en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/325304 Comments by PeterPike http://bigpeace.com/pschweizer/2010/10/20/the-biggest-threat-we-face-may-be-next-door/#IDComment105125765 There's no hypocrisy to wanting to ban pot and not tobacco. The problem is people are looking at this from a health issue, which isn't where the relevant distinction lies. I can smoke a cigarette and drive faster than 3 MPH in the fast lane. I can drink a beer and not be drunk. But who can smoke a joint without getting high? So the problem isn't whether one option is "healthier" or not. The problem is whether you're in control of your own actions or not. Narcotics makes people do stupid things that are detrimental to society as a whole. *THAT* is the relevant difference, not what it does to your health. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:35:07 +0000 http://bigpeace.com/pschweizer/2010/10/20/the-biggest-threat-we-face-may-be-next-door/#IDComment105125765 http://bigjournalism.com/dpeabody/2010/07/06/disgraced-historian-michael-bellesiles-fishy-war-story/#IDComment85242488 Of course it's also possible that Bellesiles is just an idiot who got played by a college student who didn't want to show up in class, so invented the excuse of a brother who got killed in Iraq. Indeed, were it not for his previous fraud, that's where I would lean. But certain things happen when you cry wolf.... Wed, 7 Jul 2010 03:30:45 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/dpeabody/2010/07/06/disgraced-historian-michael-bellesiles-fishy-war-story/#IDComment85242488 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/05/24/seiu-huffpo-and-media-matters-is-an-unholy-alliance-about-to-unravel/#IDComment77044099 If 500 SEIU thugs showed up on my front lawn, there would be 500 SEIU thugs getting an education in 2nd Amendment rights. Tue, 25 May 2010 14:11:51 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/05/24/seiu-huffpo-and-media-matters-is-an-unholy-alliance-about-to-unravel/#IDComment77044099 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/04/26/media-matters-vs-citizen-journalists-who-will-win-in-the-end/#IDComment70681327 Wow, someone wasn't paying any attention in 2003 when the media tried their hardest to make sure the Iraq War didn't happen, nor the excessive New York Times articles ripping on the PATRIOT Act. Remember how they said they were going to get Kerry an extra 10 points by their coverage? Even if you have a piss-poor memory, Voice of tReason, that doesn't mean we do. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:05:17 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/04/26/media-matters-vs-citizen-journalists-who-will-win-in-the-end/#IDComment70681327 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/whochswender/2010/04/22/now-is-the-time-for-all-good-men-and-women-to-come-to-the-aid-of-south-park/#IDComment69809656 Comedy Central = Dhimmi Central. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:28:53 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/whochswender/2010/04/22/now-is-the-time-for-all-good-men-and-women-to-come-to-the-aid-of-south-park/#IDComment69809656 http://biggovernment.com/kdavis/2010/04/19/lets-legalize-marijuana-use-now/#IDComment68898148 One would be nice. All the stoners I know are the ultimate slackers and pretty much good for nothing. Talking to them is next to impossible because the conversation consists of them saying: "Lemme tell ya something--this is so good--Okay, it's--I got something for ya--okay, ready for this?" for an hour. And at some point they usually hit me in the shins with their skateboard, which I tend not to enjoy. If they get in a car, they go 7 miles an hour, so it takes them four hours just to get to 7-Eleven, at which point they buy ever freaking microwave burrito in the place. I'm just wondering who smokes a lot of pot and doesn't do any of that. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:22:10 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/kdavis/2010/04/19/lets-legalize-marijuana-use-now/#IDComment68898148 http://biggovernment.com/kdavis/2010/04/19/lets-legalize-marijuana-use-now/#IDComment68887623 I don't really care whether it's legalized or not. But can you show me a stoner who's actually a productive member of society? Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:10:00 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/kdavis/2010/04/19/lets-legalize-marijuana-use-now/#IDComment68887623 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kschlichter/2010/04/12/sucker-punch-squad-red-dawn-remake-is/#IDComment67401854 The original Red Dawn was the awesomest lame movie ever made. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:02:29 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kschlichter/2010/04/12/sucker-punch-squad-red-dawn-remake-is/#IDComment67401854 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lmeyers/2010/04/11/do-we-trivialize-evil-trying-to-capture-it-on-film/#IDComment67355488 I'm not sure I agree with the thesis here. On the one hand, life is extremely complicated. To depict any aspect of it in film, books, or other media is to trivialize everything. I mean, think about what would happen if you tried to write down every single event that happened to you in one particular day--from the second by second details to the thoughts in your head. It would be overwhelming trying to produce that and it would practically useless to everyone who wants to see it. So the task of film makers is to weed through and highlight certain aspects. And that's why even documentaries wouldn't solve the problem (if it was a problem). Ultimately, you cannot judge a film or book as trivializing evil unless it pretends it didn't happen, or rationalizes the evil, or excuses it. If it says "This isn't a full representation, but we're going to treat it AS EVIL" then I do not think that trivializes it, it is just a limitation of the medium. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:50:21 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lmeyers/2010/04/11/do-we-trivialize-evil-trying-to-capture-it-on-film/#IDComment67355488 http://bigjournalism.com/sright/2010/04/09/in-exposing-acorn-lies-maddow-leaves-truth-on-the-cutting-room-floor/#IDComment66924352 Liberals always do what they accuse others of doing. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:50:45 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/sright/2010/04/09/in-exposing-acorn-lies-maddow-leaves-truth-on-the-cutting-room-floor/#IDComment66924352 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/aklavan/2010/04/09/barack-obama-talking-crap-ii-this-time-its-crap/#IDComment66880886 I think the GOP should hire Andrew Klavan to do their election commercials. Well, unless they don't WANT to win (which knowing these guys might very well be the case...) Fri, 9 Apr 2010 21:50:27 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/aklavan/2010/04/09/barack-obama-talking-crap-ii-this-time-its-crap/#IDComment66880886 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/04/08/union-thuggery-and-theatrics-when-is-enough-enough-already/#IDComment66600998 Can someone please explain what the difference between the mafia and a union is? Both make you pay 'em so nothin' bad happens to yer knees, if you know what I mean. Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:28:45 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2010/04/08/union-thuggery-and-theatrics-when-is-enough-enough-already/#IDComment66600998 http://biggovernment.com/sright/2010/04/06/erick-erickson-the-lefts-newest-target-for-silencing/#IDComment66322281 There's also the "Make My Day" law in Colorado. Wed, 7 Apr 2010 02:57:56 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/sright/2010/04/06/erick-erickson-the-lefts-newest-target-for-silencing/#IDComment66322281 http://biggovernment.com/amarcus/2010/04/06/who-is-that-masked-man/#IDComment66276318 Help him then! :-D Tue, 6 Apr 2010 21:27:46 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/amarcus/2010/04/06/who-is-that-masked-man/#IDComment66276318 http://bigjournalism.com/mopelka/2010/04/06/muslim-students-decide-trinity-university-is-not-inclusive-enough/#IDComment66225586 Your rules don't go far enough. In the English alphabet, there is a certain letter that is shapped like a Christian symbol. I refer, of course, to the letter "t" which is just a crucifix in disguise. We must switch to Arabic letters now, or else DOOM(TM) will follow. DOOOOM I tell you. Doom. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:01:34 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/mopelka/2010/04/06/muslim-students-decide-trinity-university-is-not-inclusive-enough/#IDComment66225586 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2010/04/06/jon-davids-american-heart/#IDComment66224581 For not being my style of music, this is a hella good song. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:52:50 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2010/04/06/jon-davids-american-heart/#IDComment66224581 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bighollywood/2010/04/05/devastating-90-minute-review-star-wars-2-attack-of-the-clones/#IDComment66157433 No kidding. Last I heard, this guy was an independent and it was his own channel that released it. How the heck did the Cartoon Network get any kind of rights to claim a violation? Tue, 6 Apr 2010 03:53:11 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bighollywood/2010/04/05/devastating-90-minute-review-star-wars-2-attack-of-the-clones/#IDComment66157433 http://biggovernment.com/amarcus/2010/04/05/tribunes-oscar-avila-plays-stupid-with-the-tea-party/#IDComment66089858 They are so desperate to believe that they still control the message, that there's no alternative media, that what they report can't be disputed. The MSM lives in their bubble without realizing that the rest of the world has moved beyond them. They have become impotent fools thinking that their grasp on power remains firm. There is none so blind as he who will not see. Mon, 5 Apr 2010 19:38:58 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/amarcus/2010/04/05/tribunes-oscar-avila-plays-stupid-with-the-tea-party/#IDComment66089858 http://biggovernment.com/capitolconfidential/2010/04/05/breaking-white-house-deputy-cto-mclaughlins-google-buzz-account-deleted-after-foia-request/#IDComment66089293 Apparently they didn't learn from Nixon that the cover-up is worse than the "crime." Mon, 5 Apr 2010 19:34:21 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/capitolconfidential/2010/04/05/breaking-white-house-deputy-cto-mclaughlins-google-buzz-account-deleted-after-foia-request/#IDComment66089293 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/pmeister/2010/04/05/america-has-a-race-problem-tom-hanks-throws-stones-from-a-caucasian-house/#IDComment66059454 As all good liberals know, never let ugly facts get in the way of pretty speeches. Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:15:51 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/pmeister/2010/04/05/america-has-a-race-problem-tom-hanks-throws-stones-from-a-caucasian-house/#IDComment66059454