My Name Is Judge wrote:
Edges wrote:That's their job.
Of course it is. Does that mean we should be any less appreciative?
They did their job well. But Americans need to keep calm and move forward. We can't act hastily. I'm confident that wont happen seeing as unilateralists like Cheney,Rumselfd, and Wolfowitz aren't in the White House.
Grew up with muslims wrote:
Will withhold my "I told you so" for a few days until it's confirmed that this was the work of muslims. Their signature is all over this.
Like the Atlanta Olympics? Like the Murrah building? Maybe you are right or maybe you are wrong, but there is no basis for assuming anything or accusing anyone yet.
Didn't cry during 9/11. Didn't cry for Newtown. But I can't stop welling up when I think about this. That this occurred at the marathon makes this way too close to home for me. Anyone else feeling like this?[/quote]
Yes,
I ran it last year and watching the images on TV really got me. I kept imagining how horrible it would have been if my mom or girlfriend (who watched me last year) had had their limbs blown off. I feel really awful for all the people who were injured in this. For some reason it seems worse to me that it was primarily spectators who were injured.
apple juicer wrote:
Didn't cry during 9/11. Didn't cry for Newtown. But I can't stop welling up when I think about this. That this occurred at the marathon makes this way too close to home for me. Anyone else feeling like this?
Newtown survivors were honored guests of the BAA today and reportedly were at the VIP area at the finish line. Not sure if any were still there when the explosions took place,
I will say it again wrote:
Someone else said it already, but I feel that this is important: There needs to be something about the bombings on the front page. To just ignore what happened shows an extreme lack of class. I understand the point of running news website, so make it the secondary headline. But, to leave it off completely is wrong and disrespectful to the victims; especially considering that they are fellow runners.
Um yeah...the site just came back up and you are reading a thread about it started by one of the founders. They clearly aren't ignoring anything.
The only one being disrespectful is you.
Brojos, if ever there was a time for a black home page, or any sort of special page, well, I'll give you a hint: it's soon
fjdkalsalala wrote:
Grew up with muslims wrote:Will withhold my "I told you so" for a few days until it's confirmed that this was the work of muslims. Their signature is all over this.
Like the Atlanta Olympics? Like the Murrah building? Maybe you are right or maybe you are wrong, but there is no basis for assuming anything or accusing anyone yet.
As an undergrad I did a couple of case studies on terrorism. We can't even start an analysis without knowing who the actor was. The FBI has secured an intact, undetonated bomb. This will reveal a lot, hopefully.
Grew up with muslims wrote:
Hvgvh wrote:[quote]Grew up with muslims wrote:
[quote]162430 wrote:
[quote]nokaman wrote:
[quote]no respect wrote:
Did it as a show for the people in the stands. Right in front of the flags. What kind of sick fck. Kids there too. Thinking batman shit sick mother fcker. Sorry I'm pissed[quote]
These are sick fuking Islamic wack-job terrorists. We don't negotiate with these a--holes, hunt them down and exterminate these useless excuses for human beings.[quote]
"These are sick fuking wack-job terrorists."
I have fixed your quote and with the revision, I agree whole-heartedly. Islam has nothing to do with it. I promise you that the if any Islamic god exists, then he does not support this.[quote]
Too bad all the muslims do support this. Learned a long time ago there's two types of muslims: terrorists and those who support terrorists. Listen to all the "good" muslims speak on this and you'll hear nothing but "Yeah, it's bad but...", "Yeah, I know, but..." They will apologize and justify this in every direction possible. Absolute worthless, barbaric Neanderthals, once removed from monkeys.[quote]
This is 9-11 thinking, the type of thinking that got us sucked into the ME. There hasn't been enough information out. You can't confirm who it was so we don't know what we're the motives/aims of the perpetrator.
Will withhold my "I told you so" for a few days until it's confirmed that this was the work of muslims. Their signature is all over this.
We don't know that. It could be another case of domestic terrorism by another American Psycho. How many times now have we seen that?
My Name Is Judge wrote:
Of course it is. Does that mean we should be any less appreciative?
What it means is that now is the time to think of the victims. Lets save the plaudits for the first responders for a more appropriate time. Thanks.
Grew up with muslims wrote: Will withhold my "I told you so" for a few days until it's confirmed that this was the work of muslims. Their signature is all over this.
You know nothing about Muslims. They are not terrorists. Terrorists are terrorists, including Americans. Religious preference does not play a part.
The work is that of a sloppy terrorist. A real, militant, terrorist would have sacrificed themselves for greater cause. Not the case here.
This is what you get when you terrorize other countries.
Whoa. The NYTimes has him on the front page set of photos.
They cropped out the bloodiest parts so you can't see it.
He's def. in shock, but looks like he's a fighter.
Person of Interest wrote:
Grew up with muslims wrote: Will withhold my "I told you so" for a few days until it's confirmed that this was the work of muslims. Their signature is all over this.You know nothing about Muslims. They are not terrorists. Terrorists are terrorists, including Americans. Religious preference does not play a part.
The work is that of a sloppy terrorist. A real, militant, terrorist would have sacrificed themselves for greater cause. Not the case here.
go away, this is no time for political trolling.
God bless the victims.
At the start they had drug/bomb sniffing dogs in training, I wish they had taken them to the finish. I was very relieved to get track of everyone I know who cheered/ran. Incredible crowds supporting people giving all they had. This sickens me, but the human spirit prevails when people run towards the blast to help the injured.
yo soy americano wrote:
God bless the victims.
Why did God let this happen in the first place? xD
yo soy americano wrote: go away, this is no time for political trolling.
God bless the victims.
The troll is you.
Un Americano es culpable [En Español].
this looks like homegrown terror to me - on tax day, in late april - muslims don't give a crap about marathons - they blow up symbols. right wing people blow stuff up on tax day and things like that.
Person of Interest wrote:
[quote]Grew up with muslims wrote: Will withhold my "I told you so" for a few days until it's confirmed that this was the work of muslims. Their signature is all over this.[quote]
You know nothing about Muslims. They are not terrorists. Terrorists are terrorists, including Americans. Religious preference does not play a part.
The work is that of a sloppy terrorist. A real, militant, terrorist would have sacrificed themselves for greater cause. Not the case here.
Bin Laden had a 70% approval rating in the muslim world. It is you who doesn't know the nature of the beasts.
MarathonMind wrote:
Whoa. The NYTimes has him on the front page set of photos.
They cropped out the bloodiest parts so you can't see it.
He's def. in shock, but looks like he's a fighter.
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/04/15/us/20130416-BOSTON-slide-AE2B/20130416-BOSTON-slide-AE2B-hpLarge-v4.jpg
Saw this on another website, can't find the original source.
"Boston globe reports the guy in the photo ran PB of 2;33 and was waiting for his wife to finish"
Don't even know what to say.
Redd wrote:
At the start they had drug/bomb sniffing dogs in training, I wish they had taken them to the finish.
They were there, of course. But they can't detect something that's brought in after they have swept the area.
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
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Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
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