Executing the innocent is kosher!

 

Something fishy goin on with his "passing" dontcha think?

 

Because people die every day, and that is fishy too?

 

Questions are being asked:


Detectives question lack of autopsy in Scalia death

http://nypost.com/2016/02/15/detecti...-scalia-death/


Conspiracy theories swirl around the death of Antonin Scalia

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ntonin-scalia/

 

Would it really matter? Vince Foster committed suicide, right?

 

Meanwhile, in the real world . . .

http://theweek.com/5things/606162/ju...xas-judge-says

 

Here's a nice tribute from one of his former clerks in the Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/op...ce-scalia.html

- Eric

 

We need to know who won a Grammy award?

- Eric

 

Seriously?

 

You posted "5 Things You Need to Know Now."

Number 5 is "Taylor Swift, Mark Ronson, and Bruno Mars win top Grammy Awards."

I'm not sure why I need to know this.

- Eric

 

Have you seen the other 4? One of them is the article. In fact, it appears at the top as the first thing you see.

 

Number 1 is:

That's not an article. It's a long headline.

Why did you link to a brief list of five things if you only wanted us to look at one thing, especially when Jaunty already posted a link to an actual article, in the Washington Post, on the subject?

- Eric

 

This is a headline:
Conspiracy theories swirl over Justice Antonin Scalia's death

This is an article:
Justice Antonin Scalia was suffering from "a host of chronic conditions" when he was found dead at the age of 79 on Saturday. The county judge pronounced him dead over the phone, and did not order an autopsy — prompting some conspiracy theorists to suggest foul play. One theorist, Alex Jones, said that his "gut" told him Obama was behind Scalia's death and that the president was seeking to obtain "unprecedented power... during his last year in office." Even Donald Trump has gotten on board: "It's a horrible topic, but they say they found a pillow on his face, which is a pretty unusual place to find a pillow," the Republican presidential candidate said Tuesday.

 

Are we to equate fundamentalists to conservatives ?

 

That's a lede: The introductory short paragraph of an article, as distinct from the full article itself.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lede

- Eric

 

Oh, but I thought it was a "long headline?" ;-)

Anyway, you are correct - here's the whole article:

http://m.nydailynews.com/news/politics/killed-antonin-scalia-conspiracy-theorists-run-wild-article-1.2533100

 

That was hyperbole.

Thanks for the link.

- Eric

 

Guys:
It does not matter who won a Grammy, the Loser is the American Public who buy this crap they call music!

 

 

X2. Completely agree.

Our local paper published a story on his life and his journey to the Supreme Court, a very good read.

 

Quote If a man doesn't make any enemy's he probably isn't a very good man!

 

I agree with reading the Constitution as it was written. Best thing to do is get the Founding Fathers' comments on the same subject from their writings, it makes it crystal clear what they meant.

The only excuse then is for them to be accused of being racists since they owned slaves, and thus nothing of theirs is of any value today. Comparing the USA to any African nation in retort is then not considered a valid argument.

 

OK, people are upset with me as they think I broke the rules about political posts. The other day I was working on the computer when the news in the background said Justice Scalia had died. It shocked me as I'd not heard any hints that he was frail. So, to honor a man whom by all reports was loved by all who knew him I posted his passing. We've done that repeatedly on this site, a well know person passes and those who want to acknowledge it comment on the thread. That was my intent, end of story.

If I had meant to make a political statement and get people riled up there's so much more to work with in the 2016 campaign. Both sides of the political aisle have candidates who've said some colorful things. So please, don't focus on divisiveness, join hands with Justice Ginsberg and honor the man who gave much of his life for our country. If you can't do that, then please just ignore the thread. If people stop posting to it, it will fade away.

 

I'm just speaking for myself here, but I disagree with the whole no politics or religion thing. I don't believe that Classic Olds has the right to censor, although they do have the power to do so. Usually, when I mention this, some infuriated old man will say something like "This is so-and-so's HOUSE; you wouldn't respect the wishes of the owner of the HOUSE?!?!" while totally failing to realize that their analogy is worthless, and that all areas of the internet are public domain. A better analogy is that of a bar; the owner of the bar would not restrict speech in the bar beyond what is required for public decency because he has no right to do so, and does not want to lose sales.

Many people think that the owner of a forum is the owner of the content and the worth of the site, when, in reality, it is the individual posters who are the value, and who own the worth of the site collectively. In a small community such as ours, we cannot afford to lose people with onerous rules, nor knee-jerk conformity to them when politely questioned. I mention the last because I know someone, at least someone, will respond with "if you don't like it, leave."

Fine, but my retort is, does anyone here think the country is in good shape? Anyone? The American government model depends on involved, informed citizens who care, and by having rules on this forum that we cannot discuss politics here, we are shirking our duty as Americans. If you don't understand that that is part of your duty, or if you don't even think you HAVE a duty as an American at all, then you are part of the problem.

However, I fully understand the necessity to keep the political discussion to its own arena, which is why I suggest a separate sub-forum for politics, religion, or whatever else, subject only to rules of common decency. This is a method used on most online communities, and it works well. This allows people who want to discuss things with their peers a place to do it, and those who don't can stay out, and it might generate more site traffic.

 

Classic Olds has every right to censor. This is not a government site. Only governments can censor. Classic Olds is a private company. It can do whatever it wants, period. If people are unhappy with what Classic Olds does, they're free to leave.

People grossly misunderstand the concept of censorship and what it means with respect to the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects us from censorship by the government, period. It makes no mention of private entities. People think that freedom of speech means any time, anywhere, and it does not.

 

No.
There are fundamentalist radicals, conservatives, liberalists, communists, socialists, as well as from all religious faiths. I dare say there is such a thing a a fundamentalist atheist.
But if the cap fits.....

Roger.

 

I am an old car fundamentalist.

Allahu Ak - Car!!!

- Eric

 

I addressed both your points in the first paragraph already.

I made no mention of the government, nor the first Amendment. Rather, I was speaking of decency between common men. No one has the right to censor me, just like no one has the right to censor you, as we are both free American men.

 

I just did.

 

Nicely done, but you just showed you had the ability to do so, not the right.

It was funny though.

 

I believe we've participated in this conversation before. By now, if they didn't have the right they wouldn't, correct? Why even bring this up, other than to stir the pot?

 

I didn't bring it up.

 

In case some of you haven't noticed, Supreme Court Justice should be the most neutral position in the land, and should have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with politics.

 

We had that on an old 3 wheeler forum. They called it the "Fight Club" and was very much enjoyed by most members but from time to time would create problems. You could not join it without a password. If you did not have the password it was locked and you could not see anything in there. I am sure the moderators don't want something else to police.

I know a couple years back the subject of guns came up here and that had some people really riled up. Not sure how well it would work out here.

 

Originally Posted by rustyroger
Advanced, sophisticated societies are no place for fundamentalists to be in positions of power.

Originally Posted by Blackpage
Are we to equate fundamentalists to conservatives ?

[QUOTE=rustyroger;896448]
No. There are fundamentalist radicals, conservatives, liberalists, communists, socialists, as well as from all religious faiths. I dare say there is such a thing a a fundamentalist atheist.
But if the cap fits.....


"But if that cap fits....."

Is it your position that I have no business aspiring to a position of power because I identify myself as a conservative which lives and prospers in an advanced sophisticated society or is your decree only reserved for radical fundamentalist conservatives?

 

Radical fundamentalist (insert political/religious persuasion here). That's my view (not a decree).
I do agree with Mark Twain's comment that anyone who aspires for high office should for that very reason be precluded from it.

Roger.

 

 

Saw this yesterday and copied it. sent it all my Rush friends. Good feedback from them. So true.

 

Shame we will likely never see him do his thing live again.

 

The South probably wouldn't put up much of a fight since they banned the Dukes Of Hazard, they lost all of their mascots and their flag in the same day.