Tookie was responsible for HOW many deaths again? They only tagged four directly on him, but as the founder of one of the most vile, murderous street gangs in history his worthless hide was stained with the blood of thousands. Fuck him.
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I am not actually in favor of the death penalty, although this stance is not based in any way on any kind of "moral" ground. I find nothing immoral about putting down sick animals like Tookie. As someone adroitly stated, the needle is far too kind a death for a pig like him. My issue with the death penalty is its "execution," pun definitely intended. It is so biased towards the wealthy in its administration and is tilted heavily against the underprivileged, minority and low-income population in this country. There are actual accounts of poor defense teams literally sleeping on the …
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Rosebud - "ask God for redemption?" Are you kidding me? I don't think it's expressing "hate and venom" to suggest that the kumbaya treatment Muwakkil suggests is a tad overboard. Rather, methinks it's more calling it like it is. Muwakkil - and apparently yourself - also seem only too eager to sidestep or minimize who this animal was. The reality is that we're not discussing some low-level gangbanger. In theory I do agree with you, there are far-reaching social issues at play that generally lead people to gangs, because any reasonable, thinking person realizes that gang life doesn't carry a long …
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"America created Tookie Williams, a destructive life taking monster." Interesting... so there's no personal responsibility involved here? There are millions of people from the same disadvantaged and economic class - how is it that "America" picked Tookie above all these other fine folks? Don't get me wrong; if Rosebud or Rocco actually took the time to read my comments you'd see that in the end game we're virtually on the same page, although perhaps we took different paths to get there. I actually DON'T support the death penalty - as I stated - because of its unfair and biased application. All …
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Rocco, interesting questions!! A nice discussion, for sure. You queried about empathy for the victims vs. Tookie, especially taking into account the fact that a lot of his "victims" were likely gang-bangers themselves. Can you have empathy for people who make a conscious decision to enter into that lifestyle, knowing what the risks are? Perhaps. But I'm more sympathetic to the innocent bystanders caught in the gunfire of Tookie and his minions. That's who I really feel for. A good question on ethics/morality... to me, one doesn't need God/Allah/Elvis to understand on an inherent basis that things like murder, rape, theft …
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"Williams was ultimately responsible for his fate" Correct.
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Whatever the numbers are, let's not get carried away with Florida, as if it was some kind of "model" state that the rest of us should envy. NOT! Also, someone wrote: "James Joyce wrote in Ulysses: “History is a nightmare from which I am constantly trying to awake.” Love it! This is about the only thing I understand of Ulysses...
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Finally, an article from Muwakkil that actually has some sound logic to it...
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There's a basis for the old adage: "religion is the opiate of the masses." Truer words were never spoken!
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When will this crap end? The "class-based" response? Hey news flash to the idiot writer: the poor population is made up disparately of BLACKS in NOLA; everyone else had already vacated the city! Who, the hell, do you think was being rescued?? It sure wasn't the likes of Trent Lott, whom Dubya will surely be sipping mint juleps with when Lott's multi-million dollar mansion is rebuilt. It's articles written by morons like this that give the left a bad name.
Posted to Will History Repeat Itself?
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Oh. My. God. Leave it to Salim to write some piece of shit article like this. Yeah, it's (again) some big, racist conspiracy at the heart of the suffering and tragedy of New Orleans. As I or anyone who's spent time in that once magnificent city, NONE of this is news. The poverty/race statistics are accurate to my recollections of the city... so who's surprised that most of the people left behind were of the MAJORITY race? Come on already, blacks make up the bigger percentage of the population, and unfortunately the bigger slice of the poverty pie. This wasn't a …
Posted to Katrinas Racial Wake
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Arekd, I stand by my comments, you're getting some bad info. Yes, Dubya and Blanco both declared on the 27th; but where was Blanco/Nagin's mouth prior to this? Clearly, the local/state government were as much - or more - a part of the problem as the Feds.
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Oh. My. Gawd. If some of you would actually wake your sorry asses up, you would realize that there was plenty screwed up ALL OVER. Sure, the Feds could've/should've responded sooner. But - and it's NOT a "Republican talking point" - the local government is ALWAYS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE in these situations. And that idiot Nagin and his "let's just pray" counterpart Blanco didn't enact the plans in place. It really is that simple. I can't believe the stupid, ridiculous crap about the school buses being "designed for children." Not only is that patently FALSE, but you know what? …
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Yes, maybe after they're done they can spare a little bit for the idiot mayor of NOLA and the equally moronic governor! In particualar, Nagin's mouth could use a swath or two of duct tape...
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Hypocrites. Motherfucking, evil, base hypocrites. Pardon my language, I just can't think of any better way to describe these vipers. Where to begin? Remember how bad Hussein was, he gassed his own people, used bio/chem weapons in the Iraq/Iran war? And we're supposed to be so much BETTER than that? By spewing this venomous filth into populated areas? I'm proud to be a citizen and part of this country, warts and all. But I can't fathom anyone reading stories like this and not feeling the sting and burn of utter, abject shame.
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For chrissakes! This banter is utterly ridiculous. Were talking about depleted URANIUM, people!! How, the hell, can ANYONE even think that this crap could be "harmless?" The DDT comparison was absolutely hee-larious, it's like apples and oranges! One comes from nuclear fuel processing, the other... well, never mind. We're spraying this radioactive, deadly crap like it's mosquito repellent. Tell you what: I'll be happy to play Devil's advocate and just assume this stuff is as toxic as Play-doh. But, let's have the Pentagon actually, you know - TEST IT to prove it once and for all. Think there's a reason they've …
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I'd like to address something else that Mauk referred to: whether or not the Iraqis were better off under Hussein or with their new "representative" government. You know what? I could care less! That's right: I COULD CARE LESS. What I DO care about is THIS country, and we are definitely NOT better off. At the point of invasion, Iraq was hemmed in by no-fly zones, Hussein was relatively contained and there was little/no mischief from insurgents or terra-ists in Iraq. Any idiot laughed immediately at White House "speculation" that he was in league with Al Qaeda/bin Laden. As a secular …
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Hmmm... think returning the land to the people who, you know, actually LIVED there before the ridiculous fiasco in the 50s tore it away from them would help? It's so ironic with all the discussion about Iraq and the numerous security resolutions Hussein broke that no one seems to remember/care that Israel has broken more UN "resolutions" than Hussein could have ever dreamed!
Posted to Will Withdrawal Make Gaza a Frontier Ghetto?
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I can see where Cindy Sheehan is going with the America out of Iraq/Israel out of Palestine, but to suggest that will end terrorism is innacurate. Peace between Israel/Palestine would be a huge step and it goes without saying that, someday, getting out of Iraq will pay dividends. But, as long as there's a U.S. prescence in Saudi Arabia, there will still be terrorism a la Al Qaeda. Plus, there's sick a-holes all over the world; if they're not blowing themselves and others up for one thing, it's for another.
Posted to Will Withdrawal Make Gaza a Frontier Ghetto?
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Good points, JF Lee... but the single biggest issue to bin Laden is the American (ie, "infidel") presence in Saudi Arabia. Not that we should placate barbarous pieces of shyte like him and his breed, just pointing out that along with the mess in Israel the Saudi issue is a big one. Personally, I'm all for pulling every dime of support out of the entire area - including Iraq - and letting the chips fall where they may. If these people are so backwards, ignorant and flat-out stupid to kill each other over centuries old religious nonsense, I say let them. …
Posted to Will Withdrawal Make Gaza a Frontier Ghetto?
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Lee, please show me where I wrote ANYTHING that could be even remotely construed as "racist." To begin with, you obviously don't understand the term; religion has nothing to do with "race." I made the gene pool comment as more of a joke - which you obviously didn't get - in reference to the ridiculous bickering over a shitty sandbox in the Middle East, due to the same, tired and lame religious nonsense. At some point, if the PEOPLE (i.e. from varying "races") are so hell-bent on killing each other I see no reason to continue draining billions/year to support them. …
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"That looks racist, sounds racist, smells racist" Look, genius.... are you that dense, or do you have no sense of humour, logic and/or history? First of all, if the gene-pool thing is "racist," please explain which exact races I supposedly insulted/slandered. Oh that's right - don't bother, because you can't. Really, what I was referring to was MANKIND'S nonsensical reliance on religion as the be-all, end-all to virtually everything. My main point was that - I can't even believe I have to spell this out - if folks in the Middle East (which spans many races, right?)or anywhere else for that …
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It's all good, Lee!! Methinks we're really on the same page, anyway - peace.
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Sorry, it's a toss-up as to which party is more vile, evil and undeserving of public support and dollars: the bloated, corporate whoring Republicans or the spineless, know-it-all sanctimonious Democrats. They both suck. BIG TIME. Look at Kerry... I'm sorry, but if you can't handily beat an alcoholic, ex-coke fiend brain dead fool like Dubya, I don't think I want you in office - ANY office. One of the few decent candidates the Dems trotted out was Kucinich and he was basically treated as a non-entity and the proverbial red-headed step child by his own freakin' party! Instead of standing behind …
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The best way to elect another Republican President in '08 would be for the Dems to run Hillary. You think Dubya's bad? Imagine the free world being run by Darth Cheney-burton. Er, uh... wait a minute, I think we're already seeing that...
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War is hell. Period. Unconditional surreneder means just that: you lose, you toe the line given by your conquerors. Why do you think they call it "war?" I also agree with the excellent points raised by Carl... there is absolutely no comparison whatsoever between Truman dropping the bomb and the current administration.
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The most ideal solution would be to eliminate the Republican-wannabe pussy Dems and the self-righteous hypocritical, religion-crazed Republicans and start from scratch....
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Agreed on much of Salim's essay; in particular, how even ONE Senator would refuse to go on the record with the belated apology is dumbfounding. But enough on the reparations nonsense already. First of all, the best way to address the grievous wrongs of the past is not through some arbitrary endowment of cash to people who may or may not have actual ties to slaves. Not to mention the fact that if reparations are to be handed out, then blacks can go to the back of the line, behind the Native Americans who had their land stolen from them and …
Posted to So Very Sorry
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Liberal, I hear ya on the prison thing; although I still maintain that high-powered/priced lawyers or not the overwhelming majority of these inmates would be exactly where they are. It's hard to lawyer away murder and drug-trafficking. But, I do acknowledge that the these are simply the results of much deeper, more insidious social wrongs that should be and need to be corrected. It just saddens me to see all the empty wind over the concept of reparations; much needed efforts and resources are being drained that would have a much greater return and provide sustainable long-term benefits. To those who …
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Liberal said: "The Civil War was not really about slavery. It was about individual states seceding because they did not want the federal government to intervene in their domestic economic issues." Couldn't agree more!! What most people fail to realize is that while the Civil War is errroneously credited with "ending" slavery and Lincoln gets practically canonized, the reality is exactly as Liberal states. Lincoln, thought he ultimately came around, wasn't necessarily interested in ending the slave trade, he was in for the politics which at the time centered mostly on the issue of state's rights. Although to be sure, in …
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Agreed, Lefty!
Posted to So Very Sorry
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Pretty much, Nader... it's all about education. I have no problem with property taxes being used, but they should be used FAIRLY - which at present time is hardly the case.
Posted to So Very Sorry
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If only the black community would wake the hell up and flex it's considerable voting muscle, things would be a lot different!
Posted to So Very Sorry
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Well-stated, Kuya! It's sort of like that proverb, I can give a man a fish or I can give him a fishing pole and teach him how to catch his own.
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