Boston Bomb Scare

Lamplighter · 10-22-2015, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

And the kid is moving to Qatar.
The backwards-ass authoritarian country offered him a full scholarship.
So his family is moving there soon. WTF?
...

Hmmm.... Authoritarian, yes. Different religion, yes.
But, if I lived in a place where my kid was treated that way by the local officials
and community, I'd seriously think about moving out too.

from Wikipedia:

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Qatar is a high income economy backed by the world's third largest natural gas reserves and oil reserves.[20]
The country has the highest per capita income in the world. Qatar is an influential player in the Arab world,
supporting several rebel groups during the Arab Spring both financially and through
its globally expanding media group, Al Jazeera Media Network
[21][22][23]
Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Arab country to do so
[24]

For its size, Qatar wields disproportionate influence in the world, and has been identified as a middle power.[25][26]

See also: Wiki: Qatar Foundation

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glatt · 10-22-2015, 01:26 PM

You are engaging in some serious cherry picking from that entry.

Lamplighter · 10-22-2015, 01:53 PM

Yes, I know... "backwards-ass"

classicman · 10-25-2015, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I saw pictures of that meeting. They probably weren't "splashed all over" because the media was bored with him.

Oh, yeh... that's it

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

You are engaging in some serious cherry picking from that entry.

Happy Monkey · 10-25-2015, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Oh, yeh... that's it

The media is in charge of "splashing all over". I saw the pictures, so they were available for splashing, if anyone wanted to. Apparently, few did, either way.

Clodfobble · 10-22-2015, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Hmmm.... Authoritarian, yes. Different religion, yes.
But, if I lived in a place where my kid was treated that way by the local officials
and community, I'd seriously think about moving out too.

Because there's certainly nowhere in America more tolerant and accepting than Texas... If you can't make friends here, you might as well give up.

10-22-2015, 01:26 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	You are engaging in some serious cherry picking from that entry.

10-22-2015, 01:53 PM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Yes, I know... "backwards-ass"

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