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A short list of the people Obama beat to win the Nobel Peace Prize: Sima Samar, women’s rights activist in Afghanistan: “With dogged persistence and at great personal risk, she kept her schools and clinics open in Afghanistan even during the most repressive days of the Taliban regime, whose laws prohibited the education of girls past the age of eight. When the Taliban fell, Samar returned to Kabul and accepted the post of Minister for Women’s Affairs.” Ingrid Betancourt: French-Colombian ex-hostage held for six years. Dr. Denis Mukwege: Doctor, founder and head of Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. He has dedicated his life to helping Congolese women and girls who are victims of gang rape and brutal sexual violence. Handicap International and Cluster Munition Coalition: “These organizations are recognized for their consistently serious efforts to clean up cluster bombs, also known as land mines. Innocent civilians are regularly killed worldwide because the unseen bombs explode when stepped upon.” Hu Jia, a human rights activist and an outspoken critic of the Chinese government, who was sentenced last year to a three-and-a-half-year prison term for ‘inciting subversion of state power.’ Wei Jingsheng, who spent 17 years in Chinese prisons for urging reforms of China’s communist system. He now lives in the United States.

What gives you that idea? Any empirical evidence?

Of course they don't want peace, and America shouldn't keep sticking its nose in other peoples' business. We need to stop sending money to Israel and Palestine alike. They can learn to get along without running to Mommy everytime one smacks the other.

Imagine a world where politicians are anonymous. Just numbers. President #47 or whatever. And you never saw his face, only his actions. He never gives speeches. When you extract the "personality" from politics, you get the truth. And I bet most people around the world would riot in such a situation, and take down their governments. Except they don't, because our politicians are actors. They have great smiles, say nice words, and relate to us. We root for them.

This was his consolation prize for not winning his bid for the Chicago Olympics. :laugh3:

I don't agree with abortion, but I also think people shouldn't be made to feel guilty for having sex.

People have this weird hobby of making other people guilty for wanting to have sex. I think it's a conspiracy of the uglies against the beautiful people. Nerds vs. Jocks, if you will.

Everybody I know keeps saying they want to wait till Marriage. When's Marriage? I don't see it on the calendars I buy and it's getting frustrating. Is this some kind of inside joke?

Shhh! It's storks!

Women are attracted to fame, money, and talent. Gay men are attracted to a fit body and symmetrical face. Check the "sexy fit men" thread to confirm this. :rolleyes:

It's too bad because fish are so healthy for you. Omega-3 is the good cholesterol, and that's what cleans out your heart's arteries.

Well it's not official yet, berrywoman, but Chinese bankers are planning for it. I think it's more equitable if oil trades via a basket of currencies and gold, because it would take a lot of power away from the US Federal Reserve to generate "seignorage", which is where they print money and have the full effect of its spending value before the inflation takes hold.

tw@trocket. Anyway, if you read the War Street Journal lately, you'll see a clear bias in how the price of gold is reported. They keep quoting people who say it's overvalued and warn that it could collapse. I'm not saying this won't happen (after all, the government would love nothing more than to frighten libertarians who invested in gold), but gold is one of the best bets you can make today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/business/global/06milk.html?_r=1 :laugh3:

Cutest guy ever... Jason Schwartzman.

I've gained 5 pounds in the last two weeks. 1. Lift weights: bench & squats mostly. 2. Keep a diary of how many calories you eat per day. Shoot for 2700 to 3000 calories per day. Best way to do this is eat 1000 calories for breakfast, so you knock out the most early on in the day. Lots of cheese, nuts, whole grain bread, milk, fruit juice. 3. Don't weigh yourself except on Fridays. Because if you see how slow the progress is, you get discouraged and quit. Never underestimate how what a lazy piece of sh*t you are.

I think it's clear by now we're headed for a huge double-dip recession that will rival the Great Depression. And I'm frightened by the policies the government will enact to "combat" it. They'll claim their corporate welfare programs weren't big enough. They'll enact tariffs... an entire generation won't get to retire. Unemployment will remain high for many years. This is going to get really bad. But when it's all over, and the economy stumbles out of this thorny brush, our children will learn in public schools that it was due only to the incredible foresight and intelligence of a few charismatic politicians.

I would argue the video in my signature is the most important video you'll ever see.

Guys I'm not really gay. It was an elaborate hoax. EDIT: But I still want to rub olive oil on Chris's shirtless torso.

I agree, Bill Hader is an unattractive dweeb. :)

Obese animals ftw!

Yay! Let's force everyone to do what we want them to do! Then later, they can force us to do what they want us to do! Yay! I feel like the only human on a Sesame Street skit.

I was in Hot Asss and let's just say we didn't get any gold records. Maybe it's time we reunite and lay down that bass line you've always been talkin bout, Briggs. I put my pants on... one leg at a time.

I'm roughly six feet tall.