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Reply to An Apology to Senator Wilson in Politics JoeUser Forums

I beg to differ with each of you. Our rights are evaporating right before our very eyes. It is so very clear, in fact, none of you would contest that. In light of the fact that the government whose duty is to protect our rights have almost completely turned against us, I believe Wilson's little outbreak was appropriate. Let us say that instead of words Obama stood in front of the joint commission pointing a gun. Would then it be appropriate f

Reply to An Apology to Senator Wilson in Politics JoeUser Forums

No, he was not wrong. He was just as appropriate as Obama would have been if he had spoken out against Reverend Wright during one of his sermans. Certainly it is against decorum but when someone in the position of power is spewing garbage that is harmful, you have a duty to speak out. I would think that Obama, because of his position, should be held to a much greater standard than anyone else, yet we are sitting around throwing stones at Senator Wilson rather than putting

An Apology to Senator Wilson in Politics JoeUser Forums

Dear Senator Wilson, I don't know too much about you. I don't know how you've voted and I don't know what your thoughts are. I don't know whether you are corrupt or if you are the real deal. With that said, I am writing this apology to you just out of the most recent news stories. I am sorry for how you are being treated by your peers for your remark. I am outraged over the hypocracy that has brought the House to admonish you. They say that

Reply to The racist are finally coming out of the shadows in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]This is all liberal crap that you are being sucked into.[/quote] I'm not getting sucked into anything. I'm using my own mind here. If either Obama or Hillary wins they will be making history before actually even doing anything. You have got to be completely ignorant to think that everyone who goes to the polls are doing so with a blindfold on. Whether it is right or wrong, many people will be voting for and against each of them because of their sex and color. That doesn't me

Reply to Clearing my head Part 1 in Parenting Stardock Forums

Yeah, considering that you have triplets, that one's an easy decision to make. Here a quality daycare costs around $850/mo per child. Maybe a small discount for each additional child, but still way too expensive.

Reply to Cap & Gown Fiasco in Parenting JoeUser Forums

Actually, I think it would need to be the opposite. In order for it to believeable, it would have to be something that they know that you are into but that they don't care about. For instance, one of my favorite books is Atlas Shrugged and I'm always suggesting that people read it, but they rarely do. So if I were to give them a nice hard bound copy of it and tape money inside, well that would work beautifully. The book isn't lame to me, but my kid my consider it to be so.

Reply to Rights vs privileges in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

Still, if there are no doctors, then you cannot get healthcare. However, if there is no one around to listen, you still have the right to speak. You still have the right to act. Rights are not something that are contingent upon what government you are in. You have them by the very fact that you are born. It is only up to the government to protect them. If you cannot exercise it without someone else's participation, then it is not a right.

Reply to Middle School Blues in Parenting JoeUser Forums

I understand how you feel and your concern for not making him pull through it. I had a similar experience when I tried teaching middle school math. I had the lowest of the low kids. Many of them were borderline mentally disabled. I was given 6 classes with no planning session and this was my first year teaching. I ended up quitting after 2 weeks. It was a very hard thing to do but my sanity was being compromised. I may have been able to make it if I were able to pull myself togeth

Reply to On behalf of evil capitalistic bastards everywhere in Politics JoeUser Forums

I believe in the free market. Outsourcing makes sense in many ways. Minimum wage is wrong. Sure, a family can not subsist on a minimum wage job but those jobs are not meant for adults. Mature adults aren't meant to be serving burgers at a drive thru restaurant. If you gotta do it, you gotta do it, but that doesn't mean that you should get paid more than the labor is worth. I do find it kinda funny how it's mostly the liberals who are against outsourcing. I mean, aren't they the on

Reply to The racist are finally coming out of the shadows in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Now it is being said that he is only wining because he is black belittling his accomplishments so far.[/quote] While I know that there has been a lot of vial and racist things said, I'm not so sure that this is one of them. I'm not sure I agree with the statement because being black has got to be a double edge sword. There are many people who will vote for him because they would like to see a black man as a president, while others will vote against him for the same reason.

Reply to Cap & Gown Fiasco in Parenting JoeUser Forums

Sorry, I got nothin' in the way of suggestions. Unless, you give cold hard cash. I know, not very creative, but it's what all new families need. Maybe get them some lame book and tape an envelope with a check in it to the inside flap of the cover. That way, they'll be seriously disappointed, but you'll watch them try to hide it. Then when they open it and see what it has, you can watch the expression on their faces change.

Reply to Where Did Racism Come From? in History JoeUser Forums

This is an interesting thread so I thought I would give my 2 cents. Let me just say that I am Jewish so I do not subscribe to the religious ideas that some of you possess. I will leave religion, for the most part, out of this. When it comes to Darwin, I think he is simply discussing how one race, or one person's physical attributes may assist him in surviving while others might parish. For instance, I'm very light skinned. If I go out in the sun for too long, especially without suns

Reply to Cap & Gown Fiasco in Parenting Stardock Forums

You gotta love his resourcefulness. Rather than just paying for something he thinks is outragous, he's even considering taking it upon himself to find a different solution. You should be a proud mother. Even if it means that he goes to graduation wearing a black garbage bag and a hat made out of a cereal box.

Reply to Rights vs privileges in US Domestic Stardock Forums

Rights are basically something you are born with. The government does not give you rights, they simply protect them, do not protect them, or all together violate them. All you have a right to are things like your body and the fruit of your labor. You only have a right to healthcare if you are able to provide it to yourself, like stich up your own wounds. Otherwise, you have to convince someone else that they should provide you with the care. It's not an

Clearing my head Part 3 in Politics JoeUser Forums

At the beginning of Part II I asked myself how I could feel both patriotic and still be ashamed of our society? I think while writing Part II I have revealed the answer. I am very proud of our original ideals, but very disheartened by how we have abandoned them in favor of the perverted translation of the ideals. I am a true American that is not blindly proud of a people who live on a particular landmass. My pride is bound to the ideals of the great nation, not to th

Clearing my head Part 2 in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

Thinking about my concerns about childcare got me thinking more about our society’s lack of a concrete and cohesive value system. I got to wondering how it came to be. I mean, I have always said that I am proud to be an American and that America is the best there is. At the same time, how come I am also disgusted with our society. How can I be so proud of America while still being disheartened by our very society? What aspects am I pro

Clearing my head Part 1 in Parenting JoeUser Forums

My husband, Ray, and I are expecting our first child in 3 months, and just like any expectant mother, my mind has been full of all the natural concerns. Am I ready? Will I be a good mom? Will I be able to save my kid if she chokes on a penny? Will I know how to respond when things don’t go as I imagine? Yes, those are all the natural concerns that all parents face, but what’s eating at me most goes beyond these age old questions. My