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Obama in hot water over shark fin soup

I know what I'm having for lunch today.


Seriously, I don't like Obama and this is trivial to me.
 
Shark fin soup isn't that great. Bald Eagle soup though is awesome.
 
I'm going to start calling pro-lifers "Anti-choice cum guzzlers".
 
What a great post, surely a well thought out comparison.

Comparison to what? I simply stated what I'm going to call the cum guzzlers who get their panties in a wad about abortion. Seeing the way this thread has evolved, it shouldn't be taken as a bait comment.
 
You don't already? :confused:

No, never have. Don't need to rely on it to make them look foolish. However, now that I've realized that you can insult people indirectly like a punk ***** with little attention from the mods, I'm going to start doing it. Pro-second amendment extremists? Scared ******s with small metal dicks. Anti-immigration activists? KKK loving fruitcakes. Dislike Obama? Fundamentalist nazi scum. It'll be fun.
 
No, never have. Don't need to rely on it to make them look foolish. However, now that I've realized that you can insult people indirectly like a punk ***** with little attention from the mods, I'm going to start doing it. Pro-second amendment extremists? Scared ******s with small metal dicks. Anti-immigration activists? KKK loving fruitcakes. Dislike Obama? Fundamentalist nazi scum. It'll be fun.

Again, I'm not seeing any difference from how you normally post. LOL
 
Again, I'm not seeing any difference from how you normally post. LOL

Maybe that's why you got picked to be a DM? Cognitive abilities aren't something the mod team looks for these days. :shrug:
 
Maybe that's why you got picked to be a DM? Cognitive abilities aren't something the mod team looks for these days. :shrug:

Yeah, I call it the Hatuey rule. Unbunch your shorts, man.
 
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Comparison to what? I simply stated what I'm going to call the cum guzzlers who get their panties in a wad about abortion. Seeing the way this thread has evolved, it shouldn't be taken as a bait comment.

Well, there goes another poster I used to respect and/or listen too. You go on the list with Thunder. That should tell you something about yourself.
 
Well, there goes another poster I used to respect and/or listen too. You go on the list with Thunder. That should tell you something about yourself.

.... Do... I... know ... you?
 
.... Do... I... know ... you?

Never debated with you but I usually respected your points and viewed you as someone that posted sensible things. Notice this is all in the past tense.
 
If I were an environmentalist and worried about these things, I would be far more worried about the fact that he was in California for a fund raiser, using a bunch of the worlds most polluting planes for the trip.
 
LOL I've eaten it - am I going to go to hell now? LOL
I had it once. At a Chinese restaurant in Germany in 1984. It kinda tasted like chicken (i know, the old "tasted like chicken" comparison). It was ok. Nothing to write home about. Never had the desire to seek it out since, and only see it offered rarely.

Personally, if I'm having Chinese soup, I'd rather have a good hot & sour soup or war wonton soup.


What a stupid story man. You know what though? The reason stupid stories like this are written is because people apologize for them. I would have had a lot more respect for Obama if he would have just ignored it and moved on. Who friggin cares if he actually even ate the soup? I wouldn't. Is it against the law yet? No. So what's the issue? These people get a voice because the individuals they attack roll over and apologize for the action. I say screw em. Do your thing and get on with your life.
I would rather he or his people respond with something like, "The President didn't order the soup. Is there supposed to be a point behind your rantings?"

But, that wouldn't be dignified for a President, I'm sure.


Seriously, I don't like Obama and this is trivial to me.
I'm not an Obama Fan, either, but at the same time I think it's uncool to blame a person for something they didn't do.


If I were an environmentalist and worried about these things, I would be far more worried about the fact that he was in California for a fund raiser, using a bunch of the worlds most polluting planes for the trip.
Word.
 
Of course I do. :doh

Are you aware that most of the shark you eat is farmed, right? Sharks have to be processed properly or there will be a strong taste of ammonia. Also, sharks contain a large amount of mercury, especially the bigger older ones. There's a reason why the meat regularly gets tossed back.


Not according to this shark rescue site. You might be thinking of the shark catfishes, which are not sharks.
Top 10 Reasons to End the Shark Trade

The shark trade is not sustainable -- fish farms cannot raise sharks in any real sustainable way.
 
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I saw some show once where Japanese fishermen were catching sharks, cutting the fin off and throwing them back in the ocean, it was the most disgusting thing I had seen since a different show I saw where Japanese once again where loading live dolphins onto trucks like cord wood. If James is correct though and fins in this country come from sharks that are entirely used I have no problem with eating them, why waste anything. Obama is off the hook.
 
Oh. My. God. How insensitive and callous can the man be? :roll:

Can we (collective "we") stop being political asshats? I detest crap "reporting" like this. He stopped and got some take-out. He did NOT order shark fin soup. STFU and get over it, people. Sheesh!

It's soup.

Not only is it soup, but it's delicious soup.

Leave it to political hacks in that link in the OP to make a political issue out of it.
 
They do not do that in the US.

I still won't eat it. The overall devastation it's putting on shark population isn't something supportable. If it's true that the fins used in shark fin soup here in America have taken all the shark for consumption; that's a bit better IMO. But still, I don't like the generalized practices surrounding it and I won't eat it.
 
I saw some show once where Japanese fishermen were catching sharks, cutting the fin off and throwing them back in the ocean, it was the most disgusting thing I had seen since a different show I saw where Japanese once again where loading live dolphins onto trucks like cord wood. If James is correct though and fins in this country come from sharks that are entirely used I have no problem with eating them, why waste anything. Obama is off the hook.

China has large shark finning operations that are similar. Catch the shark, cut off the fins, throw the body back into the water, move on. I find it rather disgusting myself.
 
China has large shark finning operations that are similar. Catch the shark, cut off the fins, throw the body back into the water, move on. I find it rather disgusting myself.

"Rather disgusting"? I find it absolutely appalling and would like to cut the fisherman's arms off and throw them overboard. It is our responsibility as humans to act humane.
 
China has large shark finning operations that are similar. Catch the shark, cut off the fins, throw the body back into the water, move on. I find it rather disgusting myself.

Agreed.

Actually, it's a two-fer.

I hate both wasting food and animal cruelty.
 
Not according to this shark rescue site. You might be thinking of the shark catfishes, which are not sharks.
Top 10 Reasons to End the Shark Trade

The shark trade is not sustainable -- fish farms cannot raise sharks in any real sustainable way.


I used to work in a seafood restaurant. We got our shark from a farm. It can be done. I am not talking about great whites here... some sharks are pretty small and can be farmed successfully.

Your website link does mention that a small percentage of sharks are harvested for meat. So why do these finners not take the whole carcass? As I wrote previously, shark contains a lot of mercury. Second, the meat, unless processed properly will reek of urine. Some cultures relish that delicious ammonia taste but most don't.
 
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