By

Michael Rosellini /

CBS/ February 11, 2009, 7:03 PM

Rules Of Engagement

People who want to post comments on CBSNews.com are going to have to follow our rules. We know that not all forums are like that, but this one is.

There's legal language nearby. Here's the plain English: no libel, slander, no lying, no fabricating, no swearing at all, no words that teenagers use a lot that some people think aren't swearing but we do, no insulting groups or individuals, no ethnic slurs and/or epithets, no religious bigotry, no threats of any kind, no bathroom humor, no comparing anyone to Hitler, Stalin or Pol Pot. We expect heated, robust debate, but comments should be polite and civil. We consider this to be public space so behave and write accordingly.

Yes, what is not allowable is subjective. CBSNews.com absolutely reserve the right to remove posts we think break any of the rules or the spirit of the rules and we reserve the right to ban individuals from commenting. We will use language filtering programs to block certain words and we will use human editing too.

Comments should be limited to the topic of the original posting. This is not the place for private conversations, no matter how innocent.

We require everyone who comments to register and provide a real e-mail address. No exceptions. And posting comments is not the same thing as complaining to CBS News or notifying CBS News of a problem - legally, there's a big difference.

Very important: if you see a comment that you feel is inappropriate, let us know by clicking on the "comment complaint" or "report this complaint" button.
Copyright 2009 CBS. All rights reserved.
122 Comments Add a Comment
linkicon reporticon emailicon
Americarocks says:
Am latino and I love America, I was born in Mexico became a proud American citizen, America is a great country, and it's going to stay that way, We need to have compassion for the immigrants here in America, they work hard, to feed their families, most are not criminals, They come to do jobs most people are not willing to do, your government knows how much they contributed to the Economy, and how the immigrants help America compete in world markets, Otherwise many more companies would go overseas, I have 4 sisters, an Engineer, A teacher, one works for the government, and the other,in Real Estate, WE Thank God that America opened is doors and heart, most Immigrants want to work in the fields, and plant crops, or other jobs most American would not do,,, America will be Blessed from upstairs if we help the poor, We must continue to help the poor, and protect Israel, in order for this country to have Gods, Blessing. Thank God He is not going to ask us for a Green Card in Heaven, "if He did it would read, Love, Compassion, and understanding for the poor, lets start preparing ourselves, Here on earth, by breaking this hate barriers, here in America, everything happens for a reason, one day these immigrants will be fighting in the front lines to protect you, and your families. Greetings from Los Angeles...
reply
linkicon reporticon emailicon
Americarocks says:
America
reply
linkicon reporticon emailicon
nauthizjaneone says:
Those speeches that the Republicans are asking for must be very bad. The Arab group that one was for will not release them to the press.There is no doubt, that Hagel may have been a good soldier, a good Senator, but of late he has been a global lobbyist and businessman, working hand and hand with unfriendly nations and businesses. Hagel is Obama's man. Obama is backing the Muslim Brotherhood. That organization hates us and they hate Israel. Why would you send arms,tanks and fighter jets to them? We have backed dictators before for trade deals and the stability of a region. Think Mubarak,Noreiga,Hussain,Bin Laden,Shah of Iran. Are we backing the bad actors of the world again for economic and political stability? Ten days ought to be enough time for Hagel to gather together the info that Republicans have asked for. You cannot call two days of debate a fillibuster unless you are spinning for the regime.
reply
sam554 replies:
linkicon reporticon emailicon
Repubs don't know what speeches to ask for - they've just cast a broad net hoping to find something to embarrass the administration and prolong the issue. Cruz asked for 5 years of financial data, which no previous Secretary has had to provide - I suspect simply to hector Hagel. There are things he shouldn't have to respond to - he showed restraint by not telling Cruz to go to hell. And who is sending tanks, et al. to the Muslim Brotherhood. Frankly, AIPAC frightens me as much as the Brotherhood.
linkicon reporticon emailicon
cantremember4 says:
can't remember44
She is diabolical..let's just hope this PROsecuTOR isn't hung up on her liking anal sex and remember a young man was savagely butchered..I hope he does a better job than the moron who tryed casey anthony..I'm as dumb as a rock and I would have done a FAR better job..he left out half of the facts!!
OK SO SHE DIDN'T PLAN IT//she juct sneaked into town w/ guns, knives, machetes and barrels of gasoline o no one would know she was in tow..
..yeah ok self definse? the poor guy was in the shower!!
WHAT WAS THE POLYGRAPH FOR?? IF TSHE DOESN'T GET THE NEEDLE THEN NO ONE SHOULD! SHE WIPED OUT A YOUNG LIFE !!aND SHAME ON THE WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE anal sex footage..that's all we are hearing.it has nothing to do with the damn murder!THE ANAL SEX ISSUE..IT IS IMMATERIAL FOR GOD'S SAKE!! NOT RELAVENT..SHE ADMITED SHE NEVER SAID "NO"
END OF STORY-THAT AIN'T
reply
linkicon reporticon emailicon
rwhite8449 says:
Sure.......
reply
linkicon reporticon emailicon
PCnotcorrect says:
I am against the BoyScouts allowing gays to participate.
I think if gays want to be scouts let them start there own organization.

I don't want to have to worry about my son at camp or any other scout activity.

This is equal to telling all criminals which homes have guns. Telling all homesexuals that they are allowed to be around boys.
reply
linkicon reporticon emailicon
Mark_Holden says:
A marvelously bad bit of advice is to cover windows.

I was at a school security symposium where we were told emergency responders need as much information as they can get. If they can't see into a room, they don't know if it's a safe place to enter.

At Sandy Hook, the shooter killed himself when he heard windows breaking as police were entering the building.

If the blinds were drawn, the police would have spent more time determining the best way to get in.
reply
linkicon reporticon emailicon
tomkeystx says:
CBS is reporting on their front page right here that approximately 500 were killed in Chicago last year by guns. There own reports and other news media have repeatedly stated that over 600, not 500, were killed by guns in Chicago in 2012, Illinois and Chicago have a zero tolerance for guns of any kind, manner, shape or form at any time, any place/anywhere for any reason. You just are not legally allowed to even own a gun in your own home for your own protection. Taking the guns away from the citizens has resulted in a murder rate of over 6 murders every day in the windy (blow hard) city.
It's safer to be in Iraq or Afghanistan without armor plating and just walking around in your underwear with no gun.
reply
linkicon reporticon emailicon
Harley Vet says:
I see the right andleftmarematit on here too,,lmao
reply
linkicon reporticon emailicon
jomomma1 says:
Screw reduction of entitlements to the old, sick, and the poor. The bank, insurers and wall street get their entitlements even after they caused the worlds economy's downfall. What is needed for everybody in the world is a global debt realignment. Less than 1% in the world hold all the wealth and debt and have created an all the economic trouble we are seeing now. They also have controlled the governments and therefore legislation that allow them to benefit and protect what they have manipulated away from the common man.

The disparity in wealth distribution has never been greater in modern times than today. It is getting close to the old feudal times with peasants/slaves for the kings and lords. We need to fix this but all the leaders are controlled by the greedy 1%, we don't have a great leader to straighten this out today. Remember your history eventually there is anarchy...remember Marie Antoinette "let them eat cake" well she had to stop eating due to the people chopping off her head.

Back to debt realignment...all country's cancel all debt (best) or reduce it by something like 1000 to 1. The debt in the world has grown to such heights that the we can't even comprehend them. Here is a visual for you, Take a $1000 bill now lets stack it (not side by side, a bill thin stack) 4 inches is a $1 million 1000x1000, 4", $1 billion is only 358 feet high 1000x1,000,000, remember stacked..., $1 trillion is 1000x 1,000,000,000 or 67.9 miles high, stacked...not end to end, stacked. Like I said the numbers are too big to imagine. Here's one more little one for you; The Walton family (Walmart guys) have more wealth than 140 million Americans...and Americans compared to the world are doing better than most. I digress, with global debt realignment it would include all government debt. The individual governments can decide how much consumer debt and mortgage debt is realigned. And we start clean. Economies can grow and thrive we will benefit and get to work again and start to fix the inequalities on the planet, starting with a clean slate.

I know it sound crazy but it's not, if you knew how debt and wealth is handled today it is no longer human or humane for that matter, it's computers transferring billions and billions 24 hours a day. Just numbers shuffled back and forth constantly and nobody really knows what is really happening minute to minute.

If you can't grasp this please try to talk to the smartest person you can that is in high-finance. And you will see a light go off in their head and hopefully they can better explain what I'm talking about.
reply
See all 122 Comments