My Richard-ism of choice: "animate meat thumb Kellan Lutz." Honorable mention to Jenny Humphrey, or in Richard's terms, "Dan's pet wallaby." Thank you Richard.
@willwriteforfood: I don't even have a Chinese mom, but I emailed both my parents after reading this to thank their wuss-ass Western selves for letting me be me. Christ. Suddenly every grievance I've ever had seems less vital.
@saintlouisguy: But see, it's much easier to kill a dozen or two dozen or 50 people with a semi-automatic weapon than with a knife. Show me a link to a mass stabbing spree in the UK that resulted in multiple deaths in mere moments and I'll take your point as a fair one.
@mrswillclark: Agreed. 72 hours seems pretty standard for a monster storm to me (Canadian resident). When nature really goes to town, cleanup takes a while.
@lilayame: Varies. Sometimes the airlines hand out vouchers. Sometimes the airlines hand out vouchers but all the vendors are closed up and/or sold out. Sometimes the airlines don't give you jack shit.
@LeeroySpitzer: You're right, excellent and cogent point. That totally explains why they make him answer "yes" every five minutes, don't allow him to sleep between 5 and 8pm, and wake him up if he puts his head under the blanket or curls up against the wall. All in the name of national security, folks!
"Either way, is it that big a deal, all things considered?"
Yeah, sleep deprivation, no biggie. Ain't no thang, even though it's considered torture when, say, other countries have done it to U.S. POWs.
"But the bottom line is that there is nothing even remotely unusual about the conditions under which Manning is currently confined. There are literally thousands of people—by one estimate as many as 20,000 [pdf]—in this country in solitary confinement right now."
Oh, well, as long as it's a widespread practice in the U.S. penal system there can't possibly be anything wrong! Amirite?? How many of the other 20,000 in solitary have yet to be tried or convicted of a crime? Manning does have the right to a trial before being subjected to inhumane and vindictive punishments, doesn't he?
Come on, John. This is weak. You sound like a Krauthammer type. "Aw, poor baby, his blankets aren't soft enough. What's the big deal?"
Sleep deprivation is, in fact, a Big Fuckin' Deal.
Yeah, sleep deprivation, no biggie. Ain't no thang, even though it's considered torture when, say, other countries have done it to U.S. POWs.
"But the bottom line is that there is nothing even remotely unusual about the conditions under which Manning is currently confined. There are literally thousands of people—by one estimate as many as 20,000 [pdf]—in this country in solitary confinement right now."
Oh, well, as long as it's a widespread practice in the U.S. penal system there can't possibly be anything wrong! Amirite?? How many of the other 20,000 in solitary have yet to be tried or convicted of a crime? Manning does have the right to a trial before being subjected to inhumane and vindictive punishments, doesn't he?
Come on, John. This is weak. You sound like a Krauthammer type. "Aw, poor baby, his blankets aren't soft enough. What's the big deal?"
Sleep deprivation is, in fact, a Big Fuckin' Deal.
Interesting. I used to think Nerve had a brilliant model - bring in the revenue from the online dating, the "erotic photography," etc, and then pay great writers to write great stories.
But then, didn't Nerve get gutted a couple years back? I remember thinking they hadn't published anything new, features-wise, in ages, and then they disposed of my beloved Screengrab and The Remote Island, and then I just stopped paying attention.
But then, didn't Nerve get gutted a couple years back? I remember thinking they hadn't published anything new, features-wise, in ages, and then they disposed of my beloved Screengrab and The Remote Island, and then I just stopped paying attention.
If this kid was from Sierra Leone he'd have gotten a book deal and a date with Oprah. Christ, what a sad and angry-making story.
@Keilwerth-LA: Suggestion: Read "Battle Cry of Freedom," a volume of the Oxford History of America that makes the primary cause of the Civil War - slavery, not states' rights - crystal clear.
Dear Gawker: Please do pass along the new Ausiello URL when the time comes. Lord knows I can't live without my Private Practice spoilers.
#wishiwaskiddingfml
#wishiwaskiddingfml
I suppose we can look forward to another totes-coherent Sarah Palin response on this one? Something like:
Dear Stabby McStabber:
Don't retreat... Reload! The Ground Zero mosque stabs hearts. Lamestream media... shackles... 1st Amendment... Real America! Fuck yeah!
Love,
Sarah
Dear Stabby McStabber:
Don't retreat... Reload! The Ground Zero mosque stabs hearts. Lamestream media... shackles... 1st Amendment... Real America! Fuck yeah!
Love,
Sarah
@perouze: Here? On the snowball-fight thread? Both? And are you sure we're not confusing rhetorical with hypothetical?
For what it's worth, I'm not a fan of wishing death on others for rhetorical purposes either, though obviously it's a bit better than a literal death threat.
On the other thread, when I - gasp! - dared to criticize the cop who pulled his gun on a bunch of snowball-fighters, Betty hoped that I would someday be in need of law enforcement, and that, when they failed to show up (because of my bad karma, y'see), I would expire on the street as a result. I didn't see it as a rhetorical device at the time, but - taking him at his word that it was - I still feel entitled to judge and hate a little. (Rhetorical hate, of course.)
For what it's worth, I'm not a fan of wishing death on others for rhetorical purposes either, though obviously it's a bit better than a literal death threat.
On the other thread, when I - gasp! - dared to criticize the cop who pulled his gun on a bunch of snowball-fighters, Betty hoped that I would someday be in need of law enforcement, and that, when they failed to show up (because of my bad karma, y'see), I would expire on the street as a result. I didn't see it as a rhetorical device at the time, but - taking him at his word that it was - I still feel entitled to judge and hate a little. (Rhetorical hate, of course.)
@BettyCrocker: I'm not in the habit of coming to the defense of folks who've publicly wished for my death. But it is good to know you only meant it rhetorically - thanks for the clarification!
@BettyCrocker: "The next time a perp is aiming a gun at your face and demanding your purse and a crack at your fine, fine catbag, I do hope that whomever you call for help is unarmed, so that the innocent mugger/rapist doesn't end up another statistic of racist NYPD policies."
Somehow these discussions always end with you wishing violence/death on other commenters, Betty. (Recall: When I criticized the cop who brought a gun to a snowball fight, you expressed a desire for me to die in a gutter.) I know it's an emotional subject, but really? Seems a bit much.
Somehow these discussions always end with you wishing violence/death on other commenters, Betty. (Recall: When I criticized the cop who brought a gun to a snowball fight, you expressed a desire for me to die in a gutter.) I know it's an emotional subject, but really? Seems a bit much.
@Pop-Fop: I'm more of a believer in "regime change" without mass executions of the old order where possible, but then, I am a Canadian and we are notoriously soft on crime, terrorism, our British overlords, and so forth.
"Monarchy makes way for republican government, serfdom is abolished, democratic institutions for law making established, universal suffrage, etc."
Worth noting: The British royalty whose murders/executions you're advocating abolished serfdom/slavery a good while before your republican government did. Revolution doesn't always bring enlightenment.
"Monarchy makes way for republican government, serfdom is abolished, democratic institutions for law making established, universal suffrage, etc."
Worth noting: The British royalty whose murders/executions you're advocating abolished serfdom/slavery a good while before your republican government did. Revolution doesn't always bring enlightenment.
@Pop-Fop: Indeed. Because nothing says 21st century like the death penalty, amirite?
@JennaW: I always figured it was the Russians that won the war.
@Dot: And I'm sure Brian Moylan will be there to capture the moment for us. Oh, goody.
