Nov 20
Drone commented on Egyptians Attack Algerian Embassy After Egypt Loses World Cup Qualifying Match.
Drone commented on Egyptians Attack Algerian Embassy After Egypt Loses World Cup Qualifying Match.
@14 - Maybe you're thinking of Andrés Escobar, a defender on the Columbian Team at the 1994 World Cup. He scored an own-goal, and was murdered shortly after the team returned home.
Nov 14
Drone commented on The Gitmo Diet.
Drone commented on The Gitmo Diet.
Does it make it more hilarious that he was probably on a hunger strike and being force-fed using procedures that likely amount to torture?
Nov 6
Drone commented on Stranger T-Shirts.
Drone commented on Stranger T-Shirts.
No shipping to Canada? :(
Vancouver is pretty close - could you guys just fire one over with a t-shirt cannon or something?
Vancouver is pretty close - could you guys just fire one over with a t-shirt cannon or something?
Oct 26
Drone commented on Savage Love Letter of the Day.
Drone commented on Savage Love Letter of the Day.
This reminds me of this line in Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency:
"The door was the way to... to... The Door was The Way. Good. Capital letters were always the best way of dealing with things you didn't have a good answer to."
"The door was the way to... to... The Door was The Way. Good. Capital letters were always the best way of dealing with things you didn't have a good answer to."
Jul 20
Drone commented on Youth Pastor Watch: Brian Neiswender Update.
Drone commented on Youth Pastor Watch: Brian Neiswender Update.
There's a certain amount of dissonance between the view expressed here (groping is less bad then vaginal or anal sex) and the views expressed in Savage Love in regards to different kinds of sex (sex does not have to be penis-entering-orifice to be awesome). Surely if heavy petting can be good sex in the context of consenting adults, groping can be as awful as oral/vaginal/anal sex in the context of this sicko.
Jun 12
Drone commented on Barney, Tammy, Jared: Pull Out of the DNC Fundraiser.
Drone commented on Barney, Tammy, Jared: Pull Out of the DNC Fundraiser.
@68 - Right now so much of this seems like an exercise in reading tea-leaves. By your analysis, Obama doesn't like us because he hasn't moved legislatively on any of these issues, and has also taken some fairly symbolic stands against gay rights: submitting a different brief in this case wouldn't necessarily bring us closer to getting rid of DOMA. Likewise, unilaterally suspending DADT would be good (and would actually affect people's lives, I suppose), but as I understand it this would be limited to wartime, and is problematic with regard to the theory of executive power that Obama espouses. You discount his symbolic stands for gay rights (LGTB Pride month, openly gay cabinet members, etc.). I would argue there are legitimate reasons for taking this route that don't involve ill-will towards gay people, and that his real views on gay rights show through in the positive symbolic acts thusfar. Hopefully we'll know who's right before 4 years from now.
Jun 12
Drone commented on Barney, Tammy, Jared: Pull Out of the DNC Fundraiser.
Drone commented on Barney, Tammy, Jared: Pull Out of the DNC Fundraiser.
@66 - that's sweet of you :)
IMO, Morrolan is doing a much better job of that over in the comments for http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
IMO, Morrolan is doing a much better job of that over in the comments for http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
Jun 12
Drone commented on Barney, Tammy, Jared: Pull Out of the DNC Fundraiser.
Drone commented on Barney, Tammy, Jared: Pull Out of the DNC Fundraiser.
@61 -It seems almost objectively true that health care is more important than DOMA. In what universe does people being denied some tax breaks count as more important people being forced into bankruptcy for basic health care (or, you know dying from inadequate health care)? These are terrible comparisons to make, and I think I'm probably slipping into internet commenting hysteria, but I guess the point that I'm trying to make is that health care is very. fucking. important. When Obama's prioritizing funding for the arts (sorry Jen G.) over gay rights, I'll be more worried.
@62 The white house isn't making time for this. This was some dude from the DOJ writing a brief. I bet no-one anywhere near the president saw it (though it does reflect Obama's position in favor of a legislative rather than judicial resolution of these issues).
@62 The white house isn't making time for this. This was some dude from the DOJ writing a brief. I bet no-one anywhere near the president saw it (though it does reflect Obama's position in favor of a legislative rather than judicial resolution of these issues).
Jun 12
Drone commented on Barney, Tammy, Jared: Pull Out of the DNC Fundraiser.
Drone commented on Barney, Tammy, Jared: Pull Out of the DNC Fundraiser.
@57 Open war? Seriously? Yes, he promised to repeal DOMA and DADT, and so far, he hasn't. But, you know, I think he's totally right to have health care as his top priority. How many difficult pieces of legislation can one administration shepherd through in six months? It's not necessarily going to be easy to get either of those repeals through the Senate.
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