Comments by dumpbush
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Posted on March 28 at 2:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
thanks newsreader, thats my point exactly.
i am merely playing Devils Advocate and agree with you 100%.
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Posted on March 28 at 2:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
reader 1 , is this the best shot you have? you are a total amateur, I wont stoop to your level and will ignore your childish comments. this last one actually made me sort of happy that people like yourself are terrified that Obama will possibly win? Yep, obama has a hell of a lot to do with controlling drunks and passing unstable laws, but then you really have no concept of what is even being discussed, give me a break.
You need to get a life.
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Posted on March 28 at 2:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
for every action there is a reaction.
passing laws without careful consideration can often came back to haunt us down the road.
personally i think drunks are a pain in the butt and an eyesore to the community, but i am a adult and have the choice of being around them or not. I stay away from drunks because they are obviously unstable and I dont trust their behavior (junkies and meth-heads are no different). Winos tend to become aggressive when they need to score a bottle of booze just as junkies become desperate when their Jones is coming down. So I ask some of the more schooled and opinionated persons on here to answer this one question, what is the differance in some polar bear that has wandered off couse seeking food, and the bear was destroyed for well being of the population, so what about aggressive drunks and drug addicts,shouldnt they be considered a potential threat as well$ stupid suggestion but really I see little differance. Frankly I would rather encounter a bear because they are probably a bit more predictable than some wino or addict.
But again, passing laws without a great deal of thought may be detrimental to us in future years. It sort brings "Big government" into mind.
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Posted on March 27 at 7:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
there are some places where people paying for sex are not only arrested but their photo is placed on the front page of their local newspaper. i have no opinion concerning the morals of prostitution one way or another, but it seems to me that for a penalty such exposure is a bit harsh. my point is, not only does something like that destroy the life of the offender but it could also destroy the lives of his family, especially his children. but then i guess he should have considered the hazards of engaging a hooker.
Posted on March 27 at 5:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
sensationalism sells-
always has, always will.
Posted on March 26 at 7:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
read 1
1 Euro = 1.5 dollars US.
and you are saying that the pres. is not the one that deregulated the price of oil?
what does some idiot with a sliding mortgage have to do with any of the above? that has nothing to do with the escalation of prices and the massive unemployment that is sweeping the nation. bailing out with quick fixes is exactly what bush hopes to do by sending money that we do not really have to people in hopes they will spend with reckless abandon thinking that this action will somehow jumpstart a faltering economy.
bushs stupid assed war is costing us billions of dollars, someone is going to have to pay that tab down the road. clinton handed bush a balanced budget, a booming economy, affordable interest rates, low unemployment.
Get used to it, Obama will be the next president. he will pull us out of Iraq, he will restore respect toward our country from other nations, he will establish a health system that will offer affordable health care to those that need it, as a Senator, he has worked hard for veterans affairs, and you know what read 1, even if he doesn't do a damn thing, or even if he screws the whole job up he will still be better than what we have had to endure from bush for the last 7 years.
does a president influence our economy,? what do you think happens when he vetos or approves the crap that congress tosses his way?
yes, you are damned right, i am a liberal and an Obama supporter.
Posted on March 26 at 5:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
our nation is on the verge of economic chaos, we are bogged down in two wars that seem never-ending, the dollar is becomming a second tier currency as far as value,we have no decent health care system, etc.
if Obama or Clinton win the White House the war will be over next year, if McClain wins he swears he will find Bin Laden and the war will continue on as it has.
I was against the war from the beginning realizing that the American people can never maintain such commitment, and now as the yellow ribbons that remain stuck stubbornly to the bumpers of gas guzzling cars are becomming faded the Generals continue to say "we need more troops".
i continue to ask the question that is so often left hanging in mid-air, what is our strategy? what do we hope to achieve?who is going to pay the bill? what does Iraq have to do with the US? they did not attack us on 9-11 but those that did are still free and probably plotting this very moment.
Meanwhile, "W" sits in the Oval Office with his ostrich skin boots on the desk, oblivious to what is happening in middle America but always in the moment when it comes to watching the oil revenues (his money) soar dreaming of the invasion of Iran that is sure to occur.
Suddenly with the price of gasoline climbing, the war in Iraq is not the leading concern to most Americans as they prepare to visit the polls in November.
But there one good thing is that we only have to put up with that idiot for 9 more months.
Posted on March 26 at 4:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
hate to hear <religion and guns> in the same topic its sort of scary.
Posted on March 26 at 4:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
people are people, criminals infest all areas of society, however, military types are no better than any other private citizens and should act and be treated accordingly. America has a very large population of veterans and most have served in conflicts far worse than the Iraq occupation. My point is, with all these military and former military types inhabiting all socio-economic levels, can we say that they are contributing to criminal activity? Don't think so. but, in times of war the levels of acceptance are sometimes lowered to achieve recruitment quotas. I read recently that the U.S. Army (our most recruit-lenient of the services) has had to lower it's standards in order to maintain the manpower needed to operate efficiently, so could these troops be of concern? (playing Devil's advocate here).
Personally i believe that singling out one specific group of people and presenting anecdotal hear-say that slanders their character and integrity is a form of bigotry.
it is the 'all-volunteer" military and all that implies.
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Posted on March 28 at 3:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
READER1,
As a person of color I found your comment offensive.
i came up here three years ago to attend the University. Your comment is my very first experiance with racism in Fairbanks or Alaska for that matter (nothing serious but racially motivated just the same). Perhaps it seems innocent enough to you but, "Blame Whitey" is to me a slap in the face to those of us (of color) that are responsible citzens and blame no-one for any thing. I do come from a drug and alchohol infested place (East Oakland) and yes, I do harbor fears of these people, you might as well if you had to step over "nodded-out junkies on you way to school each morning.
We each have our own political opinion and I welcome the onslaught of opposition from those that think different than I do (at 20 yrs. of age , I do have much to learn and I admit it), but, there is a line that I will not cross to make a point with another person no matter how aggressive they become. This forum is based on opinion and we must be thankful that we do have a plce where we can voice our opinions and lISTEN to those opinions of others.
I admit that my handle is a bit strong, so realizing that I am indeed in a Conservative community that leans more to the right, I will ask that my "dumpbush" name be changed, I do this to please those that I may be offending.
I welcome all attacks from those that do not agree with muy opinion, but I will never be disrespectful to others unless I am being disrespected, I trust you will follow suit. I never mention race or religion in my comments unless the topic is being discused and then I still willl be very careful not to offend anyone personally.
Yes, I am againt the war because of the way it is being fought, I dislike the current administration because they have done nothing for the poor in this nation, but these are my beliefs and I do have the right to be heard, just as you do.
I am sorry that something happened to you in your life that made you so bitter againt my race, if it will help I apologize for any injustice that was thrust upon you by the African American community.
On Fairbanks ponders special 'zone' in war on chronic drunkenness