Luv Ya Steel Blue: Drafto De Mayo

And my comments aren’t directed at anything you said. Nor did I intend on hijacking your post for a political soap box, but this kind of shit just sticks in my craw. So the man doesn’t agree with the popular majority. We have every right to criticize him because he’s in the public eye, but I take exception to any attempts to say his rights should be stripped and he should be treated as a threat. Frankly, that’s un-American and NOT what I sacrificed 8 yrs of my life to protect.

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I’ve said what I wanted to so I’ll drop it now, but I’ve got a whole new opinion of some folks now that I wish I didn’t.

if someone doesn’t believe that so and so isn’t to blame for 911, does that automatically mean they believe it was an inside job? dont multiple choice tests have a “none of the above” option sometimes?

/steps off soapbox

His comments were definitely in poor taste, but who among us hasn’t been guilty of that from time to time? I agree that we do hold celebrities and public figures to higher standards when it comes to things like this, but whether we should or not I think is debatable.

At the end of the day they’re just guys and gals like the rest of us… the only people who never put foot to mouth in my experience are people who never say anything of note. If you’re expecting them to never say anything controversial you’re either placing unrealistic expectations or you’re expecting them to just play ball and keep their mouths shut, which would be censorship.

Also i’d venture to guess that most of us has at least 1 opinion that doesn’t fly with the popular social view on the issue, if we had the ability to speak our minds on that issue and be assured that it’s going to be read by massive amounts of people all across the country, a good number of us would probably take advantage of the opportunity. Was it the “smart” thing for him to do PR-wise? Absolutely not, but I wouldn’t go so far as calling him a knucklehead for ruffling a few feathers. My biggest issue with Mendenhall was how quickly he caved and backtracked over his comments, have some stones man!

I can respect someone who speaks his mind knowing he’s going to take heat for it whether I agree with him or not, but it’s hard to respect someone who says whatever they think they have to for people to like them again…

…the rule of law being what should be the governing concept.

Since “free speech” does NOT mean that you can just go around saying anything that crosses your mind (see: the trite example of shouting “Fire!” in a crowded theater, or any instance of making threatening statements toward the President)… AND there are circumstances where speech can be construed to be inciting a riot or to be undermining the government…. AND in time of war (see WWII) providing “aid and comfort” to the enemy by broadcasting content sufficiently antagonistic to national interests can be interpreted as treason (e.g. “Tokyo Rose”)… at what point does an entertainer (such as an NFL football) player, cross the line from being stupid and immature to being a propaganda tool for our enemies? I guess the more fundamental question is: CAN an entertainer say anything about national interests that is inflammatory enough to require civil penalties?

And while I don’t think it’s illegal, I do know that whoever put that cat in that costume has put his life in mortal peril.

Just something I did while drinking at the draft party. Figured why the hell not.

/quickly changes ipod to Metallica/Megadeth mix

Don’t know if it is as much anymore though.

That one.

They make me laugh.

now on the 360 i am game.

he pahked his Carr at Hahvud yahd