Visit the U.S. Politics Online Discussion Forum Archives!

Sponsored by:

U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum  

Bookmark Us! E-Mail DONATE NOW! Photo Gallery Document Archives Quiz! Register to Vote!!!
Go Back   U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum > Issue Politics > Popular Crime Stories and Trials

Popular Crime Stories and Trials A forum to discuss high profile crime stories and trials, media circus trials, etc

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 04-19-2007
Ironman Jack Ironman Jack is offline
Governor

 
Member Since: Oct 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 550

United_States     Missouri

Thumbs up A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

Israeli professor killed in US attack | Jerusalem Post


Tells me and shows me the true character of the Jewish people and the suffering they have endured for many years? This man was far above his own life wants and typical ME,ME, ME, that we see Today from wimps and spoiled brats!

I salute him and I can see why the Israeli's will never suffer defeat, as they have a strength and character to strong for their fanatic enemies!
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 04-19-2007
Maddox Maddox is offline
City Mayor

 
Member Since: Feb 2006
Location: Denmark
Posts: 241

Denmark     United

Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

You didn't just turn this into an Israel vs. Palestine thing, did you?

What if the guy had been German? French? Would you have come to the same conclusion?

I agree it was a noble and heroic thing to do... but to credit it to whichever ethnic origin he might have, or come from, seems silly.
__________________
There's no theory of evolution, only a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live...
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 04-19-2007
Diuretic Diuretic is offline
Secretary of Defense

 
Member Since: May 2006
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Posts: 3,021

Australia     United

Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

Judging by his name he was Romanian. A Romanian Jew teaching in an American university. And a very, very courageous man indeed.
__________________
"There were no D-Day Heroes in 1973" - Cold Chisel Khe Sanh
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 04-19-2007
conformfailure conformfailure is offline
Temporarily Banned

 
Member Since: Jul 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 5,291

   
Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironman Jack View Post
Israeli professor killed in US attack | Jerusalem Post


Tells me and shows me the true character of the Jewish people and the suffering they have endured for many years? This man was far above his own life wants and typical ME,ME, ME, that we see Today from wimps and spoiled brats!

I salute him and I can see why the Israeli's will never suffer defeat, as they have a strength and character to strong for their fanatic enemies!
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 04-20-2007
Beer's Avatar
Beer Beer is offline
Joint Chiefs of Staff Member

 
Member Since: Dec 2006
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 1,262

   
Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

One person represents a whole?
I think he should get credit, but only for himself. Why turn this into a Jewish trait?
Doesn't his sacrifice deserve more credit than a broad application to simply being Jewish?
Give the man more credit!
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 04-20-2007
doniston's Avatar
doniston doniston is offline
Permanently Banned
Just getting better HEH HEH

 
Member Since: Oct 2005
Location: southern Cal
Posts: 10,548

United_States     United

Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

Quote:
Originally Posted by conformfailure View Post
Did you HAVE to do that???
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 04-20-2007
drgoodtrips's Avatar
drgoodtrips drgoodtrips is offline
Moderator
Feel the power of the dark side.

 
Member Since: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 18,853

   
Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

Quote:
Originally Posted by doniston View Post
Did you HAVE to do that???
Probably no more than you HAD to up your post count with that inane question.
__________________
"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

-Thomas Jefferson
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 04-30-2007
CowboyTed CowboyTed is offline
Joint Chiefs of Staff Member

 
Member Since: Apr 2006
Location: Galway, Ireland
Posts: 1,547

   
Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

Brave guy, very heroic...

Don't care what religion...
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 05-03-2007
anobsitar's Avatar
anobsitar anobsitar is offline
Joint Chiefs of Staff Member

 
Member Since: Nov 2003
Location: Germany
Posts: 1,151

Germany     United

Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

+++ Liviu Librescu +++

He said "yes" to the life an "no" to the death

He was killed - but he will live in our hearts as long as we can feel and he will live in the arms of god forever. Hope to meet him one day in the place where he is now.

VT Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
__________________


Scientia et potentia humana in idem coincidunt, quia ignoratio causae destituit effectum
Sir Francis Bacon

On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old 05-04-2007
Native American Native American is offline
Permanently Banned
Kicking leftist ass isn't just fun; it is **truly righteous** !

 
Member Since: Oct 2005
Location: Bubba Clinton's home state
Posts: 2,428

United_States     Arkansas

Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironman Jack View Post
Tells me and shows me the true character of the Jewish people and the suffering they have endured for many years? This man was far above his own life wants and typical ME,ME, ME, that we see Today from wimps and spoiled brats!

I salute him and I can see why the Israeli's will never suffer defeat, as they have a strength and character to strong for their fanatic enemies!
I agree with you on both points - the man exhibited a selfless bravery (which as you say is all too rare these days, thanks to our "metrosexual" leftists who make up the bulk of college professors these days) AND the Israeli people exhibit a remarkable strength of character compared to many other nationalities.
Reply With Quote
  #11 (permalink)  
Old 05-17-2007
Otter's Avatar
Otter Otter is offline
Secretary of Defense
still searching for the salmon

 
Member Since: Aug 2005
Location: Kituwha
Posts: 2,707

United_States     Ireland

Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

I haven't been around in a few weeks, but I have to add; as a boy, he was sent to a town in Russia, and hidden from the Nazis by the townspeople there.
By saving him, they couldn't have known that they were also saving a room full of college students halfway across the globe, in the next century.
And none of us know who else one or more of those kids may go on to save, or help.

As it was more eloquently put by a friend of mine:

"Everybody knows there is a never-ending cycle of violence in our world. It's impossible to forget. I want to point out that there is also a cycle of mercy and grace."
__________________
please click and help the eggs hatch!

"The only abnormality is the incapacity to love"
-Anias Nin

Last edited by Otter; 05-17-2007 at 09:26 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #12 (permalink)  
Old 05-17-2007
Otter's Avatar
Otter Otter is offline
Secretary of Defense
still searching for the salmon

 
Member Since: Aug 2005
Location: Kituwha
Posts: 2,707

United_States     Ireland

Re: A Real Hero.....Va Tech can be proud!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Native American View Post
I agree with you on both points - the man exhibited a selfless bravery (which as you say is all too rare these days, thanks to our "metrosexual" leftists who make up the bulk of college professors these days) AND the Israeli people exhibit a remarkable strength of character compared to many other nationalities.
As if heroism had anything to do with sexuality or politics...or anything other than strength of spirit and quick thinking.
__________________
please click and help the eggs hatch!

"The only abnormality is the incapacity to love"
-Anias Nin
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:18 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.0 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6
Copyright © 2000 - 2008 U.S. Politics Online