Azalin

I remember a few years ago when Obama's justice department was embarrassed for wiretapping the AP and reporter James Rosen. I think it's at least reasonable to consider that there is an effort to wiretap Trump based on past behavior.

For the initiates, as well as for those who desire to sharpen their logic (mildly NSFW):

Well, at least blizzards are politically correct, geographically speaking.

Let's hope that has the most solid programming, because it's certainly going to get the most use.

Thank you. That was a significantly more detailed response than I expected, and I appreciate your taking the time to answer so thoroughly. The reason I asked for you to define white privilege is because I wanted to see how your definition would square with mine. As I mentioned above, I was accused of being biased because of my WP. I mentioned it in a different thread several months ago, but in brief, I was part of a discussion at my local bar about the BLM march in Dallas last year where five police officers were killed. I happened to mention that I found it a bit ironic that police officers were slain who were there to protect protestors as much as to control the crowd and keep the peace. A young woman overheard me and told me that the irony I perceived was due to my "cis-gendered white privilege". A week or two later I was at the same bar, and mentioned the incident to the bar tender - a friend of mine who happens to be an Asian-American lesbian. She told me that she thought that was a crappy thing to say to me, but she also said "but c'mon, you've got to admit that white people have it easier than non-whites". My thought was "okay, fair enough. But that's what I call racism. It's not so much that I have an easier time because I'm white, it's that non-whites often experience resistance and difficulty based purely on the prejudice and racism of others". That led me to wonder - are white privilege and racism against non-whites not two sides of the same coin? That's why I asked you. I have difficulty seeing it as an issue of my privilege, but instead as injustice against non-whites. And if that's the case, is deploying the tag "white privilege" not just another way to divide people further?

I've seen plenty of accusations of white privilege (and have in fact had the phrase used on me before), but never seen anyone actually define "white privilege". I would be interested in hearing a proper definition, if you would be so kind as to indulge me.

I'm no fan of Wolf Blitzer, but to liken him to an incontinent, lobotomized Yorkshire Terrier with Down's syndrome is completely uncalled for.

Hah! I was just being a wise-ass.

What, did they contribute the the CGI too?

I had stopped watching wrestling about 15 years before his time in the spotlight, and had never heard of him until today. I watched that entire video, and was both impressed and rather moved. Thank you for sharing that. May he rest peacefully.

Since you went back to posts 77 through 79, take a closer look at them. I was talking with Dorkington, you interjected, and I replied. At that point, there was nothing rude about what either of us said. I'm not making anything up, I wasn't even talking to you, and I'm not the one having hissy fit over an imagined slight.

I saw something (I think it was on Myth Busters but I'm not certain) where equatorial demonstrations of the swirl effect were shown to be false - that you had to be further into the southern hemisphere for it to work. If I can find a link I'll post it.

You're the one who tore into me for no good reason, so if you don't like getting it in return, mitigate your tone.

If anything I said happened to mirror your own words, it was purely incidental. If I wanted to truly say some stupid *****, I would have quoted you directly.

Which was just plain ridiculous - who ever heard of cobras nesting beneath a glacier, anyway?

That's fascinating. Honestly - I had no idea that water had those characteristics. I knew that it expanded as it froze, and assumed therefore that as it warmed, it contracted.

I can't think of any educational children's shows from back when I was little. Sesame street didn't debut until I was almost twelve years old. The only thing that comes to mind is Otto the Auto:

So water expands at and above 39 degrees, and also at and below 32 degrees, but contracts from 33 to 38 degrees?

That was a real show?! Good grief, I thought Captain Kangaroo was bad.