politics

Personally i think this isn't the way to deal with Saddam Hussein although i'm sure a lot of you will disagree with my opinion. I don't believe his execution should be carried out and given an alternative punishment other than death. As far as my knowledge serves me, i understand some of the...

Ching Chong is an ethnic slur directed at people of Chinese nationality or ancestry, likely an attempt to mock Chinese speech patterns. For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, Rosie O'Donnell made an extremely racist remark on The View last week. For those who are not Asian, it's the...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/ Has this story been mentioned in America? I live in Ipswich, and it's the first time that I can remember our crappy town has made national news. I was just wondering if it's big enough of a story to make America? 5 prostitutes killed in 10 days. Shocking stuff...

today the crocodile hunter past away whilst doing what he loved best, raising awareness for the worlds animals, whilst filming underwater in Australia for one of his programs he was struk by a stingray whose barb struck him in the heart. depsite the irony in his death he died a happy man and...

anyone heard about this? i saw it on CNN. Im still a little sketchy on the details. all i know is that N. Korea might be planning to test missiles on the U.S. They have said theat they have the right to carry out long range missile tests.

My best friend's dad passed away on Monday due to a heart attack when they were in vacation in California. I talked to her, but I don't think it's really sunk in. She acted normal, like she would any other day. I'm worried that she's just supressing her emotions or something. I'm not sure how I...

I'm not sure if someone has already posted about this.... I looked through the first 3 pages and couldnt find any... and i didnt feel like looking through the other 19 pages. So if there's already another topic about this... sorry :blush: Anyway, back to the reason I started this post. My...

What are the odds that a member of the Kennedy oligarcy would be a dope fiend? He gave a press spin May 5 and told everyone he was going to rehab for awhile. Hmmm, if Queen Anne's Lace, Kewii, AliasHombre, or any regular person drove their car into something and was intoxicated and refused a...

"I always have to watch what I eat when I'm in Germany." -- David Hasselhoff Who knew the Germans were into freaky behavior? You'd think this would just fall under the category of common sense, but some people need to be told anyway: If you see an internet posting from a German guy who's...

If I shout 'death to Israel' loud enough, will the government give me some dough too? It's been reported today that the US is giving 10 million worth of medical supplies and medicine to those wacky Palestinians. Of course this is a far cry from the 425 million (i think) we were giving them. I...

Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly could be forced to miss the Cannes Film Festival because his passport is being reviewed by the US Government. Homeland Security is investigating 31-year-old Kelly, reportedly because there is a James Kelly on the terrorist watch list. Fearing he will be unable...

Associated Press - Pulled from MSNBC News online) UNITED NATIONS - Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China and Russia won seats on the new U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday despite their poor human rights records, but two rights abusers — Iran and Venezuela — were defeated. And people wonder why I...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060514/ap_on_...h/cia_leak_case "Accused of lying about how he learned of Plame's identity and what he told reporters about her, Libby says Plame's CIA identity was a trivial matter." Boy that makes me want to go and sign up to be a member of the CIA, knowing...

Reported by J.R. Berry (Cayce) - Inside the walls of Brookland-Cayce High School, you expect students to be treated equally. But a viewer tip led News19 online where a teacher's comments left us asking questions. "These sorts of things are going to upset people, but the truth can be very...

McCain- he seems a decent fellow. Kinda of a centrist. But he aint hot like Condi. I take that back, McCain is not a centrist, he's a Goldwater Conservative Republican. But at least he let's you know what his views are. Condi would have a better chance of sleeping with Michael Jackson than...

In the grass roots, (centrist-everything-to-all-people old guard establishment DLC Democrat) Hillary isn't even an option. Kerry is OUT definately due to letting the little bullies and liars stomp on him without so much as a response. Dude, don't bring fencing swords and white gloves to a...

yes? Edit: I made a poll, but it didn't show up. :huh: Sorry about that. Let me try a different thread.

I dunno about you but if it was me, I'd keep that kind of info to myself until it's time to reveal what you know. You never know... one day you're fine and the next day you get "suicided" or suffer a stroke a la William Casey. NSA Whistleblower To Expose More Unlawful Activity: 'People...Are...

Nothing like being blackmailed with your own airplanes. Can we bomb him next please? Why the hell are we selling our planes to a banana republic in the first place? From the AP>>>>> CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's military is considering selling its fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to...

By Sebastian Mallaby Nobody serious believes that tax cuts pay for themselves, as I noted last week. But most senior Republicans flunk this test of seriousness. In January, George W. Bush declared that, "by cutting the taxes on the American people, this economy is strong, and the overall tax...