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Stricter laws first make more law-breakers for the annoyance of majority. Instead, increasing tobacco taxes (at…
Posted in: Smoke-free laws lead to less smoking at home
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Posted in: Official defends secrecy over worst-case nuclear disaster scenario
That is, the wife pronounces "Not over my dead body!" And means it.
Posted in: Smoke-free laws lead to less smoking at home
@sillygirl LOL....you're so silly! Oden is probably my all-time favorite Japanese dish...especially when my friends and…
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Molenir
Not a damn thing. But I also have to wonder, what did all those women in Misrata do to deserve being raped at Gaddafi's orders? Not justifying it. Hell, I don't think we should even be in there, but ya know what, I suspect there are a lot of women in Libya who don't give a damn about Gaddafi's grandkids being killed.
Posted in: NATO airstrike kills Gadhafi's youngest son, 3 grandchildren
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Molenir
Wait, volunteers are helping clear the damage in the South? Don't they understand that thats the governments job? From birth to death, the government is supposed to wipe our butt and change our diapers. These people who think its ok to help out, are forgetting their place. They're usurping the role of the federal government. They should definitely be arrested.
Posted in: Volunteers pitch in to help survivors in storm-ravaged U.S. south
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Molenir
I think it more likely they encrypted the credit card data, but other data stolen was not encrypted.
Posted in: Sony says stolen PlayStation credit data encrypted
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Molenir
Actually, the reverse is true. It costs the US money to keep the base there, while saving the Japanese money that they would have to spend if the US wasn't there. Speaking as a US taxpayer, I'd prefer if the US military left. Japan though would rather they stay.
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Molenir
I have a hard time believing that 2 billion people watched the wedding. I know I didn't bother. I know a couple people where I worked watched, but most are too busy and can't be bothered. But maybe thats just where I work. Maybe other places people watched the wedding, or at least the coverage after the fact.
Posted in: William, Kate marry as 2 billion tune in across globe
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Molenir
I lived in South Carolina for a couple years, I know what you mean about racists. I've met em, sat at dinner with people, who looked completely normal, and you'd never guess until they started talking about blacks, that they would have fit right in with a white robe and mask. Made my skin crawl, made me wonder how these otherwise decent people could be so filled with hate towards others, not because of what they might have done, but because of the color of their skin.
When I look at Obama, I see a man that I hope has a new job in 2 years. Not because he's black, but because he's incompetent and because I disagree with his politics. I don't go around trying to dismiss all the arguments for or against him because of the color of his skin. And it bothers me that people somehow believe that a tiny minority is somehow largely representative of America. When millions of people turned out to protest the financial policies of the Dems, I remember you dismissing them as racists. Not because you had any evidence to support these allegations, but simply because they disagreed with Obama.
Posted in: Obama releases full birth certificate to end controversy
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Molenir
Sorry, but that is frankly nuts.
This I agree with. There was no reason to hide this. I really don't understand why he didn't simply release this 3 years ago. However now that he has, its dead. Its a non issue. Only the real hardcore nuts are going to agree with you. If you insist on pushing this forgery idea, you're going to join the 'Truthers' on the left as the eternal conspiracy theorists. As Obama himself said, there are lots more pressing issues to deal with. Time to move on.
Posted in: Obama releases full birth certificate to end controversy
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Molenir
And for 3 years, he refused to release it. He hid it. Why. This form has existed for this entire time. Why didn't he just release it 3 years ago? What was he so desperately trying to hide, and why? Once he releases it, it becomes a non-issue.
Posted in: Obama releases full birth certificate to end controversy
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Molenir
Let me explain this to you so even someone such as yourself can understand. If you bring out the race card without rock solid evidence to back you up, what you are in fact saying, is that its a race issue. If you have evidence to back up your claims, if people are as you so desperately claim, doing this only because BHO is black, then by all means, where is it? If you have no evidence, then either shut up, or admit you are in fact yourself racist. Because to you, race is the issue.
This kind of crap really bothers me. This idea that if people dislike Obama, it must be because of his skin color. Do you somehow not understand that we may dislike someone because our politics differ, or because the mans incompetent? Or perhaps because we just don't like the way he dresses? People hated Bush for all these reasons and more, and yet they were never called racist for it. Why? Do you believe skin color means he should get a pass? I sure as hell don't, and if you do, then you are in fact what I have come out and stated. A racist. Your insistence that this is about the color of Obamas skin speaks to what you are, and what you stand for.
Posted in: Obama releases full birth certificate to end controversy
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Molenir
Exactly.
Apparently, it has to do with Oprah.
Posted in: Obama releases full birth certificate to end controversy
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Molenir
He's not the first to have this issue. Chester A. Arthur had the same problems. So obviously did John McCain.
So then why not release it? Why make a big deal out of keeping it? Is it really that big a deal to go down and get your birth certificate? I have mine. Not a matter of whether people were checking up on it. This became an issue because of him.
When you make something an issue of race, it says something about you.
I agree. By the way, now that the birth certificate issue is dealt with the nuts on the right will probably move on to the ridiculous idea that Obama is a Muslim. Have you heard about that one? As if a man would sit in a Christian church for 20 years and be anything else.
Posted in: Obama releases full birth certificate to end controversy
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Molenir
Is this a serious question? If so, I'll go ahead and answer it. One of the qualifications for President, written in the constitution, is that you must be a natural born citizen of the United States. That means, you must have been born in the US. There are some who like to claim that it also should mean, that both your parents should be citizens, but thats not how the law has been interpreted so its a non issue. So, the reason he should have released this back when he was a candidate, has to do with qualification. Does he meet all the qualifications to be President. If he had released this information years ago, it would have never become an issue. Indeed, it never should have been.
And by saying this, by bringing skin color into this issue, you are essentially saying you are in fact a racist. And by the way, you're wrong as well. McCain also had to answer these questions back when he was a candidate, because he was born in Panama. Hes about as white as they come.
Posted in: Obama releases full birth certificate to end controversy
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Molenir
I sound like the socialist system in china because I want candidates to have to reveal basic stuff about themselves before they run for office? How you figure that? Wheres the comparison?
Posted in: Ron Paul announces 2012 presidential step in Iowa
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Molenir
Trump = 1 Obama = 0
lol, He then ran off to tape a show with Oprah.
You are actually wrong, at the same time you're right. The 'birthers' really are a bit like the 'truthers' on the left. Both sides have their wingnuts, and you're right, they aren't going to go away simply because Obama finally got around to releasing this information. However the sheer fact that Obama refused to release this, for years, is what gave this story legs, and took this out of the realm of stupidity, and made it a real issue. And it is going to hurt Obama. The fact that he refused to release these records back when he was asked as then candidate Obama, makes it seem like he has something to hide. Like GWB and the DUI arrest. It not going to hurt him with Dems or Republicans though, but rather with Independents who are going to look at this and see that Obama, despite having finally, finally gotten around to releasing this, isn't an upfront guy. And that he has things he would like to hide.
Speaking for myself here, I'd like it if a 'birther' bill was passed in every single state in the union. Not just for President, but for every candidate. From Senator, to Rep, to Governor, to hell dogcatcher. They should all have to release some basic information, if they want to run for public office. Stuff like tax forms, school performance, arrest record if any, birth certificate etc. These should be standard for every candidate, if only so that we citizens can see, is he straight with the government, did he break the law, was he doing drugs. So we can see the guy and make a more informed choice as to whether or not we can trust him to represent us. I'm actually rather disappointed that no state has a law to verify the credentials of a candidate, and make sure they are eligible to run for office. Its an oversight that really should be addressed.
Ah, another racist on the board. You disgust me.
Posted in: Obama releases full birth certificate to end controversy
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Molenir
See, thats the thing. What is he afraid of? Why is he hiding this? I mean apart from a few historians, most people are only going to care that he actually did release the information, that he is transparent as he said he was going to be. In my opinion, anyone who runs for office should be required to release this kind of stuff. 10 years worth of tax information, birth certificate, criminal record if any, etc, etc, etc. All this stuff should be released when you're a candidate, much less the actual President of the United States. And not just candidate for Potus, but Senators and Reps, even on the state level. Not releasing this info makes it seem like you have something to hide. Like Bush and his arrest for DUI.
Posted in: Ron Paul announces 2012 presidential step in Iowa
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Molenir
This study doesn't really surprise me, as I have had this happen to me. I remember seeing this absolutely gorgeous woman, so beautiful it felt like my heart stopped for a moment, and my brain turned off, if only for a moment. Then everything re-engaged, but even still, I felt like I wasn't operating at full mental capacity for a few moments.
Posted in: Men act stupid when talking to beautiful women, study shows
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Molenir
Let us suppose, that I have a bank, and that it has a vault door. Someone comes in, and blows that door down. Is it my fault I didn't have a bigger door installed, or is it the person with the dynamites fault? The simple fact of the matter is, that Sony had security, that security was not good enough. They are improving it, but they are also not to blame for this. Those who cracked their security are, just as those who crack a bank are.
Posted in: Sony PlayStation disconnects 77 million user accounts after massive data breach
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Molenir
Hmm, your silliness aside, I still wonder, why the heck did it take him so long to release it? Why didn't he release this 3 years ago when he was first asked about it? Honestly, once he releases his birth certificate, it becomes a non issue. Some people might claim its a forgery, but who really cares.
Back on Ron Paul now. I like the guy. He has been preaching fiscal restraint for a long time now. Back when it was Republicans over spending. Some of his other issues are questionable, but at least on fiscal policy, he makes some sense.
Posted in: Ron Paul announces 2012 presidential step in Iowa
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Molenir
Worse then killing the guy creepy?
Posted in: Man arrested for allegedly killing flatmate with bat
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Molenir
Thank you. Is there anything else you feel the government should mandate? Maybe our population is out of control, we should have less fat in our foods, perhaps transplants are too expensive so they shouldn't be permitted? Perhaps the government should just send people who don't agree with it to forced labor camps. What fits your vision of what our society should be under your marxist philosophy?
Here in America we believe in freedom. To do the things you don't like, as well as the things that are bad for you. Its far better then the nanny state idea where everything is strictly controlled. People take responsibility for their own actions, and rise or fall based upon their choices.
Posted in: Costly gasoline causing problems for Obama