Comments on: Five For Friday

By: tilliswynette

tilliswynette — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:25:06 +0000

It's no surprise Time hasn't opened up Herperin's page to the comments. But it would be nice.

By: nhautamaki

nhautamaki — Sat, 02 May 2009 05:41:47 +0000

I too disagree that Truman should posthumously be considered a 'war criminal' for his actions, but let's be serious here--if anyone nuked a city in today's world, even in a total war, I would certainly hope that there would be war-crime trials when it's all said and done. . And aside from that, does anyone really disagree that Jon Stewart's alternative would have been morally 'better'? It's true that the US had only two nukes available at the time, but was it really necessary to nuke a city first? Wouldn't it have been swell if they just demonstrated the nuke in such a way as to minimise civilian casualties before going ahead and wiping an entire city off the map? Again, I know all the reasons and justifications for using the nuke on Hiroshima first, but that doesn't mean that it wouldn't have been nicer to not nuke them if it wasn't absolutely necessary.

By: sacredh

sacredh — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:55:29 +0000

I wonder if Barney Frank is going to make any predicitions tonight on Bill Mahr? It's always fun to watch him slap the republican's asses and say "Who's your daddy?".

By: yutsano

yutsano — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:22:42 +0000

Christine Gregoire at the top of Obama's picklist?
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WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT???

By: Cliff

Cliff — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:18:12 +0000

afguy: textee's been posting here for a while. He's not exactly a troll because he usually doesn't stick around to derail conversations. He just posts these insane rants and flees.

By: jcapan

jcapan — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:02:08 +0000

Lots to comment on here, but I have to say that the issue of most concern to me is that I can't see the Bulls-Celts series at all here. NFL, MLB, no problem, but no NBA. I just read the Bill Simmons' piece and it merely confirmed what I already felt--I'm missing history. Had the computer on auto-refresh for the entire 4th qtr/all 3 OTs yesterday. Why, oh why, don't they put these games online, a la the NCAA tourney. ~ And, oh yeah, summoning feeling for something else, let's lynch Mark Halperin. Just joking, except, I'm not. Mikey, sucker punch that SOB, put it on youboob and we'll all be your personal twitter b!tches.

By: afguy

afguy — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:22:59 +0000

Probably not a pure troll because they only care about that issue. But I could be wrong.
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sgwhite,
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OK, I get the type. Not a pure troll - like you said, THEY just come to disrupt.

By: somepeoplelikeit

somepeoplelikeit — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:34:13 +0000

somepeoplelikeit:
Yes, yes, yes and yes.

Testee, I'm going to need you to be a little more unequivocal in your answer.
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I do find it interesting though that you care about the musing of an admitted "snake oil salesman" so much.
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BTW, can't wait for Bill Maher tonight. We'll discuss your favorite parts tomorrow.

By: textee

textee — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:14:41 +0000

somepeoplelikeit Says:
Friday, May 1, 2009 at 4:02 pm
"Leibowitz's faux 'apology'".
"So, textee, it was fake? On his own show? On national TV? A fake apology?"

somepeoplelikeit:

Yes, yes, yes and yes.

By: sgwhiteinfla

sgwhiteinfla — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:03:45 +0000

afguy
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Yes and no. This particular strain is just pushing one issue I think and that't anti semitism. Probably not a pure troll because they only care about that issue. But I could be wrong.