From trivial to serious...
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Where is the Master's! The bloody Golf Channel is beginning "coverage" each day, but "coverage" is hours of people talking about golf while, off in the distance, barely glimpsed, are tiny figures actually playing golf.
The cameras are set up. I know this because they keep cutting to commentators at various holes, talking about the people playing golf over there, somewhere, in the background. There are stories of the history of golf, tributes to the great players, bios of up and comers, and a lot of ads for Viagra. But the actual televised coverage of the game doesn't start until 3:00pm (eastern)!!
Tiger, Stewart, Sergio, VJ, and even Phil, are just midget figures, playing out their game for those who could make it to Atlanta. The rest of us? Fie!!
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I know it it popular to insist that any CIA agent who was involved in the Bush Administration's interrogation programs should be drawn and quartered. Me? I'm not so sure.
How do we differentiate between the moral and ethical beliefs of the individual and the rules that the Attorney General and legislative bodies tacitly, or specifically, approve? Do we want anarchy, driven by the individual's own judgment and decisions, to determine how an officially sanctioned process will be executed?
I don't think this issue is as clear as some would like to believe. Discussion, and clarification will be appreciated.
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I have a solution to the "Pirate Problem".
Move the navies of the world to the Somali coast and blow up every single one of the ships currently being held for ransom. I heard that over $83 million dollars has been paid to the pirates in just this year, alone. Both the ship owners and the pirates should be made to understand that there is no profit in paying ransom. Then, stop all ship traffic along the route. Let the governments of eastern Africa clean up this mess. When shipping halts it will no longer be a quirky little problem, perpetuated by cute young men with great big guns (and the crime cartels that control them).
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Ok! Rant over for now. Fell free to add your own bit of silliness. But try to finish by 3:00pm, please. Tiger may still be playing - he should be around the 9th or 10th hole, by then. <vbg>