On Why gay-marriage friends, foes need one another
Posted on November 23 at 11:04 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
neo,
First, and anyone who is married already knows this, marriage is NOT ABOUT SEX.
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Second, this would not effect you at all. You can continue to live your life the way you want.
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Seriously, that is what I do not get. There is a simple solution...
The State no longer recognizes "marriage" the State recognizes a "civil union". Marriage is what the church recognizes and based on the religion of a church they can decide (same as now) if couples are worthy or not.
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The choice argument is also pretty backwards. Can you choose who you are attracted to? I can't and I don't know anyone who can. That is why sometimes people have best friends that would make a perfect spouse but they never even date...no physical attraction. If my attraction to my wife wasn't a choice why would my gay friends physical attraction to a guy be a choice?
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This is such a silly issue. Who gets married / divorced doesn't effect me or my marriage and it never will? Why do the people who always complain about "big government" want the government in their, and my, marriage?
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Just doesn't make sense.
Posted on November 20 at 10:06 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Kraut,
Why do you politicize everything that shouldn't be?
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Fort Hood, 9/11, Olympics...You are simply a political hack...no wonder Fox News loves you.
Posted on November 20 at 10:04 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Plenty of domestic terrorists have been given the same trial and procedure.
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The only people making an issue out of this are the ones looking out for their political point of view. They are selfish and do not care about the greater good of this country.
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Posted on November 17 at 12:55 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I am just going to ask one question.(sort of)
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If the next time a Christian kills an abortion doctor and the NY Times ran the headline: Christian Guns Down Unarmed Doctor how would Kraut react.
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The right is criticizing anyone with questions about how or why. Some of the answers are obvious but why a man would go from volunteering for the US Armed Forces to gunning down a bunch of unarmed soldiers of thoses same US Armed Forces is something worth wondering about. At least for me it is.
On Fairness, speed of education-reform measures questioned
Posted on November 16 at 2:51 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
napalm,
If we all agree (and I hope we do) that education is important than why wouldn't it be a team effort.
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Teachers should do their part but if a student falls behind for any reason the parents and teachers need to work together to bring the student up to speed. The biggest problem with the home is when education isn't valued and the parents undermine the efforts of the school.
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I don't believe a teacher can teach a child from a broken, abusive, illiterate home at the same rate as a child from a healthy, well-educated, education is WAY important (ex. homework before play) home. It would appear to be impossible.
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If we want to compete with other country's education system AND provide a well-rounded education to ALL children some work needs to be done at home with parental support.
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On Fairness, speed of education-reform measures questioned
Posted on November 16 at 10:55 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
A standardized test is not a good way to evaluate teachers.
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The best way is to create common assessments at the school/department level and evaluate based on that.
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Some of the points are valid and most good teachers don't fear being evaluated but using the WKCE is not a good idea.
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If you use the WKCE to evaluate plan on having a bunch of kids educated to pass the WKCE. I have seen the WKCE, I want my children to learn way more and WAY DIFFERENT material.
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Again, the majority of teachers don't fear being evaluated but make sure the evaluation is about education.
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On Fairness, speed of education-reform measures questioned
Posted on November 16 at 8:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
loose,
That manager can simply FIRE an alcoholic employee...teachers don't have an "easy" option like that.
On Woman pleads guilty to 13th drunken driving charge
Posted on November 12 at 3:57 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
billnewbie
Nov 12, 2009 at 2:05 p.m.
Suggest removal I guess this just goes to show how worthless "extended supervision" is. Our elected officials are depending on everyone accepting the inflated value of "extended supervision", electronic bracelets and "house arrest" so that they can substitute those "innovations" for jail time since they are reluctant to build more jails. Tougher laws won't mean anything until our elected officials begin to accept the value of "hard" jail time. Maybe what we really need are tougher elected officials.
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WRONG!
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Anyone willing to deny that this women has a serious alcohol addiction problem?
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Just because extended supervision didn't work for this women doesn't mean it won't work for others. Blindly saying "more jail time" is not the answer. Sure, it is easier, and might make some feel better, but it doesn't work and is VERY EXPENSIVE.
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This women doesn't have a problem with the law, she has a problem with alcohol.
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On Obama should distance himself from gabmeisters
Posted on November 11 at 8:35 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../shocking-alle...
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thinkprogress.org/2009/11/10/post-destroy-obama/
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chattahbox.com/.../lawsuit-new-york-posts-goal-to-destroy-barack-obama/
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www.nydailynews.com/.../2009-11-10_new_y...
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Now, I realize and recognize these are just alligation but perhaps the White House was/is on to something.
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Oh, and to the person saying Fox is Obama's only critic...you are wrong! Plenty on the left criticize Obama.
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On Obama's bow
Posted on November 23 at 5:55 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Mooning doesn't go far enough.
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Fox has gotten worse not better. Now, it is like the election season 24-7 on Fox. Unbalanced, misleading, factually inaccurate...scary that so many people watch that...scarier that most seem to believe it.
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Best example I can think of...
time spent and reporting of Haliburton (sp?) vs. Accorn.
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They actually make Keith and Rachel look moderate.
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MSNBC Left Leaning
Fox News FAR Right Leaning
CNN, don't like their prime time programming but their election coverage is the best.
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