Bowie's permanently dilated pupil is oddly noticeable in that one.
Reddit as a whole is a cesspool.
Pretty much. Like some Japanese sewage plants have started doing, you can extract some gold from all the shit, but it doesn't change the volume of shit that flows through on a constant basis.
I'm not trying to sound flip but how can we trust anything Petraeus says now that this scandal has come to light? He's probably better off not testifying.
I'm not trying to sound flip but how can we trust anything Petraeus says now that this scandal has come to light? He's probably better off not testifying.
The dude cheated on his wife. So did Martin Luther King, Jr. Being unfaithful makes you a pretty shitty person, but it doesn't make you particularly compromised outside of your relationships.
I feel like this exists because, by some emergent property of biologic systems, it just has to.
Actually think about this, no one has any dirt on him, he's no longer part of the administration, he pretty much can say what he wants without having to worry about the consequences since he's already screwed. I'm assuming he's going to say everything was done by the book.
Roe, I just finished that Rolling Stone article. (Got a bit distracted >.<) That's fucked up. I knew about it on a cursory level but damn. Anyway, thanks for linking it.
Actually think about this, no one has any dirt on him, he's no longer part of the administration, he pretty much can say what he wants without having to worry about the consequences since he's already screwed. I'm assuming he's going to say everything was done by the book.
Yep. Please also note that Petraeus resigned of his own volition out of a personal need to "set the right example," and it took the CIA a full day to process his resignation because they didn't want him to go. He wasn't forced out; the White House really likes him.
Say what you will about the morality of conducting a war in Iraq, but I really like David Petraeus, and I think he's a man of pretty strong character. Most people wouldn't throw away an illustrious career to set a good example; admirable people fuck up too.
I'm not trying to sound flip but how can we trust anything Petraeus says now that this scandal has come to light? He's probably better off not testifying.
I'm pretty sure all of the media is already lambasting him. Unfortunately, I don't even check any of the main news sites (CNN, MSNBC, FOX, ABC, blah blah blah) and only know wha is "major news" based on what political cartoons are coming out... but based on THAT he is apparently a man who never wore pants.
Also, I don't care what he did in private and I'm pretty sure getting caught cheating is hell on his marriage. I don't doubt that quitting was not a professional consideration (aside from setting a good example), but was more motivated by private considerations.
Running on the treadmill at the gym today, I ended up watching food network/Fox news the subtitles were not on the Fox news TV but dear god, watching their news coverage compared to CNN a few screens away was crazy, you'd think that Benghazi was the only story going on right now. It was republican after republican being interviewed and lots of quotes from Rush Limbaugh, why they are quoting that gas bag is beyond me.
What do you think of this? It's an infographic of the election that takes into account the actual votes by population of counties. I think it might be a more accurate portrayal of the country than the simple red/blue state (or even county) graphics, and shows some interesting local information (for example, I didn't know the north bay (above San Francisco) voted more Democratic than the city itself (or the east bay, for that matter)). Cool stuff.
Read it. It's long, but read it. Then let's discuss it.
That was a great read. I also had no idea that the muslim community was so heavily supporting the republicans in the 70s and 80s, though it does make a lot of sense. How the Republicans tarnished their reputation not just with muslims, but with the entire world through their actions is still unbelievable to me, and it only becomes more unfathomable when putting it into such a concentrated form.
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Say what you will about the morality of conducting a war in Iraq, but I really like David Petraeus, and I think he's a man of pretty strong character. Most people wouldn't throw away an illustrious career to set a good example; admirable people fuck up too.
Also, I don't care what he did in private and I'm pretty sure getting caught cheating is hell on his marriage. I don't doubt that quitting was not a professional consideration (aside from setting a good example), but was more motivated by private considerations.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-city-austin-texas-withdraw-state-texas-remain-part-united-states/TDD212hQ
Also,
http://www.unc.edu/~ncaren/secessionists/
http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/2012/11/the-gop-and-me.html
Read it. It's long, but read it. Then let's discuss it.
Oh, right. Even Republican cartoonists with "I have lots of black friends" draw conservative groups of people as 100% white.