I'm a n00b... FML

Yeah, conservative Christians have the same opinion of gay marriage as Obama. He's a hateful dude, apparently. and for the record, I am all for marriage of any two (or more consenting adults)

Outstanding signature, who coined that phrase?

Parent is correct. The difference is the acceleration used to get to near c. The folks on Earth are always subject to the acceleration of normal gravity.

The acceleration of the ship as it nears c is the "time-dilation" cause for the ship.

Considering the Soviet Union didn't exist until the early 1900's, I don't think that the Iron Curtain is a necessity for Europeans to war with each other.

That sounds fair enough. As long as we Americans get to vote on your leaders as well.

I gotta tell you, I am *shocked* that you chose to post anonymously. You are so very eloquent in your utter stupidity. Well done sir, well done.

Yes, but let's not forget that Sarah Palin also thought that Africa was a country.

Wow, still going with this one? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/arts/television/13hoax.html?_r=3&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Where is the flood of pardons that Bush was supposed to issue? Where's the "ALERT LEVEL RED" and martial law that Bush was supposed to use to hold power?

I was wondering the same thing. I would like to see some of those "Bush will declare martial law and use that to continue in power" freaks come out and admit they were just fucking nuts.

It's no different than the idiots on the right that said the same thing about Bill Clinton. People need to understand that we are not living in the "end times", and this is just the same orderly transition of power that has been going on here for over 200 years. Don't let your partisan idiocy cloud your reasoning abilities.

As an aside here, I wonder if, God forbid, there is another attack on us on the scale of 9-11, will the crazies that blamed Bush and accused him of being the mastermind also be so quick to blame Obama? I doubt it, because in that case, it'll be the people on the right that blame him, and the left will indignantly ask how it's possible to even believe something so insidious.

If you do "let the head shots fly", I can assure you that although you may hit one or two of them in the Kevlar, you will take several in your unprotected areas. Sucks to be sure, but they have lots more guns, ammo and personnel than you do at your house. The only questions being asked after the smoke clears is "how many times did skeet get hit"?
Sorry, but them's the facts.