"It didn't rain at all this year during the Phoenix Open as it always has for years and years when they've held the event here. It must be ‘global drying.'"
"Every other word out of Rush Limbaugh's mouth is about socialist programs. Well, it's only socialist if it benefits someone else and not you."
"Obama delivered his promised ‘change' which - indicated by the chaos in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria and Iran - is now accomplished and all five have now become his dilemma, a la Jimmy Carter. Now if he can be equally adroit and change our economy around as promised?"
"You will have to make a $250,000 profit on your home sale ($500,000 for a couple) before the 3.8 percent tax, per the health care bill, will kick in. Frankly, I wouldn't mind paying an additional 3.8 percent tax to help others with their health care if my spouse and I could make a $500,000 profit on our home sale."
"In response to the Indian tribe planning to sue beer makers: Your alcoholism and poverty for generations is not the fault of the beer makers. In fact, we should sue you for our sore eyes. Your properties are filthy and run down with abandoned homes, rusted out vehicles, and litter and debris everywhere. Instead of grabbing a beer, clean up your property. Or grab a beer and clean up your property. Most importantly, take responsibility and be accountable for your own actions. After all, this is America the beautiful, not America I'll sue you! What's next, suing the fast food joints for your obesity?"
"According to a Guttmacher survey, 98 percent of sexually-experienced Catholics use active methods of birth control. Contraception is not a moral issue for Catholics; it is a matter of conscience only for a tiny number of men in the formal hierarchy of the Catholic Church - the same hierarchy that refuses to open its records to the light of day, so that we may see how child molestations and rapes by Catholic clergy have been rampant, global, and tolerated for ages."
"Mr. Romney, isn't the ‘pursuit of happiness' letting a citizen marry the person they love? And won't a Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage allow government interference in the pursuit of happiness?"
"Wouldn't it be cost-efficient to have a cadaver-sniffing dog on hand every time a garbage truck unloads at a land fill? Think of all the hours, money, and manpower could be saved in recovering bodies."
"The AAA says gas prices are going up because of factors that aren't named. The price of crude oil has been stable, there have been no refinery catastrophes reported, yet gas is going up. If I were a 99 percenter I'd think this was some kind of conspiracy by the 1 percent to slow the economy and keep it slow until after the election. That way the U.S. would get a kinder, gentler President - at least to big oil and the rest of the 1 percent."
"Remember that politicians, like most employees, work best for those who will pay them the most. I read recently that while some congressmen may already have a net worth above a million, almost all of them leave congress as millionaires. Keep in mind that they currently receive an annual salary of $174,000, plus benefits and perks. Remember, too, that they usually must keep two households, one in their congressional district, and another in the Washington area. If we, the taxpayers provide less than $200K per year, I wonder where they get the rest of their million dollars, and who is supplying it? Learn that, and you will know who are their true masters."
sdjtaz posted at 1:58 pm on Wed, Feb 15, 2012.
Venter #1: Arizona has been experiencing drought conditions since 1999. It may be part of a normal cycle or it may be part of an overall trend caused by global climate change. What we do know is that there has been a slight rise in the earth's temperature over the century and this is affecting local weather patterns in a number of ways.
Venter #3: Other than getting us into five more wars (and costing us considerably more money), what would a Republican president have done in the Middle East, that would have changed this wave of revolutionary movements?
Venter #7: Many people have proposed Constitutional amendments. Most of them fail, because the time and energy needed to pass an amendment is so hard. Think of how long ERA was discussed. Normally, amendments either deal with administrative issues (the 25th Amendment, which codified the order of Presidential succession) or in extending rights (2nd Amendment right to bear arms). There's only one that I can think of that restricted our rights (the 18th Amendment which established Prohibition) and that was quickly repealed. I doubt that this proposal will ever really get off the ground (it's really just political showboating in an attempt to woo over conservatives).
gwrthryfel posted at 2:31 pm on Wed, Feb 15, 2012.
"According to a Guttmacher survey, 98 percent of sexually-experienced Catholics use active methods of birth control. Contraception is not a moral issue for Catholics; it is a matter of conscience only for a tiny number of men in the formal hierarchy of the Catholic Church - the same hierarchy that refuses to open its records to the light of day, so that we may see how child molestations and rapes by Catholic clergy have been rampant, global, and tolerated for ages."
Well said, Venter. Especially this: "... it is a matter of conscience only for a tiny number of men in the formal hierarchy of the Catholic Church..."
Accuracy posted at 3:37 pm on Wed, Feb 15, 2012.
Sixth Venter wrote: "According to a Guttmacher survey, 98 percent of sexually-experienced Catholics use active methods of birth control.”
Not really! But, since Obama's birth control mandate/compromise, Liberal reporters have repeatedly said that “98 percent of all Catholic women” have used birth control at some time in their life.
The statistics come from an April 2011 study on women and contraceptive use published by the Guttmacher Institute. Not including Catholic women older than 44 – the Guttmacher study used a survey of 7,356 females aged 15 to 44 – conducted between June 2006 and December 2008 by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Meaning; Far from saying that “98 percent of sexually-experienced Catholics (or all Catholic women) use active methods of birth control” . . . the Guttmacher study – that defines "sexually active" as those who reported having sex in the previous three months – finds that 87 percent of "Catholic females" between the ages of 15 and 44 who are having sex, not pregnant, not recently pregnant and trying to not get pregnant have used some form of birth control.
truth posted at 3:54 pm on Wed, Feb 15, 2012.
The greatest lie of the century is what our news media is telling us about gas prices. ENTER, U.S. GAS EXPORTS AND READ THE TRUTH. the oil company must be writing the script for the news people to read. But NBC, ABC, FOX , CBS and all the others do need oil company money, ###### the American people.
truth posted at 4:08 pm on Wed, Feb 15, 2012.
There are those who want to give corporations more control. ENTER, GENERAL MOTORS STREET CAR COMSPIRACY. then comment.[sad][sad]
chatmandu002 posted at 6:16 pm on Wed, Feb 15, 2012.
Vent #1: Global drying... Good one.
Vent #2: It's good you are listening to Rush. Next, learn about socialism, it will scare the hell ou of you.
Vent #3: The Arab spring is a result of Operation Iraqi Freedom no matter what you think of president Bush. As for president Obama I see No hope, No change, No transparency and No leadership.
Vent #4: Just more redistribution of wealth and the march to socialism continues.
Vent #5: Sorry to say that most of your comments are true. Another example of what happens when people become dependent on government.