tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post1161061856045889498..comments2024-03-28T17:58:57.058-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Thousands of revelers... carried posters of former President Bill Clinton, and chanted 'Thank You U.S.A.!' and 'God Bless America.'"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20522828741165703532008-02-18T08:03:00.000-06:002008-02-18T08:03:00.000-06:00The Confederate Constitution did not include a rig...The Confederate Constitution did not include a right to secede. This seems ironic, until one realizes that their logic was that the right to secede was self-evident and need not be explicitly stated.Crimsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618292072861640747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60400036561550599842008-02-18T08:00:00.000-06:002008-02-18T08:00:00.000-06:00SCOTUS ruled secession illegal.SCOTUS ruled secession illegal.Crimsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618292072861640747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27980463921901804732008-02-17T22:49:00.000-06:002008-02-17T22:49:00.000-06:00Simon says:"That's a rather different situation. U...Simon says:<BR/><BR/><I>"That's a rather different situation. Under this Constitution, there's no right of secession, at least in the sense of unilaterally doing so. That question's entirely settled."</I><BR/><BR/>Oh Simon. How many nations actually have secession rules written into their constitutions or national charters? How simplistic of you to settle it so easily.Finn Alexander Kristiansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393135095699664504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15121778655994321552008-02-17T21:14:00.000-06:002008-02-17T21:14:00.000-06:00Finn Kristiansen said..."Is it hypocritical to sup...Finn Kristiansen said...<BR/>"<I>Is it hypocritical to support ethnic or religious secession movements selectively[?]</I>"<BR/><BR/>That depends on the philosophical premises whence you support secession movements.<BR/><BR/>"<I>and would the U.S. be so supportive if say, Texas turned majority hispanic and wanted to secede, or Mississippi with blacks?</I>"<BR/><BR/>That's a rather different situation. Under this Constitution, there's no right of secession, at least in the sense of unilaterally doing so. That question's entirely settled.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27372436423785698542008-02-17T21:06:00.000-06:002008-02-17T21:06:00.000-06:00Oh, and I have no thoughts to offer yet on gay clu...Oh, and I have no thoughts to offer yet on gay clubs, tipping versus bribes, or why Michael Jackson's brother moved Albanians to Kosovo. <BR/><BR/>(What? what? Ohhh, a different Tito. Nevermind).Finn Alexander Kristiansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393135095699664504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33210800451971790982008-02-17T20:57:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:57:00.000-06:00ricpic said... Another gift from the Clintons: a m...<I>ricpic said... <BR/>Another gift from the Clintons: a muslim state in the heart of Europe.</I><BR/><BR/>I do wonder two things:<BR/><BR/>1) Will Kosovo end up different than the typical Islamic state or be a breeding ground to export conflict. We get rather jolly and giddy over who we support, only to see them revert to some sort of unexpected mean. <BR/><BR/>2) Is it hypocritical to support ethnic or religious secession movements selectively, and would the U.S. be so supportive if say, Texas turned majority hispanic and wanted to secede, or Mississippi with blacks? <BR/><BR/>This is much less about democracy than ethnic self rule, and that can come back to bite you all around the world (as Putin has pointed out).Finn Alexander Kristiansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393135095699664504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1543886560401817222008-02-17T20:54:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:54:00.000-06:00Also from the ages of 33-45 is the prime age of th...Also from the ages of 33-45 is the prime age of the gays in NYC.<BR/><BR/>At that point in your life you still have your looks and you finally are making money to do things.<BR/><BR/>Other cities may value the younger twink gays but in NYC mid 30's to early 40's is primetime.titusisgayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998053465516499243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89995522683911375072008-02-17T20:49:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:49:00.000-06:00"I started going out to bars in Boston when I was ..."I started going out to bars in Boston when I was 18 which was in 1998-I had a fake id from a friend of mine."<BR/><BR/>Sorry I meant 1990.titusisgayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998053465516499243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9602617346537083222008-02-17T20:48:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:48:00.000-06:00Also Jox closed about a year ago also bitch. Aga...Also Jox closed about a year ago also bitch. Again, none of those bars closed "decades ago". Deacades would mean more than one and Buddies would of closed in the early to mid 90's. I was in Beantown from 89-96 and it was open most of that time.<BR/><BR/>Now wheres my apology Althouse.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Barbers Closet, I loved it there. I also knew Rodney Shields, the owner of Rods, rest her soul.<BR/><BR/>By the way I just went to work out with a friend of mine and had sex in the sauna with a big black guy. We just rubbed our dicks together but it was enough for both of us to cum.titusisgayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998053465516499243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9947041876814590022008-02-17T20:41:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:41:00.000-06:00I also started going out very young. I couldn't e...I also started going out very young. I couldn't even drive in Madison when I went out-age 15. I saw Divine perform at the patio at Rods the summer of 1987. I graduated from high school 1989.<BR/><BR/>I started going out to bars in Boston when I was 18 which was in 1998-I had a fake id from a friend of mine.<BR/><BR/>I am old enough honey-by biological clock is ticking.<BR/><BR/>As far as my punctation/grammar get over it TJL.titusisgayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998053465516499243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87890885262868506642008-02-17T20:39:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:39:00.000-06:00You seem to be saying that a bribe is a quasi-cont...<I>You seem to be saying that a bribe is a quasi-contract, and a tip is a gift.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, no. A tip isn't a gift. It's a payment based on perceived service. A bribe is a payment based on expected service. <BR/><BR/>Thus a tip is something that is negotiated throughout the process, with the final payment giving definition to the prior service received. It defines what had been previously nebulous. Sort of like observing a quantum particle. <BR/><BR/>A bribe lays out the expectation and there is a settled understanding of what does and does not constitute fulfillment. A bribe is very concrete in this way. <BR/><BR/>Tips entail much more mystery. But there is still the expectation at the beginning of the transaction that there will be some sort of payment. Thus it is neither a gift nor is it an actualized contract. Instead the fulfilled payment of the services can potentially fluctuate between 0 and the full worth of the tipper's estate, based on a less than infinite number of factors which may or may not include any culturally settled notions of approved service. <BR/><BR/>Isaac Newton would have been much more comfortable with bribes than tips. But as modernity has passed away, bribing has become increasingly passé. So we, embracing uncertainty, love to tip whoever we can, especially here in America. <BR/><BR/>This is also why bribery is so prevalent in countries that have had a hard time moving beyond modernity, or are stuck in pre-modern thinking. They cannot abide the fluctuating probabilities of potential unrealized remuneration.<BR/><BR/>Tipping is a sign of societal advancement. But it is certainly not a gift.Paddy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442537362540160512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54488601252780961832008-02-17T20:38:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:38:00.000-06:00Judging by Titus' bar list, he's far older than he...Judging by Titus' bar list, he's far older than he lets on. Most of these places were demolished decades ago.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I am 37-I never "lead on" that I was anything other than that.<BR/><BR/>Buddies turned into Buzz-Buddies closed in the mid early 90's when I was in college in Boston. Buzz which turned into Buddies closed about a year ago.<BR/><BR/>Napoleons closed in the mid to late 90's-I think. <BR/><BR/>Chaps closed a year ago or so but still has a gay night on Wednesday-a friend of my DJ's there on Wednesday.<BR/><BR/>Ramrod is still open.<BR/><BR/>Not of those bars closed "decades ago".titusisgayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998053465516499243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82949721889469421942008-02-17T20:31:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:31:00.000-06:00You would then be placing yourself on some plane o...<EM>You would then be placing yourself on some plane of knowledge and understanding above Steyn, I take it, from which you clearly see a larger and more accurate picture? Or, you could just be stating your ignorant, preferred view of the situation. Easy choice for the audience, I think.</EM><BR/><BR/>Well, I'm just a simple country lawyer and not some kinda big international journalist like Mark Steyn, but using my meager analytic skills, I think I can see that Steyn is just another blowhard who is out peddling bigotry and hysteria, wrapped up in poor demographic analysis. I'm not alone in that view, and you can find a more detailed response <A HREF="http://www.newstatesman.com/200703120047" REL="nofollow">here</A>, as annotated <A HREF="http://www.johannhari.com/archive/article.php?id=1082" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>As far as my alleged ignorance goes, well, I'll defer to your judgment on that point, as I'm sure you're more familiar with the topic of ignorance than I am.somefellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013403004665789644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47517032002087065532008-02-17T19:15:00.001-06:002008-02-17T19:15:00.001-06:00Paddy O: You seem to be saying that a bribe is a ...Paddy O: You seem to be saying that a bribe is a quasi-contract, and a tip is a gift.<BR/><BR/>If a bribe is accepted, performance then becomes an obligation.<BR/><BR/>A tip does not carry any such obligations.Maxine Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164122931399241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72046987969481408402008-02-17T19:15:00.000-06:002008-02-17T19:15:00.000-06:00No you're not a cop for God's sake.You're just lyi...No you're not a cop for God's sake.<BR/>You're just lying there in the hospital all screwed up.<BR/>Don't you want a cute nurse to make <B>everything</B> better?Bildohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354972757908963310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41148994393193158782008-02-17T19:00:00.000-06:002008-02-17T19:00:00.000-06:00Anne Osborne: You're a cop for God's sake, you're ...Anne Osborne: You're a cop for God's sake, you're supposed to uphold the law, but instead you bend it and twist it and sell it. I saw you take that bribe and, and resist arrest and tamper with evidence and perjure yourself under oath. <BR/>Remy McSwain: Don't forget I ran a red light too, huh. <BR/>Anne Osborne: You still think it's funny, don't you? Why don't you just face it, Remy? You're not one of the good guys anymore. <BR/>(The Big Easy, 1987)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32490681451918181802008-02-17T18:58:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:58:00.000-06:00But would you tip a hot nurse?But would you tip a hot nurse?Bildohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354972757908963310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89544702475190638512008-02-17T18:47:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:47:00.000-06:00somefeller said: "Again, the issue of Islamist ter...somefeller said: "Again, the issue of Islamist terrorism is a serious one, but the Eurabia nonsense that Steyn and company like to promote is just an exercise in hysterics."<BR/><BR/>You would then be placing yourself on some plane of knowledge and understanding above Steyn, I take it, from which you clearly see a larger and more accurate picture? Or, you could just be stating your ignorant, preferred view of the situation. Easy choice for the audience, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48640268970978002822008-02-17T18:45:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:45:00.000-06:00Don't bother me for a moment, I'm looking up in pa...Don't bother me for a moment, I'm looking up <I>in pari materia</I>Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2979052136388556812008-02-17T18:37:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:37:00.000-06:00You crack me up!*gets spackle and sandpaper**fixes...You crack me up!<BR/><BR/>*gets spackle and sandpaper*<BR/><BR/>*fixes cracks*Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48476705635219187312008-02-17T18:27:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:27:00.000-06:00There is no bribe big enough to get me to tip Maxi...There is no bribe big enough to get me to tip Maxine.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40872764639708804272008-02-17T18:05:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:05:00.000-06:00There's really not that much difference between ti...<I>There's really not that much difference between tipping and bribery.</I><BR/><BR/>Sure there is. Timing. <BR/><BR/>Bribes usually go before.<BR/><BR/>Tips come after. <BR/><BR/>That's why people who bribe have to be tougher, just in case the service doesn't match the cost. The bribee knows what they've been paid and they have to live up to it. No mystery for them. <BR/><BR/>Tippers just are responding to what's already been done. Thus leading to assessment on both sides. The tippee and the tipper are both judging each other and throughout the whole process are assessing the potential transaction. <BR/><BR/>Tipping is a significantly more dynamic process, though there is risk with both. A bribe entails the risk of money paid and imperfect service. While a tip entails the risk of a great service with an imperfect tip. Thus the customer really is always better served with tipping, but of course a bribe is altogether more motivating.Paddy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442537362540160512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75733499233548207042008-02-17T17:33:00.000-06:002008-02-17T17:33:00.000-06:00There's really not that much difference between ti...There's really not that much difference between tipping and bribery.Maxine Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164122931399241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87696866268936789922008-02-17T16:45:00.000-06:002008-02-17T16:45:00.000-06:00maxine, after we got home after our son was in the...maxine, after we got home after our son was in the hospital after birth, we sent coffee cake to the nurse's station. Not a monetary tip, just a thanks for your excellent care coffee cake.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80510914736190184422008-02-17T16:42:00.000-06:002008-02-17T16:42:00.000-06:00titus, I think you're thinking of the Barber's Clo...titus, I think you're thinking of the Barber's Closet.<BR/><BR/>I went to Cafe de Palms exactly once, and was disappointed by the food.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.com