOL.. There's nothing "close" to the park . Let me know where you end up.

They are in holders at every concession stand and gift shop. At the entrance to the Stadium Club. And there are always stacks and stacks of them on the bar and tables in the Bull Pen bar. Not to mention the vendors carry them and all you have to do is ask. We must have voted 200 times last year during all the games we went to, not to mention the on line voting. Steff, you do better than me and it would seem Molto - I always have a hell of a time finding all star ballots at Comiskey aka the Cell. Luckily I have four different computers to vote online from! Well.. if you guys would put down your beers for a minute!!! I bet this year they are all over the place though. I remember last year they had a display thing at the gift shop behind home plate with a box to put the completed ones in. I'm guessing they'll have a bunch of those. We'll be taking a few stacks home and I will bring them into work and offer girl scout cookies for a minimum of 50 completed ballots. That should help

Oh good grief. Can't we all just get along..?

Mathew.. there seems to be a rather large group meeting in the parking lot. I don't know if we'll all be together but we'll definitely be in the same area. Definitely have to meet up. Do you know where you're staying yet?

Yep. Him and my aunt left last week. He was sent in and she is on one of the ships. She did say he was not given "clear" orders (not sure if you read it here before but he's in Special Ops / Intelligence) so she's not even sure where he is. He left a message on my grama's answering machine Friday night that he was OK and would call in a couple days. It was like this the last time, too. So now we just wait.

Baggio - agreed he is sick. The ancient Aztexs used to cut the hearts out of the living losers of their sports matches - as the book of Ecclesiastes says, there is nothing new under the sun. But does it give you pause to see torture being recommended by others in this thread? It does me. I guess it is bad torture when "they" do and "good" torture if "we" do. Alas, there is nothing new under the sun. Thanks for posting that link - I hadn't had a chance to read the article yet. It does for me as well cw. Oozes stupidity. JMO, of course.

Oh good. I thought it was maybe the irritating firewall at work that wasn't allowing me to see it.

We just did a stupid thing where you pic a team out of a cup.. I got Butler and Notre Dame. As usual.. I get screwed.