I don't know anything about him, so I can't judge his character at all.

So, is there something more to the story than that article highlights?

I would agree except for the fact that he was the first to bring up his brother.

To add, I don't mean "significant" to say that jail time isn't horrible and that it's not a a traumatic experience. Simply that it is highly unlikely that someone who does not ask to remain, does not apply for asylum, and is not under suspicion for crimes other than illegal entry/stay in the US will be in jail for a…

We send them home after going through a legal process to ensure that they can't come back.

Again, you say that words have meanings, but you totally ignore that fact.

Actually, what I just wrote was rude and not particularly helpful.

Or you can be the asshole that thinks that it's okay to call people gaunt.

No, saying someone looks "piggish" is looking at their face and saying that because they overweight they resemble a pig.

How is this such a difficult concept for people?

"I'm very displeased with this service" is no tip for me.

Really?

But isn't that a personal issue?

Winded? No.

No, I think it's more that people are looking for the "quick fix" to weight loss issues instead of accepting that weight loss is the product of hard work and sacrifice. And that weight maintenance (for most people) requires some sacrifice and/or hard work as well.

But that's not really what they're doing, is it?

Ermmm...there are videos from all over Western Europe and the US that show people being beaten/harrassed and no one stepping in to help. I walked out of a store in a major US city once and saw a woman and her son being beaten by the woman's partner. In a major European city I watched on the news as people spat at a…

No, that's not what this is about. I really don't see why that is so difficult for people to accept. Society is not collectively jumping to defend this woman. One major part of this article is about how people have chimed in to say that she looks terrible. The majority of people or not saying that she looks great.…

*First man in space. Not the moon.

Politics are getting in the way of the Olympics.