http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/New-technology-allows-professors-to-track-whether-4476645.php

Curious as to your thoughts...

Michale

If Conservatives are REALLY so bad, why do Liberals have to make shit up???

Michale

What a bunch of elitest liberal college scumbags.... :^/

Michale

That's the problem with the Left and "tolerance"...

By and large, the Left is only tolerant with people that agree with them..

If someone disagrees then the Left is just as bigoted and prejudice as they accuse the Right of being..

Of course, there are exceptions. But those exceptions simply emphasize the rule..

Michale

THIS is how discussions of this nature SHOULD be done..

Unfortunately, many on BOTH sides of the issue who preach "tolerance" are anything BUT tolerant..

THAT is my whole point in the issue...

Michale

IF....

And ONLY if it's politically expedient and/or advantageous to do so...

Michale

Speaking of Trek here is a factoid I bet no one knew...

When Ma Bell broke up in the 80s, the PR spokesperson for the newly created AT&T was none other than Captain Kathryn Janeway..

Matter of fact, it's Janeway's voice that was the operator voice in the early 80s for all AT&T phone recordings...

Michale

I firmly and unequivocally believe that YOU believe that..

Just as I firmly believe that the activists types within the Democratic Party just see it as another agenda and don't really give a rat's ass about mundane things like tolerance and equality..

How do I know??

Simple...

Where's the tolerance from the gay activists over other people's beliefs?? You have a guy who is a good and decent person, who just was raised with a different set of beliefs regarding homosexuality, who would never hurt a fly or penalize anyone, yet gay activists would go all hate-monger on this guy for being "homophobic"....

Activists preach hysterically about tolerance, yet indicate that ya might have a moral problem with what they do and they go all Hillsboro Church on yer ass...

My advice to morons like that??

If you want tolerance, then BE tolerant..

If you want respect, then BE respectful..

If they can't handle that, then they should just shut the frak up and go away...

Michale

Here, here, michty!

-David

Jeezus H Christ, what a petulant child our POTUS is!!

Michale

You are saying that the Left (Hysterical and otherwise) have absolutely NO VESTED interest in "gay rights"???

Once again. We are in different dimensional realities... :D

Michale

Find me ONE news site in the entire US that didn't report this. Heck it even made it to the BBC front page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22352523

This is just another one of your silly rants against the 'left' whoever that may be...

This is how I read his comments and I fully agree. Well done Michale ;)

More or less.. :D

I would only add that THAT day *IS* today...

If only the Hysterical (and not so Hysterical) Left would allow it to be...

I am reminded of a passage from the novelization of Star Trek IV: THE VOYAGE HOME

I am quoting from memory, so don't hold me to details..

It's the part of the movie where they are trying to rescue Chekov from the hospital after his fall aboard the USS Enterprise (Aircraft Carrier)... Kirk comes up with a ruse to have Dr Gillian Taylor (20th century Whale Expert) lie down and pretend to be a patient...

Taylor gets indignant and says, "Why do I have to be the patient!?? Is it because I am a woman!!?"

Kirk answers honestly, "What the hell does being a woman have to do with anything.!!??"

Taylor thinks that THAT appeals to her most about the 24th century than all the gadgets and technology..

Wouldn't it be nice, in the here and now, if we read, "Sports star announces he is gay!!!" and everyone thinks.... "yea?? so???"

That's MY reaction now..

I guess ya'all still have a ways to go before you can catch up... ;^D

Michale

Native Americans incensed over pro-gun rights billboard in Colorado
Brucker said she thinks those who put up the billboards should come forward to discuss their viewpoints.

"I thought it was pretty cowardly that someone would put something like that up and spend the money for a billboard but didn't have the courage to put their name on it," she said.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/30/native-americans-incensed-over-pro-gun-rights-billboard-in-colorado/?test=latestnews

This moonbat attacks someone for their viewpoint, calls them names out of ignorance and then wonders why they don't want to put their names to the sign..

"Whatta marroon".....
-Bugs Bunny

Michale

This is how I read his comments and I fully agree. Well done Michale ;)

Ya'all's response to the out'ing proves my point beyond any doubt...

Michale

I would agree..

IF... IF there were some major downside to doing it..

But the environment we live in, in the here and now, it's only pluses... Money, fame, prestige, respect..

Hell, I bet that some people who CLAIM to be gay really aren't because of all the bennies that come with it..

Firsts are often celebrated. This is why you remember names like Neil Armstrong, Albert Einstein, or Amelia Earhart.

Are you REALLY comparing walking on the moon with a LIFESTYLE choice???

No one is saying 'gay people' are special.

Bull... That is ALL people say about gay people..

When was the last time you read about a gay person who was a real arrogant prick??

The Left likes to canon-ize gay people as some noble special breed..

But, I'll let you in on a little known secret..

There ARE gay people who are real assholes..

And don't EVEN get me started on how intolerant gay people are....

Michale

Firsts are often celebrated. This is why you remember names like Neil Armstrong, Albert Einstein, or Amelia Earhart.

No one is saying 'gay people' are special. I'm glad though that the only arguments you seem to have left are 'false accusations'.

-David

I am always "bothered" by illogical hysterical emotionalism...

It's a pet peeve of mine.. :D

Michale

You might have a point for the politician. Barely. But for the NBA guy, that's like saying "Jackie Robinson playing in the big leagues was no big deal, really" -- when you're "the first major leaguer of any pro sport" it is indeed a big deal, sorry.

Not really.. You really can't compare racism in the 40s (50s?? Sorry, I don't know football... :D ) to ANY kind of discrimination in the here and now..

Hell, let's face it. These days, it's a HUGE money-maker and marketing bonanza to come out as being gay..

And THAT is kinda my point. Everyone makes such a big deal that it totally decimates the idea that someone who is gay is just like anyone else..

David,

Not sure why this bothers you so much, Michale, but it's a big deal.

So, it's something special??

Kinda totally destroys your "they are just like everyone else" comment??

Either they're special or they're not.. Which is it??

Kevin,

Good ta see ya around, buddy. :D

David, don't forget Michale stated he believed being gay was a "choice".

Actually, that is not entirely accurate..

I have stated that there is scientific evidence that indicates that being gay is a choice... And my own personal experience with a wealth of gay people would seem to back that up..

Further, once we start down that road of utterly eliminating personal responsibility, where does it end??

Are people born lazy?? Born promiscuous?? Born evil??

When we start saying, "It's not their fault. They were born that way" it will create a society I don't think I would like much...

The few gay people I've known have been through so much hell,

And the MANY gay people *I* have known seem to "be" gay only when it suits their purpose...

So, what makes YOU right and ME wrong???

My only point is this.

If a gay person is "just like everyone else" why does the Left go so far out of their way to put gay people on a pedestal??

Isn't that inherently illogical??

Michale

My only question is: "When they make a movie about Jason Collins, 40 or 50 years from now, what will they call it?"

After the buzz about the Baltimore Raven, I thought the first would be in the NFL, personally...

-CW

On the positive side, Kevin, I've never heard Michale say anything bad one way or another about gay people. He doesn't seem homophobic in any way, shape, or form. Not that you said or implied any of this. This is just my unsolicited opinion. And ... I do respect Michale's opinion that who anyone sleeps with is their own damn business.

The few gay people I've known have been through so much hell

And yeah, the people I know tend to second, third, and fourth that.

-David

How many gay athletes can you name in baseball, football, basketball, or hockey?

The answer is one.

The reason is that there are some pretty significant barriers to admitting that you're gay in these sports.

Credit where credit is due to Jason Collins.

-David

Whoops! OK, it should be fixed, forgot the "http" part of the link for some reason. This week was pretty link-heavy (I think there's over 25 of them), so I'm not too surprised I screwed one of them up.

Michale -

You might have a point for the politician. Barely. But for the NBA guy, that's like saying "Jackie Robinson playing in the big leagues was no big deal, really" -- when you're "the first major leaguer of any pro sport" it is indeed a big deal, sorry.

-CW

Kinda belays the idea that "they are just like everyone else", doesn't it??

I mean, if they are "just like everyone else" who gives a flying frak WHO (or what) they want to boff??

Seems that, by making a big deal about coming out, the Left is EMPHASIZING the very differences that the Left claims doesn't matter a bit...

Completely illogical..

Michale

But the truly and wildly unconstitutional part of the idea is that only the judges who voted for gay marriage will have their pay cut.

Wow. That's great to hear.

In extremely coincidental related news, the first major pro sports player (Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey) came out of the closet.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/29/17971190-nba-center-jason-collins-comes-out-im-black-and-im-gay?lite

This is fantastic because when people get to know actual gay people, it's amazing how much they're like everyone else :)

It's a shame that coming out is still so hard ... (but getting easier every day)

-David