The Unknown Poster

Interesting. A lot of people celebrated or took pleasure in Sheen's exploits. He was funny and entertaining in a human car crash sort of way. Hopefully he will use his celebrity to bring awareness to this issue. In news we can all agree is good: @jjcwpg: Moist south Manitoba today... Dewpoint 8.4°C in #Winnipeg at 2pm, a record for today & 2nd latest occurrence of dewpoint over 8°C since 1953

Whats kind of funny is, someone side tracked it based on a side issue that I mentioned rather than discussing the main topic. The point was to cherry pick side topics to try and "win" an argument to make it seem they were correct about the main topic.I dont think it's unreasonable for people to be concerned about inviting 25,000 refugees into Canada in a timeline some experts say is unreasonable when the enemy has promised to hide operatives among refugees and Canada has already appeared on their list of preferred targets for attack. Some people dont like my use of the term "common sense" but I think it applied. Feel free to disagree ofcourse. But anyone resorting to calling poster's racist or akin to those that burned down a Mosque is playing to the lowest and weakest aspect of any argument. It is common sense. I agree 100%. Watch out ISO!! Lol

My position has always been with Buff is he's such a unique player that his skill set, his physicaility in a league of bigger players, the tone he sets on and off the ice will be very challenging to replace/match and if we don't sign him over the next 2-4 years I truly believe we will look back in that timeframe and say we wish we had him back. Unlike some here, as a keen observor I have not seen him regress and believe he still has some great years ahead of him. His pros outweigh his cons, that's how I look at it, not really a 'I'm right your wrong' approach to whether we retain him, more he's a package I strongly prefer as a Jet fan to have on my team, not on someone else's over the next few years if possible. That's my bias, my preference. I generally agree. I would love to keep Buff if it was a 3-4 year deal. But I see little reason why he'd accept that knowing he can do better on the open market. Unless he really loves Winnipeg! But Buff is one of those guys that needs to be managed, whether its his minutes, his D partners, moving him forward for a few games, finding ways to motivate him. In one way you could say thats ridiculous and as a millionaire athlete he should manage himself. But sometimes the most creative, most talented people are "disorganized" in life or mind or spirit and need extra managing to perform to their very best.

I would argue that whenever the US accidentally kills a civilian it's huge news. Keep in mind the US's goal is NOT to kill civilians but in war, it happens. The object of the enemy IS to target civilians. The answer to being attacks can never be to say okay, well, we wont retaliate. The extreme Islamic radicals want Islam all over the world. Its their goal to have a Holy war and to kill all non believers. (Please correct me if I am wrong about that). This is not a remark on Muslims, just the radicals. So I think there will always be those radicals that want this. US foreign policy certainly hasnt helped. But I think its not so much the US being in the middle east. A vile dictator like Saddam kept the radicals at bay. Same goes with whatshisname in Syria. Removing those people creates a vacuum where the radicals try to fill it on the basis of wanting Sharia law. They recruit by preying upon people's devotion to their religion and warping that view. No different than a Christian cult that might prey upon young Christians with a warped view of Christianity. We've heard many stories of Al Queda and ISIS leaders and terrorists who didnt practice what they preached. I'd suspect they dont really believe what they say, its just the tool they use to recruit and justify. A strong Middle East would probably be the best thing for keeping these elements minimized but a strong middle east seems to mean one ruled by dictators. I've seen pictures and stories of Middle Easy in decades past where people seemed happy and prosperous and were not covered head to toe and were not subjugated. How did that change? Im not knowledgeable enough to give anything other than my cursory opinion. But Goalie raises an interesting new issue...rather then debate racism and whatnot, lets discuss why it is this way and what can be done to stop it?

Shame. There is some good discussion. Hate seeing posts get deleted but sometimes people cant handle mature dialogue and want to pick fights...over the internet, which is utterly cowardly. Im enjoying KBF's and TLB's discussion though. Dont have to agree to respect the dialogue. Be the bigger person and avoid the confrontation, rather than bogging down the thread. Respect the dialogue... Yes, I agree! if you go back a page or two you'll see an apology I issued to PCB. You wont find his reply as its been deleted for content.

That's an interesting point, hardcoreblue. However, do you think Buff makes a difference because he's here as opposed to if he was traded? For example, we say Buff makes a difference both ways but if they traded him, they would have a plan to fill that hole and the team would, hopefully, come together/play better etc to make up for the loss of his talent. In that way, once he's gone we could look back and say "well, he was, at times, great but his loss hasnt meant a ton".

Over the course of a season the Save Percentage will tell the story. I dont think either goalie has played down to that stat yet though. I predicted the Jets missing the playoffs this year as they took one step back to take two steps forward with youth. So Im not surprised. But Im disappointed in how poorly they have played. Playing hard and well and losing to better teams is one thing. Not playing up to their own ability or effort is something else. And not playing well spotlights the Ladd & Buff situation a lot.

Whats kind of funny is, someone side tracked it based on a side issue that I mentioned rather than discussing the main topic. The point was to cherry pick side topics to try and "win" an argument to make it seem they were correct about the main topic. I dont think it's unreasonable for people to be concerned about inviting 25,000 refugees into Canada in a timeline some experts say is unreasonable when the enemy has promised to hide operatives among refugees and Canada has already appeared on their list of preferred targets for attack. Some people dont like my use of the term "common sense" but I think it applied. Feel free to disagree ofcourse. But anyone resorting to calling poster's racist or akin to those that burned down a Mosque is playing to the lowest and weakest aspect of any argument.

Shame. There is some good discussion. Hate seeing posts get deleted but sometimes people cant handle mature dialogue and want to pick fights...over the internet, which is utterly cowardly. Im enjoying KBF's and TLB's discussion though. Dont have to agree to respect the dialogue.

I feel bad, I thought Lowry be ahead of Schief this year. Forgot about the jinx. I dont see Lowry being that type of player. I think he maxes out as a shut down center. Scheif *should* be out #1 center sooner or later which means among the top scorers on our team.

My mistake. I meant LW! lol I think unless Ladd plays above what most people expect of him (which to be fair, he has the last couple of years), we are pretty weak on the LW).

I think Pardy played with Buff some last year and was decent. Pardy isnt elite by any stretch but he is decent.

Scheif seems to always generate opportunities. I had him pegged as the scoring leader on the Jets this year. Just seemed to finally click. One of the media analysts compared him to Stamkos (!), cant remember which one. Part of it might be Ehlers hitting about 3000 posts. If half those go in, Scheif's numbers go up too. Perreault seems to be having a down year. Then you've got Wheeler who is a force every shift. Would like to see Wheeler with Scheif but putting all eggs in one basket.

Jets need a top LHD and a top six RW. Desperately. Throw in an every-day bottom six winger too.

Who was saying the things you are accusing "a bunch of" us of? I dont think its remotely unrealistic to expect strong leadership in the wake of an attack like this. Its very partisan. If you like Justin, you probably think he's being "calm, measured, reasonable, non-reactionary, business-as-usual". If you dont like him, you think he's being "immature, irresponsible" and neglecting his duties. make no mistake though, if Harper was PM, his every move would be just as scrutinized. This is the first major issue for the new PM and its fair and expected that he will be looked to for a response. I havent seen anyone overly critical of him. So when people talk about not politicizing it, it's always politicized. Its not unreasonable for people to feel fear and anguish. They look to their leaders for reassurance. On the subject of the 25,000 refugees, opinions vary. But its not unreasonable that people have concerns about the government's plan. If you disagree, that's your opinion but to pretend everyone else is just crazy and reactionary is silly since people had concerns before the Paris attacks and quite honestly, the attack *does* change things to a degree. it would be silly not to reevaluate given new information. Its the responsible thing to do.

KBF raised a good point. And it becomes really sensitive. I saw one big discussion about a comedian who posted a pretty passionate rant on FB and from what I can tell the "worst" thing he wrote was questioning the "God" these attackers felt they were doing this for and he was kicked off FB and labeled an Islamaphobe. One of my friends, in the wake of the attacks made a post about how her thoughts were with the Muslim people. And I understand her sentiment but it struck me a bit...I think my first thoughts would be with the dead and injured. I dont recall too many instances when the Westboro Church nuts did something crazy and people said their thoughts were with the poor Christians who will be labelled and vilified as a result. On the other hand, you do have bigoted people who burnt down a Mosque in Peterborough and verbally and physically attack Muslims or people they think are Muslims. And thats what ISIS wants. I read an article about CBC's policy to not use the word "terrorism" to describe attacks unless reporting on specific usage of that word by people. There does seem to be a sense of not wanting to hurt the feelings of Muslim's who, I would expect, would be furious that their religion was being hijacked by crazies.

I think she will come back. She said as much in a statement today. She seemed cognizant of her legacy which wokld be hurt a bit if she quit now Question will be what she does. She's filming a movie in spring. Will she keep up her extra curricular activities or turn some down to focus on fighting?

Dana White is undoubtably thrilled by the result though. Now they finally have two female superstars. Assuming Holm's has one successful Defense before the mega rematch with RR.

PCB I'll say this before I move on (until tomorrow anyway). If you took my posts as personally insulting I apologize. I enjoy the discussions and various opinions shared here. I've had my opinion changed and/or expanded in the past from discussions here. I don't know you and would never Want to be seen as attacking someone. Be well.

Is Schenn an RFA after this season? Might have to take Luke as well....

Climate change. Lol

A couple of days after the Paris attacks there was plenty of tough talk from world leaders at the G20 summit of the need for retribution, but Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau did his best to avoid being part of the discussion. U.S. President Barack Obama was at the forefront of the charge at the G20 Summit in Anyala, Turkey, pushing for coalition forces to be vigilant in the ongoing battle with the Islamic State. “The skies have been darkened by the horrific attacks that took place in Paris,” Obama said. The American leader also said, “we will redouble our efforts along with other members of the coalition to bring about a peaceful transition in Syria.” Obama wasn’t alone as United Nations leader Ban Ki-Moon also spoke of the need for coalition forced to respond to the latest attacks from the Islamic State. “Our response needs to be robust but always within the rule of law,” he said. Trudeau stayed away from the tough talk at the summit. The Canadian leader is still planning to withdraw Canadian CF-18 fighter jets from Syria. When Trudeau spoke with a room full of business leaders he avoided the topic, instead, speaking about infrastructure investment. Later during a working lunch, he pushed world leaders to address climate change. Trudeau finally spoke on the issue during a meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. “Obviously it’s a topic that we are engaging in with the other leaders as well to ensure continued safety for our citizens,” Trudeau said.

I have not acted childish toward you at all. You insulted me. I did not insult you. You have a difficult time discussing these issues without being rude. Please grow up.

Doesn't philly have a lot of D prospects?

TORONTO — As the Liberal government gears up to meet its promise to bring 25,000 government-sponsored Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of 2015, experts say time may be too short to effectively settle refugees and navigate security concerns. “The numbers are not difficult numbers. The timeline is a difficult timeline,” said Naomi Alboim, a Queen’s University professor and former deputy minister of citizenship in Ontario. With more than four million Syrian refugees in need, the first order of business will be identifying those to bring to Canada. Government-sponsored refugees are typically referred to Canada by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which confirms their refugee status and passes on the most urgent cases. Canadian visa officers then review their claims, and put refugees through security checks and health screenings. The process can take months, if not years.