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titled "We were once as depraved as ISIS." I will paraphrase: In 1569 Protestant English troops massacred every Irish Catholic they found, beheaded the corpses and laid the heads in a path to the British commander's tent. Later, the Earl of Essex hunted down and butchered 400 women and children, etc., etc. Queen Elizabeth I approved. Different religious factions have been slaughtering one another for centuries and guess what - Obama wasn't there! And in c ...

Good article on Howard Buffet, Warren's son. Just a paragraph or two here, but I went to his foundation and read some of the articles posted in thumbnails, speeches, etc. Eye-opening to say the least. Because of his large farm, he not only feeds the hungry, but teaches them farming, to almost the whole world with the exception of a few countries. So my point is that not all "rich" people are greedy CEOs. In the land of plenty, more than 50 million Americans, including one ...

A little 5-year-old boy came home from kindergarten one day and asked his parents to buy him an IPad. His parents told him that he was too young for an IPad, that it was too expensive, and why did he need to bring an IPad to school. The boy told them that Billy had one and asked why he couldn't have one. Again, they asked the boy what he would do with an IPad in kindergarten, and he told them he would cover his eye with it when they played pirates. ...

Never before has a speech by President Barack Obama felt as false as his Tuesday address announcing America's new strategy for Afghanistan. It seemed like a campaign speech combined with Bush rhetoric -- and left both dreamers and realists feeling distraught. Just minutes before the president took the stage inside Eisenhower Hall, the gathered cadets were asked to respond "enthusiastically" to the speech. But it didn't help: The soldiers' reception was cool. One ...

http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/18/tea-party-ignorant-taxes-opinions-columnists-bruce-bartlett.html# ...

A peek into the National Review cruise a week after the election. Interesting and telling, in a secret-cam-at-a-donor-dinner kind of way. It leans left, so proceed accordingly. ...

"Yes, companies have boosted profits—to near-record levels—by slashing costs." That's also what I have been seeing. The companies are making more money than ever before, taking advantage of those tax breaks, but they are pleasing stockholders by cutting costs (and people) in order to do it. That's very good business for them, but not so much for Americans who need to work. This is not a political comment, because it has been happening under both administrations. ...

attacks against Christians, urging its “hidden soldiers” in the West to unleash attacks “without delay.” In opening, Dabiq 15 references recent attacks by jihadis in the United States (Orlando), France, Germany and Bangladesh, before suggesting the “cross-worshipers and democratic pagans of the West” should contemplate the “reasons behind the animosity and enmity held by Muslims for Westerners,” and should therefore repent by abandoning Christianity and “accepting Islam. ...

Last week we got one of the female kittens fixed. All went well and by the next day all her siblings were back to normal with her. She is more affectionate and loveable now. Three sisters left to go. Today one of the sisters went into heat. Actually I think yesterday she went into heat. Then today another one of her sisters went into heat. HOWEVER...We found her mounting the other in heat. Was looking up if female cats in heat mount other female ca ...

that we, as a group of people that come to this site, are as varied as they come. We are all passionate about our beliefs, values. I have not seen yet one person that has changed their mindset on anything due to something that another poster said.This weeks hot topic of course is the health care system. Some here are so dead set against it that it scares me, as well as those that are so set in favor of it. Why does it scare me? Both sides are so set in their thinking that I honestly believe that ...

...sing "Godd-- America" to open the convention. ...

Part-time, no benefits, but pay is better PLUS it's a foot in the door with this particular employer. We'll see what happens. Job is 10,000 times easier than medical transcription - hourly. Hourly! ...

trying to work hard with no distractions this week to determine a solid average per hour rate. otherwise im going ahead with job interview next week, in-office transcribing position, FT with benefits. do not know any other information at this point. My first hour this morning made 14.40. Here goes my 2nd hour.... ...

Benghazi: Similar to five other government reports, the one released by the House Intelligence Committee on Friday left Republicans in the same position they have been in for two years: with little evidence to support their most damning critiques of how the Obama administration, and then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, responded to the attacks. Climate Change: During a recent visit to China, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a potentially landmark ...

Fool of the Week: Brian Williams http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/02/06/fool-week-brian-williams/ He is apparently taking some time off work. I hope he finds himself, whomever that may be. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/02/06/fool-week-brian-williams/ ...

So, they say Biden and some "top" Democrats will not be attending. I understand the sentiment, and they can always watch on CSPAN and get the info, I suppose, but I do think they should listen, even if they don't believe he should be here, which I agree, he shouldn't. Boehner has made a large error and Republicans supporting him are being very destructive to our country's image in the world, not to mention further fracturing Congress. "For starters, it’s completely unc ...

outside the home so I can get some people contact and not feel so isolated. I live in a large city, but it's been difficult finding a job like this. Because of some health problems, I can't do anything physically taxing like retail or Mcjobs. I'd like to work in a medical office doing some kind of clerical work. However, these jobs are usually got by word of mouth, and I don't know have any personal contacts who could let me know about available openings.&n ...

Noted conservative Andrew Sullivan (former editor of New Republic no less) essays on the purposeful distortion of President Obama's many accomplishments in his first term. Good read for those honestly interested in a thoughtful, unbiased review. ...

He will be spending so much time every day this week talking about the economy, the deficit, what's wrong and how to fix it (hopefully). I can't remember what else he'll be talking about, but it sounds interesting. Right now, he's talking about the bribes in Afghan...$13.5B are spent bribing people, loaded on pallets in Pakistan and shipped to Dubai. They have it on tape now. If you can't watch it, it will probably be on line tomorrow. ...

The first of the series this week. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31510813/#37983994 ...

I'm going to see if it will help me lose some weight. The only thing about it is I don't want to load up on carbs to compensate. ...

We took our Goldwing motorcycle, rode 5,167 miles in 15 days. We live in Ohio and went to Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North & South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Kansas, and Missouri. We rode the train to the top of Pike's Peak, we saw Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, Devil's Tower, Monument Valley, Arches National Park and did a lot of scenic riding. We saw a moose, curled horn sheep, a coyote, a deer-like animal that we still ...

If I had a therapist, I could go talk to my therapist...but I don't... I got offered to come back a few hours a week at my old tutoring job - $15/hour. A 3-dollar an hour raise. At daycare I make...$9.50/hour. A no-brainer, right? But tutoring job is maybe 3-10 hours a week, tops. Not enough hours. But with the daycare job, it's too many hours - especially since I've gotten shingles and want to address some health issues (basically STRESS REDUC ...

It also bans abortions based on genetic defects after the 6-week period. ...

How many days a week do you work? I work as an IC for more than one company and work 6 very long days a week. Just curious how much others work. It's not something I would choose to do, but it's necessary right now. Wondered if others were in the same boat. ...

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