Rash Putin

AITOOW finds it funny that some world leaders pick college basketball games and go on Ellen while others annex other countries?

Starting Off With A Bang

AITOOW thinks that it took kids shooting other kids for people to acknowledge bullying? It's odd that nobody even speaks of giving them credit for the movement in way that some civil rights advocates, let's say, argue for a guy like Snowden. It's hard to say, but, I'm not sure we are taking this problem seriously if these crimes weren't committed.

(Revenue) Up In Smoke

AITOOW fears that all this talk about tax revenue from marijuana legalization will amount to so much hot air because the next thing they will do is say it's medicine and everyone will just get it for free from their health care provider? I already know people who are getting theirs this way.

No-bamacare

AITOOW thinks it's laughable that they used to say it was a crime that 40 million people were uninsured and now all this nonsense and disruption is going to result in 5 million signing up for it? And most of those are for Medicaid. And that does not include the people who did or would lose coverage. I've looked into applying. They (gov't or insurance companies) won't answer questions about what is being offered until you sign up (hand over your private information). It's like the very bill that established it - you can't know about what you are agreeing to commit to before you agree to it. I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

The Answer is Blowing (Up) in the Wind

AITOOW doesn't understand why the Ukrainians don't just threaten to blow up the oil pipelines in their country if either Russia attacks or Europe won't support them?

USDA

AITOOW thinks it's funny that religion/morality is often more capricious than ethics? It's supposed to be the other way around. However, a few century old prejudices (that really are subordinate or antithetical to the thesis) tied onto the belief system by man end up alienating potential believers and threaten its existence. These fringe overreaches (homosexuality, divorce, contraception et al) demote morality to a sub-ethical subjectivism. It's fairly obvious that although the Devil may be in these details, a benevolent (or even a  vindictive Son of a Bitch) God is not. They are more than likely mis-interpretations, contrivances or conventions of ancient man. You obsess over these manifestations of Man to the detriment of the most important ideas of your Creator. Call it the USDA (United States of Deviant Americans) if you must. Just remember it may be a terrestrial author you are advocating for and not a higher authority.

      

Dark Chatter

AITOOW has discovered a new language? It's called Black. It's now the preferred language of the executive branch. A phrase such as "We are working towards..." (ie release of POW's) translates to -  "we are doing nothing measurable". Working = Thinking about thinking about it. It's a language where action verbs do not denote action - just the contemplation of action. All definitions are mutable. If they inure to the benefit of the speaker then they have a very expansive definition. If they are injurious they have a narrow definition. Some etymologists believe the language evolved in Arkansas in the 1990's.