It's those who refuse to complain, those who find the status quo; no, not the status quo but the steady decline satisfactory that I find so repugnant. Improvement will only come from dissent when everyone walks around with blinders. I wouldn't mind. No, I would happily live somewhere else and turn a permanently blinded eye to the entire L/A area if I didn't have any interest in property values here.
Grand, so since most people agreed with my comment but it was removed, I suppose I'll have to sugar coat my response.
Lewiston is a perfectly lovely All American City by any standard. Even though by any other standard in the country, it may fall short of "city" status, they make up for it by going all out in all they do. When the "city" forgets to put on a fireworks display for the pleasure if it's residents, the residents themselves roll up their sleeves and take care of it themselves with whatever they have on hand (9mm, .38, .40 auto).
Known for it's embrace of the past, Lewiston has made great efforts to keep old fashioned entertainment alive. Since the outlawing of lawn darts, the residents have shown their, "Can-Do" spirit by replacing the amusing little projectiles of detriment with whatever knife they have lying about.
Care free and independent, the people of Lewiston invite you throw caution to the wind and forget your cares; casting your needless debris along any of it's All American streets. There are even rumours of changing the "city" motto to "Somebody else will take care of it." echoing the laissez faire tenor of the residents. This sentiment is currently running a close second to the more prominent, "Don't mind the smell." which I assume refers to the wonderful smell from the bakeries in town...er... I mean, "city".
That's right: behave like an animal, get boarded like one. Besides, who wants animals to come out bigger, stronger, and with a false sense of an education?
Let's see....keep them in the cages. No TV, no dayroom, no running around loose (they already proved they can't handle it). That would cut down overhead and staffing costs right there. A bowl of gruel laddled through the bars twice a day and we can't help but make it more efficient.
No, they probably came for the booming pharmaceutical industry. As for the crime rate, I don't think it holds much water when the L/A cops are far more concerned with parking or sticker violations than real crime. Well that and it's hard to get anyone to testify in the whole wife beater crowd so why try? It's a filthy place and we all know it. I work in the DL. I often ride a bike to and from and cannot stand the amount of litter, butts, condoms and yes, needles I've seen crossing the city. That and just the prevalence of filthy, shirtless knobs walking down the middle of the street, strangely attempting to make eye contact for the express purpose of starting a fight. This weird pseudo-thug personae is everywhere to be seen in this cesspool and remains unchecked, save by some other living pestilence with a knife.
The truth is, paid insurance is getting worse and worse each year. Why should free insurance get any better? All you people who willingly have given up liberty for comfort as the quote goes...deserve neither.
This is where democracy fails. Those who have the most at stake financially are pitted against parents, educators, and administrators. Unless a more socialistic approach were taken, ie: everybody pays, we're not going to see eye to eye. the only other fair solution is for parents to pay tuition suplemented by general funds from the state. Aside from that there's also the argument that the school system is spending monies that have little to do with actual education; especially at the age groups receiving the iPads. Again I say, if parents think iPads are so vital, they should cough up the funds.
People may have complained but I couldn't look up porn or facebook in a book. Also, if I dropped one, I could just pick it up and keep walking. It's a whole cost/benefit thing.
It's simple. It's like children wanting a dog but having nothing to do with the cost and upkeep of the pet. Sure, they get the benefits of the animal, but it's the parent (property owner) who has to buy the dog, pay for the vet, and inevidibly, pick up the poop.
Grondin should be removed. This attack on the dwindling property owner base in this economic environment should never happen. I'm sure she's still drunk off having the media exposure associated with the iPad issue but this is vanity; pure and simple. As is, the Surgeon General says that children of this age should scarcely be set in front of a television, let alone a computer. Not only should there be a recount, but special consideration should be given to property owners who are expected to support such a ridiculous budget.
It's funny how when Republicans are forced to go along with Dems plans, they call it working together but when they disagree, they call it an end runaround. Cut DHHS...cut like an Emo kid listening to The Cure on a rainy day! Cut!
Martin, I believe the proposal was to expand a program, not cut one. Tax dollars are tax dollars whether they be local, state, or federal. We pay into them all. It all comes from somewhere. This program, already in place, already tended to the needy. The "funds" opened up and now the school wants to allow "free" breakfast to everyone, if only to not make those showing up for free breakfast stand out. It's a waste and the duty of anyone concerned about their taxes to stand up to. Sure, this year it's "free" (even when we know it's not). What happens in two years when the funding dips and now everyone thinks it's their basic right to have a free breakfast at school? You guessed it...another property tax increase but now with a sad little hungry face on the poster. Honestly, even the "needy" have the ability to eat better than the rest of us. I've seen the shopping carts brimming with junk food and expensive alternatives. You can't save them all, Hasselhof...just don't further screw the working class in the process with your hypersensitivity.
The Devil's in the details, Robert. Every time the government is in charge of something, it goes to the lowest bidder. As the survivor of many a military move, I can say the guys who showed up to break and steal my stuff weren't exactly top shelf. So now you get what you asked for: scooters and respiratory equipment from China, Last in class docs trying to pay off student loans, and the like.
Having experience in military aviation I can assure you that the most efficient attack remains, popping over the horizon at a high rate of speed, delivering ordinance, and vanishing back over the horizon. This method has proved so effective that even the lumbering P3 Orion was adept at it.
Maybe if they put up notices at DHHS and ...pffffttt... Nope, couldn't keep a straight face through it. Welcome to Maine! Sloth pays... work will wait.
Whether you like to believe it or not, the world economy is dominated by oil; making the middle east a big part of the equation. Iran continues to threat the west, as does Pakistan and Saudi Aribia. Korea is still only in cease fire, as is Iraq, and Afghanistan. The point comes down to the old, "You can't handle the truth." speech. Would I rather give millions to the bums or those with guns sworn to defend our interests? It's really that easy. The price tag is really nothing to concern yourself with. We could always go back to Soviet era nuclear missile building if you prefer.
As for keeping things together at home, if we suspended foreign aid for only one year, the deficit would be paid off. Yep, no more handouts for Israel or the rest. In the second year, we would be rolling in more revenue than we would know what to do with.
I'm certainly no fan of Obama, but this is just another ploy to frighten the sheep toward one pen or the other. The talking heads know the average American will never take the time to actually pay attention to the issues, so we end up with this revolving circus on non-issues that will sadly, in the end, decide the most powerful position on earth.
Mainers seem to operate under the assumption that if it's not local tax dollars, it's not tax dollars at all. What about breakfast for those who head out to a job each morning? Sure, they would be more productive and happy, right? The job of the school system is to educate, not parent. If children are not being fed at home, each and every teacher is a mandated reporter and should make that call.
Anyone who has spent a day working at a grocery store, convenience store, or retail has seen the same story played out time and again. One Hannaford in Portland had to put a sign up at the Smiling Hill milk display limiting customers to only two gallons at a time. When I asked someone why the run on milk, they explained that the cash value on the returnable bottle for the "free" milk was so high, people were filling carts with milk, dumping it in the parking lot, and bringing in the empties for smokes and liquor.
This is what happens when they allow the library to become the day room for the homeless shelters. The really sad part is that nothing will happen to the assailant.
Awwww..Jason, did you get insulted and go tell mom? Oh, and who would disagree that I'm not a Republican? I've said time and again that I'm a Libertarian.
Yeah, you're right. Spending tax dollars to train our military on cutting edge equipment to keep our country safe...what a waste. Let's spend it on worthy causes...hmmmm.. like morbidly obese derelicts on scooters crying for more Mainecare because they gorged themselves on high fructose corn syrup the last twenty plus years. How about more money for the stroller pushing shirtless wonders downtown? Yeah, and not one of those kids looks like the knob pushing the pram with the 30 rack of Bud precariously balanced on the top visor of the thing. Money well spent.
Hang in there, Mayor. It's a lonely job being the only one making sense these days. Adult Ed is little more than a liberal fantasy of sub-collegiate competence. It adds nothing to a person's marketability and provides little more than an evening or two of hobby learning.
Although I agree completely with the picture you're drawing here, nothing will change until we get consumption in check. I'm sorry for all those people driving single in an SUV that never gets used for sport nor utility, but your 12mpg beastie is part of the problem. Supply and demand people. They charge more because they CAN.
Leave it to the hypersensitive dems and their crybaby tantrums to misconstrue rhetorical language as a threat! I mean, if only all this could be solved by Ted Nugent storming the American Bastille and making things right! Welcome to Maine, brother Ted! Don't mind the pansies; they won't come to the show anyway.
First of all we need to define disability. Unless your IQ is 65 and your most marketable skill is self defecation, you are not disabled. Go to work at a call center, stuff envelopes, sell Amway...I don't care. We wast too much on those who obviously can contribute to society but will not. Hell, Stephen Hawking is two ticks shy of an avacado but the man still publishes.
The north woods are already in peril. After spending some time in Aroostook, I saw first hand what Canadian company Irving is doing to our state. First, they spray broadleaf killer so that only pulpwood remains, next they clearcut. the sites look like a bombing range. As for laws regarding streams and such; forget them. They mow right over small streams and brooks to where you would never know they were there. If they get caught...if, the fine is like pocket change to them. They leave behind slash piles and debris that only small animals can survive in and leave. Next, they ship the timber to Canada where it is cut in govt. subsidized mills to be shipped back to Maine and sold at an inflated price.
Next to that, I would rather see a resort built that compliments the scenery and abides by U.S. laws.
Go ahead... criticize the man who does his job and praise those who refuse to work! Purge the system first; then we'll find who needs a hand up instead of continued hand outs.
Funny....I see five disagrees but not one intelligent rebuttal. Typical of their ilk. Freedom of speech...as long as you say what we like to hear, bipartisan.... as long as you see it our way. It's always typically been a party that places emotions above logic and that's what makes them weak leaders time and again. It's a personality flaw, really.
The auto inspection has always been a win-win scam for Maine. The state forces the citizens to get the inspection once a year for a nominal fee that should never have happened in the first place. Now the mechanic, knowing he's not making any money off the process is GOING to find something wrong to make up his expenses. One year I failed inspection at one garage...ball joints...surprised it's still on the road...we've all heard it. I went somewhere else and it was the brakes. This year I got stuck with some headlight lense restoration BS! I swear, if they have to kick in your tail light, you're going to pay something.
No retreat here, either! If you enter my home I have to assume you are not here to deliver flowers. You forcibly entered, you intend to take valuables and what...? I'm not calling the psychic hotline to figure out if you are violent considering what you have already done. I have a 12 gauge with #00 Buck loaded and ready. If you are found standing in my home at night, you will be scraped off the floor by morning; no regrets, no apologies. When I was in Virginia, the crack heads killed everyone over whatever little money they could get to leave no possible witnesses. Besides, I didn't work my ass off for what little I have for some puke to come and take it... and expect me to RUN?
I appreciate the mature tenor of this dialogue as when I hit "save" part of me was cringing at the vicerae that would be thrown around. I agree that languages evolve, but must we demonize an entire set of words? If words are not intended to illicit a feeling; negative or positive, have we not cheapened the value of words and, in effect, communication as a whole? Just a thought. Besides, now that we have changed the language, we have only saved ourselves perhaps another year or two before "intellectual disability" itself will be derrogatory. I can hear school kids throwing it around in my mind now. After all, doesn't it make you sound more intellectually fit to throw intellectually disabled at another? Kids are, after all, cruel little buggers.
If you were truly a Libertarian, you would probably love to see Social Security and Medicare struck down as well. What do you suppose your return on your Social Security "investment" will be? That's right...nothing. You could have done better with a savings account. If the government left us to our own devices, people would have more money to donate toward legitimate charities who would in turn support those who truly need it; not those who learned to play the system for generations. It's the first Friday of April. Go to Hannaford today and tell me the hordes there with heaping carts can't work. It's time to tell the government to leave us alone and if that means burning some of the chaff, so be it.
So, tell me who is to stand up for the growing bastardization of the English language? To hinder, impede or hold back is to retard the progress of something. This word is simply a word and something tells me that those most offended by it are so out of some feelings of higher nobility than those they intend to protect.
Let's take a look at some other words that have lost meaning:
Mentor
A mentor used to be a rare and naturally occuring process; now relegated to direct suport staff and persons appointed in a workplace.
Hero
Alright, if you stormed a gun placement to save your squad and lived to tell about it, claim this status. Post 9/11 however, anyone who ever so much as put on a Meter Maid uniform can claim it. I served in the military folks. I'm not a hero. Quit dilluting words.
The thing is, once we get rid of words that ellicit feeling; positive or negative, we've crippled (yes, crippled) our own language and removed the power of all words. As a writer, I refuse to lay down a word to anyone. As a vet, I may take offense if you call me a drunk sotten Mick, but damn if I won't fight for your right to say it.
This is the latest tactic across the country to strong arm money from businesses and homeowners. Local and state governments now feel like they can impose any tax they want as long as they disguise it as a "fee". To have to pay a fee for water that falls on your property is ridiculous. In Virginia, they came up with the storm water "fee" so they could charge churches as well.
First tax return when I had kids, I thought something was wrong and refused to turn it in. I think I had paid in all of about $500 in federal taxes and here, H&R Block was telling me I was due over 2K. I thought for sure I would get in trouble for taking $1,500 more than I put in. Want to end deficits? Bring in a flat tax that the poor and rich pay alike and stop giving people more than they put in.
As for class distinction, it was given only as an economic indicator. I did contract work in my younger days for assembly line workers who gladly gave me a check and offered me a beer. I also did work for doctors who would hem and haw and talk about anything but the bill when the job was done.
Yeah the whole "tax breaks for the wealthy" load always gets me. It seems that every middle and lower class person I know with so much as one kid, not only do not pay taxes at the end of the year but get back a load of money they never paid. Why doesn't someone cry foul on that waste of tax dollars?
Aren't the Tri-Care cuts enough? (We Tri to care...but we don't)
Raising taxes is never the answer; smaller government is. Add to that an overhaul of the tax code, flat tax, and then there would be no need to fund the red tape of the IRS. Oh, and while we are at it, why should a couple with kids get back more than what they put in? If we had a more sensible scale and did away with the child tax credit, there would be no deficit. Sadly, since many working class have kids, they would rather drone on about 'corporate' welfare rather than the money from the sky they receive that they never paid in.
If you weren't feeble, I'd ask you outside for the liar remark. That said, the Dems have screwed the military time and again. Back in the Clinton years, he had us scrounging parts and cannibalizing jets to keep them flying; all while picking fights around the globe. He defunded JP5 jet fuel so pilots were going into combat without carrier qualifications and consequently, many died. Now, Obama has decided to take his military cuts to the families, active, and retired military first. Let him keep cutting and we'll see how anxious they are to run into danger for his rotten carcass next time... if he makes it past November.
Wait a minute... so, they are liberals because they won't let your religion dictate the abortion issue; how very Taliban of you. They're libs because they don't want to screw up ANWAR? Honestly, if we would simply keep our fingers out of the faces of those white eyeball little crazies who have the oil, we would be filling our tanks with ten bucks by now. Oh, and finally they're libs because they signed on to the Patriot Act which was created and sustained by Bush? I find your argument somewhat flawed.
Wow, that's right. I abhor democracy. Luckily, our country was established as a representative Republic and our founding fathers had no love for democracy either.
James Madison, U.S. President "Democracies, in general, have been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths."
John Adams, signer and U.S. President- "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."
John Quincy Adams, U.S. President "The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived."
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
Benjamin Franklin
The legislation can create or repeal any laws they want. It is the workers and the workers alone who decide to work collectively or not. I would like to see a walk out and shut down of the place simply to show Augusta who is in charge.
The annual extortion if finally being passed on to bikes. I wonder if the local chain garages are going to be so quick to trump up "broken" bits on a biker's Harley? It's probably a little more intense than telling a soccer mom that the ball joints are bad on the minivan.
I've read Marx and to call Obama a Socialist is an insult to Socialism. At least Marx proposed a society where everyone worked for the common good, not just heaping the responsibility on a shrinking working class.
So, reintroduce wolves and mountain lions to restore balance and then we won't have to worry about unethical practices such as snaring an animal simply to kill it.
That was the nice version. Just looking for a reasonable argument from the other side..and still waiting. Long time no see though, Pattie...like the hair. Hope all is well with you and yours!
Or maybe this country should have some document. Some piece of paper maybe with people's rights spelled out. Yeah, that would be nice. Then, biggots and religious fanatics can rail all they want to but would still be unable to quell the rights of others like women, blacks, hispanics, Asians, Jews, Irish, and well... hey, if you have two neurons firing and half a cup of coffee you can figure it out.
The question I kept asking the "no" side and the one I will continue to ask is this: can you make an argument against gay marriage that does not involve religion? Marriage was established in western civilization first for property and title rights. The church involvement was only to verify this; oh, and share in the power. It was only adopted by the emerging middle class in the 17th century. Marriage today in the US is conducted by the government no matter who presides over the ceremony. Also, if you want a divorce, the government is the only body to answer to there. Therefore, ALL marriages are little more than civil unions. So I ask again: Can you make a Constitutional argument against it? I didn't think so.
Well, that's one way to look at it. Here's another: That little girl will wake up this morning, see the snow, and breathe the air. The same cannot be said for the woman this tool murdered by his combination of arrogance and dull wit. He was a habitual offender. Habitual; meaning he made the choice over and over again; the choice, to be unsafe behind thousands of pounds of steel. He wouldn't have cared if it were someone's grandmother or someone else's 8 year old daughter that he killed as long has he had his way on the road. Perhaps you do the same? Maybe you know the family. Maybe you know who thought it was a good idea to let him behind the wheel...again? No matter. If you meet me in the proverbial dark alley and you have half the personality defect of those you defend, I am confident you will todder into a dumpster long before reaching me to assert your penis size.
Oh, I've seen my share. Not as much as you but I can say I heard more automatic weapons fire where I lived in San Diego than at the SEAL base where I worked at the time. Hey, and what about evoking the name of the Air Force is supposed to strike terror into anybody? I would have a more healthy fear of the Coast Guard...or a well armed pack of Cub Scouts.
Jonathan, it's time to switch to decaf. You see, that's the problem with your ilk. When you cannot see reason; cannot discern facts when presented and retort with factual evidence, you resort to names, and attacks. You have no ability to set reason above emotion and therefore will always attempt to scream and cry your way to the top of any debate. Just because you hate the messenger doesn't mean the facts are any less compelling. Fact: Monies from the MSHA were spent in a way inconsistent with responsible state spending. Fact: Those who were in a position of power and comfort thought little of these expenditures. Fact: They were caught. I hardly think that if the head of the department were a Republican you would be so understanding. The monies spent were just that and there is no other explanation. None of those funds could have possibly been linked to housing issues and you refuse to lodge a coherent, adult argument to the contrary. Your rantings show only a lack of reason just as your tone shows a lack of maturity.
And those reasons are...? Yeah, I thought so. Oh, and how about expensive hotel rooms in Vegas? Just seeing how the disadvantaged live on the make believe streets of the New York New York?
So, it's not fraud if a Democrat caught them? Your premise makes no sense. There is no circumstance where expenditures to a martial arts academy or consrvation group out west should be receiving Maine tax dollars. That's the beginning, middle and end of the argument. Don't be pissy because they got caught. At the end of the day, the only thing that sets them apart from that punk ass that knocked over Gowell's in a hoodie and a sheet, is attire.
Really? I'm not in the least bit outraged by whizzing on the enemy. I probably would have done worse. Something about being shot at that changes a person's attitude toward that sort of thing. I'm just glad our guys were the ones standing.
Sure, if the Governor would have taken the deal and brought them in, you would have been the first to decry his use of taxpayer funds to bring in 'big business' while cutting welfare.
Spoken like a true ward of the state! Besides, I'm not a Republican and the clan Mac antSaior never took a handout so get busy working or get busy dying.
"Known as “noncategoricals” because they don’t fall under categories of mandatory coverage, the childless adult group consists of beneficiaries ages 21 to 64 who don’t qualify as disabled under federal guidelines and who have no dependents in the home."
Also known as "not my damn problem". You're an adult. Get a damn job. Can't afford insurance... I can't afford to hear you whine about it.
I'll cry for them later...maybe at the end of my WORK day. Damn, when my family came here they received freedom from British persecution and that was good enough for them.
Just a thought: Even a Sam's Club card has your picture on it. I know the Dems will say it's too costly, inconvenient, and stigmatizing but if a little old lady at customer service can whip out a picture ID in 30 seconds with a scanner it just might be worth looking into.
For what I pay in taxes and what little the city does in return, I suggest that we all dump our trees in the parking garage beside city hall. Anyone in?
None of it matters. It's high time the monster the working class has been feeding and growing is cut down to size. Don't have insurance? Tough. Most of us, many of whom have worked our arses off since childhood have gone without, sucked it up, and if needed worked several jobs to make ends meet. It's called life. If you're so damned lazy that you need to ride on the backs of what few workers are left in this state due to anti-business liberal policies of the past few decades, the least you can do is have the fortitude not to complain about the view. Welfare isn't work, people, and the sooner the morlocks of this state figure that out and actually make an attempt to work their way out of a difficult position instead of laying back and holding out their hands the better off we'll all be.
What a total waste of resources! Why doesn't Rumford also spend money on signs saying that they're against the holocaust, putting nana in a bag and setting babies on fire? Signs will never stop Neanderthals who probably cannot read in the first place, from beating whomever they will. Money would be better spent on placing old time stocks in the middle of town to display abusers.
Nice history book you have there. Did you read beyond that? Did you read how Palestine was ripped from it's inhabitants in order to create the modern state of Isreal? Did you read how people were cast from their ancestral homes by Israeli soldiers with American weapons and marginalizes as second class citizens? The contrived state of Israel has been the aggressor and the major antagonist here, not the Palestinians.
I'm just blown away at how these backwater politicians think they know better than the Surgeon General who doesn't even think television is a good idea at this formative stage of brain development. At a time when children need vital socialization skills and multi-sensory learning, reinforcing isolation with rapid images, sound bytes and instant gratification even flies in the face of Skinner 101. This is also an affront to any attempts to curb childhood obesity.
Kids currently work under horribly restrictive laws that govern how many hours they can put in. While I find the "training wage" idea a joke, it's about time law makers let kids take on the responsibility of a job and yes, reap the rewards.
Also, you presume too much when you speak of my education. I balanced work, sports, and school while taking AP classes and doing just fine. As an adult, I worked as an educator, furniture maker, and freelance writer while attending USM where I graduated with honors. I never took French as I found it quite useless in the state where people only speak a bastardization of the language anyway. I did take Spanish which was quite useful while in the service in South America.
this Burns twit should work for $5.25! My God...I think that's what I made in high school in the 80s! What's worse is setting that scale for anyone under 20. If someone goes out on their own as an adult at 18, are they honestly supposed to accept that wage to try to get by in life?
Kids are hardly allowed to work now as it is! When I was in high school, I worked as many as three jobs while maintaining my grades and playing sports. Those jobs helped establish a work ethic that has remained with me today; not to mention paying for my car, gas, and fun. By not allowing kids to work, we're sending them the message that the state would rather they sit at home in front of the computer or game system and have them take care of things. Hell, working kept me out of at least half the trouble I got into in my youth.
Hmmm, people don't seem to think twice about tossing their gargage in the streets to begin with here. I wonder what it's going to look like when the city demands $10 for special bags. As for property taxes, I have to wonder just what the hell Auburn residents get for their money already. The streets beat our vehicles to death. Slums are never more than a block away from decent streets. Red lights are treated as mere suggestions. Trash is EVERYWHERE. The city no longer plans on spring clean ups. And what about consolidating fire stations? Well, now ever fewer businesses will set up shop here because that will affect their insurance, not to mention, our safety.
"How come Libyan people are not fighting for their own freedom? What is wrong?" They are fighting...in the streets. They fight and die because of the oppressive regime they live under. I for one will take what is left of my freedom as well as reproductive freedom and the freedom to adopt over government and church encroachments upon those freedoms any day. It is your ilk that begins the mutterings of "because the Bible tells me so" that leads to oppressive theocracies.
It's all of the above... The infrastructure sucks, taxes on business are high, workers are increasingly either underqualified or Maine standards require paper quals that exceede common sense for typical labor positions. I remember as a 20 something how anywhere in the country, Maine people were hireable due to the broad range of skills required just to survive. Now it's a joke given the number of Mainers on the welfare teat. Really, if you want to work in a successful environment, go somewhere else.
The only recalling you'll be doing is twenty years from now when you can sit back and recall how someone in the Blaine House did something...anything, for once.
I think his plan was more along the lines of creating one. I'll fight for anyone's right to say what they want.. just as long as they know that their words may carry consequences, like a hurley upside the head.
A vet friend of mine suggested that they begin exercising their rights in his yard. That way he could see which is stronger; their First Ammendment or his Second.
Anyone can recieve a state of Maine identification card. If all the crying is about the homeless vote I would have to ask: Do you really want people who cannot even put a roof over their heads making decisions for the rest of us?
I fail to see what's so wrong with my comment but hey, if I meet my demise ice skating on a thawing river in April you have my permission to let the mockery fly.
The Treaty of Paris was written concerning a king whom they wanted to regain the friendship and trust of; one who believed his monarchy was ordained by the Christian god so, of course they mentioned the Trinity. If the war had been waged against a Muslim ruler, Allah would have been evoked.
Nice try, though...must have taken you a while to dig that up since there is yet still no evidence to support your claim. Also, nice trying to turn my words around. Humans don't contain cancer cells. Cancer cells are human. So are parisitic twins, boils, cysts, and warts. Therefore, a fetus is a bunch of human cells.
Dubious sources to say the least. Even if your dollar signs were correct, it neglects the many other services Planned Parenthood provides. Honestly, if I wanted to know anything about Martin Luther King, I wouldn't surf a site called, theklanrules.com. Nor would I trust any other that shows bias in the name.
Cancer cells are also human. That's Biology101 as well.
The founder's believed in a spiritual strain throughout mankind and nature, but didn't endorse the dead Jewish carpenter. Oh, and Divine Providence...was that the same one that drove the genocide against the natives of our country?
Cite your sources, Larry. Those are the rules here. Otherwise, you're just talking out your posterior. When do clinics mislead? How much money does Planned Parenthood make? Oh, and when's the last time you saw a line of prospective parents who just couldn't wait to get their hands on a crack baby?
How can I dehumanize a ball of cells? Simple science. Biology 101.
Having conviction in a fairy tale doesn't give you carte blanche to enforce your religion upon others. I can cite where in the Principea Discordia it governs the use of hotdog buns, but it doesn't make it any more real. If you want to know the mindset of the framers, read what they read: Rosseau, Paine, etc... They were concerned about the "natural rights" of man, not the laws of the Jews or Christians. Most of the literature of the time in fact is more naturecentric; embuing trees, rocks, and mountains with spiritual qualities. Research the 18th century notion of the word "sublime" in regards to nature.
Really? Back when the preamble was written, "all men" didn't include women, blacks, native Americans, etc... And it certainly didn't include a ball of cells. It's funny how it's almost only men who are so militant about abortion. Do you really think any woman is flippant about having an abortion? If they ARE flippant, do you want them raising children?
At one point, I served with a mostly female crew. I wouldn't have traded them for the world. Hope you never have to see combat, Sarah but I'll support your right to volunteer.
More attempts to legislate from religion. That's theocracy people plain and simple. How about if you are so sure abortion is wrong, you can start cutting checks for all the unwanted children of the world. You can pay for their food, clothing, medical care, counseling, education, etc... problem solved, right? Keep your Christeo-taliban to yourself.. I'll stick to the Constitution.
I understand your being facetious however death is the only known cure for offenders. Not that I'm advocating violence but rather the church should be called to task and offenders removed from our community.
Agreed Jessica.... put the animals elsewhere. Perhaps it's time to flood the neighborhood with flyers saying just what kind of people are being housed there. Maybe St. Francis House will get the message. Too many kids live and play in the streets around there.
Did someone disagree because they had nothing intelligent to add, or because they're still broken up over their "dead relative in Nigeria" email? Hey Terry, I have some lovely ocean view property in Auburn if you're interested.
With your .410, you can kill not only your squirrels, but any other critters you want...maybe your neighbor's squirrels. With an abortion, you can only affect your own fetus, your own life, etc... Just consider yourself lucky that all you have to worry about are a few vermin in the attic and not a life creating-life changing decision.
Ah Pirate, but it's just as perplexing that most who oppose abortion also oppose the welfare, counseling, meds, and special education many unwanted children come with.
I'm in favor of the bill, Mark. I'm just saying that the argument is flawed at best. While most switchblades are straight edge and flimsy, spring assisted Gerbers, available at Wal-Mart, often come with a serrated edge for fast cut-aways. The springs are quite effective, but just weak enough not to be classified "switchblades".
Actually, they only speak Spanish by virtue of Spanish conquest of the Myans and Incans. Many can be traced to southwestern tribes and are essentially just native North Americans. Although some Spaniards interbred with some of the Mexican natives, it would be akin to saying that all English speaking countries are "English".
Spring assisted knives have been both legal and available for years. While I see anti-switchblade laws as restrictive and useless, the argument that they are needed by the handicap is a poor one at best.
As much as I see the illegal's drain on our tax dollars as a major problem, I also see a slight irony that we're wasting so much energy on confining native North Americans....again.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: health care is the biggest crisis that never was. The whole mess gets drug out of the closet and dusted off by the Dems every time they need a warm and fuzzy argument in an election year. Now that they have it, they know it'll never hold water and that gives them even more emotional ammo to use in 2012. Like the recent judge ruled, the fed cannot force you to buy groceries or clothes, so they also cannot force you to buy insurance.
Rex, let's just all admit it was a slow news day when this bit ran. It was a fluff piece that ran in hopes of getting a lighter side of the news, but now the whole thing has taken a ridiculous life of it's own.
I have to admit I thought this guy was a train wreck right from the start.... But now I have to say he's growing on me and many other people I know some of whom are Dems. Looks like he really DOES represent the people.
Dr. Semi automatic weapons were never banned. Check your facts. Also, as well intentioned as you may be, your comparrison to smoking and seatbelts is way off base. Already, when a person purchases a firearm, they are asked on the form if they have ever been deemed mentally defective. Perhaps if HIPPA weren't so strict, the FBI would already have such information on file and be able to intervene before the firearm is purchased. New laws are never the answer, especially when the innocent become the ones disarmed by them.
Oh to the contrary, Dan...in fact the letter is a great thing. It's probably the only proof that Obama has actually done anything while in office the past two years. As for the shootings...blame your own ilk. I'm not even a Republican, so you know where you can stick those accusations. Oh, and nice way of avoiding any proof that you have either an education or enough life experience to sit in your comfy chair and spew all day.
What do you do George, eat rainbows and crap cotton candy? Obama has been in office two years and accomplished nothing but a farce of an unconstitutional healthcare bill.
I enjoy hunting and I make use of the animals I take. For that I see no reason to hunt these animals. They are not destructive to other species, nor are they found in the freezer. I would rather enjoy shooting one with the camera.
Police recieve more social work training than most BSWs. Despite what you would like to believe I have yet to meet one that enjoys any use of force. This is a pure Darwin Award moment. Honestly, this person got what he deserved and society is probably the better for it.
Yeah, these things happen however conduct unbecomming an officer is just that. Any career minded officer should have distanced himself from such activities. I know well the different initiations and spent a hellish day crossing the equator but an XO should try to remain above the fray.
It just seems like in the not so distant future, another country will be posting news stories of Americans smiling, holding up purple thumbs at the polls.
Seems to be lots of bitterness toward people who worked hard, received an education, and landed a secure job with a state that expects a lot from most of them, forces furlough days, and leaves them at the whim of a government that spreads meager funding too thin.
I would be more apt to say decriminalize but not legalize. To legalize would create new government posts, czars, tons of legislation, lawyers drooling in the background, and the intrusive fist of the government in what it views as the new cash cow. To decriminalize would save court costs and policing efforts without creating new government entities to suck money from the people.
Is mise Doughlas Mac antSaior, amadan. It is well within my rights to have a deAnglicized name. I'm glad it's buying so much space in your little head however.
Here's for cutting costs: No television, lights out at eight, confinement to cell for everything but showering (less staff required), Use lesser risk inmates to slide meals under bars and collect trays (with supervision). It should only take a handful of staff to run a building full of cages; just ask someone from a laboratory.
Part of me thinks that it may just be some poor moron who got duped via craigslist to post for a few bucks, but mostly I want to see them thrown into a woodchipper.
Clinton took office and I had to change my witholding to accomodate the tax increase. Oh, and I was barely making 25k a year at the time. The jobs hardly count when you see their meager paychecks as a source of revenue.
The Tea Party started off as pissed off Libertarians and slowly became swallowed up by country club evangelist Republicans. He's a little extreme but really, at a time like this, I'll go for someone who is extreme about our liberty and state's rights over the big government, big two.
When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier.
Rudyard Kipling
On the contrary, I find you people quaint....like people who clog...handle snakes...sleep with cousins. Just keep your Mickey Mouse religion out of legislation. The Constitution makes no provision for legislating from the basis of faith despite what you American taliban types like to think.
For that matter, I've lived in cities where I've encountered people on a daily basis who claimed to be the Christ. Sorry to say, I never hung around long enough to see if they were right, but then most of them were in the act of urinating on a bus stop bench at the time.
Just as I understand some business folks didn't want those pesky dark skinned people "reflecting their morals or social standards". I love how so many professed Christians on these boards show themselves to believe in anything but the life and teachings of the one they claim to be the Christ.
In '06 US money to Israel and Egypt = 5.8b, Africa = 2.8b, Southeast Asia = 1.8b, Western Hemisphere = 1.5b, Europe = 1.2b, East Asia = 459m, Other = 8.9b
There's your deficit....stop writing checks. http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/politics/us-foreign-aid.htm
Hey, you worship a dead Jewish carpenter...just saying. So, he was born from a God impregnating a mortal...so he was an incubus. Then, he came back from the dead, so he's a zombie lord of sorts. Look at the credibility of your own claims before attacking others. Gardner was no more of a nut than the twelve apostles (if they ever really existed).
I used Wicca as an example as the term pagan is broad and refers to any nature based folk religion. What we refer to as pagan today could be arguably much older than Christianity, Judaism, Islam... as the deification of nature is far older than any of the monotheistic religions. Let's face it, people were worshiping the sun, moon and stars long before the first Semitic tribes started sharing their oral tradition which later became Judaism. The Wiccan form of paganism is a modren twist on an ancient spirituality. I would also suggest that it could be argued that Christianity has also deviated considerably from it's roots in it's mere 2000 year history. Nice response, though. I would much rather have a thoughtful dialogue than a dozen "disagree"s and the typical Christian response of holding their hands over their ears and shouting that everyone else is wrong.
Some Wiccans are monotheistic while others are polytheistic. Since their religion is by far the older I would be more apt to say they are closer to the truth.
"There truly is only one God however there are many ways to worship ,none of which are the wrong way." So, the "reverand" would have no problem with the worship parctices of a Wiccan?
God's word stands...really? Is that why we're entering into the season of Yule, a pagan holiday the early Christians usurped and called the birth of thier lord in order to turn the masses in Euope? Come on...where did the "Christmas" tree come from? Talk to me, Maddy.
I'm a pagan and although I know spiders have a place in the universe, I still find them ewwie and quite often do not afford them safe passage from my home.
You people act like it's your constitutional right to fly. So what if it may seem too harsh to some? Do you know what's really harsh.....looking at your kids across the aisle because your Disney trip just got cancelled...for good. Don't like it? go Greyhound.
Maybe I read her post wrong but it didn't sound like she was on the attack. It may well be true that a very small number of pedophiles venture into the clergy to either A: seek a life that they think will take away their urges. or B: give them unfettered access to their prey. I don't think anyone here (with two brain cells to rub together) is insinuating that the priesthood makes a man a predator. I'm not a Catholic, but I can say that anyone who is willing to take an oath of celibacy for their faith is an amazing, dedicated person. Of course, it only takes a small minority in the biggest Christian church worldwide, to threaten all.
Then you apparently don't agree with the DSM, years of research, and virtually everyone in the psych field, but go ahead and stay in that bubble...I'm sure it's happier there.
"It used to be OK to say, 'Somebody's got to dig the ditches.' That's not acceptable anymore, thank God."
The world still needs them. It's noble work and I would much rather shake the hand of a ditch digger than that of a welfare case.
"If this be treason, make the most of it!" ~ Patrick Henry
The Confederacy was about dissolving a union that had turned it's back on states rights and favored a new, powerful centralized government.
You pulled a lot of threads there and left them hanging. I would have no problem with a new Confederacy if that meant the restoration of state's rights and a weak central government. Bring on the revolution!
Then excuse the snark burnell, as we seem to agree on the very root of the argument. It seemed to me that the only logical thing in my post someone would disagree with is breastfeeding and the only goup that has attacked my comments on that has been... Well, for some reason these people saw it as just slightly less than pornographic.
I love boobies....I hate breast cancer. Let the kids wear the bracelets! Oh, and by the way, there's nothing with discreet breastfeeding anywhere. It's how we were designed to feed.
Huh, I missed that comment to me from good old visine. He must have snuck it in when he figured I had already lost interest lest he receive another spanking from me.
Your hypersensitivity clouds your judgement. I have worked, lived, and fought beside all kinds of people and would not have wanted to hand pick another crew. You know as well as anybody else here this has nothing to do with Obama (an Irishman, I might remind you...oh, by the way the Klan hates my people too). These were teen punks....getting drunk... and fighting. Just why was this poor victim who was run out of town somewhere partying where he knew he was not wanted? My guess is he has a bit of punk in him as well...maybe he had some unfinished business to attend to. Wake up there Maddy.
Your hypersensitivity clouds your judgement. I have worked, lived, and fought beside all kinds of people and would not have wanted to hand pick another crew. You know as well as anybody else here this has nothing to do with Obama (an Irishman, I might remind you...oh, by the way the Klan hates my people too). These were teen punks....getting drunk... and fighting. Just why was this poor victim who was run out of town somewhere partying where he knew he was not wanted? My guess is he has a bit of punk in him as well...maybe he had some unfinished business to attend to. Wake up there Maddy.
Grow up, Madeline. Some punks get in a brawl and someone gets hurt. It's hardly newsworthy. This sounds more like an adolescent pissing match than a hate crime. The fact that the stepfather would even bother bringing up that it all started with Obama's election is the only thing that elevates this from mediocre news reporting to ridiculous. I have a feeling we only have part of the story here and you are taking this whole damn thing way too seriously.
Yeah, just look at all the ...um....er....decently dressed, professional....well what about the effect on families....oh, they eat there too... at Gritty's.
I like how the Donkey Show gets in office, moans over "inheriting" the mess, then proceedes to write checks the American people can't back up while still blaming the previous administration.
While I agree with the article, I disagree that journalism has always been so impartial up to now. Even facts are biased when viewed through our own personal filters. Say there's a car crash involving two vehicles at an intersection. The cop arrives and starts taking statements. How many different stories does he get? Each driver saw it a different way, the pedestrian trying to cross the street saw it, maybe someone looking out the window at the right moment saw it as well. Each saw the same accident from a different aspect and all are telling the truth no matter how different the stories are.
Why don't you walk up to one of them and ask them about their unnecessary war for oil? Ask them about how kind Obama has been in letting them come home and tell them all about Bush.
Better yet, walk on up to me and tell me about what a sham Desert Storm was. We'll chat.
Wow, visine seems to know alot about war, Iraq, and the military. Don't suppose you ever served, did you? You also seem to think that the majority of our military are either too stupid, or brainwashed to know what's going on. Why don't you put on a uniform, join the real world, and understand up close and personal why we are where we are instead of your unfounded and frankly ridiculous notions garnered from such brain trusts as Franken, Moore, and the lot.
The only comment written on this ridiculous story and you spank me for it. Seriously, if I wound up on the other side of the dirt because I stuck my tongue to a flagpole somewhere and died of exposure, I would hope there was someone out there to point out my deserved demise.
How does one retire from not doing a damn thing? As for you, Visine...going to flog us with some more of your cut and paste diatribes? How about some more scrupulous web site sources? Nothing? Ah well, I'm sure there's a new Michael Moore movie or Al Gore rant you can rent for your jollies.
While I agree with Obama's statement, I have to wonder if he would have been so vocal had he not just had his ass handed to him in the elections....just sayin.
Really? State and local officials have made damn sure that Lewiston was going to be, and remain, a low income, Section 8 ghetto. If you hate the idea of a casino so much, just consider it as if a seagull were to crap on a 4x4 that had just come in from mudding all day.
Really? State and local officials have made damn sure that Lewiston was going to be, and remain, a low income, Section 8 ghetto. If you hate the idea of a casino so much, just consider it as if a seagull were to crap on a 4x4 that had just come in from mudding all day.
Nope, just a case of the loser winning. Michaud and Pingree....more of the same...way to go Maine in keeping an inadequate status quo. Maybe Pingree will moan on about working Mainers some more while on her boyfriend's private jet.
A bit too much, happy.... I'm a former seminary candidate who walked away from it all. Several years teaching and preaching and I kind of learned my way out of organized religion. I've spent the last several years as a happy Pagan and would never go back.
Precisely, Lucifer had free will according to the legend. Also, according to Revelation, God will eventually smite him. If God knows everything from beginning to end, he knew his Lucifer would rebel, be sent to earth to torment and destroy, and then be put down anyway. He also knew that he was throwing this ravenous angel into the midst of his beloved creation. While it is possible to assert that the whole show was planned out from start to finnish in order for a lonely god to show his love for his creation: Create Lucifer, let him run amuck, sacrifice your son, return to smite...still it smacks of "Giant kid with an ant farm and a magnifying glass". I did not say that God abused the pit bull, but rather that he had no qualms of putting it in the nursery with humankind with the full knowledge of what he will do. You can cry personal accountability all day long but if I put a pedophile sociopath in an elementary school and locked the doors, you would have a far different opinion of me than that of your god. It all started with your god's decision. Take that if you want origional sin.
Another thing to think of:
God in Christian mythology is viewed as the "heavenly" prototype father; the perfect father that should be reflected here on earth.
God, created Lucifer. Lucifer supposedly went astray; inciting revolutin in heaven. God, who has the power to destroy Lucifer, casts him and his fellow rebels to earth.
God, now creates his masterpiece, mankind; placing him on earth.
So, isn't that like me bringing home a pit bull that turns rabid, and instead of putting him down, I lock him in the nursery and wish the kids luck from behind the closed door? More like an abusive stepfather if you ask me.
Of course, it's all a put on anyway, as the Jews didn't believe in the devil or hell. The Christians invented it all as a control device of the faithful.
There are creation stories far older than yours. Are we to shuffle them aside because you think you have the "Truth"? No, you're just another loony on the pile, here for our amusement. Thanks for the early chuckle.
I'm a Libertarian you troll. What you call childish is still more thoughtful than your half assed Donkey Show sources and rants. Really, do you sit alone each night with a box of tissues and a Michael Moore movie?
God Visine, I truly hope you're only some lonely troll looking to get a rise out of people because anyone as completely cranial-rectally inverted as you must be a put on!
Not to support LePage but many on welfare keep their hours below 24 a week to keep benefits instead of choosing to work full time. Second, the first six of those eight years were some of the most prosperous in our history. Sadly, we had to continue a war that the two previous presidents didn't have the stones to finish ( I was in for Desert Storm and remember both the cease fire and the next ten years of failed UN sanctions). The surplus was an illusion. Even Gore admitted in a debate that it was Social Security that was not to be spent on regular budget items. Besides, we're talking about the state now and we must ask ourselves if a bunch of career do-nothings are going to do any better this time if we elect them. I'm not going to continue to take that risk.
There goes Visine....King cut and paste. So far, I've seen this same ridiculous post in three different places. Anyway, from what I can see, the only reputable source you cite is reuters. Save us the time as your posts are only about as original as those shoe selling spammers that get on from time to time. Try going away, watching some different news sources, (here's where you accuse me of watching Fox...I don't)...but rub a couple of brain cells together and see what you come up with.
As a vet and a resident who has seen my taxes go up yet again, I find this disgusting. If they're not going to illuminate it, they have to lower it each evening. Let's start to giving flag duty to our do nothing councilors.
Don't forget the Somolia debacle... Clinton had a great way of waiting until a genocide was almost complete before half assing his way through a conflict.
Here are some facts about theMac antSaior at 3:40 pm on Oct 31, 2010 Here are some facts about the Donkey Show:
They see the paycheck of the working class as a source of revenue for their wet dreams.
They hate the rich because they run businesses that put people to work; keeping them off the welfare roles negating any need for them.
They hold firm to the belief that if you tax businesses enough, more will flock to your state.
They see "bipartisan" as everyone else letting them do what they want.
They see the First Amendment as a great freedom...as long as you aren't speaking ill about them.
They prefer name calling to intellectual discourse.
They reserve the right to call the president an idiot for eight years, and then claiming that such actions are reprehensible when their candidate is in office.
Sound close?
Here are some facts about the Donkey Show:
They see the paycheck of the working class as a source of revenue for their wet dreams.
They hate the rich because they run businesses that put people to work; keeping them off the welfare roles negating any need for them.
They hold firm to the belief that if you tax businesses enough, more will flock to your state.
They see "bipartisan" as everyone else letting them do what they want.
They see the First Amendment as a great freedom...as long as you aren't speaking ill about them.
They prefer name calling to intellectual discourse.
They reserve the right to call the president an idiot for eight years, and then claiming that such actions are reprehensible when their candidate is in office.
Really! I mean....the people were right about slavery weren't they? Oh, and only about a third of the colonists wanted a revolution, so they were right too huh? Oh, and don't get me started on those women voting.... God, the nerve!
We live in a world of language; a world of words. As social animals, we communicate, we classify, we label. Words are able to make us think, feel, and react. They can deliver the tenderest of affection, assuage guilt, and incite revolution. Words dwell in the core of our humanity.
To deny speech is to deny humanity. To limit words in any way is to impose tyranny upon nature. The seemingly simplest of rights, speech, is in constant peril due to its powerful potential. Often, we think of attacks on the freedom of speech as coming from the rich, powerful, and influential, and only for expressly pushing their own agenda.
What of a well intended deterioration of our right then? Recent history has seen virulent attacks upon words in the name of “correctness”; a term that itself has become perverted and exclusionary. It is with this spirit that we are duped into a blanding of our language in an attempt to disempower our words, and in effect, ourselves. Words, once powerful, have been watered down. Consider the word, “mentor”. There was a time when a mentor was someone whom you greatly admired. Not everyone had one, but those who did, naturally saw something in another they greatly desired to emulate. Jump forward twenty years and a “mentor” is a hired position. It’s the Big Brother who takes you to the movies. It’s the social worker who “mentors” a client. It’s a corporate worker who monitors an intern.
The push is on, to eliminate and exclude words from our lexicon. They are usually words that are considered offensive or have the potential to offend. The fact remains that these words still have the power to cause thought, feelings, or reactions and it is that potential power that causes some to fear them. It is the slippery slope that starts with words, moves on to ideas, and quickly becomes a surveillance society that would dwarf McCarthyism.
When faced with either a legislated restriction by the repressive state apparatus or a populist repression of speech through the instrumental state apparatus, our ability to function as a free society is assaulted. You may not like my words. They may offend you. They may deride your ethical or religious sensibilities but as long as there are a few people left to defend the Constitution, my right to say them will remain preserved.
By Mac antSaior, unverified — Wed, 10/27/2010 - 07:16
For the most part, the rails already exist here as well. For all the busses that run in the LA area, it's useless congestion and waste for the few people who ride on it.
It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
Samuel Adams
Hmmm.....ball of dirt vs ball of cells. Guess I'm on the fence as I'm just as unwilling to pay to keep a murderer alive as I am to pay the lifetime of welfare to keep the unwanted fetus alive, put through school, foster homes, counseling, meds, "special school", etc...
May I add that when this land was being punished and oppressed, it was her citizens who stood and fought to change their fates, not tuck tail and run. I might have an ounce of respect had you stayed in your own country and fought for change.
Abdirizak Daud, 40, moved to Minneapolis 18 years ago before coming to Portland in 2006. He hasn't been able to find a job. Some of his nine children have attended Portland schools, and he'd like to have a say in who's looking over the school system and the city, he said.
But between his limited English and the financial demands, Daud hasn't been able to become a citizen.
"I like the Democrats. I want to vote for Democrats, but I don't have citizenship," he said
This says it all! He's been here for 18 years, still has yet to master the language, has not attempted to become a citizen, doesn't work, and has nine kids that we all have to support! No wonder he likes the Dems...they're the only ones willing to keep throwing money at his dumb arse. If I moved to Europe, could not find work...in most cases just in order to get a work visa you have to prove that no local can do that job... and expected to be supported, they would show me the way home! Sorry your homeland sucks...kindly don't extend that suck to our country!
Like I've always said: The Republicans see my paycheck as something I earned by providing goods or services. Dems see my paycheck as a potential source of state and federal revenue. I'm a Libertarian but given the choice between the two, I'm pretty sure which one I would choose. As for this election for governor, the only one I can see with common sense and a plan is Shawn Moody.
Yeah, after all...we have our first novelty President and that's working out so well. Why not vote simply because it would be a first? Hell, let's bring out a dwarf hermaphrodite with a crap voting record and make it governor!
Sorry, I've been to many casinos and it's not the free for all you make it out to be. Security is tight. The only comp drinks I've seen was in Vegas.. and you kind of have to know what tables to sit at or machines to play so that the waitress will pass by once or twice to give you a watered down drink..oh and she'll only make one trip if you don't tip well. Save your inexperienced Sodom and Gommorah rant.
The article makes it sound like the ban has only been in place for 17 years when in fact it has been illegal according to the UCMJ since it's inception. Repealing "don't ask, don't tell" will still change nothing as far as military law is considered.
Huh, someone disagreed with you. Well, mine's out of town tonight. If I didn't have kid duty, I'd gladly raise a pint with you. Maybe Pirate could come along for a tankard and some birdseed.
You're right. You've gone too far this time. Jesus would never have grilled a T Rex. It was a time of peace and harmony...when the T Rex would frollic in the meadow beside the mastodon and packs of wild poodles.
By Mac antSaior, unverified — Fri, 10/08/2010 - 07:23
I only recall the last year out of the eight being bad...not sure about your memory. Oh, and who acted like children for those eight years? Face it, your president has done nothing he promised...and it's not the Republicans fault. He's increased the debt, expanded government, and failed to create jobs. Yeah, give me some more of that.
Maybe if we made an offer to light up Mecca the next time we traced so much as a firecracker to "defending Muslims", we could put this whole Allah thing to the test.
Really? You cop haters all come out of the woodwork when it's someone else. Wait till some white-eyeballed freak runs amuck on you and see who you expect to come to your rescue.
Freud 101. Loud pipes=big guns=huge spoilers on Hondas...it's all the same. I know it must be infuriating trying to act so tough yet knowing that the simplest 15 year old girl in a Kia could easily snuff you out while texting a lol to her bff, but the truth of the matter is that nothing will replace bikers keeping their heads on a swivel. In fact, you jack your throttle to little miss lol and you're probably ten times more likely to get your fool ass squashed by a jumpy kid.
The ridiculous car, bus...story is a dead horse that isn't moving any time soon. Oh, and what signs do you see in your crystal ball that the friggin thing is back on the road?
Hell, I was a furniture maker, carpenter, handyman, ameteur electrician, plumber... None of which qualifies me for governor. Oh, neither does my retail experience for all the LePage fans.
Invest is another word for spend. That and the title suggests that Libby will create jobs and yet I see not plan. For that matter, I've seen no plan of any sort from her camp. Libby, LePage, and Cutler are all running on one-liners and sound bites. So far, the only job I see that Libby wants to create is her own.
One of the problems it seems you are hitting at reflects DHHS' change in section 65. Billing for services now comes in 15 minute intervals. Now, schools cannot pay full time clinical staff who may only be providing services a fraction of the day. Also, look into the investment made each year for a student receiving special services versus a normative student... I think it will shock you. In most cases, for what districts pay to place a student in a special setting, they could also send two aspiring students to college. It's not the football team or band that's sucking up the money.
One of the problems it seems you are hitting at reflects DHHS' change in section 65. Billing for services now comes in 15 minute intervals. Now, schools cannot pay full time clinical staff who may only be providing services a fraction of the day. Also, look into the investment made each year for a student receiving special services versus a normative student... I think it will shock you. In most cases, for what districts pay to place a student in a special setting, they could also send two aspiring students to college. It's not the football team or band that's sucking up the money.
One of the problems it seems you are hitting at reflects DHHS' change in section 65. Billing for services now comes in 15 minute intervals. Now, schools cannot pay full time clinical staff who may only be providing services a fraction of the day. Also, look into the investment made each year for a student receiving special services versus a normative student... I think it will shock you. In most cases, for what districts pay to place a student in a special setting, they could also send two aspiring students to college. It's not the football team or band that's sucking up the money.
With all due respect Chief, the guy sitting in the hole in the road on College Street carries his lunch to work too. It doesn't mean he's qualified to sit in Washington and help run the country.
So, two dirtbags make allegations going back two years ago that cannot be proven? Hmmmm don't think it's going to happen. If there's a lesson to be learned here boys, it's STAY OUT OF JAIL!
You should dive in and write it. I'm about ten chapters into one of my own...when I'm not chasing shiny spots on the floor. At times I'm too highly distracted to do the serious stuff so I mostly play with magazines. At times as a writer the best you can hope for is to be like one of the many destitute scribblers who became famous after they found the other side of the dirt.
All in good fun. I actually worked on the national release of the book, From Luby's to the Legislature by Suzannah Hupp. It's a great Second Ammendment read. In the process, I worked with Ted Nugent's people...it was a great time.
I wish my freelance writing was taking a big enough share to create a hostile environment. Sadly, most publishers these days are taking more advantage of the "free" in freelance; finding contributors in hopes that they'll write for free on close to it in return for being able to pad their portfolio.
Republicans these days are more concerned with stem cells, abortion, and preventing gays from serving their country than economics. Cutting taxes works but only if spending decreases...otherwise it's just a great popularity booster in the short term. The real question of all our aspiring governors is how to shrink the beast. Libby won't touch it. LePage talks about it with no plan. Cutler....I couldn't tell the difference between the two until the news put them side by side in the debate. I think I'm still going with Moody thus far.
I think the last I heard, it was around a quarter to put a pint of their own brew in front of a customer. Funny though, out of staters don't trust our local micros and I remember one of the owners having to go out and stock up on Bud Light and Coors mid day...pittiful.
Here's the lesson, kiddies: Veritas and I were having a polite, thoughtful discussion. Tron jumps in and simply says that it's all lies; bringing nothing to the table. Friends,don't let friends feed a troll.
The tax rate would go up for seating even if allowed by fire code. In Auburn, Gritty's used to have a pool table in the back. They chose to get rid of it to increase seating and because of that, had to pay more in taxes. I'm just saying that to tax such a place on seating, equipment, property, sales, meals, payroll (am I missing any) goes too far. We'll never agree on taxation, but at the end of the day, especially for a small business, it creates a hostile climate. I looked back over the numbers in my link above and, taken with the research written with it, the point still stays in tact: Maine is losing commercial jobs. I even checked a Maine.gov page that concurs although it only goes back far enough to blame it on the national recession. I think the empty store fronts all over the state speak for themselves. If the problem is indeed national, then we need to take drastic steps at the state level to counteract the effect considering Maine has never been a boom state even when the rest of the country is doing well.
I see and it all comes down to our fundamental differences in taxation. If Gritty's for example needs more revenue to stay afloat and they have enough room to seat one more table, why shouldn't they be able to do that, if even in the short term (tourist season), without fear of getting assessed at a higher tax rate? The same goes for adding new kitchen equipment. No, instead they are forced to stagnate and hope to get by. I'm talking less about a sales tax holiday and more about a fundamental change in how we tax employers. I worked closely with the owners of a small business and saw in black and white those factors concerning our bottom line. If the state were less restrictive with those who provide jobs, there would be more incentive to grow and create jobs.
I think I've had musk ox and if prepared correctly and consumed with enough beer, it takes on the flavor of whatever it's spiced with, though a little tough.
Heheheh....nice pic. If only we could have kept Pandora from opening the box and stopped at flintlocks. While I tend to equate big guns with loud motorcycles, jacked up trucks, and huge spoilers on tiny Japanese cars....small er...body parts, I'm still an advocate for the right to own those things (but not small body parts).
Over the past decade, 3,400 government jobs were added while 13,000 private sector jobs were lost.
The dramatic disparity between the growth in private versus public sector employment in Maine illustrates the need for the Taxpayer Bill of Rights provision which will be on the November ballot. Consider these facts:
• Data from the Maine Department of Labor reveals that there are fewer private sector workers in Maine today than there were a decade ago. As shown in Chart 1 and Table 1, over the last decade Maine’s private sector has lost 13,000 workers. Since the recession began in January 2008, Maine’s private sector has lost 22,700 workers.
• In stark contrast, Maine’s state and local governments have added 3,400 employees over the last decade. To put it another way, for every additional state and local government employee added, four private sector workers lost their jobs.
• This public sector job growth has been driven by out-of-control government spending. From FY 2000 to FY 2008, total state expenditures grew $2 billion, from $4.7 billion to $6.8 billion - a runaway spending increase of 45 percent!
• This unsustainable state spending is fueled, in part, by a bloated state workforce. In 2007, Maine state government had 4,497 more workers than needed, by national standards, costing Maine’s taxpayers an additional $189,451,468 in taxes. Clearly, the only long-term solution for controlling this kind of runaway government spending is the Taxpayer Bill of Rights initiative, which, if passed by voters this November, will allow taxpayers to decide if government should grow faster than the economy’s ability to create jobs for private sector workers.
Although you show no appreciation for it (aside from your stretching of your 1st Ammendment rights), it takes people willing to take up firearms to keep your "decent society".
And just imagine how hard it was for all the religions that pre-date Christianity. It must have sucked for Budda, Brigid and the rest to have to walk everywhere with no dinosaurs in sight!
I just had some tool disagree that I had received a response from Senator Collins. Really? I still have the letter somewhere along with the documents she sent with it to show the progress of my query. I guess it's just someone who thinks that they'll ruin my day instead of scratch my head at their lack of intelligence.
I guess your version of the common man in Maine is one who sits on his arse collecting from the working class. While I suppose it is becomming more common, that doesn't make it honorable. By the way, whose piece of the pie have you been eating all these years?
The only tunnel I see is the one that resembles a colon through which passes every politician Maine runs up the ladder. Do you care to tell me what Michaud DOES NOT have in common with a common turd?
I have addresses a few issues with Senator Collins and not only did I receive a personal response but in one case, she launched a full blown investigation into the dealings of a certain British defense contractor and US bids.
I like it though... you can all join me in the Donkey Show reference. If by some stroke of bad luck and Groundhog Day politics, Libby and Michaud win in November, we can make reference to Two Dems One Cup but until then, the Donkey Show will do.
So, you're saying that we need more of the same incompetence we've seen for some thirty years? I've been around and I can say Maine's never been much for logic.
What you forget is that Gore's camp had tens of thousands of votes thrown out because they didn't have a postal mark. Those votes, Gore knew, came from Navy ships at sea and many more deployed personnel around the world...those with the most to lose or gain in any election. He also knows that the military votes overwhelmingly Republican.
Funny how it seems perfectly fine on these threads to refer to anyone who is not a Democrat as a teabagger. I wonder how the SJ would feel if the rest of us called the Dems The Donkey Show. Fair is fair, right?
Great, even when Auburn tries to get rid of it's many eyesores, someone has to step in and screw it up. What should we do... dump tons of tax dollars into it and make it a livable slum again? Knock it down, already!
I think I would call myself a governmental minimalist before pulling out the term conservative. I'm a Libertarian and as such, I see most government intrusion into our lives as just that. Most social programs have been given a life of their own (I've worked around these programs for many years), regulation of businesses has stifled our local economy... not to say that I would like to see the environmental controls taken away from potential polluters, but the way small businesses in particular, have been used as purely a source of revenue is repugnant. If you own a small eartery and start to do well, you may want to add a table to the floor...perhaps a new stove. First thing you know the state comes snooping around and raises your taxes, nullifying any possible new income. Health care in Maine is another crisis that didn't need to happen. If this state were more business friendly, we would have more employers offering insurance. If we (God forbid) allowed competition in our insurance market, those rates could be lowered to acceptable levels.
Shawn Moody actually has a plan for jobs, taxes, and welfare reform. He's a successful businessman who has been at it since his teens and despite Maine's constant assault on businesses, he's managed to thrive.
Before you get yourself too deep with that hair trigger foot of yours in your mouth, I'm not a Republican. So called conservatives have spent the last ten years or so pushing abortion and gay hating down people's throats, they forgot about fiscal conservatism. Besides, all of your rants have been on the national level. I'm talking about what decades of the same old tax and spend ideology has done here in Maine.
Of course she'll listen...give a sympathetic nod or two... then run off and create unfunded spending so she can raise taxes. It's the one-page Democrat play book.
First of all, it's cowardly to pick a fight with an elderly widow, secondly where is the professionalism of those who told him it would be appropriate of him to taunt her at her husband's site?
Like I posted earlier, it never was a big deal before politicians decided to make it an election issue. DADT should die but as posted by someone earlier, it will only go back to the old ways...it won't be a big victory for anyone. Maybe that's the way it should be.
Gays fared better in the military before DADT. Everyone knew... only the most juvenile cared. It was when Washington decided to make a social experiment of it that it all became a circus.
Questions should end with proper punctuation. Apparently, education means little to you. I just hope Mitchell doesn't plan on teaching her brand of economics after that abortion of an economic plan she released.
I can understand how someone leeching off the working class would be so upset about someone not paying their tax bill, but try to be as civil as your station in society would have you. After all, if you plan to ride on the backs of the working class, at least have the decency not to complain about the view.
Really? I believe your taxes went down as well, didn't they? Oh, let me guess, you hated Bush so much you sent back your tax check...didn't think so. Besides, I have no problem cutting taxes for the rich as I've yet to get a job from a poor person.
So, Mitchell wants to borrow money to "create" jobs the same way Obama claims he's "created" jobs? Well, since it's working so well on the fed level, why not put the state further in debt to do a whole lot of nothing?
In-homes,CNAs, Ed Techs, and other paraprofessionals will never be paid what they are worth until they unionize. The upper eschelon and admins of these supposed nonprofits are living well off the impossible labor of these people.
CV64, a Kittyhawk class carrier was overhauled back in '90 and put back into service. She served in Vietnam, and Desert Storm and is currently left to rot in Washington. Connie was the largest conventional carrier in the fleet.
By Mac antSaior, unverified — Mon, 09/13/2010 - 16:33
Did any of you actually read the explanation of coverage or do you only log in the SJ to gripe about the SJ? Actually makes for a sad life, doesn't it?
Ah..Subic! I landed in Clark and drove overland to Subic. Spent a night on the town (San Miguel 25 cents). Many later, found myself inexplicably back in the TPU only to be woke up two hours later to go trap on my ship. We pulled back in port the next day and there I was again for another four days. Didn't buy many "ladies drinks", but had a lot of fun!
If you distill four years of seminary into "Bible study" then you speak volumes about yourself; none of it good. It's this same kind of gumball machine self study credential that ramps up centuries of ignorance; cherry picking scripture to say what you want while dismissing anyone who says differently. Consider your meager training as one who holds the Bible up to his nose, reading the few words in front of his face. The trained theologian or minister has had years of intensive study at arms length. You have allowed your own biggoted notions to control the couple lines of scripture you see in front of your face. When you put in the time at a real institution, you are forced to view your beliefs beyond your self. Masters and Doctoral level degrees are not given lightly or traded for money. If you had ever set foot in one, you would know better.
Nah... I was a lowly third class when I got out. My life was far from comfortable but nice for a kid out of high school. I saw quite a bit of the world on the USS Constellation, then off to isolated duty and a few other assignments. I went from millions of dollars of equipment and people's lives in my hands to working at a Virginia Beach Little Caesar's Pizza and apprenticing as a woodworker.
Stay as dumb as you please then. The Lutherans you attacked recently go through four years of undergrad work before going through a long semenary candidate process followed by four years of intensive study and work to get a MDiv degree. Those you refer to as Liturgists adhere to a practice that is so old, it was carried over from the Jewish tradition. If you accuse them of singing the scripture in a derrogatory manner, then you are more anti-orthodox, but then that sounds more anti-Christian than to simply call them Liturgists, so you make up a label. Designer Christianity is more of a blight on an otherwise beautiful religion, than Orthodoxy, Catholocism, and the few, older traditions. Your brand would let you take a coorespondence course, slap a "clergy" sticker on your bumper, and call yourself just as valid as a learned theologian with years of learning, training, and experience in comparitive religion. It's so good of you too, to protect others from us Pagans. After all, look at all the abortion doctors we've killed...no, wait... those were Christians. Well, how about the Inquisitions...no, not us. The Crusades? Nope. How about the pressings and hangings in New England? Oh wait... those were innocent people accused of being us and killed by Christians. I saw a bumper sticker once that sums it all up: I love God..it's His fan club that scares me.
Do you earn some sort of Reich badge for having four white children in Lewiston these days? Being proud not to have your MDiv degree is like the unattractive girl at school who says she would never be a cheerleader because "they're stupid". Downplaying not having a broad or deep education is very telling.
Agreed on the last part. Republicans who once claimed to be fiscal conservatives now are more concerned with hating gays and blocking abortions. I do seem to remember having to change my witholding under Clinton to make up for my taxes going up at a time when I was just out of the Navy and struggling to make ends meet in a small woodshop. Clinton may have ended his days with a surplus but that didn't help my finances.
My bad, but reading my last statement through again, I can just as easily answer the same for the fed. I refer back to the last LTE about this same issue that I believe you added pulling the teet from Israel. There's plenty of tax money already out there to pay down the deficit if only more people would pay attention to where it's going.
...other than we lost states rights to..oh wait... a Republican who wanted a powerful central government! Sorry, but the letter writer walked right into that one.
That's the answer from the typical sources: tax already strapped businesses. Instead of asking where the state can do without or, god forbid, where it can cut mispent monies, let's go after business owners who hire the working class that supports all the dead weight in this state.
That's funny...the "last place" we're all seen together is in the graveyard. As for the "Rev" (still waiting to see some semenary credentials) this Pagan is not a bit impressed with the circus stunts and biggotry in sheep's clothing.
How do we fund tax cuts? It's as easy as shrinking the government, ending welfare to foriegn countries, firing a few dozen czars, ending a couple of wars, and maybe just for good measure, we'll force members of Congress to participate in the president's ridiculous health care plan. Uh, you can keep the change after that, we won't need it.
Good thing I'm a Pagan, Joe because this is gonna hurt: Why don't you take a stroll mid day and count the number of stroller being pushed around by baby mommas and shirtless knobs. Here's another term for you: welfare baby. Yep, there's tons of them around here and they're made for even less of a reason; either carelessness or someone's daddy didn't love them enough..or hell, just more sweet taxpayer money. What's worse is for every doorknob strolling about, that's more tax dollars to throw at the kid once they're in the "special school", Long Creek, getting a behavioral med cocktail via Maincare, or arrested for knocking over headstones. Yes, Mexican or homegrown, they're all our little bundles of joy to take care of.
Ten years of ignored resolutions...most of which were on Clinton's shift, during a cease fire. Sounds like a good reason to end the cease fire to me. I was in the first go around and the only flaw in the plan was not letting us finish the job.
By Mac antSaior, unverified — Wed, 09/08/2010 - 07:13
If the media didn't elect him, it would be the first time since JFK. My favorite is how he gave away troop movement to the world, signaling that the time is right for a major offensive in central Baghdad. I hope the families of all the soldiers lost from this rookie move send him a Christmas card this year.
Most people who go through ASPIRE get certificates in ECE or Pharmacy Tech (chashier). Once out, they are lucky if they can land $8/hr and even then are told to hold their hours artificially low in order to still collect aid. The state even pays tutors to assist students in these programs top dollar.
Ah, but you never mentioned that you were a follower of Paul or Apollos, but that you were a follower of Christ. Those things that you mention, pedophilia (preys upon children), bestiality (preys upon animals), cannibalism (well, tastes like pork), rape (sickness of power), wife beating (see above) have nothing to do with homosexuality. As you make assumptions, might I make my own that someone who is so threatened by it must have fantasies of his own.
Any "Christian" who hates or condemns is a hypocrite. If you were to be truly honest with yourself and actually read the NT, you would know it to be so.
Hmmmm... to say that you are a Christian means that you follow the life, teachings, and example of Jesus (Christ, apparently). That said, everything written about Jesus is concerned with forgiveness, love, and yes, treating others as you would be treated. The only person or type of person Jesus condems time and again are the hypocrites. Hypocrites, in this instance, would be those who claim to follow his teachings and example, and do not; condemning and persecuting others. If the scriptures indeed take hold, you "Reverend" (still haven't seen any seminary credentials), are in rough shape.
The shrapnel came from a grenade he threw Wile E. Coyote style into a boat they came alongside. He tossed it into sacks of rice and took most of the damage in his bum. Lucky the fool bastard didn't get his crew killed. Tell me why it was that none of his commanders would sign for his Purple Hearts?
I've driven all over this country and, per capita, L/A drivers are the most ignorant I've seen. Apparently, red lights around here are just suggestions.
Irish is an ethnicity within the Celtic race. If you are in America as an Irish descendant, you are Irish more than you are American. The term American refers to neither ethnicity nor race but rather a people belonging to a set of political and cultural rules and mores (mostly borrowed from Europe). In many ways we are as artificial as the former USSR which was a social construct, not a people. To truly be "American" you would have to be a descendant of native blood (North American). Since I am not of any native American tribe but my family came from Ireland, then I am of Ireland. I live in the American culture but I am, in fact, an ethnic Irishman of the Celtic race.
By Mac antSaior, unverified — Sat, 08/28/2010 - 08:43
Maybe he's counting the time it takes for the welfare taxi or Western Maine Transportation to arrive to pick him up. Oh, and if he's tooling around on one of those little Rascal carts, it'll take extra time.
How is that, "Again no."?
Oh look, this isn't an argument. Just for you... the Monty Python Argument Department Sketch. Enjoy
A: Yes it is.
M: No it isn't. It's just contradiction.
A: No it isn't.
M: It is!
A: It is not.
M: Look, you just contradicted me.
A: I did not.
M: Oh you did!!
A: No, no, no.
M: You did just then.
A: Nonsense!
M: Oh, this is futile!
A: No it isn't.
M: I came here for a good argument.
A: No you didn't; no, you came here for an argument.
M: An argument isn't just contradiction.
A: It can be.
M: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
A: No it isn't.
M: Yes it is! It's not just contradiction.
A: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
M: Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.'
A: Yes it is!
M: No it isn't!
Uh, no...I believe it was Western Civ several years ago. Way to get your panties in a bunch, though. The truth of the matter is that all of the big monotheistic religions have been, or still are, invasive. Islam and Judaism are currently the biggest sabre rattling of the three. I would encourage people to take a look at our former colonizer, England. They have even allowed parts of London to be "ruled" by Islamic law for the sake of getting along.
Wasn't Cordoba the first city taken by the Muslims in Spain? Wasn't the mosque there erected to show power and gain a foothold? Just saying.... "Encouraging the moderates" is like saying "Encourage the Christmas and Easter Christians"
Every employer and business owner in the twin cities should keep their names and pictures on file. They should be denied at every turn and rejected by the rest of our community. Further, they should have to spend every day for the next year tending to the cemetary.
One could just as easily say it's time to elect a little person however if that person's ideas are detrimental to an already beleagured state, it's just not worth the novelty.
Joe, when the hell did you put on a uniform yourself?! I was a volunteer. I worked with volunteers. Not a damn one of them sniveled or wenched about their duty either (aside from the mundane day to day operations). You dishonor them with your whining by proxy, so really, help yourself to a nice big mug of STFU. When I was in, people died. That's it. They died. Big memorials weren't erected...lights didn't dim. They were people who signed up, believed in what they were doing, and had paid a final price so that you could forego your own duty and wench on their behalf here on SJ.
Really?! I was in Florida for all the recounts. I'm surprised they didn't count the ones for Gore that his people drew big puffy hearts around. Did you know your boy had tens of thousands of votes thrown away? Yep, they were all lacking the proper post mark because they came from deployed Navy and Marine personnel; the people who had the most to gain or lose...oh, and the military votes overwhelmingly Republican.
Again, voisine cannot rub two brain cells together and stick to the topic. What does your so called Great Depression II have to do with the debate. As for me on the subject...I may find it in poor taste, but I once agreed to support and defend the Constitution which allows them to build whatever they want on private property.
Again, voisine cannot rub two brain cells together and stick to the topic. What does your so called Great Depression II have to do with the debate. As for me on the subject...I may find it in poor taste, but I once agreed to support and defend the Constitution which allows them to build whatever they want on private property.
Hate to break it to you, but it's awful hard to tell first responders mid-stroke where your magical shoebox full 'o med records is. Also, they neither care nor have time for looking through your cell to find medical information. Your next of kin will be able to find your cell in the bag of belongings they pick up at security.
Now that we've heard another one of Voisine's inarticulate rants perhaps we can get back to the letter. It is my understanding that parents can already deny medical care for their children on the basis of religious beliefs.
Even information shared in HealthinfoNot is covered by HIPPA. It's still treated as confidential information and only professionals with a need to know have access.
Very civic... I keep my pets indoors, pick up their poop, take care of them, and feed them properly. I once lived in a Maine township that, only a few years prior, had a cow tax. With cows outnumbering humans, they saw it as easy money. This is just another cow tax.
...and Democrats shift resources from the working class to the entitled (welfare) class. The real difference is that Republicans see my paycheck as something I earned by providing goods or services to another. Democrats see my paycheck as public funds. By the way, did you send back your tax refund under Bush? Hmm...didn't think so.
Health care is the biggest crisis that never was. Obama ran on and continued to push this herring to cover for the fact that he knew he couldn't fix the war, economy, or anything else for that matter. Now, all his minions can do is continue the tired line of "inheriting" these problems. What did he do to fix the economy? He spent our future on building projects that didn't create any jobs. Heavy equipment operators and ditch diggers were already employed when he threw more money into the hole. I was never a fan of Bush, but to call this man anything other than the horror of an excuse for a leader that he is shows just how far Democrats heads are up their bums.
Yeah George...you go get 'em.... and what's all this I hear about women folk votin'? It just aint Christian, I tell ya! An don't get me started on the colored folk neither!
Bigotry is just that no matter what religion you hide behind.
Every piece I edit, gets spell checked, checked for AP Style, and put under the microscope to check for honesty. I usually go over an article twice at one sitting and then once more later when it would be fresh once again. Still, sometimes three sets of eyes can miss the same mistake.
No matter... in this economy the answer is to further reign in government, not turn the screws on the working class. Raising taxes is never the answer and the sooner both parties figure that out, the better.
You know, I would have liked to argue the point with you but you stated the Catholic position so eloquently I have little rebuttal. Troll, it's up to you to be a Catholic or not. For you might I suggest some comi book pseudo-spirituality which allows you to steal from the working class and feed the lazy.
There you go again... there's a business thriving in Maine, so let's tax it some more. Before you know it they'll be taxing the shells tourists pick up on our beaches. Keep it up and soon there won't be enough of us working to support the entitled class the Dems love so well.
You make it seem like he's just sitting there minding his own business and the world comes down on him. You seem to revel in so called persecution for your faith when in reality it's your own rigidity and blind ignorance (shouted from the rooftops) that brings you ridicule. Why don't you try not making a spectacle of yourself by burning books and and attacking other religions that, by the way, were already ancient when Jesus was born?
The only thing tired here is your trolling for an argument by turning every article into a political issue. No facts, no figures...just you trying to be in the spotlight of your own tired argument. Apparently, I'm one of the only people here who can see through you. Apparently, you have no life and the only way you can amuse yourself is to log on and blame Republicans for everything from global warming to inadequate peanutbutter in a feeble effort to get a rise out of them. It's just sad.
And how long has this ice cream place been there? How many people have gone there (presumably at least 90% white) and never made anything of the sign other than creative design work? I suppose if it were a Friendly's he would be accused of sucking up to corporate greed. Sometimes ice cream is just ice cream.
There was actually a great special on the science of sexuality with John Barrowman investigating successive male births. The theory states that the more males that are born creates a defense mechanism in the mother. Since the Y chromosome is not natural in the female body, her system learns to attack the Y.
Just as I meant from my comment above...it was relief that the little ones are bouncy. My youngest once pulled a motorcycle over onto himself... I freaked but he came out of it like nothing happened.
They are all civil unions, northwoods. No matter which church joins a couple, they cannot be seperated without going through the courts. Licenses are issued by the government who also governs marriage laws, therefore it must be made available to all citizens.
Perhaps an education doesn't make others think like me, but a proper education would give one a better lexicon. Why all the vitriole towards the homosexuals? Hiding a little homoerroticism perhaps? I am indeed an educator, professional writer, and editor. Perhaps my next short story will be about a self-loathing latent homosexual who "purges" his energies by attacking others online.
Your grammar speaks volumes about you and your obvious lack of education. Marriage was invented to gain and otherwise maintain wealth and power. The idea of marriage for the lower classes didn't even take hold until the 17th century. As for your "gross" theory of law, I know a far more intelligent person who finds cheese repulsive. I would shudder to think what she may do with my cheddar if she were in charge. Now, do us all a favor and go play with your Leggos, or try to put another Lincoln Log in your ear and let the adults talk about this one.
It was meant as a good thing... I've had three little ones who have survived one scrape after another that would have laid me up for days or worse. Little ones are made resilliant for a reason... screens are one of them.... and they have amazing speed when we think they're going to stay put.
...and I've never been caught preaching on street corners, handing out tracts, knocking on doors, or funding ridiculous commercials to promote any of the Pagan traditions. Hardly an invasion.
All right...
I've got something to say...yeah.
It's better to burn out... than fade away!
....no serenade, no fire briggade...just a pyromania!
What do you want?
Come on, sing along!
I work in the behavioral field if you must know. Sadly, I see most often that it's a matter of control more often than not. Also, if this parent truly knows their child, than they will stay ahead of their child in the community. Also just as sad, I've seen more "parents" with an entitlement mentallity when it comes to benefits and services.
If I were to write a letter, lambasting Islam, the Sun Journal would never print it. Now, we have "Reverand" Taylor, attacking Paganism with a complete pass. While Harry Potter and Vampires have about as much to do with real Paganism as the Easter Bunny has to do with Christianity, this is still an assault on a religion; one that is far older and may I say, more peaceful, than Christianity. When's the last time a Wiccan blew up a clinic, Doug?
For all of the second grade vitriole being hurled at this post, I can understand why the kid's out of control. DWilson obviously has some kind of experience in the system (police, education, social work...) as his suggested methods are quite valid. The kid is indeed pulling a power grab with the consent of the adults. One of the best things I can add to the list would be a loud door alarm. You can get one for about five dollars and they install in minutes. Stop spending so much time on a bogus DSM diagnosis (unless you can be honest with yourself and admit you like the SSI money) and look at it from the standpoint of a power struggle.
Unless you are in the military, you are not U.S. Property. Don't feel bad about that sign. Where I used to work there was posted: use of terminal force authorized. With you there on the P.S.
I agree whole heartedly about the media driven "If it bleeds, it leads" society. Perhaps I'm just a bit flippant because I've seen lots of innocent people die who have deserved otherwise. Life is not a civilized matter... what was the quote, "Short, brutish, and nasty"?
I've known cops, lawyers, and judges and out of the three, the cop is the only one with an interest in justice. Justice and law, or the interpretation of it, are mutually exclusive terms. It's compounded by the irony that those most maligned by society are all complicit in the legal profession. Politicians create laws, lawyers twist and blur laws, and the head lawyer passes judgement or refs while a contrived batch of citizens (screened by the lawyers, of course), think more about lost wages sitting in a courtroom than the dance the lawyers are engaged in.
There is no justice, Raymond. We have people who go to school to become professional liars. Furthermore, we take the shining stars among the liars and make them judges; granting them the title "your honor". Go back even further... politicians... other professional liars are allowed to actually MAKE laws that the other liars are in charge of bending and twisting to fit their purposes. If you have any interest in justice, Raymond, you are going to have to get creative.
Saw a woman at Hannaford in Auburn yesterday. Not only was she in a handicap space (for being obese I assume), but she had the energy to ram the cart up onto the median rather than use half the effort to push it back where it belongs. Is it possible that we're awarding mentally handicapped plates that look the same as legit?
Typical... local politicians looking to screw every cent out of each of us. Why don't they just go straight to the cancer ward and shake down the families? Really guys... at least try to look like you have an ounce of class.
“It doesn't even figure out to be 1 percent of the people who were there,” he said. -That made themselves obvious enough to be caught by the keystone cops. Should have brought a couple of dogs through there if you were serious.
...but we have plenty of room to keep building subsidized housing? Great, discourage business even more and offer widespread welfare housing. Good idea guys.. why don't you just pay crack dealers to sit outside my house so the property value can hit an even 0$? Why is it that my taxes are as high as Portland, yet this place remains such an armpit? Good job...keep it up.
So, you're supporting de-funding the war because it, not the other assinine things DC spends money on, is making you, personally, poor? Why don't you put on a uniform for a bit, go over there, and tell me you would like to see funding cut? Sure, we'll take your body armor... maybe cut air patrols in areas you are assigned to go into. Sponsor a bill to bring the troops home, sure... but don't get them killed because you have a problem with it.
guess these people would rather have a passle of unwanted children living off the state to support. If your God and "modesty" were so important to you, your churches would be taking the place of welfare.
The pipes are the same as a big fin on the back of a little Honda. Can anyone say compensation? I'm sorry you have a little member... but don't punish my ears for it. Buy a big handgun instead or something.
Why are they making such a success story of furthering the Ghettofication of L/A? As for the money at stake for slum lords, the government pays even bigger money to those who offer housing to Somalis. Can't we put a stop to this before the few legitimate property owners see further market devaluation?!
This man lived the job, unlike his commander. Did he make fun of a culture... this is a war, not a social experiment. If a four star general feels he is hung out to dry in such a manner as to have to talk to the press about it, Obama must be doing a pretty bad job.
Wow, you wouldn't accept a Fox news poll because of the bias, but you'll accept a report from an agency that would have the most to benefit from increased revenues.
Worse, increased operating costs usually lead to small businesses closing their doors. The libs just think that these businesses will somehow live with the decreased patronage and get by to pay more taxes another day.
The alcohol industry has been marketing to kids for ages. As for pharmaceuticals, that's a whole other debate and one I'm sure we could argue for days. The problem is the government. If it weren't so entrenched in every aspect of our lives, we wouldn't be paying billions each year. When we allow our government to be run by legislators, then we expect them to do their job (create laws). So, in order to appear effective, legislators need to be in constant search of laws to impose to regulate the behavior of the citizens. This has lead to America being one of the most legislated countries in the supposed free world. Freedoms relinquished in the name of comfort or parenting the citizens will never be regained
It doesn't have to be neutral. In fact, there are redundancies throughout our government, wasteful spending, and programs that simply are not run efficiently. If Mainers really want a lower tax bill, they'll have to wrestle it from the plethora of control freaks that infest our state government.
Let's not forget the plastics that make up most of the car, the foam in the cushions, or even the coal fired to forge the engine block. Clean energy (which is still not "clean") is a great bumper sticker but nobody wants it in their back yard. Everyone wants to tout their energy du jour, but nobody wants to address consumption.
Adam, I suppose your home is heated by geothermal, your car is electric, and you have shunned plastic products and refused to drive on asphalt? No? Then you are just as beholden to big oil as any politician out there.
The problem is pedophiles hiding in the church...either to use the position of trust and authority, or in some lame attempt to "cure" themselves. By the letter writer's line of thought, we should fear people with a long dry spell preying on our children.
Are you as deficient as tron?! I've been paying. I don't know how to use fewer syllables for you. I don't control the state allowing her to stay on welfare regardless of my payments.
I'll just leave it by saying I have paid in full since day one. Other than that, I refuse to get lured into another troll argument of yours. To argue on the internet is like getting gold in the Special Olympics... you may have won, but you're still retarded.
Typical response from the entitled class. You feel entitled to suck on the teet of the state while the working class sweats for you. That's ok, troll, soon there won't be enough of us to tote all your dead weight. Anyway, I met all my support obligations.. not to mention all the school clothes, vacations, and the multitude of other needs that comes with having kids. The state simply didn't see anything wrong (as neither do you) with lifelong welfare, but rather penalized me for her sloth. I matters little to the state sees those under their care as entitled to cell phones, EBT cards, daycare subsidies (whether you work or not), HEAP, and many more "allowances" while those whose paychecks it attaches are living off ramen noodles and unable to pay for rent, bills, or insurance. The day will come, when I move away and my children receive my financial support directly and the state will get an 8x10 glossy of my Irish arse.
We need to look at the corrupt government entity in charge. My ex left, admiting adultery, and immediately signed up for state aid. I was back in school and working full time in retail (just above minumum wage). The state attached half of my already feeble check and kept a tally of how much I owed according to them in arrears. At one point, they told me I should drop out of college to take on a second job so I could pay more. It's been ten years now and she's still on the Daihl. The state recently took me to court and doubled my support in order to refill their coffers. None of the extra expense is going to my children and they admitted in court that it was to defray the amound she is collecting in welfare. They have pulled the same threats with me. In my opinion, if anyone disregards the unjust laws of a corrupt government, more power to them!
United...in raising taxes. United in... increasing entitlements. United in... running on nothing but vitriole for the GOP. United in... having no plan. United in... throwing money at problems instead of solutions.
What is this "Holy Bible" (really a non-title if you examine the meaning of those two words), and where does it talk about the Goddess Bridgid, Buddah, or Ganesha?
The answer here would be nothing. He's done nothing short of wallow in a bad economy he and his apologists will continue to blame on others until the end of his term. The whining from the left is as deafening as the bible thumping from the right. You speak of the arty of no, while shouting from the party of know nothing.
Joseph, it's a little rash to support voting for the least qualified candidate just because you are disillusioned with your old party. Try defining what you actually believe and find a candidate who matches that before running in the opposite direction to support such a knob as Obama.
Voisine.... because turrets makes me feel more important. As to LePage, as an independent I was kept out of the primary process but... who the hell is he? I mean, I have heard NOTHING of this guy!
Obviously, Israel also has the right to starve and deny medical supplies to innocent men, women, and children. If Israel were any other nation in the middle east, we would have invaded them too. "The Enemy" here is just semantics.
Just going back to the origional patriarchs before the schism. Whether Catholics, or one of the "orthodox" traditions, they are considered, at least from the comparative religion aspect, one of the first Christian churches.
God, what a twit! First of all, Harry Potter is to Paganism what the Easter Bunny is to Christianity (oops.. the Easter Bunny IS Pagan). Secondly, just what is your educational level? What seminary did you graduate from? Do you hold a MDiv? I would say by your lack of eloquence..no. All you do is reveal yourself as homophobic, anti-Catholic (Remember them? The first of the organized Christians?) and anti-Constitution. I don't get where your fiction novel is so superior to Rowling's.
Wow, I had to dig through a whole pile of vitriole just to read how the "other side" is full of hate. Watch when you point your finger, Voisine there are three more pointing back at you. (I'll wait while you make a pointing gesture and figure out what I just said.)
My grandfather used to say, "You can't make ice cream out of horse s***." So, no matter how you stir these new taxes around or how many chocolate chips you add... it's still horse s***. Vote Yes!
What they failed to mention in these supposed facts and myths... posed by DHHS themselves hmmm .. is that Maine is one of only a handful of states that chose not to sign on to Clinton's welfare reform, leaving no residency requirements and a loophole that allows lifetime benefits. And they say people still do not move here for the free ride?
It's only the far left that perpetuates that illusion of "rich" tax cuts. Besides, if they get a bigger break it's only proportionate.. they pay more to begin with. Let's start with not giving people back more than they put in. "Deductions" should end at $0, not continue into receiving funds that were never paid.
How about stripping down the state government? Start with a sweeping audit of DHHS, sign on to the Clinton Welfare Reform Act, cut taxes on small businesses to create and maintain jobs, eliminate redunancies in the government, stop this endless cycle of bond proposals... just to name a few. As for the rich.. I've never been given a job or a paycheck from a poor man. They earn their way in life just as the working class does and keep our economy moving when we let them. I have no problem with the rich but I do have a problem with an irresponsible government with too long of a reach.
... And a yes vote will result in lower or maintained taxes for lower income earners. Why should the working class pick up the tab for everyone else? Send Augusta back to the drawing board with the strong message that we are not as stupid as they take us to be.
One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Do you think before you type, or do you just wing it? New taxes are indeed an increase. It matters little what bone Augusta thinks it's throwing the working class in order to dupe them into thinking this is a good bill. The burden will not fall upon the tourists who are only here for a brief time but rather upon those of us who try to frequent local establishments. If you choose to go out to eat or order take out, you are taxed. If you need to repair the car you are already over taxed for, you pay another tax. If, god forbid, you splurge and take the family skiing... oh wait.. the corrupt in Augusta took the payoff on that one and exempted the only REAL lucrative tourist industry in the state. This is a tax the few who support the many in Maine will pay every day. And what of those businesses who have struggled to keep their doors open the past couple of years? What will happen when the average family cuts just one night of take out? More businesses, who have long tolerated Augusta's anti-business policies, will close their doors.
So my tax (may) go down but everything else will increase? Sounds like they've just found a new hole to screw me. What about all the businesses that will tank because of the further loss of business in this economy? It's still an increase and it's still wrong no matter how you want to spin it.
"Mainers with earned income who currently don't earn enough to pay any income tax will be getting a refund that is larger by as much as $195 than the refund they got under the old law."
That's the problem. If we simply didn't hand money back to people who don't pay in to begin with, there would be no deficit. Any shift in taxes is still a tax increase no matter how you dress it up. Vote Yes!
I lived in a part of San Diego where English was not the language heard on the streets. I'm willing to bet that not all those hard working people were legal. Don't get me wrong.. I'm in favor of the Arizona law. I'm just saying that I would be far more in favor of fast tracking Legal immigration from Mexico than shipping people in from far points of the globe. Let's help our neighbors first.
I know of several Marines who did regular rotations to the boarder to assist Boarder Patrol. Ever report I heard from them says that the current system is a waste. Crossers are chased all night, rounded up and handed to the agents... who quickly let them all go. It's a game and those who cross regularly are pros at it. Still... I would like to see some of our second and third generation welfare sponges sent back to their countries of origin and more Mexicans brought in to take their place. I lived on the boarder and enjoyed their company (and work ethic) far more.
I'm not covering anybody's butt and I'll go the next step and say what you've been trying to dangle bait for... I've witnessed abhorent behaviour from, mostly Somali children at LPL. That said, we're talking about kids who were never brought up in a society where it was understood that the library is the place where the old lady put her finger to her lips and went Shhhhhh. We walk so tenderly around our immigrant population that we forget to tell them the difference between the mall and the library. Even so, there are obvious cultrual differences in our methods of communication.. again I point to a case similar to Tracton and Roadville. Now, I'm sure that you'll turn observation and comparison to a scientific study to racism and probably blame Bush... I'm not a Republican by the way... but in making such a jump you will only expose yourself further as a troll.
Even if it were cultural, it does not mean that it's inherently racist. Read the Tracton and Roadville study. It outlines cultural differences in literacy and communication.
He's not handicaped! I lost a good deal of my hearing in the military and simply consider it a pain in the ass. I can't read lips and know minimal sign. I simply ask people to repeat themselves often and more often than not, provide a knowing smile and walk away. Either they'll think I'm on their side, enjoyed their joke, or provided a needed moment of support. Most of the time, it's not the content people want you to hear anyway.. they just want to be acknowledged.
I led a group of kids there snowshoeing and we could hardly take a step in places without marching through crap. I clean up after my dogs, but I can understand the bird club's stance and given the circumstances would have done the same long ago.
Most of my published work has been creative or food writing (things that leave a better taste in the mouth than bills). It still looks like the proverbial slippery slope (god, I hate that term) toward whittling away deductions.
I've always said that if the govt. is ever strapped for cash, simply stop letting people get back more than they paid in.
Troll, if you and the rest of your brain dead reprobate ilk are going to spend your meaningless existence getting a free ride on my shoulders, at least have the decency of not complaining about the view.
I lived in that world once. Now I have a loaded 12 gague by the bed and I traverse the Dirty Lew each morning and evening with a concealed weapon. I like the odds better that way.
Lies? How about Baldacci suddenly exempting the most wealthy industry after some closed door meetings? Any new tax is a tax increase. When will the brain dead, indigent, and transient get it?
Perhaps you will pay less in taxes if: you never eat out, go to a movie, get your car repaired, or seek any entertainment outside a rousing game of solitaire. This ridiculous bill will kill many small businesses as Mainers yet again have to pull the strap tighter. When will the useless, spineless twaddle out there understand that new taxes are not saving them money?
Should I feel bad that a Somali girl I tutored I continually directed toward strong female authors? It was culturally mischievous, I admit, but I couldn't help it.
Hey , here's an idea: Let's import more hard working Mexicans legally and send off the second and third generation welfare recipients to some third world country that will let them do for themselves or do without.
If they didn't choose to live in Norway for the ample section 8 opportunities, they could live in civilization and work at McDonald's. Hey, if you're going to spend your live riding on the backs of the working class at least have the decency of not complaining about the view!
Oh yeah, all those tourists who come to maine to get their car repaired... oh and the ones who are here the other nine months out of the year and go out to eat or see a movie through the long winter months. Yep, those tourists are in for it! How about all the small businesses who are already strained who will see a decrease in patrons and fall prey to Maine's business hostile environment? More lost jobs? Tell me tron, who will pay the taxes when people like you finally win out?
"If the law stays in place, nearly 90 percent of Mainers will see their combined income and sales tax payments drop" ~ Yes, if you do not drive a car, see a movie, eat meals prepared by someone else, and entertain yourself by evenings under a dim light playing solitaire. What's really insulting is that the supporters of this tax have not stopped for one second to figure in how many businesses that are already on the edge, will be lost. Way to go guys! You've found yet another way to raise taxes and drive away jobs and businesses! Keep voting them in... eventually you'll get what you want, right?
Veteran's Day is for all vets....like those of us still living. Memorial Day is to honor our vets on the other side of the dirt. Only in Maine have I seen such ignorant meshing of Memorial Day. No, it's not for aunt Gertrude or any other schlub under a stone.
Ahhh Tommy, you use the words of a Nationalist to make the argument of an Orangeman. Only the DUP would hold a (contrived) majority on still harp on Sinn Fein out of fear that they may actually have a few good ideas.
Anyone who has actually been around the Republican party over the past decade has seen a slip from "small govt." to Palin blathering on in her oh-so-homespun social conservative way.... and has puked just a little.
I've heard of the book. The whole term, Scots-Irish is disturbing to me. For a long time it has been used as a divisive term, legitimizing persecution of the Irish (Catholics) in the North of Ireland. From the time of William of Orange and the Penal Laws, a false majority of Loyalists were established in the North as both a buffer between England and Ireland and a way to secure the only industrial center in Ireland. Every proclaimed Scots-Irish I have talked to identify as neither Irish nor Scot but rather a Britton which is pattently false. They refer to England as the "mainland" and by survey, most English consider them as Irish not Brittish. Before Brittain used the Scots-Irish convention, most people traveled freely between Alba and Ireland, settling and trading on both sides. There's even a clan Mac antSaior in Scotland just as we have also been settled in Cork and Ulster.
The only whiners I see today are the star struck Obamaniacs who are still blinded. A Pew poll released yesterday said that 4 out of 5 Americans do not trust the government. As for protesters.... did you ever go through Monument Square any afternoon? Funny, the war is still on and Bush is gone, yet the protesters have gone away. What I see in the new movements, childish "festive" air aside, is a culmination of frustration that has been growing for years now. Many new Libertarians can be seen among the groups as well as disaffected Republicans who have seen their own party put social conservatism above fiscal conservatism and small government.
If I don't like him, then I must be a racist?! As far as I'm concerned, he's half Irish which makes me a tad ashamed that I think his policies are so asinine. So, king cut-and-paste, I suppose those who hated Bush (and I didn't really like him either), had far more thoughtful, mature, and intelligent reasons for their vitriol...... didn't think so.
Here they come.... it's time for the parade of cop haters out there to crawl out of the woodwork. Funny though.. who do they go crying to when it all hits the fan? As a person who has worked with "behavioral" problems in the past, I can say first hand that this is a far better solution than jumping in and going hands-on and one that is not taken lightly by the professionals left in charge.
Carter must have been sitting on the money. I remember double digit inflation and waiting in gas lines for hours on odd-even plate days. I believe Bush II ran up big debts... it was when the chasm was dug between social conservatives and fiscal conservatives for good.
James, every time I've visited the site and attempted to get on the roles, it asks me for a donation. Since Libertarian is not an option when registering to vote (or wasn't the last time I tried), how else do I stay in the loop with what the party is doing?
Wow, I've tried twice to post a video and a link to an article where African Americans were interviewed.... get this.... supporting Tea Parties only to have the post flagged by the SJ. Maybe if it were from MSNBC it would have gone through.
I am already paying more than if I lived in Portland to live in... let's face it.. a lesser city. I am already living week to week and if this winter had been "normal" there is no way I would have been able to sustain anything above 45 degrees in my home. If YOU want to pay more, I understand the city takes checks, money orders, and credit cards.
Really? If you were pushing for a bill that demanded my hand get slammed in a car door every Tuesday, and accepted part of a proposal on my part that would allow me to take an Ibuprofen one hour afterward, I would still be opposed to your bill. Besides, if that tax crazed cue ball in Augusta awarded Michaud for shoveling money out of the back of a flatbed at the lazy, moo-moo wearing throngs on Lisbon Street, I'm sure you would applaud his brand of partisanship.
Do you want some warm and fuzzy false sense of hope or do you want the truth because you can't have it both ways. As for putting the onus on the teachers stop to think that each year teachers are expected to raise our children a little more... and for what? For the cost of a degree they have little hope of paying back to make less than your average ditch digger and to forfeit their Social Security. Quit turning teachers into society's surrogates and place blame squarely on those who deserve it: parents, students, and politicians who thought the few extra federal dollars would be worth overburdening our school system with a needy population.
Face it... taxes here are higher than in Portland.. and for what?! Truly, in this piddly little town there is some waste and mismanagement of funds for this to happen. There is no reason property owners here should already pay so much, drive on such crappy roads, and have something as simple as recycling taken away. Find the cuts, people! They're staring you in the face.
I've always been under the impression that predators either choose a life in the clergy to get closer to kids or with the thought that becoming a priest will somehow "cure" them.
It's hard to hear your side of the story when the entirety of the argument consists of "Don't gamble, mkay.... gambling's bad, mkay." Really, how do you expect derelict mills and Halal groceries to pull this armpit out of the hole it's in?
You hit it on the head Charles, "Producing funds". How do they produce those funds, you ask? Well, a fluffy unicorn just farts it out and the Democrats dance around it with a resounding, "Weeeee-Weeeeee-Weeeeee!"... and that's how "funds" are made. If L/A is such a devastated area in your estimation, why don't you move to a more prosperous area where you can work hard and have more "funds" taken from you?
Do as any good Marine would do when they see help is needed... act. I say, pick a spot that needs help, organize your Young Marines, and do what needs to be done without dealing with petty local politicians. You all have our support.
It's more of an owner problem. When you have a region like this where pit bulls are owned as penile enhancements by shirtless knobs, the animals will, at best, receive no training, socialization, or discipline. At worst, said knobs will train and encourage aggressive behaviour in some kind of "mine is bigger" competition. The Pit has become the poor, trailer park version of the ear splitting Harley or the big-ass spoiler on your Honda.
It's typical. It's far easier to charge people on petty violations that put money in city coffers than to fight real crime. Real crime takes effort, risk, and collects no revenue. Hey, did you find the guy who broke into my house yet? Naw... didn't think so.
Good for those nuns! I would be willing to bet that those who received a little tough love turned out to be better adults for it. As for priest abuse... I would be willing to bet if you added up all cases of Protestant ministers doing the same thing we would see the same shocking numbers.
You said it... he's using it on us, not for us. It's the most expensive red herring this country has ever seen.. the so called reform bill for the so called "crisis". Funny, there's no crisis until a Democrat needs attention taken away from unfulfilled promises.
But I'm sure you got a chuckle out of all the Bush/monkey cartoons spread by libs the last eight years. I suppose if we got as personal as you guy did, we would all be branded racists.
Had to ride a few times with a student as part of work... it was the same eight or ten people every time. Complain all you want but it's not fair to the taxpayers to fund your rides. Besides, by the looks of the frequent fliers, they could use a good walk.
So again.... were you alive for the Carter years? Did you live that reality? I'm not even a Republican but this is a truth that apparently is well known to everyone but you.
Were you alive when Carter was in office?! Did you spend hours in line for gas on even-odd plate days? Do you remember the hostages? Did you experience his mismanagement of the military, economy, and social morale? Did you experience the inflation? If we were in such great shape under Carter we must have been in heaven under W. You can cut and paste numbers all day long, but the fact is that life sucked under Carter's incompetent reign.
Teabag! Yeah..... funny, I get it. It's because it's like a sack to the face. Hey, haven't you ever wondered why the DNC is the same abbreviation as the medical term for an abortion?
I lost interest when I saw the form. Apparently, the government will allow me to identify myself as any variety of Asian or Black, but my fair skin only allows me the category of "white". I considered the form free BTUs when I threw it in the woodstove.
Every time Elaine writes a letter, she manages to lower the mean IQ of everybody here. I only hope people abroad do not stumble upon the SJ on the web and think we're all so backward.
It's like I can see the future..... tron is going to spew on about how Republicans are responsible for spending all our Social Security on wars he does not approve of. Wait for it....
Of course, you're right, Bob. I've been paying in since I was 15 and working since I was 12. If I had saved the same portion and invested it, I would be set by the time I retire. As it is, I don't even see retirement as an option.
You're a child. You rant like one, you spew the milk you suckled from the teet of ignorance like one and you blindly follow your party into folly. You and your Tweedle twin tron rarely if ever have anything constructive to add to the conversation by simply name calling and running away. If you agree that requiring insurance by using the threat of IRS retaliation is a good idea, then I feel sorry for you and all the other Democrat lemmings who are leaping to their deaths with the rest of us tethered along for the ride.
The irony is not lost that tron's post is somehow lost among the spam this board receives. Oh, and it was the Democrats that gave the salivating insurance companies carte blanch after telling us we have to buy a product from them. I can't wait until we have to fly the national airline and listen to the approved national news agency.
Yeah, and forcing the American people by means of IRS threats and intimidation to line up and give more money to those corporations is the Democrat way of doing things.
Well, actually in my dreams people will wake up and elect Libertarians who will point out that government handouts and mandated insurance is not in the Constitution. Sadly, however they will either elect a modern Republican who believes in "social" conservatism (hating gays and spouting off about abortion) and not fiscal or a Democrat who sees my meager bank account as a public slush fund for the lazy, crazy, and lame.
Get your brooms out. Mid terms are going to be a sweep. Then we'll see this abortion of a bill swirl delightfully around the toilet bowl where it belongs.
A Socialist would be a breath of fresh air. At least Socialists require equality among the working class. Democrats stand for the rich and entitled classes. The reference to Hitler comes from the near hysteria that his followers show in flocking to his side no matter how inane the words are that come from his mouth. This "health crisis" is the greatest crisis that never was and was fully concocted to draw attention away from other failed promises.
The government's plummeting numbers just don't support your letter. Perhaps it's just that common sense, not party loyalty is winning over with this debacle of a president.
The only thing we want to roll the clock back on is this bloated tick of a government we have. Libertarians want the feds to worry about national defense, and return states rights. The problem inherent in the current system is that we hire (elect) legislators. These legislators immediately begin working on re-election. In order to prove what a good job they've done, they have to pass more laws. This goes way beyond the protection of the citizens and begins to cut into liberties under the guise of necessity. Now, the "land of the free" is quite possibly the most over-legislated nation on Earth.
Or perhaps the cowards who combat rocks with rockets, starve women and children (many of whom are Christian, hmmm), and puropsefully construct new settlements in provacative areas.
"Dalal Mughrabi, the woman terrorist who murdered 37 Israelis, one American and wounded another 71" Stats like that would be just another day at work if instead of Dalal, you were talking about an Israeli soldier. Perhaps if Israel would stop punishing the innocent the atmosphere that creates terrorists would be lessened. As it is, starving, denying medical aid, corralling into ghettos (yes, I used that word), and launching raid after unwarranted raid upon the innocent only feeds the hatred.
God is using talk radio but you assert that these are not people of "god" quality.
Your whole letter seems to assert that pastors should use their influence to mold our political structures. Not only does this fly in the face of the Constitution, but it threatens your tax exempt status.
There are other people in the world who try to push their religion into the political realm.... we're shooting at them right now and they're no more right than you.
I can't wait to see this thing blow up in his face. Obama and his cronies will be taken down over the next two elections and this attrocity of a bill will will be all to remember them by. This was a bill built on ideals and "ideal" situations which may be admirable on some level, but when the govt. gets their hands on the real bill, insurance companies pass along losses to the insured, and the entitled class grows, it will... once again... be the working class that has to bear the load.
Barb, if you take a second look at my post you will see that I said just that. The Democrats use poll data on questions like "Do you favor health care reform?" to claim that we're vastly in favor of this abortion (pun intended) of a bill. If you look at anything that includes the current plan, not only is there little support but trust and confidence in the current govt. has been further damaged by it.
The polls are always skewed. It's true that the majority are in favor of some kind of health care reform but it's also true that this bill has failed in the eyes of the majority of the public.
Oh, like you do? You are a wretched pile of human filth who does nothing more than spread your bile among those ignorant enough to listen. I'll admit you have a right to speak, but so do we. I for one, wish I could be there when the day comes that you actually do meet your god. I think you'll be in for some surprises.
If (ur) child were to grow up with (ur) sense of spelling, grammar, and sentence structure and said child died I would feel precious little sense of loss for our community. Really, do you have two synapses firing in that little head of yours (why, yes it is correct to say your, yours, you're)? You have single handedly lowered the mean IQ of everyone here.
Just saying it's no reason for a mass kill. There are plenty of land species that belong here and some that do not. It seems like a waste of money and effort for a little pond.
Let Taylor speak! The more we let him open his mouth, spew his tripe, and attempt to spread his hatred among the ignorant, the more of an arse the public will realize he is.
A few years back, I completed the physical exam to join the Lewiston FD. I have to say that I had to whip myself into shape for the hose drag, run, weight carry, etc... Many of those firefighters conducting the exam could not have passed if they had to. This is not meant to disrespect firefighters. I'm just saying that when I was in the military, I had to complete an annual PT readiness test.
It's unfortunate but here we have an inexperienced driver, a bad intersection, and a pedestrian who took for granted that she could drop dilligence crossing the road. As much as we would like to assign blame when a baby gets hurt, it's just an unfortunate incident.
Back then welfare didn't mean the Daihl. If what you're saying is correct, we should all be toting EBT cards as well. Someone call my caseworker... I feel my rights are not being respected! My depression and frantic hysteria are covered by the ADA and I'll sue!
While I see no need for firearms in Acadia, I also believe that the 2nd Ammendment is final on the issue and that one's Constitutional rights do not stop at the park gates.
The political argument is that this is a red herring.. the greatest crisis that never was. It appears that it's only kept alive to distract from the other messes and unfulfilled promises.
I ride a bike too and would like to thank those of you who feel you need to be louder than F-14 on the ramp for making this law happen. Really, how small must your member be to need to compensate with revving a broken exhaust?
Wow, if the leader of Iran wanted you to attend a summit on holocaust denial, would you attend? A bad idea never changes. Tripe is tripe.
Speaking of tripe, yes, Maine has some bad health issues. Obesity comes to mind. Get off your mart carts, stop stuffing your faces and complaining about the state not doing enough for your diabetes... stop jamming up the 14 items or less line because you need smokes.. and stop blaming Snowe for your decrepid state of health.
First of all, a bad idea is a bad idea. If the Dems wanted to pass a law making fecal smearing mandatory it would be a bad idea no matter how much they claimed to want to hear out the anti-feces people. It didn't help their plan to throw in favors and exceptions to those who would support them.
Secondly, this is a non-issue. Do you think this "reform" (too broad a term to use in a poll) bill would be touted in the press so much if Obama hadn't fallen flat in every other promise he has made? Think about it. This is the smoke and mirrors to take attention away from the fact that we're still increasing troop levels in the Middle East, Gitmo is still operational, and the "stimulus" for infrastructure has produced nothing more than three more Republicans in office.
No matter what happens to the site, the mill is still an eyesore and an icon for everything wrong with Lewiston and it's stubborn refusal to reinvent itself in a post mill age.
... and do you know why, Craig? These problems did not exist a mere generation ago. People adapted. They learned how to deal with depression, anxiety, or behavioral issues. Those few who didn't either found themselves warehoused or simply failed to thrive. Here in Maine, we have created an industry based on taxpayer dollars to name every behavior under the sun via the DSM. Soon enough, if you pick your nose, it'll be named, diagnosed, treated with a variety of psytropic drugs, and protected under the ADA. Your industry has overstepped what is reasonably acceptable for the rest of society for the working class to bear. You have made a living riding on our backs. The least you can do is not complain about the view.
That's kind of the same attitude I found up in the County: Nobody deserves more money than the farmer or retail clerk. While these salaries seem out of control, it's time to look at what the going rate is for someone of that caliber and what it takes to get them to work up here (Remember, we're not exactly Bar Harbor.. it's the Dirty Lew). Moreover, where is the outrage that the state does not pay their bills. They set prices for services that they claim to cover for their entitled class that are WAY below what you or I pay and then have the audacity not to pay without so much as an "sorry".
They should indeed take cuts: cut welfare, cut services, cut taxes for the working class, cut the cost of doing business in Maine, cuts in the amount of flack they take from the entitled class... just for starts.
I've seen it too.. first hand. I've seen parents who market their kids around to get a diagnosis for some medicatable problem and run, first thing, to collect benefits on them. I've also had the honor of working with two parapellegics who had a far better work ethic than most everyone around them. If you're depressed... tough. Work bums me out as well, but I'm not going to use it as a cop out.
It seems like this governor only became obsessed with NOT raising taxes AFTER he taxed everything under the sun and called it an out of stater tax. Oh, wait.. the ski resorts (the only ones who cater to those from away) got out of that one (or paid their way out).
While you make a great point, the PD know where the most offended intersections are. God help you if your inspection ran out yesterday, but run lights to your heart's content. Maybe a few unmarked cars at the lights would slow things down.
Yesterday, I was passed by a truck on Main Street Lewiston because he was mad he didn't make it to the bottleneck ahead of me. I then watched as he ran two consecutive red lights (never making it more than 100yds ahead of me but still endangering others). I've lived all over the country and never seen anything like the L/A area. I think people honestly see lights and signs around here as suggestions.
When I served, there were homosexuals in the military. It was illegal and although it was not in the open, we knew they were there... and didn't care. Really, except for the most immature of our ranks, we didn't care. When "Don't ask, don't tell" came along, a spotlight was thrown on the topic as if it never existed. When it's all over, it's a volunteer service and the gay soldier is offering to make the same sacrifice as the straight soldier; and for that we should give thanks.
So, we should offer childcare and transportation?! And only for immigrant populations?! That is discrimination.. to favor this group over all others. Maine is tough enough on business, and now they want to put further hardships upon them by telling them that the right thing to do is dig deeper?
Looks like clear cut racism to me. Encouraging the favoring of any group over another with privilage (transportation, child care, etc...) and excluding the rest marches boldly across the line of discrimination. Be careful they don't go after the 1st Ammendment next, Judith.. oh wait, they already did.
The new billing situation just rolled out. As for "warehousing", perhaps it's time we look into consolidating community residences into a larger, albeit better regulated setting. Clinicians and Case Managers would be able to remain on site and bill more responsibly. Duties of already over worked and under paid residential staff can be consolidated. Finally, we could stop pretending that these are just another house on the street where police and ambulances frequent. As for the fraud end, I have already stated that the cuts are a fine beginning. Once this end is stabilized, the state should go after socities human doorstops and yank the feedbag from their jowls.
It has to start somewhere, and it has to be sweeping. I did read the article. I also know about the changes; many of which make common sense. It used to be that programs could keep clinical staff on full time regardless of whether or not they are being used. Now, they have to bill in 15 minute increments, making them, in essence per diem. The same holds true for residential programs. If a client goes somewhere else for the weekend, the program does not get paid. The reality of what's happening now is simply a matter of cleaning house and making sure monies are not hemmoraged when clients are not being served. The emotional capital this article tries to elicit is a pathetic attempt to keep the status quo.
I'm with you, Pirate! As if things weren't bad enough here, more people flock to this state because we give so much away. I'm tired of the entitled class living off the diminished working class and complaining when they don't get thrown as many bones as they want! Really, if you're going to live your useless life riding on my tired back the least you can do is not complain about the view. Raise Revenues?! Really?! Why don't people like tron send in more of their own paycheck and leave the rest of us the hell alone? I spent the majority of this winter without oil in my tank... do you think the entitled class did the same? How about this... we dismantle DHHS. Think about how much revenue that will save us! As for the poor, entitled folks out there: starve, die, fall off your tree, wash down the drain, bu-bye!
I'm sorry, but your god has no mandate over the Constitution. If you, as a church, feel the need to attempt to sway legislation again I should hope we all move to have your tax exempt status taken away.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Come out and say it, James: you wanted something from nothing. You wanted a free ride on the backs of the working class and you thought Senator Collins should go lock step with with the rest. You want me to pay for MY insurance... and yours.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The Magi were also followers of Zoroaster. They foretold the birth by means of astrology and it's believed by many that the missing years of Jesus' life were spent with their kind. Magic, astrology, and Zoroaster... kinda puts a new spin on your manger scene, doesn't it?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Sorry I've been out of the loop on these meetings. Until now, I've also seen them as superfluous as the military usually trumps petty state govt. noise. As a former Naval Air Traffic Controller I would be happy to stand beside you in any future meetings.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Mach 1 is supersonic, not sonic. Under no circumstances are aircraft to fly below 500' above a structure or residence. If you have reasonable proof that this limit has been breached, you should contact their command. Above trees etc... they can skim the tops if they want, but not above a dwelling.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
There are things that sound good and then there are things that make sense. Making employers foot the bill for your time off sounds good, but makes no sense. When will people stop trying to make other people pay their way in life?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Give me a break! When I was in the service, this stuff went on all the time. We were bored... in a high pressure job... and nobody was ever injured. Leave these guys alone! Chalk it up to a little testosterone driven mischeif and let it be.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Washington was a traitor. At least Sands never bowed to the Brits. For that matter, Churchill was the first modern terrorist; ordering troops to barricade Croake Park and open fire on men, women, and children in retribution for the Black and Tans attack.
"Our revenge will be the laughter of our children." ~Sands
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Doing for, or doing to? 1. Bailouts for industries plagued with inferior products and poor management. 2. "Stimulus" money that only went to specialized labor (which was still in demand) and ditch diggers (who can always get a minimum wage job). 3. La Raza Supreme Court. 4. Dragging heels on war options... hmmmm didn't he promise to end the war? Really, this guy makes me miss Bush.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Actually what is being implemented now is a bastardization of socialism. Socialism envisions a massive, united working class. What is being marketed now is an entitled class living in a parasitic manner, off the shrinking working class. True Marxist ideals look great on paper. This doesn't even impress me in the headlines designed to garner applause.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Well, that's very Christian of you, Van Tassel. I wish I could have a front row seat when you pass over .... I just want to see the look on your face. Priceless!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Pleasure, security, social rank and status.... wow, the same reason most humans have sex. The question comes in if you are looking at humans as a biological creature, or some special, created, caressed, puppies and unicorns and rainbows forever, being made by I Dream of Genie blinking REAL hard. The fact is, you hold onto your myths so hard it's cutting off circulation to your brains.
By the way, (BA Honors, Naval Air Trafic Controller, 2 Firefighting Schools, Certificate in Fine Arts Foundations)
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It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
You can forgive all you want. I've worked around the system long enough to know that predators do not rehabilitate. What this guy needs is a short drop and a sudden stop.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Let's see.... Hanzel and Grettle were walking through the woods. That's nice. They got lost.... ooooooh. They started eating some old lady's house. That's not discerning right from wrong! Wait! I have my own book of fables! Let's make laws from IT.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The Lewiston school system was broken long ago. Low pay, high number of "special needs" kids taking too big a chunk of the pie, a high number of ESL students dumped on a system not built for it.... I could go on. Put a limit on spending and let the politicians squirm and decide who's sacred cow to lead to slaughter.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
They're going to crucify him?!!! Really? Can we also crucify Reid and Pelosi on either side of him... you know... the theives? Hey, I'll bring the popcorn!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Even as one who works in education and with one foot in social work, I agree. Augusta has been given ample opportunities to get their act together and refuses. Don't let the "no emergency services" crowd fool you. They just don't want their own sacred cow touched.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Studies show just as many distracted driving accidents with hands free devices. Apparently, it's the act of conversing with someone who is not in the vehicle that causes problems.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Wow, and to think that I got a warning from the SJ for stating the fact that most modern terrorists are Muslim?! They think THIS is fit for print? See, yes on 1 people? Take a good look in the mirror at what you really are.... frightened, hateful, little cowards.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
People have fought, killed, and died for their gods long before the Semitic tribes were found in the sand. Ruins still stand; erected by peoples who were certain THEY had the unalterable truth, only to fall beyond memory leaving nothing but sandstone carvings and foundations. The two thousand years Christians claim to have a lock on all of history for is but a blink of an eye in the life of a religion. Baal was worshiped longer.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
How would it be fair "competition" when the govt. can simply increase taxes when it wants in order to make the "public option" look cheaper? Or for that matter, raise taxes on private insurance; falsely inflating the price?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Marriage is already a government institution, not one owned by Christians. You may get married in a church, but it will be dissolved in front of a judge. If your church doesn't want to recognize it, fine but as long as the state legislates, licenses, and oversees marriages it will be a civil matter and not one that can be ruled by religion.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
That's right, Scott! The money IS there.. it's just poorly utilized. It's about time FOR ONCE that the working people and property owners of this state stand up for what's right. Last time, everything in Portland went up; right down to the stupid city trash bags. NO MORE!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
"Like it or not, the United States was founded on biblical teachings."
Wrong. It was founded on the thoughts of people like Paine and Rousseau and based upon the natural rights of man; ones inherent to our being, not bestowed by god or government. If I were to tell you a creation story from the Buddhist perspective, you would dismiss it even though it is, by far, an older religion. Read The Rights of Man by Tom Paine, get a REAL education, and get back to me.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Ever wonder why our taxes are so out of control? Just browse jobsinme.com and see how many direct support jobs are paid with your money. TABOR is a common sense formula for out of control politicians.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Our current spending plan is thus: Here's your budget. Spend it all so that you can justify increasing it next year. If you don't you may look like you don't need that much money. I know of outfits that go on spending sprees at the end of the fiscal year just because of that. ESPECIALLY in tough financial times, we need TABOR. It's the only thing out there that will protect the working class.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me."
Keep up the hate, Terence and see who's left to speak out for you.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Ewwww... the taste of regurgitated coffee so early. I don't call Obama any of those things. I simply think he is a child playing president. Who wants an extra long recess? Anybody? He'll give it to you! Oh, the catch is, that you will never learn English or Math. It's funny how the system wasn't considered to be in such a "crisis" until the Dems said it was.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Humans are the world's greatest predators. We use up resources and move on. Now, we are faced with nowhere else to move on to. We will continue as our nature commands until the planet can no longer sustain us, burps, and naturally lowers our numbers again. Besides, anyone who has been to developing countries would see that way too much onus is being put on the US.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
As an educator I can say that schools have not, do not, and will not touch the idea of "teaching" any kind of marriage. We have enough to worry about.
Secondly, creating an "other" by insisting that there is a gay mafia out there is inane. I know several gay people and although I'm not privy to the secret handshake, they assure me there is no plot to take over the country. You are a scare monger, a hate monger, and a twit.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Funny, in Mass there are no such legal nightmares as you mention. Also, the legalities would exist no matter what we call it. Simply put, there is still no Constitutional reason against it. There are no provisions in the law allowing people to sue for disapproval.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
You might as well ask yourself "what would Donald Duck do". We can no more define our laws or our Constitution by what you call God than we can by the rantings of a cartoon character. To do so violates the Constitution! I know it's a stretch, but take your religion out of the argument and try to make a constitutional stand against gay marriage. You can't, can you? We're already talking about an already civil run institution; just ask any divorce lawyer or judge. Now, take your god and stay out of our civil rights. It amazes me that the same people we're fighting in the Middle East are allowed to run rampant here in the U.S.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
For that matter, I would like these two women to go around and report all those fools who fly the Canadian flag at the same level as the American flag.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I'm a vet, so take this with a grain of salt... half the time I see flags at half mast, I have no earthly idea who died or if businesses have taken it upon themselves. We are at war and this is what happens.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The Church using scare tactics???? Fear tactics created the "Devil" (Go ahead.. check it out. Even the Jews who you base your beliefs on don't talk about him.) Fear tactics executed "witches", ignited crusades, fed inquisitions, and burned crosses. Now it seeks to copyright the word "marriage" as if it's mere 2000 yr existence speaks for the whole of humankind.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The able bodied who do not work are my enemy.
Those who consider themselves entitled to public funds are my enemy.
Those who live at leisure on the backs of the working class are my enemy.
Those who feel that their reason for existing is to provide more mouths for the working class to feed are my enemy.
And those who cater to those mentioned above are my enemy.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I wore my uniform and did my bit. I seem to remember self-reliance as a vast part of my training as well. To that, I will say that until I can say, "Hooray for me!" then I will say "F*ck you!". Let the moo-moo wearing twaddle with the mart cart who eats four times my diet earn her health care like I do.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Progress is evolution. What future can we hope for when we encourage degenerates and sloths to reproduce, pay for their living and take extrordinary measures to keep them alive as long as possible. Meanwhile, the educated and hard working have fewer children because they cannot afford to put food on the table because they are paying for the lesser of the species to thrive. Someone I know always attributed a quote to Einstein, "Evolution fails when stupidity is no longer fatal."
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Actually, shelter, water, and food.. in that order are basic human needs. Health is affected by the other three and will eventually fail all of us. Should this common, weak thread bind us all together? Should it make the vegan exercise instructor responsible for the 600lb sloth who sits in front of the television and marches a yet quicker pace toward the grave? Should it allow the government to take from the productive to attend to the "needs" of those it already supports who spend what they have on smokes, coffee brandy, and cell phones? And finally, should anyone have the right to take from the "needs" of the productive, thus affecting their ability to provide for their own family, to provide for those who contribute nothing?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Should we HAVE to be 'nice' to each other? No. Sure it would be nice if we could, but I have my own to worry about first. Yep, there you have it... until my family is well fed, dressed, and their comfort attended to, I could care less about someone else. That also includes the govt. taking MORE money from me (my family) to give it to others. Do you think they'll find the money under a rock? Do you think only the so-called rich will pay for it? SHOULD those who applied themselves and became rich foot the bill if that were to be the plan? And what of the plan where I can pay for my own and pay for everyone else as well? No, it is not the right of any citizen to assume that the money I earn is theirs for the taking, and certainly not the right of the government.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The NTSB is not the governing authority here, the FAA is. According to the FAA, aircraft may fly 500' above any structure. Furthermore, special flight areas set aside for military training may alter flight rules. Aircraft from any local airports would have detailed charts regarding the training area and would have to abide by any rules within that area. As for your peace and quiet and the imagined destruction thereof, what would you consider ATVs, jetskis, loud tourists and the like? As a former Naval ATC, I can say that the military is very concerned about its affect on civilian populations and will do whatever it can to stay as discreet as possible. I would suggest that your bias has more to do with this being a military training area. Honestly, I would feel far worse about a plane crew being lost due to a lack of training so you could imagine you live in some quiet utopia. For that matter, isn't your presence an encroachment upon nature? Just saying..
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
If the aircraft do not pass over homes, they need no burden of proof and can set their own bottom altitude. If they pass over homes or other structures, they must maintain 1000' above the structure. This should have merely been a formality, especially in an area already designated as training airspace.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Talk to anyone in social services, Leonard and find that the rate of predators perping again is WAY higher. If we can't fix them, euthanize them. We don't need them.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Top Gun didn't make me think I was going to be a fighter pilot... On the other hand, recruitment ads showing some kid on a midnight to four am afterbrow watch on a lonely warf just don't grab our attention. I didn't know of anybody who went in thinking it would be glamorous ... or like a game of any sort. It's just people like Sirota who think that the only reason someone would choose a life of service to the country is because they were somehow duped.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Considering that Auburn taxes are on par with Portland, it raises the question of just where the money goes. Does it all go to making the annual patchwork of repairs on our streets? How about the do nothing police force we have? Hmmm... and what of these stories I've heard of an unqualified city worker driving around town turning off street lights to save money? Better go ahead and buy a few more little Segues for the PD so they don't have to walk a beat.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
That's just fine, Larry but I have a car with brake problems that I'm already going to have to put off other bills to pay. It IS a fact that you intend to drop a tax on my repairs. Oh, and should I splurge and take the kids to the movies, you WILL tax the tickets. God forbid I should find the money to spend a rare day vacationing here in Maine this winter, because you will also tax an already inflated lift ticket. Keep lying to us about how this is an out of stater tax, Larry; we're not buying it. Cut Costs!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Let's see... the cartoon making Republicans out to be racist is hateful, but your own admission that the SJ should have run something attacking the ELCA's acceptance of gays is OK? What is this Constitution Party, and when's gay bashing night at your club?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Growing up in Brunswick as a Navy brat makes these tough days. Between the high school and the base, many of us are seeing our past erased for good. I hope Brunswick can weather the storm better than other BRAC sites.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
A co-worker of mine was there and attempted to help her out. She started yelling at her while stuffing loose cash into her top. There's no dragging someone into the sewer who calls it home.
Oh, and I'm a Libertarian.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I guess it's a race, then to see if he can indeed screw up worse in eight months than Bush in eight years.
1. "Stimulus" for the people that is really just frigging around with their witholding. We WILL have to pay it back.
2. Exploding the deficit by spending on projects that do not create jobs or help the economy.
3. Nomination of a Supreme Court justice who belongs to La Raza; a racist, seperatist organization.
4. Attempting to spend unknown trillions more to privatize the health industry at a time when the country is most vulnerable.
5. Creating the CARS program because another bail out was unpopular. Overnight, dealers were encouraging people to use the rebates to re-trade up to a more inefficient vehicle.
Those are just off the top! Anyone else?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
But I assume the big organization from California that defeated gay marriage that was HIRED by the fine gay hating Christians of this state is telling everyone where they're from and that they are paid.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
If Bush created this deficit, then it has now become a case of one-upmanship. Obama has exploded the deficit with bailouts and now his hairbrained scheme with Hillarycare. He has even gone as far as tracked and gone after those who oppose him. How's that for facist?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Pfft... Whatever. And I didn't grow up hearing Mic comments like the "drunken Irish" or friggin Lucky Charms? How about dingbats drinking black and tans on St. Paddy's. Oh, and I lived in a predominantly black neighborhood in VA. I was also let known that I was not welcome in at least one neighborhood in Norfolk. Almost everyone has been touched by racism. Grow a skin... of any color.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Great tron, punish companies who provide jobs, goods, and services. Tax dollars are much better used to throw at those who do not contribute to society.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Go easy, Joe. There are some churches here in Maine that the Irish have more roots in than others. Take St. Dom's in Portland. It was built by Irish immigrants and when it was abandoned by the Catholic Church, the Irish Heritage Center bought it.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I like how our benevolent president is going to give me the option of paying for my private plan and STILL pay for his public debacle. Oh, and I get to pay a premium on my private insurance on top of it all.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Rob Roy.... still can't get over the name. You say we ignore evidence and yet give none outside your big book 'o fairytales. The fact remains that you cannot legislate from YOUR book. YOU do not have a lock on a free society; designed by those who had the likes of Paine and Rousseau in mind... not your god. If it's a theocracy you desire, do what Jim Jones did and move you, your followers, and the Kool Ade to some remote jungle and start over.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Are you sure it's the sand, MOT? While I never was Bush's biggest fan, I fail to see how the Dems can somehow claim victory by trumping (perceived) failure with incompetence. Yeah, that'll show those Republicans. We'll screw up but good and show 'em we're in charge! Obama has made more assinine moves in his few months than Bush could have dreamed of. Tax my paid insurance to provide public insurance? Appoint a LaRaza Supreme Court Justice? Give us a "stimulus" by monkeying around with my deductions so that I'll have to pay it back at the end of the year. I could have done that on my own but CHOSE to pay in more each week. I'm sure there are more, but I'll leave that up to the rest... I have to go out now to work and pay for the deadbeats.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
As a pagan, I resent the title put on this one. Pagans are every bit as spiritual as the most devout Christian and are not harmful or evil. Oh, and the Christians invented Satan... they can keep him. We don't believe in the Devil.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Thanks, triumph. I was thinking the same thing. As for teaching it in schools, Taylor needs to realize that witches/pagans cannot fly, stun people with wands, or transfigure, thus making Harry Potter pure fantasy not the religious aspect of Wicca or other pagan traditions. Taylor should be sued for perpetuating hate against other religions.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
So, the environmentalists rant that we need to use green power and shun our carbon ways but when we try they cry all the harder. We offer wind, and they say it's ugly and may cause imaginary illnesses. We offer water, and they whine that we're damming up rivers and messing with nature. All they have had to cheer about are hybrids that still get the same mileage as a low end sedan and not anywhere near the 60mpg my old Geo Metro got.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Publikwerks, brilliant! Taylor, I would rather read a story about honesty, loyalty, and honor than one containing incest, rape, cannibalism, and the wanton destructive tantrums of a supposedly loving deity.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
He reached for his weapon. Did he need to fire upon the officers to justify deadly force? Did he need to kill one of them? It looks like the Sudanese community needs to realize that posturing, threatening, and pulling a firearm on police officers will be met with force. If they continue to act like unruly children toward the Portland PD, I should hope that the officers treat them as such.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The best thing for Auburn is to blow the bridges and turn the river into a oil filled flaming barrier. Then maybe Auburn can hope to join itself with midcoastal communities rather than it's toxic parasitic twin.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Barb, I never called you a name. I just cannot find an argument against gay marriage that does not hide in religion. If we cannot legislate from the Bible, then you must find an articulate argument that stands outside religion. As for mainstreaming homosexuality, take a look around; they have been part of our community since our very existence. They work, live, love, think, and exist among the rest of us in every store, on every sidewalk, and yes, even in your church.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Barb, pedophilia and homosexuality are totally different things. As for sin, the antiestablishment clause states that you cannot establish a religion. You cannot legislate from the standpoint of a religion, and you cannot legally oppress from the standpoint of a religion. I am not a Christian. I do not believe that there is such a thing as "sin" just as I do not believe that there are gods on Mt. Olympus. Legal oppression under the guise of Christianity is hypocrisy. Who did Jesus attack time and time again in the NT? Hypocrites.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Barb, pedophilia and homosexuality are totally different things. As for sin, the antiestablishment clause states that you cannot establish a religion. You cannot legislate from the standpoint of a religion, and you cannot legally oppress from the standpoint of a religion. I am not a Christian. I do not believe that there is such a thing as "sin" just as I do not believe that there are gods on Mt. Olympus. Legal oppression under the guise of Christianity is hypocrisy. Who did Jesus attack time and time again in the NT? Hypocrites.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
You tell 'em Gil. Next thing you know the blacks will want to vote! That's what the majority wanted once isn't it? Next thing you know, gays will demand we stop beating them up, and then what? As for religions condoning (as if it's our right to condone or condemn) try the Unitarians, the many Pagan faiths, Hindu, Buddhist... those are just off the top of my head.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Valid points. Hillary failed on several fronts. First, the right saw her as the biggest threat early on and worked their angle on her well before the race even started. Second, the stigma. People in general were tired of what they perceived as "old" government. The luster of the Clinton years had worn off for an easily distracted pubic. She became viewed as old news and her media flubs early on hurt dearly. Third, when things become stagnant and public opinion of government runs so low for so long, the time becomes ripe for dramatic change. How more dramatic could you get than a charismatic, young(ish) black man. Clintons are old, but Kenedys are royalty. Hill knew when the field narrowed that she would never make it.
As for news and opinions, I'll try to clarify. The left will always watch MSNBC and abhor Fox. The right will watch FOX and occasionally watch another outlet (with a huge grain of salt). The only reason I make the condition for the right is that they only have one station and will tend to surf more in and out of other programs. While I do not claim to have a more valid opinion, I attempt to educate myself by mixing it up. I'll watch FOX, NBC, and BBC, as well as other outlets here and abroad. I also try to understand the headlines beyond the picture and bold type. I won't touch the "core values" comment since it's just another catch phrase bandied around in talk radio. People will get worked up ever so briefly about a subject but will chase the next flashing light the "news" throws at them. Therefore, I will still call the vast majority of them sheep.
As for Maslow, google image the triangle heirarchy. I'm just saying that when you no longer have to worry about starving to death or fight off intruders, it's easy to get upset about Paris Hilton, mourn Michael Jackson, or develop an eating disorder (God, only in America!).
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
As for the second part.. the majority of Americans are spoon fed media infants. They get their opinions from, usually, a single media outlet. That goes for both the MSNBC and FOX crowd. When the majority of the media turned on Bush, so did the populace. When they ran stories and rapidly changing images of Obama and the growth of our country from the '60 until now, they created, nurtured, and drove a momentum that made him more than what he is. Were he applying for the job instead of running in an election, his CV would have never passed the HR desk. In short, most of our country are sheep. They buy the sound bytes, join the crowd, and really don't care about anything outside of their relative comfort. Give the average American a dollar menu, cable television, and a trumped up headline (preferably about a celebrity) and they are nice and compliant. We have climbed so high up Maslow's heirarchy of needs that we sit atop it in our overstuffed furniture and scan past commercials or anything resembling real journalism that we probably wouldn't understand anyway. Obama is a media icon, not a world leader.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Why isn't Obama qualified? Well let's see... he's never governed. He was only a junior law maker and community organizer. He has ideas.. he has philosophy.. he has not substance or experience. He's like an old boss of mine when I was a furniture maker. He read everything he could get his hands on, subscribed to woodworking magazines, and bought the best tools. In the end, however, he had only about a year of experience under his toolbelt when he opened his own business. In the end, he folded.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Great! So, once again my taxes have to go up to pay for societal sloths! Don't you just love the Obama plan of "Oh, you can keep paying for your private plan. I just want you to pay for everyone elses free plan as well."
It lies in the hearts of heroes dead,
It screams in tyrants’ eyes,
It has reached the peak of mountains high,
It comes searing ‘cross the skies.
It lights the dark of this prison cell,
It thunders forth its might,
It is ‘the undauntable thought’,
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I kind of miss Ted. At least
I kind of miss Ted. At least his bombings had to do with his new-Ludite manifesto and not whether his god was better than anyone else's.
Lewiston...
Do I have to say it again? Curb your animals, people!
It's those who refuse to
It's those who refuse to complain, those who find the status quo; no, not the status quo but the steady decline satisfactory that I find so repugnant. Improvement will only come from dissent when everyone walks around with blinders. I wouldn't mind. No, I would happily live somewhere else and turn a permanently blinded eye to the entire L/A area if I didn't have any interest in property values here.
Grand, so since most people
Grand, so since most people agreed with my comment but it was removed, I suppose I'll have to sugar coat my response.
Lewiston is a perfectly lovely All American City by any standard. Even though by any other standard in the country, it may fall short of "city" status, they make up for it by going all out in all they do. When the "city" forgets to put on a fireworks display for the pleasure if it's residents, the residents themselves roll up their sleeves and take care of it themselves with whatever they have on hand (9mm, .38, .40 auto).
Known for it's embrace of the past, Lewiston has made great efforts to keep old fashioned entertainment alive. Since the outlawing of lawn darts, the residents have shown their, "Can-Do" spirit by replacing the amusing little projectiles of detriment with whatever knife they have lying about.
Care free and independent, the people of Lewiston invite you throw caution to the wind and forget your cares; casting your needless debris along any of it's All American streets. There are even rumours of changing the "city" motto to "Somebody else will take care of it." echoing the laissez faire tenor of the residents. This sentiment is currently running a close second to the more prominent, "Don't mind the smell." which I assume refers to the wonderful smell from the bakeries in town...er... I mean, "city".
So, please enjoy Lewiston; someone has to.
Yes, but the first bullet in
Yes, but the first bullet in my manifesto is the not so gentle extermination of all lawyers.
Where's all the Dirty Lew supporters?
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That's right: behave like an
That's right: behave like an animal, get boarded like one. Besides, who wants animals to come out bigger, stronger, and with a false sense of an education?
No kidding...'cause if you
No kidding...'cause if you had reason to be on the 60th floor, you probably have a lot to live for.
Like an elevator button..
Like an elevator button..
Let's see....keep them in the
Let's see....keep them in the cages. No TV, no dayroom, no running around loose (they already proved they can't handle it). That would cut down overhead and staffing costs right there. A bowl of gruel laddled through the bars twice a day and we can't help but make it more efficient.
Old laptop acting
Old laptop acting up...suckered me into hitting the save button twice.
I could run it for the cost
I could run it for the cost of staff, overhead, and a bucket of oatmeal. Stuff them in, lock the cages, and walk away...done.
I could run it for the cost
I could run it for the cost of staff, overhead, and a bucket of oatmeal. Stuff them in, lock the cages, and walk away...done.
Yep, pretty much. I'll wait.
Yep, pretty much. I'll wait.
All American City
No, they probably came for the booming pharmaceutical industry. As for the crime rate, I don't think it holds much water when the L/A cops are far more concerned with parking or sticker violations than real crime. Well that and it's hard to get anyone to testify in the whole wife beater crowd so why try? It's a filthy place and we all know it. I work in the DL. I often ride a bike to and from and cannot stand the amount of litter, butts, condoms and yes, needles I've seen crossing the city. That and just the prevalence of filthy, shirtless knobs walking down the middle of the street, strangely attempting to make eye contact for the express purpose of starting a fight. This weird pseudo-thug personae is everywhere to be seen in this cesspool and remains unchecked, save by some other living pestilence with a knife.
The truth is, paid insurance
The truth is, paid insurance is getting worse and worse each year. Why should free insurance get any better? All you people who willingly have given up liberty for comfort as the quote goes...deserve neither.
Welcome to the Dirty Lew;
Welcome to the Dirty Lew; home of class, dignity...oh, and an All American City.
This is where democracy
This is where democracy fails. Those who have the most at stake financially are pitted against parents, educators, and administrators. Unless a more socialistic approach were taken, ie: everybody pays, we're not going to see eye to eye. the only other fair solution is for parents to pay tuition suplemented by general funds from the state. Aside from that there's also the argument that the school system is spending monies that have little to do with actual education; especially at the age groups receiving the iPads. Again I say, if parents think iPads are so vital, they should cough up the funds.
Where do I sign?
Where do I sign?
People may have complained
People may have complained but I couldn't look up porn or facebook in a book. Also, if I dropped one, I could just pick it up and keep walking. It's a whole cost/benefit thing.
It's simple. It's like
It's simple. It's like children wanting a dog but having nothing to do with the cost and upkeep of the pet. Sure, they get the benefits of the animal, but it's the parent (property owner) who has to buy the dog, pay for the vet, and inevidibly, pick up the poop.
Grondin should be removed.
Grondin should be removed. This attack on the dwindling property owner base in this economic environment should never happen. I'm sure she's still drunk off having the media exposure associated with the iPad issue but this is vanity; pure and simple. As is, the Surgeon General says that children of this age should scarcely be set in front of a television, let alone a computer. Not only should there be a recount, but special consideration should be given to property owners who are expected to support such a ridiculous budget.
It's funny how when
It's funny how when Republicans are forced to go along with Dems plans, they call it working together but when they disagree, they call it an end runaround. Cut DHHS...cut like an Emo kid listening to The Cure on a rainy day! Cut!
Guess we know who the better
Guess we know who the better hunter is. Well played, Mr Coyote. Well played.
Thank you, Captain
Thank you, Captain Bean!
~Former AC USN
Martin, I believe the
Martin, I believe the proposal was to expand a program, not cut one. Tax dollars are tax dollars whether they be local, state, or federal. We pay into them all. It all comes from somewhere. This program, already in place, already tended to the needy. The "funds" opened up and now the school wants to allow "free" breakfast to everyone, if only to not make those showing up for free breakfast stand out. It's a waste and the duty of anyone concerned about their taxes to stand up to. Sure, this year it's "free" (even when we know it's not). What happens in two years when the funding dips and now everyone thinks it's their basic right to have a free breakfast at school? You guessed it...another property tax increase but now with a sad little hungry face on the poster. Honestly, even the "needy" have the ability to eat better than the rest of us. I've seen the shopping carts brimming with junk food and expensive alternatives. You can't save them all, Hasselhof...just don't further screw the working class in the process with your hypersensitivity.
The Devil's in the details,
The Devil's in the details, Robert. Every time the government is in charge of something, it goes to the lowest bidder. As the survivor of many a military move, I can say the guys who showed up to break and steal my stuff weren't exactly top shelf. So now you get what you asked for: scooters and respiratory equipment from China, Last in class docs trying to pay off student loans, and the like.
Having experience in military
Having experience in military aviation I can assure you that the most efficient attack remains, popping over the horizon at a high rate of speed, delivering ordinance, and vanishing back over the horizon. This method has proved so effective that even the lumbering P3 Orion was adept at it.
God, the bowing...talk about
God, the bowing...talk about things you can't unsee. What a boneheaded, community organizer move.
Maybe if they put up notices
Maybe if they put up notices at DHHS and ...pffffttt... Nope, couldn't keep a straight face through it. Welcome to Maine! Sloth pays... work will wait.
Whether you like to believe
Whether you like to believe it or not, the world economy is dominated by oil; making the middle east a big part of the equation. Iran continues to threat the west, as does Pakistan and Saudi Aribia. Korea is still only in cease fire, as is Iraq, and Afghanistan. The point comes down to the old, "You can't handle the truth." speech. Would I rather give millions to the bums or those with guns sworn to defend our interests? It's really that easy. The price tag is really nothing to concern yourself with. We could always go back to Soviet era nuclear missile building if you prefer.
As for keeping things together at home, if we suspended foreign aid for only one year, the deficit would be paid off. Yep, no more handouts for Israel or the rest. In the second year, we would be rolling in more revenue than we would know what to do with.
Ploy
I'm certainly no fan of Obama, but this is just another ploy to frighten the sheep toward one pen or the other. The talking heads know the average American will never take the time to actually pay attention to the issues, so we end up with this revolving circus on non-issues that will sadly, in the end, decide the most powerful position on earth.
Gotta love Mainers
Mainers seem to operate under the assumption that if it's not local tax dollars, it's not tax dollars at all. What about breakfast for those who head out to a job each morning? Sure, they would be more productive and happy, right? The job of the school system is to educate, not parent. If children are not being fed at home, each and every teacher is a mandated reporter and should make that call.
Why should you? You
Why should you? You shouldn't. You have been failed by successive generations who value comfort above liberty.
Anyone who has spent a day
Anyone who has spent a day working at a grocery store, convenience store, or retail has seen the same story played out time and again. One Hannaford in Portland had to put a sign up at the Smiling Hill milk display limiting customers to only two gallons at a time. When I asked someone why the run on milk, they explained that the cash value on the returnable bottle for the "free" milk was so high, people were filling carts with milk, dumping it in the parking lot, and bringing in the empties for smokes and liquor.
This is what happens when
This is what happens when they allow the library to become the day room for the homeless shelters. The really sad part is that nothing will happen to the assailant.
Awwww..Jason, did you get
Awwww..Jason, did you get insulted and go tell mom? Oh, and who would disagree that I'm not a Republican? I've said time and again that I'm a Libertarian.
Yeah, you're right. Spending
Yeah, you're right. Spending tax dollars to train our military on cutting edge equipment to keep our country safe...what a waste. Let's spend it on worthy causes...hmmmm.. like morbidly obese derelicts on scooters crying for more Mainecare because they gorged themselves on high fructose corn syrup the last twenty plus years. How about more money for the stroller pushing shirtless wonders downtown? Yeah, and not one of those kids looks like the knob pushing the pram with the 30 rack of Bud precariously balanced on the top visor of the thing. Money well spent.
Oh, and I'm not a Republican
Oh, and I'm not a Republican either.
We should all be in jail next
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Hang in there, Mayor. It's a
Hang in there, Mayor. It's a lonely job being the only one making sense these days. Adult Ed is little more than a liberal fantasy of sub-collegiate competence. It adds nothing to a person's marketability and provides little more than an evening or two of hobby learning.
Although I agree completely
Although I agree completely with the picture you're drawing here, nothing will change until we get consumption in check. I'm sorry for all those people driving single in an SUV that never gets used for sport nor utility, but your 12mpg beastie is part of the problem. Supply and demand people. They charge more because they CAN.
Dems...
Leave it to the hypersensitive dems and their crybaby tantrums to misconstrue rhetorical language as a threat! I mean, if only all this could be solved by Ted Nugent storming the American Bastille and making things right! Welcome to Maine, brother Ted! Don't mind the pansies; they won't come to the show anyway.
First of all we need to
First of all we need to define disability. Unless your IQ is 65 and your most marketable skill is self defecation, you are not disabled. Go to work at a call center, stuff envelopes, sell Amway...I don't care. We wast too much on those who obviously can contribute to society but will not. Hell, Stephen Hawking is two ticks shy of an avacado but the man still publishes.
The north woods are already
The north woods are already in peril. After spending some time in Aroostook, I saw first hand what Canadian company Irving is doing to our state. First, they spray broadleaf killer so that only pulpwood remains, next they clearcut. the sites look like a bombing range. As for laws regarding streams and such; forget them. They mow right over small streams and brooks to where you would never know they were there. If they get caught...if, the fine is like pocket change to them. They leave behind slash piles and debris that only small animals can survive in and leave. Next, they ship the timber to Canada where it is cut in govt. subsidized mills to be shipped back to Maine and sold at an inflated price.
Next to that, I would rather see a resort built that compliments the scenery and abides by U.S. laws.
Go ahead... criticize the man
Go ahead... criticize the man who does his job and praise those who refuse to work! Purge the system first; then we'll find who needs a hand up instead of continued hand outs.
Cowards hit disagree and run
Funny....I see five disagrees but not one intelligent rebuttal. Typical of their ilk. Freedom of speech...as long as you say what we like to hear, bipartisan.... as long as you see it our way. It's always typically been a party that places emotions above logic and that's what makes them weak leaders time and again. It's a personality flaw, really.
The auto inspection has
The auto inspection has always been a win-win scam for Maine. The state forces the citizens to get the inspection once a year for a nominal fee that should never have happened in the first place. Now the mechanic, knowing he's not making any money off the process is GOING to find something wrong to make up his expenses. One year I failed inspection at one garage...ball joints...surprised it's still on the road...we've all heard it. I went somewhere else and it was the brakes. This year I got stuck with some headlight lense restoration BS! I swear, if they have to kick in your tail light, you're going to pay something.
No retreat here, either! If
No retreat here, either! If you enter my home I have to assume you are not here to deliver flowers. You forcibly entered, you intend to take valuables and what...? I'm not calling the psychic hotline to figure out if you are violent considering what you have already done. I have a 12 gauge with #00 Buck loaded and ready. If you are found standing in my home at night, you will be scraped off the floor by morning; no regrets, no apologies. When I was in Virginia, the crack heads killed everyone over whatever little money they could get to leave no possible witnesses. Besides, I didn't work my ass off for what little I have for some puke to come and take it... and expect me to RUN?
I appreciate the mature tenor
I appreciate the mature tenor of this dialogue as when I hit "save" part of me was cringing at the vicerae that would be thrown around. I agree that languages evolve, but must we demonize an entire set of words? If words are not intended to illicit a feeling; negative or positive, have we not cheapened the value of words and, in effect, communication as a whole? Just a thought. Besides, now that we have changed the language, we have only saved ourselves perhaps another year or two before "intellectual disability" itself will be derrogatory. I can hear school kids throwing it around in my mind now. After all, doesn't it make you sound more intellectually fit to throw intellectually disabled at another? Kids are, after all, cruel little buggers.
Well said.
Well said.
If you were truly a
If you were truly a Libertarian, you would probably love to see Social Security and Medicare struck down as well. What do you suppose your return on your Social Security "investment" will be? That's right...nothing. You could have done better with a savings account. If the government left us to our own devices, people would have more money to donate toward legitimate charities who would in turn support those who truly need it; not those who learned to play the system for generations. It's the first Friday of April. Go to Hannaford today and tell me the hordes there with heaping carts can't work. It's time to tell the government to leave us alone and if that means burning some of the chaff, so be it.
So, tell me who is to stand
So, tell me who is to stand up for the growing bastardization of the English language? To hinder, impede or hold back is to retard the progress of something. This word is simply a word and something tells me that those most offended by it are so out of some feelings of higher nobility than those they intend to protect.
Let's take a look at some other words that have lost meaning:
Mentor
A mentor used to be a rare and naturally occuring process; now relegated to direct suport staff and persons appointed in a workplace.
Hero
Alright, if you stormed a gun placement to save your squad and lived to tell about it, claim this status. Post 9/11 however, anyone who ever so much as put on a Meter Maid uniform can claim it. I served in the military folks. I'm not a hero. Quit dilluting words.
The thing is, once we get rid of words that ellicit feeling; positive or negative, we've crippled (yes, crippled) our own language and removed the power of all words. As a writer, I refuse to lay down a word to anyone. As a vet, I may take offense if you call me a drunk sotten Mick, but damn if I won't fight for your right to say it.
Give him ten years hard labor
Give him ten years hard labor and then ship him back to the mogue where he belongs.
This is the latest tactic
This is the latest tactic across the country to strong arm money from businesses and homeowners. Local and state governments now feel like they can impose any tax they want as long as they disguise it as a "fee". To have to pay a fee for water that falls on your property is ridiculous. In Virginia, they came up with the storm water "fee" so they could charge churches as well.
Thanks for helping with the
Thanks for helping with the trash, Russ! We need more people like that.
First tax return when I had
First tax return when I had kids, I thought something was wrong and refused to turn it in. I think I had paid in all of about $500 in federal taxes and here, H&R Block was telling me I was due over 2K. I thought for sure I would get in trouble for taking $1,500 more than I put in. Want to end deficits? Bring in a flat tax that the poor and rich pay alike and stop giving people more than they put in.
As for class distinction, it was given only as an economic indicator. I did contract work in my younger days for assembly line workers who gladly gave me a check and offered me a beer. I also did work for doctors who would hem and haw and talk about anything but the bill when the job was done.
breaks for the rich ploy
Yeah the whole "tax breaks for the wealthy" load always gets me. It seems that every middle and lower class person I know with so much as one kid, not only do not pay taxes at the end of the year but get back a load of money they never paid. Why doesn't someone cry foul on that waste of tax dollars?
Great
More young career dirtbags.
Lazy link I know...too tired
Lazy link I know...too tired this morning to go search the AP.
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Aren't the Tri-Care cuts enough? (We Tri to care...but we don't)
Raising taxes is never the answer; smaller government is. Add to that an overhaul of the tax code, flat tax, and then there would be no need to fund the red tape of the IRS. Oh, and while we are at it, why should a couple with kids get back more than what they put in? If we had a more sensible scale and did away with the child tax credit, there would be no deficit. Sadly, since many working class have kids, they would rather drone on about 'corporate' welfare rather than the money from the sky they receive that they never paid in.
If you weren't feeble, I'd
If you weren't feeble, I'd ask you outside for the liar remark. That said, the Dems have screwed the military time and again. Back in the Clinton years, he had us scrounging parts and cannibalizing jets to keep them flying; all while picking fights around the globe. He defunded JP5 jet fuel so pilots were going into combat without carrier qualifications and consequently, many died. Now, Obama has decided to take his military cuts to the families, active, and retired military first. Let him keep cutting and we'll see how anxious they are to run into danger for his rotten carcass next time... if he makes it past November.
I believe it was your messiah
I believe it was your messiah who just took the axe to benefits for active duty military, retirees, and dependents.
Conservative is a social, not religious agenda, now lets talk.
Wait a minute... so, they are liberals because they won't let your religion dictate the abortion issue; how very Taliban of you. They're libs because they don't want to screw up ANWAR? Honestly, if we would simply keep our fingers out of the faces of those white eyeball little crazies who have the oil, we would be filling our tanks with ten bucks by now. Oh, and finally they're libs because they signed on to the Patriot Act which was created and sustained by Bush? I find your argument somewhat flawed.
Or else.
Or else.
We are a Republic
Wow, that's right. I abhor democracy. Luckily, our country was established as a representative Republic and our founding fathers had no love for democracy either.
James Madison, U.S. President "Democracies, in general, have been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths."
John Adams, signer and U.S. President- "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."
John Quincy Adams, U.S. President "The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived."
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
Benjamin Franklin
We should cut the legislature
We should cut the legislature in half and do so fairly...alphabetically. We'll start with D and work our way up to R.
The legislation can create or
The legislation can create or repeal any laws they want. It is the workers and the workers alone who decide to work collectively or not. I would like to see a walk out and shut down of the place simply to show Augusta who is in charge.
The annual extortion if
The annual extortion if finally being passed on to bikes. I wonder if the local chain garages are going to be so quick to trump up "broken" bits on a biker's Harley? It's probably a little more intense than telling a soccer mom that the ball joints are bad on the minivan.
Dan's out early and trolling
Dan's out early and trolling again. Cut DHHS! Cut like an Emo on lithium listening to old Cure songs...CUT!
I've read Marx and to call
I've read Marx and to call Obama a Socialist is an insult to Socialism. At least Marx proposed a society where everyone worked for the common good, not just heaping the responsibility on a shrinking working class.
So, reintroduce wolves and
So, reintroduce wolves and mountain lions to restore balance and then we won't have to worry about unethical practices such as snaring an animal simply to kill it.
Considering a great many of
Considering a great many of the residents already know how to use a Kalashnikov and RPG, a few Black Cats shouldn't be any problem.
Preach on, my brother!
Preach on, my brother!
Jobs also provide money that
Jobs also provide money that can be used quite universally to pay for just about anything.
That was the nice version.
That was the nice version. Just looking for a reasonable argument from the other side..and still waiting. Long time no see though, Pattie...like the hair. Hope all is well with you and yours!
Or maybe this country should
Or maybe this country should have some document. Some piece of paper maybe with people's rights spelled out. Yeah, that would be nice. Then, biggots and religious fanatics can rail all they want to but would still be unable to quell the rights of others like women, blacks, hispanics, Asians, Jews, Irish, and well... hey, if you have two neurons firing and half a cup of coffee you can figure it out.
The question I kept asking
The question I kept asking the "no" side and the one I will continue to ask is this: can you make an argument against gay marriage that does not involve religion? Marriage was established in western civilization first for property and title rights. The church involvement was only to verify this; oh, and share in the power. It was only adopted by the emerging middle class in the 17th century. Marriage today in the US is conducted by the government no matter who presides over the ceremony. Also, if you want a divorce, the government is the only body to answer to there. Therefore, ALL marriages are little more than civil unions. So I ask again: Can you make a Constitutional argument against it? I didn't think so.
Well, that's one way to look
Well, that's one way to look at it. Here's another: That little girl will wake up this morning, see the snow, and breathe the air. The same cannot be said for the woman this tool murdered by his combination of arrogance and dull wit. He was a habitual offender. Habitual; meaning he made the choice over and over again; the choice, to be unsafe behind thousands of pounds of steel. He wouldn't have cared if it were someone's grandmother or someone else's 8 year old daughter that he killed as long has he had his way on the road. Perhaps you do the same? Maybe you know the family. Maybe you know who thought it was a good idea to let him behind the wheel...again? No matter. If you meet me in the proverbial dark alley and you have half the personality defect of those you defend, I am confident you will todder into a dumpster long before reaching me to assert your penis size.
Yet another sign of a soft
Yet another sign of a soft society. Suck it up, buttercup. They're only words.
I'm never sorry when Darwin
I'm never sorry when Darwin lets a dumbass go. I'm just sorry he had to take an innocent on the way out.
It was the "restricted"
It was the "restricted" Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando for our liberty.
Oh, I've seen my share. Not
Oh, I've seen my share. Not as much as you but I can say I heard more automatic weapons fire where I lived in San Diego than at the SEAL base where I worked at the time. Hey, and what about evoking the name of the Air Force is supposed to strike terror into anybody? I would have a more healthy fear of the Coast Guard...or a well armed pack of Cub Scouts.
Jonathan, it's time to switch
Jonathan, it's time to switch to decaf. You see, that's the problem with your ilk. When you cannot see reason; cannot discern facts when presented and retort with factual evidence, you resort to names, and attacks. You have no ability to set reason above emotion and therefore will always attempt to scream and cry your way to the top of any debate. Just because you hate the messenger doesn't mean the facts are any less compelling. Fact: Monies from the MSHA were spent in a way inconsistent with responsible state spending. Fact: Those who were in a position of power and comfort thought little of these expenditures. Fact: They were caught. I hardly think that if the head of the department were a Republican you would be so understanding. The monies spent were just that and there is no other explanation. None of those funds could have possibly been linked to housing issues and you refuse to lodge a coherent, adult argument to the contrary. Your rantings show only a lack of reason just as your tone shows a lack of maturity.
I've yet to see a gun kicked
I've yet to see a gun kicked from a (live) hand in real life.
And those reasons are...?
And those reasons are...? Yeah, I thought so. Oh, and how about expensive hotel rooms in Vegas? Just seeing how the disadvantaged live on the make believe streets of the New York New York?
So, it's not fraud if a
So, it's not fraud if a Democrat caught them? Your premise makes no sense. There is no circumstance where expenditures to a martial arts academy or consrvation group out west should be receiving Maine tax dollars. That's the beginning, middle and end of the argument. Don't be pissy because they got caught. At the end of the day, the only thing that sets them apart from that punk ass that knocked over Gowell's in a hoodie and a sheet, is attire.
Sometimes discretion is the
Sometimes discretion is the better part of combat.
A shy bladder and an over 40
A shy bladder and an over 40 prostate, Veritas. I would rather cover their eyes with bacon to deny their undefiled view of heaven.
Really? I'm not in the least
Really? I'm not in the least bit outraged by whizzing on the enemy. I probably would have done worse. Something about being shot at that changes a person's attitude toward that sort of thing. I'm just glad our guys were the ones standing.
Dirty bastards. That's what
Dirty bastards. That's what they get for not informing customers that their "simply free" checking would be assesed a monthly fee.
...Besides, I doubt the
...Besides, I doubt the market is very great for personal aircraft in this economy that Obama has sustained for the last eight years.
Damned either way
Sure, if the Governor would have taken the deal and brought them in, you would have been the first to decry his use of taxpayer funds to bring in 'big business' while cutting welfare.
Cut, cut, and then cut some
Cut, cut, and then cut some more! It's about time someone in Augusta cared about the working class!
They should paper the inside
They should paper the inside of her cell with pictures of her son.
He should be handed over to
He should be handed over to the victim's family and left to their mercy.
Spoken like a true ward of
Spoken like a true ward of the state! Besides, I'm not a Republican and the clan Mac antSaior never took a handout so get busy working or get busy dying.
"Known as “noncategoricals”
"Known as “noncategoricals” because they don’t fall under categories of mandatory coverage, the childless adult group consists of beneficiaries ages 21 to 64 who don’t qualify as disabled under federal guidelines and who have no dependents in the home."
Also known as "not my damn problem". You're an adult. Get a damn job. Can't afford insurance... I can't afford to hear you whine about it.
I'll cry for them
I'll cry for them later...maybe at the end of my WORK day. Damn, when my family came here they received freedom from British persecution and that was good enough for them.
And the Dems tell LePage the system isn't broke
Just a thought: Even a Sam's Club card has your picture on it. I know the Dems will say it's too costly, inconvenient, and stigmatizing but if a little old lady at customer service can whip out a picture ID in 30 seconds with a scanner it just might be worth looking into.
For what I pay in taxes and
For what I pay in taxes and what little the city does in return, I suggest that we all dump our trees in the parking garage beside city hall. Anyone in?
None of it matters. It's high
None of it matters. It's high time the monster the working class has been feeding and growing is cut down to size. Don't have insurance? Tough. Most of us, many of whom have worked our arses off since childhood have gone without, sucked it up, and if needed worked several jobs to make ends meet. It's called life. If you're so damned lazy that you need to ride on the backs of what few workers are left in this state due to anti-business liberal policies of the past few decades, the least you can do is have the fortitude not to complain about the view. Welfare isn't work, people, and the sooner the morlocks of this state figure that out and actually make an attempt to work their way out of a difficult position instead of laying back and holding out their hands the better off we'll all be.
I guess all those people can
I guess all those people can show up to protest because they're not doing things like...working.
Somewhere, the collective
Somewhere, the collective clan MacDonald is feeling the pain of this spelling.
same thing
A dirty bum's boxers are still hugging the dirty bum's arse.
Why is it we NEVER see a good
Why is it we NEVER see a good headline that includes Livermore? I'm going to have to stop busting on Lewiston if this keeps up.
waste
What a total waste of resources! Why doesn't Rumford also spend money on signs saying that they're against the holocaust, putting nana in a bag and setting babies on fire? Signs will never stop Neanderthals who probably cannot read in the first place, from beating whomever they will. Money would be better spent on placing old time stocks in the middle of town to display abusers.
karma
These scumbags should fear karmic reprecussions from attacking a cancer fundraiser!
Nice history book you have
Nice history book you have there. Did you read beyond that? Did you read how Palestine was ripped from it's inhabitants in order to create the modern state of Isreal? Did you read how people were cast from their ancestral homes by Israeli soldiers with American weapons and marginalizes as second class citizens? The contrived state of Israel has been the aggressor and the major antagonist here, not the Palestinians.
Get an education.
Get an education.
I'm just blown away at how
I'm just blown away at how these backwater politicians think they know better than the Surgeon General who doesn't even think television is a good idea at this formative stage of brain development. At a time when children need vital socialization skills and multi-sensory learning, reinforcing isolation with rapid images, sound bytes and instant gratification even flies in the face of Skinner 101. This is also an affront to any attempts to curb childhood obesity.
Just like lawyer scum...
Just like lawyer scum... blame the cops for the rape. I'm sure there's a special place in hell next to the molesters for the lawyers who defend them.
Just like lawyer scum...
Just like lawyer scum... blame the cops for the rape. I'm sure there's a special place in hell next to the molesters for the lawyers who defend them.
Kids currently work under
Kids currently work under horribly restrictive laws that govern how many hours they can put in. While I find the "training wage" idea a joke, it's about time law makers let kids take on the responsibility of a job and yes, reap the rewards.
Also, you presume too much when you speak of my education. I balanced work, sports, and school while taking AP classes and doing just fine. As an adult, I worked as an educator, furniture maker, and freelance writer while attending USM where I graduated with honors. I never took French as I found it quite useless in the state where people only speak a bastardization of the language anyway. I did take Spanish which was quite useful while in the service in South America.
this Burns twit should work
this Burns twit should work for $5.25! My God...I think that's what I made in high school in the 80s! What's worse is setting that scale for anyone under 20. If someone goes out on their own as an adult at 18, are they honestly supposed to accept that wage to try to get by in life?
Kids are hardly allowed to
Kids are hardly allowed to work now as it is! When I was in high school, I worked as many as three jobs while maintaining my grades and playing sports. Those jobs helped establish a work ethic that has remained with me today; not to mention paying for my car, gas, and fun. By not allowing kids to work, we're sending them the message that the state would rather they sit at home in front of the computer or game system and have them take care of things. Hell, working kept me out of at least half the trouble I got into in my youth.
I think I am among most
I think I am among most readers who would say, "The what fire?"
Hmmm, people don't seem to
Hmmm, people don't seem to think twice about tossing their gargage in the streets to begin with here. I wonder what it's going to look like when the city demands $10 for special bags. As for property taxes, I have to wonder just what the hell Auburn residents get for their money already. The streets beat our vehicles to death. Slums are never more than a block away from decent streets. Red lights are treated as mere suggestions. Trash is EVERYWHERE. The city no longer plans on spring clean ups. And what about consolidating fire stations? Well, now ever fewer businesses will set up shop here because that will affect their insurance, not to mention, our safety.
"How come Libyan people are
"How come Libyan people are not fighting for their own freedom? What is wrong?" They are fighting...in the streets. They fight and die because of the oppressive regime they live under. I for one will take what is left of my freedom as well as reproductive freedom and the freedom to adopt over government and church encroachments upon those freedoms any day. It is your ilk that begins the mutterings of "because the Bible tells me so" that leads to oppressive theocracies.
Under the dirt's a good place
Under the dirt's a good place for them.
It's all of the above... The
It's all of the above... The infrastructure sucks, taxes on business are high, workers are increasingly either underqualified or Maine standards require paper quals that exceede common sense for typical labor positions. I remember as a 20 something how anywhere in the country, Maine people were hireable due to the broad range of skills required just to survive. Now it's a joke given the number of Mainers on the welfare teat. Really, if you want to work in a successful environment, go somewhere else.
The only recalling you'll be
The only recalling you'll be doing is twenty years from now when you can sit back and recall how someone in the Blaine House did something...anything, for once.
I've supported many of the
I've supported many of the Governor's decisions, but this is over the top. You cannot support labor in Maine and mock it at the same time.
She deserves a short drop and
She deserves a short drop and a sudden stop.
I think his plan was more
I think his plan was more along the lines of creating one. I'll fight for anyone's right to say what they want.. just as long as they know that their words may carry consequences, like a hurley upside the head.
A vet friend of mine
A vet friend of mine suggested that they begin exercising their rights in his yard. That way he could see which is stronger; their First Ammendment or his Second.
Long overdue! Maine has
Long overdue! Maine has lagged behind in welfare reform to our own detrement.
Nope, they're your ancestor's
Nope, they're your ancestor's problem. Mine were still under Brittish oppression.
So tell me, good doctor...can
So tell me, good doctor...can we set one up on your block? Yeah, didn't think so.
Anyone can recieve a state of
Anyone can recieve a state of Maine identification card. If all the crying is about the homeless vote I would have to ask: Do you really want people who cannot even put a roof over their heads making decisions for the rest of us?
I fail to see what's so wrong
I fail to see what's so wrong with my comment but hey, if I meet my demise ice skating on a thawing river in April you have my permission to let the mockery fly.
WTF?!... It's still winter
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If an animal is dangerous,
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The Treaty of Paris was
The Treaty of Paris was written concerning a king whom they wanted to regain the friendship and trust of; one who believed his monarchy was ordained by the Christian god so, of course they mentioned the Trinity. If the war had been waged against a Muslim ruler, Allah would have been evoked.
Nice try, though...must have taken you a while to dig that up since there is yet still no evidence to support your claim. Also, nice trying to turn my words around. Humans don't contain cancer cells. Cancer cells are human. So are parisitic twins, boils, cysts, and warts. Therefore, a fetus is a bunch of human cells.
Fair point taken, Zachary.
Fair point taken, Zachary. Thanks for your service!
Dubious sources to say the
Dubious sources to say the least. Even if your dollar signs were correct, it neglects the many other services Planned Parenthood provides. Honestly, if I wanted to know anything about Martin Luther King, I wouldn't surf a site called, theklanrules.com. Nor would I trust any other that shows bias in the name.
Cancer cells are also human. That's Biology101 as well.
The founder's believed in a spiritual strain throughout mankind and nature, but didn't endorse the dead Jewish carpenter. Oh, and Divine Providence...was that the same one that drove the genocide against the natives of our country?
Cite your sources, Larry.
Cite your sources, Larry. Those are the rules here. Otherwise, you're just talking out your posterior. When do clinics mislead? How much money does Planned Parenthood make? Oh, and when's the last time you saw a line of prospective parents who just couldn't wait to get their hands on a crack baby?
How can I dehumanize a ball of cells? Simple science. Biology 101.
Having conviction in a fairy tale doesn't give you carte blanche to enforce your religion upon others. I can cite where in the Principea Discordia it governs the use of hotdog buns, but it doesn't make it any more real. If you want to know the mindset of the framers, read what they read: Rosseau, Paine, etc... They were concerned about the "natural rights" of man, not the laws of the Jews or Christians. Most of the literature of the time in fact is more naturecentric; embuing trees, rocks, and mountains with spiritual qualities. Research the 18th century notion of the word "sublime" in regards to nature.
Really? Back when the
Really? Back when the preamble was written, "all men" didn't include women, blacks, native Americans, etc... And it certainly didn't include a ball of cells. It's funny how it's almost only men who are so militant about abortion. Do you really think any woman is flippant about having an abortion? If they ARE flippant, do you want them raising children?
At one point, I served with a
At one point, I served with a mostly female crew. I wouldn't have traded them for the world. Hope you never have to see combat, Sarah but I'll support your right to volunteer.
More attempts to legislate
More attempts to legislate from religion. That's theocracy people plain and simple. How about if you are so sure abortion is wrong, you can start cutting checks for all the unwanted children of the world. You can pay for their food, clothing, medical care, counseling, education, etc... problem solved, right? Keep your Christeo-taliban to yourself.. I'll stick to the Constitution.
It's sad, kid but that's
It's sad, kid but that's reality. Would you rather have drugs tested on your gram?
I understand your being
I understand your being facetious however death is the only known cure for offenders. Not that I'm advocating violence but rather the church should be called to task and offenders removed from our community.
Agreed Jessica.... put the
Agreed Jessica.... put the animals elsewhere. Perhaps it's time to flood the neighborhood with flyers saying just what kind of people are being housed there. Maybe St. Francis House will get the message. Too many kids live and play in the streets around there.
And that Guv'mint is just
And that Guv'mint is just fine as long as it's in accordance with their own variety of Taliban.
Did someone disagree because
Did someone disagree because they had nothing intelligent to add, or because they're still broken up over their "dead relative in Nigeria" email? Hey Terry, I have some lovely ocean view property in Auburn if you're interested.
The biggest crime Terry, is
The biggest crime Terry, is that you fell for the same scam twice. The AG cannot investigate foolish decisions.
With your .410, you can kill
With your .410, you can kill not only your squirrels, but any other critters you want...maybe your neighbor's squirrels. With an abortion, you can only affect your own fetus, your own life, etc... Just consider yourself lucky that all you have to worry about are a few vermin in the attic and not a life creating-life changing decision.
“Your worthless,” reads
“Your worthless,” reads one.
Never let someone who cannot embrace a contraction make you feel worthless.
Ah Pirate, but it's just as
Ah Pirate, but it's just as perplexing that most who oppose abortion also oppose the welfare, counseling, meds, and special education many unwanted children come with.
Anyone who calls me English
Anyone who calls me English had better be ready to back it up!
I'm in favor of the bill,
I'm in favor of the bill, Mark. I'm just saying that the argument is flawed at best. While most switchblades are straight edge and flimsy, spring assisted Gerbers, available at Wal-Mart, often come with a serrated edge for fast cut-aways. The springs are quite effective, but just weak enough not to be classified "switchblades".
Actually, they only speak
Actually, they only speak Spanish by virtue of Spanish conquest of the Myans and Incans. Many can be traced to southwestern tribes and are essentially just native North Americans. Although some Spaniards interbred with some of the Mexican natives, it would be akin to saying that all English speaking countries are "English".
Spring assisted knives have
Spring assisted knives have been both legal and available for years. While I see anti-switchblade laws as restrictive and useless, the argument that they are needed by the handicap is a poor one at best.
Good luck and continued
Good luck and continued success! I'll be looking for it in the store.
As much as I see the
As much as I see the illegal's drain on our tax dollars as a major problem, I also see a slight irony that we're wasting so much energy on confining native North Americans....again.
Now that I see your picture,
Now that I see your picture, Ron... was that you behind me at Hannaford this morning?
I've said it before and I'll
I've said it before and I'll say it again: health care is the biggest crisis that never was. The whole mess gets drug out of the closet and dusted off by the Dems every time they need a warm and fuzzy argument in an election year. Now that they have it, they know it'll never hold water and that gives them even more emotional ammo to use in 2012. Like the recent judge ruled, the fed cannot force you to buy groceries or clothes, so they also cannot force you to buy insurance.
Rex, let's just all admit it
Rex, let's just all admit it was a slow news day when this bit ran. It was a fluff piece that ran in hopes of getting a lighter side of the news, but now the whole thing has taken a ridiculous life of it's own.
I have to admit I thought
I have to admit I thought this guy was a train wreck right from the start.... But now I have to say he's growing on me and many other people I know some of whom are Dems. Looks like he really DOES represent the people.
Three people were inside.
Three people were inside. They all made it out safely but everything is a total loss. Thoughts are with the family right now.
Dr. Semi automatic weapons
Dr. Semi automatic weapons were never banned. Check your facts. Also, as well intentioned as you may be, your comparrison to smoking and seatbelts is way off base. Already, when a person purchases a firearm, they are asked on the form if they have ever been deemed mentally defective. Perhaps if HIPPA weren't so strict, the FBI would already have such information on file and be able to intervene before the firearm is purchased. New laws are never the answer, especially when the innocent become the ones disarmed by them.
Another fact: Maine was one
Another fact: Maine was one of only a few states not to sign on to Clinton's welfare reforms that would have put time constraints on benefits.
It sounds like that's what
It sounds like that's what the writer wanted but just didn't know the resource existed.
Adding a spot somewhere in
Adding a spot somewhere in maine.gov would be a reasonable place to start without all the trouble of creating a registry.
Oh to the contrary, Dan...in
Oh to the contrary, Dan...in fact the letter is a great thing. It's probably the only proof that Obama has actually done anything while in office the past two years. As for the shootings...blame your own ilk. I'm not even a Republican, so you know where you can stick those accusations. Oh, and nice way of avoiding any proof that you have either an education or enough life experience to sit in your comfy chair and spew all day.
Alright then, lay your
Alright then, lay your "knowledge" credentials out on the table and we'll compare....I'm waiting.
What do you do George, eat
What do you do George, eat rainbows and crap cotton candy? Obama has been in office two years and accomplished nothing but a farce of an unconstitutional healthcare bill.
Like the acknowledgement I
Like the acknowledgement I recieved for my military service? Oh wait, you know nothing of serivce...or work.
In the letter, Obama made her
In the letter, Obama made her a yet to be named Czar.
I enjoy hunting and I make
I enjoy hunting and I make use of the animals I take. For that I see no reason to hunt these animals. They are not destructive to other species, nor are they found in the freezer. I would rather enjoy shooting one with the camera.
While we're at it, can we
While we're at it, can we make TANF the official state income? Really people, find better ways to waste our tax dollars!
Police recieve more social
Police recieve more social work training than most BSWs. Despite what you would like to believe I have yet to meet one that enjoys any use of force. This is a pure Darwin Award moment. Honestly, this person got what he deserved and society is probably the better for it.
Tron, you're just bent out of
Tron, you're just bent out of shape that this fool brought knives to a gunfight.
Yeah, these things happen
Yeah, these things happen however conduct unbecomming an officer is just that. Any career minded officer should have distanced himself from such activities. I know well the different initiations and spent a hellish day crossing the equator but an XO should try to remain above the fray.
True that....I'll take my own
True that....I'll take my own barbarians any day then.
Qualify the statement "does a
Qualify the statement "does a great job". Oh, and no throwing around used condoms here, please.
It gives us both an out to
It gives us both an out to claim moral high ground while pointing our fingers at the other barbarian.
It just seems like in the not
It just seems like in the not so distant future, another country will be posting news stories of Americans smiling, holding up purple thumbs at the polls.
Seems to be lots of
Seems to be lots of bitterness toward people who worked hard, received an education, and landed a secure job with a state that expects a lot from most of them, forces furlough days, and leaves them at the whim of a government that spreads meager funding too thin.
Why not put it next to the
Why not put it next to the plasma center? One stop shopping.
I would be more apt to say
I would be more apt to say decriminalize but not legalize. To legalize would create new government posts, czars, tons of legislation, lawyers drooling in the background, and the intrusive fist of the government in what it views as the new cash cow. To decriminalize would save court costs and policing efforts without creating new government entities to suck money from the people.
Bravo Zulu, Alex! May you
Bravo Zulu, Alex! May you wear it home in safety and pride.
Anti savior..haha! It
Anti savior..haha! It actually means literally Son of the carpenter and is the name given to Jesus in the Gaelic translation of the Bible.
Is mise Doughlas Mac
Is mise Doughlas Mac antSaior, amadan. It is well within my rights to have a deAnglicized name. I'm glad it's buying so much space in your little head however.
Hmmm...Veritas and I have
Hmmm...Veritas and I have often had a difference of opinion. At least he has the decency to back up his point of view and not resort to attacks.
Here's for cutting costs: No
Here's for cutting costs: No television, lights out at eight, confinement to cell for everything but showering (less staff required), Use lesser risk inmates to slide meals under bars and collect trays (with supervision). It should only take a handful of staff to run a building full of cages; just ask someone from a laboratory.
Part of me thinks that it may
Part of me thinks that it may just be some poor moron who got duped via craigslist to post for a few bucks, but mostly I want to see them thrown into a woodchipper.
Obama Christ? Gives me the
Obama Christ? Gives me the willies.
Are you seriously trying to
Are you seriously trying to tell me that you think Jesus' last name was "Christ"?
Apparently fat, you have no
Apparently fat, you have no problem with Airborne allowing the retarded in their ranks, so what's your problem with the gays?
Don't waste your time on him,
Don't waste your time on him, Joseph. This veteran worked with homosexuals and heterosexuals alike and could not have wished for a better team.
Damn, Nick Nolte got arrested
Damn, Nick Nolte got arrested again?!
That's what you get when you
That's what you get when you hire the guy with the worst resume. Guess it isn't like community organizing after all, huh?
I'll get spanked by Patti for
I'll get spanked by Patti for this but it's worth it. Tron, you're a dumbass.
Clinton took office and I had
Clinton took office and I had to change my witholding to accomodate the tax increase. Oh, and I was barely making 25k a year at the time. The jobs hardly count when you see their meager paychecks as a source of revenue.
I love it when lawyers show
I love it when lawyers show what they're really made of!
Let's see.... two disagrees.
Let's see.... two disagrees. One from troll, the other from visine? Either way, cowards.
Well troll, this veteran
Well troll, this veteran would gladly meet with you, degree in hand, and discuss the average intelligence of our forces.
The Tea Party started off as
The Tea Party started off as pissed off Libertarians and slowly became swallowed up by country club evangelist Republicans. He's a little extreme but really, at a time like this, I'll go for someone who is extreme about our liberty and state's rights over the big government, big two.
I'll give him some rope if
I'll give him some rope if chooses the former.
And that's why they leave the
And that's why they leave the thinking up to the Navy.
Waste of living tissue.
Waste of living tissue.
When you're wounded and left
When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier.
Rudyard Kipling
More of the donkey show. All
More of the donkey show. All bray, no substance.
...or Valhalla...or even
...or Valhalla...or even Narnia, oh dear!
On the contrary, I find you
On the contrary, I find you people quaint....like people who clog...handle snakes...sleep with cousins. Just keep your Mickey Mouse religion out of legislation. The Constitution makes no provision for legislating from the basis of faith despite what you American taliban types like to think.
For that matter, I've lived in cities where I've encountered people on a daily basis who claimed to be the Christ. Sorry to say, I never hung around long enough to see if they were right, but then most of them were in the act of urinating on a bus stop bench at the time.
I could quote Aesps fables
I could quote Aesps fables all day long. It doesn't mean everyone has to live by them.
Just as I understand some
Just as I understand some business folks didn't want those pesky dark skinned people "reflecting their morals or social standards". I love how so many professed Christians on these boards show themselves to believe in anything but the life and teachings of the one they claim to be the Christ.
Good Luck! Slainte!
Good Luck! Slainte!
In '06 US money to Israel and
In '06 US money to Israel and Egypt = 5.8b, Africa = 2.8b, Southeast Asia = 1.8b, Western Hemisphere = 1.5b, Europe = 1.2b, East Asia = 459m, Other = 8.9b
There's your deficit....stop writing checks.
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/politics/us-foreign-aid.htm
Hey, you worship a dead
Hey, you worship a dead Jewish carpenter...just saying. So, he was born from a God impregnating a mortal...so he was an incubus. Then, he came back from the dead, so he's a zombie lord of sorts. Look at the credibility of your own claims before attacking others. Gardner was no more of a nut than the twelve apostles (if they ever really existed).
I used Wicca as an example as
I used Wicca as an example as the term pagan is broad and refers to any nature based folk religion. What we refer to as pagan today could be arguably much older than Christianity, Judaism, Islam... as the deification of nature is far older than any of the monotheistic religions. Let's face it, people were worshiping the sun, moon and stars long before the first Semitic tribes started sharing their oral tradition which later became Judaism. The Wiccan form of paganism is a modren twist on an ancient spirituality. I would also suggest that it could be argued that Christianity has also deviated considerably from it's roots in it's mere 2000 year history. Nice response, though. I would much rather have a thoughtful dialogue than a dozen "disagree"s and the typical Christian response of holding their hands over their ears and shouting that everyone else is wrong.
Some Wiccans are monotheistic
Some Wiccans are monotheistic while others are polytheistic. Since their religion is by far the older I would be more apt to say they are closer to the truth.
You disagree that I'm a pagan
You disagree that I'm a pagan or that spiders are eewie?
"There truly is only one God
"There truly is only one God however there are many ways to worship ,none of which are the wrong way." So, the "reverand" would have no problem with the worship parctices of a Wiccan?
If we did start a war, would
If we did start a war, would someone else take them?
God's word stands...really?
God's word stands...really? Is that why we're entering into the season of Yule, a pagan holiday the early Christians usurped and called the birth of thier lord in order to turn the masses in Euope? Come on...where did the "Christmas" tree come from? Talk to me, Maddy.
...and Mohegan Sun.
...and Mohegan Sun.
I'm a pagan and although I
I'm a pagan and although I know spiders have a place in the universe, I still find them ewwie and quite often do not afford them safe passage from my home.
You people act like it's your
You people act like it's your constitutional right to fly. So what if it may seem too harsh to some? Do you know what's really harsh.....looking at your kids across the aisle because your Disney trip just got cancelled...for good. Don't like it? go Greyhound.
Maybe I read her post wrong
Maybe I read her post wrong but it didn't sound like she was on the attack. It may well be true that a very small number of pedophiles venture into the clergy to either A: seek a life that they think will take away their urges. or B: give them unfettered access to their prey. I don't think anyone here (with two brain cells to rub together) is insinuating that the priesthood makes a man a predator. I'm not a Catholic, but I can say that anyone who is willing to take an oath of celibacy for their faith is an amazing, dedicated person. Of course, it only takes a small minority in the biggest Christian church worldwide, to threaten all.
Oh, a homophobe. I'll stop
Oh, a homophobe. I'll stop trying to have an intelligent conversation, then.
Then you apparently don't
Then you apparently don't agree with the DSM, years of research, and virtually everyone in the psych field, but go ahead and stay in that bubble...I'm sure it's happier there.
"It used to be OK to say,
"It used to be OK to say, 'Somebody's got to dig the ditches.' That's not acceptable anymore, thank God."
The world still needs them. It's noble work and I would much rather shake the hand of a ditch digger than that of a welfare case.
"If this be treason, make the
"If this be treason, make the most of it!" ~ Patrick Henry
The Confederacy was about dissolving a union that had turned it's back on states rights and favored a new, powerful centralized government.
You pulled a lot of threads
You pulled a lot of threads there and left them hanging. I would have no problem with a new Confederacy if that meant the restoration of state's rights and a weak central government. Bring on the revolution!
Then excuse the snark
Then excuse the snark burnell, as we seem to agree on the very root of the argument. It seemed to me that the only logical thing in my post someone would disagree with is breastfeeding and the only goup that has attacked my comments on that has been... Well, for some reason these people saw it as just slightly less than pornographic.
A disagree? I see the
A disagree? I see the uptight, bottle only feeding, uberChristians are trolling tonight.
I love boobies....I hate
I love boobies....I hate breast cancer. Let the kids wear the bracelets! Oh, and by the way, there's nothing with discreet breastfeeding anywhere. It's how we were designed to feed.
Huh, I missed that comment to
Huh, I missed that comment to me from good old visine. He must have snuck it in when he figured I had already lost interest lest he receive another spanking from me.
Your hypersensitivity clouds
Your hypersensitivity clouds your judgement. I have worked, lived, and fought beside all kinds of people and would not have wanted to hand pick another crew. You know as well as anybody else here this has nothing to do with Obama (an Irishman, I might remind you...oh, by the way the Klan hates my people too). These were teen punks....getting drunk... and fighting. Just why was this poor victim who was run out of town somewhere partying where he knew he was not wanted? My guess is he has a bit of punk in him as well...maybe he had some unfinished business to attend to. Wake up there Maddy.
Your hypersensitivity clouds
Your hypersensitivity clouds your judgement. I have worked, lived, and fought beside all kinds of people and would not have wanted to hand pick another crew. You know as well as anybody else here this has nothing to do with Obama (an Irishman, I might remind you...oh, by the way the Klan hates my people too). These were teen punks....getting drunk... and fighting. Just why was this poor victim who was run out of town somewhere partying where he knew he was not wanted? My guess is he has a bit of punk in him as well...maybe he had some unfinished business to attend to. Wake up there Maddy.
Grow up, Madeline. Some punks
Grow up, Madeline. Some punks get in a brawl and someone gets hurt. It's hardly newsworthy. This sounds more like an adolescent pissing match than a hate crime. The fact that the stepfather would even bother bringing up that it all started with Obama's election is the only thing that elevates this from mediocre news reporting to ridiculous. I have a feeling we only have part of the story here and you are taking this whole damn thing way too seriously.
You still have nothing to say
You still have nothing to say for yourself so either this is Visine on a mission to disagree with everything I say, or you're a pedophile.
Hey, you guys blamed Bush for
Hey, you guys blamed Bush for Katrina so I'm blaming Obama for hate crimes.
Final Proof
Obama causes hate crimes.
So, I take it the disagree is
So, I take it the disagree is pro-molester?
This guy doesn't deserve
This guy doesn't deserve public protection. Leave him for the masses to decide what his fate should be.
Yeah, just look at all the
Yeah, just look at all the ...um....er....decently dressed, professional....well what about the effect on families....oh, they eat there too... at Gritty's.
I don't know how many knobs
I don't know how many knobs I've seen running out into traffic like little deficient lemmings in that area. Darwin appears to have struck again.
I like how the Donkey Show
I like how the Donkey Show gets in office, moans over "inheriting" the mess, then proceedes to write checks the American people can't back up while still blaming the previous administration.
While I agree with the
While I agree with the article, I disagree that journalism has always been so impartial up to now. Even facts are biased when viewed through our own personal filters. Say there's a car crash involving two vehicles at an intersection. The cop arrives and starts taking statements. How many different stories does he get? Each driver saw it a different way, the pedestrian trying to cross the street saw it, maybe someone looking out the window at the right moment saw it as well. Each saw the same accident from a different aspect and all are telling the truth no matter how different the stories are.
Why don't you walk up to one
Why don't you walk up to one of them and ask them about their unnecessary war for oil? Ask them about how kind Obama has been in letting them come home and tell them all about Bush.
Better yet, walk on up to me and tell me about what a sham Desert Storm was. We'll chat.
I suspect voisine logs off
I suspect voisine logs off and gets back on to agree and disagree as he wants to make himself look reasonable.
LePage will eliminate
LePage will eliminate Mainecare? SWEET! Bring on the future and power to the working class!
Wow, visine seems to know
Wow, visine seems to know alot about war, Iraq, and the military. Don't suppose you ever served, did you? You also seem to think that the majority of our military are either too stupid, or brainwashed to know what's going on. Why don't you put on a uniform, join the real world, and understand up close and personal why we are where we are instead of your unfounded and frankly ridiculous notions garnered from such brain trusts as Franken, Moore, and the lot.
It's easy to hit disagree
It's easy to hit disagree without leaving a comment. Ok, why do you support what these two did?
The only comment written on
The only comment written on this ridiculous story and you spank me for it. Seriously, if I wound up on the other side of the dirt because I stuck my tongue to a flagpole somewhere and died of exposure, I would hope there was someone out there to point out my deserved demise.
How does one retire from not
How does one retire from not doing a damn thing? As for you, Visine...going to flog us with some more of your cut and paste diatribes? How about some more scrupulous web site sources? Nothing? Ah well, I'm sure there's a new Michael Moore movie or Al Gore rant you can rent for your jollies.
While I agree with Obama's
While I agree with Obama's statement, I have to wonder if he would have been so vocal had he not just had his ass handed to him in the elections....just sayin.
Retards. Darwinism fails when
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Sore loser.....loser being
Sore loser.....loser being the operative word, visine.
Really? State and local
Really? State and local officials have made damn sure that Lewiston was going to be, and remain, a low income, Section 8 ghetto. If you hate the idea of a casino so much, just consider it as if a seagull were to crap on a 4x4 that had just come in from mudding all day.
Really? State and local
Really? State and local officials have made damn sure that Lewiston was going to be, and remain, a low income, Section 8 ghetto. If you hate the idea of a casino so much, just consider it as if a seagull were to crap on a 4x4 that had just come in from mudding all day.
Nope, just a case of the
Nope, just a case of the loser winning. Michaud and Pingree....more of the same...way to go Maine in keeping an inadequate status quo. Maybe Pingree will moan on about working Mainers some more while on her boyfriend's private jet.
A bit too much, happy.... I'm
A bit too much, happy.... I'm a former seminary candidate who walked away from it all. Several years teaching and preaching and I kind of learned my way out of organized religion. I've spent the last several years as a happy Pagan and would never go back.
Precisely, Lucifer had free
Precisely, Lucifer had free will according to the legend. Also, according to Revelation, God will eventually smite him. If God knows everything from beginning to end, he knew his Lucifer would rebel, be sent to earth to torment and destroy, and then be put down anyway. He also knew that he was throwing this ravenous angel into the midst of his beloved creation. While it is possible to assert that the whole show was planned out from start to finnish in order for a lonely god to show his love for his creation: Create Lucifer, let him run amuck, sacrifice your son, return to smite...still it smacks of "Giant kid with an ant farm and a magnifying glass". I did not say that God abused the pit bull, but rather that he had no qualms of putting it in the nursery with humankind with the full knowledge of what he will do. You can cry personal accountability all day long but if I put a pedophile sociopath in an elementary school and locked the doors, you would have a far different opinion of me than that of your god. It all started with your god's decision. Take that if you want origional sin.
DONKEY SHOW GOING DOWN!!!
DONKEY SHOW GOING DOWN!!!
Another thing to think
Another thing to think of:
God in Christian mythology is viewed as the "heavenly" prototype father; the perfect father that should be reflected here on earth.
God, created Lucifer. Lucifer supposedly went astray; inciting revolutin in heaven. God, who has the power to destroy Lucifer, casts him and his fellow rebels to earth.
God, now creates his masterpiece, mankind; placing him on earth.
So, isn't that like me bringing home a pit bull that turns rabid, and instead of putting him down, I lock him in the nursery and wish the kids luck from behind the closed door? More like an abusive stepfather if you ask me.
Of course, it's all a put on anyway, as the Jews didn't believe in the devil or hell. The Christians invented it all as a control device of the faithful.
There are creation stories
There are creation stories far older than yours. Are we to shuffle them aside because you think you have the "Truth"? No, you're just another loony on the pile, here for our amusement. Thanks for the early chuckle.
Latest news has it, they're
Latest news has it, they're all planning to relocate to the tree streets in Lewiston.
I'm a Libertarian you troll.
I'm a Libertarian you troll. What you call childish is still more thoughtful than your half assed Donkey Show sources and rants. Really, do you sit alone each night with a box of tissues and a Michael Moore movie?
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God Visine, I truly hope
God Visine, I truly hope you're only some lonely troll looking to get a rise out of people because anyone as completely cranial-rectally inverted as you must be a put on!
Not to support LePage but
Not to support LePage but many on welfare keep their hours below 24 a week to keep benefits instead of choosing to work full time. Second, the first six of those eight years were some of the most prosperous in our history. Sadly, we had to continue a war that the two previous presidents didn't have the stones to finish ( I was in for Desert Storm and remember both the cease fire and the next ten years of failed UN sanctions). The surplus was an illusion. Even Gore admitted in a debate that it was Social Security that was not to be spent on regular budget items. Besides, we're talking about the state now and we must ask ourselves if a bunch of career do-nothings are going to do any better this time if we elect them. I'm not going to continue to take that risk.
There goes Visine....King cut
There goes Visine....King cut and paste. So far, I've seen this same ridiculous post in three different places. Anyway, from what I can see, the only reputable source you cite is reuters. Save us the time as your posts are only about as original as those shoe selling spammers that get on from time to time. Try going away, watching some different news sources, (here's where you accuse me of watching Fox...I don't)...but rub a couple of brain cells together and see what you come up with.
As a vet and a resident who
As a vet and a resident who has seen my taxes go up yet again, I find this disgusting. If they're not going to illuminate it, they have to lower it each evening. Let's start to giving flag duty to our do nothing councilors.
Don't forget the Somolia
Don't forget the Somolia debacle... Clinton had a great way of waiting until a genocide was almost complete before half assing his way through a conflict.
If Visine can repost...
Here are some facts about theMac antSaior at 3:40 pm on Oct 31, 2010 Here are some facts about the Donkey Show:
They see the paycheck of the working class as a source of revenue for their wet dreams.
They hate the rich because they run businesses that put people to work; keeping them off the welfare roles negating any need for them.
They hold firm to the belief that if you tax businesses enough, more will flock to your state.
They see "bipartisan" as everyone else letting them do what they want.
They see the First Amendment as a great freedom...as long as you aren't speaking ill about them.
They prefer name calling to intellectual discourse.
They reserve the right to call the president an idiot for eight years, and then claiming that such actions are reprehensible when their candidate is in office.
Sound close?
Here are some facts about the
Here are some facts about the Donkey Show:
They see the paycheck of the working class as a source of revenue for their wet dreams.
They hate the rich because they run businesses that put people to work; keeping them off the welfare roles negating any need for them.
They hold firm to the belief that if you tax businesses enough, more will flock to your state.
They see "bipartisan" as everyone else letting them do what they want.
They see the First Amendment as a great freedom...as long as you aren't speaking ill about them.
They prefer name calling to intellectual discourse.
They reserve the right to call the president an idiot for eight years, and then claiming that such actions are reprehensible when their candidate is in office.
Sound close?
Really! I mean....the people
Really! I mean....the people were right about slavery weren't they? Oh, and only about a third of the colonists wanted a revolution, so they were right too huh? Oh, and don't get me started on those women voting.... God, the nerve!
We live in a world of
We live in a world of language; a world of words. As social animals, we communicate, we classify, we label. Words are able to make us think, feel, and react. They can deliver the tenderest of affection, assuage guilt, and incite revolution. Words dwell in the core of our humanity.
To deny speech is to deny humanity. To limit words in any way is to impose tyranny upon nature. The seemingly simplest of rights, speech, is in constant peril due to its powerful potential. Often, we think of attacks on the freedom of speech as coming from the rich, powerful, and influential, and only for expressly pushing their own agenda.
What of a well intended deterioration of our right then? Recent history has seen virulent attacks upon words in the name of “correctness”; a term that itself has become perverted and exclusionary. It is with this spirit that we are duped into a blanding of our language in an attempt to disempower our words, and in effect, ourselves. Words, once powerful, have been watered down. Consider the word, “mentor”. There was a time when a mentor was someone whom you greatly admired. Not everyone had one, but those who did, naturally saw something in another they greatly desired to emulate. Jump forward twenty years and a “mentor” is a hired position. It’s the Big Brother who takes you to the movies. It’s the social worker who “mentors” a client. It’s a corporate worker who monitors an intern.
The push is on, to eliminate and exclude words from our lexicon. They are usually words that are considered offensive or have the potential to offend. The fact remains that these words still have the power to cause thought, feelings, or reactions and it is that potential power that causes some to fear them. It is the slippery slope that starts with words, moves on to ideas, and quickly becomes a surveillance society that would dwarf McCarthyism.
When faced with either a legislated restriction by the repressive state apparatus or a populist repression of speech through the instrumental state apparatus, our ability to function as a free society is assaulted. You may not like my words. They may offend you. They may deride your ethical or religious sensibilities but as long as there are a few people left to defend the Constitution, my right to say them will remain preserved.
For the most part, the rails
For the most part, the rails already exist here as well. For all the busses that run in the LA area, it's useless congestion and waste for the few people who ride on it.
I hope those of you who
I hope those of you who disagree are sending in extra cash to Augusta to feed all the little sprogs.
It does not take a majority
It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
Samuel Adams
Hmmm.....ball of dirt vs ball
Hmmm.....ball of dirt vs ball of cells. Guess I'm on the fence as I'm just as unwilling to pay to keep a murderer alive as I am to pay the lifetime of welfare to keep the unwanted fetus alive, put through school, foster homes, counseling, meds, "special school", etc...
You must have posted while I
You must have posted while I was typing.
May I add that when this land
May I add that when this land was being punished and oppressed, it was her citizens who stood and fought to change their fates, not tuck tail and run. I might have an ounce of respect had you stayed in your own country and fought for change.
Many thanks to ye and the
Many thanks to ye and the parrot!
Abdirizak Daud, 40, moved to
Abdirizak Daud, 40, moved to Minneapolis 18 years ago before coming to Portland in 2006. He hasn't been able to find a job. Some of his nine children have attended Portland schools, and he'd like to have a say in who's looking over the school system and the city, he said.
But between his limited English and the financial demands, Daud hasn't been able to become a citizen.
"I like the Democrats. I want to vote for Democrats, but I don't have citizenship," he said
This says it all! He's been here for 18 years, still has yet to master the language, has not attempted to become a citizen, doesn't work, and has nine kids that we all have to support! No wonder he likes the Dems...they're the only ones willing to keep throwing money at his dumb arse. If I moved to Europe, could not find work...in most cases just in order to get a work visa you have to prove that no local can do that job... and expected to be supported, they would show me the way home! Sorry your homeland sucks...kindly don't extend that suck to our country!
I can just hear his voice
I can just hear his voice now, "Hey baby, why don't you find someplace to park that stroller so you and me can have some alone time?"
"He's coming to Lewiston,
"He's coming to Lewiston, historically a town that has supported Democrats"
Duh...welfare anyone?
Did this actually make the
Did this actually make the front page? I understand that most of us have election burnout already but seriously?
Like I've always said: The
Like I've always said: The Republicans see my paycheck as something I earned by providing goods or services. Dems see my paycheck as a potential source of state and federal revenue. I'm a Libertarian but given the choice between the two, I'm pretty sure which one I would choose. As for this election for governor, the only one I can see with common sense and a plan is Shawn Moody.
Saw this guy on Celebrity Fit
Saw this guy on Celebrity Fit Club (just flippin channels I assure you). What a dick (not a reference to the porn).
Yeah, after all...we have our
Yeah, after all...we have our first novelty President and that's working out so well. Why not vote simply because it would be a first? Hell, let's bring out a dwarf hermaphrodite with a crap voting record and make it governor!
The vast majority of our
The vast majority of our military votes Republican dumb ass. I invite you to walk onto any Marine base of your choice and start shouting coward.
Sorry, I've been to many
Sorry, I've been to many casinos and it's not the free for all you make it out to be. Security is tight. The only comp drinks I've seen was in Vegas.. and you kind of have to know what tables to sit at or machines to play so that the waitress will pass by once or twice to give you a watered down drink..oh and she'll only make one trip if you don't tip well. Save your inexperienced Sodom and Gommorah rant.
Oh, and don't tell me he's
Oh, and don't tell me he's really a misunderstood, nice guy who would do anything for you...the stabby thing overshadows it a tad.
What the hell's up with all
What the hell's up with all the stabby freaks on Blake Street?
Sailed the Atlantic, Pacific,
Sailed the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic, South China Sea, Sea of Japan, Bearing Sea... and probably a few I forgot....AARRGHHH!
The article makes it sound
The article makes it sound like the ban has only been in place for 17 years when in fact it has been illegal according to the UCMJ since it's inception. Repealing "don't ask, don't tell" will still change nothing as far as military law is considered.
I believe it should be slid
I believe it should be slid sideways, not slide sideways.
The slander campaigns are
The slander campaigns are just overkill. All the Dems really need to do is get this guy more air time to hang himself.
So, what do you do for a
So, what do you do for a living? Just wondering since you have expressed such an opinion about the working class.
Awww.... you quoted
Awww.... you quoted me..*blush*
Huh, someone disagreed with
Huh, someone disagreed with you. Well, mine's out of town tonight. If I didn't have kid duty, I'd gladly raise a pint with you. Maybe Pirate could come along for a tankard and some birdseed.
You're right. You've gone too
You're right. You've gone too far this time. Jesus would never have grilled a T Rex. It was a time of peace and harmony...when the T Rex would frollic in the meadow beside the mastodon and packs of wild poodles.
And the Maine donkey shows
And the Maine donkey shows platform is one of tragedy.
Welcome to Lewiston - All
Welcome to Lewiston - All American City - So All American That The Trash Takes Itself Out
I only recall the last year
I only recall the last year out of the eight being bad...not sure about your memory. Oh, and who acted like children for those eight years? Face it, your president has done nothing he promised...and it's not the Republicans fault. He's increased the debt, expanded government, and failed to create jobs. Yeah, give me some more of that.
Maybe if we made an offer to
Maybe if we made an offer to light up Mecca the next time we traced so much as a firecracker to "defending Muslims", we could put this whole Allah thing to the test.
Really? You cop haters all
Really? You cop haters all come out of the woodwork when it's someone else. Wait till some white-eyeballed freak runs amuck on you and see who you expect to come to your rescue.
Oh, and I ride. You just
Oh, and I ride. You just can't hear me because I don't have the above issues.
And how fast was he going?
And how fast was he going? Yeah, another responsible rider.
Do you mean the human rights
Do you mean the human rights violations aimed at the poor people of Palestine when Israel was created?
Freud 101. Loud pipes=big
Freud 101. Loud pipes=big guns=huge spoilers on Hondas...it's all the same. I know it must be infuriating trying to act so tough yet knowing that the simplest 15 year old girl in a Kia could easily snuff you out while texting a lol to her bff, but the truth of the matter is that nothing will replace bikers keeping their heads on a swivel. In fact, you jack your throttle to little miss lol and you're probably ten times more likely to get your fool ass squashed by a jumpy kid.
You forgot to mention the
You forgot to mention the phallic insecurity.
Then, modify your horn, not
Then, modify your horn, not your pipes. You never hear a driver say, "Damn, good thing I had those glasspacks, or that guy would have hit me!"
Great, now I have to consider
Great, now I have to consider who has the best legs for the job!
The ridiculous car,
The ridiculous car, bus...story is a dead horse that isn't moving any time soon. Oh, and what signs do you see in your crystal ball that the friggin thing is back on the road?
Hell, I was a furniture
Hell, I was a furniture maker, carpenter, handyman, ameteur electrician, plumber... None of which qualifies me for governor. Oh, neither does my retail experience for all the LePage fans.
Invest is another word for
Invest is another word for spend. That and the title suggests that Libby will create jobs and yet I see not plan. For that matter, I've seen no plan of any sort from her camp. Libby, LePage, and Cutler are all running on one-liners and sound bites. So far, the only job I see that Libby wants to create is her own.
Sorry about the multiples...
Sorry about the multiples... internet glitch.
One of the problems it seems
One of the problems it seems you are hitting at reflects DHHS' change in section 65. Billing for services now comes in 15 minute intervals. Now, schools cannot pay full time clinical staff who may only be providing services a fraction of the day. Also, look into the investment made each year for a student receiving special services versus a normative student... I think it will shock you. In most cases, for what districts pay to place a student in a special setting, they could also send two aspiring students to college. It's not the football team or band that's sucking up the money.
One of the problems it seems
One of the problems it seems you are hitting at reflects DHHS' change in section 65. Billing for services now comes in 15 minute intervals. Now, schools cannot pay full time clinical staff who may only be providing services a fraction of the day. Also, look into the investment made each year for a student receiving special services versus a normative student... I think it will shock you. In most cases, for what districts pay to place a student in a special setting, they could also send two aspiring students to college. It's not the football team or band that's sucking up the money.
One of the problems it seems
One of the problems it seems you are hitting at reflects DHHS' change in section 65. Billing for services now comes in 15 minute intervals. Now, schools cannot pay full time clinical staff who may only be providing services a fraction of the day. Also, look into the investment made each year for a student receiving special services versus a normative student... I think it will shock you. In most cases, for what districts pay to place a student in a special setting, they could also send two aspiring students to college. It's not the football team or band that's sucking up the money.
With all due respect Chief,
With all due respect Chief, the guy sitting in the hole in the road on College Street carries his lunch to work too. It doesn't mean he's qualified to sit in Washington and help run the country.
So, two dirtbags make
So, two dirtbags make allegations going back two years ago that cannot be proven? Hmmmm don't think it's going to happen. If there's a lesson to be learned here boys, it's STAY OUT OF JAIL!
Will do!
Will do!
You should dive in and write
You should dive in and write it. I'm about ten chapters into one of my own...when I'm not chasing shiny spots on the floor. At times I'm too highly distracted to do the serious stuff so I mostly play with magazines. At times as a writer the best you can hope for is to be like one of the many destitute scribblers who became famous after they found the other side of the dirt.
All in good fun. I actually
All in good fun. I actually worked on the national release of the book, From Luby's to the Legislature by Suzannah Hupp. It's a great Second Ammendment read. In the process, I worked with Ted Nugent's people...it was a great time.
I wish my freelance writing
I wish my freelance writing was taking a big enough share to create a hostile environment. Sadly, most publishers these days are taking more advantage of the "free" in freelance; finding contributors in hopes that they'll write for free on close to it in return for being able to pad their portfolio.
Republicans these days are more concerned with stem cells, abortion, and preventing gays from serving their country than economics. Cutting taxes works but only if spending decreases...otherwise it's just a great popularity booster in the short term. The real question of all our aspiring governors is how to shrink the beast. Libby won't touch it. LePage talks about it with no plan. Cutler....I couldn't tell the difference between the two until the news put them side by side in the debate. I think I'm still going with Moody thus far.
I think the last I heard, it
I think the last I heard, it was around a quarter to put a pint of their own brew in front of a customer. Funny though, out of staters don't trust our local micros and I remember one of the owners having to go out and stock up on Bud Light and Coors mid day...pittiful.
Here's the lesson, kiddies:
Here's the lesson, kiddies: Veritas and I were having a polite, thoughtful discussion. Tron jumps in and simply says that it's all lies; bringing nothing to the table. Friends,don't let friends feed a troll.
The tax rate would go up for
The tax rate would go up for seating even if allowed by fire code. In Auburn, Gritty's used to have a pool table in the back. They chose to get rid of it to increase seating and because of that, had to pay more in taxes. I'm just saying that to tax such a place on seating, equipment, property, sales, meals, payroll (am I missing any) goes too far. We'll never agree on taxation, but at the end of the day, especially for a small business, it creates a hostile climate. I looked back over the numbers in my link above and, taken with the research written with it, the point still stays in tact: Maine is losing commercial jobs. I even checked a Maine.gov page that concurs although it only goes back far enough to blame it on the national recession. I think the empty store fronts all over the state speak for themselves. If the problem is indeed national, then we need to take drastic steps at the state level to counteract the effect considering Maine has never been a boom state even when the rest of the country is doing well.
look up ^
look up ^
Did you see the banner ad on
Did you see the banner ad on this page for Palin?
You're not gonna like the link
http://www.mainepolicy.org/resources/media/251_448221629.pdf
But the numbers looked sound
I see and it all comes down
I see and it all comes down to our fundamental differences in taxation. If Gritty's for example needs more revenue to stay afloat and they have enough room to seat one more table, why shouldn't they be able to do that, if even in the short term (tourist season), without fear of getting assessed at a higher tax rate? The same goes for adding new kitchen equipment. No, instead they are forced to stagnate and hope to get by. I'm talking less about a sales tax holiday and more about a fundamental change in how we tax employers. I worked closely with the owners of a small business and saw in black and white those factors concerning our bottom line. If the state were less restrictive with those who provide jobs, there would be more incentive to grow and create jobs.
I think I've had musk ox and
I think I've had musk ox and if prepared correctly and consumed with enough beer, it takes on the flavor of whatever it's spiced with, though a little tough.
Heheheh....nice pic. If only
Heheheh....nice pic. If only we could have kept Pandora from opening the box and stopped at flintlocks. While I tend to equate big guns with loud motorcycles, jacked up trucks, and huge spoilers on tiny Japanese cars....small er...body parts, I'm still an advocate for the right to own those things (but not small body parts).
Although I hate to feed a troll...or copy and paste
Over the past decade, 3,400 government jobs were added while 13,000 private sector jobs were lost.
The dramatic disparity between the growth in private versus public sector employment in Maine illustrates the need for the Taxpayer Bill of Rights provision which will be on the November ballot. Consider these facts:
• Data from the Maine Department of Labor reveals that there are fewer private sector workers in Maine today than there were a decade ago. As shown in Chart 1 and Table 1, over the last decade Maine’s private sector has lost 13,000 workers. Since the recession began in January 2008, Maine’s private sector has lost 22,700 workers.
• In stark contrast, Maine’s state and local governments have added 3,400 employees over the last decade. To put it another way, for every additional state and local government employee added, four private sector workers lost their jobs.
• This public sector job growth has been driven by out-of-control government spending. From FY 2000 to FY 2008, total state expenditures grew $2 billion, from $4.7 billion to $6.8 billion - a runaway spending increase of 45 percent!
• This unsustainable state spending is fueled, in part, by a bloated state workforce. In 2007, Maine state government had 4,497 more workers than needed, by national standards, costing Maine’s taxpayers an additional $189,451,468 in taxes. Clearly, the only long-term solution for controlling this kind of runaway government spending is the Taxpayer Bill of Rights initiative, which, if passed by voters this November, will allow taxpayers to decide if government should grow faster than the economy’s ability to create jobs for private sector workers.
Or the Dems running this
Or the Dems running this state could have made a business friendly environment and not run major employers out.
Although you show no
Although you show no appreciation for it (aside from your stretching of your 1st Ammendment rights), it takes people willing to take up firearms to keep your "decent society".
And just imagine how hard it
And just imagine how hard it was for all the religions that pre-date Christianity. It must have sucked for Budda, Brigid and the rest to have to walk everywhere with no dinosaurs in sight!
I just had some tool disagree
I just had some tool disagree that I had received a response from Senator Collins. Really? I still have the letter somewhere along with the documents she sent with it to show the progress of my query. I guess it's just someone who thinks that they'll ruin my day instead of scratch my head at their lack of intelligence.
And good for you, keeping the
And good for you, keeping the Donkey Show moniker alive on another board! We'll have the new catch phrase in no time.
Give him some slack...he has
Give him some slack...he has a hard time copying and pasting while fondling himself to Michael Moore movies.
I guess your version of the
I guess your version of the common man in Maine is one who sits on his arse collecting from the working class. While I suppose it is becomming more common, that doesn't make it honorable. By the way, whose piece of the pie have you been eating all these years?
The only tunnel I see is the
The only tunnel I see is the one that resembles a colon through which passes every politician Maine runs up the ladder. Do you care to tell me what Michaud DOES NOT have in common with a common turd?
Kudos for the allusion to
Kudos for the allusion to Deliverance.
I have addresses a few issues
I have addresses a few issues with Senator Collins and not only did I receive a personal response but in one case, she launched a full blown investigation into the dealings of a certain British defense contractor and US bids.
So, you would rather see it
So, you would rather see it in a landfill than helping a working family put fresh meat on their table...typical.
I like it though... you can
I like it though... you can all join me in the Donkey Show reference. If by some stroke of bad luck and Groundhog Day politics, Libby and Michaud win in November, we can make reference to Two Dems One Cup but until then, the Donkey Show will do.
Yeah, he's helping this
Yeah, he's helping this veteran right into the poor house!
So, you're saying that we
So, you're saying that we need more of the same incompetence we've seen for some thirty years? I've been around and I can say Maine's never been much for logic.
What you forget is that
What you forget is that Gore's camp had tens of thousands of votes thrown out because they didn't have a postal mark. Those votes, Gore knew, came from Navy ships at sea and many more deployed personnel around the world...those with the most to lose or gain in any election. He also knows that the military votes overwhelmingly Republican.
Funny how it seems perfectly
Funny how it seems perfectly fine on these threads to refer to anyone who is not a Democrat as a teabagger. I wonder how the SJ would feel if the rest of us called the Dems The Donkey Show. Fair is fair, right?
There are small metal
There are small metal "stamps" that they could use to mark the cans. Just a simple tap would mark the cans as unfit.
Great, even when Auburn tries
Great, even when Auburn tries to get rid of it's many eyesores, someone has to step in and screw it up. What should we do... dump tons of tax dollars into it and make it a livable slum again? Knock it down, already!
I think I would call myself a
I think I would call myself a governmental minimalist before pulling out the term conservative. I'm a Libertarian and as such, I see most government intrusion into our lives as just that. Most social programs have been given a life of their own (I've worked around these programs for many years), regulation of businesses has stifled our local economy... not to say that I would like to see the environmental controls taken away from potential polluters, but the way small businesses in particular, have been used as purely a source of revenue is repugnant. If you own a small eartery and start to do well, you may want to add a table to the floor...perhaps a new stove. First thing you know the state comes snooping around and raises your taxes, nullifying any possible new income. Health care in Maine is another crisis that didn't need to happen. If this state were more business friendly, we would have more employers offering insurance. If we (God forbid) allowed competition in our insurance market, those rates could be lowered to acceptable levels.
Shawn Moody actually has a
Shawn Moody actually has a plan for jobs, taxes, and welfare reform. He's a successful businessman who has been at it since his teens and despite Maine's constant assault on businesses, he's managed to thrive.
Before you get yourself too
Before you get yourself too deep with that hair trigger foot of yours in your mouth, I'm not a Republican. So called conservatives have spent the last ten years or so pushing abortion and gay hating down people's throats, they forgot about fiscal conservatism. Besides, all of your rants have been on the national level. I'm talking about what decades of the same old tax and spend ideology has done here in Maine.
Of course she'll
Of course she'll listen...give a sympathetic nod or two... then run off and create unfunded spending so she can raise taxes. It's the one-page Democrat play book.
First of all, it's cowardly
First of all, it's cowardly to pick a fight with an elderly widow, secondly where is the professionalism of those who told him it would be appropriate of him to taunt her at her husband's site?
Like I posted earlier, it
Like I posted earlier, it never was a big deal before politicians decided to make it an election issue. DADT should die but as posted by someone earlier, it will only go back to the old ways...it won't be a big victory for anyone. Maybe that's the way it should be.
Gays fared better in the
Gays fared better in the military before DADT. Everyone knew... only the most juvenile cared. It was when Washington decided to make a social experiment of it that it all became a circus.
Questions should end with
Questions should end with proper punctuation. Apparently, education means little to you. I just hope Mitchell doesn't plan on teaching her brand of economics after that abortion of an economic plan she released.
I can understand how someone
I can understand how someone leeching off the working class would be so upset about someone not paying their tax bill, but try to be as civil as your station in society would have you. After all, if you plan to ride on the backs of the working class, at least have the decency not to complain about the view.
Really? I believe your taxes
Really? I believe your taxes went down as well, didn't they? Oh, let me guess, you hated Bush so much you sent back your tax check...didn't think so. Besides, I have no problem cutting taxes for the rich as I've yet to get a job from a poor person.
So, Mitchell wants to borrow
So, Mitchell wants to borrow money to "create" jobs the same way Obama claims he's "created" jobs? Well, since it's working so well on the fed level, why not put the state further in debt to do a whole lot of nothing?
In-homes,CNAs, Ed Techs, and
In-homes,CNAs, Ed Techs, and other paraprofessionals will never be paid what they are worth until they unionize. The upper eschelon and admins of these supposed nonprofits are living well off the impossible labor of these people.
CV64, a Kittyhawk class
CV64, a Kittyhawk class carrier was overhauled back in '90 and put back into service. She served in Vietnam, and Desert Storm and is currently left to rot in Washington. Connie was the largest conventional carrier in the fleet.
If you don't want to play
If you don't want to play fair, you deserve to get bit.
Because adding "His" before
Because adding "His" before quarry would detract from the headline.
Your face! ...well, if you
Your face! ...well, if you aren't going to add anything intelligent to the conversation, what do you expect?
The headline is supported by
The headline is supported by AP Stylebook guidelines.
Take the USS Constellation
Take the USS Constellation instead. It's smaller, needs less work, and would take less to maintain.
As a hunter, I've never had
As a hunter, I've never had anything good to say about people who bait bear or use dogs. I guess Ryan found out he wasn't chasing a bunny.
My comment was intended after
My comment was intended after the demand for an apology after the letter...it got misplace.
Shawn Moody...a working class
Shawn Moody...a working class fiscal conservative who has no ties to the established parties. http://www.moodygov.com/
Did any of you actually read
Did any of you actually read the explanation of coverage or do you only log in the SJ to gripe about the SJ? Actually makes for a sad life, doesn't it?
They're both jokes...I'm
They're both jokes...I'm voting for Moody.
REALY?! I simply gave a brief
REALY?! I simply gave a brief account of my life after getting out of the Navy...on what grounds could you disagree?
Ah..Subic! I landed in Clark
Ah..Subic! I landed in Clark and drove overland to Subic. Spent a night on the town (San Miguel 25 cents). Many later, found myself inexplicably back in the TPU only to be woke up two hours later to go trap on my ship. We pulled back in port the next day and there I was again for another four days. Didn't buy many "ladies drinks", but had a lot of fun!
If you distill four years of
If you distill four years of seminary into "Bible study" then you speak volumes about yourself; none of it good. It's this same kind of gumball machine self study credential that ramps up centuries of ignorance; cherry picking scripture to say what you want while dismissing anyone who says differently. Consider your meager training as one who holds the Bible up to his nose, reading the few words in front of his face. The trained theologian or minister has had years of intensive study at arms length. You have allowed your own biggoted notions to control the couple lines of scripture you see in front of your face. When you put in the time at a real institution, you are forced to view your beliefs beyond your self. Masters and Doctoral level degrees are not given lightly or traded for money. If you had ever set foot in one, you would know better.
Nah... I was a lowly third
Nah... I was a lowly third class when I got out. My life was far from comfortable but nice for a kid out of high school. I saw quite a bit of the world on the USS Constellation, then off to isolated duty and a few other assignments. I went from millions of dollars of equipment and people's lives in my hands to working at a Virginia Beach Little Caesar's Pizza and apprenticing as a woodworker.
Stay as dumb as you please
Stay as dumb as you please then. The Lutherans you attacked recently go through four years of undergrad work before going through a long semenary candidate process followed by four years of intensive study and work to get a MDiv degree. Those you refer to as Liturgists adhere to a practice that is so old, it was carried over from the Jewish tradition. If you accuse them of singing the scripture in a derrogatory manner, then you are more anti-orthodox, but then that sounds more anti-Christian than to simply call them Liturgists, so you make up a label. Designer Christianity is more of a blight on an otherwise beautiful religion, than Orthodoxy, Catholocism, and the few, older traditions. Your brand would let you take a coorespondence course, slap a "clergy" sticker on your bumper, and call yourself just as valid as a learned theologian with years of learning, training, and experience in comparitive religion. It's so good of you too, to protect others from us Pagans. After all, look at all the abortion doctors we've killed...no, wait... those were Christians. Well, how about the Inquisitions...no, not us. The Crusades? Nope. How about the pressings and hangings in New England? Oh wait... those were innocent people accused of being us and killed by Christians. I saw a bumper sticker once that sums it all up: I love God..it's His fan club that scares me.
Do you earn some sort of
Do you earn some sort of Reich badge for having four white children in Lewiston these days? Being proud not to have your MDiv degree is like the unattractive girl at school who says she would never be a cheerleader because "they're stupid". Downplaying not having a broad or deep education is very telling.
Agreed on the last part.
Agreed on the last part. Republicans who once claimed to be fiscal conservatives now are more concerned with hating gays and blocking abortions. I do seem to remember having to change my witholding under Clinton to make up for my taxes going up at a time when I was just out of the Navy and struggling to make ends meet in a small woodshop. Clinton may have ended his days with a surplus but that didn't help my finances.
My bad, but reading my last
My bad, but reading my last statement through again, I can just as easily answer the same for the fed. I refer back to the last LTE about this same issue that I believe you added pulling the teet from Israel. There's plenty of tax money already out there to pay down the deficit if only more people would pay attention to where it's going.
...other than we lost states
...other than we lost states rights to..oh wait... a Republican who wanted a powerful central government! Sorry, but the letter writer walked right into that one.
That's the answer from the
That's the answer from the typical sources: tax already strapped businesses. Instead of asking where the state can do without or, god forbid, where it can cut mispent monies, let's go after business owners who hire the working class that supports all the dead weight in this state.
That's funny...the "last
That's funny...the "last place" we're all seen together is in the graveyard. As for the "Rev" (still waiting to see some semenary credentials) this Pagan is not a bit impressed with the circus stunts and biggotry in sheep's clothing.
I think this is the second
I think this is the second time in a month I've agreed with tron. Thank you Sgt. Giunta.
How do we fund tax cuts? It's
How do we fund tax cuts? It's as easy as shrinking the government, ending welfare to foriegn countries, firing a few dozen czars, ending a couple of wars, and maybe just for good measure, we'll force members of Congress to participate in the president's ridiculous health care plan. Uh, you can keep the change after that, we won't need it.
Good thing I'm a Pagan, Joe
Good thing I'm a Pagan, Joe because this is gonna hurt: Why don't you take a stroll mid day and count the number of stroller being pushed around by baby mommas and shirtless knobs. Here's another term for you: welfare baby. Yep, there's tons of them around here and they're made for even less of a reason; either carelessness or someone's daddy didn't love them enough..or hell, just more sweet taxpayer money. What's worse is for every doorknob strolling about, that's more tax dollars to throw at the kid once they're in the "special school", Long Creek, getting a behavioral med cocktail via Maincare, or arrested for knocking over headstones. Yes, Mexican or homegrown, they're all our little bundles of joy to take care of.
Ten years of ignored
Ten years of ignored resolutions...most of which were on Clinton's shift, during a cease fire. Sounds like a good reason to end the cease fire to me. I was in the first go around and the only flaw in the plan was not letting us finish the job.
If the media didn't elect
If the media didn't elect him, it would be the first time since JFK. My favorite is how he gave away troop movement to the world, signaling that the time is right for a major offensive in central Baghdad. I hope the families of all the soldiers lost from this rookie move send him a Christmas card this year.
Most people who go through
Most people who go through ASPIRE get certificates in ECE or Pharmacy Tech (chashier). Once out, they are lucky if they can land $8/hr and even then are told to hold their hours artificially low in order to still collect aid. The state even pays tutors to assist students in these programs top dollar.
Head up, Jocelyn. Your fellow
Head up, Jocelyn. Your fellow workers salute you for doing what's right. Keep looking toward changes in Augusta...maybe we can turn the tide some day.
Ah, but you never mentioned
Ah, but you never mentioned that you were a follower of Paul or Apollos, but that you were a follower of Christ. Those things that you mention, pedophilia (preys upon children), bestiality (preys upon animals), cannibalism (well, tastes like pork), rape (sickness of power), wife beating (see above) have nothing to do with homosexuality. As you make assumptions, might I make my own that someone who is so threatened by it must have fantasies of his own.
Any "Christian" who hates or condemns is a hypocrite. If you were to be truly honest with yourself and actually read the NT, you would know it to be so.
Hmmmm... to say that you are
Hmmmm... to say that you are a Christian means that you follow the life, teachings, and example of Jesus (Christ, apparently). That said, everything written about Jesus is concerned with forgiveness, love, and yes, treating others as you would be treated. The only person or type of person Jesus condems time and again are the hypocrites. Hypocrites, in this instance, would be those who claim to follow his teachings and example, and do not; condemning and persecuting others. If the scriptures indeed take hold, you "Reverend" (still haven't seen any seminary credentials), are in rough shape.
The shrapnel came from a
The shrapnel came from a grenade he threw Wile E. Coyote style into a boat they came alongside. He tossed it into sacks of rice and took most of the damage in his bum. Lucky the fool bastard didn't get his crew killed. Tell me why it was that none of his commanders would sign for his Purple Hearts?
I've driven all over this
I've driven all over this country and, per capita, L/A drivers are the most ignorant I've seen. Apparently, red lights around here are just suggestions.
So, they're hiding their
So, they're hiding their anti-gun agenda in the disguise of anti-gang training.
Obama inherited this mess!
Obama inherited this mess! Oh, wait....that montra doesn't work here?
Waste of living tissue!
Waste of living tissue!
Irish is an ethnicity within
Irish is an ethnicity within the Celtic race. If you are in America as an Irish descendant, you are Irish more than you are American. The term American refers to neither ethnicity nor race but rather a people belonging to a set of political and cultural rules and mores (mostly borrowed from Europe). In many ways we are as artificial as the former USSR which was a social construct, not a people. To truly be "American" you would have to be a descendant of native blood (North American). Since I am not of any native American tribe but my family came from Ireland, then I am of Ireland. I live in the American culture but I am, in fact, an ethnic Irishman of the Celtic race.
Extreme fear and anger... an
Extreme fear and anger... an 80 year old woman.... get a rope.
Actually, the Francos were
Actually, the Francos were brought in to displace the large Irish population here.
Same here! A first for
Same here! A first for everything, I guess.
Maybe he's counting the time
Maybe he's counting the time it takes for the welfare taxi or Western Maine Transportation to arrive to pick him up. Oh, and if he's tooling around on one of those little Rascal carts, it'll take extra time.
...or how about "Change"?
...or how about "Change"? Hehehehe.. the only change is what's left in my pocket.
How is that, "Again no."? Oh
How is that, "Again no."?
Oh look, this isn't an argument. Just for you... the Monty Python Argument Department Sketch. Enjoy
A: Yes it is.
M: No it isn't. It's just contradiction.
A: No it isn't.
M: It is!
A: It is not.
M: Look, you just contradicted me.
A: I did not.
M: Oh you did!!
A: No, no, no.
M: You did just then.
A: Nonsense!
M: Oh, this is futile!
A: No it isn't.
M: I came here for a good argument.
A: No you didn't; no, you came here for an argument.
M: An argument isn't just contradiction.
A: It can be.
M: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
A: No it isn't.
M: Yes it is! It's not just contradiction.
A: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
M: Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.'
A: Yes it is!
M: No it isn't!
So the biggest part of this
So the biggest part of this argument is to keep one major pollutant (plastic bags) so that they can be used to contain another (adult diapers)?
Uh, no...I believe it was
Uh, no...I believe it was Western Civ several years ago. Way to get your panties in a bunch, though. The truth of the matter is that all of the big monotheistic religions have been, or still are, invasive. Islam and Judaism are currently the biggest sabre rattling of the three. I would encourage people to take a look at our former colonizer, England. They have even allowed parts of London to be "ruled" by Islamic law for the sake of getting along.
Sooooo Libby believes it's a
Sooooo Libby believes it's a right. The Constitution does not call it a right. Therefore, Libby is anti-Constitution.
Wasn't Cordoba the first city
Wasn't Cordoba the first city taken by the Muslims in Spain? Wasn't the mosque there erected to show power and gain a foothold? Just saying.... "Encouraging the moderates" is like saying "Encourage the Christmas and Easter Christians"
Every employer and business
Every employer and business owner in the twin cities should keep their names and pictures on file. They should be denied at every turn and rejected by the rest of our community. Further, they should have to spend every day for the next year tending to the cemetary.
I truly hope you do not think
I truly hope you do not think I'm a science fiction writer. Take any shots you want with my character, but that one's too low.
One could just as easily say
One could just as easily say it's time to elect a little person however if that person's ideas are detrimental to an already beleagured state, it's just not worth the novelty.
Joe, when the hell did you
Joe, when the hell did you put on a uniform yourself?! I was a volunteer. I worked with volunteers. Not a damn one of them sniveled or wenched about their duty either (aside from the mundane day to day operations). You dishonor them with your whining by proxy, so really, help yourself to a nice big mug of STFU. When I was in, people died. That's it. They died. Big memorials weren't erected...lights didn't dim. They were people who signed up, believed in what they were doing, and had paid a final price so that you could forego your own duty and wench on their behalf here on SJ.
...or how about going into
...or how about going into Bosnia and Somolia for that matter after the genocide was all but complete?
The smart bomb in the Chinese
The smart bomb in the Chinese Embassy was one of my favorites.
That was supposed to be a
That was supposed to be a response to voisine
Wow, I bet you keep Kleenex
Wow, I bet you keep Kleenex by the sofa when you watch Michael Moore mocumentaries!
Really?! I was in Florida for
Really?! I was in Florida for all the recounts. I'm surprised they didn't count the ones for Gore that his people drew big puffy hearts around. Did you know your boy had tens of thousands of votes thrown away? Yep, they were all lacking the proper post mark because they came from deployed Navy and Marine personnel; the people who had the most to gain or lose...oh, and the military votes overwhelmingly Republican.
Again, voisine cannot rub two
Again, voisine cannot rub two brain cells together and stick to the topic. What does your so called Great Depression II have to do with the debate. As for me on the subject...I may find it in poor taste, but I once agreed to support and defend the Constitution which allows them to build whatever they want on private property.
Again, voisine cannot rub two
Again, voisine cannot rub two brain cells together and stick to the topic. What does your so called Great Depression II have to do with the debate. As for me on the subject...I may find it in poor taste, but I once agreed to support and defend the Constitution which allows them to build whatever they want on private property.
I don't recall a draft so
I don't recall a draft so each of those 4000 plus that you refer to were volunteers.
Hate to break it to you, but
Hate to break it to you, but it's awful hard to tell first responders mid-stroke where your magical shoebox full 'o med records is. Also, they neither care nor have time for looking through your cell to find medical information. Your next of kin will be able to find your cell in the bag of belongings they pick up at security.
Now that we've heard another
Now that we've heard another one of Voisine's inarticulate rants perhaps we can get back to the letter. It is my understanding that parents can already deny medical care for their children on the basis of religious beliefs.
Even information shared in
Even information shared in HealthinfoNot is covered by HIPPA. It's still treated as confidential information and only professionals with a need to know have access.
Very civic... I keep my pets
Very civic... I keep my pets indoors, pick up their poop, take care of them, and feed them properly. I once lived in a Maine township that, only a few years prior, had a cow tax. With cows outnumbering humans, they saw it as easy money. This is just another cow tax.
When they start requiring a
When they start requiring a tax on cats, hampsters, and goldfish, I'll start paying a tax on my dog. Until then, the petty politicians can bugger off.
...and Democrats shift
...and Democrats shift resources from the working class to the entitled (welfare) class. The real difference is that Republicans see my paycheck as something I earned by providing goods or services to another. Democrats see my paycheck as public funds. By the way, did you send back your tax refund under Bush? Hmm...didn't think so.
Health care is the biggest
Health care is the biggest crisis that never was. Obama ran on and continued to push this herring to cover for the fact that he knew he couldn't fix the war, economy, or anything else for that matter. Now, all his minions can do is continue the tired line of "inheriting" these problems. What did he do to fix the economy? He spent our future on building projects that didn't create any jobs. Heavy equipment operators and ditch diggers were already employed when he threw more money into the hole. I was never a fan of Bush, but to call this man anything other than the horror of an excuse for a leader that he is shows just how far Democrats heads are up their bums.
Yeah George...you go get
Yeah George...you go get 'em.... and what's all this I hear about women folk votin'? It just aint Christian, I tell ya! An don't get me started on the colored folk neither!
Bigotry is just that no matter what religion you hide behind.
Every piece I edit, gets
Every piece I edit, gets spell checked, checked for AP Style, and put under the microscope to check for honesty. I usually go over an article twice at one sitting and then once more later when it would be fresh once again. Still, sometimes three sets of eyes can miss the same mistake.
Leave preaves alone! Aside
Leave preaves alone! Aside from that red boarder, she's cute as a bug.
No matter... in this economy
No matter... in this economy the answer is to further reign in government, not turn the screws on the working class. Raising taxes is never the answer and the sooner both parties figure that out, the better.
Within a walk of the park
Or a methadone clinic...
You know, I would have liked
You know, I would have liked to argue the point with you but you stated the Catholic position so eloquently I have little rebuttal. Troll, it's up to you to be a Catholic or not. For you might I suggest some comi book pseudo-spirituality which allows you to steal from the working class and feed the lazy.
Great...more busses to travel
Great...more busses to travel more miles with five people on board. That sure sounds like it's cutting our fuel consumption.
Guess you're on the menu.
Guess you're on the menu.
We eat scumbags and
We eat scumbags and smartasses.
Scumbag! Let me catch someone
Scumbag! Let me catch someone pulling something like that.
START is just that..as start.
START is just that..as start. Normalization of our relationship Russia is the big step.
There you go again... there's
There you go again... there's a business thriving in Maine, so let's tax it some more. Before you know it they'll be taxing the shells tourists pick up on our beaches. Keep it up and soon there won't be enough of us working to support the entitled class the Dems love so well.
Loud pipes are the same as
Loud pipes are the same as big spoilers on little Hondas, big handguns, etc... it all equals a bitty member and a lot of compensation.
You make it seem like he's
You make it seem like he's just sitting there minding his own business and the world comes down on him. You seem to revel in so called persecution for your faith when in reality it's your own rigidity and blind ignorance (shouted from the rooftops) that brings you ridicule. Why don't you try not making a spectacle of yourself by burning books and and attacking other religions that, by the way, were already ancient when Jesus was born?
Let others drown in their own
Let others drown in their own ignorance...you did well!
The only thing tired here is
The only thing tired here is your trolling for an argument by turning every article into a political issue. No facts, no figures...just you trying to be in the spotlight of your own tired argument. Apparently, I'm one of the only people here who can see through you. Apparently, you have no life and the only way you can amuse yourself is to log on and blame Republicans for everything from global warming to inadequate peanutbutter in a feeble effort to get a rise out of them. It's just sad.
troll, troll, troll, troll,
troll, troll, troll, troll, troll, troll, troll.......
And how long has this ice
And how long has this ice cream place been there? How many people have gone there (presumably at least 90% white) and never made anything of the sign other than creative design work? I suppose if it were a Friendly's he would be accused of sucking up to corporate greed. Sometimes ice cream is just ice cream.
This comes from the same tron
This comes from the same tron who can draw Katrina, bad pizza toppings, and detal floss together in a MacGyver like fashion in order to blame Bush.
This comes from the same tron
This comes from the same tron who can draw Katrina, bad pizza toppings, and detal floss together in a MacGyver like fashion in order to blame Bush.
Oh well, all's well that ends
Oh well, all's well that ends well, right?
There was actually a great
There was actually a great special on the science of sexuality with John Barrowman investigating successive male births. The theory states that the more males that are born creates a defense mechanism in the mother. Since the Y chromosome is not natural in the female body, her system learns to attack the Y.
Just as I meant from my
Just as I meant from my comment above...it was relief that the little ones are bouncy. My youngest once pulled a motorcycle over onto himself... I freaked but he came out of it like nothing happened.
It's since, Mr Masters, not
It's since, Mr Masters, not sense.
They are all civil unions,
They are all civil unions, northwoods. No matter which church joins a couple, they cannot be seperated without going through the courts. Licenses are issued by the government who also governs marriage laws, therefore it must be made available to all citizens.
If you, indeed were allowed
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Perhaps an education doesn't
Perhaps an education doesn't make others think like me, but a proper education would give one a better lexicon. Why all the vitriole towards the homosexuals? Hiding a little homoerroticism perhaps? I am indeed an educator, professional writer, and editor. Perhaps my next short story will be about a self-loathing latent homosexual who "purges" his energies by attacking others online.
The majority kept slavery
The majority kept slavery legal. The majority of the people also didn't support the split with England.
Your grammar speaks volumes
Your grammar speaks volumes about you and your obvious lack of education. Marriage was invented to gain and otherwise maintain wealth and power. The idea of marriage for the lower classes didn't even take hold until the 17th century. As for your "gross" theory of law, I know a far more intelligent person who finds cheese repulsive. I would shudder to think what she may do with my cheddar if she were in charge. Now, do us all a favor and go play with your Leggos, or try to put another Lincoln Log in your ear and let the adults talk about this one.
The letter wasn't about
The letter wasn't about immigration, dumb ass.
Now see...I said at the onset
Now see...I said at the onset that toddlers are bouncy and squishy and my comment was removed! It's a good thing.
It was meant as a good
It was meant as a good thing... I've had three little ones who have survived one scrape after another that would have laid me up for days or worse. Little ones are made resilliant for a reason... screens are one of them.... and they have amazing speed when we think they're going to stay put.
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...and I've never been caught
...and I've never been caught preaching on street corners, handing out tracts, knocking on doors, or funding ridiculous commercials to promote any of the Pagan traditions. Hardly an invasion.
DWilson... problem with yer arse?
What did I say to you to warrant your blathering ignorance and vitriole?
As for my name, is mise Cathal Dubghlas Mac antSaior. Pog mo thoin!
I.....I.....no, this is just
I.....I.....no, this is just too damn easy.
Keep picturing Balls of Fury
All right...
I've got something to say...yeah.
It's better to burn out... than fade away!
....no serenade, no fire briggade...just a pyromania!
What do you want?
Come on, sing along!
I work in the behavioral
I work in the behavioral field if you must know. Sadly, I see most often that it's a matter of control more often than not. Also, if this parent truly knows their child, than they will stay ahead of their child in the community. Also just as sad, I've seen more "parents" with an entitlement mentallity when it comes to benefits and services.
If I were to write a letter,
If I were to write a letter, lambasting Islam, the Sun Journal would never print it. Now, we have "Reverand" Taylor, attacking Paganism with a complete pass. While Harry Potter and Vampires have about as much to do with real Paganism as the Easter Bunny has to do with Christianity, this is still an assault on a religion; one that is far older and may I say, more peaceful, than Christianity. When's the last time a Wiccan blew up a clinic, Doug?
For all of the second grade
For all of the second grade vitriole being hurled at this post, I can understand why the kid's out of control. DWilson obviously has some kind of experience in the system (police, education, social work...) as his suggested methods are quite valid. The kid is indeed pulling a power grab with the consent of the adults. One of the best things I can add to the list would be a loud door alarm. You can get one for about five dollars and they install in minutes. Stop spending so much time on a bogus DSM diagnosis (unless you can be honest with yourself and admit you like the SSI money) and look at it from the standpoint of a power struggle.
Unless you are in the
Unless you are in the military, you are not U.S. Property. Don't feel bad about that sign. Where I used to work there was posted: use of terminal force authorized. With you there on the P.S.
I agree whole heartedly about
I agree whole heartedly about the media driven "If it bleeds, it leads" society. Perhaps I'm just a bit flippant because I've seen lots of innocent people die who have deserved otherwise. Life is not a civilized matter... what was the quote, "Short, brutish, and nasty"?
Better luck in the next life.
Better luck in the next life. Maybe karma will reward their innocence.
I've known cops, lawyers, and
I've known cops, lawyers, and judges and out of the three, the cop is the only one with an interest in justice. Justice and law, or the interpretation of it, are mutually exclusive terms. It's compounded by the irony that those most maligned by society are all complicit in the legal profession. Politicians create laws, lawyers twist and blur laws, and the head lawyer passes judgement or refs while a contrived batch of citizens (screened by the lawyers, of course), think more about lost wages sitting in a courtroom than the dance the lawyers are engaged in.
There is no justice, Raymond.
There is no justice, Raymond. We have people who go to school to become professional liars. Furthermore, we take the shining stars among the liars and make them judges; granting them the title "your honor". Go back even further... politicians... other professional liars are allowed to actually MAKE laws that the other liars are in charge of bending and twisting to fit their purposes. If you have any interest in justice, Raymond, you are going to have to get creative.
Saw a woman at Hannaford in
Saw a woman at Hannaford in Auburn yesterday. Not only was she in a handicap space (for being obese I assume), but she had the energy to ram the cart up onto the median rather than use half the effort to push it back where it belongs. Is it possible that we're awarding mentally handicapped plates that look the same as legit?
Typical... local politicians
Typical... local politicians looking to screw every cent out of each of us. Why don't they just go straight to the cancer ward and shake down the families? Really guys... at least try to look like you have an ounce of class.
“It doesn't even figure out
“It doesn't even figure out to be 1 percent of the people who were there,” he said. -That made themselves obvious enough to be caught by the keystone cops. Should have brought a couple of dogs through there if you were serious.
...but we have plenty of room
...but we have plenty of room to keep building subsidized housing? Great, discourage business even more and offer widespread welfare housing. Good idea guys.. why don't you just pay crack dealers to sit outside my house so the property value can hit an even 0$? Why is it that my taxes are as high as Portland, yet this place remains such an armpit? Good job...keep it up.
The landlords also get more
The landlords also get more money for Somali families than standard Section 8.
So, you're supporting
So, you're supporting de-funding the war because it, not the other assinine things DC spends money on, is making you, personally, poor? Why don't you put on a uniform for a bit, go over there, and tell me you would like to see funding cut? Sure, we'll take your body armor... maybe cut air patrols in areas you are assigned to go into. Sponsor a bill to bring the troops home, sure... but don't get them killed because you have a problem with it.
guess these people would
guess these people would rather have a passle of unwanted children living off the state to support. If your God and "modesty" were so important to you, your churches would be taking the place of welfare.
The pipes are the same as a
The pipes are the same as a big fin on the back of a little Honda. Can anyone say compensation? I'm sorry you have a little member... but don't punish my ears for it. Buy a big handgun instead or something.
Celebrating...
Another Klansman gone...
Turn it into subsidized
Turn it into subsidized housing like every other square inch of unused space.
Why are they making such a
Why are they making such a success story of furthering the Ghettofication of L/A? As for the money at stake for slum lords, the government pays even bigger money to those who offer housing to Somalis. Can't we put a stop to this before the few legitimate property owners see further market devaluation?!
Demanding a warrant when you
Demanding a warrant when you know you are harboring a fugitive is illegal. Look it up.
I tell people to read The
I tell people to read The Rights of Man by Tom Paine... or Rousseau.
This man lived the job,
This man lived the job, unlike his commander. Did he make fun of a culture... this is a war, not a social experiment. If a four star general feels he is hung out to dry in such a manner as to have to talk to the press about it, Obama must be doing a pretty bad job.
Wow, you wouldn't accept a
Wow, you wouldn't accept a Fox news poll because of the bias, but you'll accept a report from an agency that would have the most to benefit from increased revenues.
Worse, increased operating
Worse, increased operating costs usually lead to small businesses closing their doors. The libs just think that these businesses will somehow live with the decreased patronage and get by to pay more taxes another day.
The alcohol industry has been
The alcohol industry has been marketing to kids for ages. As for pharmaceuticals, that's a whole other debate and one I'm sure we could argue for days. The problem is the government. If it weren't so entrenched in every aspect of our lives, we wouldn't be paying billions each year. When we allow our government to be run by legislators, then we expect them to do their job (create laws). So, in order to appear effective, legislators need to be in constant search of laws to impose to regulate the behavior of the citizens. This has lead to America being one of the most legislated countries in the supposed free world. Freedoms relinquished in the name of comfort or parenting the citizens will never be regained
It doesn't have to be
It doesn't have to be neutral. In fact, there are redundancies throughout our government, wasteful spending, and programs that simply are not run efficiently. If Mainers really want a lower tax bill, they'll have to wrestle it from the plethora of control freaks that infest our state government.
While I am not a smoker, I
While I am not a smoker, I cannot support any form of "government authority" over any private industry much less, celebrate it with you.
I just had to add here that I
I just had to add here that I once owned a Geo Metro which got nearly twice the mileage as the new hybrids.
Let's not forget the plastics
Let's not forget the plastics that make up most of the car, the foam in the cushions, or even the coal fired to forge the engine block. Clean energy (which is still not "clean") is a great bumper sticker but nobody wants it in their back yard. Everyone wants to tout their energy du jour, but nobody wants to address consumption.
Adam, I suppose your home is
Adam, I suppose your home is heated by geothermal, your car is electric, and you have shunned plastic products and refused to drive on asphalt? No? Then you are just as beholden to big oil as any politician out there.
The problem is pedophiles
The problem is pedophiles hiding in the church...either to use the position of trust and authority, or in some lame attempt to "cure" themselves. By the letter writer's line of thought, we should fear people with a long dry spell preying on our children.
Are you as deficient as
Are you as deficient as tron?! I've been paying. I don't know how to use fewer syllables for you. I don't control the state allowing her to stay on welfare regardless of my payments.
I'll just leave it by saying
I'll just leave it by saying I have paid in full since day one. Other than that, I refuse to get lured into another troll argument of yours. To argue on the internet is like getting gold in the Special Olympics... you may have won, but you're still retarded.
Typical response from the
Typical response from the entitled class. You feel entitled to suck on the teet of the state while the working class sweats for you. That's ok, troll, soon there won't be enough of us to tote all your dead weight. Anyway, I met all my support obligations.. not to mention all the school clothes, vacations, and the multitude of other needs that comes with having kids. The state simply didn't see anything wrong (as neither do you) with lifelong welfare, but rather penalized me for her sloth. I matters little to the state sees those under their care as entitled to cell phones, EBT cards, daycare subsidies (whether you work or not), HEAP, and many more "allowances" while those whose paychecks it attaches are living off ramen noodles and unable to pay for rent, bills, or insurance. The day will come, when I move away and my children receive my financial support directly and the state will get an 8x10 glossy of my Irish arse.
We need to look at the
We need to look at the corrupt government entity in charge. My ex left, admiting adultery, and immediately signed up for state aid. I was back in school and working full time in retail (just above minumum wage). The state attached half of my already feeble check and kept a tally of how much I owed according to them in arrears. At one point, they told me I should drop out of college to take on a second job so I could pay more. It's been ten years now and she's still on the Daihl. The state recently took me to court and doubled my support in order to refill their coffers. None of the extra expense is going to my children and they admitted in court that it was to defray the amound she is collecting in welfare. They have pulled the same threats with me. In my opinion, if anyone disregards the unjust laws of a corrupt government, more power to them!
United...in raising taxes.
United...in raising taxes. United in... increasing entitlements. United in... running on nothing but vitriole for the GOP. United in... having no plan. United in... throwing money at problems instead of solutions.
Buh-Bye
One less scumbag.
What is this "Holy Bible"
What is this "Holy Bible" (really a non-title if you examine the meaning of those two words), and where does it talk about the Goddess Bridgid, Buddah, or Ganesha?
...or Clinton and Gore?
...or Clinton and Gore?
You offend too easily Denis.
You offend too easily Denis. Perhaps a diagnosis and script are all you need. Cheer up, Sunshine the bad newspaper will try to tone it down for you.
...and in such a good part of
...and in such a good part of town...I'm shocked.
Bet if Bush were still in the
Bet if Bush were still in the White House when this happened you would be all over him.
At first I laughed at this
At first I laughed at this letter but then decided that praying will get us about as far as waiting for BP or the White House to do anything about it.
... did it myself back in
... did it myself back in '87. It was stupid, but I was much more invincible then. Strange how we lose our superpowers as we age.
The hair, Woody...look at the
The hair, Woody...look at the hair. Now picture him singing Thriller. God, I shouldn't have to explain pop refrences.
Wilton man found guilty of
Wilton man found guilty of stealing the late Michael Jackson's gerri curl. Details at eight.
The answer here would be
The answer here would be nothing. He's done nothing short of wallow in a bad economy he and his apologists will continue to blame on others until the end of his term. The whining from the left is as deafening as the bible thumping from the right. You speak of the arty of no, while shouting from the party of know nothing.
Achievements? What might they
Achievements? What might they be?!
Joseph, it's a little rash to
Joseph, it's a little rash to support voting for the least qualified candidate just because you are disillusioned with your old party. Try defining what you actually believe and find a candidate who matches that before running in the opposite direction to support such a knob as Obama.
Voisine.... because turrets
Voisine.... because turrets makes me feel more important. As to LePage, as an independent I was kept out of the primary process but... who the hell is he? I mean, I have heard NOTHING of this guy!
Obviously, Israel also has
Obviously, Israel also has the right to starve and deny medical supplies to innocent men, women, and children. If Israel were any other nation in the middle east, we would have invaded them too. "The Enemy" here is just semantics.
A prude AND a bigot.
A prude AND a bigot.
Prude patrol is out today.
Prude patrol is out today.
... as compared to the myriad
... as compared to the myriad of Protestant traditions.
Just going back to the
Just going back to the origional patriarchs before the schism. Whether Catholics, or one of the "orthodox" traditions, they are considered, at least from the comparative religion aspect, one of the first Christian churches.
God, what a twit! First of
God, what a twit! First of all, Harry Potter is to Paganism what the Easter Bunny is to Christianity (oops.. the Easter Bunny IS Pagan). Secondly, just what is your educational level? What seminary did you graduate from? Do you hold a MDiv? I would say by your lack of eloquence..no. All you do is reveal yourself as homophobic, anti-Catholic (Remember them? The first of the organized Christians?) and anti-Constitution. I don't get where your fiction novel is so superior to Rowling's.
.... And I'm having a tough
.... And I'm having a tough time finding an editing gig!
Wow, I had to dig through a
Wow, I had to dig through a whole pile of vitriole just to read how the "other side" is full of hate. Watch when you point your finger, Voisine there are three more pointing back at you. (I'll wait while you make a pointing gesture and figure out what I just said.)
My grandfather used to say,
My grandfather used to say, "You can't make ice cream out of horse s***." So, no matter how you stir these new taxes around or how many chocolate chips you add... it's still horse s***. Vote Yes!
What they failed to mention
What they failed to mention in these supposed facts and myths... posed by DHHS themselves hmmm .. is that Maine is one of only a handful of states that chose not to sign on to Clinton's welfare reform, leaving no residency requirements and a loophole that allows lifetime benefits. And they say people still do not move here for the free ride?
It's only the far left that
It's only the far left that perpetuates that illusion of "rich" tax cuts. Besides, if they get a bigger break it's only proportionate.. they pay more to begin with. Let's start with not giving people back more than they put in. "Deductions" should end at $0, not continue into receiving funds that were never paid.
How about stripping down the
How about stripping down the state government? Start with a sweeping audit of DHHS, sign on to the Clinton Welfare Reform Act, cut taxes on small businesses to create and maintain jobs, eliminate redunancies in the government, stop this endless cycle of bond proposals... just to name a few. As for the rich.. I've never been given a job or a paycheck from a poor man. They earn their way in life just as the working class does and keep our economy moving when we let them. I have no problem with the rich but I do have a problem with an irresponsible government with too long of a reach.
... And a yes vote will
... And a yes vote will result in lower or maintained taxes for lower income earners. Why should the working class pick up the tab for everyone else? Send Augusta back to the drawing board with the strong message that we are not as stupid as they take us to be.
Tell me who would rent at or
Tell me who would rent at or above market rate in the same building as 34 low income apartments?!
Or......
One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Unjust laws exist: shall we
“Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them” ~Thoreau
Do you think before you type,
Do you think before you type, or do you just wing it? New taxes are indeed an increase. It matters little what bone Augusta thinks it's throwing the working class in order to dupe them into thinking this is a good bill. The burden will not fall upon the tourists who are only here for a brief time but rather upon those of us who try to frequent local establishments. If you choose to go out to eat or order take out, you are taxed. If you need to repair the car you are already over taxed for, you pay another tax. If, god forbid, you splurge and take the family skiing... oh wait.. the corrupt in Augusta took the payoff on that one and exempted the only REAL lucrative tourist industry in the state. This is a tax the few who support the many in Maine will pay every day. And what of those businesses who have struggled to keep their doors open the past couple of years? What will happen when the average family cuts just one night of take out? More businesses, who have long tolerated Augusta's anti-business policies, will close their doors.
So my tax (may) go down but
So my tax (may) go down but everything else will increase? Sounds like they've just found a new hole to screw me. What about all the businesses that will tank because of the further loss of business in this economy? It's still an increase and it's still wrong no matter how you want to spin it.
"Mainers with earned income
"Mainers with earned income who currently don't earn enough to pay any income tax will be getting a refund that is larger by as much as $195 than the refund they got under the old law."
That's the problem. If we simply didn't hand money back to people who don't pay in to begin with, there would be no deficit. Any shift in taxes is still a tax increase no matter how you dress it up. Vote Yes!
Hookers are hookers... and
Hookers are hookers... and trolls are trolls.
I lived in a part of San
I lived in a part of San Diego where English was not the language heard on the streets. I'm willing to bet that not all those hard working people were legal. Don't get me wrong.. I'm in favor of the Arizona law. I'm just saying that I would be far more in favor of fast tracking Legal immigration from Mexico than shipping people in from far points of the globe. Let's help our neighbors first.
Although I'm sure he's a fine
Although I'm sure he's a fine person, I'm just not ready for more years of the same. I don't think this state can take it.
I know of several Marines who
I know of several Marines who did regular rotations to the boarder to assist Boarder Patrol. Ever report I heard from them says that the current system is a waste. Crossers are chased all night, rounded up and handed to the agents... who quickly let them all go. It's a game and those who cross regularly are pros at it. Still... I would like to see some of our second and third generation welfare sponges sent back to their countries of origin and more Mexicans brought in to take their place. I lived on the boarder and enjoyed their company (and work ethic) far more.
I'm not covering anybody's
I'm not covering anybody's butt and I'll go the next step and say what you've been trying to dangle bait for... I've witnessed abhorent behaviour from, mostly Somali children at LPL. That said, we're talking about kids who were never brought up in a society where it was understood that the library is the place where the old lady put her finger to her lips and went Shhhhhh. We walk so tenderly around our immigrant population that we forget to tell them the difference between the mall and the library. Even so, there are obvious cultrual differences in our methods of communication.. again I point to a case similar to Tracton and Roadville. Now, I'm sure that you'll turn observation and comparison to a scientific study to racism and probably blame Bush... I'm not a Republican by the way... but in making such a jump you will only expose yourself further as a troll.
Even if it were cultural, it
Even if it were cultural, it does not mean that it's inherently racist. Read the Tracton and Roadville study. It outlines cultural differences in literacy and communication.
Have you ever seen the public
Have you ever seen the public library after four? Same scene... just saying.
He's not handicaped! I lost a
He's not handicaped! I lost a good deal of my hearing in the military and simply consider it a pain in the ass. I can't read lips and know minimal sign. I simply ask people to repeat themselves often and more often than not, provide a knowing smile and walk away. Either they'll think I'm on their side, enjoyed their joke, or provided a needed moment of support. Most of the time, it's not the content people want you to hear anyway.. they just want to be acknowledged.
I led a group of kids there
I led a group of kids there snowshoeing and we could hardly take a step in places without marching through crap. I clean up after my dogs, but I can understand the bird club's stance and given the circumstances would have done the same long ago.
Thanks Veritas! I'll look
Thanks Veritas! I'll look into it!
Hmmm... using words like
Hmmm... using words like "honor" regarding a lawyer is a bit much.
Ouch... Most of my published
Ouch...
Most of my published work has been creative or food writing (things that leave a better taste in the mouth than bills). It still looks like the proverbial slippery slope (god, I hate that term) toward whittling away deductions.
I've always said that if the govt. is ever strapped for cash, simply stop letting people get back more than they paid in.
I was allowed to run along
I was allowed to run along beside a competitor who would otherwise become distracted and leave the race. What's the difference?! Let the girl race!
No, it's because the frauds
No, it's because the frauds who passed this horror of a bill didn't want the public to know how many ways they can be screwed.
Maybe we should send the
Maybe we should send the troops in the sand out for a WestPac when they're done as a way to wind down. A little time in the PI will cheer them up.
Troll, if you and the rest of
Troll, if you and the rest of your brain dead reprobate ilk are going to spend your meaningless existence getting a free ride on my shoulders, at least have the decency of not complaining about the view.
I lived in that world once.
I lived in that world once. Now I have a loaded 12 gague by the bed and I traverse the Dirty Lew each morning and evening with a concealed weapon. I like the odds better that way.
They're all here today? That
They're all here today? That explains all the people with their hands in my pockets... I thought they were looking for a friend.
I believe that would produce
I believe that would produce roughly enough mental energy to make toast.
Lies? How about Baldacci
Lies? How about Baldacci suddenly exempting the most wealthy industry after some closed door meetings? Any new tax is a tax increase. When will the brain dead, indigent, and transient get it?
Perhaps you will pay less in
Perhaps you will pay less in taxes if: you never eat out, go to a movie, get your car repaired, or seek any entertainment outside a rousing game of solitaire. This ridiculous bill will kill many small businesses as Mainers yet again have to pull the strap tighter. When will the useless, spineless twaddle out there understand that new taxes are not saving them money?
Mo chara,
Is as Erie dom. Pog mo Eireannach thoin!
Should I feel bad that a
Should I feel bad that a Somali girl I tutored I continually directed toward strong female authors? It was culturally mischievous, I admit, but I couldn't help it.
troll, troll, troll, troll,
troll, troll, troll, troll, troll, troll, troll, troll, troll...........
Hey , here's an idea: Let's import more hard working Mexicans legally and send off the second and third generation welfare recipients to some third world country that will let them do for themselves or do without.
Ah, another day of tron
Ah, another day of tron trolling........... I guess there's just no way this could be bored teens in a town of like three minorities.
If they didn't choose to live
If they didn't choose to live in Norway for the ample section 8 opportunities, they could live in civilization and work at McDonald's. Hey, if you're going to spend your live riding on the backs of the working class at least have the decency of not complaining about the view!
Oh yeah, all those tourists
Oh yeah, all those tourists who come to maine to get their car repaired... oh and the ones who are here the other nine months out of the year and go out to eat or see a movie through the long winter months. Yep, those tourists are in for it! How about all the small businesses who are already strained who will see a decrease in patrons and fall prey to Maine's business hostile environment? More lost jobs? Tell me tron, who will pay the taxes when people like you finally win out?
"If the law stays in place,
"If the law stays in place, nearly 90 percent of Mainers will see their combined income and sales tax payments drop" ~ Yes, if you do not drive a car, see a movie, eat meals prepared by someone else, and entertain yourself by evenings under a dim light playing solitaire. What's really insulting is that the supporters of this tax have not stopped for one second to figure in how many businesses that are already on the edge, will be lost. Way to go guys! You've found yet another way to raise taxes and drive away jobs and businesses! Keep voting them in... eventually you'll get what you want, right?
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves should be mandatory in all public schools.
Veteran's Day is for all
Veteran's Day is for all vets....like those of us still living. Memorial Day is to honor our vets on the other side of the dirt. Only in Maine have I seen such ignorant meshing of Memorial Day. No, it's not for aunt Gertrude or any other schlub under a stone.
Just time to see trolls for
Just time to see trolls for what they are.
So, I can draw from this that
So, I can draw from this that indeed, all Democrats are reading Mein Kampf.
Ahhh Tommy, you use the words
Ahhh Tommy, you use the words of a Nationalist to make the argument of an Orangeman. Only the DUP would hold a (contrived) majority on still harp on Sinn Fein out of fear that they may actually have a few good ideas.
Someone has her holidays
Someone has her holidays mixed up.
I fully support toplessness!
I fully support toplessness!
Anyone who has actually been
Anyone who has actually been around the Republican party over the past decade has seen a slip from "small govt." to Palin blathering on in her oh-so-homespun social conservative way.... and has puked just a little.
Yeah, go and take the rest of
Yeah, go and take the rest of the dead weight with you! If you choose to pay more taxes, the town hall takes cash, checks, and credit.
Cut, Cut, Cut... like an Emo
Cut, Cut, Cut... like an Emo run wild! Then, let's start looking at payroll, benefits, and redundancies!
I've heard of the book. The
I've heard of the book. The whole term, Scots-Irish is disturbing to me. For a long time it has been used as a divisive term, legitimizing persecution of the Irish (Catholics) in the North of Ireland. From the time of William of Orange and the Penal Laws, a false majority of Loyalists were established in the North as both a buffer between England and Ireland and a way to secure the only industrial center in Ireland. Every proclaimed Scots-Irish I have talked to identify as neither Irish nor Scot but rather a Britton which is pattently false. They refer to England as the "mainland" and by survey, most English consider them as Irish not Brittish. Before Brittain used the Scots-Irish convention, most people traveled freely between Alba and Ireland, settling and trading on both sides. There's even a clan Mac antSaior in Scotland just as we have also been settled in Cork and Ulster.
The only whiners I see today
The only whiners I see today are the star struck Obamaniacs who are still blinded. A Pew poll released yesterday said that 4 out of 5 Americans do not trust the government. As for protesters.... did you ever go through Monument Square any afternoon? Funny, the war is still on and Bush is gone, yet the protesters have gone away. What I see in the new movements, childish "festive" air aside, is a culmination of frustration that has been growing for years now. Many new Libertarians can be seen among the groups as well as disaffected Republicans who have seen their own party put social conservatism above fiscal conservatism and small government.
If I don't like him, then I
If I don't like him, then I must be a racist?! As far as I'm concerned, he's half Irish which makes me a tad ashamed that I think his policies are so asinine. So, king cut-and-paste, I suppose those who hated Bush (and I didn't really like him either), had far more thoughtful, mature, and intelligent reasons for their vitriol...... didn't think so.
Here they come.... it's time
Here they come.... it's time for the parade of cop haters out there to crawl out of the woodwork. Funny though.. who do they go crying to when it all hits the fan? As a person who has worked with "behavioral" problems in the past, I can say first hand that this is a far better solution than jumping in and going hands-on and one that is not taken lightly by the professionals left in charge.
This Vet salutes you, Mr.
This Vet salutes you, Mr. Gagnon!
Carter must have been sitting
Carter must have been sitting on the money. I remember double digit inflation and waiting in gas lines for hours on odd-even plate days. I believe Bush II ran up big debts... it was when the chasm was dug between social conservatives and fiscal conservatives for good.
James, every time I've
James, every time I've visited the site and attempted to get on the roles, it asks me for a donation. Since Libertarian is not an option when registering to vote (or wasn't the last time I tried), how else do I stay in the loop with what the party is doing?
"Investigated for
"Investigated for perversion"? Sure, wouldn't we all be in trouble?
True, but no less
True, but no less aggrivating. When both sides keep asking for "proof" of their argument, there's nothing like being thwarted by the moderator.
Wow, I've tried twice to post
Wow, I've tried twice to post a video and a link to an article where African Americans were interviewed.... get this.... supporting Tea Parties only to have the post flagged by the SJ. Maybe if it were from MSNBC it would have gone through.
I am already paying more than
I am already paying more than if I lived in Portland to live in... let's face it.. a lesser city. I am already living week to week and if this winter had been "normal" there is no way I would have been able to sustain anything above 45 degrees in my home. If YOU want to pay more, I understand the city takes checks, money orders, and credit cards.
Because terms like "fiscal
Because terms like "fiscal conservative" gets all the welfare weenie's panties in a bunch.
Bring it on!
Bring it on!
It's always partisan when it's the other side..
Really? If you were pushing for a bill that demanded my hand get slammed in a car door every Tuesday, and accepted part of a proposal on my part that would allow me to take an Ibuprofen one hour afterward, I would still be opposed to your bill. Besides, if that tax crazed cue ball in Augusta awarded Michaud for shoveling money out of the back of a flatbed at the lazy, moo-moo wearing throngs on Lisbon Street, I'm sure you would applaud his brand of partisanship.
Good work, Jim mo chara!
Good work, Jim mo chara!
Do you want some warm and
Do you want some warm and fuzzy false sense of hope or do you want the truth because you can't have it both ways. As for putting the onus on the teachers stop to think that each year teachers are expected to raise our children a little more... and for what? For the cost of a degree they have little hope of paying back to make less than your average ditch digger and to forfeit their Social Security. Quit turning teachers into society's surrogates and place blame squarely on those who deserve it: parents, students, and politicians who thought the few extra federal dollars would be worth overburdening our school system with a needy population.
Face it... taxes here are
Face it... taxes here are higher than in Portland.. and for what?! Truly, in this piddly little town there is some waste and mismanagement of funds for this to happen. There is no reason property owners here should already pay so much, drive on such crappy roads, and have something as simple as recycling taken away. Find the cuts, people! They're staring you in the face.
I've always been under the
I've always been under the impression that predators either choose a life in the clergy to get closer to kids or with the thought that becoming a priest will somehow "cure" them.
It's hard to hear your side
It's hard to hear your side of the story when the entirety of the argument consists of "Don't gamble, mkay.... gambling's bad, mkay." Really, how do you expect derelict mills and Halal groceries to pull this armpit out of the hole it's in?
Define "funds"
You hit it on the head Charles, "Producing funds". How do they produce those funds, you ask? Well, a fluffy unicorn just farts it out and the Democrats dance around it with a resounding, "Weeeee-Weeeeee-Weeeeee!"... and that's how "funds" are made. If L/A is such a devastated area in your estimation, why don't you move to a more prosperous area where you can work hard and have more "funds" taken from you?
Do as any good Marine would
Do as any good Marine would do when they see help is needed... act. I say, pick a spot that needs help, organize your Young Marines, and do what needs to be done without dealing with petty local politicians. You all have our support.
Semper Fi!
It's more of an owner
It's more of an owner problem. When you have a region like this where pit bulls are owned as penile enhancements by shirtless knobs, the animals will, at best, receive no training, socialization, or discipline. At worst, said knobs will train and encourage aggressive behaviour in some kind of "mine is bigger" competition. The Pit has become the poor, trailer park version of the ear splitting Harley or the big-ass spoiler on your Honda.
The family trees without
The family trees without branches have a little to do with that.
It's typical. It's far easier
It's typical. It's far easier to charge people on petty violations that put money in city coffers than to fight real crime. Real crime takes effort, risk, and collects no revenue. Hey, did you find the guy who broke into my house yet? Naw... didn't think so.
Good for those nuns! I would
Good for those nuns! I would be willing to bet that those who received a little tough love turned out to be better adults for it. As for priest abuse... I would be willing to bet if you added up all cases of Protestant ministers doing the same thing we would see the same shocking numbers.
Then you'll pass out, John to
Then you'll pass out, John to find out that they also have pet supplies. In all, it's still probably the best run charity gig around.
You said it... he's using it
You said it... he's using it on us, not for us. It's the most expensive red herring this country has ever seen.. the so called reform bill for the so called "crisis". Funny, there's no crisis until a Democrat needs attention taken away from unfulfilled promises.
But I'm sure you got a
But I'm sure you got a chuckle out of all the Bush/monkey cartoons spread by libs the last eight years. I suppose if we got as personal as you guy did, we would all be branded racists.
Never answered mine from the
Never answered mine from the other day either about being around for the disasterous Carter years.
You can't take them with you!
You can't take them with you! Hero up and save someone. Uh, you may not want my liver, though.
Had to ride a few times with
Had to ride a few times with a student as part of work... it was the same eight or ten people every time. Complain all you want but it's not fair to the taxpayers to fund your rides. Besides, by the looks of the frequent fliers, they could use a good walk.
Let me guess.... you're for
Let me guess.... you're for clean, renewable energy however:
You can't have it both ways. There's going to be inherent problems associated with being the dominant predator on earth.
We'll see what kind of
We'll see what kind of coverage Easter gets.
If they care so little about
If they care so little about my ethnicity in comparison, then apparently my existence doesn't matter and their questions are meaningless to me.
Again
So again.... were you alive for the Carter years? Did you live that reality? I'm not even a Republican but this is a truth that apparently is well known to everyone but you.
Were you there?
Were you alive when Carter was in office?! Did you spend hours in line for gas on even-odd plate days? Do you remember the hostages? Did you experience his mismanagement of the military, economy, and social morale? Did you experience the inflation? If we were in such great shape under Carter we must have been in heaven under W. You can cut and paste numbers all day long, but the fact is that life sucked under Carter's incompetent reign.
Like the finely balanced
Like the finely balanced commentary of MSNBC?
Teabag! Yeah..... funny, I
Teabag! Yeah..... funny, I get it. It's because it's like a sack to the face. Hey, haven't you ever wondered why the DNC is the same abbreviation as the medical term for an abortion?
I also look so forward to
I also look so forward to tearing "Reverand" Taylor a new one every thirty days. They come on sort of like the SJ's own period.
It would have been one of the
It would have been one of the nicer adjectives I could have written in.
I lost interest when I saw
I lost interest when I saw the form. Apparently, the government will allow me to identify myself as any variety of Asian or Black, but my fair skin only allows me the category of "white". I considered the form free BTUs when I threw it in the woodstove.
Every time Elaine writes a
Every time Elaine writes a letter, she manages to lower the mean IQ of everybody here. I only hope people abroad do not stumble upon the SJ on the web and think we're all so backward.
It's like I can see the
It's like I can see the future..... tron is going to spew on about how Republicans are responsible for spending all our Social Security on wars he does not approve of. Wait for it....
Of course, you're right, Bob. I've been paying in since I was 15 and working since I was 12. If I had saved the same portion and invested it, I would be set by the time I retire. As it is, I don't even see retirement as an option.
Voisine
You're a child. You rant like one, you spew the milk you suckled from the teet of ignorance like one and you blindly follow your party into folly. You and your Tweedle twin tron rarely if ever have anything constructive to add to the conversation by simply name calling and running away. If you agree that requiring insurance by using the threat of IRS retaliation is a good idea, then I feel sorry for you and all the other Democrat lemmings who are leaping to their deaths with the rest of us tethered along for the ride.
The irony is not lost that
The irony is not lost that tron's post is somehow lost among the spam this board receives. Oh, and it was the Democrats that gave the salivating insurance companies carte blanch after telling us we have to buy a product from them. I can't wait until we have to fly the national airline and listen to the approved national news agency.
Wow, both sides of the aisle
Wow, both sides of the aisle decide to screw me and I should be happy?!
Strive U by the sounds of it.
Strive U by the sounds of it.
Yeah, and forcing the
Yeah, and forcing the American people by means of IRS threats and intimidation to line up and give more money to those corporations is the Democrat way of doing things.
Hmmm.. when the Republicans
Hmmm.. when the Republicans disagree, they're obstructionists. When the Democrats do the same they are........what, noble?
Well, actually in my dreams
Well, actually in my dreams people will wake up and elect Libertarians who will point out that government handouts and mandated insurance is not in the Constitution. Sadly, however they will either elect a modern Republican who believes in "social" conservatism (hating gays and spouting off about abortion) and not fiscal or a Democrat who sees my meager bank account as a public slush fund for the lazy, crazy, and lame.
Get your brooms out. Mid
Get your brooms out. Mid terms are going to be a sweep. Then we'll see this abortion of a bill swirl delightfully around the toilet bowl where it belongs.
A Socialist would be a breath
A Socialist would be a breath of fresh air. At least Socialists require equality among the working class. Democrats stand for the rich and entitled classes. The reference to Hitler comes from the near hysteria that his followers show in flocking to his side no matter how inane the words are that come from his mouth. This "health crisis" is the greatest crisis that never was and was fully concocted to draw attention away from other failed promises.
Um... who doubled it? Look no
Um... who doubled it? Look no further than your under-experienced, over rated messiah.
The government's plummeting
The government's plummeting numbers just don't support your letter. Perhaps it's just that common sense, not party loyalty is winning over with this debacle of a president.
Here to flog us with that
Here to flog us with that joke of a bill, no doubt. Save the taxpayer's few dollars we have left and stay home.
Hitler had the backing of the
Hitler had the backing of the majority once.
Uh, Elaine... you're a
Uh, Elaine... you're a bigot.
Libertarians today
The only thing we want to roll the clock back on is this bloated tick of a government we have. Libertarians want the feds to worry about national defense, and return states rights. The problem inherent in the current system is that we hire (elect) legislators. These legislators immediately begin working on re-election. In order to prove what a good job they've done, they have to pass more laws. This goes way beyond the protection of the citizens and begins to cut into liberties under the guise of necessity. Now, the "land of the free" is quite possibly the most over-legislated nation on Earth.
And HOW did THAT have
And HOW did THAT have anything to do with what Bill said?!
Or perhaps the cowards who
Or perhaps the cowards who combat rocks with rockets, starve women and children (many of whom are Christian, hmmm), and puropsefully construct new settlements in provacative areas.
"Dalal Mughrabi, the woman
"Dalal Mughrabi, the woman terrorist who murdered 37 Israelis, one American and wounded another 71" Stats like that would be just another day at work if instead of Dalal, you were talking about an Israeli soldier. Perhaps if Israel would stop punishing the innocent the atmosphere that creates terrorists would be lessened. As it is, starving, denying medical aid, corralling into ghettos (yes, I used that word), and launching raid after unwarranted raid upon the innocent only feeds the hatred.
There is so much wrong
There is so much wrong here....
I can't wait to see this
I can't wait to see this thing blow up in his face. Obama and his cronies will be taken down over the next two elections and this attrocity of a bill will will be all to remember them by. This was a bill built on ideals and "ideal" situations which may be admirable on some level, but when the govt. gets their hands on the real bill, insurance companies pass along losses to the insured, and the entitled class grows, it will... once again... be the working class that has to bear the load.
The Second Ammendment for Idiots
Penn and Teller put it succinctly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GNu7ldL1LM
I would rather check it in a
I would rather check it in a year after the program flops horribly.
Barb, if you take a second
Barb, if you take a second look at my post you will see that I said just that. The Democrats use poll data on questions like "Do you favor health care reform?" to claim that we're vastly in favor of this abortion (pun intended) of a bill. If you look at anything that includes the current plan, not only is there little support but trust and confidence in the current govt. has been further damaged by it.
The polls are always skewed.
The polls are always skewed. It's true that the majority are in favor of some kind of health care reform but it's also true that this bill has failed in the eyes of the majority of the public.
Wow, I had no idea auto
Wow, I had no idea auto drivers were the ones to blame for your replacement penis. How about this one:
Penn and Teller explain the 2nd Ammendment
A little Second Ammedment tutorial for those of you who are still confused.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GNu7ldL1LM
Oh, like you do? You are a
Oh, like you do? You are a wretched pile of human filth who does nothing more than spread your bile among those ignorant enough to listen. I'll admit you have a right to speak, but so do we. I for one, wish I could be there when the day comes that you actually do meet your god. I think you'll be in for some surprises.
Well let's all thank God tron
Well let's all thank God tron does not decide when our Constitutional rights apply and when they don't.
If (ur) child were to grow up
If (ur) child were to grow up with (ur) sense of spelling, grammar, and sentence structure and said child died I would feel precious little sense of loss for our community. Really, do you have two synapses firing in that little head of yours (why, yes it is correct to say your, yours, you're)? You have single handedly lowered the mean IQ of everyone here.
Only if your pot growing
Only if your pot growing carcass isn't going to wind up littering a gully somewhere. I hate it when my friends wind up dead in a ditch.
How much you want to bet, she
How much you want to bet, she was wearing pajama bottoms?
Just saying it's no reason
Just saying it's no reason for a mass kill. There are plenty of land species that belong here and some that do not. It seems like a waste of money and effort for a little pond.
Let Taylor speak! The more we
Let Taylor speak! The more we let him open his mouth, spew his tripe, and attempt to spread his hatred among the ignorant, the more of an arse the public will realize he is.
Hmmmm... would I rather land
Hmmmm... would I rather land a bass or an itty bitty trout? Sounds like a waste of time and money for an inferior fish.
No loss.
No loss.
For Consideration...
What do you suppose the odds were, she was texting when she walked into the intersection?
A few years back, I completed
A few years back, I completed the physical exam to join the Lewiston FD. I have to say that I had to whip myself into shape for the hose drag, run, weight carry, etc... Many of those firefighters conducting the exam could not have passed if they had to. This is not meant to disrespect firefighters. I'm just saying that when I was in the military, I had to complete an annual PT readiness test.
It's unfortunate but here we
It's unfortunate but here we have an inexperienced driver, a bad intersection, and a pedestrian who took for granted that she could drop dilligence crossing the road. As much as we would like to assign blame when a baby gets hurt, it's just an unfortunate incident.
Back then welfare didn't mean
Back then welfare didn't mean the Daihl. If what you're saying is correct, we should all be toting EBT cards as well. Someone call my caseworker... I feel my rights are not being respected! My depression and frantic hysteria are covered by the ADA and I'll sue!
You see, Tron the way it
You see, Tron the way it works is you start with the original post, and work your way down the responses.
"Also, attacks by wild animals where a firearm was needed for protection. Thank you."
Personal experience: I was
Personal experience: I was charged by a bear while bird hunting in Aroostook. My 12 gauge was the only thing that convinced him it was a bad idea.
While I see no need for
While I see no need for firearms in Acadia, I also believe that the 2nd Ammendment is final on the issue and that one's Constitutional rights do not stop at the park gates.
The political argument is
The political argument is that this is a red herring.. the greatest crisis that never was. It appears that it's only kept alive to distract from the other messes and unfulfilled promises.
I ride a bike too and would
I ride a bike too and would like to thank those of you who feel you need to be louder than F-14 on the ramp for making this law happen. Really, how small must your member be to need to compensate with revving a broken exhaust?
tripe is tripe
Wow, if the leader of Iran wanted you to attend a summit on holocaust denial, would you attend? A bad idea never changes. Tripe is tripe.
Speaking of tripe, yes, Maine has some bad health issues. Obesity comes to mind. Get off your mart carts, stop stuffing your faces and complaining about the state not doing enough for your diabetes... stop jamming up the 14 items or less line because you need smokes.. and stop blaming Snowe for your decrepid state of health.
Red Herring
First of all, a bad idea is a bad idea. If the Dems wanted to pass a law making fecal smearing mandatory it would be a bad idea no matter how much they claimed to want to hear out the anti-feces people. It didn't help their plan to throw in favors and exceptions to those who would support them.
Secondly, this is a non-issue. Do you think this "reform" (too broad a term to use in a poll) bill would be touted in the press so much if Obama hadn't fallen flat in every other promise he has made? Think about it. This is the smoke and mirrors to take attention away from the fact that we're still increasing troop levels in the Middle East, Gitmo is still operational, and the "stimulus" for infrastructure has produced nothing more than three more Republicans in office.
No matter what happens to
No matter what happens to the site, the mill is still an eyesore and an icon for everything wrong with Lewiston and it's stubborn refusal to reinvent itself in a post mill age.
... and do you know why,
... and do you know why, Craig? These problems did not exist a mere generation ago. People adapted. They learned how to deal with depression, anxiety, or behavioral issues. Those few who didn't either found themselves warehoused or simply failed to thrive. Here in Maine, we have created an industry based on taxpayer dollars to name every behavior under the sun via the DSM. Soon enough, if you pick your nose, it'll be named, diagnosed, treated with a variety of psytropic drugs, and protected under the ADA. Your industry has overstepped what is reasonably acceptable for the rest of society for the working class to bear. You have made a living riding on our backs. The least you can do is not complain about the view.
That's kind of the same
That's kind of the same attitude I found up in the County: Nobody deserves more money than the farmer or retail clerk. While these salaries seem out of control, it's time to look at what the going rate is for someone of that caliber and what it takes to get them to work up here (Remember, we're not exactly Bar Harbor.. it's the Dirty Lew). Moreover, where is the outrage that the state does not pay their bills. They set prices for services that they claim to cover for their entitled class that are WAY below what you or I pay and then have the audacity not to pay without so much as an "sorry".
Tron, that's about the first
Tron, that's about the first funny thing I've seen you post. "to be or not", if you're going to yell, at least spell correctly.
Hey, can we get them to come
Hey, can we get them to come over to Auburn and take care of the vacant apartment buildings on Main St?
They should indeed take cuts:
They should indeed take cuts: cut welfare, cut services, cut taxes for the working class, cut the cost of doing business in Maine, cuts in the amount of flack they take from the entitled class... just for starts.
I've seen it too.. first
I've seen it too.. first hand. I've seen parents who market their kids around to get a diagnosis for some medicatable problem and run, first thing, to collect benefits on them. I've also had the honor of working with two parapellegics who had a far better work ethic than most everyone around them. If you're depressed... tough. Work bums me out as well, but I'm not going to use it as a cop out.
... and yet there is no space
... and yet there is no space to register as a Libertarian here in Maine. Check them out. They're the only group looking out for your rights.
So, Rev, as a Pagan would you
So, Rev, as a Pagan would you be happy with my leadership presence at these events? Just wondering.
Here we go... the people
Here we go... the people would gladly vote in another mill or public housing but when there is a chance of actual revenue, forget it.
It seems like this governor
It seems like this governor only became obsessed with NOT raising taxes AFTER he taxed everything under the sun and called it an out of stater tax. Oh, wait.. the ski resorts (the only ones who cater to those from away) got out of that one (or paid their way out).
While you make a great point,
While you make a great point, the PD know where the most offended intersections are. God help you if your inspection ran out yesterday, but run lights to your heart's content. Maybe a few unmarked cars at the lights would slow things down.
Yesterday, I was passed by a
Yesterday, I was passed by a truck on Main Street Lewiston because he was mad he didn't make it to the bottleneck ahead of me. I then watched as he ran two consecutive red lights (never making it more than 100yds ahead of me but still endangering others). I've lived all over the country and never seen anything like the L/A area. I think people honestly see lights and signs around here as suggestions.
When I served, there were
When I served, there were homosexuals in the military. It was illegal and although it was not in the open, we knew they were there... and didn't care. Really, except for the most immature of our ranks, we didn't care. When "Don't ask, don't tell" came along, a spotlight was thrown on the topic as if it never existed. When it's all over, it's a volunteer service and the gay soldier is offering to make the same sacrifice as the straight soldier; and for that we should give thanks.
So, we should offer childcare
So, we should offer childcare and transportation?! And only for immigrant populations?! That is discrimination.. to favor this group over all others. Maine is tough enough on business, and now they want to put further hardships upon them by telling them that the right thing to do is dig deeper?
Looks like clear cut racism
Looks like clear cut racism to me. Encouraging the favoring of any group over another with privilage (transportation, child care, etc...) and excluding the rest marches boldly across the line of discrimination. Be careful they don't go after the 1st Ammendment next, Judith.. oh wait, they already did.
Way to stand up for those
Way to stand up for those terrorists, Daniel!
The new billing situation
The new billing situation just rolled out. As for "warehousing", perhaps it's time we look into consolidating community residences into a larger, albeit better regulated setting. Clinicians and Case Managers would be able to remain on site and bill more responsibly. Duties of already over worked and under paid residential staff can be consolidated. Finally, we could stop pretending that these are just another house on the street where police and ambulances frequent. As for the fraud end, I have already stated that the cuts are a fine beginning. Once this end is stabilized, the state should go after socities human doorstops and yank the feedbag from their jowls.
It has to start somewhere,
It has to start somewhere, and it has to be sweeping. I did read the article. I also know about the changes; many of which make common sense. It used to be that programs could keep clinical staff on full time regardless of whether or not they are being used. Now, they have to bill in 15 minute increments, making them, in essence per diem. The same holds true for residential programs. If a client goes somewhere else for the weekend, the program does not get paid. The reality of what's happening now is simply a matter of cleaning house and making sure monies are not hemmoraged when clients are not being served. The emotional capital this article tries to elicit is a pathetic attempt to keep the status quo.
I'm with you, Pirate! As if
I'm with you, Pirate! As if things weren't bad enough here, more people flock to this state because we give so much away. I'm tired of the entitled class living off the diminished working class and complaining when they don't get thrown as many bones as they want! Really, if you're going to live your useless life riding on my tired back the least you can do is not complain about the view. Raise Revenues?! Really?! Why don't people like tron send in more of their own paycheck and leave the rest of us the hell alone? I spent the majority of this winter without oil in my tank... do you think the entitled class did the same? How about this... we dismantle DHHS. Think about how much revenue that will save us! As for the poor, entitled folks out there: starve, die, fall off your tree, wash down the drain, bu-bye!
Don't forget Yule! Happy
Don't forget Yule!
Happy Saturnalia, veritas! .... And a blessed Solstice the 11th.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
That's right, Bill! Besides,
That's right, Bill! Besides, FAA regulations already state that any aircraft can fly 500' AGL.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Only a catastrophic failure
Only a catastrophic failure of the current system of government can restore liberty to the people. I hope he fails.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I'm sorry, but your god has
I'm sorry, but your god has no mandate over the Constitution. If you, as a church, feel the need to attempt to sway legislation again I should hope we all move to have your tax exempt status taken away.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Really? And who is footing
Really? And who is footing the bill for the multitude of pro govt. health care?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Come out and say it, James:
Come out and say it, James: you wanted something from nothing. You wanted a free ride on the backs of the working class and you thought Senator Collins should go lock step with with the rest. You want me to pay for MY insurance... and yours.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The Magi were also followers
The Magi were also followers of Zoroaster. They foretold the birth by means of astrology and it's believed by many that the missing years of Jesus' life were spent with their kind. Magic, astrology, and Zoroaster... kinda puts a new spin on your manger scene, doesn't it?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Great Brian, you can cut me
Great Brian, you can cut me a check for my next call out. Besides, it's the job of management to send home infected food handlers.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Sorry I've been out of the
Sorry I've been out of the loop on these meetings. Until now, I've also seen them as superfluous as the military usually trumps petty state govt. noise. As a former Naval Air Traffic Controller I would be happy to stand beside you in any future meetings.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Mach 1 is supersonic, not
Mach 1 is supersonic, not sonic. Under no circumstances are aircraft to fly below 500' above a structure or residence. If you have reasonable proof that this limit has been breached, you should contact their command. Above trees etc... they can skim the tops if they want, but not above a dwelling.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Are these people going to
Are these people going to attend the funerals of our aircrews when they are put into action ill-prepared?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
There are things that sound
There are things that sound good and then there are things that make sense. Making employers foot the bill for your time off sounds good, but makes no sense. When will people stop trying to make other people pay their way in life?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Give me a break! When I was
Give me a break! When I was in the service, this stuff went on all the time. We were bored... in a high pressure job... and nobody was ever injured. Leave these guys alone! Chalk it up to a little testosterone driven mischeif and let it be.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
An elected MP convicted in
An elected MP convicted in diplock court. Also, even the UN has credited the Provos as a legitimate army.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Remove the rhetoric and
Remove the rhetoric and inflamatory speech and your list looks pretty flimsy.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Washington was a traitor. At
Washington was a traitor. At least Sands never bowed to the Brits. For that matter, Churchill was the first modern terrorist; ordering troops to barricade Croake Park and open fire on men, women, and children in retribution for the Black and Tans attack.
"Our revenge will be the laughter of our children." ~Sands
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Doing for, or doing to? 1.
Doing for, or doing to? 1. Bailouts for industries plagued with inferior products and poor management. 2. "Stimulus" money that only went to specialized labor (which was still in demand) and ditch diggers (who can always get a minimum wage job). 3. La Raza Supreme Court. 4. Dragging heels on war options... hmmmm didn't he promise to end the war? Really, this guy makes me miss Bush.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Actually what is being
Actually what is being implemented now is a bastardization of socialism. Socialism envisions a massive, united working class. What is being marketed now is an entitled class living in a parasitic manner, off the shrinking working class. True Marxist ideals look great on paper. This doesn't even impress me in the headlines designed to garner applause.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Well, that's very Christian
Well, that's very Christian of you, Van Tassel. I wish I could have a front row seat when you pass over .... I just want to see the look on your face. Priceless!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Pleasure, security, social
Pleasure, security, social rank and status.... wow, the same reason most humans have sex. The question comes in if you are looking at humans as a biological creature, or some special, created, caressed, puppies and unicorns and rainbows forever, being made by I Dream of Genie blinking REAL hard. The fact is, you hold onto your myths so hard it's cutting off circulation to your brains.
By the way, (BA Honors, Naval Air Trafic Controller, 2 Firefighting Schools, Certificate in Fine Arts Foundations)
You?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Whether they are true or
Whether they are true or not, I'll shed as many tears for him as I would for David Duke.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
That's very Christian of
That's very Christian of you.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
They can't make an exception
They can't make an exception for sedition? I'm former Navy.. let me at him.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Not only will it make some
Not only will it make some companies keep their numbers down, but will also drive up costs for services; reducing the amount of new work out there.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Glad he's talking... let him
Glad he's talking... let him give his final address to a firing squad.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
You can forgive all you
You can forgive all you want. I've worked around the system long enough to know that predators do not rehabilitate. What this guy needs is a short drop and a sudden stop.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Nice letter, Barry! It is
Nice letter, Barry!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Looks like I'll be buying a
Looks like I'll be buying a few extra tomatoes next time I go to Wal Mart. Anybody with me? A little pedophile target practice?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Our founding fathers read
Our founding fathers read Rousseau and Paine more than the Bible. Period.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
As long as you nail it to a
As long as you nail it to a cross, they'll worship it.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Let's see.... Hanzel and
Let's see.... Hanzel and Grettle were walking through the woods. That's nice. They got lost.... ooooooh. They started eating some old lady's house. That's not discerning right from wrong! Wait! I have my own book of fables! Let's make laws from IT.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The Lewiston school system
The Lewiston school system was broken long ago. Low pay, high number of "special needs" kids taking too big a chunk of the pie, a high number of ESL students dumped on a system not built for it.... I could go on. Put a limit on spending and let the politicians squirm and decide who's sacred cow to lead to slaughter.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I guess all those kids who
I guess all those kids who came from donor sperm don't count.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
They're going to crucify
They're going to crucify him?!!! Really? Can we also crucify Reid and Pelosi on either side of him... you know... the theives? Hey, I'll bring the popcorn!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Even as one who works in
Even as one who works in education and with one foot in social work, I agree. Augusta has been given ample opportunities to get their act together and refuses. Don't let the "no emergency services" crowd fool you. They just don't want their own sacred cow touched.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Wow, by that logic we can
Wow, by that logic we can save tons in administrative and court costs by eliminating the speed limit!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Studies show just as many
Studies show just as many distracted driving accidents with hands free devices. Apparently, it's the act of conversing with someone who is not in the vehicle that causes problems.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Wow, and to think that I got
Wow, and to think that I got a warning from the SJ for stating the fact that most modern terrorists are Muslim?! They think THIS is fit for print? See, yes on 1 people? Take a good look in the mirror at what you really are.... frightened, hateful, little cowards.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
People have fought, killed,
People have fought, killed, and died for their gods long before the Semitic tribes were found in the sand. Ruins still stand; erected by peoples who were certain THEY had the unalterable truth, only to fall beyond memory leaving nothing but sandstone carvings and foundations. The two thousand years Christians claim to have a lock on all of history for is but a blink of an eye in the life of a religion. Baal was worshiped longer.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I don't seem to remember the
I don't seem to remember the Goddess Brigid saying anything on the matter.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
How would it be fair
How would it be fair "competition" when the govt. can simply increase taxes when it wants in order to make the "public option" look cheaper? Or for that matter, raise taxes on private insurance; falsely inflating the price?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Marriage is already a
Marriage is already a government institution, not one owned by Christians. You may get married in a church, but it will be dissolved in front of a judge. If your church doesn't want to recognize it, fine but as long as the state legislates, licenses, and oversees marriages it will be a civil matter and not one that can be ruled by religion.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Huh? I thought we were
Huh? I thought we were governed by the Constitution.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
That's right, Scott! The
That's right, Scott! The money IS there.. it's just poorly utilized. It's about time FOR ONCE that the working people and property owners of this state stand up for what's right. Last time, everything in Portland went up; right down to the stupid city trash bags. NO MORE!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
"Like it or not, the United
"Like it or not, the United States was founded on biblical teachings."
Wrong. It was founded on the thoughts of people like Paine and Rousseau and based upon the natural rights of man; ones inherent to our being, not bestowed by god or government. If I were to tell you a creation story from the Buddhist perspective, you would dismiss it even though it is, by far, an older religion. Read The Rights of Man by Tom Paine, get a REAL education, and get back to me.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Ever wonder why our taxes
Ever wonder why our taxes are so out of control? Just browse jobsinme.com and see how many direct support jobs are paid with your money. TABOR is a common sense formula for out of control politicians.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Had it been my daughter,
Had it been my daughter, they would have found him just as dead in France!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Not all Muslims are
Not all Muslims are terrorists.... but most terrorists are what? You guessed it!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Our current spending plan is
Our current spending plan is thus: Here's your budget. Spend it all so that you can justify increasing it next year. If you don't you may look like you don't need that much money. I know of outfits that go on spending sprees at the end of the fiscal year just because of that. ESPECIALLY in tough financial times, we need TABOR. It's the only thing out there that will protect the working class.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
"First they came for the
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me."
Keep up the hate, Terence and see who's left to speak out for you.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Wasn't it a Republican who
Wasn't it a Republican who freed the slaves?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I was talking about health
I was talking about health care. The fact that our children get a little more dumbed down each generation is a whole other argument.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Ewwww... the taste of
Ewwww... the taste of regurgitated coffee so early. I don't call Obama any of those things. I simply think he is a child playing president. Who wants an extra long recess? Anybody? He'll give it to you! Oh, the catch is, that you will never learn English or Math. It's funny how the system wasn't considered to be in such a "crisis" until the Dems said it was.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Humans are the world's
Humans are the world's greatest predators. We use up resources and move on. Now, we are faced with nowhere else to move on to. We will continue as our nature commands until the planet can no longer sustain us, burps, and naturally lowers our numbers again. Besides, anyone who has been to developing countries would see that way too much onus is being put on the US.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
As an educator I can say
As an educator I can say that schools have not, do not, and will not touch the idea of "teaching" any kind of marriage. We have enough to worry about.
Secondly, creating an "other" by insisting that there is a gay mafia out there is inane. I know several gay people and although I'm not privy to the secret handshake, they assure me there is no plot to take over the country. You are a scare monger, a hate monger, and a twit.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Funny, in Mass there are no
Funny, in Mass there are no such legal nightmares as you mention. Also, the legalities would exist no matter what we call it. Simply put, there is still no Constitutional reason against it. There are no provisions in the law allowing people to sue for disapproval.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
You might as well ask
You might as well ask yourself "what would Donald Duck do". We can no more define our laws or our Constitution by what you call God than we can by the rantings of a cartoon character. To do so violates the Constitution! I know it's a stretch, but take your religion out of the argument and try to make a constitutional stand against gay marriage. You can't, can you? We're already talking about an already civil run institution; just ask any divorce lawyer or judge. Now, take your god and stay out of our civil rights. It amazes me that the same people we're fighting in the Middle East are allowed to run rampant here in the U.S.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Klaus, when I was the same
Klaus, when I was the same age, I had to live under Carter, so I feel your pain.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
For that matter, I would
For that matter, I would like these two women to go around and report all those fools who fly the Canadian flag at the same level as the American flag.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I'm a vet, so take this with
I'm a vet, so take this with a grain of salt... half the time I see flags at half mast, I have no earthly idea who died or if businesses have taken it upon themselves. We are at war and this is what happens.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The Church using scare
The Church using scare tactics???? Fear tactics created the "Devil" (Go ahead.. check it out. Even the Jews who you base your beliefs on don't talk about him.) Fear tactics executed "witches", ignited crusades, fed inquisitions, and burned crosses. Now it seeks to copyright the word "marriage" as if it's mere 2000 yr existence speaks for the whole of humankind.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Any church that uses it's
Any church that uses it's facility to attempt to raise funds to affect a vote are in danger of losing tax-exempt status.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The able bodied who do not
The able bodied who do not work are my enemy.
Those who consider themselves entitled to public funds are my enemy.
Those who live at leisure on the backs of the working class are my enemy.
Those who feel that their reason for existing is to provide more mouths for the working class to feed are my enemy.
And those who cater to those mentioned above are my enemy.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I wore my uniform and did my
I wore my uniform and did my bit. I seem to remember self-reliance as a vast part of my training as well. To that, I will say that until I can say, "Hooray for me!" then I will say "F*ck you!". Let the moo-moo wearing twaddle with the mart cart who eats four times my diet earn her health care like I do.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Progress is evolution. What
Progress is evolution. What future can we hope for when we encourage degenerates and sloths to reproduce, pay for their living and take extrordinary measures to keep them alive as long as possible. Meanwhile, the educated and hard working have fewer children because they cannot afford to put food on the table because they are paying for the lesser of the species to thrive. Someone I know always attributed a quote to Einstein, "Evolution fails when stupidity is no longer fatal."
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Actually, shelter, water,
Actually, shelter, water, and food.. in that order are basic human needs. Health is affected by the other three and will eventually fail all of us. Should this common, weak thread bind us all together? Should it make the vegan exercise instructor responsible for the 600lb sloth who sits in front of the television and marches a yet quicker pace toward the grave? Should it allow the government to take from the productive to attend to the "needs" of those it already supports who spend what they have on smokes, coffee brandy, and cell phones? And finally, should anyone have the right to take from the "needs" of the productive, thus affecting their ability to provide for their own family, to provide for those who contribute nothing?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Should we HAVE to be 'nice'
Should we HAVE to be 'nice' to each other? No. Sure it would be nice if we could, but I have my own to worry about first. Yep, there you have it... until my family is well fed, dressed, and their comfort attended to, I could care less about someone else. That also includes the govt. taking MORE money from me (my family) to give it to others. Do you think they'll find the money under a rock? Do you think only the so-called rich will pay for it? SHOULD those who applied themselves and became rich foot the bill if that were to be the plan? And what of the plan where I can pay for my own and pay for everyone else as well? No, it is not the right of any citizen to assume that the money I earn is theirs for the taking, and certainly not the right of the government.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The NTSB is not the
The NTSB is not the governing authority here, the FAA is. According to the FAA, aircraft may fly 500' above any structure. Furthermore, special flight areas set aside for military training may alter flight rules. Aircraft from any local airports would have detailed charts regarding the training area and would have to abide by any rules within that area. As for your peace and quiet and the imagined destruction thereof, what would you consider ATVs, jetskis, loud tourists and the like? As a former Naval ATC, I can say that the military is very concerned about its affect on civilian populations and will do whatever it can to stay as discreet as possible. I would suggest that your bias has more to do with this being a military training area. Honestly, I would feel far worse about a plane crew being lost due to a lack of training so you could imagine you live in some quiet utopia. For that matter, isn't your presence an encroachment upon nature? Just saying..
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
If the aircraft do not pass
If the aircraft do not pass over homes, they need no burden of proof and can set their own bottom altitude. If they pass over homes or other structures, they must maintain 1000' above the structure. This should have merely been a formality, especially in an area already designated as training airspace.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Talk to anyone in social
Talk to anyone in social services, Leonard and find that the rate of predators perping again is WAY higher. If we can't fix them, euthanize them. We don't need them.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Ahhh...memories of the
Ahhh...memories of the P.I.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Top Gun didn't make me think
Top Gun didn't make me think I was going to be a fighter pilot... On the other hand, recruitment ads showing some kid on a midnight to four am afterbrow watch on a lonely warf just don't grab our attention. I didn't know of anybody who went in thinking it would be glamorous ... or like a game of any sort. It's just people like Sirota who think that the only reason someone would choose a life of service to the country is because they were somehow duped.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Considering that Auburn
Considering that Auburn taxes are on par with Portland, it raises the question of just where the money goes. Does it all go to making the annual patchwork of repairs on our streets? How about the do nothing police force we have? Hmmm... and what of these stories I've heard of an unqualified city worker driving around town turning off street lights to save money? Better go ahead and buy a few more little Segues for the PD so they don't have to walk a beat.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
That's just fine, Larry but
That's just fine, Larry but I have a car with brake problems that I'm already going to have to put off other bills to pay. It IS a fact that you intend to drop a tax on my repairs. Oh, and should I splurge and take the kids to the movies, you WILL tax the tickets. God forbid I should find the money to spend a rare day vacationing here in Maine this winter, because you will also tax an already inflated lift ticket. Keep lying to us about how this is an out of stater tax, Larry; we're not buying it. Cut Costs!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Let's see... the cartoon
Let's see... the cartoon making Republicans out to be racist is hateful, but your own admission that the SJ should have run something attacking the ELCA's acceptance of gays is OK? What is this Constitution Party, and when's gay bashing night at your club?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Growing up in Brunswick as a
Growing up in Brunswick as a Navy brat makes these tough days. Between the high school and the base, many of us are seeing our past erased for good. I hope Brunswick can weather the storm better than other BRAC sites.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Crack has it's own party? It
Crack has it's own party?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
A co-worker of mine was
A co-worker of mine was there and attempted to help her out. She started yelling at her while stuffing loose cash into her top. There's no dragging someone into the sewer who calls it home.
Oh, and I'm a Libertarian.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I guess it's a race, then to
I guess it's a race, then to see if he can indeed screw up worse in eight months than Bush in eight years.
1. "Stimulus" for the people that is really just frigging around with their witholding. We WILL have to pay it back.
2. Exploding the deficit by spending on projects that do not create jobs or help the economy.
3. Nomination of a Supreme Court justice who belongs to La Raza; a racist, seperatist organization.
4. Attempting to spend unknown trillions more to privatize the health industry at a time when the country is most vulnerable.
5. Creating the CARS program because another bail out was unpopular. Overnight, dealers were encouraging people to use the rebates to re-trade up to a more inefficient vehicle.
Those are just off the top! Anyone else?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
But I assume the big
But I assume the big organization from California that defeated gay marriage that was HIRED by the fine gay hating Christians of this state is telling everyone where they're from and that they are paid.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
If Bush created this
If Bush created this deficit, then it has now become a case of one-upmanship. Obama has exploded the deficit with bailouts and now his hairbrained scheme with Hillarycare. He has even gone as far as tracked and gone after those who oppose him. How's that for facist?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Pfft... Whatever. And I
Pfft... Whatever. And I didn't grow up hearing Mic comments like the "drunken Irish" or friggin Lucky Charms? How about dingbats drinking black and tans on St. Paddy's. Oh, and I lived in a predominantly black neighborhood in VA. I was also let known that I was not welcome in at least one neighborhood in Norfolk. Almost everyone has been touched by racism. Grow a skin... of any color.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
So, the lesson above is...
So, the lesson above is... don't keep hitting the post button if it loads slowly.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
They can also fling poo with
They can also fling poo with little or no recourse.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
They can also fling poo with
They can also fling poo with little or no recourse.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
They can also fling poo with
They can also fling poo with little or no recourse.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Check out jobsinme.com and
Check out jobsinme.com and see just how steeped in welfare our economy is. Most of the jobs available are case managers, direct support, and the like.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Great tron, punish companies
Great tron, punish companies who provide jobs, goods, and services. Tax dollars are much better used to throw at those who do not contribute to society.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Go easy, Joe. There are some
Go easy, Joe. There are some churches here in Maine that the Irish have more roots in than others. Take St. Dom's in Portland. It was built by Irish immigrants and when it was abandoned by the Catholic Church, the Irish Heritage Center bought it.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I'm not Catholic, but go
I'm not Catholic, but go raibh maith agat mo chara! Thank you, my friend for supporting the Irish.
Slan go foill!
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
About time they clean up
About time they clean up dirty Lew. They can start with those leaving waves of butts on the streets.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
I like how our benevolent
I like how our benevolent president is going to give me the option of paying for my private plan and STILL pay for his public debacle. Oh, and I get to pay a premium on my private insurance on top of it all.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Rob Roy.... still can't get
Rob Roy.... still can't get over the name. You say we ignore evidence and yet give none outside your big book 'o fairytales. The fact remains that you cannot legislate from YOUR book. YOU do not have a lock on a free society; designed by those who had the likes of Paine and Rousseau in mind... not your god. If it's a theocracy you desire, do what Jim Jones did and move you, your followers, and the Kool Ade to some remote jungle and start over.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Where in the Bible? Stuff
Where in the Bible? Stuff your Bible! Where in the Constitution are we to legislate from your book?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Are you sure it's the sand,
Are you sure it's the sand, MOT? While I never was Bush's biggest fan, I fail to see how the Dems can somehow claim victory by trumping (perceived) failure with incompetence. Yeah, that'll show those Republicans. We'll screw up but good and show 'em we're in charge! Obama has made more assinine moves in his few months than Bush could have dreamed of. Tax my paid insurance to provide public insurance? Appoint a LaRaza Supreme Court Justice? Give us a "stimulus" by monkeying around with my deductions so that I'll have to pay it back at the end of the year. I could have done that on my own but CHOSE to pay in more each week. I'm sure there are more, but I'll leave that up to the rest... I have to go out now to work and pay for the deadbeats.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
As a pagan, I resent the
As a pagan, I resent the title put on this one. Pagans are every bit as spiritual as the most devout Christian and are not harmful or evil. Oh, and the Christians invented Satan... they can keep him. We don't believe in the Devil.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Thanks, triumph. I was
Thanks, triumph. I was thinking the same thing. As for teaching it in schools, Taylor needs to realize that witches/pagans cannot fly, stun people with wands, or transfigure, thus making Harry Potter pure fantasy not the religious aspect of Wicca or other pagan traditions. Taylor should be sued for perpetuating hate against other religions.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
So, the environmentalists
So, the environmentalists rant that we need to use green power and shun our carbon ways but when we try they cry all the harder. We offer wind, and they say it's ugly and may cause imaginary illnesses. We offer water, and they whine that we're damming up rivers and messing with nature. All they have had to cheer about are hybrids that still get the same mileage as a low end sedan and not anywhere near the 60mpg my old Geo Metro got.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Publikwerks, brilliant!
Publikwerks, brilliant! Taylor, I would rather read a story about honesty, loyalty, and honor than one containing incest, rape, cannibalism, and the wanton destructive tantrums of a supposedly loving deity.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
He reached for his weapon.
He reached for his weapon. Did he need to fire upon the officers to justify deadly force? Did he need to kill one of them? It looks like the Sudanese community needs to realize that posturing, threatening, and pulling a firearm on police officers will be met with force. If they continue to act like unruly children toward the Portland PD, I should hope that the officers treat them as such.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
The best thing for Auburn is
The best thing for Auburn is to blow the bridges and turn the river into a oil filled flaming barrier. Then maybe Auburn can hope to join itself with midcoastal communities rather than it's toxic parasitic twin.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Barb, I never called you a
Barb, I never called you a name. I just cannot find an argument against gay marriage that does not hide in religion. If we cannot legislate from the Bible, then you must find an articulate argument that stands outside religion. As for mainstreaming homosexuality, take a look around; they have been part of our community since our very existence. They work, live, love, think, and exist among the rest of us in every store, on every sidewalk, and yes, even in your church.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Barb, pedophilia and
Barb, pedophilia and homosexuality are totally different things. As for sin, the antiestablishment clause states that you cannot establish a religion. You cannot legislate from the standpoint of a religion, and you cannot legally oppress from the standpoint of a religion. I am not a Christian. I do not believe that there is such a thing as "sin" just as I do not believe that there are gods on Mt. Olympus. Legal oppression under the guise of Christianity is hypocrisy. Who did Jesus attack time and time again in the NT? Hypocrites.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Barb, pedophilia and
Barb, pedophilia and homosexuality are totally different things. As for sin, the antiestablishment clause states that you cannot establish a religion. You cannot legislate from the standpoint of a religion, and you cannot legally oppress from the standpoint of a religion. I am not a Christian. I do not believe that there is such a thing as "sin" just as I do not believe that there are gods on Mt. Olympus. Legal oppression under the guise of Christianity is hypocrisy. Who did Jesus attack time and time again in the NT? Hypocrites.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
You tell 'em Gil. Next thing
You tell 'em Gil. Next thing you know the blacks will want to vote! That's what the majority wanted once isn't it? Next thing you know, gays will demand we stop beating them up, and then what? As for religions condoning (as if it's our right to condone or condemn) try the Unitarians, the many Pagan faiths, Hindu, Buddhist... those are just off the top of my head.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Why are we calling this kid
Why are we calling this kid a she?
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Valid points. Hillary failed
Valid points. Hillary failed on several fronts. First, the right saw her as the biggest threat early on and worked their angle on her well before the race even started. Second, the stigma. People in general were tired of what they perceived as "old" government. The luster of the Clinton years had worn off for an easily distracted pubic. She became viewed as old news and her media flubs early on hurt dearly. Third, when things become stagnant and public opinion of government runs so low for so long, the time becomes ripe for dramatic change. How more dramatic could you get than a charismatic, young(ish) black man. Clintons are old, but Kenedys are royalty. Hill knew when the field narrowed that she would never make it.
As for news and opinions, I'll try to clarify. The left will always watch MSNBC and abhor Fox. The right will watch FOX and occasionally watch another outlet (with a huge grain of salt). The only reason I make the condition for the right is that they only have one station and will tend to surf more in and out of other programs. While I do not claim to have a more valid opinion, I attempt to educate myself by mixing it up. I'll watch FOX, NBC, and BBC, as well as other outlets here and abroad. I also try to understand the headlines beyond the picture and bold type. I won't touch the "core values" comment since it's just another catch phrase bandied around in talk radio. People will get worked up ever so briefly about a subject but will chase the next flashing light the "news" throws at them. Therefore, I will still call the vast majority of them sheep.
As for Maslow, google image the triangle heirarchy. I'm just saying that when you no longer have to worry about starving to death or fight off intruders, it's easy to get upset about Paris Hilton, mourn Michael Jackson, or develop an eating disorder (God, only in America!).
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
As for the second part.. the
As for the second part.. the majority of Americans are spoon fed media infants. They get their opinions from, usually, a single media outlet. That goes for both the MSNBC and FOX crowd. When the majority of the media turned on Bush, so did the populace. When they ran stories and rapidly changing images of Obama and the growth of our country from the '60 until now, they created, nurtured, and drove a momentum that made him more than what he is. Were he applying for the job instead of running in an election, his CV would have never passed the HR desk. In short, most of our country are sheep. They buy the sound bytes, join the crowd, and really don't care about anything outside of their relative comfort. Give the average American a dollar menu, cable television, and a trumped up headline (preferably about a celebrity) and they are nice and compliant. We have climbed so high up Maslow's heirarchy of needs that we sit atop it in our overstuffed furniture and scan past commercials or anything resembling real journalism that we probably wouldn't understand anyway. Obama is a media icon, not a world leader.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Why isn't Obama qualified?
Why isn't Obama qualified? Well let's see... he's never governed. He was only a junior law maker and community organizer. He has ideas.. he has philosophy.. he has not substance or experience. He's like an old boss of mine when I was a furniture maker. He read everything he could get his hands on, subscribed to woodworking magazines, and bought the best tools. In the end, however, he had only about a year of experience under his toolbelt when he opened his own business. In the end, he folded.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
Great.. a rude, lying,
Great.. a rude, lying, ex-SNL cast member... looks like we ran out of Kennedys.
It is the undauntable thought, my friend. The one that says, "I'm right!" ~Bobby Sands
It lies in the hearts of
It lies in the hearts of heroes dead,
It screams in tyrants’ eyes,
It has reached the peak of mountains high,
It comes searing ‘cross the skies.
It lights the dark of this prison cell,
It thunders forth its might,
It is ‘the undauntable thought’,
Great! So, once again my
Great! So, once again my taxes have to go up to pay for societal sloths! Don't you just love the Obama plan of "Oh, you can keep paying for your private plan. I just want you to pay for everyone elses free plan as well."
It lies in the hearts of heroes dead,
It screams in tyrants’ eyes,
It has reached the peak of mountains high,
It comes searing ‘cross the skies.
It lights the dark of this prison cell,
It thunders forth its might,
It is ‘the undauntable thought’,