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We agree on that. Always seemed a bit confusing to me as well.

They are really, really bad.

I agree with much of what Brandon has to say. And also, I don't profess to have any super great answers, but this isn't the kind of situation where a bad idea is better than no idea at all. I think that, generally speaking, that change HAS to come from within. No amount of bombs or bullets or napalm is going to "fix" the situation, because the situation is not localized. Interesting that we would hear a "hydra" reference in here, because that is very much IS happening. We have, essentially, been taking the fight to the terrorists for almost 15 years...and though we have won several victories, still, these things continue to happen. Al Quaeda is pretty much dead, but now we have ISIS (or any of the several other "IS" groups). When we figure them out and make them dead, why would there be any reason another group won't fill that void? No, the answer has to come from within. Fear of "us" is not going to keep this at bay. Until the impoverished, unrepresented, uneducated, and disenfranchised people of the world feel that they are on more equal footing with the rest of us, there will be a breeding ground for this kind of crazy.

Define "right", Wags. Take off, nuke the whole place from orbit? Ok. Done. No more middle east. Shit, terror attacks continue, but from the other groups I mentioned earlier? Fuck, better nuke the scandinavian countries as well, or the south pacific, or mexico.... I believe the stat is that something like 97% of terrorists are male. Guess all of us penis having mutherfuckers can't be trusted...better take them all out, just to be sure.

Preach. I'd love to just annihilate the terrorists. So, let's do that, shall we? You just point them out, and I'll send a bomb or a SEAL team to do the work. Where should I send this thing?

Baylor doing Baylor things. Looks like the OU, Ok St game is going to end up being pretty relevant. Still, no big12 team in the top 4.

Thanks for the heads up. Have I ever mentioned how much I hate Microsoft Word? In answer to your question, how many terror attacks have there been on US soil since 2005? I was surprised by the number. Also surprised by the number that had nothing to do with Islam. Check out this database; http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/wrjp255a.html Compiled by just one guy. Haven't yet checked all of his sources, but it looks pretty exhaustive. I'm not going to hate on you for for being angry at those who celebrate these things. I'm angry as well. Throwing that hate on a whole people group, though...can't you see that it's exactly that kind of thinking that creates this issue in the first place?

Obviously, there are people who sincerely view themselves as Muslims who have committed horrible acts in the name of Islam. No violent Muslims can make the case that their actions are not based on any part of the faith but on their own political agenda. But they are Muslims, no denying that. However, and this will probably shock many, so you might want to take a breath: Overwhelmingly, those who have committed terrorist attacks in the United States and Europe aren’t Muslims. Let’s give that a moment to sink in. Now, it’s not your fault if you aren’t aware of that fact. You can blame the media. (Yes, Sarah Palin and I actually agree on one thing: The mainstream media sucks.) So here are some statistics for those interested. Let’s start with Europe. Want to guess what percent of the terrorist attacks there were committed by Muslims over the past five years? Wrong. That is, unless you said less than 2 percent. As Europol, the European Union’s law-enforcement agency, noted in its report released last year, the vast majority of terror attacks in Europe were perpetrated by separatist groups. For example, in 2013, there were 152 terror attacks in Europe. Only two of them were “religiously motivated,” while 84 were predicated upon ethno-nationalist or separatist beliefs. We are talking about groups like France’s FLNC, which advocates an independent nation for the island of Corsica. In December 2013, FLNC terrorists carried out simultaneous rocket attacks against police stations in two French cities. And in Greece in late 2013, the left-wing Militant Popular Revolutionary Forces shot and killed two members of the right-wing political party Golden Dawn. While over in Italy, the anarchist group FAI engaged in numerous terror attacks including sending a bomb to a journalist. And the list goes on and on. Have you heard of these incidents? Probably not. But if Muslims had committed them do you think you our media would’ve covered it? No need to answer, that’s a rhetorical question. Even after one of the worst terror attacks ever in Europe in 2011, when Anders Breivik slaughtered 77 people in Norway to further his anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, and pro-“Christian Europe” agenda as he stated in his manifesto, how much press did we see in the United States? Yes, it was covered, but not the way we see when a Muslim terrorist is involved. Plus we didn’t see terrorism experts fill the cable news sphere asking how we can stop future Christian terrorists. In fact, even the suggestion that Breivik was a “Christian terrorist” was met with outrage by many, including Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly. Have you heard about the Buddhist terrorists? Well, extremist Buddhists have killed many Muslim civilians in Burma, and just a few months ago in Sri Lanka, some went on a violent rampage burning down Muslim homes and businesses and slaughtering four Muslims. Or what about the (dare I mention them) Jewish terrorists? Per the 2013 State Department’s report on terrorism, there were 399 acts of terror committed by Israeli settlers. Back in the United States, the percentage of terror attacks committed by Muslims is almost as miniscule as in Europe. An FBI study looking at terrorism committed on U.S. soil between 1980 and 2005 found that 94 percent of the terror attacks were committed by non-Muslims. In actuality, 42 percent of terror attacks were carried out by Latino-related groups, followed by 24 percent perpetrated by extreme left-wing actors. One only has to look just south of America to Mexico to find an entire WORLD of people carrying out daily atrocities on one another. Ever met a Mexican Muslim? Neither have I. This issue has come up before, and I said it then, and I'll say it again. If you think that the majority of the worlds terrorist issue is with Muslims, you are not diving deep enough into the issue.

I second the motion.

Agree with this. Given the location of Hudson in relation to Columbus, it's hard for me to even consider that a "relocation", outside of the fact that you will be selling your home to go there. Make sure that the better half is, if not on the same page, at the very least in the same book, and do it homie. If at all possible, DON'T sell the house. Rent it, keep the deduction, possibly even make a little money.

Welcome to the forum.

Yeah, dude seems like a bit of a head case? I dunno. Best of luck to him, though. Sorry bro, I'm not into married guys. I am totally ok with you having a crush on me, though...

That lambopower thread is a hoot. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dwigged

True that. Did we ever learn what was going on with Webb?

You may not be saying it, but *I* am. Drinking and driving is WRONG. If you choose to do it, you are making a selfish, foolish decision and risking not only your own life, but the lives of everyone around you. This is one area where belief really has nothing to do with it. I have a hard time believing that you actually don't care at all that someone with a license to operate heavy machinery at high speed might do so while under the influence. Especially if you happen to be next to them on the freeway with your family.

Now go away, you silly English pig-dogs, or I shall be forced to taunt you a second time! Welcome to the site. We eat our own.

Alright, sounds like I overreacted. My apologies. You are, most likely, correct in your assumption that I am most likely in the minority as far as the drinking and driving goes.

And *I* find it odd that you would facetiously suggest that someone who has done things the right way and managed NOT to break the law should "raise their hand", as if to make a spectacle of the "goody goody's". I'm not "proud" of the fact that I have never gotten a dui or even driven under the influence (just like I don't show off the fact that I haven't murdered anyone) because those are things a person is just SUPPOSED to do. If you WEREN'T being sarcastic in your OP, then my bad for taking it the wrong way. And you can go ahead and count me amongst this group of folks. There were a group of us that used to go out on a fairly regular basis. I called them the "beer snobs". Typically the evening would consist of a few beers, dinner, good conversation, and maybe some cards or something. No one ever got out of hand, no one really even ever got tipsy. After a while, one of the main members of this group moved away from the rest of us. One night he went out with some of his new friends, doing the same thing that we used to do. On his way home, he drifted left of center in a construction zone, hit another vehicle head on, killing one of the occupants. He then spent a portion of his life in prison, and will spend the rest of his life dealing with that regret. This is a dude that none of us had never even seen tipsy before. My point is this, whats done is done. The punishment for JT, in my opinion, is warranted and fair. However, also in my opinion, drinking and getting behind the wheel is NEVER justified. Regardless of how many you have had, and regardless of how far you may or may not be going. Nowadays, Uber has made it so easy to avoid, that it is especially unjustifiable.

Also high fiving myself, for doing exactly what people are supposed to do. I also pay my taxes, keep up with my bills, wash my hands after I use the restroom, manage to keep myself from actually strangling the folks I work with, refuse to have sex with women who tell me "no"....any other normal things that I should be congratulating myself for, that you apparently think are odd?

Also in the market. Must be mobile, as I live in Texas, and need to enjoy my weekend. Prefer if they are of native american descent and can provide 3 references as well as a 1099 and 3 years of tax returns. THKS GUITHS!!!

EMTALA was the 1986 care act that caused the entire healthcare system to collapse. It's the Emergency medical treatment and liabilities act - which prevented hospitals from not treating emergency victims based on ability to pay, and also prevented patient dumping when insurance maxed out. So good news - people don't die unnecessarily from treatable traumatic injuries and pregnant women in labor aren't turned away and giving birth on hospital drop off areas... BUT; It was an unfunded mandate. Congress and Reagan never allocated funds to PAY for the treatment it demanded the private sector now administer by law. So 3 things happened: 1: The private sector did what it always does: pass the buck to the consumer though higher prices at hospitals, so insurers paid more and then in turn demanded more from their premiums and copays. 2. Emergency rooms immediately became how the extreme poor (all 75 MILLION OF THEM ) sought medical treatment from everything from emergencies to asthma, which meant emergency care suddenly became the most in demand and expensive care, which extrapolated #1 above, THEN; 3. As medical insurance became more expensive, companies stopped offering it, or made it almost unattainable at family of 4 prices, so we started having larger and larger pools of Americans without coverage, using emergency rooms in a pinch. Pre-existing conditions KILL more than 365,000 americans between 1995 and 2010 who could not obtain insurance covereage (by reason of denial of coverage, not inability to pay). The cost of medical treatment becomes the #1 reason for bankruptcy. Why? EMTALA. A case study in what seemingly idealistic but unfunded mandates can do to an ecomony. Had they funded the mandate, of course taxes would have gone up. However, an additional bonus would have been that the .gov would be able to negotiate prices for Medication and procedures (in a similar fashion to how it happens in other countries with more socialized healthcare systems), thus keeping the costs for those items at least somewhat in check. Fund EMTALA, and I really think that we are not in this mess that we are today.

Pretty sure Mensan was talking about insurance companies, not small employers. /End thread

Someone should make a "Shit Rotary Owners Say" vid. Could be 3 hours of Show posting in CB.

How about the fact that the dude that he called to come get him was Dale? I'm not wearing rose colored glasses, this is no good, but it is really telling to me how legit the friendship is between the two of those guys. I think it stays at one game unless the story goes deeper and there's more bad news. Given what we know about JT as a person, that would surprise me, though.

I guess that makes Geeto "the Pretty One"?