Are you kidding me? Something warmer than a sweater knitted with love?

Of course! A gortex coat!

http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheDinnerParty.htm...

How did Bing get out ahead of Google? Simple, the SAlabs acquisition MS made several months ago (the same month you joined, in fact) - the Ho John Lee project.

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I think you and Steven are missing the fundamental difference between the McCain situation, the Trunk situation, and Jeff's situation...

McCain and Trunk both have a political component. Many people, myself included in with pro-abortion advocates, were very offended by Penelope's cavalier attitude towards the life of the unborn child. Similarly, with McCain, she's trying to position herself as a serious political pundit. Can you imagine the uproar if Ann Coulter, Rachel Maddow or Michelle Malkin did something similar to what McCain did?

On the other hand, Jeff Pulver wasn't involved in political punditry, nor was he saying something that offended the moral sensibilities of a clearly polarizing issue (some would say that the '04 election was won on that very polarizing issue).

Look at your example of the douchebag chick from the Daily Mail - another polarizing political issue.

When politics gets involved, people go to the ends of the spectrum, no negotiation. I think that's where our outrage should be focused, not necessarily on sexism.

Not sure where you're shopping for health insurance, but I haven't found that many health plans much over $500 a month for full families. The most expensive one we were pitched was $600, and most fell within the $200-400 range.

I'm an experienced bargain shopper, though. It's sort of my thing.

Still, it's not hard to shop for price. There's hundreds of insurance affiliate salespeople out there, and Texas is far from a magical land of cheapness.

Maybe what I said was insulting - I dunno - it's just how I see it. My wife and I have worked hard to get where I have, and I've taken very few handouts in my lifetime.

What I find insulting, and always have, is that the government should tell me that I *must* sacrifice part of my income to health insurance if I don't wanna (and then pay a penalty if I don't do it). I find it insulting that others thing they're entitled to the money I work exceedingly hard for to pay for their health.

It's not my duty to provide for folks' privileges, like improved health. I really enjoy knowing you and many of the other folks from the other side of the aisle on this health care debate - so don't get me wrong. I don't hate you. I don't wish you dead. But I'm horribly insulted that you think that my money is better spent on your healthcare than my own kids or my own life. It pisses me off. Your privilege is not my responsibility!

Is there some messed up things about health care in this country? Yes. Can it be fixed? Yes. Will making me pay for your crap at the point of a gun fix it? No.

ok... that sort of answers the question. I'm not sure why it ended up on my $10 bill, though.

Doesn't matter. He's an EVP at the company. At that level of management, he represents the company, particularly when he's engaging on topics of social media, which is a purported expertise of your organization.

You will hafta worry if you don't want to be stuck with my legal fees when the case gets thrown out.

It isn't slander if it's true.

I didn't say anything that wasn't true.

Incidentally, here's the link, since we're threatening legal action at each other and all, that shows the connection between the Twitter account and your job, Eli.

What you said was offensive. I blogged this on my *personal* blog, not my *professional* blog.

Your humor, no matter what variety, was not in good taste. You don't make jokes about the dead - that's just common courtesy. This woman, and her child, were real people, not characters in a movie.

Have some decency.

Should you apologize for anything you said, I'll update the post with that information. Short of that, don't expect any apologies for my documentation of your actions.

Look up the definition of slander and libel. I won't waste time on it, but what I did isn't either of those things. This is something you should know in your line of work.

Eli's personal account linked to his company, and he tweeted work related links. How do you think I found out where he worked?

I have a right to free speech. All I've done is document Eli's work, which was plainly linked to his account and what he said. I'm within my legal rights.