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AIG (That's Us) to Pay Its Ex-CEO's Legal Fees
Sad but true Dlauder. I was back there in DC last year, in July. I made it over to the Lincoln Memorial (which is WAY to far from the subway) and just absorbed the magic of being there. And then turned around to see a bunch of protestors walking by. I think they were pro-choice, and they were all up in arms about something. Then, as I walked back to the subway (a long walk) I passed by some NRA marchers. What a great country we live in where two very different groups and peacefully march without worry of being shot. And then, you have the saving-loans and Iran/Contra scams of the 80s, Clinton getting blow jobs in the white house, Bush selling us a bridge in New Jersey, and Obama spending money like he's playing a monopoly game, and you have to wonder what Lincoln and all the other greats might say in times like these. I think I'll go home and watch Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, or maybe Showgirls. We'll see what mood I am in later.— December 1, 2009 10:21 a.m.
Police Shootings and Ninjas
I wasn't being a ninja. But when I was in the 8th grade, I jumped off the roof of our house, after seeing the first Superman movie, and thought I could fly. Luckily I jumped over a row of bushes and shurbery. Instead of flying like Superman, I fell like a rock like the Hulk. As for these self-inflicted wounds? Reminds me of watching America's Funniest Videos when ever a father is showing his kid how to (fill in the blank) and he gets nailed where it counts. You have to think that has been happening for thousands of years, and yet, dads STILL don't learn.— December 1, 2009 10:11 a.m.
In Memory of
I agree with Josh. I am sure you're father is somewhere and very able to read this post, and very proud. All the best to you during these times. Just have to know things will somehow work out.— December 1, 2009 10:07 a.m.
AIG (That's Us) to Pay Its Ex-CEO's Legal Fees
#14 so true gringo...and we have Barney Frank and Dodd to thank for those demands to loan to anyone. Didn't hurt that their own loans got special treatment too.— November 30, 2009 10:39 p.m.
Execute the Imposters
Oh..and as for the father who let everyone think his kid was in that balloon? He SHOULD be executed. And his wife should have her tubes tied. And those kids should be given to Brad and Angelina.— November 30, 2009 5:35 p.m.
The predator is Time...
#7 Yep, Josh, on late night tv where it belongs. SD and CUDDLES and AG wanted it on Good Morning America, because they think that forced gay sex, with men involved, will further the cause of gay right. Good to see you siding with them, the so called "winning side". It shows that either you have depth, or, there's something in your closet. Either way; its all good.— November 30, 2009 4:45 p.m.
Police Shootings and Ninjas
Where I live, and anyone in Mira Mesa will atest to this, there is a homeless guy who has been pushing around a shopping basket, all over Mira Mesa, for at least fifteen to twenty years. He obviously has mental issues. I have asked the cops about him at various times in the past, and apparently they can't touch him. So, up at the local 7/11, there he is. I had to love the irony when he pushed his cart over to a cluster of 'migrant workers' who gather at 7/11 in the morning looking for work everyday. Homeless guy pushed his cart right over to them, and just stopped in the middle of the migrant throng and just stared at them like he was from another planet. They just went on talking with each other as if he wasn't there, and then one of them asked him to move. Then started yelling at him. This is when the cops happened to show up. I was in my car, getting ready to leave, and the cop just looked at the homeless guy being yelled at by the 'migrant', and did nothing about it. Isn't America great? An American homeless guy being yelled at by illegal migrant workers. So, I being a guy, I had to decide, who did I want to win this battle? The "migrant" workers from the nearby canyon OR the homeless American? Now, what does this have to do with anything? Well, as it turns out, the homeless guy's parents live somewhere in Mira Mesa. And I guess, from what a cop told me, they give 'xtra' money to the local 7/11 and AM/PM for them to leave food or drinks for him from time to time. Its touching; but I decided that I would have sided with him over this turf battle with the illegals. I mean, he is the "home team" in that struggle, right? At least for now? The fight ended when the homeless dude began to unrinate, and it came out of the bottom of his pants. The migrants, such great examples of humanity they are, laughed at him, and then jumped into the back of a white dude's truck when it came through 7/11's parking lot.— November 30, 2009 11:08 a.m.
The predator is Time...
#5 I really kept it in check this Thansgiving. For some reason my favorite item for Thanksgiving is white-rice with turkey Gravy. I like some meat, but I'm not big on mashed potatos or yams or string-bean dishes. Just give me a bowl of rice, filled with turkey gravy, and I'm in heaven. While I was watching the parade, I wondered what some of our fellow posters were watching. You have to know that AG and SD and Cuddles were all watching, and drooling over, the AMA's over and over, especially the part when Adam Lambert forced that young guy to suck his penis on national TV. Nothing like some forced gay sex for that Thanksgiving TV viewing. Josh was no doubt watching some debate show, wondering which side was winning, and then siding with the winner. Me??? Just my rice and gravy, watching the Parade, and playing some Balderdash later on, which I lost; badly.— November 30, 2009 9:31 a.m.
Stranded
Sorry Josh, once again you are living in some 'ideal' reality in your brain. Most people do not pull over to help anyone; for the same reason they don't try to stop a shoplifter right in front of them; they are afraid. I still remember a long ago episode of COPS where they showed the number of cars that passed by a 'staged' abandoned motorist. I doubt much has changed in the era of cellphones. You say you don't pull over now because most people have cells? So you are at least pulling over to ask them if they have a cell righ? Or to make sure if they do its charged, just to be sure right??? Wouldn't want to know that they got knifed to death by some whacko simply because they were left on the side of the road by other drivers because everyone assumed they had a cellphone. Sorry, I ain't buying it.— November 29, 2009 4:37 p.m.
Stranded
Preloaded...maybe not. But we are all raised in environments where we are 'uploaded' with views of the world that are peppered with stereotypes. And, SDANIES, I don't care how you respond to this; but YOU will not pull over to help everyone. You can say you will, but I know humanity far to well to know you won't. I cant tell already that many of the people on this site wouldn't pull over to help a black gangsta looking, hell I wouldn't. And SDanels, neither would you. Luckly for you they all drive Escalades that aren't about to break down on the side of the road.— November 29, 2009 10:20 a.m.