To you as well my good sir! It was awkward for sure though, hanging around "Church people" always freaks me out. Good to be back in front of my computer typing silly/mindful comments to the interwebs! Hope your day was also filled with strange moments to awkwardly replay back in your mind as well!

holy Toledo, that's a lot of awards! You're going to need a case soon.

Belated thank you for the congrats. It happened on a crappy week too, so it was most welcome.

In reply to this comment by chicchorea:
Belated congrats on your Bronze Star.

How excellent.

Truly, you are to kind. It is nice to know that even through all my horrible communications of the past years that some bit of shininess has seeped through.

In reply to this comment by chicchorea:
Your response comment beat me to this that I thought I'd rather state here than on the post. That is to say, your posting of that vid, given your reservations, served to increase my already not insignificant respect for you and your process. I may not always agree with everything you say, but you unfailingly make it, not only easy to see how it is that you think and/or believe what you do, but make it easy to appreciate your POV and even agree to disagree if that be the case. Thank you.

As well, my revisiting your post alerted me that my vote did not register. Remedied.

In reply to this comment by GeeSussFreeK:
I don't share his opinion, but I respect the rational way in which it was given.

I loled, then I sighed.

In reply to this comment by Kevlar:
STOP writhing in pain RESISTING.

HAHAHAH wow, talk about a human train wreck. If he gets elected, perhaps he can ban the eating of paint chips which gave him is plucky disposition!

In reply to this comment by JiggaJonson:
Ok I'm sorry, i know this is my third comment on this but I've been perplexed/utterly fascinated by this whole thing. It seems like the website http://politics.freesitenow.com/basilmarceauxforgovernor/ which is where BasilMarceaux.com will redirect you to is down due to a huge traffic influx but I found others who have been to the site:

"When I first saw the video early this morning, I thought Marceaux had just kicked back a few too many drinks to calm his nerves before a big television appearance but, after viewing Marceaux’s website (which, despite what he says in the video, totally isn’t ImBasilMarceaux.com or even BasilMarceaux.com) and reading his writings, it became clear that what you see is what you get and that this is the real Basil Marceaux…or possibly the most brilliant political performance art prank since Andy Kaufman threw on some cheek puddy, faked a deeper gruff voice, and made everyone believe that there was a real man named “Richard Nixon“. On the website, Marceaux has a list of “Things I done for my citizens,” asks “why Democracy invaded the U.S. State on July 16 1866,” and promises that, if people vote for him, “I WIN I WILL IMMUNE YOU FROM ALL STATE CRIMES FOR THE REST OF YOU LIFE!” Even more amazingly, you can check out his son’s site (Basil Jr. is running for Tennessee House Representative) and find some equally terrific quotes."

http://www.mediaite.com/online/meet-gubernatorial-candidate-basil-marceaux-proof-americas-democracy-is-still-healthy/

[EDIT]

And if you want a REAL laugh check out his youtube page which consists of nothing but him staring into the camera for 8 minutes with static audio
http://www.youtube.com/basilmarceaux#p/

*ban

Pure Bred Pomeranian video info

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
Does anyone have any idea what the breed of that little beauty is? Beautiful.

Couldn't of said it better if I tried. Would you mind if I quote this in my bio? Is there a different attribution you would like?

In reply to this comment by marinara:
the crucifixion of Jesus was a victory for the intolerant god-worshipers and a defeat of a man trying to love the people oppressed by a dogmatic and systematic religion. They killed him legally.

2000 years later, we're waiting for jesus to come back.

http://videosift.com/video/Countdown-Obama-Authorizes-the-Killing-of-American-Citizen

In reply to this comment by griefer_queafer:
Thanks for putting this so well!

geesussfreek, i downvoted this video for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the alarmist rhetoric of monsieur paul, who does indeed exacerbate the already violent feelings about obama by whackos. and lets remember that monsieur paul (albeit involuntarily) spawned what is today known as the tea party.

i also felt compelled to downvote this video because of your caption about the need to get more guns and ammo. i think this is an unreasonable reaction, especially since, as volumptuous reminds us, OBAMA is actually trying to bring these things more out into the open.

>> ^volumptuous:
Wait. What American citizen has Obama assassinated?
And if I remember correctly, not only has Obama signed documents over a year ago to close GITMO, but he's also pushing for criminal trials of terrorists. But, it's the congress that is holding this shit up, not Obama.
So, maybe Dr.Paul here needs to have a R3VOLUTION to push these things forward. Not just give a fucking speech on an empty house floor.

I haven't laughed that sincerely in awhile...thanks! Let the sarcasm be strong with you!

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
>> ^xxovercastxx:

Oh, ya think so? I'm pretty sure the idea is to throw the grenade out of the "structure" and that would be rather difficult if there weren't any holes.
>> ^lucky760:
And thank goodness there was no roof on that structure (likely intentionally)



Perhaps you're unaware because you don't pay attention to mainstream media, but there's this great, new invention called windows. They're basically like big holes in your walls. I know what you're probably thinking: "Those are called doorways, dummy!" I'll tell you why you're wrong. Windows are different from doorways because they usually aren't intended for the passage of persons.

You can learn more about them at WikiPedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window

I completely agree btw. I can't bring myself to watch oberman so I won't comment there. I love the logic people used there...since he is a doctor and has the ability to help people...he must. I would like to see the tables turned on that logic and say they are responsible for every child that starves for every piece of luxury they buy. It is not like there is a shortage on doctors that person can get help from...now food on the other hand...

In reply to this comment by imstellar28:
Non-violent protest against a political ideology...hmmm where does that sound familiar...Martin Luther King Jr., Ghandi? Didn't they receive Nobel Peaces Prizes? And this guy gets a * Terrible and on the "Worst Person List?"

The liberal mind is seriously warped...

It is a good thing I wasn't drinking anything or I would of lost it all.

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
^ http://www.teevirus.com/product/Hus-On-First

<img src="http://static1.videosift.com/teevirus.com/images/2009/11/12/Hus-On-First/large.png">

Well said! Your words have a simple elegance which has forever eluded me.

In reply to this comment by imstellar28:
There are quite a few digressions in this thread, but I don't think anyone has actually addressed the content of the video. The speaker is saying that groups are merely abstractions; that you shouldn't forsake the trees for the forest.

We all want to live in a happy, peaceful society - collectivist or individualist. I don't think theres any denying that. What the speaker is trying to illustrate with his tree/forest metaphor is that the soul of these two ideologies is actually quite different - despite the fact they share the same goals.

Expanding on the tree/forest metaphor, one might define a "good" forest as one with a lot of healthy, thriving trees. If, in walking through a forest, you came across an area where the soil was nutritionally deficient and the growth of all the trees in the area stunted, you might view this forest as somehow imperfect. To correct this flaw, you could cut down the largest tree you can find, grind it up into fertilizer, and spread it around on the soil to help the stunted trees thrive.

What actually happens though, when you cut down a tree to grow a forest, as it were, is you lose sight of whats actually important. Yes, by some definition you are fulfilling "the greatest good for the greatest number" but if you have to lose your soul to achieve some measure of "good", what have you really accomplished? You thought you were saving the forest, but the forest doesn't exist. The forest is only how your mind perceives a group of trees; what existed was a group of trees sharing the same habitat. All you did was kill one tree, and use it to fertilize another.

So my question has to be: What glory is there in forging a perfect society, if it has no soul?

Thanks! Man, I was in tears at the phone phonetics part!

In reply to this comment by EDD:
*quality standup. Dara is probably my favorite act. Well, him and Jimmy Carr.