Yeah Crispin, Shame on the owner! That goose almost had that dog opened up!!! C'mon, if the dog really felt threatened it would have torn that thing apart. It knew its owner would handle it. Actually, I think the man did a great job of multi-tasking!
Moodindigo "As a Brit, the results of this poll have restored my faith in America a little." As an american, I get really sick of hearing these kinds of sentiments...
Jeez Louis! People call photoshop on everything nowadays. What you see here isn't photoshop. Atleast, not in the digital sense. It's the old school version of "airbrushing" called make-up. Her face is lighter than the rest of her body because of foundation or concealer or whatever the women call it.
That's right! All these countries had perfectly reasonable cultures until America starting infecting the rest of the world with it's putrid influence! I don't know about you, but sometimes I wake up in the morning and scream, "Why me!? Why was I born AMERICAN!?
"The way some of you talk it would seem a miracle that the United States has ever had a honestly good president."
ChrisCyrek, sadly I think it is kind of a miracle when it happens. You've got to wonder what kind of a person thinks they're the right person to sit in the captain's seat of arguably the most powerful nation on the planet. It would take a great deal of self-confidence. Easy to confuse with arrogance or even megalomania.
A little off topic, but I've always thought that Lincoln orginally became president out of personal ambition, but throughout his term, became a better man through the trials of a divided country and tragic personal loss. So, I do believe in miracles. ;)
Aeris, It IS depressing! I think it's tempting for people to vote primarily to set a precedent. First black president. First female president. And for good reason. But I hope we can get to the point where the novelty's worn off, we've broken all our old taboos, and we elect people based their leadership ability.
"The one thing to possibly be proud of is the fact that voters didn’t go by skin colour and gender, but that’s it."
BTW, Aeris. Many people will be be voting for Obama (and previously for Hillary) based soley on, skin color and gender. And some will be voting for McCain for the same reason.
Cuimhne, if you're 3/4 white and even 1/4 black in this country, you're just "black." It was a negative label in early America, but in today's highly sensitive multi-cultural society some people are quick to emphasize certain parts of their heritage more than others. Also, Obama is the perfect candidate for this American Idol obsessed culture. We're suckers for charismatic public postering, media hype, youthful good looks, and ambiguous feel-good speeches. Obama's a rockstar. Wish us luck!
Blah, blah, blah, blah.. God doesn't perform miracles because people are generally icky... Do we really need people living forever locked in these eternal p*ssing contests?
Actually, I think the man did a great job of multi-tasking!
"As a Brit, the results of this poll have restored my faith in America a little."
As an american, I get really sick of hearing these kinds of sentiments...
(Hipster culture show some respect.)
All these countries had perfectly reasonable cultures until America starting infecting the rest of the world with it's putrid influence!
I don't know about you, but sometimes I wake up in the morning and scream, "Why me!? Why was I born AMERICAN!?
ChrisCyrek, sadly I think it is kind of a miracle when it happens. You've got to wonder what kind of a person thinks they're the right person to sit in the captain's seat of arguably the most powerful nation on the planet. It would take a great deal of self-confidence. Easy to confuse with arrogance or even megalomania.
A little off topic, but I've always thought that Lincoln orginally became president out of personal ambition, but throughout his term, became a better man through the trials of a divided country and tragic personal loss. So, I do believe in miracles. ;)
It IS depressing! I think it's tempting for people to vote primarily to set a precedent. First black president. First female president. And for good reason. But I hope we can get to the point where the novelty's worn off, we've broken all our old taboos, and we elect people based their leadership ability.
BTW, Aeris. Many people will be be voting for Obama (and previously for Hillary) based soley on, skin color and gender.
And some will be voting for McCain for the same reason.
Also, Obama is the perfect candidate for this American Idol obsessed culture. We're suckers for charismatic public postering, media hype, youthful good looks, and ambiguous feel-good speeches.
Obama's a rockstar. Wish us luck!
God doesn't perform miracles because people are generally icky...
Do we really need people living forever locked in these eternal p*ssing contests?