Iraqi man wins $240K because of his t-shirt

[ChumpDumper]

Since you're big on reading comprehension skills...

If the only way the Iraqi man can express his gra ude is to be silent then he should be silent.

The main idea of this sentence is:
a. The Iraqi man should be grateful.
b. The Iraqi man should be silent.
c. The Iraqi man flies on crappy airlines.
d. The Iraqi man found a hair extension in his food.

You made the foolish assumption that he is required to feel and express gra ude for the US invasion and occupation of Iraq. Very faulty reasoning.

It's really not but I'll take that as an indication that you don't want to answer.

It is quite complicated, but I'll take that as an indication that you can't explain yourself or understand nuance.

[balli]

If you want to answer the question feel free.

I've been skimming and don't even know the ing question you guys are arguing about. All I know is that your contention is, that nothing bad enough could have happened to this guy, that he shouldn't be grateful to America.

And that's some stupid ing bull right there. How do you know anything about this dude that you could say something like that? You have no clue as to what he has or has not been through at the hands of a foreign invader. And to sit there and say the only thing he should be allowed to express is gra ude, is beyond dumb. It's ing re logic. Go yourself re .

[Blake]

Totally unrelated, but one time I was in Louisianna driving back to San Antonio. I stopped at some hole in the wall place to get a po boy. I was eating it in my car when I realized I was choking on something. I had to pull over and self-administer the heimlic maneuver. You know what was in that po boy? A ing 8 inch strand of some chick's hair extension!!

I'm not sure, but I think in Lousiana you have to specify if you want a hair free burger or not.

If you don't say anything, then they go ahead and through it in for free.

[Winehole23]

Beautiful post.

Everybody's supposed to respect the faith of others, but it's still ok to pick on the Mormons. I'm getting tired of this motif, too.

I thought this country was still safe for religious weirdos. I guessed wrong.

[balli]

Everybody's supposed to respect the faith of others, but it's still ok to pick on the Mormons. I'm getting tired of this motif, too.

Well, try living amongst them sometime and then get back to me. I have no problem admitting my bigotry as it pertains to these cult-members.

[Winehole23]

Well, try living amongst them sometime and then get back to me. I have no problem admitting my bigotry as it pertains to these cult-members.

Good for you. You're welcome to it, ballijuana.

[DarrinS]

All I know is that damn t-shirt was a great investment. If I were him, I'd frame it.

[SnakeBoy]

I've been skimming and don't even know the ing question you guys are arguing about.

It's very simple. I found it amusing that this guy left his country (pre or post Saddam, it doesn't matter), then chose the US as his new home, then chose to protest the US for oppressing the country he left while still choosing to live in the US instead of returning to Iraq or moving somewhere else. And yes, I feel he should have some sense of gra ude that he is in a country that gives him $240k for voicing his opinion instead of sticking him a meat grinder (that's somewhat amusing also).

ChumpDumper does not find any amusement in the story took exception to my comment and apparently feels that the US is oppressing the Iraqi people but doesn't want to say it.

Simple.

[balli]

ChumpDumper does not find any amusement in the story took exception to my comment and apparently feels that the US is oppressing the Iraqi people but doesn't want to say it.

I'll say it. The US is oppressing the Iraqi people. We never should have gone in there and we should get the out ASAP. They were better off with Saddam. You yourself, if you voted for Bush in 2004, deserve to rot in for murder IMO. Because that's what I consider the US invasion of Iraq to be- mass murder.

[doobs]

I'll say it. The US is oppressing the Iraqi people. We never should have gone in there and we should get the out ASAP. They were better off with Saddam. You yourself, if you voted for Bush in 2004, deserve to rot in for murder IMO. Because that's what I consider the US invasion of Iraq to be- mass murder.

Wow.

[Blake]

I'll say it. The US is oppressing the Iraqi people. We never should have gone in there and we should get the out ASAP. They were better off with Saddam. You yourself, if you voted for Bush in 2004, deserve to rot in for murder IMO. Because that's what I consider the US invasion of Iraq to be- mass murder.

quick poll: how many of us that (mistakenly) voted for Bush knew that he wanted to get Saddam and that by voting for Bush, you in effect were going to ?

What would Kerry have done.....wwkd?

[doobs]

quick poll: how many of us that (mistakenly) voted for Bush knew that he wanted to get Saddam and that by voting for Bush, you in effect were going to ?

What would Kerry have done.....wwkd?

I'm confused.

[balli]

I'm confused.

He's asking whether or not he should be condemned to as a consequence of mistakenly voting Bush. I'd say no. But it was a pretty ing big mistake. And actually, the damage Bush has done to the world and our country is probably just deserts enough for those who mistakenly supported him.

[leo_d]

Please tell me you have Down's Syndrome.

I don`t.

But I do think that the private company have the right to put some ground rules to political expresions inside the airplane. If somebody doesn`t like can chose another airline.

Or would you let someone with a t-shirt that says " ballijuana" enter into your home?

[doobs]

He's asking whether or not he should be condemned to as a consequence of mistakenly voting Bush. I'd say no. But it was a pretty ing big mistake. And actually, the damage Bush has done to the world and our country is probably just deserts enough for those who mistakenly supported him.

Still confused.

Are you saying someone who voted for Bush in 2000, but now regrets it, is free from sin, but someone who voted for Bush in 2004 is condemned to because they ratified his decision to go to war?

We went to war in 2003 (mass murder, right?). In 2004, we went to vote. Both major candidates supported the invasion into Iraq, but differed over the management of the war and when to end the occupation. It seems to me you need to account for Kerry voters, too. Are they going to , too? Or an extended stay in purgatory? Limbo?

[balli]

Or would you let someone with a t-shirt that says " ballijuana" enter into your home?

My home isn't a public venue. And whether or not Jet Blue is a private company, that airplane, once he bought his ticket was a public venue. And besides, where do you draw the line. Should Jet Blue have been allowed to cut off this guys head and hands before stuffing his body in the lavatory, all in the name of a private companies right to do so, once he boarded the confines of their plane?

And lest we get into a huge argument over private ownership vs. public venue, (like happened with the smoking ban thread) I'll just say this:

There's more than enough legal precedent that says private companies have to respect cons utionally mandated, individual rights. Y'know, just a tad.

[SnakeBoy]

I'll say it. The US is oppressing the Iraqi people. We never should have gone in there and we should get the out ASAP. They were better off with Saddam. You yourself, if you voted for Bush in 2004, deserve to rot in for murder IMO. Because that's what I consider the US invasion of Iraq to be- mass murder.

Well, at least your honest.

[balli]

Both major candidates supported the invasion into Iraq, but differed over the management of the war and when to end the occupation. It seems to me you need to account for Kerry voters, too.

Excuse me (and I'm paraphrasing someone else here). He didn't support the invasion. He supported a resolution that said as a last resort we are going to give you, sheriff George Bush, a badge and a gun, that's not saying that he supported the notion that Bush would go in there blasting away at the first sign of trouble after kicking Hans Blix out pre-maturely.

Are they going to , too? Or an extended stay in purgatory? Limbo?

I didn't say anybody was going to . I'm not God... but if they aren't going to , I ing should be.

[DarrinS]

I'll say it. The US is oppressing the Iraqi people. We never should have gone in there and we should get the out ASAP. They were better off with Saddam. You yourself, if you voted for Bush in 2004, deserve to rot in for murder IMO. Because that's what I consider the US invasion of Iraq to be- mass murder.

Good example of that mental disorder called moral equivalence.

[leo_d]

If the ticket (the contract) says that the company reserves the right to control political expresions inside the airplane, they souldn`t paid a dime. If it doesn`t im sure they will add something like that in the future.

And if i own a bar with a big smoking sign in the entrance i can asure you that you would be violating my cons utional rights if you try to close it.

[doobs]

I didn't say anybody was going to . I'm not God... but if they aren't going to , I ing should be.

Really?

You yourself, if you voted for Bush in 2004, deserve to rot in for murder IMO.

OK. So what happens to Kerry supporters?

[balli]

Good example of that mental disorder called moral equivalence.

I see nothing about 'moral equivalence' in the DSM-IV.

[SnakeBoy]

Excuse me (and I'm paraphrasing someone else here). He didn't support the invasion. He supported a resolution that said as a last resort we are going to give you, sheriff George Bush, a badge and a gun, that's not saying that he supported the notion that Bush would go in there blasting away at the first sign of trouble after kicking Hans Blix out pre-maturely.

I always love that one from the democrats. Our military was poised to attack, Bush says "hey can you guys authorize this war", they say "sure ok", and then they say "Duh, I didn't know what I was voting for" when things go to .

[balli]

If it doesn`t im sure they will add something like that in the future.

No. Because that would be illegal. Again:

There's more than enough legal precedent that says private companies have to respect cons utionally mandated, individual rights.

Especially regarding rights that fall under the first amendment.

[leo_d]

No. Because that would be illegal. Again:


Especially regarding rights that fall under the first amendment.

Maybe, but that doesn`t mean it is right.