Mitt Romney's father was for a brief time when he was young, but Mitt certainly never was. His father was on federal support because after his grandfather (Mitt's great-grandfather), had moved them all to Mexico so that he could marry his fifth simultaneous wife, some years later Mitt Romney's grandfather lost his…

In the second example (blurred photo because of motion), does Yuzhikov's program also cause snow to melt and for the picture to pan down? Because to me those don't seem like the same photo? (Not doubting his technology, I'm just guessing the wrong "before" photo was posted, perhaps).

While sitting in their own poop. In a stolen car.

Women have already come home in body bags from Iraq and Afghanistan, though. And I didn't hear any public outcry against it.

OK, but can we get to the more important question? Did you shower before you jumped out of an aircraft with your full gear on? Because obviously there's no way this would work if you're female and you didn't shower. We all know parachutes don't open when women smell.

Leaving aside physical strength qualifications, your comment on lack of showers is baffling. I'm a female, and after college spent 3 weeks in the wild in Alaska without a single shower, and very limited water resources (we were on a glacier a lot of the time) to clean up with. Know what? I survived just fine— even had…

Dude, you sound really jealous of us partying and getting to be drunk.

OK, thanks for confirming— I really was wondering if I was reading too much into it!I am spoiler-free for today's competition (so far), so am looking forward to checking out the dynamics tonight.

Oh and also, if you come up against there being no samples and you need to try a new drug out and are paying out of pocket, I think your doctor can write you a prescription for as short as only a few days, or a week or two depending on how long you need to figure out if it works. Then if it does, I'm sure they'd be…

No problem! I know the samples really helped some people out, but it in the end does lead to higher costs overall for everyone. Also under the healthcare law, a new public-private entity (the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute) was formed to oversee research on the comparative effectiveness of drugs,…

An update that's since been posted (after your comment, so not blaming you) says the rule he supposedly broke doesn't even exist. If true, then Twitter is in some hot water.

Err, I don't think that's what NBC was worried about. Akram Khan, the choreographer of and a dancer in that number is muslim.

Goodness, I'm just surprised that any elite gymnast was in school for enough hours udring the day to bully someone! I'm sure it's possible, but even the Big Ten collegiate gymnasts my roommate was friends with in college sounded like they'd been completely insulated from any school activities, events, or social dramas…

Yeah, I noticed they seemed less than enthusiastic, and was surprised. I watched the BBC feed, so I got to see the British gymnasts compete and the Brazilians, and their hugs were all very genuine and enthusiastic, like I'm used to seeing form teammates. The Americans kicked butt, though, so maybe they were all just…

Yes, it's definitely me who's the uninformed one in this conversation.

You know there's a difference between a soldier and an officer, right? Are you really saying because Hitler was a soldier in WWI, other soldiers (including American soldiers) who fought in WWI were responsible for WWII? Talk about Godwin-ed. IF they even survived WWI, most veterans were not keen on doing it all over…

Depending on how that is structured, that sounds like it could definitely be illegal.

But is this really different than a doctor "educating" a patient on the pros and cons of an antidepressant or other treatment before writing one a prescription?

Under the Affordable Care Act (new health care law), beginning in April 2012, and annually thereafter, manufacturers and distributors of prescription drugs must track and report to the US Dept of Heath and Human Services what and how many drug samples they've given to licensed practitioners or to pharmacies of…

Thank you for being a voice of reason here.