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Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:15 am
by thegreekdog
notyou2 wrote:thegreekdog wrote:Titanic wrote:In our seminars you have people from all ideologies and backgrounds and the professors merely encourage debate and question why people what they believe.
Hmm... we obviously went to different schools. As I typed, I may have exagerrated a little. My law school professors were far worse than my college professors (law being subject to interpretation more than history and all).
Titanic wrote:Ironically to your statements, priests and Catholics and all religions rely on a lack of critical thinking. Religion does not promote debate or people questioning what going on or anything like that, and this happens throughout history and in the current day all over the world.
I couldn't disagree with you more, at least with respect to Catholics. "Angels and Demons" notwithstanding, the Catholic Church is very open to debate and critical thinking.
Greek, this is a bit off topic, but do your Orthodox ancestors know you are espousing Catholicism?
Um... yes. Long story short, my dad is Greek and has never been religious, though my extended family attends Orthodox church regularly. My mother is Italian, and is very religious. So, the deal was... since my dad wasn't religious and my mom was, thegreekdog and his brother and sister were raised Catholic.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:01 pm
by notyou2
Ahhh......
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:06 pm
by Phatscotty
Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:10 pm
by Timminz
Phatscotty wrote:Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?
Trent Lott? Isn't he the guy who resigned one month before the changes to the rules on lawmakers becoming lobbyists?
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:23 pm
by Phatscotty
Timminz wrote:Phatscotty wrote:Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?
Trent Lott? Isn't he the guy who resigned one month before the changes to the rules on lawmakers becoming lobbyists?
I will give you that is the most interesting spin I've heard to date, however, I think.....maybe......unless I was living under a rock.....he said something........
racially insensitive?
yeah, that was it
sweep and clear: fail
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:44 pm
by Timminz
Phatscotty wrote:Timminz wrote:Phatscotty wrote:Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?
Trent Lott? Isn't he the guy who resigned one month before the changes to the rules on lawmakers becoming lobbyists?
I will give you that is the most interesting spin I've heard to date
That's not "spin". Merely facts. He announced his resignation on November 26, 2007 (to be effective as of December 18th, 2007), and the rules changed as of January 1, 2008.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:54 pm
by Phatscotty
Timminz wrote:Phatscotty wrote:Timminz wrote:Phatscotty wrote:Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?
Trent Lott? Isn't he the guy who resigned one month before the changes to the rules on lawmakers becoming lobbyists?
I will give you that is the most interesting spin I've heard to date
That's not "spin". Merely facts. He announced his resignation on November 26, 2007 (to be effective as of December 18th, 2007), and the rules changed as of January 1, 2008.
it is not the date of resignation I was suggesting you spun. I'm taking notes on your trolling abilities though.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:57 pm
by Timminz
Phatscotty wrote:Timminz wrote:Phatscotty wrote:Timminz wrote:Phatscotty wrote:Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?
Trent Lott? Isn't he the guy who resigned one month before the changes to the rules on lawmakers becoming lobbyists?
I will give you that is the most interesting spin I've heard to date
That's not "spin". Merely facts. He announced his resignation on November 26, 2007 (to be effective as of December 18th, 2007), and the rules changed as of January 1, 2008.
it is not the date of resignation I was suggesting you spun. I'm taking notes on your trolling abilities though.
I'm flattered that a master, such as yourself, would think he could learn something from little old me.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:38 pm
by Falkomagno
A is different to B and different to C
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:49 pm
by AgentSmith88
Phatscotty wrote:Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?
He stated the country would have been better had Strom Thurmond won the presidency running as a member of the segragationist party.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_ThurmondLott said:
"When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We’re proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over the years, either."
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:13 pm
by Phatscotty
The poll question is completely fair.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:17 pm
by Timminz
Phatscotty wrote:The poll question is completely fair.
Has it been a week already?
Kudos on your dedication.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:40 am
by MeDeFe
The first 6 pages were great, it's all gone downhill since then.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:55 pm
by thegreekdog
MeDeFe wrote:The first 6 pages were great, it's all gone downhill since then.
I agree. Like you, I also thought my answer (on page 4), was fantastic. Thanks MeDeFe, thanks.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:04 pm
by GabonX
You don't have a post on page 3...
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:13 pm
by thegreekdog
GabonX wrote:You don't have a post on page 3...
DAMMIT!
Page 4... I'll edit.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:53 pm
by Phatscotty
MeDeFe wrote:The first 6 pages were great, it's all gone downhill since then.
oh cmon. This thread has served at least 3 separate racial instances worthy of attention, maybe more. perhaps my post on p11 was too much for you
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:32 am
by notyou2
Your warped polls haven't swayed me to your cause Scotty, I'm still not a rascist
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:32 pm
by Phatscotty
notyou2 wrote:Your warped polls haven't swayed me to your cause Scotty, I'm still not a rascist
who said you were a racist?
warped? the only thing that is warped is your reading abilities. the question is completely fair, you only thinks its unfair, because in your head, some racism is good, when it suits your agenda....
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:37 pm
by notyou2
Phatscotty wrote:notyou2 wrote:Your warped polls haven't swayed me to your cause Scotty, I'm still not a rascist
who said you were a racist?
warped? the only thing that is warped is your reading abilities. the question is completely fair, you only thinks its unfair, because in your head, some racism is good, when it suits your agenda....
Ummm....okeeeeey. Please inform me of my agenda. I seem to have forgotten it.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:21 pm
by Phatscotty
Matthews said of the president:
I was trying to think about who he was tonight. And uh, it's interesting. He is post-racial, by all appearances. You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour....
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:09 pm
by Titanic
Phatscotty wrote:Matthews said of the president:
I was trying to think about who he was tonight. And uh, it's interesting. He is post-racial, by all appearances. You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour....
Meh, so what. Matthews has been around long enough and done enough for us to know it was just a slip up and nothing vicious. Any controversy from this is just pathetic.
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:35 pm
by Phatscotty
Titanic wrote:Phatscotty wrote:Matthews said of the president:
I was trying to think about who he was tonight. And uh, it's interesting. He is post-racial, by all appearances. You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour....
Meh, so what. Matthews has been around long enough and done enough for us to know it was just a slip up and nothing vicious. Any controversy from this is just pathetic.
FIRED!
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:15 pm
by Titanic
Phatscotty wrote:Titanic wrote:Phatscotty wrote:Matthews said of the president:
I was trying to think about who he was tonight. And uh, it's interesting. He is post-racial, by all appearances. You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour....
Meh, so what. Matthews has been around long enough and done enough for us to know it was just a slip up and nothing vicious. Any controversy from this is just pathetic.
FIRED!
What?
Re: Poll on Racism
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:11 pm
by Phatscotty
A person who is not racist, IMO, does not even consider the persons race, period.