"In Masonic tradition Hiram I is considered one of three founding Grand Masters of the fraternity. He appears in Masonic ritual as the provider of materials, money and craftsmen for the construction of Solomon's Temple. This comes from the Biblical account of the alliance between Solomon's Israel and Hiram I's Tyre. In Masonic legend, King Hiram is said to have sent his most skilled master craftsman, Hiram Abiff, to serve as the construction's foreman"
Aw, kids! Does no one care that his accuser has forgiven him? She has moved beyond all this pettiness and finger-pointing. So should yall. The victim has forgiven the perp here, my babies. So all charges should be dropped. But you kids get all inconsistent and apply the victim's forgiveness as a mitigating factor for Poor Kid-Fucking Polanski and not Poor Face-Slashing Monserrate. Poor Polanski's slutty accuser has made a mature decision to recognize her mistakes and move on and look to the future and forgive that poor man. Why are yall acting all high and mighty and disapproving of Poor Monserrate's slutty accuser when she does the same thing?
Anyways, future ladyface-slashers, I sadly report that even if your victim does forgive you, liberals will show you no mercy :( Unless you're a rich and famous artiste. In that case, the scars on your victim's face will be an engrossing visual commentary on the meaning of life and an insight into the human condition. People might even thank you for putting the scars there and contributing so much to the world.
@homoviper: It's a stereotype, but like many stereotypes, it makes good "theater" because it has some basis in fact. That is, it happens frequently that abuse victims try to shift blame away from the abuser. But the fact that the supposed abuse victim denies being abused is not open-and-shut proof of abuse. It does happen, not perhaps very often, but sometimes, that a domestic violence case does amount to a misunderstanding that escalates, and nobody is the clear aggressor.
It certainly doesn't look like the Giraldo incident is this kind of "misunderstanding," but it's important to the cause of justice to weigh this case on its merits, not just to jump to the conclusion that her denial is something victims "always" do.
@Nic Fit: Fortunately, I'm pretty sure that they're trying this in front of a judge, not a jury. I'm hoping/assuming that he'll be able to see through this, based on past exposure to POS spousal abusers and the spouses they've cowed into backing them up.
@DahlELama:
Say you're thinking about a plate of shrimp (a Repo Man reference, not an attempt to slag keeping kosher by those who do). I just heard a Matisyahu song on one of the XM channels.
i don't know if i'd say 'most beautiful'. what i wold say: vulcan. seriously, look closely: the man is a vulcan who had a little cosmetic surgery to make him look more earthling-like...the ears, the eyebrows. and 'geithner'? that totally sounds like it could be spock's cousin's name. only thing that punctures this theory; his brother would then be a vulcan too and vulcans don't do cheesy nepotism fluffing. or work for people magazine. they're way above that shit.
Several of Obama's advisors -- not to mention the president and first lady themselves -- look like they might have been cast in "The West Wing," and you wonder if that's why they were chosen. Geithner looks like the guy who played Josh. The scripts for these episodes even have a bit of that insufferable Aaron Sorkin cutesy, though something tells me President Sheen would have nationalized the banks by now and fired the management.
But when I create my steadicam-heavy White House TV drama, I'm casting Martin Sheen as President Willard, his character from "Apocalypse Now." Brando is his Cheneyesque VP, Robert "Kilgore" Duvall is SecDef, and Dennis Hopper is his Drug Czar.
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Interesting. "Hiram" has biblical and masonic undertones.
[en.wikipedia.org]
"In Masonic tradition Hiram I is considered one of three founding Grand Masters of the fraternity. He appears in Masonic ritual as the provider of materials, money and craftsmen for the construction of Solomon's Temple. This comes from the Biblical account of the alliance between Solomon's Israel and Hiram I's Tyre. In Masonic legend, King Hiram is said to have sent his most skilled master craftsman, Hiram Abiff, to serve as the construction's foreman"
[en.wikipedia.org]
What are the chances the Hiram The Slasher's dad was/is a freemason?
If so, does this contribute to his political durability?
(If anyone cares, that is)
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Anyways, future ladyface-slashers, I sadly report that even if your victim does forgive you, liberals will show you no mercy :( Unless you're a rich and famous artiste. In that case, the scars on your victim's face will be an engrossing visual commentary on the meaning of life and an insight into the human condition. People might even thank you for putting the scars there and contributing so much to the world.
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It certainly doesn't look like the Giraldo incident is this kind of "misunderstanding," but it's important to the cause of justice to weigh this case on its merits, not just to jump to the conclusion that her denial is something victims "always" do.
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[www.sing365.com]
Frankly, he should lose a ball for this.
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Say you're thinking about a plate of shrimp (a Repo Man reference, not an attempt to slag keeping kosher by those who do). I just heard a Matisyahu song on one of the XM channels.
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But when I create my steadicam-heavy White House TV drama, I'm casting Martin Sheen as President Willard, his character from "Apocalypse Now." Brando is his Cheneyesque VP, Robert "Kilgore" Duvall is SecDef, and Dennis Hopper is his Drug Czar.
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Long? Mmmmmm, TMI.
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