1. Comment by NightHawk P. (NightHawk)— November 27,2009 @ 12:51AM
Ratings:-2+29
The children of citizens of Arizona do need our support and funding, but they need it in a way that insures it's not wasted or thrown away. Not to give blindly, but to be involved as well.
2. Comment by NightHawk P. (NightHawk)— November 27,2009 @ 1:04AM
Ratings:-11+34
Some people need to read and learn the "Bill of Rights" in the Constitution of the United States. The Right to keep and Bear Arms. It's clear today as the day it was written, and no it wasn't for just White Men. It was for all Citizens of this Country no matter what shade of skin, sex, religion or culture. It's one of our basic rights, and one I'm not willing to give up. Just for the one writers knowledge I do have a few firearms. Rifles, Pistols, Shotguns, and some in Black Powder as well. I also have Bows, Axes and Knifes. I'm not "White" and I don't belong to a political party. I have never been both.
3. Comment by NightHawk P. (NightHawk)— November 27,2009 @ 1:07AM
Ratings:-5+26
Just so you know:
The following is a statement from President Barack Obama on the observance of Native American Heritage Day, Friday November 27.
Tomorrow, Americans everywhere will observe our National Day of Thanksgiving. It will be a time of celebration and reflection as we gather with family and friends to count our blessings and remember those less fortunate. But it will also be a time to remember how this holiday began– as a harvest celebration between European settlers and the American Indians who had been living and thriving on the continent for thousands of years.
That is why on Friday, I encourage every American to join me in observing Native American Heritage Day. My Administration is committed to strengthening the nation to nation relationship with tribal governments. But it is also important for all of us to understand the rich culture, tradition and history of Native Americans and their status today- and to appreciate the contributions that First Americans have made, and will continue to make to our Nation.
5. Comment by joel t. (harperman)— November 27,2009 @ 6:37AM
Ratings:-4+19
Re #4 Joseph M.
Perhaps you are not familiar with the area. The rest stop on I-19 has two frontage roads that go around it. These frontage roads would also require inspection stations of their own. When you get that far north there many more ways around the check point than there is at Agua Linda road where the present check point is. At Agua Linda both frontage roads stop for a short section to the south. This creates a bottle neck forcing all traffic onto the freeway and through the check point.
9. Comment by jon f. (jdfast)— November 27,2009 @ 7:16AM
Ratings:-3+29
Wow, the Cushing St. bridge is vital to the growth of downtown. I'll tell you whats vital to the growth of downtown, money and vision. There is no money and no vision. The vision of which the writer speaks is long since dead. Let't start with removing the diagonal parking on Broadway so more than one car at a time can get downtown. Lets clearly mark what is public parking and what is not. Its always a real joy to eat and then come back and find your car has been towed. How about getting rid of the transients downtown. How about cleaning up downtown. How about working with the merchants in place now to dress up their stores rather than evict them so that someone with more money can have their space. How about an arena downtown so that people can see athletic events and host large conventions. There needs to be something downtown to draw people and business there. Currently there is not and the "bridge to nowhere" is not needed at this time. Its not my problem that the writer chose to live in that area. So why now do the resources that are supposed to be for the whole city need to be spent for his sole benefit.
10. Comment by Ross J. (5973)— November 27,2009 @ 7:36AM
Ratings:-24+6
I am happy to see that Charlotte favors gun regulation, and that she feels confident to speak for NightHawk and assure us that he does too. Maybe this is a sign of intelligence and logic from the gun crowd.
11. Comment by Ross J. (5973)— November 27,2009 @ 7:38AM
Ratings:-14+14
Something to remember as you read the morning newspaper and think you know what is happening in the world:
Of 237 countries and territories in the world, the 4 largest newsgathering and distribution companies that supply the world with 90% of news do not cover 116 of them.
These 116 countries or territories contain 4 billion people -- more than half the world's population.
12. Comment by Charlotte P. (arizonagramma)— November 27,2009 @ 7:50AM
Ratings:-7+38
Ross: I'm not really one of the 'gun crowd' altho I do own a .38 special handgun for person safety. I also target shoot at the range when I can.
By the way, I'm a 71 year old grandmother. I do believe, however, that anyone should be able to own a gun if they can pass the FBI background check. I know, the gangbangers and criminals will always find a way to get a gun and use it. There's always a flaw in any system.
I think the anti-gun crowd lets their emotions get the better of them and then the 'gun crowd' suffers all the ranting and raving.
13. Comment by Toris O. (Clia)— November 27,2009 @ 7:54AM
Ratings:-17+23
You fools may one day be thankful these militias should the power hungry mob in Washington (that has been acruing power since Clinton, and continued through that fake repug Bush) continue to erode our rights and negate the checks and balances system that the 3 branches of federal government were designed to have under the US Constitution.
The Second Amendment was written because the Founding Fathers of this country understood that an armed citizenry might be all that keeps those who would ignore the Constitution from seizing absolute power.
16. Comment by joel t. (harperman)— November 27,2009 @ 9:49AM
Ratings:-11+12
15. Comment by Robert T. (robaltay) — November 27,2009 @ 9:27AM
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Yeah naturally, anyone who diagrees with #8 is illogical and unintelligent.
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18. Comment by joel t. (harperman)— November 27,2009 @ 9:56AM
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17. Comment by chalee .. (chalee) — November 27,2009 @ 9:55AM
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13. Comment by Toris O., if an an armed citizenry takes down the U.S. government/military, what type of society will we be living in?
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A free one that respects the Constitution.
19. Comment by joel t. (harperman)— November 27,2009 @ 9:58AM
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17. Comment by chalee .. (chalee) — November 27,2009 @ 9:55AM
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13. Comment by Toris O., if an an armed citizenry takes down the U.S. government/military, what type of society will we be living in?
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And if the people are unarmed and cannot defend themselves from a tyrannical government what kind of society will we be living in? A totalitarian one.
23. Comment by Brenda J. (psiartist)— November 27,2009 @ 10:28AM
Ratings:-9+11
Last night I was excited to see javalina back behind my house after years of their being gone. I am less excited today as I see how they tore the back porch apart looking for food.
Ya, I'm looking foreword to militias trying to take back the country from evil greedy politicians. We could be like ... ya ... like Somalia. Ya, and Joel could work playing the harp at a desert pirate hangout, ya.It's good to live in interesting times. Just ask the people in Somalia.
24. Comment by Richard O. (taicho1)— November 27,2009 @ 10:42AM
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Our military is the finest ever according to certain Generals of today.
This would mean that today we have a military better than that of world war 2. This is laughable.
We are in a war in Iraq and Afghanistan which we don’t belong. Al Queda has moved and will keep moving until we taxpayers go broke moving from country to country with them. Casualties are not even what we lost in a few weeks. On top of that it is costing a million dollars a man sent to Afghanistan.
And I am accused of being nuts for wanting to bring our troops home and creating a system where men who fight get more credit than those who don’t.
In 1978 our politicians took us off the gold standard Since then Japanese yen has reduced from 360 to 1 dollar to less than 100, Within a few years it will be 1 to 1. This means little to the yen but everything to the dollar.
I doubt I will be here when it happens but my kids will and so will most of you. Good luck.
25. Comment by Ross J. (5973)— November 27,2009 @ 11:25AM
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Charlotte #12 I do believe, however, that anyone should be able to own a gun if they can pass the FBI background check.
I believe that, too. However, NightHawk wrote that he believes every American citizen should be able to own a gun. He didn't exclude the crazies and the criminals.
Incidentally, the FBI just checks on what the Congress told them to check. Many in the gun lobby would take that power away from Congress.
27. Comment by Lindsey S. (Lindsey TS)— November 27,2009 @ 11:49AM
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"What does it say about the level of our modern-day civility that drawing political cartoons, with which one disagrees, causes a person to call the cartoonist "a rabid junkyard dog"?"
Bill Rickelman
Uh, because he IS a rabid junkyard dog. He repeatedly bashes Republicans or conservatives while giving a pass to the Marxist administration currently in charge of spending this country into oblivion.
30. Comment by Chester P. (5845)— November 27,2009 @ 1:08PM
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RE: Letter by Ron Lancaster, "Weapon, ammo demand slows."
"Putting aside my suspicions that many right-wing militias are racially motivated, I always try to stay open to ideas from any perspective."
I don't know about the right-wing militias, but in my circle of friends there is such a thing as Black Conservatives and were all on the same frequency in regard to where this country may be headed.
31. Comment by sam a. (low gear)— November 27,2009 @ 3:02PM
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I sense many of these militas have the dream that taxes will be raised more than 500%, private property will be nationalized, that the whining unworthy poor will be placed in power and that a host of unholy acts will become common place.
So, their plan would be to take power as the national guard and regular army would leave their posts and join the cause in purifying the country. This however would lead to a return of the black ages as the country and sense of order would be broken into tiny bits
32. Comment by George C. (GeorgeCl)— November 27,2009 @ 3:18PM
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#27 Lindsey....
And let me guess... the 10 people who thumbed the post down, plus the original letter writer, see nothing wrong with our very own employees calling us all sorts of names.
The way Gabby did when she went on public tv, and repeatedly through her spokespeople. Or the way a whole slew of "public servants" (aka modern-day nobility) acted toward the public (dumb as dining room tables, etc.).
34. Comment by Lindsey S. (Lindsey TS)— November 27,2009 @ 3:28PM
Ratings:-5+8
Hi George -
Yup - as long as your have a (D) after your name or admit outright you are a liberal, it's perfectly okay to bash anyone, anytime, anyplace.
Heck, didn't Pelosi determine that the "TEA paries" were simply an astro-turf excuse for getting out and threatening the dolts in D.C.?
I really wonder how many of the Obama-supporters are wondering how everything has gone wrong with this country - not exactly the change they had envisioned.
37. Comment by Mary F. (marybeth1)— November 27,2009 @ 3:34PM
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#11 Please give source for your statistics. Information Please Almanac and Database lists 195 countries and 61 territories.4 largest newsgathering and distributing organizations? Which 116 countries/territories? Population source? One invalid statement/statistic makes everything else look suspect.
39. Comment by George C. (GeorgeCl)— November 27,2009 @ 3:39PM
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#34 I really wonder how many of the Obama-supporters are wondering how everything has gone wrong with this country - not exactly the change they had envisioned.
I wonder too. I heard today that even in liberal parts of NY, there are no more bumper stickers to be seen.
However, when I cross over into the People's Republic of Berkeley East, in central Tucson, I still see a lot of proud Prius and Subaru, single occupant cars, 9 times out of 10 a greying hippie female.... still holding onto their Marxist leader's bumper stickers...
40. Comment by john t. (butchmutt)— November 27,2009 @ 3:41PM
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30. Comment by Chester P. (5845) — November 27,2009 @ 1:08PM
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RE: Letter by Ron Lancaster, "Weapon, ammo demand slows."
"Putting aside my suspicions that many right-wing militias are racially motivated, I always try to stay open to ideas from any perspective."
I don't know about the right-wing militias, but in my circle of friends there is such a thing as Black Conservatives and were all on the same frequency in regard to where this country may be headed.
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I like your circle already!
Anyone who opposes far left liberalism is my kinda
person.
I think it is conservatives who best understand the dream of Dr. King and that is as simple as understanding that I should like or dislike you based on whether or not you have qualities I find attractive. If you are a dweeb type whiner, I should be able to dislike you regardless of your race, or if you like to drink beer and watch or participate in team sports, I should be able to share your company, regardless of your race and if you are just simply an idiot that is full of him or herself, I should be able to avoid you like the plague, regardless of your race.
You and I should be able to pick our friends and those we choose to spend time with, without regard for their race and not have to worry about offending anyone based on a preconceived definition of what is politically correct interaction amongst races.
You and I should have the freedom of accepting people based on our own litmus test of acceptable behavior and reject people who don't pass our test.
As a white male, I would much rather spend the day with men of whatever non white race, who enjoy the world of athletics, sarcasm, well thought out arguments and the occasional "cold one" versus
a white dweeb who has no concept of what actual race relations entail.
41. Comment by Lindsey S. (Lindsey TS)— November 27,2009 @ 3:49PM
Ratings:-6+8
#39
Well, Berkeley East is full of die-hards - they would rather see this country torn apart before they would admit their error in supporting the current occupant.
43. Comment by Herman O. (No party affiliation)— November 27,2009 @ 3:54PM
Ratings:-6+7
39. Comment by George C. (GeorgeCl) —*"However, when I cross over into the People's Republic of Berkeley East, in central Tucson, I still see a lot of proud Prius and Subaru, single occupant cars,..."*
Evidently they are not worried about their carbon output or their cars would be stuffed with their other concerned hypocrites.
44. Comment by George C. (GeorgeCl)— November 27,2009 @ 3:56PM
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1,000 thumbs up, #42! There was a good special yesterday (maybe a repeat) about all the good work Gary Sinise has done in support of our troops.
On another note....
if anyone hasn't seen this, I thought it was a spectacular account of the difference between someone like the perpetual victim, shady background, never-worked-hard, spoiled-child occupant in the WH, v. Gov Palin who always worked hard, paid her own way, and represents the people instead of the cloistered elites.
46. Comment by Herman O. (No party affiliation)— November 27,2009 @ 4:09PM
Ratings:-6+6
#45-If/when the Carbon tax is passed, the very same people will blame the R legislature in Phoenix (even though it will be a D led US Congress that tries to push for it)-or Bush.
They will also ask why there is not more money available for schools when local/state governments/school districts will have increased fuel costs (because of Cap N Trade) or the increased electricity costs.
After all, bo said:
“Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."
47. Comment by NightHawk P. (NightHawk)— November 27,2009 @ 5:35PM
Ratings:-2+3
So, you support gun ownership for the mentally ill and convicted felons?
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Sorry Ross #6 I didn't know some wouldn't know that our Rights are backed up by laws that keep them enforced and under control. Just like under your Freedom of Speach you can't yell fire owning or using a firearm has controls as well in this Country. Most adults know this. Of course this is another reason why I said some people should not only read, but learn about our Bill of Rights.
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Need evidence for kidnappingsThe children of citizens of Arizona do need our support and funding, but they need it in a way that insures it's not wasted or thrown away. Not to give blindly, but to be involved as well.
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Some people need to read and learn the "Bill of Rights" in the Constitution of the United States. The Right to keep and Bear Arms. It's clear today as the day it was written, and no it wasn't for just White Men. It was for all Citizens of this Country no matter what shade of skin, sex, religion or culture. It's one of our basic rights, and one I'm not willing to give up. Just for the one writers knowledge I do have a few firearms. Rifles, Pistols, Shotguns, and some in Black Powder as well. I also have Bows, Axes and Knifes. I'm not "White" and I don't belong to a political party. I have never been both.
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Just so you know:
The following is a statement from President Barack Obama on the observance of Native American Heritage Day, Friday November 27.
Tomorrow, Americans everywhere will observe our National Day of Thanksgiving. It will be a time of celebration and reflection as we gather with family and friends to count our blessings and remember those less fortunate. But it will also be a time to remember how this holiday began– as a harvest celebration between European settlers and the American Indians who had been living and thriving on the continent for thousands of years.
That is why on Friday, I encourage every American to join me in observing Native American Heritage Day. My Administration is committed to strengthening the nation to nation relationship with tribal governments. But it is also important for all of us to understand the rich culture, tradition and history of Native Americans and their status today- and to appreciate the contributions that First Americans have made, and will continue to make to our Nation.
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Bill Taggart suggests:
"How about using the northbound rest stop on Interstate 19 a few miles north of the proposed checkpoint site?"
I'm not personally familiar with the details on the border checkpoint, but his argument makes a lot of sense to me.
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Re #4 Joseph M.
Perhaps you are not familiar with the area. The rest stop on I-19 has two frontage roads that go around it. These frontage roads would also require inspection stations of their own. When you get that far north there many more ways around the check point than there is at Agua Linda road where the present check point is. At Agua Linda both frontage roads stop for a short section to the south. This creates a bottle neck forcing all traffic onto the freeway and through the check point.
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NightHawk #2 It was for all Citizens of this Country no matter what shade of skin, sex, religion or culture.
So, you support gun ownership for the mentally ill and convicted felons?
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Convicted felons would not be able to pass the FBI background check and would not be able to purchase a gun.
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Just once I would like to see a little intelligence and logic exercised by the anti gun crowd. Oh well pipe dreams...
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Wow, the Cushing St. bridge is vital to the growth of downtown. I'll tell you whats vital to the growth of downtown, money and vision. There is no money and no vision. The vision of which the writer speaks is long since dead. Let't start with removing the diagonal parking on Broadway so more than one car at a time can get downtown. Lets clearly mark what is public parking and what is not. Its always a real joy to eat and then come back and find your car has been towed. How about getting rid of the transients downtown. How about cleaning up downtown. How about working with the merchants in place now to dress up their stores rather than evict them so that someone with more money can have their space. How about an arena downtown so that people can see athletic events and host large conventions. There needs to be something downtown to draw people and business there. Currently there is not and the "bridge to nowhere" is not needed at this time. Its not my problem that the writer chose to live in that area. So why now do the resources that are supposed to be for the whole city need to be spent for his sole benefit.
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I am happy to see that Charlotte favors gun regulation, and that she feels confident to speak for NightHawk and assure us that he does too. Maybe this is a sign of intelligence and logic from the gun crowd.
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Something to remember as you read the morning newspaper and think you know what is happening in the world:
Of 237 countries and territories in the world, the 4 largest newsgathering and distribution companies that supply the world with 90% of news do not cover 116 of them.
These 116 countries or territories contain 4 billion people -- more than half the world's population.
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Ross: I'm not really one of the 'gun crowd' altho I do own a .38 special handgun for person safety. I also target shoot at the range when I can.
By the way, I'm a 71 year old grandmother. I do believe, however, that anyone should be able to own a gun if they can pass the FBI background check. I know, the gangbangers and criminals will always find a way to get a gun and use it. There's always a flaw in any system.
I think the anti-gun crowd lets their emotions get the better of them and then the 'gun crowd' suffers all the ranting and raving.
Just my opinion.
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You fools may one day be thankful these militias should the power hungry mob in Washington (that has been acruing power since Clinton, and continued through that fake repug Bush) continue to erode our rights and negate the checks and balances system that the 3 branches of federal government were designed to have under the US Constitution.
The Second Amendment was written because the Founding Fathers of this country understood that an armed citizenry might be all that keeps those who would ignore the Constitution from seizing absolute power.
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#8 It is impossible for one to display something one does not possesss
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Yeah naturally, anyone who diagrees with #8 is illogical and unintelligent.
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15. Comment by Robert T. (robaltay) — November 27,2009 @ 9:27AM
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Yeah naturally, anyone who diagrees with #8 is illogical and unintelligent.
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Anyone who would sacrifice their freedom and their ability to maintain their freedom for an illusion of security IS illogical and unintelligent.
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13. Comment by Toris O., if an an armed citizenry takes down the U.S. government/military, what type of society will we be living in?
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17. Comment by chalee .. (chalee) — November 27,2009 @ 9:55AM
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13. Comment by Toris O., if an an armed citizenry takes down the U.S. government/military, what type of society will we be living in?
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A free one that respects the Constitution.
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17. Comment by chalee .. (chalee) — November 27,2009 @ 9:55AM
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13. Comment by Toris O., if an an armed citizenry takes down the U.S. government/military, what type of society will we be living in?
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And if the people are unarmed and cannot defend themselves from a tyrannical government what kind of society will we be living in? A totalitarian one.
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19. Comment by joel t., when an armed citizenry aims their weapons, who will be their targets?
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When an armed National Guard unit at Kent State aimed their weapons, who were their targets?
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James M, who will be the targets of an armed citizenry? Who does these "armed citizenry" have in mind?
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Last night I was excited to see javalina back behind my house after years of their being gone. I am less excited today as I see how they tore the back porch apart looking for food.
Ya, I'm looking foreword to militias trying to take back the country from evil greedy politicians. We could be like ... ya ... like Somalia. Ya, and Joel could work playing the harp at a desert pirate hangout, ya.It's good to live in interesting times. Just ask the people in Somalia.
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Our military is the finest ever according to certain Generals of today.
This would mean that today we have a military better than that of world war 2. This is laughable.
We are in a war in Iraq and Afghanistan which we don’t belong. Al Queda has moved and will keep moving until we taxpayers go broke moving from country to country with them. Casualties are not even what we lost in a few weeks. On top of that it is costing a million dollars a man sent to Afghanistan.
And I am accused of being nuts for wanting to bring our troops home and creating a system where men who fight get more credit than those who don’t.
In 1978 our politicians took us off the gold standard Since then Japanese yen has reduced from 360 to 1 dollar to less than 100, Within a few years it will be 1 to 1. This means little to the yen but everything to the dollar.
I doubt I will be here when it happens but my kids will and so will most of you. Good luck.
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Charlotte #12 I do believe, however, that anyone should be able to own a gun if they can pass the FBI background check.
I believe that, too. However, NightHawk wrote that he believes every American citizen should be able to own a gun. He didn't exclude the crazies and the criminals.
Incidentally, the FBI just checks on what the Congress told them to check. Many in the gun lobby would take that power away from Congress.
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Richard #24 In 1978 our politicians took us off the gold standard
It was Richard Nixon in 1971. The yen indeed was 360:1 in 1971; by 1978 the rate was 210:1.
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"What does it say about the level of our modern-day civility that drawing political cartoons, with which one disagrees, causes a person to call the cartoonist "a rabid junkyard dog"?"
Bill Rickelman
Uh, because he IS a rabid junkyard dog. He repeatedly bashes Republicans or conservatives while giving a pass to the Marxist administration currently in charge of spending this country into oblivion.
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21. Comment by James M,
Right, Kent State was ugly.
... so was Murrah Federal Building
Don't you think "we" need to keep calm? ... and use voting booths instead of weapons on each other?
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#26 Ross:
I am not sure of the date that we went off the gold standard. You may be correct. But in any event it showed that our economy was ruined.
I left Japan in May of 1978 and we were still getting 360 to the dollar. But it wasn't long before it started dropping.
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RE: Letter by Ron Lancaster, "Weapon, ammo demand slows."
"Putting aside my suspicions that many right-wing militias are racially motivated, I always try to stay open to ideas from any perspective."
I don't know about the right-wing militias, but in my circle of friends there is such a thing as Black Conservatives and were all on the same frequency in regard to where this country may be headed.
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I sense many of these militas have the dream that taxes will be raised more than 500%, private property will be nationalized, that the whining unworthy poor will be placed in power and that a host of unholy acts will become common place.
So, their plan would be to take power as the national guard and regular army would leave their posts and join the cause in purifying the country. This however would lead to a return of the black ages as the country and sense of order would be broken into tiny bits
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#27 Lindsey....
And let me guess... the 10 people who thumbed the post down, plus the original letter writer, see nothing wrong with our very own employees calling us all sorts of names.
The way Gabby did when she went on public tv, and repeatedly through her spokespeople. Or the way a whole slew of "public servants" (aka modern-day nobility) acted toward the public (dumb as dining room tables, etc.).
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#27 Lindsey Good answer... right on the mark
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Hi George -
Yup - as long as your have a (D) after your name or admit outright you are a liberal, it's perfectly okay to bash anyone, anytime, anyplace.
Heck, didn't Pelosi determine that the "TEA paries" were simply an astro-turf excuse for getting out and threatening the dolts in D.C.?
I really wonder how many of the Obama-supporters are wondering how everything has gone wrong with this country - not exactly the change they had envisioned.
Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving -
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Hi Jay -
Guess we common-sense conservatives will have to work extra hard to get out the vote in 2010 - but that's okay, I'll do whatever needs to be done.
We must take our country back from the brink . . . .
And I hope you also had a nice Thanksgiving!
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Thank you, Lindsey, we sure did, hope you did as well.
Also read on another thread that it's Jay's bday today --- so another celebration is in store :0) Happy day, Jay!!
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#11 Please give source for your statistics. Information Please Almanac and Database lists 195 countries and 61 territories.4 largest newsgathering and distributing organizations? Which 116 countries/territories? Population source? One invalid statement/statistic makes everything else look suspect.
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#35 Thanks Lindsey Had a good holiday here and I trust that you enjoyed yours too
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#34
I really wonder how many of the Obama-supporters are wondering how everything has gone wrong with this country - not exactly the change they had envisioned.
I wonder too. I heard today that even in liberal parts of NY, there are no more bumper stickers to be seen.
However, when I cross over into the People's Republic of Berkeley East, in central Tucson, I still see a lot of proud Prius and Subaru, single occupant cars, 9 times out of 10 a greying hippie female.... still holding onto their Marxist leader's bumper stickers...
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30. Comment by Chester P. (5845) — November 27,2009 @ 1:08PM
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RE: Letter by Ron Lancaster, "Weapon, ammo demand slows."
"Putting aside my suspicions that many right-wing militias are racially motivated, I always try to stay open to ideas from any perspective."
I don't know about the right-wing militias, but in my circle of friends there is such a thing as Black Conservatives and were all on the same frequency in regard to where this country may be headed.
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I like your circle already!
Anyone who opposes far left liberalism is my kinda
person.
I think it is conservatives who best understand the dream of Dr. King and that is as simple as understanding that I should like or dislike you based on whether or not you have qualities I find attractive. If you are a dweeb type whiner, I should be able to dislike you regardless of your race, or if you like to drink beer and watch or participate in team sports, I should be able to share your company, regardless of your race and if you are just simply an idiot that is full of him or herself, I should be able to avoid you like the plague, regardless of your race.
You and I should be able to pick our friends and those we choose to spend time with, without regard for their race and not have to worry about offending anyone based on a preconceived definition of what is politically correct interaction amongst races.
You and I should have the freedom of accepting people based on our own litmus test of acceptable behavior and reject people who don't pass our test.
As a white male, I would much rather spend the day with men of whatever non white race, who enjoy the world of athletics, sarcasm, well thought out arguments and the occasional "cold one" versus
a white dweeb who has no concept of what actual race relations entail.
Sermon's over, go Wildcats beat the Scumdevils!
JT
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#39
Well, Berkeley East is full of die-hards - they would rather see this country torn apart before they would admit their error in supporting the current occupant.
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#38
Jay - Happy Birthday! And yes, we had a houseful yesterday, lots of football on TV and good wine and good food.
God bless America and all our service men and women!!
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39. Comment by George C. (GeorgeCl) —*"However, when I cross over into the People's Republic of Berkeley East, in central Tucson, I still see a lot of proud Prius and Subaru, single occupant cars,..."*
Evidently they are not worried about their carbon output or their cars would be stuffed with their other concerned hypocrites.
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1,000 thumbs up, #42! There was a good special yesterday (maybe a repeat) about all the good work Gary Sinise has done in support of our troops.
On another note....
if anyone hasn't seen this, I thought it was a spectacular account of the difference between someone like the perpetual victim, shady background, never-worked-hard, spoiled-child occupant in the WH, v. Gov Palin who always worked hard, paid her own way, and represents the people instead of the cloistered elites.
The Competing Narratives of Barry and Sarah
By Jack Cashill
November 27, 2009
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#43
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAH
Now you owe me a keyboard!!!
Yeah, I always think that, especially in the middle of town! They have sidewalks, buses, and bike lanes too!! Those are all/mostly empty though.....
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#45-If/when the Carbon tax is passed, the very same people will blame the R legislature in Phoenix (even though it will be a D led US Congress that tries to push for it)-or Bush.
They will also ask why there is not more money available for schools when local/state governments/school districts will have increased fuel costs (because of Cap N Trade) or the increased electricity costs.
After all, bo said:
“Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."
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So, you support gun ownership for the mentally ill and convicted felons?
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Sorry Ross #6 I didn't know some wouldn't know that our Rights are backed up by laws that keep them enforced and under control. Just like under your Freedom of Speach you can't yell fire owning or using a firearm has controls as well in this Country. Most adults know this. Of course this is another reason why I said some people should not only read, but learn about our Bill of Rights.
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