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I thought it was Mulva.

By the mighty paddle of Ethron, thou shalt be smited! GO SABRES!!!

Definitely some confusion. I completely misunderstood your post. My apologies. If I recall correctly, AMC ran them in the correct order, I, II, and (unfortunately) III. The story just wouldn't make sense otherwise.

If I hadn't read the book, I think I could better understand this point of view. But both movies mirror the book in such a way that it can only make sense to show them in the order they were produced. I think Michael's fall from grace is well established in Part 1. The contrast between his innocence in the opening wedding scene and him sitting at the desk while Clemenza kisses his ring in the final scene really drives that home. In Part 2, Michael is already well established as a Mafia kingpin. The juxtaposition of Vito's own fall from innocence and rise to power with Michael's continued struggle with it and what it's cost him is great storytelling. Vito's rise protected his family, Michael's destroyed it. If only AMC would skip Part 3, I'd be happy. The entire story was told by Puzo in his book. Aside from a money-grab, I don't see why they ever made the third movie.

Great post. The one thing we'll never know is how Chan could have fared with a QB that allowed him to use the entire playbook and the entire field. Fitz is just to easy too defend. But I honestly don't see a ready solution either in the draft or FAgency to address QB in time for next year. That said, the biggest problem this year and what's most responsible for digging a hole we couldn't get out of, is our defense. In a word, it is slow. Especially at LB. None are starting caliber and I doubt they ever will be. SS has been a mess all year and we're still looking for a decent number 2 CB. GO BILLS!!!

Those are your exact words. Are you going to tell me you meant "idiotic, lazy, uninformed" in a non-pejorative way? I don't buy that for a second. A few select idiots? That's funny because I don't recall Akins and Mourdock adopting the official Republican party platform all by themselves during their national convention in Tampa. More importantly I don't recall a single "non-moron" speaking out against that platform at any time before the election, either. Certainly not Romney and Ryan. I'm glad you know so many smart, successful women that aren't beholden to the Democratic message of gender stereotypes. Too bad they don't know that it's their own party that created those stereotypes in the first place. And given Romney's disdain for the "47 percent" I think you're a bit of a hypocrite to accuse anyone else of being beholden to stereotypes.

Looks like you nailed it with this post. GO SABRES!!!

Save your breath. We're all just idiotic, lazy, and uninformed voters. Never mind that he can't tell the difference between which party officially adopted policies that don't appeal to a large segment of single women, otherwise known as the electorate, and which party exploited that position as a political strategy. The Republican party made it too easy for the Democratic party; all they had to do was refer to the official Republican platform adopted at their convention and play comments from Akins and Mourdock in the background. And also never mind that he completely ignores the most prominent campaign message uttered by Obama the entire time: lower taxes on the middle class, higher taxes on the upper two percent. To suggest Obama voters ignored that is an insult. Then again, he has no trouble insulting people who didn't vote the same way he did.

The phony war on women? Perhaps, but wasn't it the Republican party's adopted platform to call for a Constitutional ban on abortion even in the case of rape or i.ncest. What about that whole "life begins at conception" bill drawn up by Akins and Ryan? If anyone created a phony war on women, it was the Republican party's own adopted policies. And two of their soldiers in that war, Akin and Mourdock certainly stuck to their narrative. Are you suggesting the opposing party shouldn't have sought a political advantage as a result? And Obama campaigned incessantly on lower taxes for the middle class and higher taxes for the top two percent. That was the main focus of his economic policy throughout. A stark contrast to Romney. I don't understand how you can just ignore that. So blame the Republican party for creating a phony war on women and an economic message that didn't resonate with the majority of the electorate. EDIT: I just noticed your sentence that insulted voters that disagreed with you. Right. Everybody is idiotic, lazy, and stupid except you and everyone else who voted for Romney. Nice.

Which makes your point even stronger. Never have so few been willing to sacrifice so much on behalf of so many. Or something like that. Fricken Churchill. GO SABRES!!!

Personally, I think active military, at least those in theater, should be exempt from income taxes.

I'm pretty sure chz knows I'm just busting her balls here. Good point about credibility. It's in the eye of the beholder and only goes as far as our bias filter. GO SABRES!!! Absolutely. Her contributions over the years have been invaluable. My habit is to comb threads for her posts first and foremost to get news fast. GO SABRES!!!

My instinct says this is most likely true, but I'd like a link to a credible source to confirm it. GO SABRES!!!

I'd rather have Crosby and Malkin. GO SABRES!!!

Good points. Perhaps 'reality' set in a bit since he made those remarks at that opening press conference. He sure made it sound like drilling wells was like that printing press though. I guess that shale is more stubborn than he thought. GO SABRES!!! Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I agree with this. TP just isn't in the club yet more than anything else. And he is a fanboy as you suggest. GO SABRES!!! I think gas passes more than it flows. At least around here it does. GO SABRES!!!

Good question. My feeling is that Pegula worries other owners because he can buy the Sabres 20x over and still not bat an eye. Like he said, he didn't buy the team to make money and if he needs more money, he'll just go dig another well. The Jeremy Jacobses of the league can't just go build another concession stand. Pegula may be perceived as not caring about giving away the farm if he has to in order to get the players back on the ice. Just my 2c. GO SABRES!!!

Yo brah! Don't feed the trolls.

That's a question you should ask the esteemed Republican leaders in the Senate. Why aren't McCain et al demanding that Clinton be held to the fire? Gee, I wonder why. Conspiracy theory or not, why is it MORE politically expedient for the focus to be on Susan Rice? Do the Republicans think that Clinton would be a favorable candidate to face in '16 and so they don't want to hinder her chances? I don't buy it. I like my conspiracy theory a lot better. It makes more sense for them short term.

Was Susan Rice supposed to reveal classified information in order to satisfy this grand quest for the truth? Like it or not, the public is seldom entitled to, much less apprised of, the entire truth for that reason. She could have been prosecuted had she revealed information of a classified nature. The Benghazi affair will come back to bite the party in the ass. No matter how hard they try, they can't make what happened there any worse than it is and they can't assign blame to anybody else. The only reason the Republicans in the Senate won't let this go is because they want John Kerry named Secretary of State just so Massachusetts will have a special election and Scott Brown can get another shot at a much-needed seat for the Republicans. I hadn't seen that. Thanks for the link. I never realized how many private security contractors have been killed in Iraq.

Reports are that most of their weapons have come in through Egypt via eastern Libya. Huge stores of weapons from the Gaddafi regime have been missing since he was overthrown. After the embargo was lifted back in 2004, most of his arms came from EU countries, including Italy, Great Britain and France. Their Qassam rockets were most likely homemade. Very easy and very cheap to produce with common materials.

Well, if Hamas had the balls to put on a uniform, attack another uniformed army, remove their uniforms and then hide among the civilian population, I might be persuaded. That and if they'd move their rocket launchers to a non-populated area. Still, I'd be interested in learning more about it.

I suggest there's a difference between guerrilla warfare waged against a uniformed army vs. lobbing bombs into civilian populations and then hiding among the populace to avoid retaliation. Now I don't proclaim to be any Revolutionary War expert and I could be persuaded if you could suggest where to look for additional information. Somehow, George Washington as a terrorist general was never taught. Unless I missed that class.

No worries here, SFiNS. Never crossed my mind to take your comment personally. I think I know where you're coming from most of the time. Peace. Very well stated, eleven. That really capsulizes the argument for me. And while we're on the subject, terrorism just isn't a very smart military tactic. In as much as I think these leaders are not stupid people, I seriously have to question their motives in this regard.

Why don't they launch their rockets from remote areas? Why don't they fight in the open? Yeah, I know. They're SMART brave men. I'm sorry but anyone who hides behind the cover of innocent woman and children to avoid retaliatory counter-attack is a coward in my mind. Feel free to parse the language any way you like.

I rest my case. Look at the areas in the Mid East that don't have this kind of strife and you'll see similarly favorable economic indicators. In areas with strife, very bad economic indicators. Here's a snippet from an article about the jobless rate in Gaza. Vast amounts of people cannot be dismissed from the economic equation without serious repercussions. That is as old as time itself. Here's the rest of the article. I think it really underscores the issues in Gaza. Shame on Hamas for exploiting their suffering. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/03/palestinian-man-dies-setting-himself-alight