Genghis Khan: Father To Millions

Discovery News ^ | 6-22-2004 | Rossella Lorenzi

[Straight Vermonter]

Everyone but Kravitz thinks he is full of crap.

[cyborg]

My sister thinks it is President Bush.

[evets]

Are you saying that your sister thinks that President Bush is Genghis Khan?

[JenB]

I wasn't jumping on him, I was correcting him. That's why I didn't scream at him and say something rude, or call in the moderators.

[cyborg]

Don't know... I do know she wants to see Fahrenheit 911. She was locked up with snobby American students in Japan, and came back a real liberal. I should have her kidnapped and deprogrammed.

[Max Combined]

"He personally abolished the use of torture."

Somehow I find this hard to believe.

[evets]

Ha ha. I spoke to my sister last night. She's down on Bush as well. I use lot's of diplomacy with her, because it's mainly her liberal husband and friends twisting her mind.
You are a great conservative. I'm sure that you will be
succesful in helping your sister out. Good luck. : )
(p.s. I love your profile page on FR! God bless.)

[cyborg]

Thanks :) Oh yeah one good thing... she's voting for Nader *lol*

[ZULU]

There is a new book out on the biography of Genghis Khan. He did ban the use of torture. He killed his enemies, he didn't torure them.

Unfortunately, some of his successors re-adopted this vicious practise.

Actually it was a great book. I can't remember the name of the author, but I pulled it out of the New Book section of my library last month.

Genghis Khan was a great man. He knew the secret of fighting and winning wars - kill you enemies as quickly and thoroughly as possible and always do the unexpected and attack from where least anticipated.

We need him in Iraq and Iran.

[evets]

Well, she's not voting for Kerry. That's a good sign!

Nader and running mate Peter 'greeny' Camejo

Vote for me. I'm safe.

[cyborg]

LOL!!

[bmwcyle]

Wilt Chamberland is nothing.

[blam]

Good input, thanks.

[Condor51]

Yes it is (was).

from Encarta; mon·gol·oid
adjective
a former term meaning affected by Down syndrome, now considered taboo

Yeah Encarta, taboo "this"

[katana]

Any genetic legacy in the Clinton line will have that Webb Hubbell fish-mouth look about it. Bubba had the mumps and is supposedy an all juice, no seed kinda guy.

[Condor51]

I hate to barge in with your little rants, but with all due respect it's NOT 50 years out of date and as to offensive, well only since political correctness invaded EVERYTHING in the 90's and now everything is OFFENSIVE to someone.

And FYI young lady I'm OFFENDED by all 'these people' with thin skin being OFFENDED over nothing. In fact I'm OFFENDED that you're offended over someones allegedly (in your opinion) offensive remark.

[JenB]

I'm sorry, but you have no idea what you're talking about. You may not find it offensive. That doesn't make it inoffensive.

Try looking at it from someone else's shoes. Sure, my little brother doesn't understand when people call him that, he's too young. But I understand, and I'll tell you what, the people who use the term bloody well know what it means.

[Corin Stormhands]

Mon·gol·oid or mon·gol·oid

adj.Of or relating to Down syndrome. Not in technical use.

n. A person affected with Down syndrome. No longer in technical use. Now considered offensive.

Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

1. The term, for those to whom it applies and to those who love them, is offensive. It is not unlike the "n-word."

2. Jen is indeed a young lady. She is also one of the brightest and best conservative minds out there.

[CyberCowboy777]

I think either you or your dictionary are purposely leaving definitions out. The question is - who? The term fits to the discussion, whether its alternate use is offensive or not.

American Heritage Dictionary

Mon·gol·oid adj. 1. Anthropology. Of, relating to, or being a major human racial division traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as yellowish-brown skin pigmentation, straight black hair, dark eyes with pronounced epicanthic folds, and prominent cheekbones and including peoples indigenous to central and eastern Asia.
2. Characteristic of or resembling a Mongol.
3. Also mongoloid. Offensive. Of or relating to Down syndrome. n.

[Corin Stormhands]

I simply used the medical dictionary. Sorry if that offended you.