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I didn't say that there wasn't. Most of the time, I have to be able to like the voice of the singer, lyrics, and the melody of the song in order for me to like the song though...and if you can't feel Michael Jackson in that audio of him singing live then we will have to agree to disagree. The guy was only 12-13 at the time and was singing his heart out. I could feel it and I can definitely recognize talent when I hear it. You say that you are talking about Michael Jackson's music as a whole but I doubt that you've even listened to Michael Jackson enough for you to get 'a whole' picture.

I never did like the Beatles with the exception of a few songs. It sounded as if they were high when they created their records and 'low and behold' I come to find out that they were high. Also I didn't think Beatles voices were all that impressive. Rather ordinary and plain.

Yeah, it is real commonplace for someone to sound like this...

All you said was he likes children and he had plastic surgery. I don't give a fuck about that. I said I liked some of his music in my first post in this thread but after listening to more of his songs I realize that this guy had many great songs. I would much rather to listen to Michael Jackson sing and perform than the Beatles.

Enough with the backhanded complements in this thread. Michael Jackson was a great singer and I thought his voice was awesome, soulful, and unique! Try reaching those notes he did in Thriller without using falsetto. He hits those notes like a bomb.

Who said that? You don't think his music is great? Okay, do you want a cookie?

Interesting...Ayn Rand talked a little about talent and sensitivity here: I'm not going to get into all the gossip and rumor mills about Michael Jackson because this is not a gossip site.

Here is an interview that one of his girlfriends did a year ago. Her name is Stephanie Mills and she is a R&B recording artist. She talks a lot about him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDRRdpny69Y

Nope, I can't really assume what made Farrah think that about Rand... I guess Farrah would've thought that Ayn felt that way, all because of an icebreaker.

Yeah right...

Yes there is, a lot of black people been doing it for years. The product is called hydroquinone. It's available OTC http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&saf...sa=N&tab=iw

What?

I always thought that Michael Jackson hated to be black because he changed his skin color to pale white, straightened out his hair, and made his nose rail thin. He's been out of the limelight for a pretty long time now so most people know him mostly for the two cases where people were trying to sue him for money(allegations that were never proven), South Park Episodes, Wacko Jacko, and so on. People that knew him personally do have fond memories of him though and I did like some of his music and he did accomplish a lot with his time on earth.

Right, children are more expensive in industrialized nations so people are more likely to have less kids.

It definitely added to the problem. Companies sometimes make the mistake of focusing on building market share, assuming that profits will follow. Those 3 companies have consistently sacrificed short-term profits to achieve market share by offering high-dollar incentives to increase sales of new cars.

The avg. cash incentive offered by the car dealerships in Detroit was $2,500(Ford has gone as high as $5000). No wonder they were taking huge losses year after year.

Here is Harry Binswanger's latest interview on Glenn Beck. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOs6F1FpVlo

I'm not saying that you should turn a blind eye to the news but like everyone has been saying you can't control what the politicians do in Washington. You can however control what you do in your own household. Besides, even Great Britian had Maggie Thatcher after the massive socialization that country went through in the 50s and 60s. We can always fire the bozos in Washington.

I agree. Most of the time to get something burned into your memory you have to read the material over and over again. This is expecially true when trying to learn Objectivism. More often than not you aren't going to remember and/or grasp 'everything' in one go around. The answers to the questions you may have are all there, but many times people forget what they read. The Ayn Rand Institute has a suggested reading list; I would recommend an astute philosopher to read those essays on that list atleast five times and Ayn Rand's fiction works(TF and AS) atleast three times. I haven't done this yet myself though so you may disagree with me all you like.

Where did she get this from?

CTRL Y you do realize that potential doesn't equal actual right? Just because a man might have been first it doesn't change the fact that he wasnt. The losers in a trade of the kind that you mentioned has to to accept the fact that in seeking to trade with other people he must face the possibility of a competitor winning the race. In all types of competition this is true.

Grey probably made more money than Bell in his lifetime. As for Darwin Vs. Wallace...Darwin spent 20 years researching and writing a great book detailing and supporting the theory. They both came up with the theory, but Darwin was the one who convinced people. Here's a quote from an article; http://anthro.palomar.edu/evolve/evolve_2.htm

Ayn Rand said Frank gave her a boost at one point when she was feeling discouragement while writing The Fountainhead. I wouldn't say she fail back on him and depended solely upon him though, but he did help. Here's The Quote:

One of my favorites is "I Will Be Loving You" by Jesse Powell Since singing is a hobby of mine I mostly listen to people who can really sing.

I just read that thread Rocky Racoon and my best advice would be to leave those keyboard jockeys alone. Instead of arguing with them you should learn more about Objectivism and Health Care. Here is a good article by Thomas Sowell on health care, http://www.creators.com/opinion/thomas-sow...-realities.html