Coss

Very good....

And both of them could use NZ and OZ as examples of how to treat people nicely...

My point exactly... Why arm them?

NZ and Australia are such places

Another comment about the gun argument I saw on the televisual extravaganza... One guy hides a bomb in his shoes (and fails to kill anyone) and now millions of people around the world have to take off their shoes and belts and suffer harassment at airports everywhere. But if you've got people slaughtering children with guns, the answer is - arm more people...

“Pilots have been armed now for many many years, we’ve not had another hijacking and the issue is, for the bad guy, he doesn’t know which airplane he’s getting on, if the pilot is armed or not.†Faaark! I didn't know that! Another reason not to fly to America. Just my luck I'd be on the plane where some pilot goes Clint Eastwood with some Rapper who thinks he owns the world and there's the big shoot out in the sky.... ""we’ve not had another hijacking"" Didn't have a lot before, I'd suggest that airport security, increased intelligence efforts and passenger profiling has a lot to do with there not being another hijacking.

Still, lock up the remains and use the cell as a 'shock and awe' showcase for young 1st time offenders... 'See what happens when you don't behave?'

Her loony son and anyone with a functioning hand that could turn a door knob... I'd jail her for life for contributory negligence...

As a non-USA person, I have this observation to offer: If you throw a bunch of armed people into an area, someone is going to get shot. My take on this is to imprison for life or longer, or execute anyone who shoots anyone else, except in clear and demonstrable cases of justifiable self defense or the defense of others, i.e. family or children. That's it. If you want a gun, then you use it responsibly, or else it's goodbye. And before anyone says but this latest idiot didn't own the guns etc etc. If they'd been locked up as all guns should be, he couldn't have got them. If the USA society had a clear understanding that the Rambo films are not reality, and that guns are not for shooting people, then maybe he wouldn't have considered it. So I'd lock up/execute the mother and the people who sold her the guns - not responsible people in my book... Same same drink driving, if you cause no problems, you'll have no problems, if you injure or kill anyone whilst drink driving - goodbye! Too many rights are accorded the modern man/woman. The right to have weapons and then go "postal" is not one that anyone intended. I saw a nice comment from some woman on the TV today, why do we need to be armed for war in suburban America? Mind you, good way to improve the gene pool...

I didn't know he was a scientist ...

"â€My analogy is that it’s like becoming Bill Gates without liking computers.â€" Whilst I have some respect for what Bill Gates is doing nowadays, it's obvious Bill doesn't like computers, look at Windows!

ladies, wrong time of the month?

Because some of the characters in the film were portrayed as Nigerian drug runners?

Unthinkable http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914863/ Very good - required viewing

Speaking as someone who's always observed, as against, participated in the American experience, I fully expect America to be boots 'n all in the Middle East until the oil runs out. I don't see any difference if it's Obama or Romney or Ventura. I'madinnerjehad has all the wrong ideas in my view, but his point about interfering in another sovereign country's affairs is valid. Until a country (say NZ) actively does something to some one else, let them alone. Conversely there is the wisdom of preventing a nuclear weapon existing in the Middle East, imagine all the Middle East nations clustering around the protective umbrella of a nuclear armed Iran. Mind you it doesn't seem to have worked well for Pakistan.

I'm not following this thread and I post here simply 'cause its to do with 'merica. I watched on CNN some interesting stuff today and as a disinterested Kiwi in Laos I thought I'd share... 1st Piers Morgan interviewing Jesse Ventura. Vertura is an engaging character. And a dullard 2nd Piers Morgan interviewing Ahmadinejad. I give Mr I'madinnerjacket his due credit, whilst I think he's a nutter, he held his ground and gave his point of view, can't ask for much more than that. 3rd Obama's speech at the UN today. Stirring stuff, said all the right things, and then went on to lay the ground for some serious aggression in Syria and Iran amongst other things. I don't favor any political group in the US, but my feeling is that Obama will win the next presidency. YMMV Piers Morgan rules, what happened to Jon Stewart? Coss

well done Kong...

The Tree of Life The Tree of Life is a 2011 American drama film with experimental elements written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. The film chronicles the origins and meaning of life by way of a middle-aged man's childhood memories of his family living in 1950s Texas, interspersed with imagery of the origins of the universe and the inception of life on Earth. A beautifully shot film that is bound to wow any 17 year olds looking for the meaning of life. Which as we all know is 42.

This is a joke, don't anyone get upset now....

I made a similar decision about my daughter from my 1st marriage, when custody came up, I reasoned she was better with a happy mum than a happy dad. She's now 25 and going from strength to strength...

I'm interested too, keep posting.

Good luck Kong "but it's often said that a tidy desk is the sign of a small mind," they paraphrase that with Chefs, a spotless kitchen = very ordinary food

"securing weapons of mass destruction" I wonder if they have the time to come to where I am and kill my neighbor, secure what ever it is he has and then give me millions and millions in rebuilding cash....