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You and your bro will really enjoy Borderlands. Especially if you like the Diablo type games where loot is an integral part of the experience.

Great article!

H1N1 is a B word (assuming that is what kicked my ass last week). At any rate; Yeay Borderlands!!!! I'll probably be playing a bunch this weekend, and would love to get some co-op going. I'd recommend playing solo for a few levels though to get your bearings. Hope to see you online Fez!

I've been pretty happy with Saperston Asset Management.

I think they are working on adding disabilities to the list. While nerdiness may not normally be thought of as a disability, try telling that to a geek trying to get laid on prom night.

Quite stupid is my guess. But then again, how often do we prove them wrong?

Actually, by it's definition, there isn't a person alive who couldn't claim that a hate crime took place. Like I said before - I don't think the laws are necessary, a good idea, or that they are applied fairly. On that we probably agree. But I cannot emphasize enough that the notion these laws specifically protect minorities and not white heterosexuals is a logical fallacy.

No, it's simply a quote from "Beavis and Butthead" that I use on occasion.

Settle down Beavis - I disagreed with a point he made (about motivation not being a factor), I wasn't necessarily arguing in favor of hate crime laws. Go back and read again.

How does the law specifically create protected classes? To my knowledge (and I could be mistaken) the laws simply says you cannot target someone because of their race, religion, orientation, etc. That could just as easily mean a group of homosexuals couldn't go around beating up people because they are straight. In other words, the law itself is a two way street. Is it applied that way? Probably not from what anecdotal evidence we see in the news, but I don't have any hard stats to back that up.

I'm not sure I agree with that (at least not fully). Is stealing a loaf of bread for profit more despicable than stealing it to feed your family? Obviously an extreme example, but motivation certainly can have some impact when it comes to a criminal act. I would agree these laws might not be necessary. I'm certainly no fan of creating redundant laws. I just wanted to point out that the laws themselves aren't necessarily discriminatory in their nature, but rather in application.

Technically - the hate crime legislation does not create protected classes. It simply makes it a federal crime to target individuals based on race, religion, etc. The new bill (I believe) simply amends the old to include sexual orientation as well. The problem is that the application of these laws seems to be done in an unequal manner.

Good idea. Our lack of mediocre receivers is our Achilles heel.

This is sensitivity run amok for sure. Maybe not a great joke - I mean how often can we call everyone we don't like 'Hitler'? But I have to believe it was done as a tongue-in-cheek sort of thing, and without any reference towards the religion of Silver.

Not to dredge up old memories, but was that the poster that killed his wife, and then himself?

Gotta be first to break the story!!! Journalism is dead for the most part.

Just made the list? I'm pretty sure he was at the top, in red ink no less, on December 17th, 2007.

True, but when it comes to continually supporting career politicians who stab us in the back, we do it with style like no other.

This is one instance where your usual criticism of NY would be spot on Chef.

PBR me, ASAP!

I read that bit about Rush somewhere the other day. His quotes after discovering he was punked were priceless.

The problem is, everyone knows who TE is throwing to... his backs!

I heard the comments on WGR and was taken aback. I have no idea if there is some sound reasoning behind that protocol, but it seems odd, at least on the surface.

That's because those swarthy city folk use cinnamon in their applesauce. Clearly the most subversive of all spices.

You're right, I'm sorry. In fact, as an act of contrition, I'm going to buzz over to the Buffalo Gun Center to grab an SKS. I wouldn't want any of these hordes of ravaging low-income seniors to break into my house to steal my Postum or Polident Dentu-Cream.