HH writes some inflammatory stuff – horrible to the point I assume he must be trolling or joking. His son is doing an admirable thing. Those two facts are not incompatible.
[quote]John S. wrote:
Chushin wrote:
I am truly astounded that a man is willingly supporting having his son go off to war, and you people are able to find a way to belittle his motivations.
Don’t bother concluding that he might ACTUALLY be willing to risk someone very precious to him because he believes it’s the right thing to do. That would be too classy – and logical–for this place.
It is amazing how quick people will be to trash talk a man who raised one of America’s best. Make no mistake in person these people would not be saying a word to him. They are cowards.
HH please keep us informed on your son’s progress. I look forward to hearing about it.[/quote]
Yep. I’d go further and say that most of us parents would rather be shot at. For him to send his son, is a GREATER sacrifice.
HH, John S., is right on, the navel lint of our country wouldn’t say one word to you in person.
Jeffr
[quote]tme wrote:
Chushin wrote:
I am truly astounded that a man is willingly supporting having his son go off to war, and you people are able to find a way to belittle his motivations.
Don’t bother concluding that he might ACTUALLY be willing to risk someone very precious to him because he believes it’s the right thing to do. That would be too classy – and logical–for this place.
How in holy fuck does “My son has accepted an appointment to Annapolis” turn into “having his son go off to war”? Did he somehow force the kid to go that route? And it’s a long, long way from “accepting an appointment” to becoming a Marine officer.
And HH would risk anything and everything in this world before his own skin.
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HH, don’t bother responding to this.
If he can’t answer this question on his own, he’s beyond help.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
FightinIrish26 wrote:
And honestly, get the fuck over yourself. It’s fucking politics- if you think class or logic has any place in that, then you don’t know the damn game and shouldn’t be talking about it either.
Fuck you and fuck politics.
HH may be the biggest asshole in the world, and wrong about politics 100% of the time. I’ll not argue that.
But to call him a “chickenhawk” and imply he’s nothing but talk when he’s ready to risk his own son is bullshit.
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He’s ready to risk his son? This fucking guy is the biggest, longest running troll on this site. You don’t know shit about him or what he’s willing to risk- this is the motherfucking internet.
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PS Not everything is “a game,” genius.[/quote]
Yea dipshit, it is. And politics is the biggest barnburner out there.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
tme wrote:
And HH would risk anything and everything in this world before his own skin.
Clearly, you’re an experienced father who knows all about a parent’s love for his children.[/quote]
Yes, as a matter of fact I am, and I do.
And I’ll stand by my assessment of HH’s devotion to his own skin. He’s the ultimate chickenhawk.
Just out of curiosity how long did you serve in the military Irish?
Back on topic.
I THINK the Clerics know they made a miscalculation.
As I stated earlier, they of ALL people should know the power and passion of the Iranian young; after all, they toppled the Shah and brought them back into power. ( If I’m not mistaken, Ahmedinejad was one of the young people who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran at the beginning of the Revolution).
And the young of Iran (not just the “rich” as some have implicated) are angry.
Will this change much? Probably not…but it sure will cause them some major headaches when its all over.
Also…did anyone see Ahmadinejad’s “acceptance” speech?
It wasn’t exactly “firey”. He looked and sounded like a marionette, with a Cleric behind him pulling the strings and talking for him.
One other thing. Listening to “Bebe” Netanyahu yesterday made me realize something that I already knew. Simply by his words and gestures, Israel’s patience is running VERY thin with Iran.
Thoughts?
Mufasa
[quote]tme wrote:
Chushin wrote:
tme wrote:
And HH would risk anything and everything in this world before his own skin.
Clearly, you’re an experienced father who knows all about a parent’s love for his children.
Yes, as a matter of fact I am, and I do.
And I’ll stand by my assessment of HH’s devotion to his own skin. He’s the ultimate chickenhawk.
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And you are an ultimate asshole.
Ahh, thanks douchebag. That means so much coming from you.
[quote]Jeff R wrote:
Yep. I’d go further and say that most of us parents would rather be shot at. For him to send his son, is a GREATER sacrifice.
HH, John S., is right on, the navel lint of our country wouldn’t say one word to you in person.
Jeffr
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Nothing has changed around here. 
[quote]Sifu wrote:
Just out of curiosity how long did you serve in the military Irish? [/quote]
I didn’t. Never said that I have.
[quote]Dustin wrote:
Jeff R wrote:
Yep. I’d go further and say that most of us parents would rather be shot at. For him to send his son, is a GREATER sacrifice.
HH, John S., is right on, the navel lint of our country wouldn’t say one word to you in person.
Jeffr
Nothing has changed around here.
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Nothing has changed around here. 
This is some unbelievable shit.
With Iran all a-Twitter, service maintenance pushed back
(06-15) 17:58 PDT – Network maintenance that would have put Twitter offline for as long as 90 minutes late Monday has been postponed due to the importance the microblogging service is currently playing in Iran.
Twitter has emerged as a key route for information both within Iran and between it and other countries following last week’s election. Protestors have taken to the streets after the results were announced and there have been allegations of vote fraud. In response the government has attempted to block access to foreign and independent media outlets sending information into the country.
Twitter remains accessible in Iran through proxies.
The maintenance was due to begin at 9:45pm PDT Monday evening, which is 9:15am Tuesday morning in Iran but has been pushed back to 2pm PDT Tuesday. The shift means mid-afternoon disruption for millions of Twitter users in the U.S. but translates to an outage at the relatively quieter time of 1:30am Wednesday in Iran.
“Our network partners at NTT America recognize the role Twitter is currently playing as an important communication tool in Iran,” wrote co-founder Biz Stone on the company’s blog.
Stone praised NTT America, a unit of Japan’s NTT Communications, for delaying the work.
“Our partners are taking a huge risk not just for Twitter but also the other services they support worldwide – we commend them for being flexible in what is essentially an inflexible situation,” he wrote. “We chose NTT America Enterprise Hosting Services early last year specifically because of their impeccable history of reliability and global perspective. Today’s decision and actions continue to prove why NTT America is such a powerful partner for Twitter.”
NTT Communications was unavailable for comment.
Copyright (c) 2009, IDG News Service. All rights reserved. IDG News Service is a trademark of International Data Group, Inc.
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23IranElection
I suggest those interested check this out. It’s updated every three seconds or so.
[quote]Vegita wrote:
Dustin wrote:
Jeff R wrote:
Yep. I’d go further and say that most of us parents would rather be shot at. For him to send his son, is a GREATER sacrifice.
HH, John S., is right on, the navel lint of our country wouldn’t say one word to you in person.
Jeffr
Nothing has changed around here.
Nothing has changed around here. :)[/quote]
Touche…
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
This is some unbelievable shit.
With Iran all a-Twitter, service maintenance pushed back
(06-15) 17:58 PDT – Network maintenance that would have put Twitter offline for as long as 90 minutes late Monday has been postponed due to the importance the microblogging service is currently playing in Iran.
Twitter has emerged as a key route for information both within Iran and between it and other countries following last week’s election. Protestors have taken to the streets after the results were announced and there have been allegations of vote fraud. In response the government has attempted to block access to foreign and independent media outlets sending information into the country.
Twitter remains accessible in Iran through proxies.
The maintenance was due to begin at 9:45pm PDT Monday evening, which is 9:15am Tuesday morning in Iran but has been pushed back to 2pm PDT Tuesday. The shift means mid-afternoon disruption for millions of Twitter users in the U.S. but translates to an outage at the relatively quieter time of 1:30am Wednesday in Iran.
“Our network partners at NTT America recognize the role Twitter is currently playing as an important communication tool in Iran,” wrote co-founder Biz Stone on the company’s blog.
Stone praised NTT America, a unit of Japan’s NTT Communications, for delaying the work.
“Our partners are taking a huge risk not just for Twitter but also the other services they support worldwide – we commend them for being flexible in what is essentially an inflexible situation,” he wrote. “We chose NTT America Enterprise Hosting Services early last year specifically because of their impeccable history of reliability and global perspective. Today’s decision and actions continue to prove why NTT America is such a powerful partner for Twitter.”
NTT Communications was unavailable for comment.
Copyright (c) 2009, IDG News Service. All rights reserved. IDG News Service is a trademark of International Data Group, Inc.
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This is good news.
Too many companies show no spine at all when it comes to oppressive states. (eg China & Yahoo)
As part of the quadriga politica, the media have certain responsibilties.
The dude whom Achmajihad beat started the Iranian nuclear program in Iran. There would be little change if he had been elected. All of this is some sort of sideshow for some inscrutible purpose.
And I would take a bullet for any of my 3 kids.
Now, can we resume the discussion? Irish has to get back to his job in the ‘mass media’, putting fliers under windshield wipers. Waste of your college degree there, bro. Hey, maybe you could apply for a commission?