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Someone told me Oprah coined this nickname for her giblets. Is that the Ebonics spelling? Shouldn't it be a Va'GG?

Bored? I'll proudly go where others won't by asking if anyone else caught Oprah's political push towards Obama with that ridiculous rise & fall (using Marthin Luther King's famous voice inflection as in his, I've Got A Dream?) Why does that woman switch personalities like a chameleon depending on her audience? On her show she sounds white, yet when she's supporting a black president to her black audience she sounds like a Louisiana preacher? No, this isn't a racist statement, it's an observation. Word to Oprah: Decide who you are and be proud, not fickle.

Inspired by other & Atheist threads, I have lots of questions if anyone cares to chime in. I'm 1/2 Catholic 1/2 Atheist, no lie. I was raised with one crazy parent telling me the Bible is nothing but hypocrisy while the other one took me to church & Sunday school. Both parents had excellent points, so my beliefs waver depending on my mood, although I'm too chicken to call myself an Atheist, just in case (insurance.) Do Atheists believe in other paranormal events/things, such as hauntings, ESP, karma? What happens when an Atheists dies, do they believe in reincarnation? Why do Catholic people often say others are going to Hell on one hand, while on the other hand saying God is all-forgiving? If He's all-forgiving, doesn't that include people who don't believe in him? If God created all, and he created these intensely-thinking brains and the ability to question, analyze and conclude, isn't it hogwash that he'd want us to believe in a book based on a pregnant virgin, walking on water, an Ark filled with talking animals (okay 2 laugh here.) Why is there a Commandment requiring us to honor our Mother and Thy Father, but there's nothing about honoring the Son and Daughter (is this why child-abuse raves rampantly?) Curious. Sorry, I can’t figure out how to correct the typo in the subject line.

Elena, you read one word and automatically assumed I'm enjoying this in a not so healthy way? Stop reading between lines that don't exist. This is my favorite thread based on the level of intelligence and terrifically variant opinions but it was getting too heated so I diverted the topic. You don't have to be here if it's upsetting.

Tick tock.. I wonder what will happen now!

Okay, in order to cool things down a bit, I only have one word to say: MORMONS

For the record, I also take issue to people like Eminem who try to act like something they aren't. People keep asking what white vs. black sounds like even though we all know exactly what the person who wrote that means. Some black people have a distinct way of speeking that you can hear over the phone or on the radio but it's certainly not the sound of a color! My next door neighbors are black as coal, but their children are on the honor roll and they make us look like white trash next to their immaculate home and educated speech. They're better groomed than I'll ever be, and I sound like a moron mumbling with words like uhhuh, gotta, spoze to, shoulda, etc.

quote If you have to have Oprah or any other celebrity tell you who to vote for, then IMO, you shouldn't be voting because you aren't voting for the right reasons. endquote The entire reason I started this thread is because there's a radio poll asking people if they're going to vote just based on what Oprah says, and a shocking number of people who never voted before plan to vote for Obama just because Oprah said so. Even the radio personalies tried talking the woman out of voting, then other callers tried talking her out of voting. Soon calls were flooding in with people defending the woman who also plan to vote for the first time to support Oprah. SUPPORT OPRAH? Call me a racist, I don't really care because this is sick, and it's even sicker that people are defending Oprah. We're talking about someone running our country here, and that job shouldn't be based on celebrity votes!

I had my initial consult after years of waiting & pondering. My insurance requires the first visit to my Primary doctor whose only "heard" of the band and doesn't know much about bypass or other WLS options, so she referred me to my next step (Go through the Weight Management center for 3 months and only they can refer me for surgery based on their decision, plus I still haven't decided on Band vs. Bypass/Sleeve, etc.) Keeping in mind she's just a general practioner, of all people to chat with in the lobby was a woman in a crisis. We struck up a conversation because her husband is coincidentally in the hospital from complications due to his... you guessed it, Bypass surgery! He was over 400 lbs 4 years ago, dropped down to 170 after Bypass and stayed healthy and active for several years. Then suddenly out of the blue he stopped chewing his food, watching his portions, exercising, etc. She spoke in broken English so I didn't get the exact diagnosis but he's bleeding from the stomach and having surgery again, and she was very upset about the doctor's prognosis. I sat there in disbelief, as if Guardian Angels (or whatever you call them) were trying to tell me something. Do you believe in signs?

TommyO, that made my night. Peace out!

Skyblu, I don't think the thread is racist but perhaps some of what's being said in response? It's about pretending to be something you're not, whether white or black. Regardless of skin color, Oprah's voice and mannerisms change depending on the color of people SHE is around. I'm not making a racist statent but rather pointing out how Oprah herself is playing her Race card to gain political momentum. Saying she's pumping up Obama just because he's black would be the stame if she was pumping up Hilary just because Hilary is a woman. This wasn't started as a racist thread but maybe some of the comments are.

"It is all about guilt." I was raised on placing blame and instilling guilt. Just an coinkydinkle observation!

Oh my gosh, this thread is exhausting, in a really good way! I'm seriously blown away by the level of intelligence here. Nearly every post changes my mind, then the next changes it back. Maybe by the time the Grim Reaper knocks on my door I'll have it figured out. Wait... what or who is the Grim Reaper, and do I believe in him/it/her? (Sorry, tired & losing my fire.)

Anything that says, "Forward this to all your friends, or else..." I don't do e-religion, either. Nothing bad will happen if you don't forward it, and nothing miraculous will happen within 24 hours if you do!

There's just no end to your stupidity, is there? I don't know Lizrbit; perhaps she's one of those skanky evil people that you insult across the Internet. Maybe those skanks are trying to make a living to feed their babies just like traffic cops, bill collectors and car salesman, and the nurse that shoves a big painful needle in your arm. How vicious and nasty you are to play Private Eye (very badly, get another job) to come up with nonfactual garbage in order to spread lies around a message board. I suppose the person who replied to my Private Message might be me, but I'm pretty sure she's a woman who goes by the name Lizrbit. You can try to back peddle again but it's useless because you've made it a point to publicly humiliate yourself, and it appears you're even starting to scare your friends away. Maybe you were a bubble butt but now you're just a plain big ass.

Both; my original thread was indeed serious but I also appreciate a controversial thread. I do not deny there's a God, but I can't bring myself to buy into Man's interpretation. I like seeing people's passion and reading conflicting views to paint a better picture. I don't enjoy being indecisive at all! Others who were born with this fickle, analytical mind will understand how difficult it can be getting a good night's sleep, because this is just one of the concerns that often flies through my mind at 3:00 a.m. I pray, just not the way most people do. I pray for God's will for me, not what I think I want. To me, God is a place in my heart, not in a book.

The skeptical side.

Perhaps my favorite hypocrisy is getting on your knees to pray to cement statues and wooden crosses while wringing glass rosary beads in your hands while the 2nd Commandment prohibits the construction or fashioning of "idols" in the likeness of created things (beasts, fish, birds, people) and worshiping them.

I say it deserves repeating!

Robgoblin, I hope you're laughing as hard as me right now because this misunderstanding had nothing at all to do with you! Green pointed out that we had a good debate going. I didn't want the discussion to go off topic so I edited out the "ugly" line. I just asked that you & Green edit out just the "quote" so we can keep this debate on track. Make sense?

<p>And yet another good point, Green, and I certainly don't want to change the topic at this point. I will edit that line out, but you & Robgob need to edit out my quote or it won't go away!</p>

I started this thread to incite intellectual, stimulating debate. While I wish some would go play in another sandbox, many of you are brilliant. While I'd like to reply to each entry, this is one debate I'm really enjoying from the sidelines!</p>

I refused to see the exhibit for a long time since I don't do very well around hospitals. I finally gave in with one eye closed, and it's not bad at all if gore bothers you. It's actually so easy-on-the eye that it's hard to believe they were once alive. Very interesting, for sure. None of them were Banded; yes, I checked!

My writing very, very clearly indicates I referred to "ANOTHER ENTIRELY UNRELATED TOPIC" that you hens don't grasp. While everyone has the right to post whatever they want, you'd think for the sake of dignity and respect you'd all avoid me in other topics. It's so disgustingly twofaced to reply to me in other threads while trashing me here. By my reference to her muliple personalities (she claims she started my Atheist thread, hello?) you manage to concoct that I'm accusing her of mulitple screen names? I'm the one being accused of being the same person as Lizrbeth. Step away from the crack pipe and learn to read. I appreciate the moderator stepping in but maybe they should check on this "Lizrbeth" person and see if she's being harrassed as well. These children are starting ignorant and innacurate rumors based on anything Wasabubblebutt posts and it doesn't seem fair for Lizrbeth, me or any other person to watch shit slung across the Internet that isn't true.

Either Martin Luther King or Foghorn Leghorn.