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Another failed Second Life imitation. - Dennis Metzcher

I sure hope this means the death of MySpace. The idea that those hideous personal pages are out there, blasting music at visitors and attacking the eyes with the worst design anywhere on the web... I get chills. MySpace must go under for the good of all humanity. - Dennis Metzcher

LOL - A third-party win? Not a chance in hell. - Dennis Metzcher

Sad news and a clear picture of what is happening in the Republican party. The lunatic fringe is taking over. - Dennis Metzcher

Arpaio needs to be shown the inside of a prison cell along with any of his deputies who followed unlawful orders. My sympathy for cops who act like thugs is zero. They give the good cops a bad name and hurt the public's confidence in government. - Dennis Metzcher

"OK, fine. We eliminate the census. How do you propose we determine the population of each state in order to assign seats in the US House? Do you have a solution?" - Dennis Metzcher

"Yes. Highly doubtful because "Fed" was scrawled across his chest. He didn't do that to himself." - Dennis Metzcher

"I agree. But the issue is with the media, not the President. He was making small talk and it was assumed to be off the record. The fools who work for ABC were listening in and decided to broadcast the story on Twitter. The shame is that he may be more careful now about what he says, which will make him a robot. I don't want a robot in the White House. I also don't want the media having an orgasm every time the President calls someone a jackass. There are too many jackasses in this world for that to be the case. If I were at the head of AT&T, I'd fire the employees who posted this on Twitter and do everything possible to make certain that they never worked in journalism again. They deserve nothing less, for two reasons. 1. They hijacked a story that wasn't theirs. They were listening in on a conversation (because they happened to be there). If anyone had a right to own the story, it was the person interviewing Obama, but he couldn't very well update his Twitter status during the..." - Dennis Metzcher

"But apparently he wasn't the kind of Christian you (or I) knew growing up. He helped strengthen the religious right in the country and now seems to regret it and want to undo what he did." - Dennis Metzcher

"But apparently he wasn't the kind of Christian you (or I) knew growing up. He helped strengthen the religious right in the country and now seems to regret it and want to undo what he did." - Dennis Metzcher

"If missile defense actually worked and wasn't just another way to piss away money and increase the profits of defense contractors, I'd say do it and ditch the nukes altogether. Since missile defense is a huge failure, I say ditch it. And ditch the nukes as well. If we're going to have a nuclear war, all human life is finished anyway. It doesn't matter if we contribute our nukes to the fight or not." - Dennis Metzcher

"You're drawing the conclusion that abandoning religion (by a group of people) will lead to the execution of those who retain their religious beliefs. That's a wild guess, no? It also seems to be at odds with the facts. Are those with religious beliefs (in a free society where their right to hold those beliefs is absolute) not responsible for murdering (or advocating the murder of) non-believers more so than non-believers murdering believers? Hasn't history shown that? I think that enlightenment means supporting the right of an individual to hold whatever religious beliefs he or she chooses. It also means accepting science over religion and not being a slave to dogma at the government level. In such a society, the religious are protected. The non-believers are also protected from the believers, which is something I find more necessary, given human history." - Dennis Metzcher

"I saw him on Maddow last night and made a note to buy his book." - Dennis Metzcher

"That's a problem all over the world, in some countries more than others. I think it's especially problematic in the US because we are supposed to be an "advanced" nation founded on the idea that debate is required. Religion tends to leave little room for such debate." - Dennis Metzcher

"That's not a bad point. Some are making the argument that voting should begin at 16, which is typically the age when kids get their first jobs." - Dennis Metzcher

"Political assassinations are against the law, so killing Casto is illegal, but not terrorists because they are not heads of state." - Dennis Metzcher

"Is that what this is about? The swearing? I had figured it was just because Obama had weighed in on current events. If it's about the swearing, my opinion of the President has risen even higher now. I don't trust any man who *doesn't* swear. It's a requirement for me. Makes me see them as human beings without silly hangups about using dirty words from time to time. "Jackass", however, is a little weak. He gets half-points for that one." - Dennis Metzcher

"The President made a comment. I cannot understand why he's not allowed to comment on current events, especially when asked. Kanye made a complete ass of himself. There's no arguing that he wasn't a "jackass". The President called it right. This isn't something that's even that interesting, unless *"the President thinks like the rest of the nation"* interests people (which I suppose it does). But because he's the President, it carries a little more weight (for some strange reason). Obama probably has opinions on lots of things. He was a human being prior to being the President. Some (like me) argue that he's still allowed to be a human being." - Dennis Metzcher

""The suspected burglar, whose name was not released pending notification of next of kin, had prior convictions for breaking and entering and had just been released Saturday from a Baltimore County facility, Guglielmi said." It really doesn't matter if the suspect was a father of three. He was clearly a criminal. He broke into the home using force. He lunged at the resident. The resident defended himself. Yes, the title could have been worded better." - Dennis Metzcher

"You've said it best. I was going to comment, but I'll upvote you instead." - Dennis Metzcher

"No, it makes you a defender of personal Liberty." - Dennis Metzcher

"So, Hannity did a story on this place? For what reason? Viewers who would tune in to see the prostitutes? Anything for the almighty ratings. I was originally going to reply with: Is anyone shocked that he has to pay for it? Too much?" - Dennis Metzcher

"Again, you fail to listen. I've said before that the coverage of the possibility of adding the Beatles is, in my opinion, written as if their music has been lost to history and only by their music being added to iTunes can it possibly be found again. My point, which I've explained to you (but which you are too thick-headed to grasp), is that it's not the "big deal" made of it... over and over, about once per year. Someone else said it best in the comments: yawn. I should have seconded him and left it at that, in hindsight. I'm free to have whatever opinion I like, and I'm free to voice it. You're free to disagree. >"I read the first few and the last few sentences of your statement." This is what you did with my original comment. That's why you quoted me out of context. Disagree with me all you want, that's what comments are here for. Just quote me properly, not partially." - Dennis Metzcher

"I've said this three times now. We were talking about the Beatles. The story was about the Beatles. My first sentence was about "this" story (read: "the Beatles coming to iTunes", because that's what the story, about which we're commenting, is about). The following sentences were in support of the first, mentioned the Beatles by name, and clarified it for everyone paying attention. You can't seem to understand. I've tried to clarify further. You continue to pretend you cannot understand. For, I'm sorry. I know what meant. I've clarified it for people (you) who cannot follow along. This has been talked to death. I'm bored. Thanks for the chat. :-)" - Dennis Metzcher

"Don't confuse balls with lack of brains. Childish outbursts because you cannot control yourself are not virtuous. Further, where were his balls less than 30-minutes later when he apologized? Seems he lost them and said that he was unable to control himself. Maybe he'll find them again. I lose my keys all the time. He should get one of those beeper things for his balls." - Dennis Metzcher

"This time Lincoln isn't here to stop them." - Dennis Metzcher

"That was an Iraqi reporter at a press conference, not an elected official in the House of Representatives. You were making a funny, right?" - Dennis Metzcher

"I know we saw it on Pelosi and Biden, although Biden shook his head is disbelief afterward." - Dennis Metzcher

"LOL. Yeah. Politics aside. You're totally non-partisan saying that and following it with a statement about how we should be ashamed of our President." - Dennis Metzcher

"Rep. Wilson has released a statement apologizing. McCain released a statement critical of Wilson, and my guess is that others from his party were embarassed. I know I would have been, but I'd have been embarassed by the GOP long ago. The loons have taken over." - Dennis Metzcher

"It was not meant as a "sweeping generalization". My comment, which you call a "sweeping generalization", was... >"Every year a story like this appears and every blog that follows Apple products talks it to death." "A story like this" <-- The Beatles coming to iTunes. This happens about once per year. Since the story was about the Beatles coming to iTunes, I was referring to the story when I used the term "this". I went on to elaborate after that, but you simply ignored the rest of what I said. So, I can't see how *you're* arguing against this. You took my comments completely out of context. Simple as that." - Dennis Metzcher