On Obama's associations keep character suspect
Posted on October 10 at 12:49 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
“I'm glad we as a people seem so willing to give up our rights.” Cozat5
… like rights to privacy?... habeas corpus? … some are very willing to give up their rights—they seem to be voting Republican…
Retired…. Things did change that day. Finally, many were faced with the fact that we can’t ignore problems. Our ignorance and being completely oblivious to failed foreign policies of the past several decades are now coming back to haunt us. It forced many to actually begin to ask the important questions, like “Who did this?” “Why did this happen?” However, for many others, there has only been thirst for blood—revenge. Well, 3000 + innocent people died as a direct result of 9/11. Now, somewhere between 600,000 and 700,000 civilians have died in Iraq since 2003. What happened on 9/11 should not have given us unlimited authority to exterminate large populations of people, in countries many of us know little about—people who had nothing to do with 9/11. We still don’t have bin Laden, so if some of us still haven’t learned—we should finally realize carpet bombing doesn’t always yield the highest success rate. That is assuming “success” would be characterized by finding those responsible for 9/11. However, if “success” is the systematic killing, kidnapping, and torture of civilians, destroying families, and creation of new generations of people to hate America—we’re doing alight.
Who really cares about the troops here? After it was uncovered that the US no longer abides by the Geneva Conventions in Abu Grahib, the lowest level troops on the totem pole were punished, not those truly responsible. The troops are not being demoralized by those wishing to bring them back home, but those who constantly throw the word “defeat” and “white flag” around. Republicans provide the great disservice to our troops and their morale with their rhetoric and shady attempts at political gains.
On Candy recalled: White Rabbit may be toxic
Posted on October 8 at 3:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
.... and so many will continue to follow the calls for more deregulation
On Michelle Obama targets women, young voters
Posted on September 24 at 12:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Don't mean to burst anybody's bubble here... but we are (and have been) targets of 'terrorists' for a few decades now.
I’m also pretty sure he won’t have the power to take your ‘family values’ from you and your family. If you fear gay marriage, then don’t get ‘gay married’. Your family values should stay within your family
The fear of ‘overgomvernmentalism’ is also interesting. Restoring our regulatory standards and system of checks & balances doesn’t seem too threatening to me. Who needs the FDA.. or public education funding, etc. anyway? I don’t see how so many could prefer administrations such as the current. Deregulation and the doctrine of the ‘Unitary Executive’ to leave the power in the hands of one man, unchecked seems a bit more threatening. Now reeking a bit of totalitarian regimes we have previously fought to dismantle, the administration goes completely against what our country stands for.
We need change, not more deception.
Posted on September 22 at 6:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Businesses are required by law to organize recycling programs, but I know of many that have never made an effort to put them in place. I think the city should make some sort of effort to at least encourage businesses to recycle as they produce quite a bit more waste than the average residence.
On Pro: Unlocking our energy reserves can ensure prosperity
Posted on September 16 at 2:06 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
.... “thinking of you". Although they may be able to convince the un/misinformed American public with a promise short-term alleviation (lower taxes/energy prices); little attention would be paid to actually solve the problem. Short-term thinking will continue to hurt the public while creating small burst of political and financial gain to those who profit directly from Big Oil. To those easily convinced that, wealthy, oil-thirsty politicians are making decisions in “your” best interests; I suggest opening your eyes a crack, and spending more than a second of thought—maybe even induce a bit of critical thinking if the pain can be tolerated.
I agree with Mr. Peterson on one point; “America is so far behind the world energy curve that we are approaching the point of no return.” During the energy crisis in the 1970’s, Japan and most of Europe acknowledged the problem and put measures into place to adapt. As soon as prices came back down here, we dismissed the problem and went on telling ourselves it must have been solved.
Looking at the proclamation that more drilling will create so many new jobs, one should think of the job possibilities created by the research, creation, and implementation of new renewable technologies. Creativity, innovation and investment in renewable technologies will foster new jobs—many more than the investment in a century-old technology. The fear of change, new ideas, and innovation severely limits the US in many ways.
On Police say man wanted councilman killed
Posted on September 12 at 11:33 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
sooo.... when was the overturn of the separation of church and state? ... guess I missed that one, haven't been tuning into Foxnews often enough I guess
On Police say man wanted councilman killed
Posted on September 11 at 5:15 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Bill - agreed ... but it is still no justification for murder. Of course, some of you have the belief "they had it coming" which is a bit scary. Do you believe a divorce paper presented to Mr. Crislaw would have taken away his emotional stress? I can't say it wouldn't have, but put yourself in the situation-adultery or not, she clearly didn't want to be with him. That in itself would evoke the emotional trauma to bring him to his decisions.
On Police say man wanted councilman killed
Posted on September 11 at 4:49 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Blaming the victim is a perfectly responsible and intelligent response. I don’t think anyone condones adultery—but I’m pretty sure the crime doesn’t warrant murder. By the methodology of some of you, I would have to say Mr. Crislaw must have brought this whole situation on himself. He must have done something morally wrong to force his wife to allegedly commit the initial crime (adultery) against him. It’s not a new phenomenon; there have been tons of rape cases where the defense always suggests the rape victim had “a history of promiscuous behavior” or was wearing revealing clothing. I’m sure nothing like this would ever happen in your angelic families.
On Cost of power plant rises $100 million
Posted on September 11 at 1:51 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Don't be too excited about the "renewable incentive” in this proposal. It’s like the addition of filters to cigarettes—the CO2 “offset” won’t be as relevant as it sounds. It still follows the old “drill baby drill” and “burn baby burn” mindset—just propping a windmill out front and turning off the basement light to appear “green”. The wind technology is there, but it needs to be brought in on a large scale—which I’m not too optimistic about widespread public acceptance to these ideas.
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On Obama's associations keep character suspect
Posted on October 10 at 4:07 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Cozat5.... Most people don't have anything to hide, many of those at Gitmo didn't either; however, they were still kidnapped and deemed "enemy combatants" based on hearsay, or were sold to the US for a generous bounty.
I myself do not "fear" being spied on, but I wouldn't really like the idea. It goes against what America stands for - and has been the only real threat to our "freedom" in the past 8 years.