Just Makes ya’ PROUD, Don’t It?

Posted Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at 2:41 PM
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  • I didn't listen to the speech last night, but I have been reading reviews from several sources including USA Today.

    They all seem to think it was more of a campaign speech than a State of the Union.

    And you are right. ALL of them need to do their jobs instead of running for office. Regardless of party.

    It might be cheaper if we sent them all home to collect their paychecks. Then at least we would be dollars ahead with all the expenses of WA.

    I think we should tax our politicians on their campaign money and apply it to the national debt. They are always scrounging around for extra dollars.

    I wonder if they would start inspecting the seat cushions on the couch for extra change, like we do.

    -- Posted by KH Gal on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 3:19 PM
  • They said before his speech last night that it was going to be more of a campaign speech since he was starting on his campaign.

    Here's something else in case you missed it, he wants to stop insider trading among the congressmen. They usually get info on stocks before anyone else, but nothing will be done about it because it has to pass congress ........

    BTW Speaker of the House sitting behind Obama wasn't wearing a flag pin... lol!

    I'm sorry I couldn't stop my fingers !

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 4:01 PM
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    Many of the RANKing folks had grimaces at many of the factual statements that were made. The lone independent had smirky grins.

    Or was I watching the wrong channel?

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    -- Posted by wh67 on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 5:01 PM
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    What the heck, I gotta stir the hornet's nest on this post. So here goes"

    1. The whole taliban urination issue? Let's face it, these soldiers likely broke a few rules under the UCMJ. That's not to say I blame the all the Marines involved. I just blame the person who was stupid enough to record the event in question. In other words, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas type of thing. No video and the event never happened.

    2. Liberalism is a mental disorder? Well, I have to dismiss that statement as just plain silly and adds nothing to the argument that President Obama isn't doing a good job of running this country. But believe what you will.

    3. The rest of the post basically deals with President Obama saying something along the lines of "he will try to changes things with or without Congress". I watched the speech and I never got the feeling the President of the US was going to just change/make laws without going through the proper channels. My understanding of this portion of the speech was he was going to appeal directly to "the people" first. I could be dead wrong and President Obama may be planning to make himself a dictator. But I'm reasonably certain that's not going to happen.

    The reason I bring up the above 3 items? Well, it's simply to point out that once you strip away the rhetoric, you're left with just an empty rant. And if that is what you, bazookaman intended, more power to you. You accomplished your goal.

    Now if you really wanted to point out what went wrong in the State of the Union Address, I could understand bringing up some interesting items. Items like the President was not necessarily telling the whole truth in places, telling some out and out lies in others, and misleading the American public in a few other places.

    -- Posted by bondyweb on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 5:16 PM
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    Bazookaman: I'll go on record right here to say I don't think President Obama isn't doing a good job running this country. Pretty straight forward statement of opinion.

    And as far as the recent In Session/Might Be in Session/Not in Session appointments earlier this month? While I don't think it was the correct way to do business, the DOJ ruled it wasn't illegal. But if you think this is the first shot over the bow for President Obama to claim the title of Monarch of the USA? I'll just say I don't agree. As I said in my 1st post, I don't think "his words" in the speech means he is going to start making laws. There are just too many checks and balances for this happen.

    You make a good point when you say "WE tell our REPS what we want.....they try to tell HIM....and he just does what HE wants to do ANYWAY??"

    But when has President Obama just made a law without Congress first passing the legislation? Maybe it has happened but I haven't heard of it.

    -- Posted by bondyweb on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 6:20 PM
  • Oh well, my 2 cents worth. I did not watch it, I had better things to do with my time than watch a political side show. Recess appointments. The Supreme Court will have the final word. There is nothing in the Constitution that forbids a sitting President from making changes to regulations that are not contained within a law passed by the Congress and signed into law.

    I have stated my opinion on every President since Carter on Mikes Reagan blog. I'm pretty sure I didn't give a single one a pass.

    One last thought, I get an e-mail that I'm sure several of you got also, and I made the following reply. The e-mail missed one crucial point. The Amish are also exempt from the provisions of the healthcare law.

    -- Posted by royincaldwell on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 6:41 PM
  • WHY is it that some cant listen to anything objectively?? I am with you BONDYWEB EVEN WHEN THEY AGREE THEY WILL PASS NO LEGISLATION THAT HE AGREES TOO. THIS has been a lesson on how to sabotage a presidency and they are proud of it....you and I dont count.I watched Stossel over the weekend on FOX and he dispelled the myth of the Gutting of the military, schocked the dickens out of me.No matter the succese of something it is a failure,so in relationship to the speech if you have your mind made up as to what is being said......why watch.GOV Daniels rebuttal was done that way AND IT SHOWED. This is not worth arguing we shall see.FUNNY no Pin for the speaker and not a peep from the nay sayers..........I know he forgot.....

    -- Posted by lamont on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 7:00 PM
  • OH...... almost forgot.....how about blaming the marines buddie who turned them in.I cant believe what we will do to each other for 15 minutes of fame and a few dollars.IDIOT.......esprit de corp ....what happened to it????? AND DISCIPLINE.........AND THE MEDIA WILL SELL MORE GARBAGE....PUT THE BLAME WERE IT BELONGS......I'LL put it this way I wear a size 12

    -- Posted by lamont on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 7:08 PM
  • Yup Mike. Muslims and the Amish. Both on profound religious principals. Not saying right or wrong, just the way it is.

    -- Posted by royincaldwell on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 7:15 PM
  • Correction on my part. I looked deeper. This link seems reputable.

    http://www.factcheck.org/2010/05/dhimmitude-and-the-muslim-exemption/

    -- Posted by royincaldwell on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 7:33 PM
  • For those who may not have read it on Mike's blog

    I liked Reagan, I just don't worship him. Carter was a good man, just a lousy President. Reagan lost many points with me for selling arms to Iran.

    Bush 1 was basically a decent President. Clinton had the morals of an alley cat, but in the end, after taking a more centralist position and working with Newt and crew, ended on a decent note. Bush 2, no comment that can be allowed here. Obama, I think he started off a basically good man with some very idealistic ideas. History may show him to be in the same category as Carter.

    -- Posted by royincaldwell on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 7:37 PM
  • One last comment and then I'll do my darnedest to shut up for awhile.

    In my not so humble opinion, the healthcare law should rightly be called "THE PELOSI-REID HEALTHCARE LAW". Those 2 and their cohorts in the House and the Senate wrote all 2700 pages. I would find it absolutely amazing if 1 person could write 2700 pages of steer manure in such a short time.

    -- Posted by royincaldwell on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 7:42 PM
  • WHAT DID I SAY BEFORE........WHY BOTHER......I ASSUME THAT THE PIRATES RUN THE COUNTRY THAT IS THE ONLY THING I CAN FIGURE ??????????????? AND NOW THE SEALS GO BASED ON SPEECHES hmmmmmmmmmmm

    -- Posted by lamont on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 8:25 PM
  • It's nice to see that our economy has rebounded so well, and we've solved all the problems here on earth.

    http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2012/01/25/gingrich-talks-plan-put-colony-moon

    -- Posted by Amuzeme on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 9:30 PM
  • oh good lord! Forget billions, try trillions.

    -- Posted by royincaldwell on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 10:10 PM
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    Bazookaman: You don't like the idea of the DOJ making a ruling on the (non) recess appointments by President Obama? What can we say other than that is the DOJ's job. Until another Department or branch of government decides they have the legal authority to smack down the President then it's a moot point. We don't have to like it but that's the way it is.

    As far as the NDAA? From what I have read, this legislation as sent to the President was basically a veto-proof piece of paper. Something along the lines of a senate vote of 85-15 with more lefties voting against it than Republicans. I could be way off the mark as the source wasn't what I'd call extremely reliable. I'll leave the fact checking to you should you wish to understand how it all panned out.

    And now you might have a heartache with the thought President Obama will eventually approve the oil pipeline but for all the wrong reason? Really, I could care less if he approved that oil pipeline because he though Stalin would have wanted him to do so. Do you know what 2,000 - 20,000 jobs for the wrong philosophical reason means to me? 2,000 - 20,000 people with good paying jobs. Politics is a way dirty game.

    Sorry but I cannot be dragged into a discussion about illegal immigration. Lived 6 miles from the Mexican border for a number of years. Seen more, learned more and heard more than I ever wished I did.

    -- Posted by bondyweb on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 11:52 PM
  • CJW...... HAVE YOU HEARD THE PRESIDENTS SIDE OR IS IT ASSUMED THAT GOV BREWER IS THE ONLY SIDE THAT COUNTS OR BETTER STILL DID SHE HAVE A ........YOU LIE MOMENT ???????? Also the pres doesnt have his finger in BREWERS face.......so maybe YOU OUGHT to take another look.......just maybe.AND THEN CONSIDER WHO IS BEING PUBLICALLY DIRESPECTFULL.......OR is there a reason she gets to do what she did and it's ok.

    THINK ABOUT THIS ZOOK.......DO YOU KNOW OF ANY TIME A POLITICAL FIGURE HAS SUED A NETWORK ABOUT POLITICAL NUANCES????????? YOU GUYS ARE GETTING TO A POINT WERE HATE HAS OVERULED COMMON SENSE.

    YOU want a civil war and will go to the extreme to get it.Be carefull what you wish for......tHE REHETORIC IS OFF THE CHARTS FOR THE WHIMSICAL.....TO SAY THE LEAST.

    -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 10:08 AM
  • lamont

    She was asking him for another meeting and he made reference about the way she portrayed him in her book about that previous meeting. They walked away from that first meeting 2 years ago with good feelings and then she comes out with the book saying otherwise.

    Now she was asking for another meeting and he most likely said no and walked away.

    She was pointing her finger at him!!

    The reporters that were near, said he didn't threaten her in any way.

    I can only imagine what goes on in congress when no one agrees lol!

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 11:02 AM
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    Bazookaman: You missed the point of my post. I could be wrong about this but you seem to indicate the "(non) recess appointment" was unconstitutional. It's immaterial if the DOJ is going after the wrong people as you said. The point I'm trying to make is, there was a legal ruling and no other entity has stepped up to overturn the decision made by the DOJ.

    The actions President Obama took, while not politically correct and very underhanded, appear to be quite constitutional as of this moment.

    You asked, what side do I think the DOJ is on? Hopefully they are on the side of "legal and lawful" justice.

    -- Posted by bondyweb on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 11:35 AM
  • CJW.....I didnt defend I said maybe you ought to go back and take another look....I have not seen a picture with his hand on her shoulder .......where can i find that?????? AND IF HE WALKED AWAY IS THAT A REASON TO STICK YOUR FINGER IN SOMEONES FACE BECAUSE IF IT IS I GOT NEWS FOR YOU.... THAT IS AGGRAVATED ASSAULT........I DONT REALLY CARE WHAT BREWER DOES .....WHAT I do care about is a sterotypical characterization....so say what you want.....HE RUDLEY WALKED AWAY.......I GUESS HE SHOULD HAVE STOOD THERE AND BE SCOLDED..... WHY???????? IF SHE LIED IN HER BOOK I WOULD NOT MEET WITH HER AGAIN EITHER...../.

    SO BEFORE YOU TELL ME ABOUT A BLIND DEFENSE WHICH DIDNT HAPPEN MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO CONSIDER YOUR BLIND CHARACTERIZATION.....POST THE PICTURE CJW LETS SEE IT.......I DOUGHT IF HE WOULD DISRESPECT AND OLD WOMAN......AGAIN there is no 2 sides to every story there is only one side.....YOUR SIDE.......YOU seem to forget when I think he is wrong I say SO IT SEEMS TO ME FOR YOU HE IS ALWAYS WRONG NO MATTER WHAT.IS THAT THE WAY IT IS FOR ALL PEOPLE???????? just wondering.

    -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 12:09 PM
  • TALK !!!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP HER FINGER TO HERSELF HE IS NOT HER CHILD....I AM NOT HEATED I SAID THERE ARE 2 SIDES TO EVERY STORY........WHAT DOES MY COMMENTS ABOUT CORPORATIONS OUT TO ENSLAVE AMERICA(all americans) HAVE TO DO WITH THIS????? and yes there is a goal here of civil war it has been stated......Also the only statements you post are those of BREWER IS she the only one who has commented???????? or IS SHE THE ONLY ONE YOU WILL LISTEN TOO??????TALKING down to anyone .....NO.... NOT MY INTENT.....HOWEVER IF THAT IS WHAT YOU HEAR THEN THAT IS WHAT YOU HEAR.........AGAIN..... I GET YOU WANT ME TO TALK DIFFERENT THAN YOU ......WHY ??????????? IF THE PHYSICAL CONTACT WAS MADE,ESPECIALLY IN A THREATENING WAY THEN BY ALL MEANS POST THE PICTURE.IF NOT DONT MAKE ACCUSATIONS THAT ARE NOT TRUE.......IT IS THAT SIMPLE.....

    -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 1:17 PM
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    Well, it's not exactly a secret that I'm not thrilled with Obama. BUT

    I've seen that photo. My take is, he does have his hand on her arm, but it doesn't look threatening in the least to me. If I walk up to someone, I may (or may not) rest my hand on their arm/shoulder/whatever, in a friendli-ish way. If you want to analyze that photo further, his face dosn't look intense, ...he actually looks like he might be grinning with her. Not at her. And his left hand is relaxed.... if he were angry/tense, it MIGHT be clenched, but it's not.

    Now with this said, I could be wrong, but it looks fine to me.

    just sayin........

    -- Posted by jessiemiller on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 1:26 PM
  • WELL....I SAW THAT PICTURE YESTERDAY AND IT WOULD APPEAR THAT HE GREETED HER THE SAME WAY AS HE GREETS EVERYONE BUT IF YOU WANT TO CALL THAT AND ASSAULT FEEL FREE......SO LETS CHARGE THEM BOTH HIM FOR BATTERY AND HER FOR ASSAULT AND BE DONE WITH IT......IN OTHER WORDS YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING BUT THAT IS OK......if he had grabbed her hand with her finger extended I would buy into your point.Bear in mind he is LEFT HANDED and if you defend yourself you do it with your dominate hand.If I WERE on the flightline and that happened we would not call it assault if we did we would all be in jail.

    -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 1:43 PM
  • Debate Tonight CNN Dish tV channel 200 6 pm

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 4:05 PM
  • Until one or the other comes out and makes a statement, it's all conjecture, that's all.

    -- Posted by royincaldwell on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 5:30 PM
  • NEWS FLASH........2 AZ MAYORS ONE REPUBLICAN AND ONE DEMOCRAT who were there just stated in no way was Gov Brewer threatened in any way.IN The tape at the end of her meeting with the president 2 yrs ago, she stated that the meeting was very CORDIAL.That was right after the meeting.So I think we just got a cheap shot to sell books........She felt threatened in front of the world......WHY ??????????HE IS CERTAINLY NOT POINTING HIS FINGER IN HER FACE.JUST adds to a long list of things that are more disrepectfull than any president has endured........I will add I DONT SEE THIS MAN DISRESPECTING AND OLD WOMAN I DO SEE HER ATTEMPTING TO "PUT HIM IN HIS PLACe" when is it going to stop.IT'S called mutual respect........whats so hard about that????????

    -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 8:34 PM
  • He probably knew he was dealing with a "Typical White Woman".

    -- Posted by skeeter on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 6:22 AM
  • She knows how to sell books. After that meeting her book sales shot through the roof yesterday on Amazon.com

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 10:06 AM
  • I DONT AGREE WITH THAT SKEETER.....I DO THINK SHE WANTED PUBLICITY AT HIS EXSPENSE.....AFTER ALL SHE IS THE ONE WITH THE SCOLDING FINGER.....BESIDES, WHAT IS A "TYPICAl WHITE WOMAN"MY WIFE ASKED ME THAT QUESTION AND SHE'S A WHITE WOMAN.....THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ME OUT HERE WITH AND ANSWER

    -- Posted by lamont on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 10:14 AM
  • typical white woman sure ain't me. I've always been "Unique" and I want to keep it that way.

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 10:39 AM
  • I am not a typical white woman. I don't know of anyone who is.

    I don't think that anyone set out to take advantange of the situation. What you have as far as the book sales are concerned are consumers who think that buying the book will somehow give them collector value. Or they may be assuming that there will soon be a toliet paper shortage.

    The book itself is fine. But Brewer has no control over the whims of book buyers nationwide.

    -- Posted by KH Gal on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 3:13 PM
  • Lamont: Maybe this wll refresh some?

    Obama told Cataldi that "The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity, but that she is a typical white person. If she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know (pause) there's a reaction in her that doesn't go away and it comes out in the wrong way."

    -- Posted by skeeter on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 3:27 PM
  • CJW....THE WORLD DOES NOT AGREE WITH YOU.....YOU ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE THIS PRESIDENT A BATTERER AND ASSAULTER ETC.Is that really what you see or is that what you WANT to see???????? Is there a reason why you see it that way??????? I ask because you seem to be standing alone on this one........he didnt assault her or batter her it doesnt wash.ON TOP OF THAT YOU ARE INSULTING HIS INTELLIGENCE,AND EVERYONE ELSES, YOU DIDNT MISS WE DIDNT MISS ANYTHING IN THE VIDEO..AND I AM SURE IF SHE FELT BATTERED SHE WOULD SAY SO.....DONT YOU????? THAT WOULD BE AND IMMEDIATE COUP.........I told you so,you know how those guys are........STOP IT.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    -- Posted by lamont on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 3:27 PM
  • I don't think this has anything to do about her book on her part. Looks to me like she doesn't like being talked down to and that is what she said. I wonder how Obama knew what was in her book? JMO..

    -- Posted by skeeter on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 3:37 PM
  • YOUR... probally right Skeeter I could see were that could happen,and shouldnt have.I could also see were he took offense after seeing the tape of what she said after the meeting.The president was being politcally correct.......so now that the cat is out the bag.There are people who if a black man raises his voice ....he is angry....wrong.If he walks towards them they feel threatened.....wrong.....happens to be going your way.It happens when I walk up to a counter if a white womans purse is next to her on the side I walk up on most will move it to the other side away from me.The thing that gets you is if the spot you just walked into was occupied by a white man......she didnt move it then why now?????Point being assumptions based on something that is not real......I AM AND AMERICAN WITH AMERICAN VALUES THAT ARE THE SAME AS YOURS......TREATMENT BY EXCEPTION IS NOT THE WAY TO GO.BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE HAS PROBLEMS......one is saying.....aint no white person going to talk to me like that ......and the other is saying aint no black going to talk to me like that.......I SAID IT BEFORE MUTUAL RESPECT IT GOES A LONG WAY. THE PRESIDENT MAY BE YOUNG ENOUGH TO BE HER SON BUT HE IS NOT HER SON HE IS THE PRESIDENT.AND THAT IS NOT AND ALBI FOR HIM........ME I WOULD HAVE NOT SAID A WORD TO HER ABOUT THE BOOK.....I WOULD HOWEVER NOT BEEN RECEPTIVE TO ANOTHER PRIVATE MEETING AND IF SHE ASKED WHY...... I WOULD HAVE TOLD HER THAT I DIDNT WANT ANYTHING DONE OR SAID TO BE MISINTERPRETED........AND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THAT........CALL AND MAKE AND APPOINTMENT.

    LIKE MOST who have risen to that office he probally reads a lot most do I would think he would not be any exception

    -- Posted by lamont on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 4:45 PM
  • CJW ...if you feel heated that is up to you I in no way feel that way .I dont speak for the world I pointed out that you are pretty much standing alone on the assault and battery.I speak for me and dont misenterpret that.The use of the context "the world" is to say you are standing alone,and you know that, so you are looking for a fight.......STOP IT OFFENDS YOU????????? or is it who said it?????????YES CJW I WILL SAY GET OUT OF MY WAY,AND YES I WILL RANT ABOUT THE DISRESPECT AND YES I WILL STATE OUR GOALS AS BLACKS IN AMERICA.. or do you feel you should state them for me??..That would be interesting to say the least.........YOU JUST SHOWED EXACTLY WHAT I AM TAKING ABOUT......THAT BIG BLACK GUY ASSAULTED THAT POOR WHITE WOMAN....ARE WE STILL IN THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS FRAME OF MIND?????WHEN I AM WRONG I WILL SAY SO.....dont interpret that as back pedaling.

    HERE IS ONE FOR YOU......I AM NOT ANYTHING BUT AND AMERICAN NEXT TIME YOU HAVE THE NEED TO CALL ME ANYTHING BUT.....TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR.IF IT'S SOCIALIST TO WANT EQUALITY THEN WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD.IF BEING LIBERAL MEANS I GET THE SAME TREATMENT AND UNDERSTANDING YOU DO.... THEN THATS ME OTHER WISE..... KEEP YOUR NAMES AND LABELS AS REFERENCED TO ME TO YOURSELF.......

    -- Posted by lamont on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 5:31 PM
  • Guess my point Lamont is that calling a person "A typical white woman" puts sunshine on the person saying it. How about a white woman saying "typical black man". I'm sure most black men would be upset. On the other hand I heard the statement the other day that the first lady was a person who they though had "typical mad black woman syndrome". I'm sure that isn't PC.

    -- Posted by skeeter on Sat, Jan 28, 2012, at 5:39 AM
  • Want to start a fight really quick?????

    Call anyone anywhere a TYPICAL _________.

    Fill in the blank and watch the war of words begin.

    CJW and I have agreed to avoid that term, and while we disagree, we ARE civil about it.

    -- Posted by royincaldwell on Sat, Jan 28, 2012, at 5:56 AM
  • SKEETER......THE HECK WITH THE PC GARBAGE......I think that there is a part of us as a Americans to give lip service to differences.We see a difference and then we must label it.THE FIRST LADY COULD BE ANGRY BUT THAT IS NOT A SYNDROME.For some reason IF A BLACK IS NOT SMILING ALL THE TIME YOUR MAD...DO YOU SMILE ALL THE TIME.??????? IF we refuse to accept less than treatment were mad.So I dont know what typical treatment is because I dont get it......I hope that makes sense.I heard the same in the military and still get it now.I take the word snydrome as used in this context the same as sterotyping.FOR ME THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THOSE KIND OF REFERNCES HAVE NEVER HAD ANY CLOSE CONTACT OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.I'll say it again what you see on TV is not real for the most part. example..... with all the poor people in this country,who are mostly white why is it when TV shows the poor it is always someone of color.....have you ever thought about that??????????? SO that would lead you to believe the typical person of color is poor would it not ??????? AND THAT IS NOT TRUE.I know and recognize certain pyhsical attributes as typical but I dont know of any phychological attributes I would call typical...unless modified to give that result......so TYPICAL IS NOT FLATTERING NOR OBJECTIVE....AND SEEING HOW WE ARE ALL UNIQUE AS INDIVIDUALS.....DONT SEE HOW IT FITS REFERING TO PEOPLE......MY OPINION

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Jan 28, 2012, at 10:20 AM
  • Lamont: I only brought up the word "Typical" because of how President Obama had used it, and it seems that it may have been forgotten and I didn't feel it was flattering or objecctive. I'm sure he meant no harm, but it's telling of how he may think.

    And when he said President Bush was unpatriotic I thought that was not needed.

    With 24 million people out of work, 2.8 million have lost their homes, and job growth of zero for his time in office I think he will be seen as a complete failure along with congress.

    -- Posted by skeeter on Sat, Jan 28, 2012, at 4:11 PM
  • CJW NOW WHAT ???????? didnt say anything but and objective answer what is your problem????? YOU DONT LIKE THE ANSWER.......WHY????????

    SKEETER I AM NOT AWARE OF THE THINGS YOU SAY THE PRESIDENT SAID AND IF HE DID WHEN? I would like to hear it and the context it was used in.....me personally dont find a typical anything. And between ME and YOU I hope that is what you got out of my answer.AND EXAMPLES.

    The comment about PRESIDENT Bush or any PRESIDENT as unpatriotic in my mind is VERY OFFENSIVE and should not be made......now again I would like to know when that was said were can I find it.???????? IF it's 3 rd party I am not going for it.

    SKEETER GO TO FACT CK OR ANY OTHER SOURCE....JOB GROWTH DECLINED EVERY MONTH.SINCE 2006 PRIOR TO THIS PRESIDENT. IT HAS GROWN EVERY MONTH SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE SO GO CK FOR YOUSELF.EVEN FOX NEWS HAD TO ADMITE THAT. THE NUMBERS ARE OUT THERE AND I AM NOT GOING TO ARGUE THEM.IF you want to belive what you just said go for it.......

    MY REFERENCE TO PC WAS MEANT AS LETS TALK...I KNOW WHEN SOMEONE IS BEING A BUTT AND WHEN THERE NOT THERE WAS NO OFFENSIVE TAKEN AND I HOPE NONE GIVEN.

    .GOT TO GO PLAY A GIG LATTER

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Jan 28, 2012, at 4:50 PM
  • Lamont: I'm not sure if you want the video of Obama saying Bush was unpatriotic or of him saying "Typical White Person". The unpatriotic comment was because Bush ran up a deficit.(In that case Obama must really be unpatriotic). I can put a link up later if you'd like. Both are on Youtube.

    I heard on the radio, I think, may have read it, that the number of people with jobs when Obama took office was 140 million and last week that number was 140 million. It's projected to be 140 million when he leaves office next year if he does.

    -- Posted by skeeter on Sun, Jan 29, 2012, at 6:28 AM
  • This says unemplowment is actually 25%. It's hard to keep track of how unemployment is actually calculated.

    http://news.yahoo.com/actual-unemployment-rate-soars-above-25-percent-200400654....

    -- Posted by skeeter on Sun, Jan 29, 2012, at 6:35 AM
  • skeeter, official unemployment is usually those drawing unemployment benefits.

    Unofficial includes those who have exhausted their benefits, under-employed, etc.

    -- Posted by royincaldwell on Sun, Jan 29, 2012, at 9:15 AM
  • CJW .....I DIDNT SEE HIS COMMENTS ...... I REALLY DONT SET HERE ALL DAY WATCHING THE BLOG.....HE IS GROWN HE CAN ROOT FOR WHO HE WANTS.....RIGHT?????

    When you are supported CJW I DONT SEE YOU COMPLAINING....I dont tell him what to say. You have and issue with him you tell him...OK AND FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH.....I DIDNT SOLICITE HIS SUPPORT AND THAT MEANS THAT I DONT NECCESSARILY AGREE WITH WHAT HE SAYS.......I AM MY OWN PERSON....ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE

    SKEETER,,,,,,,,,I will try and locate them ...THANKYOU.....QUESTION; would the economy have grown if we had not had a recession????? WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF HE HAD JUST LET IT TANK ?????? aRE THOSE QUESTION YOU ARE ASKING ALSO, BECAUSE THERE IS SOME RATHER INTRESTING THOUGHTS OUT THERE BY SOME LEADING ECONOMIST AS TO WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO NOT JUST US BUT THE WORLD........THOSE ECONOMIST ARE FROM THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT AND THERE ALL PRETTY MUCH SAYING THE SAME THING.......Got to stop the bleeding before you can start healing.....

    ZOOK.....I am trying to look at it all....got to get past the rehetoric to get to the truth.Always have to check more than one source,But I have got to admit when FOX news and MSNBC agree I kinda get to...... it must be true......smile.....HAVE A GREAT DAY?????

    TAKE THE A TRAIN....DUKE ELLINGTON....KEY OF ..C ORIGINAL

    -- Posted by lamont on Sun, Jan 29, 2012, at 12:34 PM
  • I got this in an email. Seems far-fetched a 21 year old would write this.

    Wow, this girl has a great plan! Love the last thing she would do the best!

    This was written by a 21 yr old female who gets it. It's her future

    she's worried about and this is how she feels about the social welfare big

    government state that she's being forced to live in! These solutions are

    just common sense in her opinion.

    This was in the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco, TX, Nov 18, 2011

    PUT ME IN CHARGE . . .

    Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash

    for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho's, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and beans,

    blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul away. If you want

    steak and frozen pizza, then get a job.

    Put me in charge of Medicaid. The first thing I'd do is to get women

    Norplant birth control implants or tubal legations. Then, we'll test

    recipients for drugs, alcohol, and nicotine. If you want to reproduce or use

    drugs, alcohol, or smoke, then get a job.

    Put me in charge of government housing. Ever live in a military barracks?

    You will maintain our property in a clean and good state of repair.

    Your home" will be subject to inspections anytime and possessions will be

    inventoried. If you want a plasma TV or Xbox 360, then get a job and your

    own place.

    In addition, you will either present a check stub from a job each week

    or you will report to a "government" job. It may be cleaning the roadways

    of trash, painting and repairing public housing, whatever we find for you. We

    will sell your 22 inch rims and low profile tires and your blasting stereo

    and speakers and put that money toward the "common good.."

    Before you write that I've violated someone's rights, realize that all of

    the above is voluntary. If you want our money, accept our rules. Before you

    say that this would be "demeaning" and ruin their "self esteem," consider

    that it wasn't that long ago that taking someone else's money for doing

    absolutely nothing was demeaning and lowered self esteem.

    If we are expected to pay for other people's mistakes we should at

    least attempt to make them learn from their bad choices. The current system

    rewards them for continuing to make bad choices.

    AND While you are on Gov't subsistence, you no longer can VOTE! Yes,

    that is correct. For you to vote would be a conflict of interest. You will

    voluntarily remove yourself from voting while you are receiving a Gov't

    welfare check. If you want to vote, then get a job.

    -- Posted by skeeter on Sun, Jan 29, 2012, at 2:43 PM
  • Roy: And then of course seasonal and non-seasonal and those who don't want a job and those others. It adds up to about 58.6% employed.

    -- Posted by skeeter on Sun, Jan 29, 2012, at 2:49 PM
  • It should NEVER happen anywhere, period. This is perhaps the biggest pile of horse manure i've seen posted on this blog, and that's saying a lot considering some of the crap that has been written on here.

    On an almost daily basis there are those that come on here and rant and rail aginst this administration, and this governments track record when it comes to job creation.

    "Government over regulation is killing job growth",

    "This administration won't let us drill where we want to so we can create jobs",

    "Look at the unemployment rate, it's 8%...no it's 14% oh but it's really 25%....no, no, wait when you do the math a certain way it's really 58%!!!!

    Now, once you've beaten that "Government doesn't create jobs, but it's the governments fault that Joe the plumber doesn't have a job" horse to death, you come up with this completely ridiculous pile of garbage to PUNISH the person for NOT having something you say DOESN'T exist.

    Don't have job that doesn't exist? Eat beans and rice.

    Don't have a job that doesn't exist? No problem, we'll make you a government servant (you know, that same government that DIDN'T create your job)and you can pick up trash 8-10 hours a day.

    Don't have a job that doesn't exist? We'll take away your LEGAL use of tobacco and alcohol.

    Finally, if you don't have a job that doesn't exist? YOU CAN'T VOTE!!!! Shame on you, you wretched unemployed slacker, for wanting to participate in the democratic process and quite possibly vote for someone that might just help CHANGE your lot in life. Tell ya what? Since I have a job, and of course, I in no way, shape or form want to be you, I'll just keep voting to keep you down and me up....how's that work for you?

    As far as "conflicts of interests" go, ALL votes are a conflict of interest. NO ONE votes against their own self interest. Receive ANY kind of government monies (Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, State or federal employee, active duty, retired military, Guard, Reserve, postal employee....etc) according to this you shouldn't vote, conflict of interest. Own a gun? Don't you DARE vote for the candidate that the NRA endorses...conflict of interest. Own a business? Don't you DARE vote for the pro business candidate...conflict of interest.

    So my question to you is, If according to you it doesn't exist, why are you so willing to punish those that don't have it?

    -- Posted by Amuzeme on Mon, Jan 30, 2012, at 2:22 PM
  • To tie someones right to vote to their socioeconomic standing is just plain wrong. To do so condemns that person and future generations to mediocrity. What's next? You need a bachelors degree to vote, Masters Degree? Maybe only Phd's should be allowed to vote?

    The measure of a persons right to vote should be their citizenship status. Citizens vote, non citizens don't. Simple concept(felons and the mentally ill notwithstanding). It doesn't matter if they've been a citizen for 50 years or 5 minutes.

    The right to vote is a cornerstone of American principles. Wars have been fought to preserve it, countless lives have been sacrificed to secure it. For this generation to even CONSIDER, much less advocate, curtailing this based on our petty prejudices, biases and fears shows just how far our society has fallen.

    -- Posted by Amuzeme on Mon, Jan 30, 2012, at 8:35 PM
  • I WILL SAY IT AGAIN........you have to stop the bleeding before you can get well.......HE DID NOT START THE RECESSION ,WHY IS THAT HARD TO UNDERSTAND OR ARE WE IN THE PROCESS OF REWRITTING HISTORY...............I wont even argue the right to vote, the advocation of only certain people should vote is so far and away from the principles of this nation that the fact that it was brought up says a lot about what some think of there countrymen.MAYBE some of us should remember that before we raise our right hands and put on uniforms.THE audacity never ceases to amaze me.

    -- Posted by lamont on Tue, Jan 31, 2012, at 2:03 PM
  • WRONG.......AMENESTY AS IT'S BEING CALLED WOULD NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO VOTE.It would set parameters for remaining in the country.And the proposal is not anything NEW.....that is why even the republicans have not mabe a major issue on this.MAKES FOR A GOOD SOUND BITE WITH LITTLE TRUTH.....TIMMING.....GIVE ME A BREAK...THAT IS THE PARTY LINE !!!!!!!!!!!!

    -- Posted by lamont on Tue, Jan 31, 2012, at 3:50 PM
  • MrBuckshot61: Do you think he's going to run on four more years of this?

    -- Posted by skeeter on Tue, Jan 31, 2012, at 4:37 PM
  • BUCKSHOT......HE IS not forcing classe warfare the numbers speak for themselfes.The class warfare has been going on for 30 yrs or more, all economist have stated that the disparity that has come about has been systemic,and they question why??????? BE ASSURED I AM NOT AGAINST MAKING MONEY.I AM AGAINST MAKING MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY AND IT'S CITEZENS DETRIMENT.NOW THAT IS NOT SOCIALISM IT IS PATRIOTISM.Simply put the disparity is to great,that kind of dispairty through history destroys nations.I dont think they made it worst I THINK THEY ATTEMPETED TO SATISFY TO MANY THINGS.IT'S called controlling the pain.....it could have been worst.SO his solutions were not yours or for that matter mine.I am sure he did what HE FELT was RIGHT as all presidents do,and HE IS NO DIFFERENT.

    -- Posted by lamont on Tue, Jan 31, 2012, at 7:10 PM
  • BUCKSHOT...I AM NOT TRYING TO SPIN ANYTHING..... WITH THAT SAID GET IN TOUCH WITH THE FACT THAT I HAVE TOLD THE WORLD IF MCCAIN HAD PICKED SOMEONE OTHER THAN PALIN HE WOULD HAVE GOT MY VOTE.

    I am glad you are so convinced that the president is selling classe warfare because what that says to me is the gap between workers and ceo is ok with you.That is your choice, it is not ok with me.CEO SALARIES AS INFLATED AS THEY ARE, COST INVESTERS AND WORKERS.THE lie is that we can keep growing FOREVER, at some point growth stops.At that point to keep the lie going, you cut workers to maintain profits. It is a vicous circle.

    I know this, the right set out to make this a failed presidency as it was there stated goal.So I would expect that the right would see it that way......I see some things done wrong, I also see some things done right and for the good of the country and it's people.IT has been and uphill battle for him and a lesson to the country I only hope that some wake up and place the blame squarly were it belongs.ON THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT AND I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW THAT.

    LAST.....your Implication that he is purposely weakening America is without merit,and for now I will leave it at that.

    -- Posted by lamont on Tue, Jan 31, 2012, at 8:37 PM
  • Here's some information about the keystone Pipeline. It's not going to create as many jobs as you might think

    http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/energy-intelligence/2011/12/16/the-benefits-...

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Wed, Feb 1, 2012, at 8:56 AM
  • Buckshot61 Your not going to let me go off on a tangent here? lol! A link I posted !

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Wed, Feb 1, 2012, at 9:34 AM
  • Buckshot61/Homerlookalike

    You said this

    *Blocking the construction of the Keystone pipeline, a pipeline that would employ 20,000 initially, and more in the future.

    All I was doing is giving you something to read about the Pipeline. So that's an attempt to deflect away from the REAL discussion?

    Do you want me to find some more links about the other stuff you mentioned in your post?

    Obamacare?

    Military Troops? and a few others you mentioned.

    I think I have a right to post here as well as you do and there is No way I was deflecting away from the discussion........ no more then you do

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Wed, Feb 1, 2012, at 11:23 AM
  • THE ISSUE WAS CLASSE WARFARE........YOU DEFLECTED THE CONVERSATION....I DONT RANT ABOUT CEO's I STATED A FACT.TO ME THEY ARE MODERN DAY GUNS FOR HIRE. SALARIES 275 TIMES THE AVERAGE WORKER AND YOU CAN JUSTIFY THAT????? I will continue to say it cost the investors and the workers

    I REALLY DONT CARE WHAT YOUR OPINION OF THE PRESIDENTS IS BECAUSE HE IS A DEMOCRAT AND YOU HAVE STATED TIME AND AGAIN THEY ARE STUPID AMONG OTHER NAMES.

    IF BY DEFINITION A MODIFICATION TO AND EXISTING REGULATION TO ELIMINATE CONFUSION IS A NEW REGULATION THEN SO BE IT.IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT YOU FIRST ELIMINATE THE BAD REG......SO WE ARE BACK TO OUR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH THAT IS RUN BY THE LOBBYIST.....SO LIKE I SAID IT'S A BIG VICOUSE CIRCLE.

    THE PERSONAL NAME CALLING IS NOT CALLED FOR BUT I GUESS IT HAS TO BE........LATTER

    -- Posted by lamont on Wed, Feb 1, 2012, at 3:06 PM
  • WE......have been here before buckshot....I never said or advocated that anyone limit what you can make ....I am saying and will stick to it a CEO making 210 mil affects the investors and nthe workers and the disparity between the workers and that person should not average 275 times the average working wage that is my opion you cane iterpret that any way you want........Classe warfare has been in existence for years and as long as nobody says anything those on top keep dishing out crumbs and manipulating governments to insure it stays that way.THE SOCIOLOGY books point that out very vivedly,and so does history it's nothing new If you feel comfortable were your at that is you. You will remain that way as long as you can manage to keep others uneducated or endereducated,minimize jobs,bad health care,limited acces to resources,limit upward mobility and it goes on.Then we blame the victimes of the system and our consiouse is clear.

    Lets be clear i am not acussing you,but do me a favor and dont tell me what I am championing.

    I STAYED ON SUBJECT SO TELL ME WERE THE STATMENT CAME FROM OF" LIVING ON THE GOVERNMENT DOLE"?????? SENSITIVE !!!!! THE WAY YOU ATTEMPT TO SUBTLY INSULT IS AND ISSUE AND IT HAS NEVER STOPED....I know MS M and she can take care of herself I also know you insult her at every oppertunity and it is not called for.DONT ATTEMPT TO PATRONIZE ME WITH WHAT I CAN LIKE AND DISLIKE YOU HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUSELF.I CERTAINLY DONT DISMISS YOUR COMMENTS OUT OF HAND BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL CONSERVATIVE,THEREFORE I DONT CARE TO BE DISMISSED OUT OF HAND BECAUSE YOU PERCIEVE ME AS A DIEHARD LIBERAL,WHICH IS NOT TRUE.BUT BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT. I DONT HAVE TO LIKE YOUR INSULTS WETHER THEY ARE DIRECTED AT ME OR NOT.

    -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 6:18 PM
  • WHAT INSULT HAVE I THROWN AT YOU BUCKSHOT???????The only devotion I have is to attempt to see ALL SIDES NOT JUST A LIBERAL OR A CONSERVATIVE SIDE. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN I DID NOT DENERGRATE BUSH AND I WILL NOT DENERGRATE THIS PRESIDENT OR ANY PRESIDENT IN THE PUBLIC FORUM THAT IS ME.I will critercise there is a difference.

    I BETTER ck myself exscuse me ......are you my boss or something???????? that is the exact thing i am talking about.

    AND THE SEPERATION BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM HAS NEVER BEEN SO GREAT IN THIS COUNTRY BEFORE HIM, SO IF YOUR ISSUES IS saying it. ROMMNEY SAID "TALK ABOUT THAT IN QUIET BACK ROOMS" THAT IS YOUR CHOICE.I SAY SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOF TOPS ......AND THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PRESIDENT....and history says if it doesnt change we will implode and that has nothing to do with the president.....facts are facts as you say.

    -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 8:25 PM
  • I AM FINE WITH YOU ZOOK.......I DONT CARE ABOUT CRITERCISM,THAT CAN BE CONSTRUCTIVE.TO DENERGRATE I MEAN JUST PLAIN INSULTING TO THE PERSON AND THE OFFICE. I HAVE CRITERCISED THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESIDENT.I DID NOT CALL BUSH NAMES....I WOULD SAY" I consider that a bad decision" OR" THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO RETHINK THAT" I have said I CANNOT AGREE WITH....WHATEVER AND THEN state why without first saying ......if the dumb had of....or that socialist.....He is trying to puposely weaken the nation......all of those type of things directed become and attempt to disenfrachise this man.BUSH WAS NOT CRITERCISED ON THIS BLOG STARTING WITH......HE AND THEN SOME DEROGATORY ADJETIVE....IT IS DONE TO ME ALL THE TIME...IT IS NOT DONE TO YOU, WHY??......"are you so blind" THAT IS PERSONAL..( I was not here for PRESS BUSH. I did ck and I dont do it now)....CRITERCISE YOUR BRAINS OUT....BUT THERE IS A WAY TO DO IT.Some here feel the right does no wrong, me I feel they both have problems.I also feel where you percieve yourself in the heirachy will affect how you will judge all actions.I PERSONALLY CAN REMEMBER WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE HUMBLE AND HOW MY PARENTS WORKED AND SUFFERED.MY AMERICA AND YOUR'S IS THE SAME AND YET IT IS NOT.....LIKE YOU AND I it behoves some to try and see beyond and foster relationships that gives understanding.You dont have to be conservative or liberal for that just human WILLING TO LISTEN.I THINK YOU AND I ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF 2 PEOPLE WHO TRY HARD TO SEE EACH OTHERS SIDE WE DONT HAVE TO AGREE BUT WE DO LISTEN AND CONVERSE WITHOUT THE GARBAGE INSULTS...that is why we can talk to each other,we dont turn each other OFF before we turn each other ON.....have a good one ....latter

    -- Posted by lamont on Fri, Feb 3, 2012, at 9:44 AM
  • BUCKSHOT.....I REALLY DONT CARE THAT YOU THINK HE IS A SOCIALIST........HE'S NOT A COMMUNIST,OR A TERRORIST,OR A PIMP,OR A MUSLIM,THE RIGHT SEEMS TO NEED SOME LABEL TO HANG ON HIM........

    PERSONAL YOU BET IT'S PERSONAL.....the right made it that way with the demeaning racial overtones that they sanctioned.GEORGE Wallace got more respect,THERE IS MORE RESPECT GIVEN TO GINGRICH AND SANTOROUM WHO BOTH MADE BLANTANT RACIALLY CHARGED REMARKS NOT BASED IN FACT THAT YOUR PARTY SEEMED TO FIND OK.YOUR APPARENT NOMINEE JUST THREW THE POOR UNDER THE BUS AND THAT IS OK WITH YOU FOLKS TOO.I WILL TELL YOU AGAIN I DONT BLINDLY DO ANYTHING.YOU DONT SEE PAST HIS COLOR OR YOU WOULDNT SANCTION THE REMARKS. IT IS THAT SIMPLE.WHO IS WE?????? NOT ONE ON THIS BLOG STATED THAT THOSE REMARKS WERE UNCALLED FOR NOT ONE,AND THOSE REMARKS SLAMMED THE BLACK COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE DID IT NOT????? MY MOM AND DAD worked there butts off for what they had,and they taught us to do the same how dare the both of them.How dare you sit on the sideline and think that is ok.So you bet it's personal and as you say MANY OTHERS feel the same way.And yes the proof is in the pudding.......ROMNEY.

    SOMETIMES I do believe you think we are stupid

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Feb 4, 2012, at 12:36 AM
  • I DONT CARE IF YOU TAKE ME SERIOSLY OR NOT.....YOU HAVE NOT EVER TAKEN ME SERIOSLY. YOU CANT, YOU DONT SEE ME AS THE SAME AS.YOU ONLY SEE WHAT YOU WANT AND HEAR WHAT YOU WANT AND YOU WANT ME TO SEE IT TOTALY YOUR WAY.......NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Feb 4, 2012, at 11:06 AM
  • lamont:

    Why is it always about skin color with you? If someone does not agree with you it is because, you feel, it is not a level playing field due to skin color, etc. That chip on your shoulder is quick to become the Grand Canyon! You are your own worst enemy, IMHO. Stop with the race card already, please.

    -- Posted by OpinionMissy on Sun, Feb 5, 2012, at 7:19 PM
  • THANKS FOR ASKING ZOOK........BUT NOTICE THE SILENCE

    OPINION MISSY YOU CAN CALL WHAT YOU WANT....WHEN PEOPLE STOP MAKING AND SANCTIONING RACIST REMARKS I WONT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY... AND IF IT'S TAKES A CHIP TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED SO BE IT....NEWT AND SANTORIUM MADE BLANTENTLY RACIST REMARKS NOT ME SO, WHY DONT YOU TAKE ISSUE WITH THEM???????? WHY?????? I BET IF THEY SAID SOMETHING AS UNTRUE AS THAT ABOUT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY YOU WOULD JUMP.GOV ROMMENY.....HE IS FLATLEY OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE REAL WORLD.

    WHEN YOU ARE SILENT ON THOSE KIND OF ISSUES YOU ARE SAYING IT'S OK...OR YOU BELIEVE IT,THEREFORE WHAT I SAY DOESNT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU,BUT WHAT YOU DIDNT SAY MEANS SOMETHING TO ME BELIEVE IT.

    AND OPINION MISSY....THERE ARE SERIOUS BLACK PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD WHO A NOT SMIL;ING,SINGING OR DANCING ALL THE TIME AND DONT FIND THOSE KIND OF REMARKS FUNNY AND WILL NOT BE CONDECENDED WITH...IN TIME IT WILL GO AWAY ,OR THAT IS THE WAY IT IS,OR YOUR TO SENSENSITIVE,OR THEY DIDNT MEAN ANYTHING,OR IF YOU WOULDNT BRING IT UP IT WOULDNT BE AND ISSUE. I DIDNT BRING IT UP AND IT IS AND ISSUE.

    -- Posted by lamont on Sun, Feb 5, 2012, at 8:23 PM
  • I think he said something on the lines of he don't care about the poor people only middle class.

    Not in those words but something like that. Then again it could be something else that got mentioned.

    I don't believe he actually met saying he didn't care about poor people, it just came out wrong.

    Funny Zook.........I like Mitt better then you, but I won't be voting for him but you will because you can't vote any other way except for the Republican Party. I'm not tied to a party !! I'm independent

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Sun, Feb 5, 2012, at 8:56 PM
  • Zook, they are ALL liars and cheats. I really do not pay much attention today to what the candidates say---it is all 90% garbage anyway. There is not a single one of them that has never made a racial slur, they are afterall some form of "human" (or so I would guess anyway). And once again before Lamont twists this statement all around---racism is not good or fair on any level but the Obamas are not color blind either. People in glass houses...

    -- Posted by OpinionMissy on Mon, Feb 6, 2012, at 10:09 AM
  • Zook maybe my idea of being independent isn't the same as your. I am independent, meaning I don't have any party that I stay with. I vote for either Republican or Democrat. You seem to think I am talking about a Independent candidate which isn't what I am meaning when I say independent.

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Mon, Feb 6, 2012, at 10:13 AM
  • ROMNEYS COMMENT WAS NOT RACIAL....NEWT AND SANTORUMS WERE.......I NEVER SAID ROMNEY...HIS REMARK WAS CALLOUS AND OUT OF TOUCH....BUT THAT IS NOTHING NEW

    -- Posted by lamont on Mon, Feb 6, 2012, at 1:43 PM
  • .......HEWT AND SANTORUM KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE DOING....NEWT FOR SURE.......SANTORUM EVEN TRIED TO SAY I MUST HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE......The unemployment among blacks is double the national average and no ONE INDIVIDUAL can do anything about that.How can you stand and tell me about how You want to give jobs instead of food stamps one day and imply very explicitly that every adult in the community is doing something illegal on another......And use that as justification of why the unemployment is so high,and why kids should be given mops and made janitors.You need to look at the whole scenario.

    The right did not fool anyone with CAIN...IF ANYTHING CAIN FOOLED YOU. AND FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH HE FIT MORE STEREO TYPES THAN I CARE TO SAY.

    AS TO THE STUPIDITY OF DOING IT ON NATIONAL TV Newt was playing the audience of north carolina and so was Santorum,I know that and I dont discount it, point being they were comfortable doing it.ONLY after being called on it did they say they mispoke.Most minority's wouldnt vote for either anyhow that is why they did what they did,they played to a certain audience.

    I know I am wasting my time here so ......The right has sanctioned A MYRIAD OF RACIALLY TINGED REMARKS IN THE PUBLIC FORUM EVEN BEFORE THIS GUY GOT ELECTED AND SO DID THE LEFT.POINT BEING THAT IF HE WERE BEING TREATED THE SAME NONE OF THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.....THAT IS THE POINT.SO AS ROY SAID...... IT'S ABOUT RACE ALWAYS HAS BEEN !!!!!

    THE more it continues the more allegience he will garner.....I dont think the right gets that.FROM MY MILITARY DAYS THE MORE I WAS MISTREATED THE HARDER I TRIED...THAT IS THE WAY IT WORKS ...BELIEVE IT !!!!!!!!! NOT ONCE COULD THIS MAN COUNT ON REPUBLICAN COOPERATION EVEN ON THINGS THEY WANTED..... HOW SAD IS THAT ????? AND SOME ARE PROUD OF THAT.......THE COST TO US?????? WHO CARES........AND YOU WANT TO BE TRUSTED BY EVERYONE TO DO THE RIGHT THING???????? FOR WHO ??????? SIMPLY PUT.....I DONT TRUST YOU...

    -- Posted by lamont on Mon, Feb 6, 2012, at 7:59 PM
  • I heard on the news today that Racism is alive and well down south, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina and I am sure other southern states. It never really went away. When white folks are together the "N" word is still used...

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Mon, Feb 6, 2012, at 9:02 PM
  • CJW....YOU SEEM TO BE ON THE EDGE.......you have never heard me downplay any individual treatment of anyone....so you can take that and put it in the garbage can ok......I dont like what newt or santorum said that was the issue you want to go with that or do you have another issue, go back and read what I wrote and get off of it.I dont care wether you have ever seen what I experienced here I know what happened here and so do a lot of people black and white.I have always said that 99% OF THE PEOPLE HERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE BUT LIKE EVERYWHERE YOU HAVE YOUR IDIOTS.YOU HAD AND EXSPERIENCE I LIVE IT...THAT DOESNT MAKE YOURS ANY LESS. YOU WANTED IT TO HIT THE PAPERS, YOU HAD THE OPPERTUNITY TO DO THAT SO WHY DIDNT YOU?????I lead by exmple always have you just dont like it.

    I am going to say this CJW DID SOMEONE BEAT YOU OUT OF SOMETHING YOU THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN???????? because the bitterness you verbalize is un real.IF I FELT THE WAY YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO FEEL I COULDNT HAVE DONE THE THINGS I HAVE.......THE KIDS I MENTORED ARE ALL COLORS OF THE RAINBOW AND ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS THEY HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON THEY SINCERLY CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER,AND THEY ARE ALL HIGHLY SUCCESFULL.. they give me credit for a lot of it...AND WHEN THEY CALL(AND ITS OFTEN)THEY CALL ME DAD SO I REALLY DONT CARE WHAT YOU ARE RANTING ABOUT CJW AND WHATEVER THAT BAD EXSPERIENCE WAS I SUGGEST YOU LEARN SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE FROM IT,BEFORE YOUR HATE OVERWHELMS YOU......NO MATTER WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN MY 70 YRS I DONT HATE ANYONE......LAST.... WHAT DOES MS M POST HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT YOU POSTED?????? I want to make sure I dont miss the point.......YOU MUST LIKE WHAT NEWT AND SANTORUM SAID...THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THIS POST FROM YOU.........I JUST HAVE TO LAUGH...... ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY TO ME????????

    -- Posted by lamont on Tue, Feb 7, 2012, at 3:57 PM
  • YES I FORGOT.....THE COMMENT I MADE ABOUT THE MORE I WAS MISTREATED THE HARDER I TRIED.....THAT SET YOU OFF CJW??????......I stayed for a big reason I have friends and family here and I liked it here after about a 18 months....do you have anymore questions.???????? YOU REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM..... DO I NEED YOUR PERMISSION TO BE HERE???????????hahahahahaha I was told once " THIS IS A WHITE MANS TOWN YOU SHOULD LEAVE"......my response was ......not anymore that was in 1992....I GOT HERE 1972 MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK AROUND ABOUT BACK THEN AND REMEBER 1992 WAS NOT THAT LONG AGO......THIS IS REALLY A JOKE ......BY

    -- Posted by lamont on Tue, Feb 7, 2012, at 4:18 PM
  • Zook

    I think Santorum called out "Blacks" as wanting handouts ?? He could of worded that differently to include all skin colors and not single out Blacks.

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Feb 7, 2012, at 5:37 PM
  • It all comes down to how you use the word...

    Why do you want to compare yourself to Wayne?

    Someone on my side?? I do believe I don't have any team members and I still am an American.

    You don't have to be Republican to be a racist ! All you got to do is show it by your words and your actions.........

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Feb 7, 2012, at 6:37 PM
  • WHAT QUESTION WAS THAT CJW.....BECAUSE IF IT IS ABOUT BEING HERE IT WAS ANSWERED......SO TAKE YOUR RACE BAITING SELF AND GO AWAY.......I USED AND EXAMPLE AND POOR CJW DOESNT LIKE IT..I'll say it again ,,,,THE MORE I WAS MISTREATED THE HARDER I TRIED.....What you dont like is a black man standing up,what you dont like is one that is succesfull without welfare ,what you dont like is to be reminded that all is not well,what you dont like is I wont cow toe to your attacks ... YOU GOT TO FEEL WHAT BLACK CHILDREN LIVED EVERYDAY,,,,,,NO CHILD OR PERSON SHOULD HAVE TO FEEL THAT.....I CANT CHANGE IT BUT I CAN EMPATHIZE IT AND I CERTAINLY DONT BEGRUDGE YOU TALKING ABOUT IT.I am not wayne but there are some terms that come to mind that would not be in my intrest and would solve nothing but then again......that would give you what you want ......nice try but no cigar....ha

    -- Posted by lamont on Tue, Feb 7, 2012, at 7:57 PM
  • I HEARD AND I TOOK CARE OF THAT.....YOU KNOW I DONT CONDONE THAT WORD AT ALL

    BY NO MEANS THINK THE REPUBS HAVE CORNED THE MATKET ON RACISM THAT IS SO FAR FROM THE TRUTH IT AINT WORTH TALKINMG ABOUT.The left wing MEDIA WILL SLANT IT THAT WAY AND THEY SHOULD NOT OVERLOOK THERE OWN BUT THEY DO....THE SAME AS THE RIGHT WING IGNORES THE COMMENTS AND INUENDOES.......THEY BOTH ON THIS SUBJECT MAKE ME SICK.SOME VERY RACIST STATEMENTS WERE MADE BY SOME LEFTIE'S WHEN THIS PRESIDENT WAS NOMINATED AND BEFORE.Some might not admit that but it's true to include SEN REID......NOBODY HAS A MONOPLY HERE LEFT OR RIGHT.

    I AM NOT ON ANY SIDE ........

    -- Posted by lamont on Tue, Feb 7, 2012, at 8:15 PM
  • CJW.....IF YOU HAD READ WITH THE CONTEXT THE PHRASING WAS USED IN WE WOULD NOT HAVE GOT THERE......YOU SOUGHT TO TWIST WHAT WAS SAID.... NOT TODAY...YOU GOT WHAT YOU CAME AFTER....YOU WANT TO PROVOKE AND THEN WALK AWAY LIKE YOU DIDNT DO ANYTHING.......YOU WANTED TO CALL ME OUT WELL SO BE IT I CAN GIVE AS GOOD AS I GET........NOW IF YOU WANT TO READ IN CONTEXT AS EVERYONE ELSE TRYS I'LL BE GLAD TO TALK CIVIL....

    -- Posted by lamont on Wed, Feb 8, 2012, at 8:42 AM
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