IS Forum
Forum Index Register Members List Events Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Help

Go Back   International Skeptics Forum » Search Forums
 


Welcome to the International Skeptics Forum, where we discuss skepticism, critical thinking, the paranormal and science in a friendly but lively way. You are currently viewing the forum as a guest, which means you are missing out on discussing matters that are of interest to you. Please consider registering so you can gain full use of the forum features and interact with other Members. Registration is simple, fast and free! Click here to register today.
Showing results 1 to 50 of 600
Search took 1.10 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: Unabogie
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st January 2015, 12:09 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 18,879
Posted By Unabogie
It's been a rough couple of months for the...

It's been a rough couple of months for the racists. There haven't been any high profile dead black kids so they feel kinda sad.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th January 2015, 11:40 AM
Replies: 148
Views: 18,879
Posted By Unabogie
As each of these episodes unfolds, it becomes...

As each of these episodes unfolds, it becomes harder and harder to deny that Trayvon Martin caused all of this.

And Sharpton. Don't forget Sharpton.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd January 2015, 07:51 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 12,137
Posted By Unabogie
Color me shocked that our usual suspects take up...

Color me shocked that our usual suspects take up for a high ranking GOPer speaking in front of David Duke and his despicable crowd. But hey, Robert Byrd!!!

Actually, considering that these same...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2014, 05:15 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
Poster, as in person, or flyer, as in what the...

Poster, as in person, or flyer, as in what the Klan was handing out?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2014, 04:34 PM
Replies: 825
Views: 146,343
Posted By Unabogie
Most skeptics keep in mind that they could be...

Most skeptics keep in mind that they could be wrong. Taunting and gloating don't usually go hand in hand with careful self-examination. Just a thought.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2014, 04:08 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
You deny it? If Darren Wilson is indicted (not...

You deny it? If Darren Wilson is indicted (not that I think he will be) you'll be the first person here to tell us why that's wrong.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2014, 04:07 PM
Replies: 825
Views: 146,343
Posted By Unabogie
That's for sure. I really don't see the world the...

That's for sure. I really don't see the world the way you do.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2014, 03:40 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
So if they indicted Darren Wilson on 1st degree...

So if they indicted Darren Wilson on 1st degree murder tonight, you wouldn't come out here and say it was an injustice? You're not fooling anyone.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2014, 03:35 PM
Replies: 825
Views: 146,343
Posted By Unabogie
Your expectation is that a unarmed woman should...

Your expectation is that a unarmed woman should be expected to stop looters? Ah, but of course you lumped that in with "at least alert officers". So it's also her job to act as neighborhood watch and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2014, 03:09 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
What's the proper assumption?

What's the proper assumption?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th November 2014, 03:05 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
Because everyone expects the grand jury to let...

Because everyone expects the grand jury to let Wilson walk? Why wouldn't people already know how they feel about that prospect?
Forum: USA Politics 24th November 2014, 08:27 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 15,695
Posted By Unabogie
But this is exactly what's happened in Washington...

But this is exactly what's happened in Washington and Colorado (and now Oregon). The DOJ has declared:
...
Forum: USA Politics 24th November 2014, 08:16 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 4,602
Posted By Unabogie
Again, feel free to provide some examples of Bush...

Again, feel free to provide some examples of Bush being called racist for saying something similar. What Obama said was was patently inoffensive. But factually, you're wrong. What he said was also...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd November 2014, 12:56 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 4,602
Posted By Unabogie
Here's what the President said. Yeah,...

Here's what the President said.



Yeah, I'm thinking that if any US president said this, there's virtually no chance that liberals would call it racist. But feel free to find a counterexample.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd November 2014, 12:52 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
Rocket maaaaannnnnn... Oops, got lost there...

Rocket maaaaannnnnn...

Oops, got lost there for a sec.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd November 2014, 12:50 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
So you're comparing the two? The Democratic Party...

So you're comparing the two? The Democratic Party and the Klan? You don't think they've gone down divergent paths since then? Like for instance, the Democratic Party passed the Civil Rights Act and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd November 2014, 09:59 AM
Replies: 1,507
Views: 246,803
Posted By Unabogie
As for the Cosby show, I can't really see the...

As for the Cosby show, I can't really see the criticism of it. What made it novel then (and seems so anachronistic now) that it's hard to really understate how groundbreaking it was. Someone...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd November 2014, 09:40 AM
Replies: 1,507
Views: 246,803
Posted By Unabogie
I'm not sure this follows. Sometimes, people just...

I'm not sure this follows. Sometimes, people just get off on exerting control over others. According to the allegations, he drugged them so they'd be half asleep while he raped them. So in his mind,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd November 2014, 08:14 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
Yes, because their two histories are identical. ...

Yes, because their two histories are identical.

:rolleyes:
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd November 2014, 11:23 AM
Replies: 825
Views: 146,343
Posted By Unabogie
As I noted in that interactive map, the...

As I noted in that interactive map, the unfortunate truth is that those kinds of statistics are more the norm than the exception. So it doesn't seem that unusual that the police relations in Jennings...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd November 2014, 10:23 AM
Replies: 825
Views: 146,343
Posted By Unabogie
It doesn't. Were you able to find any quotes from...

It doesn't. Were you able to find any quotes from Ferguson residents in support of it?
Forum: USA Politics 21st November 2014, 02:35 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 4,602
Posted By Unabogie
Is there something in the water? That guy, Donato...

Is there something in the water? That guy, Donato Dalrymple, wasn't Elian's parent. In fact, that officer was returning the little boy TO his parent, not ripping them from his arms. We're all...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st November 2014, 09:33 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
:dl: What? You're saying they aren't even...

:dl:

What? You're saying they aren't even really a terrorist organization anymore. You're saying they haven't done anything really bad lately. You're totally trying to defend their honor and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st November 2014, 09:21 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
You'd think that living in the epicenter of all...

You'd think that living in the epicenter of all American Knowledge you'd at least read your local paper.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-klan_bdnov23-story.html#page=1
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st November 2014, 08:46 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
I think you're right, for the most part. People...

I think you're right, for the most part. People should have the right to hold whatever beliefs they want. But it's not the government doing the cracking down here. It's simply other citizens voicing...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st November 2014, 08:37 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
So at first you couched this as a defense of the...

So at first you couched this as a defense of the Klan's right to voice abhorrent views, sort of like it's you and the ACLU, out there fighting the good fight. But little by little, you've now morphed...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 11:35 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
Recently. Heh. You're describing a murdering...

Recently. Heh. You're describing a murdering terrorist group as being not so bad because they haven't killed anyone...lately. Just like Charles Manson.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 08:34 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
I'm honestly at a loss for words on this. I'm...

I'm honestly at a loss for words on this. I'm used to posters torturing the meaning of words around here to the point of death, but this is a group of TERRORISTS threatening people with DEATH. And...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 08:31 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
You're coming to the defense of the KLAN now??? ...

You're coming to the defense of the KLAN now???

Go ahead, this should be entertaining. How exactly do you read something like this?
...
Forum: USA Politics 20th November 2014, 08:23 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,506
Posted By Unabogie
Nice try, like that's going to work. You're about...

Nice try, like that's going to work. You're about to get a lesson in real skepti...

OOOH, THAT IS A NICE SUNSET!!!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 08:20 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
This is a great point. Wilson said "I'll lock...

This is a great point. Wilson said "I'll lock your ass up IF...". Had Wilson already been there to effect an arrest, there's be no IFs to worry about. He'd have said "I'm here to arrest you"....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 12:41 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
Oh, then I don't understand the relevance of your...

Oh, then I don't understand the relevance of your question. Wilson threatened to do something he had no right to do, then did it and lied about it in official report.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 12:40 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
But as we know, the FPD had a process in place to...

But as we know, the FPD had a process in place to obfuscate this. And as we've seen in this thread, the complaints of the poor and minorities are routinely scoffed at as being self-serving and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 12:15 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
"Failure to Comply" and violation of pitbull...

"Failure to Comply" and violation of pitbull regulations (which by all reports were dropped).
Yep. Was Wilson lying?
Yes, he clearly did. "If you don't stop recording me I'm going to lock your...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 12:02 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
So police can arrest you for recording them, as...

So police can arrest you for recording them, as Wilson clearly says in the video? Or was he lying to Arman and didn't really mean it?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 09:47 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
Isn't that how Alan Turing cracked the Enigma?

Isn't that how Alan Turing cracked the Enigma?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 08:57 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
Oh, and welcome to the ISF!!!

Oh, and welcome to the ISF!!!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 08:56 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 21,124
Posted By Unabogie
In fairness, Anonymous said that while they agree...

In fairness, Anonymous said that while they agree with you in principle, in this case the Klan was threatening to kill people for expressing their OWN beliefs which differ from the Klan. In response...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th November 2014, 08:52 AM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
No, this started when I challenged the assertion...

No, this started when I challenged the assertion that there are half a dozen other witnesses who backed up Darren Wilson. I asked what they said, what their names were, and what we know about them so...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 11:23 PM
Replies: 457
Views: 41,681
Posted By Unabogie
Anonymous allegedly discovers that two cops in...

Anonymous allegedly discovers that two cops in Ferguson are KKK.

http://filmingcops.com/anonymous-exposes-cop-as-member-of-kkk-behind-letter-threatening-to-kill-ferguson-protesters/
Forum: USA Politics 19th November 2014, 10:55 PM
Replies: 370
Views: 31,349
Posted By Unabogie
I would think that all Americans would be against...

I would think that all Americans would be against racism. Are you saying it's just liberals who feel that way?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 10:53 PM
Replies: 457
Views: 41,681
Posted By Unabogie
Did she?

Did she?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 10:52 PM
Replies: 457
Views: 41,681
Posted By Unabogie
Flannery was sued for racial discrimination. The...

Flannery was sued for racial discrimination. The appeals court found he searched a black motorist's car with no probable cause and without consent.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 10:38 PM
Replies: 457
Views: 41,681
Posted By Unabogie
No, if you call Michelle Obama "dumb", or "...

No, if you call Michelle Obama "dumb", or " Moochelle" or whatever else they spew on Breitbart, then yeah you're racist. But hey, keep defending it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 09:49 PM
Replies: 457
Views: 41,681
Posted By Unabogie
Nobama? Michelle Obama looks dumb as hell? I...

Nobama? Michelle Obama looks dumb as hell? I think we know what this guy is about.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 08:47 PM
Replies: 457
Views: 41,681
Posted By Unabogie
Still probably a good shoot, but who's surprised...

Still probably a good shoot, but who's surprised that he's racist?
Forum: USA Politics 19th November 2014, 07:15 PM
Replies: 333
Views: 15,525
Posted By Unabogie
Well, yes, but only if you don't call it...

Well, yes, but only if you don't call it socialism. For instance, do Americans want universal healthcare?

http://www.ibtimes.com/two-thirds-americans-back-universal-health-care-poll-431376

Do...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 04:31 PM
Replies: 4,092
Views: 689,554
Posted By Unabogie
"Might have"? Sure, sounds like winner.

"Might have"? Sure, sounds like winner.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 04:30 PM
Replies: 825
Views: 146,343
Posted By Unabogie
Sure, what if I change that to rampant corruption...

Sure, what if I change that to rampant corruption and intractable racial tensions...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2014, 03:09 PM
Replies: 825
Views: 146,343
Posted By Unabogie
Wait, are you saying that Wilson's previous...

Wait, are you saying that Wilson's previous employer was not a corrupt PD? And that they hired some of the officers back, but not Wilson?

And things like this...
Showing results 1 to 50 of 600

 
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 11:35 PM.
Powered by vBulletin. Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

This forum began as part of the James Randi Education Foundation (JREF). However, the forum now exists as
an independent entity with no affiliation with or endorsement by the JREF, including the section in reference to "JREF" topics.

Disclaimer: Messages posted in the Forum are solely the opinion of their authors.