All Posts by SioBabble

The increasing shrill desperation of the local McCainiacs is like a tonic to me.

You guys are going to break my schadenfreude meter!

Originally posted by Gorair

They have already done all the work needed to get them elected.

Took a little while but somehow government has managed to get almost every single american to blame a president for stuff congress is responsible for and NOT associate them with it.

Sad but true.

 

Yes, the most incompetent President in the history of the Republic, who had a Republican majority congress for six years.

Prepare to be banished to the wilderness for a generation, Republicans.  You've earned it.

Originally posted by Rehmes

Hurray more trolls!

Game is ages away from releasing and very few details have been released. You may be right or wrong we wont know until the devs release more details as development continues.

That being said Bioware is not like every other company and they always deliver good games. While this may be their 1st MMO it wont change the fact that they are ambitious in their games.

Yup, way too early to start saying it will suck or kill WoW.

Let's see an actual game before we start writing tomorrow's headlines.

This plot is really pretty silly, something in the realm of fantasy.

Yeah, they were going to wear white tuxedos to the assassination, which would be preceded by the killing of 102 blacks (number determined by neo-Nazi symbolic numbers).

These two asshats wouldn't have gotten past the high school.  The remaining plot is just mastrubation.

Expect more of this sort of crap in the future.

I think one of the things that terrifed the drones of LEC was that SWG in its sandbox/virtual world mode attracted a lot of people who are more creative than George Lucas.

The problem with SWG now is it's still at its core the NGE: a rancor heinie sucking POS with classes and levels, with WoW style combat without the depth, with toons and mobs on crystal meth, with a boring loot based economy predicated on endless grinding, and vacant servers created by the NGE core itself.

I'm sure the deserting coward will pardon this criminal, as he did the criminal Libby.  Stevens will serve no time, might be fined.

Oh, and lose his reelection bid in a week.

Originally posted by greydor

 

 

It is still Lucas Arts

Yup, the fatal flaw.

Originally posted by Cabe2323

Because more people voted for the other guy then McCain. 

Being able to be lazy and have the Government take care of you seems to be an attractive idea to a lot of people. 

Why anyone would spout this sort of simplistic nonsense and exepect anyone to take it seriously mystifies me.

The government, in this country, is an instrumentality of the people themselves.

Here's a pop quiz for you all.  Who said this?

'“The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.”'

Originally posted by Fishermage

Originally posted by SioBabble

Originally posted by Fishermage

Originally posted by SioBabble

Originally posted by Fishermage

That is because it is not a "War on Terror," it is a war to save civilization from the Jihad against us. I am surprised your friends don't know this. Everyone I know in the military understands this and has been taught this from day one. Naming it the "War in Terror" was merely for the sake of political correctness.

This is a war that has been going on since the 600s, so in that sense it is not "winnable" either, but that's hardly relevant. This is about survival and freedom. The war against tyranny is eternal as well. It's what we do as humans.

 

War on tyranny my veteran (in the military, not SWG sense) ass.

Islam is no more tyranny incarnate than Christianity is.  Or Judaism.  Or Hinduism.

Unless, Fishermage, you're a raging atheist out to stomp out all religion.  You know, like Stalin was.

Some people will say anything to justify their fear of "the Other".

 

I never said Islam is tyranny. I'm also not afraid of anything. Not sure what straw man you are going after now, but it must  be a good one.

 

Excuse me, but you said this is "a war to save civilization from the Jihad against us" and then said "this is a war that has been going on since the 600's" and that "This is about survival and freedom".

The only straw man I'm addressing is the one you brought to the conversation. 

Yes, in other words, I did not say Islam was the enemy, or that it was tyranny. The Jihad is. No straw man there. You turned that into me saying Islam, which is a beautiful religion practiced by many wonderful people the world over. In fact, I have studied the faith for many years, and have incorporated Sufism into my broader spirituality.

The Jihad is the enemy, not Islam itself. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear.

Fishermage, that is a distinction without a difference, and no one in the Islamic world, be they extreme or moderate or liberal, buys it for a single nanosecond.

Because the nutcases over here do not make that distinction at all.  "The wogs begin at Calais", you know.

Originally posted by Fishermage

Originally posted by SioBabble

Originally posted by Fishermage

That is because it is not a "War on Terror," it is a war to save civilization from the Jihad against us. I am surprised your friends don't know this. Everyone I know in the military understands this and has been taught this from day one. Naming it the "War in Terror" was merely for the sake of political correctness.

This is a war that has been going on since the 600s, so in that sense it is not "winnable" either, but that's hardly relevant. This is about survival and freedom. The war against tyranny is eternal as well. It's what we do as humans.

 

War on tyranny my veteran (in the military, not SWG sense) ass.

Islam is no more tyranny incarnate than Christianity is.  Or Judaism.  Or Hinduism.

Unless, Fishermage, you're a raging atheist out to stomp out all religion.  You know, like Stalin was.

Some people will say anything to justify their fear of "the Other".

 

I never said Islam is tyranny. I'm also not afraid of anything. Not sure what straw man you are going after now, but it must  be a good one.

Excuse me, but you said this is "a war to save civilization from the Jihad against us" and then said "this is a war that has been going on since the 600's" and that "This is about survival and freedom".

The only straw man I'm addressing is the one you brought to the conversation. 

Originally posted by Faxxer

Funny how the US is the only nation that has to use "smart" bombs to protect the people of an enemy government, yet all those other ENEMY nations do not.

Siobabble, our nation's military is NOT broken.  Either you are a bitter vet or you are completely off your knocker. 

The Army IS broken.  Retention rates of experienced soldiers, both enlisted and officer, are down.  Way too many West Pointers are getting out as soon as their service obligations are up.  Mid level NCOs, who are the backbone of our military, are calling it quits after too many combat tours.  Two star generals commanding divisions, the kind who are being groomed to be the four stars of tomorrow, have called it quits over this senseless war and occupation.

The long term damage to our Army is as great, if not greater, than done by Vietnam.

The smart bombs are basically PR.  The reality is they are only as smart as the intelligence reports that direct them, and the problem is intelligence is way short of the perfection that the PR folks would have you believe.

I have been in the Army.  I've served at every level from platoon to division.  DO NOT take everything the military tells you at face value.  You need to read between the lines.

It's necessary to put oneself in the shoes of those who were unfortunate enough to be at ground zero for this attack.  Would you love America for boming your farm?  Would you think well of Osama for bombing your farm?  How do you think most Americans would react?  You know, like so many did in the aftermath of 9-11, demanding revenge at anyone remotely "Muslim" looking?  Like Sikhs perhaps, because they wear turbans?

Originally posted by Fishermage

That is because it is not a "War on Terror," it is a war to save civilization from the Jihad against us. I am surprised your friends don't know this. Everyone I know in the military understands this and has been taught this from day one. Naming it the "War in Terror" was merely for the sake of political correctness.

This is a war that has been going on since the 600s, so in that sense it is not "winnable" either, but that's hardly relevant. This is about survival and freedom. The war against tyranny is eternal as well. It's what we do as humans.

War on tyranny my veteran (in the military, not SWG sense) ass.

Islam is no more tyranny incarnate than Christianity is.  Or Judaism.  Or Hinduism.

Unless, Fishermage, you're a raging atheist out to stomp out all religion.  You know, like Stalin was.

Some people will say anything to justify their fear of "the Other".

There's no need for Halloween to have any sort of official sanction.  It only takes up six or so hours to actually celebrate, as in Trick or Treating (or Trick or Drinking, as celebrated in dorms and greek houses across the nation).

No need to give bankers and bureaucrats the day off for Halloween.

Originally posted by Gazenthia

Originally posted by Slythe

If it's true that our attacks killed civilians (including four children) like Syria is reporting, then it was a bad move. You can't just go in and blow up civilians in another country, no matter what is going on.

But who knows if Syria is even reporting the truth. How could we ever know, unless you were there when it happened?

 

I call total BS on the dead civilians. You have to remember that this happened at, or near, a farm. This was not firing missiles into a metro area. Syria is trying to play the victim and blame America here, nothing more. They harbored a terrorist camp at the least, probably financed and trained them at worst. Of course they are going to lie.

Here's the problem.  Reports of dead civilians will be accepted as true because the US now has a reputation as not giving a rat's ass about civilian "collateral damage".

Originally posted by Signe

 

Oh, I don't about that.  Today, it seems, the US briefly invaded Syria.  If Bush can quickly turn that into a full fledged declared war, McCain might have a chance.  Uh oh.

Sorry, but the deserting coward has broken the Army with the endless occupation of Iraq.

Can't sustain operations against Gran Fenwick now, let alone Syria.

Originally posted by Zindaihas

I wonder if any Obama supporters will claim that this is an attempt by the military to put the focus back on foreign affairs thereby trying to boost McCain's election chances.

Not to worry.  The McCain/Palin campaign is in the middle of self-destructing right now, as the GOP is facing its greatest defeat since 1932.

What does bother me about this that all it does is piss off the Arab street and provide Osama bin Laden with fresh troops.  The deserting coward is his greatest recruiter; Osama will miss him very much.  The Biden predicted crisis that will challenge our new President will probably take place somewhere in the Middle East.  Too bad the deserting coward has broken our Army.

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Originally posted by Sharajat

Oh wow, the big high school senior will tell me what to do. 
Seriously, I wouldn't make a point of it, except it was such a big part of your post.
Go to college, graduate, then chill here in the real world for a few years.  Then tell me what Obama's policies will and won't do for you, and see how well those high school dropouts are living, how much the government provides for them. 

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Actually, I think Mr. High School Senior, if he's going to vote GOP, should first put his own precious ass on the line and enlist in the Army.
If he loves the war in Iraq so much, it's the least he can do. 
If he MUST go to college first, then he should go through ROTC and join the Army with a commission in four years.
But, like young Republicans everywhere, he won't.  <Mod edit>

Originally posted by bluberryhaze

Originally posted by SioBabble

 

Once again, the system worked!  Despite all the hysterics of the usual suspects.

 

The Grampy/Trampy partisans are getting really desperate as the Obama tsunami looms to rock their world.  A brutha is going to be Prexy!  Oh noes!

The only difference between this and the Ashley Todd hoax that the usual suspects were pushing on Thursday is that no one's up on charges in this case.

are you saying the same would not be occurring, if say, john kerry was the nominee?

why do people like you, your side, your ilk, your likeness, why is it them- that are the only ones race baiting?

besides, get it right.

he's the antichrist!

nothing to do with the tone of his skin...

perhaps when i was young, i would want my world to be rocked. but these days, ill vote for the most qualified candidate during these precarious times.

I'm not on the side that jumped up and down (to include the McCain campaign itself) drawing attention to this Susan Smith of 2008 on Thursday.

If you want the most qualified candidate, you'll be voting for Barack Obama, not for the third term of total incompetence that the GOP is brilliantly offering up for ritual sacrifice this year.

Wow.  13 of them.  Talk about your massive voter fraud!

The fact that they've admitted they made a mistake and withdrew their registrations indicates...what?  They didn't realize that they weren't eligible?

Once again, the system worked!  Despite all the hysterics of the usual suspects.

Read the entire article.

The Grampy/Trampy partisans are getting really desperate as the Obama tsunami looms to rock their world.  A brutha is going to be Prexy!  Oh noes!

The only difference between this and the Ashley Todd hoax that the usual suspects were pushing on Thursday is that no one's up on charges in this case.

Originally posted by Draenor

This idea is what makes me almost want to wait until a few months after launch for a few people to make it to the max level so that I can have a "master" of sorts to role play as an apprentice...and then once i reach max level to do that with others...I think that it would be a heck of a lot of fun.

That's definitely a benefit of NOT being a launch day player.  The game has to get established before you can really kick in some of these cool ideas like master/apprentice relationships.  Getting the first players established as masters requires some artificiality that you won't see as the game matures.
 

They depend a lot upon people getting into the spirt of the game, not just racing to the endgame to be uber.