Star Wars Defense Initiative
Invading Grenada and Nicaragua, etc
Iran Contra

National defense. That's the only thing that federal government actually SHOULD be doing, so I don't have a problem with them so much. I'd prefer less political meddling in international matters though. Small government, strict constitution, fiscal responsibility. Nowadays the obstacle to these issues is domestic entitlement spending, social engineering, and so forth. Reagan could have done better, but with a democrat congress it is hard. He talked the right stuff though. Even the Repubican party didn't like how hard he was pushing for cuts in domestic spending.

it was just a different scene... the beatles were the first boy band.

they had the right stuff.. talent + marketability.. and the game has never been the same.

mccartney looks about half dead now but maybe he just has massively great chronic.

funny

Cant be worse than MCcain? I hope not, but I should know better.

Vote third party. Maybe he has the right stuff to fix things, but after choosing bidden as his running mate I cant say.

We should know better than to trust any one, after what's happened in the past.

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congrats, doc!

a recent favorite from your queue:

http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Right-Stuff-the-crash-of-the-NF-104

If you ever want to feel like a true whimp, read "Yeager" the autobiography. I get nervous merging into freeway traffic.

"Hello, air-traffic control. I'm in a flat spin and falling like a rock. Would you order a pizza and have a beer ready when I get down. I ate a light breakfast. Hang on, I see the ground now, I'd better eject. Don't come get me, I'll catch a cab back to the airfield."

congrats, doc!

a recent favorite from your queue:

http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Right-Stuff-the-crash-of-the-NF-104

Congratulations Eklek !! As I've said before, you've got an excellent taste in music, you sift the right stuff, keep great playlists - do keep up the good work and certainly don't go anywhere!

100: Night of the Living Dead
99: Laura
98: Dead Poets Society
97: Bladerunner
96: The Lost Weekend
95: Oceans 11
94: Star Wars: Episode IV
93: Midnight Run
92: It Came from Outer Space
91: The Right Stuff
90: The Fugitive
89: The French Connection
88: Back To The Future
87: Cast Away
86: Quiz Show
85: The Silence of the Lambs
84: Titanic
83: The Magnificent Seven (?)
82: Rain Man
81: Galaxy Quest
80: Harold and Maude
79: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
78: The Day The Earth Stood Still
77: The Apartment
76: The Great Escape
75: The Hustler
74: Ed Wood
73: The Jerk
72: Raiders of the Lost Ark
71: When Harry Met Sally
70: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
69: M*A*S*H
68: The Breakfast Club
67: The King and I
66: Gentleman's Agreement (?)
65: The Princess Bride
64: Yellow Submarine
63: Network
62: Mister Roberts
61: Singles
60: Gone With the Wind
59: The Awful Truth
58: Goldfinger
57: The Manchurian Candidate
56: It's a Wonderful Life
55: The Blues Brothers
54: The Remains of the Day
53: Midnight Express
52: Waking Ned Devine
51: Roman Holiday
50: Cool Hand Luke
49: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
48: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
47: The Big Sleep
48: On The Waterfront
45: The Hudsucker Proxy
44: Dirty Harry
43: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
42: Finding Nemo
41: Ben Hur
40: Superman
39: The 39 Steps
38: Aliens
37: Men In Black
36: Clerks
35: Harvey
34: Marty
33: The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (?)
32: All About Eve (?)
31: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
30: The Wild Bunch
29: Young Frankenstein
28: The Bridge Over the River Kwai
27: The Usual Suspects
26: North By Northwest
25: Sunset Blvd.
24: Escape From New York
23: The Wizard of Oz
22: Casablanca
21: The Lion in Winter
20: Boogie Nights
19: The Shawshank Redemption
18: Almost Famous
17: The Maltese Falcon
16: The Natural
15: Being John Malcovich
14: The Professionals
13: Laurence of Arabia
12: Ghostbusters
11: This is Spinal Tap
10: Citizen Kane
9: 12 Angry Men
8: Office Space
7: To Kill a Mockingbird
6: Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
5: The Godfather
4: Fargo
3: L.A. Confidential
2: Once Upon a Time In the West
1: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

That's off the top of my head. My wife saw this and filled in a few more, and corrected a few.

Rembar, I appreciate your knowledge in this, it is enlightening, but it still doesn't change the fact that I've seen guys lose fights because of some cheesy move by a lesser man got them in a position where they could only continue by losing a limb or a windpipe.

They never got beaten, worn down, overpowered.. they got caught. Sometimes they even get caught before breaking a sweat and are still 100% after tapping out. That's not fighting the way anyone wants, we want epic battles decided by brute force and technique and spirit. Not by who gets the cheese move in first.

Compare to boxing if you can. In boxing, there are lucky hits, but you can overcome them. If you get knocked down, it's your strength of will that can get you back up, then your fighting spirit that can take you another round further, even turn the tables if you really got the right stuff. In this kind of fighting, it's game over. No second chance regardless of will or spirit.

Edit: Hell if groin kicks were allowed, the sport would be reduced to groin snipers - I'd even sign up to fight then, I would stand a chance, so would my gf for that matter...