AND NOW for something completely politically incorrect

[Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll]

Sandbox this crap...

[Smilin Ed H]

The fat guy ought to take it up with Geronimo.

[AdultContemporaryChild]

What a fat disgrace.

[sockittome]

I marvel at the logic of the "gut reaction crowd" here.  Someone puts together a little satire illustrating a problem the US is facing, and all they can come up with is "That guy's fat!"  That's all you got out of that?

You can't even sneeze without offending someone these days!  Lighten up!   

[bgas]

The boat that the child was on was not trying to reach the UK.

at least not on this trip

[Smilin Ed H]

I marvel at the logic of the "gut reaction crowd" here.  Someone puts together a little satire illustrating a problem the US is facing, and all they can come up with is "That guy's fat!"  That's all you got out of that?

You can't even sneeze without offending someone these days!  Lighten up!   

"That guy is fat."  Isn't that another problem the US is facing? Of course, if they could lighten up, the problem would go away.

[clack]

I marvel at the logic of the "gut reaction crowd" here.  Someone puts together a little satire illustrating a problem the US is facing, and all they can come up with is "That guy's fat!"  That's all you got out of that?

You can't even sneeze without offending someone these days!  Lighten up!  

You'd think that if anyone should be unruffled by the sight of a fat guy singing, it would be a Beach Boys fan. Ok, Meatloaf fan first, then Beach Boys.

[Senator Blutarsky]

This is funny, sad and true all at the same time.

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Tax avoiding multi-billionaires cost the UK and the US trillions every year and yet all certain people (idiots) can get worked up about is poor foreign people desperately trying to start a new life: more often than not, escaping countries due to violent wars that we f--king started. 'Immigrants' contribute far, far, far more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits - this is fact. People's prejudice against these people is just racism, pure and simple, however they might otherwise try to dress it up...

[The_Holy_Bee]

Tax avoiding multi-billionaires cost the UK and the US trillions every year and yet all certain people (idiots) can get worked up about is poor foreign people desperately trying to start a new life: more often than not, escaping countries due to violent wars that we f--king started. 'Immigrants' contribute far, far, far more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits - this is fact. People's prejudice against these people is just racism, pure and simple, however they might otherwise try to dress it up...

Beautifully put.

[clack]

Tax avoiding multi-billionaires cost the UK and the US trillions every year and yet all certain people (idiots) can get worked up about is poor foreign people desperately trying to start a new life: more often than not, escaping countries due to violent wars that we f--king started. 'Immigrants' contribute far, far, far more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits - this is fact. People's prejudice against these people is just racism, pure and simple, however they might otherwise try to dress it up...

Ah, smiley smile.net! Come for the music discussion, stay for the ill-informed political diatribes!

[Mike's Beard]

Tax avoiding multi-billionaires cost the UK and the US trillions every year and yet all certain people (idiots) can get worked up about is poor foreign people desperately trying to start a new life: more often than not, escaping countries due to violent wars that we f--king started. 'Immigrants' contribute far, far, far more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits - this is fact. People's prejudice against these people is just racism, pure and simple, however they might otherwise try to dress it up...

Please take your leftist bullshit to the sandbox.

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Tax avoiding multi-billionaires cost the UK and the US trillions every year and yet all certain people (idiots) can get worked up about is poor foreign people desperately trying to start a new life: more often than not, escaping countries due to violent wars that we f--king started. 'Immigrants' contribute far, far, far more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits - this is fact. People's prejudice against these people is just racism, pure and simple, however they might otherwise try to dress it up...

Please take your leftist bullshit to the sandbox.

Were I a moderator i'd have moved this thread to the sandbox ages ago, but i'm not, so the comment went here. As indeed did this one. Anyway, you says 'leftist bullshit', i says 'established fact backed up by evidence'.

[beatnickle]

I marvel at the logic of the "gut reaction crowd" here.  Someone puts together a little satire illustrating a problem the US is facing, and all they can come up with is "That guy's fat!"  That's all you got out of that?

You can't even sneeze without offending someone these days!  Lighten up!   

You are so right. Political correctness is tightening its grip on free speech.  A lot of people seem to
be itching to be offended so that they can proclaim " I am offended" A lot of
comedians are beginning to avoid doing a show at a university because you can't joke about anything
anymore without offending someone which offends the hell outta me. 

[Douchepool]

You are so right. Political correctness is tightening its grip on free speech.  A lot of people seem to
be itching to be offended so that they can proclaim " I am offended" A lot of
comedians are beginning to avoid doing a show at a university because you can't joke about anything
anymore without offending someone which offends the hell outta me. 

+1

The millennial generation needs to remove the stick from its collective asshole and learn how to take a joke. I'm sick to bloody death of hearing about how EVERYTHING triggers these cultural degenerates. You're offended? Well, so fucking what? You choose to be offended. Live with it. You're not owed anything. If you think you are you have a lot to learn about life.

[Douchepool]

Tax avoiding multi-billionaires cost the UK and the US trillions every year and yet all certain people (idiots) can get worked up about is poor foreign people desperately trying to start a new life: more often than not, escaping countries due to violent wars that we f--king started. 'Immigrants' contribute far, far, far more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits - this is fact. People's prejudice against these people is just racism, pure and simple, however they might otherwise try to dress it up...

Is it racism to want people who actually contribute to society to be allowed to immigrate? One would think you guys in John Bull's Tyranny would have more of a problem with this considering the fifth columns that have taken over some parts of your once-great country.

You sound like the filth who defended the Rotherham authorities when they decided not to go after the assholes who were raping children because "it's raaaaaaaaaaacist." Give me a break.

[Stephen W. Desper]

I marvel at the logic of the "gut reaction crowd" here.  Someone puts together a little satire illustrating a problem the US is facing, and all they can come up with is "That guy's fat!"  That's all you got out of that?

You can't even sneeze without offending someone these days!  Lighten up!  

You are so right. Political correctness is tightening its grip on free speech.  A lot of people seem to
be itching to be offended so that they can proclaim " I am offended" A lot of
comedians are beginning to avoid doing a show at a university because you can't joke about anything
anymore without offending someone which offends the hell outta me.  

COMMENT: I posted a Beach Boy parody song and you guys took it to the sand box.  Today's out-of-control evil and overpopulation has spawned this and other songs. Remember another Beach Boy melody the subject of the day's political topics -- "Bomb. Bomb, Bomb Iran" -- Senator McCain's favorite. As to the song itself, I thought it was well sung, and the phrasing was excellent. Who ever performed or re-performed this Beach Boy standard should get high marks just for their singing. You may agree or disagree with the lyric, but the writing of them is cleaver and keeps you interested to see where it's going. Imitation is a form of flattery. There are hundreds of songs that could have been used for this statement, but sort of a back-handed compliment that they chose a Beach Boy melody.  ~swd

[filledeplage]

Tax avoiding multi-billionaires cost the UK and the US trillions every year and yet all certain people (idiots) can get worked up about is poor foreign people desperately trying to start a new life: more often than not, escaping countries due to violent wars that we f--king started. 'Immigrants' contribute far, far, far more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits - this is fact. People's prejudice against these people is just racism, pure and simple, however they might otherwise try to dress it up...

Please take your leftist bullshit to the sandbox.

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DIsney Boy 1985 - you might want to take a look at the actual scores of US visa categories of immigrants, either immigrant or non-immigrant legal categories. And they range from diplomatic to humanitarian with many sub categories in between.  Virtually anyone with a college degree with a job talent that is needed in the U.S. is legally let in.  There are thousands who have paid millions in applications fees to stand in line to get into the U.S. Last time I checked the application fee was about $500 just for the application, never mind the lawyers fees.  Why should they wait while others are cheating the system?

The U.S. has an interest in checking the criminal backgrounds and health status (vaccinations) of those who enter our shores.  And many thousands have been allowed a temporary residency status, such as Haiti, after the earthquake. Many other nations where FGM occurs, permit women to make a case for entry and the U.S. is very compassionate both in that instance as well as for religious and political persecution that is a "well-founded" fear criteria.  

How many labor and delivery "hotels" have been set up to assure birthright citizenship?  You can be sure that other countries don't reciprocate with that perk.  And the babies have no technical right to remain in the U.S. They are supposed to return to the parent's homeland.  And at age 21, can return and apply under "family reunification" petitions.  It is a process that those who have immigrated to the U.S. have had to follow, including mine, waiting to be admitted and being quarantined at Ellis Island.  Fair is fair. And has nothing to do whatever with political party posturing for election time.

[bgas]

I marvel at the logic of the "gut reaction crowd" here.  Someone puts together a little satire illustrating a problem the US is facing, and all they can come up with is "That guy's fat!"  That's all you got out of that?

You can't even sneeze without offending someone these days!  Lighten up!  

You are so right. Political correctness is tightening its grip on free speech.  A lot of people seem to
be itching to be offended so that they can proclaim " I am offended" A lot of
comedians are beginning to avoid doing a show at a university because you can't joke about anything
anymore without offending someone which offends the hell outta me.  

COMMENT: I posted a Beach Boy parody song and you guys took it to the sand box.  Today's out-of-control evil and overpopulation has spawned this and other songs. Remember another Beach Boy melody the subject of the day's political topics -- "Bomb. Bomb, Bomb Iran" -- Senator McCain's favorite. As to the song itself, I thought it was well sung, and the phrasing was excellent. Who ever performed or re-performed this Beach Boy standard should get high marks just for their singing. You may agree or disagree with the lyric, but the writing of them is cleaver and keeps you interested to see where it's going. Imitation is a form of flattery. There are hundreds of songs that could have been used for this statement, but sort of a back-handed compliment that they chose a Beach Boy melody.  ~swd

Last I checked, Barbara Ann wasn't a BBs melody

[The Demon]

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[James Hughes-Clarke]

"Unless you're Native American, you came from someplace else."  Barack Obama

[Gerry]

Referring to the truth as bullshit really puts you in a bind doesn't it Mike's Beard? I mean, not only are you a major Mike Love apologist but you're a conservative as well. Ouch! Why don't you go for the trifecta ?How about, Obama's a Muslim ?

[beatnickle]

Referring to the truth as bullshit really puts you in a bind doesn't it Mike's Beard? I mean, not only are you a major Mike Love apologist but you're a conservative as well. Ouch! Why don't you go for the trifecta ?How about, Obama's a Muslim ?

http://www.fuse.tv/2012/05/beach-boys-bruce-johnston-calls-obama-a-socialist-a-hole

[Mike's Beard]

Referring to the truth as bullshit really puts you in a bind doesn't it Mike's Beard? I mean, not only are you a major Mike Love apologist but you're a conservative as well. Ouch! Why don't you go for the trifecta ?How about, Obama's a Muslim ?

I believe in putting the well being of one's own countrymen before those of outsiders (and FYI that includes not letting Big Corporations dodge what they rightfully owe in tax). That doesn't make me a Conservative, it makes me a realist. As for Obama being a Muslim, I neither know nor care. Would you settle for I think Obama is about as much use as tits on a nun?

[sockittome]

Tax avoiding multi-billionaires cost the UK and the US trillions every year and yet all certain people (idiots) can get worked up about is poor foreign people desperately trying to start a new life: more often than not, escaping countries due to violent wars that we f--king started. 'Immigrants' contribute far, far, far more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits - this is fact. People's prejudice against these people is just racism, pure and simple, however they might otherwise try to dress it up...

See, this is exactly the problem with these ultra political discussions.  You start out making a valid statement (the 'tax-avoiding billionaires' part), but then it goes sour half way into your first sentence where you trail off into a whole other subject (the one we happen to be talking about) inserting namecalling (idiots).  And then you make it sound like people sneaking over borders (rather than going through the legal process, like my ancestors did) should get some kind of sympathy, because.....oh wait a minute....are you saying that the US is at war with Mexico??  What?

Then you state that 'Immigrants contribute far (x3) more to the UK/US economy in taxes than they claim in benefits' and punctuate it with 'this is fact'.  Where did you get this fact?  If illegals are undocumented, how do you know they are paying taxes?  Just because you say something is a fact doesn't make it a fact.  And that, brother, IS A FACT!

Then you go into the typical namecalling tirade:  prejudice, racism, and....oh, where's 'hate'?  You forgot that one.  Folks love to throw those words around cause they get people riled up.  That's how we're programmed by the media.  Not wanting to see people rewarded for illegal activities doesn't make you a hater.