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- IcewindDale, on 05/22/2009, -1/+42Thank goodness for John Stewart. He explains things in a way the news channels simply cannot...Intelligently.
- bjenidles, on 05/21/2009, -3/+30Canadian mirror: http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-daily-show-wi ...
- gvoakes, on 05/22/2009, -1/+25I think it would have been a little more effective if he was a guest on the show, but still quite a good blow to the ego.
- woofers07, on 05/22/2009, -0/+18You really think the GOP is gonna let Steele get completely embarrassed by Jon Stewart? Steele would walk away with his foot shoved so far down his throat his shoe laces would be hanging out his ass.
- omenmedia, on 05/22/2009, -1/+16Ah, the poor GOP, you've gotta feel for them. You know when they decided to elect a black guy as the chair of the RNC, just because it's "the cool thing to do", they should have at least picked an intelligent black guy.
- DarkKnight5590, on 05/22/2009, -0/+14How is there a connection between gay marriage and incestuous marriage? WTF?
- PabloIV, on 05/22/2009, -1/+14That is probably the most retarded argument against gay marriage I have ever heard.
Did anyone else think that the video description was more poignant criticism than the video itself? - Linake, on 05/22/2009, -0/+12I agree completely!
... just one teeny tiny fix: Jon* - BlacklabelSAR, on 05/22/2009, -0/+8Maybe, but my take was that even if they elected a black person for the wrong reasons, at least now they are getting to realize that black people are actually people and not a threat, and the die-hard racists have a lot less cover.
Tiny baby-steps. - Chrysalii, on 05/22/2009, -0/+7slightly.
He's saying that the same thing could be said for hetero marriages, and that since there are a lot more of them his argument is a better one for hetero, or marriage in general.
Let's just say that for every gay marriage there are 3 hetero.
If you're trying to save, wouldn't it make more sense to get rid of the 3 instead of the one?
It would add expense to a small amount of businesses. - protoopus, on 05/22/2009, -1/+8glad i wasn't eating spaghetti.
- IMABBALLPLAYER, on 05/22/2009, -3/+9Well, I guess it's gonna be pretty hard to find a job now if you're married, straight or gay.
- inactive, on 05/22/2009, -1/+7Right, and you're just using selective reasoning for supportive bias then actually reading what the study says. Don't go quote those debunked Christian funded psych studies either. But since you're an expert on homosexuality, I'm sure you're qualified to know if a gay person actively chooses. I have a brother who is gay. We grew up on a farm in ohio with not a single gay person in sight, went to Catholic schools through out college, but yet he turned out gay? What? He even told my mom he liked boys when he was six despite having NO EXPOSURE what so ever to homosexuality.
Here's an excerpt from the person doing the study from discovery mag:
Whether or not a gay gene, a set of gay genes, or some other biological mechanism is ever found, one thing is clear: The environment a child grows up in has nothing to do with what makes most gay men gay.
Two of the most convincing studies have proved conclusively that sexual orientation in men has a genetic cause. William Reiner, a psychiatrist at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, explored the question of environmental influences on sexuality with a group that had been surgically shifted from boys to girls. These boys had been born with certain genital deformities; because it is easier to fashion a vagina than a penis, the boys were surgically made into girls at birth. In many cases they were raised as girls, kept in the dark about the surgery, and thought themselves female long into adulthood. Invariably, Reiner found that the faux females ended up being attracted to women. If societal nudging was what made men gay, at least one of these boys should have grown up to be attracted to men. There is no documented case of that happening.
The second study was an examination of twins by psychologist Michael Bailey of Northwestern University. Among identical twins, he found that if one was gay, the other had a 50 percent chance of also being gay. Among fraternal twins, who do not share the same DNA, there was only a 20 percent chance.
At first glance, those results seem to suggest that at least some homosexuality must not be genetic. Identical twins have the same genes, right? How could one turn out gay and the other not gay as often as 50 percent of the time? There are many other traits that are not always the same in identical twins, however, like eye color and fingerprints. The interesting question is, how do any of these major differences arise between two products of the same code?
The solution to that question is exactly what Bocklandt is trying to find. By looking not at DNA but at where DNA is switched off, he hopes to find the true genetic seat of homosexuality. Hamer looked at broad regions of chromosomes using genetic markers, a low-resolution result that tells little more than “something’s going on somewhere around here.” Bocklandt is hoping to look with a much stronger magnifying glass at the areas Hamer’s research highlighted. If he succeeds, it will be a triumph not only for the genetics of homosexuality but also for genetic research in general.
Bocklandt has collected DNA from two groups of 15 pairs of identical twins. In one group, both twins are gay. In the second, one twin is gay, and the other is straight. Identical twins have the same DNA, but the activity of their genes isn’t necessarily the same. The reason is something called methylation.
Methylation turns off certain sections of genetic code. So even though we inherit two copies of every gene—one from our mother, one from our father—whether the gene is methylated often determines which of the two genes will be turned on. Methylation is inherited, just as DNA is. But unlike DNA, which has an enzyme that proofreads both the original and the copy to minimize errors, methylation has no built-in checks. It can change from one generation to the next and may be influenced by diet or environment. It’s in this mutability that Bocklandt hopes to find the secret, by seeing which flipped genetic switches correlate with homosexuality.
(from Discovery)
Just because we can't pinpoint the exact gene yet doesn't mean it isn't genetic. Just like we don't know the genetic root of parkinsons, but using your logic we can play the parkinsons is built around culture. And yes, you're still full of *****. - diceau, on 05/22/2009, -0/+6Incest is bad because it heightens the chance of genetic problems in the bloodline.
Gays can't have children.
Big difference. - diceau, on 05/22/2009, -0/+5Didn't Christ teach something to do with not judging people?
- richIsBored, on 05/22/2009, -0/+5Really? We should make an American Idol channel to ensure you keep you voting on issues that matter.
- SystemicThought, on 05/22/2009, -1/+6During Bush the Elder's presidency, didn't vp Dan Quayle say that single mothers were an abomination, and encouraged all single mothers to get married? Wouldn't that "hurt small business" as well. I mean, if, hypothetically, if no one was gay, I'm sure the Republicans would squeal with glee, but if all those people then got married that would hurt small businesses. So, Republicans want as many gay people as possible to help small businesses manage costs? Prep the Gay Bomb!
- jikmo, on 05/22/2009, -1/+5The pope's not coming?
Damn... I just got this vape ready for him too - BlacklabelSAR, on 05/22/2009, -0/+4Dude, have a cup of coffee and watch the vid again.
I don't want to live in a world where someone can miss the point made in the vid. - gordigor, on 05/22/2009, -1/+5You are definitely not 'thecoolestguy'. ***** perhaps, but not the coolest guy.
- D3koy, on 05/22/2009, -0/+4Wow, are you a caps lock pirate? Wtf?
- inactive, on 05/22/2009, -1/+5There's pretty conclusive evidence that homosexuality is genetic. I don't know any gay men or women who "chose" to be gay. It's simply how they are. So basically what I'm saying, is that you're full of *****. Do a simple google search and you can see studies of homosexuality in animals, but then you'll just blame animal culture?
- HappyScrappy, on 05/22/2009, -0/+3IIRC, first cousins can legally marry in more than half of states.
- Nebelwerfer, on 05/22/2009, -0/+3Jon*
And, yes that is important. John's get shot a lot and just stink overall. John F. Kennedy. John Lennon. John Steinbeck.
Jon's are awesome. - dygel, on 05/22/2009, -0/+3Of course, if you admit that homosexuality has a genetic marker, then you must concede that God created homosexuals that way. If God created them that way, which is the greater sin: for them to live as God created them, or for you to struggle in opposition to the unknowable will of God?
But that's okay. I understand. Don't worry your pretty little head about it. Reassure yourself that everything happens according to God's plan for an unseen reason... except, of course, all the stuff you don't like. That's someone else's problem. - dygel, on 05/22/2009, -0/+2Yeah, but the rules of American Idol clearly represent a higher authority. Judge away, says Simon Cowell!
- jrburkh, on 05/22/2009, -0/+2I especially enjoyed his intelligent commentary on bong choices. Tell it like it is, Jon!
- agentkimchee, on 05/22/2009, -0/+2I'm pretty sure this is satire friends. Trollinated.
- inactive, on 05/22/2009, -1/+3lol, pwned. It's sad when religious people try to understand science.
- jrobbi, on 05/22/2009, -0/+2wtf, really you have nothing better to do tuseday night.
btw- it doesn't matter that he didn't win, if he is popular he is still going to make a lot of money. (clay aiken) - Feraldr00d, on 05/22/2009, -1/+3When you find your penis, let me know so I can ram it down your throat.
- anawnymoose, on 05/22/2009, -0/+2That section of the bible has a tiny asterisk at the bottom that says "except gays" and a foreword about how there's lots of crazy stuff in the bible and it should be used as a guide instead of a literal rulebook EXCEPT for that one part of Leviticus. Also, when looking through leviticus, make sure it's the thing about gays you're adhering to and not the thing about stoning your wife for going out during her period.
Cause, you know, sticking to any of those other crazy leviticus passages would be nuts. The gay one's ok though. - BullBearMS, on 05/22/2009, -0/+2So I assume that you are totally free from sin, then? What makes this particular sin worse than any other?
The bible clearly states that eating shellfish like shrimp, crabs, and lobster is an abomination. Why aren't you out damning people at Red Lobster? - anawnymoose, on 05/22/2009, -0/+2"Gay marriage is strange and scary to me so it must be just like marrying a tree or a rock or a platypus and IT'S ADAM AND EVE NOT ADAM AND STEVE"
Did that pretty much cover your argument? - Yesplease, on 05/23/2009, -0/+1Unfortunately financedude picked the wrong idea to take issue with. It doesn't matter whether or not homosexuality is genetic. It's your assertion that this behavior is a burden on society. You even go so far to equate it to incest and polygamy. In those cases people outside of the incestuous or polygamous group are being hurt psychologically or physically (and in the case of incest, most often one of the participating parties as well). And while it may be true that homosexual men have a shorter lifespan than heterosexual men it's largely due to the greater prevalence of STDs among this group. The greater number of STDs is due to the higher rate of promiscuity. So really what you have a problem with here (assuming that your main argument for homosexuality as a societal burden hinges on it damaging the health of the people who behave in this manner) is really against promiscuity in general rather than homosexuals in specific.
Honestly, I think if you tell people it's not cool to ***** a lot, you're going to be preaching to a very small congregation. In my personal (anecdotal) experience my life improved greatly once I started ***** a lot of women. Much less stress. And since I sleep at home only half the time I used to, less laundry! Less laundry means less detergent means less pollution. Ergo, promiscuity is good for the environment. - GlassAgate, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1So, when did you choose to be straight? I never
chose to be straight. I was born straight. So, why
can't they be born gay/lesbian? - GlassAgate, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1@ diceau
Damn you, science, damn you!!! - GlassAgate, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1Study genetics. Inbreeding is harmful to the child, the
one born to a couple who are closely related. Now,
if the man wants to have himself snipped, or the women
wants to have herself snipped, then let them go nuts.
Just don't go around public praising it. Anywho, if
closely related peoples are going to screw, nothing
is going to stop them. - GlassAgate, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1'Keith Olbermann's WTF! RNC's Michael Steele & Gay Marriage'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2BOMPKhPwA
It would hurt small business? 16 some billion dollars a year?
Not lost, but gained??? Hmmm.....so, how exactly will it hurt
small business? - joe122370, on 10/13/2009, -0/+1Stewart and anybody who dis-agrees with Steele's policies are racists
- ichbinladen, on 05/24/2009, -0/+1Did Michael Steele's brain somehow leak out of his bald head? That guy is an idiot.
- GlassAgate, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1I thought that what the Bible was referring to were people who
raped, not people who were in a loving relationship.
Anywho, you wasted an entire evening doing what? You know,
you could have been operating a soup kitchen. Or you
could have been gathering clothes for the poor. If
there is a heaven, I'm certain doing one or both
of those activities would have put you on the good side
of Jesus. Note, I said 'if' there is a heaven. Of course,
even if there isn't, that doesn't mean that you have no
reason to be nice to the people around you. - Serphyas, on 05/22/2009, -0/+1"Choosing is a sin?" So, what, do you argue for arranged marriages? Show me the passage in the Bible where it says that "choosing," whatever the ***** that means, is a sin.
- ninjaofpatience, on 09/23/2009, -0/+1Please don't try talking to sense to anyone this heavily religious.
They gave up on reality a long time ago. To them they really think they are making valid arguments based on facts. But really they are just trying to find validation in that giant "if" that is god.
Nothing you say will change his mind, nothing you say will matter to him. He has absolute truth in his head and everything else be (and is) damned to him. - agentkimchee, on 05/22/2009, -0/+1Coolestguy: Can't you read? Here's what Financedude claimed:
"The environment a child grows up in has nothing to do with what makes MOST gay men gay."
You just wasted an hour making the same point, congratulations. - Serphyas, on 05/22/2009, -0/+1"...you could just tell by looking at [gay men] that they have much more sex than normal people..."
"I'm sure there's proof of it somewhere"
You have no ***** clue. - GlassAgate, on 06/02/2009, -0/+1When Congress was voting on what would become
the 19th amendment (women's rights), there was
strong opposition to that. When the 'radical judges'
ruled in the case 'Loving vs Virginia', which allowed
people of different races to marry each other, there
was something like 75% of the people opposing the
decision. So, if back in the '50's, if I wanted to marry
a pretty Japanese woman, I would have been told
no, because other people wouldn't have approved of
it. What? ***** 'em. That is, if I was alive back then. - enoxard, on 05/24/2009, -0/+1pretty much a waste of time watching this clip. steele isnt even in it.
- JoeMondo, on 05/23/2009, -0/+1Steele also ignores the fact that gay employees EARN their benefits, just as non-gay coworkers do.
They're not a favor or a gift or a blessing - they're part of earned compensation. -
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