"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a white male who hasn’t lived that life."

This is the quote that is supposedly taken out of context. The explanation I get from most sources seems to be something to the tune of:

She was speaking only ( Read more... )

I'm and apparently not fated to join the SCA. I have tried a few times now, and seem to always be foiled by time or money or personality clashes. These attempts however have not diminished my desire to fight in armor. The few times I have actually gotten to do it, I have enjoyed it immensely. Only sparring in karate ever got me close to that level.

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I just recived a Logo file in a format that is "used primarily for storing astronomy data, such as stellar and surface photometry."

Who has that?!?!

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A good portion of what is being said by the news media about Obama just sounds like "Chuck Norris fact" Jokes to me, but hey lets all hope that Obama's tears really can cure cancer.  

So they had to added few thousand miles, an ocean, and a language barrier to the mix.

Seriously...

::Spoilers::

I would have murdered Laurence Fishburns character without even a tiny shred of remorse.

Furthermore, I would have gotten Kevin kevin Spacey's character fired and arrested for tax evasion.

gah!

DISPICABLE

Its the same thing that bugs me about Greys Anatomy ( Read more... )

Can anyone suggest a good history of colonial America ( Read more... )