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Comment Re:uh, no? (Score 1) 340

Overall, the case is getting stranger with every relevation.

Giving this any credence by saying the case "gets stranger" is like reading some 9/11 truther's article and saying that it makes the truth behind the attacks "more puzzling." It doesn't. It just shows that some people are either disconnected from the truth or (in this case) willing to actively fabricate things to obscure it.

Well, there's no shortage of those kinds of people, including here. It makes life more "interesting" for them, I guess, to keep alive some mystery enveloped in a puzzle wrapped in an enigma.. it's like some kind of "X-Files Syndrome".

Comment Re: Comcast tried to steal $50 from me (Score 1) 223

Comcast is deep in bed with the Democrats, not the Republicans. GE is the same. Educate yourself a little before spewing your kneejerk rhetoric. They donate heavily to the left, not the right. Just google, "comcast democrats".

That's because you only have to make donations (bribe) the people who aren't already on your side. Corporate political donations seldom have anything to do with elections or supporting the candidate they hope will get elected. It's all about buying access when they don't already have access.

Democrats are just as big on corporate business when it suits them, just refer to the MPAA and the RIAA; or Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, or George Soros.
Donations are often used to lobby for specific favors. The whole "Rs are only for big corporations while the Ds are for the poor downtrodden, common little guy" is a biased myth, prepackaged thinking for those who like things black and white.

Comment Re:This has the smell (Score 1) 132

Only if they're in controlled airspace, where they *clearly don't belong* and can be a real danger, or at least, a major inconvenience to hundreds of people.
I just had a 1500 mile flight last week on a 757, one engine's starter valve was defective, we all had to board a different jet, it caused a 2 hour delay. The people picking us up at the destination also had to reschedule. Multiply that by 200 to 300 passengers, and that's a best case scenario.
Put the tinfoil back, it's better used to keep celery fresh.

Comment Re:Dangerous? Really? (Score 1) 132

What if, say, an ISIS sympathizer strapped some explosives (C4, etc) and nails onto the drone, and successfully got it sucked up into the engine?
Granted most of these drones are the result of idiots - the same kind who shine 5mw or higher lasers at planes for kicks.. but drones could potentially be used as an effective terror weapon.

Comment Re:Not a win (Score 1) 228

You put you finger on what concerns me- that a smaller number can control the larger population. In that sense, even the moderate muslims could be considered "sleepers"; because if their community goes radical, they either aren't likely to buck the trend, or have much of an option. Many, due to their intense religious upbringing, might be shamed, bullied, or guilted into believing they aren't truly faithful muslims unless they follow the words of their cleric or imam, and judging by the numbers of psychos out there, ostensibly it's not all that difficult to (re)interpret many parts of the Qu'ran as a call to Jihad. When a small immigrated muslim community grows in population (and thus representation and power), they often start stirring the pot and calling for Sharia law, from London to Dearborn, Michigan. Here are just a few examples.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.co...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-...
and this is really worth a watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

That is disturbing.

Comment Re:Not a win (Score 1) 228

Second, Christianity has had a reformation(several actually), Islam has had none. Also, your "dangerous holy crusades" were in response to Muslims. More so the out-right slaughter, rape, murder, and forced conversion of Christians in Spain...that had been on-going for nearly 100 years by that time.

Glad to see someone else pointing this out, instead of listening to the apologist historical revisionists who cherry pick their history, and act as though nothing lead up to the Crusades except for "christian greed" (okay, that might have been *a* factor, but far from the only or main one); or that somehow 90% of middle east region had willingly, peacefully, converted to Islam, when the area was already the original home of Judaism and Christianity, as well as older pagan religions. Anyone who even read a sliver of the Qu'ran or Hadith would see that is simply not the case, else Mohammad would not have had to have his warriors and engage in battles. Anyone who read up on the Moorish invasions, Charles the Hammer, or the history of the Assassins or Mamluks would also realize this. How the hell did this ever get labeled the "religion of peace" ? No monotheistic religion can make that claim, least of all Islam.

Comment Re:Not a win (Score 1, Flamebait) 228

Yep.

Nobody with a brain cell takes that moonbat rag seriously. Your moniker is not inaccurate.
Comparing a dozen or two christian abortion-clinic bombers (who are scumbags, yes) to hundreds of thousands of deranged muslims (ISIS, Boko Haram, Al Qaida, Al Nusra, Taliban, etc.) who are raping and beheading thousands and thousands of perfectly innocent people, even their own kind, is a douche move at best with a clearly biased agenda.

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