Para_Frog

A local Children's hospital. Buy the chemo ward a couple of XBoxes. It's completely impractical...and the kids will love it. Pleasant diversions are worth more to them than most of us will ever know. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Why yes. I reviewed the mss of a fellow novelist after mine hit the shelves. Two things... Poor fucker must have been desperate. And... It was better than mine IMHO. I found it exceptionally researched and well written. You should all buy it. Soldier of Rome - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Epidemiological violates the 6-syllable rule in SC. You're banned. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

I don't particularly care for Pat Buchanan... But he's spot on. Spoiled Society - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Let them all die. Using living tissue is a sin. Besides, they're evil fornicators. - Jerry Falwell - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

I would form a comittee to explore the weight of moral decisions based on current societal norms - and determine if indeed a decision must be made. Then I would put together a focus group to determine which decision would be most likely to impress the 21-35 demographic. Concurrently, I would contract an environmental impact study into the throwing of switches and the crashing of subway cars. I understand that there are certain species of alligator and mutant rat that might fall under special protections. If I am a union switch-flipper, I would require a 45-minute decision stand down prior to the actual flipping of said switch. THEN, I would....OOOOOh! Something sparkly! - Nancy Pelosi - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

The Cowboy's O line looked like a cross between the DNC and the French Army. There...it's an SC topic now. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Every year. Every friggin year. Why do I keep pullin for Da Boys? As soon as he cocked his arm for that last pass, I said "You might as well just throw an interception you dink." Fucking Romo. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

I do hope you're right. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Oh I agree...it's a case of customized data. Given the right amount of bovine excrement, some good dope, and a strong vocabulary...I could create a religion based on spaceships and shit that would actually grow a following AND revenue! Damn...too late. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Well here's the thing. I honestly believe that the influence of special interests actually interferes with the peer review process, so my assertion is related to both. Solution? There isn't one. Someone will always be the decision-maker regarding grants. And those "someones" will always have an underlying bias (whether they realize it or not) that will cloud their objectivity. And I am familiar with t he plight of the starving scientist. That may be a slight exaggeration, but I do believe that scientists (not all naturally, but a significant number) will do whatever it takes for funding...Say, skewing data to produce an outcome that promotes the ends of the benefactor. Remember the doctors who came forward and testified to the fact the nicotine was NOT addictive? And that was recent! There are exceptions to every rule. There are pure scientists out there. And I salute them, for their work is invaluable. BUT... Science in general is tainted. As is politics. As is business. As is society - in the name of money. Sad but true. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Absolutely. And we should be able to question its uses as WE please. I bet if you knew the political views of the researchers, you would have your answer. I doubt it's as involved as a lack of options. More like a self-proven theory. "I don't like this war...let's like do some research that like shows it's REALLY bad. Like ya know? Wow...this is really good hydro." The peer-review process in this case is an afterthought. And the model is failing miserably. And As I said before, this is not the exclusive dominion of the left. I just as vehemently question research that would be funded by, say, NRO. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

No sir, there is a problem even long before government censorship. It's called don't refute the aims of the benefactor. I'm not directing this at one side or the other...I am directing it at both. Science has become about as objective as politics. Special interests are as infused in academia as anywhere else. Trust no one. I will believe what makes sense. Lex parsimoniae. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

My dour view of humanity in general sees this sort of thing as commonplace. Someone (Prof. K perhaps) convince me that I should still have ANY faith in academia and the scientific method. Big Surprise - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

You know I did brudda. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

go read Natural healing by Kevin Trudau ? he was part of a secret society, he made millions of $, then he said he'd had enough and has written about how the drug company's want you sick, how the FDA ignore the meat growers feeding cows a diet of dead pig's, goat's and cows all mashed up, Yummy, but there mostly diseased pigs goats and cows ahh, but cows don't eat meat as we all know, its no wonder we got mad cow disease I just went to check the stitching on all my jumpsuits. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Exactly. Paris Hilton actually runs the world. Fucking Mooks. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Tony, they're major targets. We train to defend major targets all the time. And the reason the badguys - yes the badguys - were able to so successfully execute these black ops is due to lack of oversight and bureaucracy. (Thank litigation against profiling as well as well as the Jamie Gorelick "wall" - a topic for another time) I'm in the business of spreading hate and discontent in the shadows of our conflicts, and trust me, there is no way in hell we could pull something off so large, so well, and so quietly. It's a shame, but it's very very true. Even ODD guys, who are supposed to be lock silent, have been busted for blogging and running their mouths. That super cool level of secret efficiency that the tin hat folks rely on in our government is a pipe dream. We are a model of inefficiency, waste, fraud, disloyalty and self-promotion, and abuse. But we manage to get shit done - just in an ugly fashion. Long live the military-industrial machine! - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

No man. I shot that fucker. Wanted to poke Jackie. I got a thing for hats. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

I've said it a thousand times: Take a deep hard look at our government. Now...do you REALLY think they could pull that off with complete efficiency? No leaks? Total obedience by hundreds of people? Dude. You're killing me. DoD can't wipe their collective ass without 27 wrong decisions, micromanagement and approval of 46 0-6s, an overpaid contract...that was executed in the wrong place... You get my drift. Star Trek dude. The tin foil hat people just don't get it. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

The sooner the better. Market forces need drastic supply reductions to spur alternatives. If oil ran out tomorrow, or simply jumped to $500/Barrel, technology and the market would adjust quickly. The only reason we continue to consume at the current rate is because it's the path of least resistance. Take away the option and we will find another - quickly. We would save the planet and un-ass the damn Saudis. I can't wait. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

I think "2 girls 1 cup" is catching it quickly! (although someone on the BASE board totally outdid it - sick fucks) As for the Zeitgeist movie - several long minutes of my life I'll never get back - until I gave up. Pure crap. But just so you know...My closet has 4 TonySuits in it, so we're all good! - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Tony...you're killing me. It's several hours of my life I will never get back. Total Crap. But I still fly nothing but your suits! - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Paying for pussy is not deductible. I hope to hell I don't get audited then. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member

Good call. DRUDGE already pulled the "scoop" Credibility to the story has collapsed already. - Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member