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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (121733)	3/31/2010 10:38:59 AM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 132070

KT, This is the statement he should make: Despite rigorous efforts to recruit men that will not engage in either immoral or illegal behavior, it is close to impossible for any large public institution or church to identify all perfect candidates beforehand. As a result, between 1%-4% of all priests are either aggressive homosexuals that are attracted to post pubescent men (especially young ones), heterosexuals that seek affairs with women, or pedophiles. Unfortunately, this small percentage can, and in our case did, do enormous damage over the decades if they are not handled properly. 1. The church will continue to improve it's recruiting efforts and deal with all immoral and illegal behavior appropriately in the future. 2. The church apologizes for its ignorance on these matters decades ago (we are hardly expert on matters of sexual behavior) and the ignorance of the psychiatric community that advised us on the appropriate way to treat and handle these men decades ago when society did not understand some of these behaviors very well. 3. The church apologizes for the very few in positions in power that did not act out of ignorance, but instead acted irresponsibly or illegally. They will be removed from positions of power but not abandoned. 4. Most importantly, The church will work to help those that were harmed by all that ignorance and immoral behavior in the past. 5. The rest of you can go fuck yourself.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (121733)	4/1/2010 1:52:40 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Knighty, Spider is fighting this weekend along with Penn. i'm looking forward watching these guys do their thing.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (121733)	4/1/2010 1:05:37 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

$42 Million Jackpot Was a Mistake, Casino SaysUpdated: 1 hour 7 minutes ago Print Text Size E-mail More David Knowles Writer AOL News (March 31) -- Playing a penny slot machine at a Colorado casino, a woman looked up to find that she had won a $42 million jackpot. The casino's response? Sorry: machine error. The swift reversal of fortune occurred March 27 at the Fortune Valley Casino in Central City, approximately 39 miles west of Denver. Louise Chavez, who told reporters she earns $12,000 a year as a home assistant, was ecstatic when she thought she'd suddenly become a millionaire. "All of a sudden I saw the light come on on top of the machine," Chavez said in an interview with "Good Morning America." "I'm like, 'Oh, my God! Oh, my God!' I've never had this feeling before in my life, never." But then an attendant from the casino approached and informed Chavez that a technical glitch had occurred and she was not entitled to claim the $42,949,673 the machine was telling her she had just won. "When a machine malfunctions, we are required to inform our guest and immediately notify the Colorado Division of Gaming as well as the machine manufacturer," Joe Behm, Fortune Valley's director of marketing and community affairs, said in a statement released to AOL News. "I just felt like, you know, I was being cheated out of the money that I won," Chavez told Denver's KCNC-TV. Behm explained that the slot Chavez was playing is a "wide area progressive" machine, whose jackpot keeps growing as players across a geographical region continue adding more money. The prize limit for Chavez's machine, which was posted in the casino, is listed at $251,000. "Fortune Valley doesn't actually own the machines," Behm said. "It leases them. And the manufacturer makes the payouts." According to Behm, WMS Industries and the Colorado Division of Gaming are conducting a "forensic investigation" of the machine Chavez used. Don Burmania, a spokesman for the Colorado Division of Gaming, said he suspects that a computer glitch is the cause of the problem. The casino gave Chavez a free breakfast, a room for the night and a refund of the $20 that she put into the slot. No decision has been made yet on whether she will receive additional prize money. "There are dreams and there are things I'd like to do -- helping my family, helping my kids," Chavez told "Good Morning America." "That's why I'm disappointed." Filed under: Nation, Money, Entertainment Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 2010 AOL Inc. All Rights Reserved.