SuperJerk

From the sound of things, my decision to drop Raw still seems like a good one.

Get over it. We're the wave of the future. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Doing something that has been done for decades is the 'wave of the future'? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Indeed. As a philosophy, conservatism exists primarily as a justification for prolonging the existing power structure. That is not to say they are always wrong, but tend to be skeptical of any ideas that would shift the power structure. Where conservatives get is right is when they defend something that is done right and should not be changed, or when they demonstrate how things were done better at some point in the past. Conservatives get it wrong when they simply defend something that doesn't work because it promotes their own interests. This board is composed mainly of middle class white males. Conservatism, although not actually a racist philosophy, tends to protect the interests of middle class white males. Hence the prominence of conservatives and their ideals on this board. Some of the people on this board who appear to be conservative would be more accurately be described as libertarian. Libertarians hold fast to a philosophy of government non-interference. This is similar to conservatism because it protects the existing power structure, but differs in areas of greater emphasis on civil liberties over the so-called "common good".

Hurricane Helms needs new theme music by Katrina and the Waves.

Where have you been? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not watching UPN. By "Publicity" I meant entertainment media coverage, not paid advertising.

http://www.factcheck.org/article344.html

Because comics should only appeal to ten year olds of the 1960s? Those characters he mentioned were ridicules ideas that just don't work here in 2005.

I think people were hoping for someone a little more...fair-minded.

That's because the dumbass you were arguing with typed Stevens when he meant to type Souter. Also, TheAntoninDC>>>>>>my light bulb joke >>>>>Czech's light bulb joke that made no sense. http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/05/rob...tion/index.html The fuck?

Changing the subject... Here's a fun read: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,167240,00.html Bush authorized FEMA to act over a week ago.

Here's another one: How many strict constructionists does it take to change a light bulb? The Constitution does not address the changing of lightbulbs, and because there were no lightbulbs in 1789, we have no power to act on this matter.

Scalia's philosphy can be be summed up with a quote from "America: the Book":

I'm waiting <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You were waiting for...? FYI: "Sacred bond" was term made up by Czech. I used the more-accurate term "cultural bond", which absolutely does exist amongst most African-Americans due to a shared cultural history and similar experiences.

Fuck the looters. I just want them to be sure and shoot the rapists and the snipers.

It looks like he's praying for constipation relief.

I don't see anywhere in the article where Gonzales suggests porn is a bigger threat than terrorism.

Stop to consider how many Republican Senators there are who are far more liberal than the Bush Administration. The Senate Republicans are NOT a solid unit of conservatives ideologues, and many would have no problem voting to confirm someone who isn't as conservative as Scalia or even Thomas. Yes, many conservatives hate him, but conservatives do not make up a majority of the Senate.

Do you not get that racial discrimination still happens today? I'm not accusing you of doing it, but generations of powerful whites HAVE done it, and continue to do it. That's a good point. There are plenty of examples of other black people besides Kayne West who are willing to excuse criminal activity because the accused is black. An unfortunate side effect of being held down by the white establishment for 400 years is refusing to trust the white establishment even when it is doing the right thing. I've never said I agree with West's comments (because I certainly do not), but I understand why he said it.

Stevens or Kennedy? Riiight. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What part of "my money's on Scalia" did you not fucking understand? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ahem... FUCK YOU. My belief is that Stevens and Kennedy have ZERO chance of even getting nominated, let alone accepted. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well then your belief is wrong. In no way do two long-serving Associate Justices have "zero chance" of being confirmed by the Senate. I'll admit the chances of them being nominated are unlikely, but their confirmation would be easier than Scalia or Thomas, who are lightning-rods of controversy. Especially considering both Stevens and Kennedy were appointed by Republican presidents. First you contradict me for something I didn't say, now you're showing your apparently VAST ignorance by completely overlooking the qualifications of two Justices who are respected moderates. That's pretty pathetic reasoning.

That's because white people are not a discriminated against subculture.

That you are better than us? Or that you guys can bond together and say my people when someone like Kanye has no relation to them other than the color of his skin. If a white celebrity were to say this during a telethon about the disaster with reference to the situation in Alabama, he would be crucified in the media. Please enlighten me. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> All I can tell you is to study up on African American history/culture. Try & go back to slavery days when blacks were being raped, shot, & hung on trees in front of each other. It would be hard for AAs to NOT form a common bond with each other after that. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know my stuff, that's not the issue. That has jack shit to do with current African-Americans, they haven't been hung on trees in front of each other, they haven't been sent over here on ships, and they aren't being made to stand in a field and pick for an asshole slaveowner. I want to know the current bond, because Kanye has no connections to the African-Americans that are still in New Orleans and the ones that are sitting in the Astrodome today after this disaster, and for him to say that the military is being sent in to kill "us" is asinine. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you not get that a shared cultural history is part of a cultural bond? Do you not understand that just because Kayne West is rich and famous NOW, he grew up part of that African-American culture that includes a history of slavery, rape, torture, lynching, housing discrimination, job discrimination, racial profiling, and stereotyping? Don't you realize that common CURRENT problems, such as housing discrimination, job discrimination, racial profiling, and stereotyping can form a bond amongst its current victims?

Stevens or Kennedy? Riiight. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What part of "my money's on Scalia" did you not fucking understand?

I really can't picture an Irishman, or a Mexican, or a Jew standing in a Manhattan studio saying "the Navy is coming to kill us." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 1. You must admit they DO seem to have this "sacred bond" you don't understand. That's what I was actually explaining to you. Please try to keep up. 2. I'm not aware that a black person said "the Navy is coming to kill us" in a Manhattan studio either, so your point is moot.

I don't think calling him out on being an attention whore at a bad time is really an ad hominem attack. I'd be pissed at any musician for this stunt, because now in reference to the telethon incident, he's "Kanye West, whose new album just hit stores this past week." I agree Kayne West is an idiot, I'm just not obsessing over it and taking the criticism beyond "Hey, that was a dumb thing to say, but who cares?" So no other American ethnic group has been known to express a common cultural bond? I guess you've never heard of Native Americans. Or Mexicans. Or Puerto Ricans. Or Italians. Or Jews. Or the Irish.

You don't seem to comprehend that people are criticizing the government for what happened BEFORE AND AFTER the natural disaster. We cannot control the weather, but we can control how we prepare for it, and how we react to it when it has gone.

I don't see anything wrong with debunking myths about why the government was slow to respond to the disaster. Pointing out the obvious holes in Kayne West's comments on this topic should be acceptable conversation, but attacking him (or Bush) personally is irrelevant.