So real men shoot moose. I was under the impression that "real men" were responsible citizens who (1) supported their families: (2) worked their asses off so as to be a good example to their children; (3) remained faithful to their wives; (4) were men of their word; and (5) had enough self-discipline not to use their strength to intimidate and harm others. I guess I am not a real man. Then again, if I borrow my brother's gun and go up to Alaska and shoot a big animal with antlers, then, gee, problem solved.
Some cultures believe in eating testicles of animals to become more "manly", and other cultures believed (some still do) that eating the brains of enemies and animals will make you smarter and more like them.
Hehe, I ate fish brains when I was a little kid, my parents said it was good for me... yuck. Testicles and even penises are being eaten all over the world - especially in Asia. Brains are being eaten quite a lot too, mostly as filling into hot dogs etc., but many cannibals liked to think of consuming the spirit of their enemies. Many hunters like to drink the blood of their kill, or eat it's heart. It's nutritive, but they do it for "spiritual reasons". MMA wizard Baby Jay Penn from Hawaii likes to lick the blood of his opponents...
Easily the funniest thing I've seen/read this week: It's a repeat... but it needs repeating. This is the image that springs to mind when thinking about leftists <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fk4xoxQa8Bw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fk4xoxQa8Bw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
Anyone have a link to a jive translator? I couldn't make out more than 20% of what that dumb ass said.
Read the thread ........... most are saying basically the same thing... "ALASKA?!?!??" As a citizen it's a worrisome pick, as a anti-neocon even more so, but as a consverative who typically votes republican and loathes the marxist left, it's quite entertaining in its effects.
some cultures? where i grew up. rural south dakota. testicles of animals are called "rocky mountian oysters" and are considered a delicacy. of course in south dakota being called a redneck is considered a compliment. they truely do cling to their guns and religion there.
When does being a governor or mayor for a short period of time not disqualify your credentials on national security? When you are John McCain and your task is to defend your vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. When does being a governor or mayor for a short period of time ABSOLUTELY disqualify your credentials on national security? When you are John McCain and your task is to defeat primary opponents Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani. Back in October 2007, when McCain's candidacy still appeared dead and buried, the Senator berated the two Republican front runners for lacking the necessary political experience to handle commander in chief responsibilities. "I have had a strong and a long relationship on national security, I've been involved in every national crisis that this nation has faced since Beirut, I understand the issues, I understand and appreciate the enormity of the challenge we face from radical Islamic extremism," the Senator declared. "I am prepared. I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn't a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn't a governor for a short period of time." Fast-forward nearly a year, and the argument McCain made back then is being used against his vice presidential pick today. Only Sarah Palin held the post of mayor of Wasilla for less time than Rudy Giuliani headed New York City. And her gubernatorial stint in Alaska is shorter than that of Mitt Romney's in Massachusetts. McCain, not surprisingly, has changed his tune. His campaign has suggested that as head of Alaska's national guard, Palin had more national security experience than Obama. The Senator himself went on Fox News and declared: "I'm so proud that she has displayed the kind of judgment and she has the experience and judgment as an executive... She's been commander in chief of the Alaska National Guard ... she's had judgment on these issues. She's had 12 years of elected office experience, including traveling to Kuwait, including being involved in these issues. I'm so proud she has the experience and judgment as an executive." And yet, for critics, Palin's interview with ABC on Thursday evening was an apt demonstration of the criticism's McCain raised about mayors and governors back in October. In her first interview since being tapped as McCain's vice president, Palin showed, in some respects, the limitations of her foreign policy capacity. Time's Joe Klein wrote, "A joke... This woman clearly has no idea what she's talking about. What an embarrassment." Unable to define the Bush Doctrine and contradicting McCain on Pakistan, she acknowledged that she had only visited a handful of countries and never met with another world leader. Then, it was her turn to ridicule the lengthy Washington resume that defines McCain. "Charlie, again, we've got to remember what the desire is in this nation at this time," she said to the ABC host. "It is for no more politics as usual and somebody's big, fat resume maybe that shows decades and decades in that Washington establishment, where, yes, they've had opportunities to meet heads of state." ---Sam Stein---