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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 20th July 2014, 02:47 PM
Replies: 3,744
Views: 334,682
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
The justification I always hear for giving the...

The justification I always hear for giving the most foreign aid to a country whose median income is in the top 25 in the world was for regional stability.

And it's done so well at achieving that...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th July 2014, 01:54 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 51,524
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
You'll be remembered along with all the other...

You'll be remembered along with all the other famous funders of scientific breakthroughs. . . . Wait, I'm sure I can think of an example. . . they're all household names, after all. . . . .

;)
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th July 2014, 01:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,086
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Another inaccurate statement: "It could...

Another inaccurate statement:

"It could likely glide at speeds over 10m per second - faster than the human world record for the 100m dash."

First, the human world record for the 100 meter is...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th March 2014, 02:31 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,446
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
FWIW, the annotation challenging Hovind's...

FWIW, the annotation challenging Hovind's residency claim for diversity purposes isn't valid. You don't lose your domicile by involuntary residency in another state (as with penitentiary prisoners)....
Forum: USA Politics 30th December 2013, 09:04 PM
Replies: 3,410
Views: 205,741
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
16.5, pointing out that there was no conspiracy...

16.5, pointing out that there was no conspiracy and that there was nothing unique about the Benghazi attack or sacandalous about the Obama administration's response to it is not a tu quoque.


...
Forum: USA Politics 26th December 2013, 05:02 PM
Replies: 3,410
Views: 205,741
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
And 16.5 is still ignoring the fact that these...

And 16.5 is still ignoring the fact that these preliminary assessments were accompanied by a disclaimer pointing out that they were in fact preliminary and subject to change when more firm...
Forum: USA Politics 26th December 2013, 05:00 PM
Replies: 3,410
Views: 205,741
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
So I haven't read this thread for a while. Has...

So I haven't read this thread for a while. Has anyone ever said what exactly is unique about this particular terrorist attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities that makes it different from all the...
Forum: USA Politics 26th December 2013, 04:52 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 3,588
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
That's right. Obamacare, the thing that turned...

That's right. Obamacare, the thing that turned ours into a socialist economy!

http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/26/investing/stocks-markets/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Forum: USA Politics 22nd December 2013, 09:11 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 4,325
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Can be covered by their parents' policies up to...

Can be covered by their parents' policies up to the age of 26.
Forum: Education 17th December 2013, 04:17 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,650
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Whose. :)[/QUOTE] And "minutes". ...

Whose.

:)[/QUOTE]

And "minutes".

ETA: And, of course, "it's".
Forum: USA Politics 15th December 2013, 01:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,275
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
So the thread title is a flat out lie, right? ...

So the thread title is a flat out lie, right? Whether or not NYT's editorials are trustworthy is a matter of opinion, but they didn't themselves say anything like that made up quote, did they?
Forum: USA Politics 9th December 2013, 01:59 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,267
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Surely you're not claiming there were no black...

Surely you're not claiming there were no black settlements there prior to European colonization?

ETA: The Xhosa have been there for millenia. But even if, for the sake of argument, everyone there...
Forum: USA Politics 9th December 2013, 01:52 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,267
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
I appreciate this. I was working as an...

I appreciate this.

I was working as an interpreter for the Deaf during the big transition at a university architecture program (in the U.S.) which hosted a group of visiting professors from South...
Forum: USA Politics 9th December 2013, 01:46 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,267
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Again, is it wrong to do so? [i.e. to criticize...

Again, is it wrong to do so? [i.e. to criticize conservatives for their support for apartheid--or at least their opposition to the sanctions that led to a relatively peaceful end to it.]

Also,...
Forum: USA Politics 6th December 2013, 09:10 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,267
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
So you said, but you've failed to offer any...

So you said, but you've failed to offer any support of your astroturfing conspiracy theory, so why should we take that into account?

And as for "trolls" I see no reason to think someone can't be...
Forum: USA Politics 6th December 2013, 09:08 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,267
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Well that was a well reasoned response to my...

Well that was a well reasoned response to my question about your rather cryptic post. :rolleyes:
Forum: USA Politics 6th December 2013, 09:06 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,267
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
So in the context of a thread talking about,...

So in the context of a thread talking about, among other things, the comments of apparent Cruz fans on Cruz's facebook page you said:



Here's the wikipedia definition of "astroturfing":


So...
Forum: USA Politics 6th December 2013, 09:00 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,267
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Yes, I'm aware of your repeated use of the...

Yes, I'm aware of your repeated use of the fallacy fallacy.
[ETA: BTW, isn't a claim that what looks like a popular response is actually an "astroturf" movement a conspiracy theory by definition...
Forum: USA Politics 6th December 2013, 08:58 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,267
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Your burden. You implied that we are failing to...

Your burden. You implied that we are failing to take something into account that you observed.



What exactly should we take into account and why? Is someone here misrepresenting something by...
Forum: USA Politics 6th December 2013, 08:54 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,267
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
You're not suggesting Reagan and the others...

You're not suggesting Reagan and the others didn't oppose anti-apartheid sanctions and label the ANC "terrorists," are you?

And are you suggesting there's a conspiracy to make Cruz's supporters on...
Forum: USA Politics 6th December 2013, 08:18 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,267
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Speaking of froth, I read where Santorum equated...

Speaking of froth, I read where Santorum equated the fight against Obamacare with Mandela's fight against apartheid.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd December 2013, 07:25 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,499
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Sounds like a methodology susceptible to bias. ...

Sounds like a methodology susceptible to bias. Have you considered this?

(Also, what "military medical in general" other than the V.A. are you talking about?)
Forum: JREF 30th November 2013, 12:14 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 17,023
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Sounds like the tax status change will simply...

Sounds like the tax status change will simply make JREF a more "motivated seller".
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th November 2013, 07:58 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 33,142
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Didn't she also give herself the standard "out"...

Didn't she also give herself the standard "out" that psychics aren't allowed to see their own futures or some such?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th November 2013, 07:55 PM
Replies: 269
Views: 33,142
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
And this is why you're my hero despite the fact...

And this is why you're my hero despite the fact that I frown on hero-worship of any kind.

The fact that Sylvia was a bad person who did a lot of wrong does not justify any of us doing wrong. To...
Forum: USA Politics 20th November 2013, 03:57 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,758
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
I was expecting to read, ". . .or they will have...

I was expecting to read, ". . .or they will have no choice but to give him another 10 day ultimatum."
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th November 2013, 02:45 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,850
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
But why? The OP wasn't using the term in that...

But why? The OP wasn't using the term in that way. He even provided an example of the subset of conspiracy theories in question (the Sandy Hook ones).

That's pretty much my point. If people are...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th November 2013, 12:15 PM
Replies: 7,207
Views: 618,595
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
I'm not sure what your point is here. Is it that...

I'm not sure what your point is here. Is it that the published scientific evaluations of vaccines currently on the market point universally toward safe and effective vaccines with known but...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th November 2013, 12:04 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,850
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
So you don't think the theory that there was a...

So you don't think the theory that there was a Watergate break-in conspiracy is a conspiracy theory?

I think you're using the term to refer only to the subset of conspiracy theories that are...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th November 2013, 08:34 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,850
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
And what makes the latter group outrageous is not...

And what makes the latter group outrageous is not the fact that they're conspiracy theories, but that they are incredible conspiracy theories that go against the overwhelming weight of all the...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th November 2013, 08:29 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 6,850
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
I would underscore the point that just because...

I would underscore the point that just because something is a conspiracy theory doesn't make it outrageous. It's unreasonable to be outraged by conspiracy theories that aren't outrageous.

A few...
Forum: USA Politics 17th November 2013, 08:21 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 5,225
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
As I understand it, Joey's complaint is that...

As I understand it, Joey's complaint is that people joining the military shouldn't be surprised by the fact that military service includes the possibility of having to kill people. Therefore, they...
Forum: USA Politics 10th November 2013, 08:38 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 7,177
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Not even remotely:

Not even remotely:
Forum: USA Politics 2nd November 2013, 09:14 AM
Replies: 610
Views: 26,075
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
So back to the topic, this statement of Obama's...

So back to the topic, this statement of Obama's was correct: "If you are among the hundreds of millions of Americans who already have health insurance through your job, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or...
Forum: Million Dollar Challenge 26th October 2013, 10:49 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,496
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
[/QUOTE] Good points all, but I would...

[/QUOTE]

Good points all, but I would respond to the highlighted bit by pointing out that the distinction between self-delusion and deliberate fraud isn't always so clear. At least, the presence...
Forum: Million Dollar Challenge 25th October 2013, 04:33 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,496
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
But you would be holding the claimant to a claim...

But you would be holding the claimant to a claim they didn't make. Breatherians don't claim they won't lose weight after not eating for a couple of days.

Also, there is the possibility that they...
Forum: USA Politics 13th October 2013, 07:53 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,703
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
It's a rules question and not an issue of...

It's a rules question and not an issue of constitutional authority. The Constitution explicitly gives the House the authority to make the rules.

But. . . .see my last post. I think changing...
Forum: USA Politics 13th October 2013, 07:50 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,703
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
I just ran across this. Turns out...

I just ran across this. Turns out Representatives could move from the floor to put the Senate bill (sans any House amendments) to a floor vote, up until the GOP changed the rules a week or so ago.
...
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2013, 06:45 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,703
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
While I agree that keeping the Senate spending...

While I agree that keeping the Senate spending bill from a vote in the House is undemocratic*, the Constitutional authority is from Article I Section 5 which says, "Each House may determine the Rules...
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2013, 05:44 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,293
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
If by "let off the hook" you mean "treated as...

If by "let off the hook" you mean "treated as irrelevant to Obama's political career" I think it's only because. . .well, he is irrelevant to Obama's political career.

If Ayers goes into politics,...
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2013, 05:41 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,293
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Benghazi! gl-z2s2XbtM

Benghazi!

gl-z2s2XbtM
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2013, 05:38 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,343
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
It's also certainly not what happened with Obama...

It's also certainly not what happened with Obama either. He has neither established universal healthcare nor rounded up the guns.

And of course neither of those two issues has anything...
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2013, 02:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 991
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
By "suspend the debt ceiling for an extra week or...

By "suspend the debt ceiling for an extra week or two" do you mean raise the limit but only enough to keep us under the limit for that short a time?

I don't think there's otherwise a feasible...
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2013, 01:59 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 991
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
I think passing the clean spending resolution and...

I think passing the clean spending resolution and raising the debt limit such that we hit it again very soon (2 months-ish) is most likely to happen.

Or. . . Boehner is able to add some...
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2013, 06:44 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,652
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
These sound like liberal criticisms. Giving as...

These sound like liberal criticisms. Giving as much control to states as possible and tying any expansion of healthcare accessibility to insurance were conservative ideas.
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2013, 06:26 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,652
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Other than placing an effective limit on how much...

Other than placing an effective limit on how much insurance companies can make in profits you mean?

But I get your point.

In fact, the goal of making access to healthcare affordable to as...
Forum: USA Politics 7th October 2013, 03:45 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,458
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
We have evidence on this very thread that what...

We have evidence on this very thread that what you're saying here isn't true. There are those who don't think homosexuality is bad, but who do assume that incest between consenting adults is somehow...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 6th October 2013, 12:07 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 10,714
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
And by "make this discussion moot" don't you mean...

And by "make this discussion moot" don't you mean "refutes the claim that taxation destroys money"?
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 6th October 2013, 12:00 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 10,714
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
So you're saying since my money is only available...

So you're saying since my money is only available for me to spend that it counts as being "accessible to the public" because I'm part of the public. OK. . .

And when the government collects taxes...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 6th October 2013, 08:58 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 10,714
Posted By JoeTheJuggler
Money in bank vaults isn't available to the...

Money in bank vaults isn't available to the public to spend? So when I put money in a savings account, I have "destroyed" money?

Yes, we could split hairs by claiming that taxation "destroys"...
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