Big Ol' Smitty

Why Jesse Jr.? The guy seems to be pretty clean for a Chi-City pol. The worst thing I've ever heard about him was when he got pissed and tried to fight another state congressman--but John McCain almost became President! Is it because he has a dick father? In that case, I'm boned as well.

Go Feds!

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6418345

I don't think it's all that likely since most countries have, ya know, governments. And along with governments come coast guards, navies, police, etc.

Joseph Cao is also the first ever Vietnamese-American member of Congress.

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Santa? My Pebbles!

Make Brody ombudsman and make bob barron a big goofy drunk sexual deviant.

If anybody can find a picture of Michael in the fur coat, I'd be obliged. That was my favorite part.

I'm glad our members of Congress have important things like this to do with two wars, a financial crisis & a recession going on.

FUCK THE HECK? The banality of ignorance. We should most def send in O'Reilly & Miller to take on the Somali pirate problem. Maybe they could bluster the pirates into submission. Something I learned today: apparently a great deal of Somali parents want their sons to grow up to be pirates now, and their daughters to marry pirates. And one other note: there has been a "security corridor" established by allied naval ships in the Gulf of Aden (not the whole Somali coast), but the pirates have already adapted to it. The cruise liner that outran the pirates the other day was actually in the security corridor, but still too far away from any of the naval vessels to receive any assistance.

FUCK THE HECK? The banality of ignorance. We should most def send in O'Reilly & Miller to take on the Somali pirate problem. Maybe they could bluster the pirates into submission.

Pretty much, but I doubt they would think I'm gay to begin with. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBUONPjxKhg...feature=related 16 second mark

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/03/...O-EU-Piracy.php

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LORD PALMERSTON! GLADSTONE 4 LIFE!

Since this has become the torture thread: Obama's grandpappy was tortured by the British during the Mau Mau rebellion.

Martin's two chief surrogates (pictured behind him here) weren't able to pull it out for him.

More evidence that sarcasm is, at best, a faulty device on the intertubes.

Thanks for the advice, YKRG.

These issues have probably been addressed earlier in the thread. But I'm lazy & need help. 1. If I get an XBOX 360, I should get at least the middle one (premium/pro), right? 2. Is it okay to buy one off of ebay? Are there certain things too look for or look out for if buying one online? Or should I just bite the bullet and pay more at a store?

I really liked that too, natch.

Don't really get your point. I don't really wanna be like a Nazi.

Apparently, even if shipping companies hired mercenaries to protect their ships, it's basically impossible to carry guns on international voyages: http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/12/piratemerc-late.html